Lucas

[Bender]

@TheAnfieldChat: Lucas could come back into consideration to face Arsenal. [Paul Joyce]

[Jaymo]

@TheAnfieldChat: Lucas could come back into consideration to face Arsenal. [Paul Joyce]

Would be a smart move, maybe play a 433 and have Lucas babysitting the Centre-backs.

Clyne -- Skrtel -- Lovren -- Gomez
--------------Lucas------------------
----Henderson----Milner-----------
Coutinho------------------------Ibe
-------------Benteke---------------

not sure if Henderson is fit or not, if not Can starts. Coutinho on the wing isn't ideal so we could swap Ibe for Ings

Clyne -- Skrtel -- Lovren -- Gomez
--------------Lucas------------------
----Henderson----Milner-----------
------------Coutinho----------------
-------Benteke---Ings--------------

[Myo]

Clyne -- Skrtel -- Lovren -- Gomez
--------------Lucas------------------
----Henderson----Milner-----------
------------Coutinho----------------
-------Benteke---Ings--------------

i like that, as much as i would prefer ibe in the wings role, i prefer we start with that, gives us much mobility and pressing in the fwd part of the field with ings, press and once they start to tire, bring on the irk of ibe and finish em off... i hope...

[danperkins]

@TheAnfieldChat: Lucas could come back into consideration to face Arsenal. [Paul Joyce]

----------Lucas----------
---Milner--------Can----
--------Coutinho-------
----Firmino--------------
--------------Benteke----

[dizzycat]

Looks like Lucas, Can and Milner for Monday. Hopefully Cans fitness levels are nearly there because they are going to have to graft for the full 90 minutes.

[danperkins]

It's going to be a really tough game. We have a lot of new players that are still finding their feet & now the captain is injured, just hoping Arsenal haven't clicked into gear yet. A draw would be a great result. Lucas should start but there is no way he is match fit, but we have to play him.

[Exiled_red]

The other issue about potentially selling Lucas, is the situation we find ourselves in now, an injury or two and we are out of options, particularly if we want a 3 man midfield. If Lucas was let go our options at the moment would be to play Lallana in CM or bring in Rossiter

[danperkins]

The other issue about potentially selling Lucas, is the situation we find ourselves in now, an injury or two and we are out of options, particularly if we want a 3 man midfield. If Lucas was let go we our options at the moment would be to play Lallana in CM or bring in Rossiter

yup exactly mate

[kev776]

Klopp is not coming to LFC, if he was ever coming summer was the chance. He is 99% certain to take over Bayern when (if) Pepe leaves.

[Irishnev]

----------Lucas----------
---Milner--------Can----
--------Coutinho-------
----Firmino--------------
--------------Benteke----

Perfect formation and line up for me with the players we have fit. Henderson for Can if he is fit.

[PTP]

Perfect formation and line up for me with the players we have fit. Henderson for Can if he is fit.

I'd like to see a few defenders tbh

[Irishnev]

We all know what the back 5 is!!

[baitman]

as i posted in the arsenal build up thread a few days ago.

its now or never for the reintroduction of lucas. brendan really needs to sort out his stubborn streak and do whats best for the team. if he keeps trying to prove he is the tactical genius then its going to cost him his job.

as hendo is most likely going to miss this i would like us to start like this.

lallana only gets a start as firmino has looked a little ponderous, ibe is all over the shop. maybe change for origi for the last 30.

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=3157044&postcount=5

[Mostar]

[The other issue about potentially selling Lucas, is the situation we find ourselves in now, an injury or two and we are out of options, particularly if we want a 3 man midfield. If Lucas was let go our options at the moment would be to play Lallana in CM or bring in Rossiter

+1

It is not just 3 man midfield but the fact we really do not have any other DM in our squad atm and loaning Lucas just wouldn't be smart especially if we have no intentions of replacing him with another DM as BR vision of flued/mobile midfield does not seem to include one.

Rossiter, who has been training with the first team, is not ready for that role as of yet and imo this is a huge risk but nothing new as we haven't been looking to improve in that area for long time now.

[Irishnev]

Jay Riley is supposed to be reliable. Can't get my head around this if true!

@Jay_78_: Decision made on Lucas to go to Besiktas then. That's happened fast.