LIVERPOOL v MANCHESTER CITY

[fred milne]

I can't see a thread on this anywhere. With Gerrard out injured and Xabi suspended, I'd go for something like this:

 

Reina

Arbeloa Carra Agger Insua

Yossi Masch Aurelio Riera

Kuyt Torres

Edited February 20, 2009 by Macca

[Chili Palmer]

I would love to see,

 

Pepe

 

Skrtel Carra Agger

 

Arbeloa Masch Dossena

 

Kuyt Yossi Riera

 

Torres

 

I won't tho.

[Swipe]

Agree that Aurelio should start instead of Lucas.

 

Lucas and Masch has been a terrible partnership any time i've seen it.

 

With Xabi and Gerrard out, i'd also go along with starting Yossi, so we have a bit of guile on the pitch

[Sion]

I would love to see,

 

Pepe

 

Skrtel Carra Agger

 

Arbeloa Masch Dossena

 

Kuyt Yossi Riera

 

Torres

 

I won't tho.

 

that'd be cracking

we'd well win 3-2 in the last minute

[honourablegeorge]

Reina

Arbeloa Carra Agger Insua

Kuyt Masch Aurelio Riera

Yossi

Torres

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

this is a tough one with Ste probably out & Xabi suspended

 

I like that lineup. Can't see the 3 at the back experiment continuing though

[Mike]

got to be aurelio and masch. bloody hell, its not good is it.

[David Hodgson]

Agree that Aurelio should start instead of Lucas.

 

Lucas and Masch has been a terrible partnership any time i've seen it.

 

With Xabi and Gerrard out, i'd also go along with starting Yossi, so we have a bit of guile on the pitch

 

Apart from at Newcastle.

[Swipe]

Apart from at Newcastle.

 

Maybe I didn't see that one

 

Fair enough, Lucas was very good that day.

 

Still don't rate him though - but that's for another argument.

 

I'd like to see Aurelio in there

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Would like to see Aurelio in midfield but can only Lucas playing.

[Mike]

Apart from at Newcastle.

we had stevie g running the show then though don't forget

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

one concern is wrapping Aurelio in cotton wool for Madrid next week, but we have to go at City. Anything less than a win - assuming the Mancs win, which they will - really puts a title challenge in the s***

[Marvin]

With City having so much wealth its important we field our most expensive players for this one

[stressederic]

The good thing about City is that they won't just sit and defend all game, because they're s*** at it, they're going to try and get forwards which should hopefully leave enough time and space for us to get in on goal.

[McBain]

I can't see a thread on this anywhere. With Gerrard out injured and Xabi suspended, I'd go for something like this:

 

Reina

Arbeloa Carra Agger Insua

Yossi Masch Aurelio Riera

Kuyt Torres

 

Fabio in at lb maybe if fit. Otherwise it's what i hope for.

 

I hope the players can focus on this one and not have one eye on Madrid. This is just as big a game

[Frosty Jack]

With City having so much wealth its important we field our most expensive players for this one

 

Indeed, we wont stand a chance out there otherwise

[John am Rhein]

Players should be judged purely on their creativity. Anything else could be done just as well by a random person selected off the street.

[Alonso]

Think we'll see:

 

Reina

 

Arbeloa Carragher Skrtel Aurelio

 

Lucas Mascherano

 

Kuyt Yossi Riera

 

Torres

 

Would like to see:

 

Reina

 

Carragher Skrtel Agger

 

Arbeloa Mascherano Aurelio Dossena

 

Kuyt Torres Riera

[Cam]

Feck it; 3-1-5-1 for a laugh. Anyone that doesn't score gets sold.

 

Reina

Skrtel Carragher Agger

Mascherano

Kuyt Benayon Pacheco Babel Riera

Torres

[David Hodgson]

Players should be judged purely on their creativity. Anything else could be done just as well by a random person selected off the street.

 

I see it that way too John.

[David Hodgson]

Feck it; 3-1-5-1 for a laugh. Anyone that doesn't score gets sold.

 

Reina

Skrtel Carragher Agger

Mascherano

Kuyt Benayon Pacheco Babel Riera

Torres

 

Lovin' it.

 

Now seems the time to espouse my theory on there really being only 3 formations in modern football. There's 442 and 451, which are very very similar, and then there's 3-5-2.

 

There are nuances within these formations, depending on personnel selected but most teams are basically setting themselves up in the same way.

 

Apart from the 352 merchants, all other formations are remarkably alike and I find it funny that people are seeing 4 -1 - 1 - 3 -1,or whatever, in our system at times. i suspect they do it to delude themselves we are more attacking than we actually are. Week in week out we play four across the back and four across our midfield. The only variation is the role of the second striker with Gerrard playing. Sometimes he's dropped back to augment central midfield, and sometimes he's further forward.

 

Compare today with our '88 team, which was routinely described as being set up as a classic 442. Nowadays that midfield would lead people to describe us as being set out as a 4-1-1-3-1 side. With Barnes, Houghton, and withdrawn stiker Beardsley all attacking from behing the fulcrum of John Aldridge. Whelan would sit deep and McMahon would be given license to break forward from central midfield.

 

Nothing remarkable in that, it was just how 4-4-2s worked, and they still do work that way, but why we now have to dissect them as 4-1-4-1s or whatever is beyond me.

[Earl Hafler]

Chris Kamara has gone for a 2-0 win to City.

 

Why ?

 

Because he thinks Rafa's luck has run out.

[Sion]

Chris Kamara has gone for a 2-0 win to City.

 

Why ?

 

Because he thinks Rafa's luck has run out.

 

Unbelieveable Jeff

[gns]

Chris Kamara has gone for a 2-0 win to City.

 

Why ?

 

Because he thinks Rafa's luck has run out.

 

Thats f***ing comedy analysis

[Metro]

This game has 'draw' written all over it.