WBA Build Up

[baitman]

Is Agger stil suffering with this dodgy rib injury or is he just struggling to get in the team now with our abundance of centrebacks? Seems a little strange to me being vice captain and that??

we are not playing him so we can keep him fit and get 20m for him in january.
sauce;

tea leaves

[breffniboy]

I don't see any reason to be over-confident here at all. We can win it for sure but don't expect it to be a romp, WBA are no pushovers and we're no world beaters yet either.

[SB]

I don't see any reason to be over-confident here at all. We can win it for sure but don't expect it to be a romp, WBA are no pushovers and we're no world beaters yet either.

We are better than we showed at Newcastle last week too.

[RedReet]

I don't see any reason to be over-confident here at all. We can win it for sure but don't expect it to be a romp, WBA are no pushovers and we're no world beaters yet either.

With Lucas back to tighten up our defence and Coutinho added to the free scoring Suares and Sturridge, I see every reason to be confident.

[Sarb]

I don't see any reason to be over-confident here at all. We can win it for sure but don't expect it to be a romp, WBA are no pushovers and we're no world beaters yet either.

[Chris]

Get Skrtel out for Agger. He's done ok but too many dumb free kicks and he always wants to be deep which is probably why he's like a fish out of water when he gets dragged further forward or out wide. And Coutinho back in if he's fit enough.

[The Birdman]

I'd bring Agger in for Skrtel purely because I don't think Skrtel is that good, both Toure and Sakho are more dominant than him and he isn't picked for his passing or his ability to bring the ball out from the back into midfield.

I'd bring Lucas back in for Moses and play Henderson off Sturridge and Suarez.
Presume Enrique is still out after his op and anyway both Johnson and Cissokho will be better for the game.

So -
Mignolet
Toure Sakho Agger
Johnson Lucas Gerrard Cissokho
Henderson
Suarez Sturridge

Oh and watch Nicolas I haven't scored yet this season Anelka score against us.

[PTP]

so that's were Coates is

[The_weatherman]

Mignolet
Johnson Toure Sakho Cissokho
Henderson Lucas Gerrard
Alberto
Suarez Sturridge

This is what I'd like to see, maybe Agger in for Sakho. I think this midfield is more likely to keep the ball and we need to switch back to four at the back against Arsenal so IMO we need this game to adjust to that again.

[MrMichael]

No more 3-5-2. That's what I want. Its a formation I've only ever seen played at Liverpool when our manager has had too many central defenders and not enough of anything else. It always looks good on paper but in practice it seems like its too easy for opposition teams, especially at Anfield, to go 4-5-1, double up on the wingback on the break who always ends up overworked and overexposed, and leave us with our spare man sat in the backline getting confused.

Without Beckenbauer, Cafu and Facchetti in your team I can't see is as an answer long term - even though not playing a winger in the hole might help when Coutinho is fit - or in the short term against West Brom.

Mignolet
Johnson Toure Agger/Sakho Enrique
Henderson Lucas Gerrard
Moses Sturridge Suarez

[The_weatherman]

No more 3-5-2. That's what I want. Its a formation I've only ever seen played at Liverpool when our manager has had too many central defenders and not enough of anything else. It always looks good on paper but in practice it seems like its too easy for opposition teams, especially at Anfield, to go 4-5-1, double up on the wingback on the break who always ends up overworked and overexposed, and leave us with our spare man sat in the backline getting confused.

Without Beckenbauer, Cafu and Facchetti in your team I can't see is as an answer long term - even though not playing a winger in the hole might help when Coutinho is fit - or in the short term against West Brom.

Mignolet
Johnson Toure Agger/Sakho Enrique
Henderson Lucas Gerrard
Moses Sturridge Suarez

Agree, if Enrique is back I'd put him back as well, wouldn't mind that team actually.

[greenbloodred]

4-4-2
3-5-2
3-4-3

I don't really care, just get the three facking points please

[The_weatherman]

4-4-2
3-5-2
3-4-3

I don't really care, just get the three facking points please

I'd say that the formation used will directly influence the likelyhood of getting three facking points

[The Birdman]

No more 3-5-2. That's what I want. Its a formation I've only ever seen played at Liverpool when our manager has had too many central defenders and not enough of anything else. It always looks good on paper but in practice it seems like its too easy for opposition teams, especially at Anfield, to go 4-5-1, double up on the wingback on the break who always ends up overworked and overexposed, and leave us with our spare man sat in the backline getting confused.

Without Beckenbauer, Cafu and Facchetti in your team I can't see is as an answer long term - even though not playing a winger in the hole might help when Coutinho is fit - or in the short term against West Brom.

Mignolet
Johnson Toure Agger/Sakho Enrique
Henderson Lucas Gerrard
Moses Sturridge Suarez

Why on earth would you want to shunt 1 of Sturridge or Suarez out wide?
And why would you play Moses on the right when he's hardly played there since his Crystal Palace days?

[The_weatherman]

Why on earth would you want to shunt 1 of Sturridge or Suarez out wide?
And why would you play Moses on the right when he's hardly played there since his Crystal Palace days?

If you swap Moses and Suarez then they are both playing in familiar positions, Suarez will contribute from the right IMO.