Line up for Wednesday / match thread

[GME75]

What team would you start with against Spurs on Wednesday?

 

Not sure if Lennon is fit yet, Keane & Defoe played yesterday. Think it will be probably be Crouch & Defoe on Wednesday with our trouble defending set pieces, so do you start with the Greek ?

[CarraLegend]

Think Maxi and Aquilani will start and we'll go

 

Masch, Lucas

 

Maxi, Aquilani, Aurelio

 

Kuyt.

 

No idea what he'll do defensively.

[Cisse]

----Reina----

Carta-Agger-Skrtel-Aurelio

--Mach-Lucas---

Maxi--Aqua--Riera

-----Kuyt----

[CarraLegend]

Got a feeling for Maxi in injury time.

 

Maxi 91, Keane 94, Crouch 95.

[Owen1978]

Kuyt should be no near the first team

[Metro]

Doesn't matter what the team is, the result will be the same. Away win.

[Gunga Din]

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Degen----Carra----the greek-----Skrtel-----Agger --- Insua

 

----------------- Masch------ Lucas--------------------Aurelio

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[Jarg Armani]

I'd start the Greek ahead of Skrtel to be honest. Fingers crossed Danny Agger's back. Anyone know the story there?

[McBain]

Reina

Carra

Agger?

Skrtel

Aurelio

Masch

Aquilani

Maxi

Riera

Pacheco

Kuyt

 

f*** it

[Redray]

Doesn't matter what the team is, the result will be the same. Away win.

 

 

We are playing at home?

[Sion]

Gulasci

Kelly Ayala Carragher Buchtmann

Kuyt Spearing Plessis Amoo

Pacheco LDV

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

I'd assign each player a number & then base selection on a random number generator...

 

What's up with Johnson?

[Clay Davis]

wheres Kelly? He back yet?

[Red Kent]

Kyrgiakos, where does he stand ?

 

He was one if not the best player at Stoke, so based on that performance should he start against Spurs ? Will he start against Spurs though ?

 

One of Rafa's conundrums here I'm afraid. I believe that he does deserve to start but I don't think he will.

[dorgie]

Kyrgiakos, where does he stand ?

 

He was one if not the best player at Stoke, so based on that performance should he start against Spurs ? Will he start against Spurs though ?

 

One of Rafa's conundrums here I'm afraid. I believe that he does deserve to start but I don't think he will.

 

I think he will. Will need him to compet with Crouch in the air.

[McBain]

Crouch is shyte in the air

[psl]

To be fair, Defoe is a different threat altogether. Also, maybe he wouldn't have started at Stoke if Agger was fit?

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Kyrgiakos, where does he stand ?

 

He was one if not the best player at Stoke, so based on that performance should he start against Spurs ? Will he start against Spurs though ?

 

One of Rafa's conundrums here I'm afraid. I believe that he does deserve to start but I don't think he will.

 

Different circumstances - Stoke were never going to play football - it was an aerial bombardment.

 

Spurs have Defoe, Keane, Modric, Krancjar and maybe Lennon (?), a different horse is needed for those circumstances. However if we dont have a proper right back and Carra has to play there then I would take Kyrgiakos over Skrtel.

[Coyler]

Depends on Agger's fitness, you'd think. Had a great game yesterday heading endless high balls but we're hardly expecting that against Spurs.

[Guest speker]

With Stoke we clearly needed to deal with their aerial game, the long throws and high balls lofted into the box often. Spurs are a diff kettle of fish tho and much more dangerous with the ball on the deck. While the Greek mostly dominated in the air v Stoke I have a feeling he'll be less effective trying to deal with the likes of Dafoe and Crouch and their ability to work the ball on the ground.

[Red Kent]

The point I am trying to make is that he deserves to start, but he probably wont. So what incentive does he have next time he's selected ?

[CarraLegend]

Keep him in, it's not like Agger, Carra or Skrtel have been anything other than ordinary this season. I think he's done alright for most of this season and was really good in Lyon but got blamed for the goal in everyones anger when it was mostly Agger's fault.

 

His biggest problem is he's not Sami Hyypia.

[Coyler]

The point I am trying to make is that he deserves to start, but he probably wont. So what incentive does he have next time he's selected ?

That was noted, but if he's not the right player to pick (and he's pretty limited in what he does well) then he shouldn't start.

[CarraLegend]

The point I am trying to make is that he deserves to start, but he probably wont. So what incentive does he have next time he's selected ?

 

Welcome to football, thats been going on for decades around the world. You can already tell you're lining this up to rip the manager to bits.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

That was noted, but if he's not the right player to pick (and he's pretty limited in what he does well) then he shouldn't start.

 

I agree. He is the classic squad player, good for some games and not others. He is not a player that will prove himself to be an indespensible player to the team.

 

Price kinda indicates that. Bit part player for certain games.