[COC] Stoke (H): Build Up

[shanks69]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/touching-flag-fly-kop-tribute-10787028

[little dave hedgehog]

Ha! You have it the wrong way round though, LovGod has a better ring to it

cocksucker.

[Liverpel]

Stoke will be missing skipper Ryan Shawcross for Tuesday’s Capital One Cup semi-final second leg at Liverpool, with the defender set to be sidelined for up to a month by the back injury he sustained at Leicester on Saturday.

Marko Arnautovic, who has been carrying a hamstring problem, was not part the squad at the weekend and fellow forward Bojan Krkic was an unused substitute, but both are expected to return to the starting line-up for a game the Potters head into trailing 1-0 from the first leg.

Geoff Cameron (ankle) remains sidelined but may be in contention for Saturday’s FA Cup game at Crystal Palace.

Since Shawcross made his return in October from a back operation, Stoke have lost only five times in all competitions.

Hughes added: “It is a blow to us because since Ryan came back into the team, we’ve been on a good run.

“It was certainly detrimental to our performance on Saturday.”
The Welshman expects forward Arnautovic, who has been carrying a hamstring problem for a while and sat out Saturday’s match, to be available for selection.

Hughes said scans had shown there was “just a little bit of tightness” rather than any major damage to Arnautovic’s hamstring and that Stoke would make sure the Austria international, having trained on Monday, was “primed and ready to go” for Tuesday night.

[Tribute]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/...ibute-10787028

...was in bits last night reading that. Absolutely gutted for the family - hope the flag flies high and proud tonight, a very fitting tribute to a brave lad.

[ronanm]

...was in bits last night reading that. Absolutely gutted for the family - hope the flag flies high and proud tonight, a very fitting tribute to a brave lad.

God bless the little fella

[Doc_Piptorious]

cocksucker.

Swedgin.....Cocksucka

[shanks69]

...was in bits last night reading that. Absolutely gutted for the family - hope the flag flies high and proud tonight, a very fitting tribute to a brave lad.

Far to young and god knows how the dad will feel if he carries on going the match if he can face going again that is.

[Fosterbloke]

About to go to bed, any news on the line up for the game?

Some talk of Flanagan making his first start but seems like painting a big target on his back for a massive ******* like Walters to aim at.

[Shaggy]

Sad story this.

[ame]https://twitter.com/_LiverpooI/status/692022210245058561[/ame]


Some background here. RIP little man.

https://www.facebook.com/SpionKop1906/posts/1662993263949487

[kev776]

RIP little man.

Is the match live on any of the normal tv channels?

[Gibbo]

Nope just Sky.

Poor little fella. Hope we get the win tonight for him. RIP

[redmike65]

I've put up the links to watch in the Matchday Experience forum

Liverpool: Mignolet; Flanagan, Toure, Sakho, Moreno; Lucas, Can, Henderson; Lallana, Milner Firmino

Substitutes: Ward, Lovren, Smith, Allen, Teixeira, Ibe, Benteke

Stoke City: Butland; Johnson, Wollscheid, Muniesa, Pieters; Whelan, Afellay; Walters, Bojan, Arnautovic; Crouch

Substitutes: Haugaard; Bardsley, Joselu, Wilson, v.Ginkel, Adam, Shaqiri

[Tribute]

I've put up the links to watch in the Matchday Experience forum

Liverpool: Mignolet; Flanagan, Toure, Sakho, Moreno; Lucas, Can, Henderson; Lallana, Milner Firmino

Substitutes: Ward, Lovren, Smith, Allen, Teixeira, Ibe, Benteke

Stoke City: Butland; Johnson, Wollscheid, Muniesa, Pieters; Whelan, Afellay; Walters, Bojan, Arnautovic; Crouch

Substitutes: Haugaard; Bardsley, Joselu, Wilson, v.Ginkel, Adam, Shaqiri

Haha - couldn't he be any more obvious about the set piece/corners/long ball game eh, Sparky?!

[cream]

Haha - couldn't he be any more obvious about the set piece/corners/long ball game eh, Sparky?!

To be fair, they'd be stupid not to go down that route.

[rodo]

To be fair, they'd be stupid not to go down that route.