CHELSEA v LIVERPOOL

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Edited December 17, 2007 by Snorky

[Coyler]

[League Cup final 2005] ... we led until a Steven Gerrard own goal rescued Chelsea with eleven minutes left

Remember all the c**** trying to say he did that on purpose?

[Guest ziggystardust]

Is anyone planning to meet in Trafalgar square??

[Stevie H]

Is anyone planning to meet in Trafalgar square??

lots of tourists and pigeons i should imagine.

[Guest ziggystardust]

lots of tourists and pigeons i should imagine.

 

Yeh, funny that. I menat as in like the chelsea semi, but seeing as there are 6,000 reds going this time!

[Ronnie Whelan]

I think Rafa will go with a fairly strong side for this. No-one wants to loose against Chelsea no matter what competition its in. I assume Terry will be out?

[psl]

Terry is out for 6 weeks.

[Alonso]

Terry is out for 6 weeks.

But typically back just in time for our league match against them.

[stressederic]

Terry is out for 6 weeks.

 

Eboue didn't half do a job on him.

[Guest Snorky]

Play the fringe players and I don't mean Lucas and Voronin

[Ethan]

Charlie

Finnan

Hobbs

Agger

Aurelio

Yossi

Xabi

Lucas

Babel

Gerrard

Torres

[Coyler]

"First" XI or third string is grand with me, I don't really mind. I'd love a heroic run with a load of reserves again.

[Hassony]

"First" XI or third string is grand with me, I don't really mind. I'd love a heroic run with a load of reserves again.

 

same here, there is no gurantee we will win with our first team

 

I think we will see a very strong team, with probably Lucas, Hobbs, Itandje and El azhar coming into contention (would love to see Nemeth given 10-15 minutes when we are 3-0 up)

[MarkD]

The Warm Up-King in goal

 

Arbeloa

Hobbs

Carra

Aurelio

 

Yossi

Lucas

Xabi

Leto

 

Crouch

Babel

 

Subs

Martin

Darby

Voronin

Kuyt

Riise

[AE]

Squad on the Beeb

 

Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Kewell, Gerrard, Mascherano, Benayoun, Alonso, Kuyt, Torres, Aurelio, Babel, Crouch, Finnan, Hobbs, Itandje, Leiva, Voronin, Sissoko

[CarraLegend]

Squad on the Beeb

 

Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Kewell, Gerrard, Mascherano, Benayoun, Alonso, Kuyt, Torres, Aurelio, Babel, Crouch, Finnan, Hobbs, Itandje, Leiva, Voronin, Sissoko

 

They just guess.

[Coyler]

Charlie Warm-up

 

Arbeloa

Hobbs

Hyypiä

Aurelio

 

Yossi

Lucas

Xabi

Kewell

 

Crouch

Babel

 

Fir ionaid:

GK?

Carra

Spearing

Gerrard

Nemeth

[sutty]

Don't see Kewell starting 2 in a row

[Coyler]

Don't see Kewell starting 2 in a row

I was thinking another 55-60 minutes for sharpness, but you're probably right. Want to have a look at Babel off Crouchie, though, and I think Leto needs to have at least one hot game for the reserves before he gets a shot.

 

If Finnan's back then Arbeloa could go left back and Fabio could do the wing thing.

[Coyler]

Is Alonso definitely fit to start, beeteewee?

[EL_corazon]

I think he'll play 4-3-3 ..

 

Idantje

Finnan Hobbs Hyppia Aurelio

Alonso Sissoko Lucas

Voronin Crouch Babel

[CarraLegend]

Squad on the Beeb

 

Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Kewell, Gerrard, Mascherano, Benayoun, Alonso, Kuyt, Torres, Aurelio, Babel, Crouch, Finnan, Hobbs, Itandje, Leiva, Voronin, Sissoko

 

Theres one wrong for a start

 

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-f...00252-20264834/

[Tasha]

Steven Gerrard out of cup clash as Xabi Alonso returns

Dec 18 2007 by Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo

 

STEVEN Gerrard has been ruled out of Liverpool's trip tp Chelsea after going down with a stomach bug.

 

The Reds skipper will now not be part of the Reds party which travels to London tomorrow morning ahead of the Carling Cup quarter final clash.

 

With Gerrard out of contention, Rafa Benitez is likely to give the fit again Xabi Alonso his first start since picking up a metatarsal injury against Arsenal in October.

 

The Spanish midfielder has now fully recovered from the metatarsal injury he suffered against Arsenal in October and is pushing for a recall in tomorrow night’s Carling Cup quarter final at Chelsea.

 

Having been without Alonso for the last ten games, Reds boss Rafa Benitez is delighted to have him back in the squad and available for selection.

 

He said: “Xabi is training normally and should be available for the game at Chelsea.

 

“We are going into a busy period with lots of games so it is important to have out best players available.

 

“So Xabi's return is a big boost.”

 

Benitez will still not be able to call on the services of Daniel Agger who is still working his way back to fitness after breaking a metatarsal in September.

 

But Jermaine Pennant has returned to training after recovering from a stress fracture to the shin and is on target to return to first team action in the New Year.

 

Source

[Rimbeux]

Yeh, but what's the real reason here

 

[TheLa]

A stomach bug? For f***s sake, what a tart. When you think back to players playing on with broken collarbones and all that now they're missing games because they've got the trots.

 

Still, good to see Xabi back.