DERBY COUNTY v LIVERPOOL

[Will]

Well, none of it actually as the Down Memory Lane and Double Agents articles have been written but I forgot to post them up and don't have them with me any more until after the game

 

Merry Christmas....

[CarraLegend]

Read that Stephen Bywater is doubtful. PLEASE RECOVER!

 

Not arsed what team he plays (though I only think he'll change 2 or 3 at most and Torres and Gerrard will both start) we'll win easy.

[kenny7]

Well, none of it actually as the Down Memory Lane and Double Agents articles have been written but I forgot to post them up and don't have them with me any more until after the game

 

Merry Christmas....

 

YNWA's very own Rick Parry

[kenny7]

Read that Stephen Bywater is doubtful. PLEASE RECOVER!

 

Not arsed what team he plays (though I only think he'll change 2 or 3 at most and Torres and Gerrard will both start) we'll win easy.

 

Depends upon who there backup is, there is a chance Bywater is a better keeper than their No2

[dorgie]

Really optimistic about the Christmas fixtures : Derby, Man City & Wigan. Arsenal have got tough trips to Portsmouth & Everton, followed by a derby v West Ham. Could have that gap down to a more optimistic level by 2nd January......*hopes sincerely*.

[Hassony]

Really optimistic about the Christmas fixtures : Derby, Man City & Wigan. Arsenal have got tough trips to Portsmouth & Everton, followed by a derby v West Ham. Could have that gap down to a more optimistic level by 2nd January......*hopes sincerely*.

 

man city away with their 100% record won't be easy

 

one game at a time though, win tommorw and hope arsenal drop something against pompey

[Swipe]

Derby game isn't on any TV channels is it?

[Guest Kaizer]

Derby game isn't on any TV channels is it?

 

In Norway it is.

 

Canal+ Sport Extra

[Swipe]

In Norway it is.

 

Canal+ Sport Extra

 

Bloody Norway!

[Guest Kaizer]

Bloody Norway!

 

Dont you know about any Pubs with the Canal+ package?

[Swipe]

Dont you know about any Pubs with the Canal+ package?

 

Yes mate!

 

Probably will head out to watch it with a cheeky pint of Guinness.

 

Be nice if i could watch it at home with my tin of Roses though!

[Guest Kaizer]

Yes mate!

 

Probably will head out to watch it with a cheeky pint of Guinness.

 

Be nice if i could watch it at home with my tin of Roses though!

 

 

I`m at my parents for the Christmas Holiday, so I will have to find a Pub myself.

[Fatdogmendoza]

Just hope that Rafa resist the temptation of resting key players like Torres and Gerrard.

 

Babel and Alonso will surely start and hopefully Aurelio.

 

Any news on Finnan?

[Walrus]

Rams boss Paul Jewell has adopted a realistic attitude ahead of the visit of a Liverpool side who thrashed them 6-0 earlier in the season.

 

"If Liverpool play well then they will beat us - but if they don't play well and we do, then we've a chance," he said.

 

"Let's have it right, none of our players would get into their team, whatever team they play, and every one of theirs would get into our team.

 

"So we're up against it, but we're not going into the game just to lie down and expecting them to beat us, we want to try to win the game."

 

[Guest RedIsMyColour]

We can't take this game lightly after the Reading debacle.

[alias75]

wonder if Derby will rest players for this game too, they have other games that they probably feel they have a better chance of winning.

 

Dont think Rafa will rotate too much for this one, with Crouch out i think Torres will play, Alonso should figure too, the next game isnt until Sunday i think and theres also an FA Cup game where he'll probably rest a few.

 

don't forget Derby played a day later than us last week so we should be fresher for this one.

[Nebraska Red]

Derby game isn't on any TV channels is it?

 

Wed Dec 26 07:00AM Pacific

Wed Dec 26 08:00AM Mountain

Wed Dec 26 09:00AM Central

Wed Dec 26 10:00AM Eastern

Length: 2 hr LIVE

FOX Soccer Channel (FSC) - US

English Premier League

Derby County vs Liverpool

 

3 live games on FSC tomorrow and 1 on delay.

 

looks like I picked the wrong day to quit watching FSC!!

 

and don't forget

 

Sun Dec 30 08:00AM Pacific

Sun Dec 30 09:00AM Mountain

Sun Dec 30 10:00AM Central

Sun Dec 30 11:00AM Eastern

Length: 2 hr LIVE

FOX Soccer Channel (FSC) - US

English Premier League

Manchester City vs Liverpool

 

and also

 

Wed Jan 02 11:55AM Pacific

Wed Jan 02 12:55PM Mountain

Wed Jan 02 01:55PM Central

Wed Jan 02 02:55PM Eastern

Length: 2 hr 5 min LIVE

Setanta Sports USA

English Premier League

Liverpool vs Wigan Athletic

Setanta Broadband

Edited December 26, 2007 by Nebraska Red

[Guest Snorky]

Meet the Referee

 

Some of us work over Christmas

[Will]

We can't take this game lightly after the Reading debacle.

