v Besiktas AWAY build up

[meffin]

----------------- Mignolet
------- Lovren --- Skrtel ---Toure
Ibe -------- Can(c) ------ Allen ---- Moreno
----- Sterling -- Sturridge -- Lallana

Get a couple of early goals, get Sturridge off.

Rest Coutinho and Henderson, allow Gerrard and Sakho to recuperate.

I'd be happy with that- apart from making a 21 year old, who's been at the club for less than a year, the captain

That'll be Skrtel

[Muddled]

'Course Can can be captain.

But yeah, you're right, Rodgers will play it safe and go for Skrtel.

[Norbs]

----------------- Mignolet
------- Lovren --- Skrtel ---Toure
Ibe -------- Can(c) ------ Allen ---- Moreno
----- Sterling -- Sturridge -- Lallana

Get a couple of early goals, get Sturridge off.

Rest Coutinho and Henderson, allow Gerrard and Sakho to recuperate.

Good line up that, plenty of pace for the counter

[Shaggy]

No Jordan Henderson (ankle), Glen Johnson, Mamadou Sakho or Philippe Coutinho on @LFC flight to Istanbul; some young players in squad

Andy Hunter @AHunterGuardian
No Coutinho or Henderson in #lfc squad v besiktas. Fulton, Williams, brannagan, lussey and Sinclair included in a youthful squad.

[ChrisDR1968]

'Course Can can be captain.

But yeah, you're right, Rodgers will play it safe and go for Skrtel.

[Assassin]

Easy tactics.

Score in the first couple of minutes. Park a couple of Chelsea's buses and cruise through to the next round. Simples, init.

[Assassin]

Skittles will be captain

[BigChief]

Toure Skirt Lovren
Ibe Can Allen Moreno
Lallana Sterling
Sturridge

it is then.

[meffin]

Strange that Johnson hasn't travelled. Seems like an ideal game to use him.

[The Birdman]

Strange that Johnson hasn't travelled. Seems like an ideal game to use him.

Think I read he is ill

[Paddy]

Really need to win this easily. Early goal, and then hopefully coast it.

[Mike]

Strange that Johnson hasn't travelled. Seems like an ideal game to use him.

Seemed to do his arm/shoulder in against Southampton so will probably be that.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Really need to win this easily. Early goal, and then hopefully coast it.

Not an easy place to go and win let alone do it easily.

Arsenal and Spurs both played there this season (CL and EL) and neither managed a win.

[The_weatherman]

Not an easy place to go and win let alone do it easily.

Arsenal and Spurs both played there this season (CL and EL) and neither managed a win.

Playing in Turkey is always tough isn't it? Seeing we're without Lucas, Sakho, Johnson, Gerrard, Henderson and Coutinho for the game, it's going to be very tough.

Maybe we'll see Can in midfield with Kolo - Skrtel - Lovren as a back three.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Playing in Turkey is always tough isn't it? Seeing we're without Lucas, Sakho, Johnson, Gerrard, Henderson and Coutinho for the game, it's going to be very tough.

Maybe we'll see Can in midfield with Kolo - Skrtel - Lovren as a back three.

Besiktas do seem useful at home. They have only really caught my eye due to the Europa league group games on TV3/3E this season. But they have looked aggressive at home and very good at putting clubs under pressure there.

To be honest, right now I would take any result that meant we were through after 90 minutes on Thursday. With Man City at the weekend I don't want to see extra time and/or penalties