Liverpool Football Club v Notts County

[Case]

Right - The road to Wembley starts with tomorrow night's home game v Notts County, currently 4th bottom of what should still be known as Division Three (North). The last time they beat us was before Shanks' time, so the mocker Gods have something to work with there.

 

They're managed by tricky ex-winger Chris Kiwomya and before that by Keith Curle, so their board seems to be stuck in some kind of Initial letter Phonetic time-warp. When/If Kiwomya gets sacked, expect ex-reds legend Kevin Keegan to get a call.

 

Keep an eye out for top scorer, big Enoch Showunmi up front. They generally play 4-4-2 (remember that?) so expect their wingers to bash the ball into the box.

 

I'm waiting for the Heat Map of their home defeat to Stevenage on Saturday to be faxed through. When I get it, you get it.

 

The match is Live on Sky Sports at 7.45pm, and I fully expect our team to be ...

 

Mignolet

Kelly-Wisdom-Skrtel-Cissokho

Allen-Lucas

Henderson-Sterling-Luis Alberto

Sturridge

 

Subs: Jones, Kolo, Enrique, Borini, Aspas, Ibe, Assaidi

 

Bring it on.

[Zoob]

Right - The road to Wembley starts with tomorrow night's home game v Notts County, currently 4th bottom of what should still be known as Division Three (North). The last time they beat us was before Shanks' time, so the mocker Gods have something to work with there.

 

They're managed by tricky ex-winger Chris Kiwomya and before that by Keith Curle, so their board seems to be stuck in some kind of Initial letter Phonetic time-warp. When/If Kiwomya gets sacked, expect ex-reds legend Kevin Keegan to get a call.

 

Keep an eye out for top scorer, big Enoch Showunmi up front. They generally play 4-4-2 (remember that?) so expect their wingers to bash the ball into the box.

 

I'm waiting for the Heat Map of their home defeat to Stevenage on Saturday to be faxed through. When I get it, you get it.

 

The match is Live on Sky Sports at 7.45pm, and I fully expect our team to be ...

 

Mignolet

Kelly-Wisdom-Skrtel-Cissokho

Allen-Lucas

Henderson-Sterling-Luis Alberto

Sturridge

 

Subs: Jones, Kolo, Enrique, Borini, Aspas, Ibe, Assaidi

 

Bring it on.

 

 

Think (and hope) it will be Borini up front instead of Sturridge, and I wouldn't be surprised if Lucas is rested too so might end up with Henderson alongside Allen, and Assaidi (or possibly Ibe) in the starting line up.

Edited August 26, 2013 by Zoob

[Cheesecake]

Jesus no, please keep Mignolet, Lucas, Hendo and Sturridge out of this. Your line up needs sorting - get Brad (shudder) Ibe, Borini in there for starters, midfield in place of Lucas? dunno, who can start? Coady is on loan for the year isnt he?

Edited August 26, 2013 by DPD1973

[David Hodgson]

-------------------Mignolet

 

McLaughlin----Kelly-------Wisdom-----Cissokho

 

---------------------Henderson ------Allen

 

--------------------------Alberto

 

--------------Aspas-----------------------------Sterling

 

----------------------------Borini

[Foxtrot]

Kelly fit again?

[NeilR]

-------------------Jones

 

Kelly---------Skertl-------Wisdom-----Cissokho

 

---------------------Henderson ------Allen

 

--------------------------Alberto

 

--------------Aspas-----------------------------Sterling

 

----------------------------Borini

 

 

...Ibe to come on in the 2nd half or possibly start instead of Aspas and switch sided with Sterling

[Chewie]

What a difference a year makes...(Borini still treated like a, presumably injured, dog)

 

Jones

Coates

Carragher

Wisdom

Robinson

Sahin

Henderson

Downing

Assaidi

Pacheco (Suso - 81' )

Yesil (Sinclair - 81' )

Edited August 26, 2013 by Chewie

[Sion]

Jones

 

Kelly

Wisdom

Skrtel/Toure

Cissokho

 

Henderson

Allen

 

Sterling

Alberto

Aspas

 

Borini

 

Something ala that will do

Edited August 26, 2013 by Sion

[Earl Hafler]

Play Kelly and / or Wisdom in centre defence, play Ibe and Sterling wide with Alberto behind Borini in attack. Allen and Lucas centre mid.

[Case]

What a difference a year makes...(Borini still treated like a, presumably injured, dog)

 

Jones

Coates

Carragher

Wisdom

Robinson

Sahin

Henderson

Downing

Assaidi

Pacheco (Suso - 81' )

Yesil (Sinclair - 81' )

 

Wow!

[Clay Davis]

Play the children.

[Red Yoda]

----------------------------Mignolet

 

Flanagan--------Wisdom------Skrtel-------Cissokho

 

-------------------Henderson----Allen

 

Aspas--------------------Alberto---------------Sterling

 

------------------------------Borini

 

Bench : Jones----Johnson----Toure----Gerrard----Coutinho----Ibe----Sturridge

 

 

2 - 0 win ..... Aspas & Sterling

[Lark]

i dont think skrtel will start.

[Tommy Cockles]

Play the children.

 

We should at least think of them.

[Florist Cinema Pond Goal]

Bib theory - Mignolet, Johnson, Wisdom, Toure, Cissokho, Allen, Gerrard, Sterling, Alberto, Ibe, Sturridge

[Molby]

We should at least think of them.

 

but not play WITH them

 

one road leads to Wembley (and the sack) whereas the other leads to jail (Walton, Strangeways etc)

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Sturridge said his ankle wasn't 100% and was playing ahead of when he should have been. Cant see him playing this one with Borini not getting a minute in the league so far.

[Maldini]

Bit of talk on RAWK that Rossiter might be on the bench.

[RafaShanks]

Play the entire 2nd team squad.

 

With a few big guns on the bench of course, just in case.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Play the entire 2nd team squad.

 

Thats a bit unfair on Notts County, how many are in this squad ?

[FakeNewsBear]

Mignolet

Kelly Wisdom Kolo Cissoko

Allen Henderson

Sterling Alberto Borini

Aspas

[Gunga Din]

im all for playing our best 11 in this, minus Gerrard, who i would bench. gets everyone fitter and hopefully give them a hiding to get confidence going we dont playa gain to sunday, and i think at this stage of the season the extra game for everyone is beneficial

[Falconhoof]

im all for playing our best 11 in this, minus Gerrard, who i would bench. gets everyone fitter and hopefully give them a hiding to get confidence going we dont playa gain to sunday, and i think at this stage of the season the extra game for everyone is beneficial

 

yeah, I can see the sense in it, because we dont have the europa marathon to contend with.

Do you think theres value in giving squad players a game though, get them up to fitness so we can use them if needed.

It will be an interesting selection.

[McBain]

Lambert mentioned after the weekend that even this early in the season his players felt the 3 games in 7 days in their legs and it affected performance. It was perhaps a cop out and flimsy excuse but perhaps not.

 

Rest up the most important for the Mancs and keep them fresh

[Gunga Din]

yeah, I can see the sense in it, because we dont have the europa marathon to contend with.

Do you think theres value in giving squad players a game though, get them up to fitness so we can use them if needed.

It will be an interesting selection.

 

no, i think theres value in getting the 1st 11 fit as we can, and i think playing the full team and rattling in half a dozen would be just the tonic for the weekend. maybe introduce some of the kids after an hour, but start with the best side we have minus Gerrard