Sod it. My team for the foreseable

[Flasher]

I would do this. You will disagree, and so might some of the players. Tough.

 

..............Reina

 

Finnan...Carra....Agger....Riise

 

Bellamy...Gerrard....Alonso...Garcia

 

.........Kuyt.....Crouch

 

Subs.

 

Dudek

Hyypia

Pennant

Zenden

Warnock

 

No sub strikers needed as Bellamy and Garcia are on the pitch already and can be moved. I also believe that right now Bellamy would play anywhere. I also like what he's said today about being unselfish and setting up chances for others.

[sutty]

Fowler on the bench. Bellamy - not convinced about him playing wide right.

[Flasher]

Fowler on the bench. Bellamy - not convinced about him playing wide right.

 

 

It is indeed a risk, or at least it would be if this were real. I just think he's too quick and too desperate to succeed to be ignored.

 

Fowler. I love him. It takes all i've got not to start with him to be honest.

[Logic]

Reina

Finnan - Carra - Agger - Aurelio

Alonso Gerrard

Pennant Garcia Gonzalez

Kuyt

 

subs

Dudek

Hyypia

Zenden

Bellamy

Crouch

 

 

:prepares to be shot down in flames:

Edited November 16, 2006 by Logic

[Barnes' left foot]

.......................Reina

 

Finnan Carragher Agger Riise

 

...................Alonso

 

........Gerrard...........Zenden

 

...Bellamy...................Garcia

 

....................Kuyt

 

Subs: Crouch, Dudek, Pennant, Gonzalez, Hyypia

[Dominus Maximus]

Sorry Barnes but Zenden is shyte... Wouldn't want him near the squad...

[Andy @ Allerton]

Sorry Barnes but Zenden is shyte... Wouldn't want him near the squad...

 

[chiliking]

Reina

 

Carra Hyppiä Agger

Finnan Stevie Xabi Riise

Garcia

Kuyt Belly

 

Or....

 

 

Reina

 

Carra Hyppiä Agger

Finnan Xabi Riise Speedy

Stevie

Kuyt Garcia

Edited November 16, 2006 by ChiliKing

[Guest The Defender]

................Reina.................

 

Finnan.. Carra.. Hyypia... Risse

 

Gerrard... Alonso.. Agger.. Garcia

 

.............Kuyt...Crouch...............

 

I honestly believe that is our best team at the moment...

 

Agger could play there..

[Ronnie Whelan]

Why play a striker out wide when we bought two wide players during the summer so we would need to do exactly that?

 

 

Also:

 

................Reina.................

 

Finnan.. Carra.. Hyypia... Risse

 

Gerrard... Alonso.. Agger.. Garcia

 

.............Kuyt...Crouch...............

 

I honestly believe that is our best team at the moment...

 

Agger could play there..

 

 

So you would play Agger at CM, eventhough he untested in that position for Liverpool and continue to play SG in a position which, going by last Sundays performance, he has no interest in playing in?

Edited November 16, 2006 by Ronnie Whelan

[Flasher]

Why play a striker out wide when we bought two wide players during the summer so we would need to do exactly that?

 

 

If that was aimed at my initial post, my answer is that I don't believe either Pennant or Gonzalez justify a starting position just yet. Neither have settled. I do think, however, that Pennant was a great signing and will come good.

 

You could argue that Bellamy doesn't deserve a starting place either, but I feel that Bellamy has got the most desire to succeed out of all three of them.

[Guest RedIsMyColour]

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

 

Finnan-------Agger----Carra----Warnock

 

Garcia---Gerrard----Alonso----Riise

 

-----------Kuyt---------Crouch

[Alonso]

Reina

 

Finnan Carragher Agger Riise

 

Garcia Gerrard Alonso Gonzalez

 

Kuyt Crouch

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Our away and home performances are so very different that I wouldnt trust our home team to be effective in an away match.

 

My current belief is that Pennant and Gonzalez are not performing at the level expected (mitigated by rotation policy, short time here and underperformance of established players). They can be supported by our players at home given our dominance in our play.

 

However, away from home its a different animal, I dont think we could carry them in some away games. However, the options are not there at the moment with Sissoko out.

 

Given the pacity of our play, I would have consolidated our midfield 4 and get the basics right with

 

Gerrard Alonso Sissoko Zenden

 

and keep things tight rather than going expansive, not working and leaving our (already fragile) defence exposed.

