Villa

[fred milne]

No midweek games means that some of the players who have looked in need of a break (Gerrard, Allen, Sterling) should look a bit fresher against Villa. Suarez too obviously.

 

Assuming Enrique is fit again by then, the team pretty much picks itself. The only question mark is who gets the 3rd forward spot.

[Alonso]

Reina

 

Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique

 

Shelvey Lucas Sahin

 

Sterling Suarez Suso

 

Gerrard and Allen have been off form lately and if Villa come for a point we'll need the creativity of Suso and Sahin to try and open things up. Shelvey can add that drive from midfield.

[Hassony]

  On 10/12/2012 at 13:47, fred milne said:

No midweek games means that some of the players who have looked in need of a break (Gerrard, Allen, Sterling) should look a bit fresher against Villa. Suarez too obviously.

 

Assuming Enrique is fit again by then, the team pretty much picks itself. The only question mark is who gets the 3rd forward spot.

 

Enrique with Downing at LB

[fred milne]

I'm going to jinx this now but if we beat Villa on Saturday then that is 3 wins on the bounce in the league. It must be a while since we've managed that.

[Red Yoda]

-------------------Reina

 

Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique

 

-------------------Lucas

 

--------Gerrard----------Allen

 

Shelvey--------Suarez-----Sterling

 

 

 

Bench :

 

Jones--Henderson--Carragher--Downing--Sahin--Suso--Cole

[yellow jumper]

january 2011 we won 4 in a row under kenny. last time we won 5 league games in a row was late 08/09 season.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Villa's away record is W1 D2 L5 - scoring just 4 whilst conceding 15.

 

However, they come into this game on the back of 3 draws and 1 win in which they have scored only 2 but conceded just 1 so there are signs of some improvement and tightening up at the back since they conceded 8 in 2 games to the two Manchester teams in early November.

 

They play on Tuesday in the Capital One Cup away to Norwich so some injurytime wouldnt go a miss.

 

We're heavy favourites at 2/5 with a Villa win at 15/2.

 

They could line up as follows;

 

Guzan

 

Lowton Clark Baker Lichaj

 

Bannan Westwood Herd Holman Agbonlahor

 

Benteke

 

 

 

If we have a clean bill of health I would go with the following but there is no update yet on Enrique;

 

Reina

 

Johnson Skrtel Agger Downing

 

Gerrard Lucas Allen

 

Sterling Suarez Enrique

Edited December 10, 2012 by Rory Fitzgerald

[CarraLegend]

Have a feeling the results comparison obsessives might go very quiet over the next few weeks.

 

15.12.2012 PR Liverpool FC - Aston Villa

22.12.2012 PR Liverpool FC - Fulham FC

26.12.2012 PR Stoke City - Liverpool FC

30.12.2012 PR QPR - Liverpool FC

02.01.2013 PR Liverpool FC - Sunderland

[Stupid Sexy Flanders]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:31, CarraLegend said:

Have a feeling the results comparison obsessives might go very quiet over the next few weeks.

 

15.12.2012 PR Liverpool FC - Aston Villa

22.12.2012 PR Liverpool FC - Fulham FC

26.12.2012 PR Stoke City - Liverpool FC

30.12.2012 PR QPR - Liverpool FC

02.01.2013 PR Liverpool FC - Sunderland

 

We all know we're going to be QPR's first win of the season, right?

[Andy-oh-six]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:33, Honest Bender said:

We all know we're going to be QPR's first win of the season, right?

 

Just what I've been thinking. Hope they get that out of the way before we turn up.

[carrafan]

Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique

Lucas

Sahin Gerrard

Cole Suarez Sterling

 

I'd give Allen a break.

 

Also, if Cole can get himself into the box, he'd be worth his weight in gold.

[Andy-oh-six]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:33, Honest Bender said:

We all know we're going to be QPR's first win of the season, right?

 

Just what I've been thinking. Hope they get that out of the way before we turn up.

[smithdown]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:33, Honest Bender said:

We all know we're going to be QPR's first win of the season, right?

 

 

is always a sh*tbag of an away that, some right lousy results there over the years

 

shame cos it's a sound one to go to as well

[Bigal]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:08, yellow jumper said:

january 2011 we won 4 in a row under kenny. last time we won 5 league games in a row was late 08/09 season.

 

Was that when we beat Wolves, Stoke, Chelsea? thought we drew with Wigan in there as well.....

[Rory Fitzgerald]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:43, carrafan said:

 

 

I'd give Allen a break.

 

 

We've a week off and just got Lucas back. I think Rodgers will be eager to give them games together especially with the next 2 games having a 6-7 days gap in between with no mid-weekers. Perhaps over the Christmas when we play Stoke, QPR and Sunderland.

[honourablegeorge]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:45, smithdown said:

is always a sh*tbag of an away that, some right lousy results there over the years

 

shame cos it's a sound one to go to as well

 

 

Losing that lead against them was an incredible low point. Hard to think of another occasion when we've capitulated like that. The anti-Istanbul.

[Hassony]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:57, honourablegeorge said:

Losing that lead against them was an incredible low point. Hard to think of another occasion when we've capitulated like that. The anti-Istanbul.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH-KwbStobw

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Was just gonna post that game Hassony.

[smithdown]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:57, honourablegeorge said:

Losing that lead against them was an incredible low point. Hard to think of another occasion when we've capitulated like that. The anti-Istanbul.

 

 

There was one where Les Ferdinand ran us feckin ragged all on his own that sticks in my memory, think they went down that year too.

[Metro]

  On 10/12/2012 at 14:43, carrafan said:

Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique

Lucas

Sahin Gerrard

Cole Suarez Sterling

 

I'd give Allen a break.

 

Also, if Cole can get himself into the box, he'd be worth his weight in gold. ;)/>

 

 

Enrique is a doubt, isn't he? He went off with a tight hamstring in the first half yesterday.

[carrafan]

  On 10/12/2012 at 15:05, Sniffer said:

Enrique is a doubt, isn't he? He went off with a tight hamstring in the first half yesterday.

 

Yeah, I'm assuming that it shouldnt be too much of a problem if they risked playing him with a tight hammy against WHU hoping that it would sort itself out over the course of the game.

 

Is Wisdom fit?

[Bigal]

  On 10/12/2012 at 15:04, smithdown said:

There was one where Les Ferdinand ran us feckin ragged all on his own that sticks in my memory, think they went down that year too.

 

we got beat 2-1 with digger scoring?

 

Halloween i think

[The_Adder]

Our back six is as strong as anything in the league for me:

 

Reina

 

Johnson - Srktel - Agger - Enrique

 

Lucas

 

The rest lacks balance and goalscorers.

[smithdown]

  On 10/12/2012 at 15:17, Bigal said:

we got beat 2-1 with digger scoring?

 

Halloween i think

 

 

probably

 

Ferdinand skipping about in the mud, the only player they had who got over the halfway line all night in open play, winning free kicks every time he was on the ball.

[Hassony]

  On 10/12/2012 at 15:00, Rory Fitzgerald said:

Was just gonna post that game Hassony.

 

the other game I thought off was when we lost 4-2 to chelsea in the FA cup