Southampton Build up (A) Sunday 4:15pm

[Gazzla]

Surprised how many want to play Lovren. A lot of you seem to have forgotten what a complete disaster he was.

He's been eased back into the squad by Rodgers in what I think is a clever way but starting him against his old team would not be a good idea.

Too much pressure to put in a performance on his fragile confidence. It could destroy him.

Totally agree, our best run of form has coincided with Can and Sakho been at the back and Lovren bombed out of the team why would anyone want to change that at this moment in time? The caveat is of course Joe Allen in midfield and the lack of any other alternative, it's almost a case of pick your own poison, Allen or Lovren as I can't see a scenario where we can get away with both of them out of the team.

[RedReet]

Have the walls been erected around Melwood or have people stopped reporting the teams out of decency?

[Gazzla]

Scum losing today is massive for us, win tomorrow and we are 3 points off third

[BigChief]

Brilliant result. Need to make the most of it. It doesn't slip!!

[I, Ravel Morrison]

Game on indeed.

[McDermotX]

Need to be putting these away if we've any designs on Top 4.

[ChesterDave]

A win would be a fantastic result. 2 points from 4th or 3 from 3rd after being 10 behind 4th earlier in the season. Don't think we need to be going mental for it though. Draw still a perfectly reasonable result.

[Exiled_red]

Here's my team, wouldn't change too much.

Mignolet
Can - Skrtel - Sakho
Markovic - Henderson - Allen - Moreno
Lallana - Sturridge - Sterling

Plenty of options from the bench too.

I would go with that too, I don't see Balotelli starting after Rodgers comments, and as Markovic was suspended in Europe he's had a break and this means Ibe isn't playing twice in a week, works out nicely

[Exiled_red]

A win in this game tomorrow would be a huge boost for our chances of getting top 4 spot

[topscorer]

Much like everybody else was in the team before we changed system.



I'm no great fan of Lovren, but I'm pretty confident he'd cope better in our current system.

I agree with what you are saying, no one covered themselves with glory at the beginning of the season.

However, more so than anyone else Lovren seemed to just self implode. I think most of us thought he was a good signing when we got him so I'm sure he can come good in the future but right now he is being slowly reintegrated into the squad and I wouldn't rush that.

He wouldn't be the first player that Rodgers has resurrected from the cold but tomorrow isn't the moment.

I think he will come on again as a substitute to let Can move into the midfield and I think that's what will happen for the next month or so.

[RedReet]

I agree with what you are saying, no one covered themselves with glory at the beginning of the season.

However, more so than anyone else Lovren seemed to just self implode. I think most of us thought he was a good signing when we got him so I'm sure he can come good in the future but right now he is being slowly reintegrated into the squad and I wouldn't rush that.

He wouldn't be the first player that Rodgers has resurrected from the cold but tomorrow isn't the moment.

I think he will come on again as a substitute to let Can move into the midfield and I think that's what will happen for the next month or so.

I don't disagree at all mate and I do think you are right, but if Rodgers did decide to play him I don't think it would be the catastrophe that many imagine and could see the logic.

[Liverpool]

Mignolet; Lovren, Skrtel, Sakho; Ibe, Can, Henderson, Moreno; Sterling, Sturridge, Balotelli

[wiw]

I would personally drop Allen, Lallana and Coutinho and bring in Lovren, Balotelli and Sterling. Can in midfield, Lovren at the back and Sterling in behind. Would imagine we'd start with the same 11 though and make the same/similar subs as yesterday.

Mignolet; Lovren, Skrtel, Sakho; Ibe, Can, Henderson, Moreno; Sterling, Sturridge, Balotelli

[Camble]

With United losing this is a MUST WIN. It'd put us 2 points off 4th spot and 3 off 3rd.

This is going to be a touch game!

[Liverpool]