Liverpool v Swansea

[David Hodgson]

Surely we gotta start talking about this now......

 

Do we go 451 or back to 442 ?

 

Johnson straight back in ? For whom ?

[Mike]

Flanno left back, Johnson right back, Mignolet in goal, I'd like Suarez to have more time in the middle of the attack, it's been a while and his goals have dried up.

[Red Yoda]

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

 

Flanagan--------Skrtel-----------Agger--------Johnson

 

-----------------Gerrard------------Henderson

 

Suarez------------------Coutinho----------------Sterling

 

---------------------------Sturridge

 

Bench :

 

Jones , Cissokho , Toure , Allen , Teixeira , Moses , Aspas

[Rory Fitzgerald]

  On 18/02/2014 at 14:33, Mike said:

Flanno left back, Johnson right back, Mignolet in goal, I'd like Suarez to have more time in the middle of the attack, it's been a while and his goals have dried up.

 

Sounds about right. Henderson could come back in too.

 

If its felt Gerrard needs a rest, Allen could play the deeper role but in general, at this stage of the season, I am not for rotation - manage fatigue levels in training.

[The Hitman]

Where's Sakho?

[Conrad]

how far off is Enrique? And is Johnson fit for this one?

 

Johnson for Cissohko and Henderson for Allen are the obvious changes from Arsenal.

 

And yes Suarez more central would be good, shift Sturridge wider to accommodate that

[McBain]

  On 18/02/2014 at 14:33, Mike said:

Flanno left back, Johnson right back, Mignolet in goal, I'd like Suarez to have more time in the middle of the attack, it's been a while and his goals have dried up.

 

Agree with all that. Might give Joe Allen one more go as well

[David Hodgson]

There will be a big temptation for Rodgers to allow Sturridge and Suarez to both go central for this one. He did it last season against Swansea, with Coutinho and Downing wide, and two centre mids (Gerrard and Lucas iirc), and we won 5-0.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

 

Above is a look at minutes on the pitch in League games only. Take into account that City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs have had European games as well. The cut off above is 1,755 min mark which is 75% of all the maximum i.e. 2,340mins (26 games x 90mins). Here are how the Top 6 fair in terms of how many players have played over 75% of the minutes available;

 

City - 3

Toure

Zabaleta

Fernandinho

 

Chelsea - 5

Cech

Ivanovic

Terry

Ramires

Hazard

 

Arsenal - 6

Szezceny

Sagna

Mertesacker

Koscielny

Ozil

Giroud

 

Liverpool - 5

Mignolet

Skrtel

Gerrard

Henderson

Suarez

 

 

Spurs - 3

Lloris

Walker

Dawson

 

Everton - 7

Howard

Coleman

Jagielka

Distin

Barry

McCarthy

Mirallas

Lukaku

[Molby]

that's good Rory

 

interesting

[johngibo YPC]

  On 18/02/2014 at 15:02, David Hodgson said:

There will be a big temptation for Rodgers to allow Sturridge and Suarez to both go central for this one. He did it last season against Swansea, with Coutinho and Downing wide, and two centre mids (Gerrard and Lucas iirc), and we won 5-0.

 

They really weren't trying in that game, I wouldn't use it as any sort of barometer

I would be very surprised if he goes like that after the Villa debacle

 

Swansea have the quality to pass through us like Villa did. They did it in the league cup last year (and I think got a result under Rodgers in the league?)

[Sion]

  On 18/02/2014 at 15:18, johngibo YPC said:

They really weren't trying in that game, I wouldn't use it as any sort of barometer

I would be very surprised if he goes like that after the Villa debacle

 

Swansea have the quality to pass through us like Villa did. They did it in the league cup last year (and I think got a result under Rodgers in the league?)

Wasn't that the 0-0 where we clapped them off

[Mike]

  On 18/02/2014 at 15:18, johngibo YPC said:

They really weren't trying in that game, I wouldn't use it as any sort of barometer

I would be very surprised if he goes like that after the Villa debacle

 

Swansea have the quality to pass through us like Villa did. They did it in the league cup last year (and I think got a result under Rodgers in the league?)

 

Was going to say, no way Rodgers is doing that again.

[Dan]

  On 18/02/2014 at 15:26, Sion said:

Wasn't that the 0-0 where we clapped them off

 

Nope, that was under Kenny.

[The_Adder]

  On 18/02/2014 at 14:37, Red Yoda said:

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

 

Flanagan--------Skrtel-----------Agger--------Johnson

 

-----------------Gerrard------------Henderson

 

Suarez------------------Coutinho----------------Sterling

 

---------------------------Sturridge

 

Bench :

 

Jones , Cissokho , Toure , Allen , Teixeira , Moses , Aspas

 

THIS please.

[Sion]

  On 18/02/2014 at 15:40, Dan said:

Nope, that was under Kenny.

I don't think Kenny ever managed Swansea

[Cam]

Cissokho has been fine.

 

Same team as Arsenal. Tell Suarez & Sturridge they're on a death-defying mission to score a hat-trick each otherwise they get to choose which member of the squad is shot (and in a cruel twist they're not allowed to select Aspas).

[David Hodgson]

  On 18/02/2014 at 15:18, johngibo YPC said:

They really weren't trying in that game, I wouldn't use it as any sort of barometer

I would be very surprised if he goes like that after the Villa debacle

 

Swansea have the quality to pass through us like Villa did. They did it in the league cup last year (and I think got a result under Rodgers in the league?)

 

We also played that way and that line up in beating Spurs 3-2 at home.

 

However, let's not forget that we've played lots of 442 variations in the past year with Suarez and Sturridge up top, and central. If we play a kind of 4-1-2-1-2 (diamond) it could work.

 

 

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

 

---Flanagan--------------Skrtel-------------------Agger----------------Johnson

 

-------------------------------------------Gerrard

 

----------------------------Henderson--------------Coutinho

 

-------------------------------------------Sterling

 

--------------------------Suarez------------------Sturridge

 

 

With the ball , Sterling is moving left to right at will, and without, he and Coutinho (or Henderson) are covering the flanks defensively.

[surf]

dont f*** about with formations again. play the same formation and have suarez & sturridge switch position a few times during the game, to give defenders something to think about

[Red Yoda]

  On 18/02/2014 at 18:06, surf said:

dont f*** about with formations again. play the same formation and have suarez & sturridge switch position a few times during the game, to give defenders something to think about

 

 

I'm all for that .

[Dan]

  On 18/02/2014 at 16:44, Sion said:

I don't think Kenny ever managed Swansea

 

Apologies.

[Gunga Din]

  On 18/02/2014 at 18:06, surf said:

dont f*** about with formations again. play the same formation and have suarez & sturridge switch position a few times during the game, to give defenders something to think about

 

the Swede speaks sense

[fred milne]

  On 18/02/2014 at 14:27, David Hodgson said:

Surely we gotta start talking about this now......

 

Do we go 451 or back to 442 ?

 

Johnson straight back in ? For whom ?

Johnson for Cissokho and Mignolet for Jones would be the only changes from Arsenal if it were up to me.

[Billy Dane]

Henderson back in for Allen.

[jimbolala]

Henderson for Allen, mignolet back in nets and Ally back on the bench with either Johnson, Fannigan or Agger there instead