Could you be any more dramatic?

[Guest Snorky]

Actually if we go out like we did at Reading, we'll be in trouble. Derby are playing a lot better under Jewell.

[Red2Core]

Daniel Agger poised to return for Liverpool FC

 

Dec 26 2007 by Nick Smith, Liverpool Daily Post

 

RAFAEL BENITEZ is pondering bringing Daniel Agger back for his first game in three months at Derby County today.

 

The Danish defender has made slow progress in his recovery since sustaining a broken metatarsal at Portsmouth on September 15 and has had to change his regular boots to ensure he doesn’t suffer a recurrence.

 

With the Liverpool manager wary of the strains the schedule of four games in 12 days could have on Sami Hyypia, he will assess Agger ahead of the trip to Pride Park before making a decision.

 

But Benitez is also keen to avoid a similar situation to Xabi Alonso’s, when the midfielder came back from his metatarsal break against Arsenal at the end of October but aggravated it again and didn’t play again until last week’s Carling Cup defeat at Chelsea.

 

“He (Agger) is very close but I can’t say which game it will be,” said Benitez.

 

“With Xabi Alonso, he was ready for playing against Arsenal but then we needed to start again.

 

“So with Agger we want to go slowly and be sure that he’ll be okay. He changed the boots the last time, and I was talking with the doctor and they told me he’s okay.

 

“He’s kicking the ball much better than before because he had some problems. With training it was okay, but with boots he had some problems.

 

“It depends on where you put your weight in the foot so the sole of the boots needs to change. It depends if he is comfortable.

 

“Now with the new boots he’s been using the ball and maybe in the next days we should see a very good situation with him.”

 

If Agger isn’t deemed fit to return, Jack Hobbs could step back in to enable Hyypia to rest against a side who only have seven points and lie bottom of the Premier League table.

 

With a key clash against fourth-placed Manchester City at Eastlands on Sunday, Benitez is also considering changes in other areas from the side that beat Portsmouth 4-1 at Anfield on Saturday.

 

Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres were still feeling the after-effects of the stomach bugs that sidelined them at Chelsea, although Peter Crouch serving the second of a three-game ban for his sending off in that tie lessens Benitez’s options.

 

But he is confident that he has the quality throughout the squad to emerge from the Christmas programme with 12 points even if it means implementing the rotation system once again.

 

“The team is playing well but sometimes you can see some players really tire,” added Benitez. “On Saturday Steven Gerrard, after the stomach problems he had, was a little bit tired at the end, and Torres could be more or less the same. Sometimes you don’t know. Players like Sami can be fit in two or three days but maybe they need more. We will check during the week.

 

“Sami had some problem in his hamstring the other day but we had to protect him and at 34 it’s very difficult. We need to think about who will play in these positions. If we need to change players it’s not a problem, because you can see the level of Lucas or Xabi Alonso. We can use players with enough quality.”

 

Meanwhile Dirk Kuyt is looking to take maximum points from the festive period.

 

“We have to win our next three now at Derby, Manchester City and at home to Wigan and if we can get nine points from those games I think we will get closer to the other teams,” said Kuyt.

 

“We want to go on a run. Every defeat in the league is big one for us because you just want to win and compete with Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea so we can’t afford to lose many more.”

 

Meanwhile Liverpool’s Premier League match against Aston Villa at Anfield has been moved from Saturday January 19, to Monday, January 21, for live TV coverage by Setanta Sports.

 

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverp...64375-20286025/

[alias75]

reading that above it looks like Rafa's getting his defence in early he isnt resting Gerrard and Torres they have a stomach bug.. from that im guessing the team will be...

 

...........................Reina............................

 

Arbeloa.........Hobbs.........Carragher..........Aurellio

 

 

Benayoun..........Alonso....Lucas...............Riise / Kewell

 

 

......................Babel.......Veronin.......................

 

 

If Torres doesnt play im hoping we dont see Kuyt and Veronin again up front, that just hasnt worked and we need at least 1 player with pace up there. Not sure what Kewell's fitness is like if hes ok id go with him on the left just because if Gerrard and Torres arent going to play we need as many attacking players as possible.

Edited December 26, 2007 by alias75

[Guest sniffer]

Think Gerrard will play but it will be Kuyt and Voronin up front.

[Walrus]

He could play something like this:

 

Reina

Finnan-Carra-Hobbs-Aurelio

Lucas-Mascherano-Alonso-Riise

Kuyt-Voronin

 

Hope not though.

[Bo Benn]

In Norway it is.

 

Canal+ Sport Extra

 

Canal+ Sport 2, no?