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Cant be bothered arguing...we all have our views and that's what debate is about

Couldnt agree more!!! This long run of changed teams was first mentioned last week, lets hope Rafa keeps the same team for once soon to shut everyone up. Maybe the Guarnaid got it wrong and Williams wrote 'Is Rafael Benitez hampering the Reds?'

Cam down mate, the whole point of Richard Williams' comment is to get people talking, he does not report on games and if he just wrote bland boring stuff like some others nobody would read. And BTW everyone, Jose doesnt rotate much...so we can all argue until we are blue in the face, some managers do, some don't. Funny how when GH rotated his forwards, EH, MO, and RF loads complained. I think the fact is we all like Rafa so support him without anyone really knowing if it is right or not.

Bert Trautman.....he wouldn't stay on the pitch these days with a broken neck The point is Dudek isnt playing at all, that is probably why he played badly for Poland. Ferguson, I am talking in general not this season, after all he has had suspensions to cope with. Let's just agree to disagree on this. We change too much, most will agree with that, not just players but the positions they play. SG, FA, JAR are good examples of this.

You are right - as I said I am being argumentaitive - it's the wine I am drinking!!! Another question, would the likes of Jan Molby be able to play now? I would like to think talents like his would have a place in the game but I am not sure somebody like him would get a chance.

Look at Tommy Smith now He played when he shouldn't have. These days you are not allowed to play when injured there is no pulling the wool over the managers' eyes. Cruciate injuries used to mean end of career, now they can get fixed. Yes I am being argumentative but however much I hate to say this, Fergie doesn't rotate and gets (relative) success. Both methods have things going for them. A high percentage of injuries happen in training , so by resting doesn' always mean players stay fresh. I am more for taking players off near the end when the games is sewn up so they dont get injured late on. By resting Reina occasionally we would keep Dudek match ready, he is getting no game time at all, and that is probably why he looked so shaky for Poland, 2 weeks ago,

Fact of the matter is no-one had big squads back then & the pace of the game was a lot slower, with the game as a whole being less physically demanding, as evidenced by the number of injuries players suffer these days. Players dont have more injuries these days, but the medical teams are better, so more are detected. As I say I am one for rotataion but at times I think he over does it. Also why doesnt he rest Reina?

That is true, however I think if he kept the back 5 the same (Reina, Finnan, Carra, Riise, Agger) all season I think we will let in less goals than changing it all the time. Obviously there will be forced changes for injuries and suspensions but i think that back 5 would help us stop us leaking goals.

However when a player is playing well it is not ALWAYS right to rest them, some players thrive on playing week in week out, I am in no way saying Rafa isnt doing a good job, but I go back to what i said last week. Arsenal in 1980 played 70 games, without constant rotation. Players have it easier nowadays, all they have to do is turn up at certain times and then play, everything is taken care of for them. In the 70's and 80's travel was harder etc. I am not saying if Rafa didn't rotate we would be better off but I think that players on ridiculously high wages should be able to perfom at the top of their profession for 180mins a week for 45 weeks of the year (Top tennis plaers can!!!). You never ever hear players say they are tired or want a rest.....they are a bunch of fairies I tell ya!!! I think we used very few players in 79 when we only let a few goals in - the back five got used to eachother!!

I do find it hard to understand all the constant changes as well, at times when we have played well and won I wish we had the same team as the next week. Richard Willaims nearly always writes garbage though!

Is this any way a joke? if not, was the said player playing for Liverpool or for another team...ie in an International?

Foregtting the way he left, we were all (well the majority) annoyed last summer when he didn't come back because we all knew we needed his goals. If we had had Owen last season we may have done even better. After all it was before he got injured we needed his goals most. I was gutted whan he left, and when he didnt come back...but now we have Kuyt I am at last over him!! Even the Owen knockers must admit he was missed (or his goals were)

I must be the only person that thinks we did OK, I wouldn't say we were outstanding though. I think we played better (at times) v Chlelsea. Great goals though. And how nice was it to be able to 'enjoy' the last 10mins knowing the game was won, when was the last time that happened?

Yes he's an old man and gets things wrong (don't we all???), but I think he is very fair and quite likes us, he is one of the better ones IMO.

I assuume this shop will have full stock of all kits...that must be why there is a shortgae, they were holding them back for a new shop.

How do you go to a previous engagement, doesnt that mean it has happened dalredy

Sorry I should have been clearer you get different commentators to us for games you have LIVE. And yes I agree it was Hawthorne on Wednesday.

More shocked he said this Thierry Henry reveals who his role models are - Paul Dickov and Kevin Davies. Dickov for "the way he moves, because he's always moving everywhere" and Davies because he "annoys" defenders, but "not in a bad way"

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I think over a season Crouch Bellamy and Kuyt will all plaay about the same as each other

Has anyone else noticed how since Bellamy has stopped moaning he hasnt looked as effective?

I think the other muppet was John Champion. Living overseas has made me appreciate Motty even more :-)

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