FA Cup 4th Round: Bournemouth (A): Build-Up Thread

[BigChief]

League is the priority **** the FA Cup especially given our tiny squad , these are some the players in contention for Saturday "Brad Smith, Cameron Brannagan and Jordan Rossiter are all in contention to be involved against Bournemouth * Liverpool Echo"

Hope Suarez is at least rested, Everton on Tuesday far bigger game

Sturridge could do with minutes.

Jones
Toure Skrtel Sakho Flanno
Gerrard Allen
Ibe Alberto Coutinho
Aspas

Half time bring on Rossiter for Gerrard, 60 mins bring on Sturridge for Aspas/Alberto and Smith for Flanno.

[SB]

I kinda hope we give Ibe a start tomorrow. That's is all.

Hardly been spotted has he after a promising pre season.

[BigChief]

Hardly been spotted has he after a promising pre season.

Still considered a huge talent by Rodgers. Trying to keep him under wraps I guess. Has a higher ceiling than Sterling and that's saying something.

[Chris]

League is the priority **** the FA Cup especially given our tiny squad , these are some the players in contention for Saturday "Brad Smith, Cameron Brannagan and Jordan Rossiter are all in contention to be involved against Bournemouth * Liverpool Echo"

Hope Suarez is at least rested, Everton on Tuesday far bigger game

Nah, lets try and do well in both. Its not one or the other.

[SB]

Still considered a huge talent by Rodgers. Trying to keep him under wraps I guess. Has a higher ceiling than Sterling and that's saying something.

Just would have expected him to have had more minutes than he's got especially when we've been mauling teams at home.

[Norbs]

Hardly been spotted has he after a promising pre season.

Ibe hiding

[the rev leeroy brown]

i kind of fancy seeing a proper young team for this one with no disrespect to bournemouth but they're sturggling in the league and may even rest a few of their bigger players so its an idela time to allow players to rest and recharge.

the likes of flannagan, allen, alberto, aspas, kelly and moses shoudl all start for minutes but out side of that i want to see smith ,ibe, rossiter and maybe even ngoo and canos get time.

[-V-]

I think we will want to win the fa cup. I would expect Suarez and sturridge to both start. We can win 5-4

[SB]

Ibe hiding

[Chazza]

FFS Allen out injured.

Kolo Toure has warned his team-mates it's all about “attitude” as Joe Allen joined Liverpool FC's lengthy injury list ahead of today's FA Cup clash at Bournemouth.

The Reds will be heavily depleted for the fourth round tie at Goldsands Stadium after the Wales midfielder suffered a knock in training.

Allen, who only returned to action against Aston Villa last weekend following three weeks out with a groin problem, didn't travel to the South Coast.

He joins Daniel Agger, Jose Enrique, Mamadou Sakho, Lucas Leiva and Glen Johnson on the sidelines.

It's unclear whether the £15million man will also miss Tuesday's Merseyside derby against Everton.

Toure is set to line up alongside Martin Skrtel at centre-back today and the experienced Ivorian has urged the Reds to rise to the challenge against the Championship outfit.

“Attitude is so important when you play against lower league opposition,” Toure told the ECHO.

“It doesn't matter who you play, there are no easy games in the FA Cup. As a team you have to make the game easy.

“Even if you play against an under-20 side and you are not focused they can give you some problems.

“I'm confident that this team has the right attitude. Everyone in training is fighting for their place.

“Bournemouth have nothing to lose and it will be a huge occasion for them but that is why we love the FA Cup.

“They will fight for their lives but we will fight for our lives too. We want to win and we must treat it like a Premier League game.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/toure-cup-warning-reds-allen-6593001

[Reece]

I know he's not been great on the pitch recently but there is just something about Kolo that makes me grin massively

[Fosterbloke]

Still considered a huge talent by Rodgers. Trying to keep him under wraps I guess. Has a higher ceiling than Sterling and that's saying something.

What makes you think he has a higher ceiling than Sterling?

[Fosterbloke]

Was letting Ilori go on loan a mistake?

[john316]

How the **** did Allen get injured in training when we have about 6 players at Melwood?!?

And what the hell happened to Sakho? Close to seemingly starting the Stoke game, he's now out of tomorrow and seemingly struggling for Tuesday night? Hamstring flared up again or something?

[Exiled_red]

Do we know the squad that has travelled? With so many people out I can't figure out who is available and who isn't.