[EL] FC Augsburg (A): Build Up

[Phoenix07]

Kick Off: Thursday 18th February 2015, 8:05pm (GMT)
Venue: WWK Arena
Competition: Europa League Round of 32 Leg 1
Television: BT Sport Europe

[frank the tank]

this crowd are 14th in an 18 team division. Also, their home league form isn't amazing.

It would be great to bring a good lead back to Anfield with us.....and therefore allowing us to hopefully rest some players at the home leg for the CapOne cup final which will be 2½ days later.

With that in mind, I would play the same team that started against Villa - with maybe Lucas in place of Kolo if he isn't 100%.

[The_weatherman]

Mig
Clyne Kolo Sakho Moreno
Milner Henderson Can
Firmino Coutinho
Sturridge

Easy.

[SK]

It's Augsburg

[Phoenix07]

It's Augsburg

I can't even blame my keyboard, as the 'E' and the 'U' aren't near each other.

Mods, if you'd be so kind and correct my error.

[BigChief]

Mig
Clyne Kolo Sakho Moreno
Milner Henderson Can
Firmino Coutinho
Sturridge

Easy.

Yep, no brainer with a free weekend coming up.

[redmike65]

Send the kids for the away leg, send everyone else off to get a weeks sun.

[Assassin]

Send the kids for the away leg, send everyone else off to get a weeks sun.

I would do ot the other way round. Dry bum them in the first leg and then play the kids in the second leg. That way there is around 10 days to the Citeh game

[redmike65]

Yep that's the better way round.

[Fosterbloke]

Play the FA Cup team in the home match.

[RedReet]

I'm fairly sure I seen it in another thread, but can't remember the content. Who else have we registered for this part of the competition?

[Alex]

Going out of the FA Cup might be a blessing for the Europa.

No game at the weekend. So 10 days to think about Augsburg. Then the League Cup final.

Its the best shot of getting into the Champions League, so we need to take it seriously and with a fit and firing Sturridge. We have a good a chance as any.

[Phoenix07]

We're playing Augsburg this Thursday, and next Thursday, with Man City in the League Cup Final 3 days later, so there's no 10 day break, unless we field a weakened team in one of the games.

[Alex]

Not what I said is it?

10 days to 'think' about them. Rather than stop start with the FA Cup and League distractions

[Phoenix07]

Not what I said is it?

10 days to 'think' about them. Rather than stop start with the FA Cup and League distractions

Semantics.