 

I would keep Zenden for away games with Gerrard and Alonso, though not sure who else

[Hobbsie]

Reina

 

Finnan Carra Agger Riise

 

Alonso

Garcia Speedy

Gerrard

 

Bellamy

 

Kuyt

[Ronnie Whelan]

If that was aimed at my initial post, my answer is that I don't believe either Pennant or Gonzalez justify a starting position just yet. Neither have settled. I do think, however, that Pennant was a great signing and will come good.

 

You could argue that Bellamy doesn't deserve a starting place either, but I feel that Bellamy has got the most desire to succeed out of all three of them.

 

 

Sorry mate, thats was in response to your opening post, i should have quoted it.

 

 

I know Bellamys relationship with Souness was not exactly ideal, but he was really unhappy playing out wide for both Souness and Bobby Robson. In that regard I really cant see why playing either Bellamy or Gerrard in that position when one has come out and stated it in the press about him not wanting to play there and the other, although he has not gone to the press, the press seem obsessed with the idea of him not wanting to play there and his recent performances also add weight to that argument. Pennant is a specialist in that area which gives us options at LM whether its Luis or Gonzalez. Personally i think Luis would be a good option at LM, with Gonzalez on the left. Rafa wanted options for this season and he has them. IMO there is not real point in complicating the issue further by playing strikers out wide.

[12twelve]

call me crazy, I think Gerrard is best suited playing on the left, cutting in and scoring

[Andy @ Allerton]

-------- Reina

 

Finnan Carragher Hyypia Riise

 

Garcia Gerrard Alonso Zenden

 

-------- Fowler Kuyt

 

 

Subs:

 

Dudek

Agger

Gonzales

Crouch

Bellamy

[Dominus Maximus]

 

Agger in the defense gives us another ball playing possibility. And gives Gerrard freedom to roam. Pennant will be alright, given a good run. Crouch for the link up play, and Aurelio, although not best at defending has sublime ball control and crossing ability. This is my team...

Edited November 16, 2006 by Flamingo Crouch

[Big E]

Home:

 

Reina

 

Finnan Agger Carra Riise

 

Pennant Alonso Gerrard Garcia

 

Kuyt Bellamy

 

 

Away:

 

Reina

 

Finnan Agger Carra Riise

 

Pennant Alonso Gerrard Aurelio

 

Kuyt/Crouch Bellamy/Garcia

 

 

I think now's the time to give Agger his chance. Apart from that I wouldn't change the back 4 of last year.

 

In midfield, Gonzales just isn't doing it for me, especially away from home where we just can't carry players. Same for Garcia really, hence Aurelio coming in to give some solidity and a good delivery with Riise able to push on knowing there's better cover. On the right there's no other option apart from Garcia who could drop in for home games only to give Speedie a game on the left. Zenden is a backup/squad player who can fill in but never make a big impact - and doing a good enough job IMO.

 

Up front Kuyt has to start, but Crouch isn't doing enough for me and especially away from home the 2 of them together are too pedestrian so you need either Bellamy or possibly Garcia depending on the opposition. For Robbie see Zenden's comments - I worry if he's past it. Home games only I think, and then only to rest players.

 

FWIW, I think we're missing Kewell.

Edited November 16, 2006 by Big E

[melia]

 

Agger in the defense gives us another ball playing possibility. And gives Gerrard freedom to roam. Pennant will be alright, given a good run. Crouch for the link up play, and Aurelio, although not best at defending has sublime ball control and crossing ability. This is my team...

I'd go with that one.

[Clay Davis]

me too

[Falconhoof]

After seeing what Bellamy did for Wales i'd be tempted to give him a run of games. We need the pace.

 

Gerrard has to go back in the centre, partly cos Zenden isn't up to the job and partly because Gerrard seems to be sliding into frustration out on the right.

 

Agger must be 1st choice, I think pretty much everyone can see that now.

[psl]

Yeah I think Agger and Bellamy will play the next few with Stevie in the middle.

[flash]

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

 

Finnan - Agger - Hyypia - Riise

 

-----------Carragher

 

--Gerrard - Alonso - Gonzalez

 

 

--Kuyt/Crouch - Garcia/Fowler

 

 

for me.