What is our strongest XI?

[RafaShanks]

If everyone is fully fit?

 

I'll start the ball rolling:

 

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

Finnan---Agger---Carra---Arbeloa

Yossi----Stevie---Xabi/Masch---Babel

---------Crouch------Torres-------

 

Back five picks itself. So does the strikers, as they are the most effective of what we have.

 

Midfield dependant on opposition.

[Benzo-13]

If everyone is fully fit?

 

I'll start the ball rolling:

 

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

Finnan---Agger---Carra---Arbeloa

Yossi----Stevie---Xabi/Masch---Babel

---------Crouch------Torres-------

 

Back five picks itself. So does the strikers, as they are the most effective of what we have.

 

Midfield dependant on opposition.

 

Crouch and Torres?? No way.. Kuyt/Torres for me every time.

[Guest Kaizer]

Reina

Finnan Carra Agger Riise

Mascherano Alonso

Gerrard Kewell

Voronin

Torres

[Benzo-13]

Reina

Finnan Carra Agger Riise

Mascherano Alonso

Gerrard Kewell

Voronin

Torres

 

With you except Aurelio for Riise and Kuyt for Voronin.

[Gunga Din]

i honestly have no idea anymore.

 

id like to see us try

 

Reina

Finnan Agger Carra Arbeloa

Gerrard Alonso Lucas Kewell (when fit)

Torres Crouch

 

if Kewell wasnt fit i'd try Babel out there, or perhaps Riise. our left side of midfield is a weak spot for us

[Guest Finnan3]

Reina

Fin Danny Carra Arbeloa

Gerrard Masch Xabi Benny

Voronin Torres

[dorgie]

Reina

Finnan, Carra, Agger, Arbeloa

Gerrard, Masch, Alonso, Babel

Yossi

Torres

[Gunga Din]

i'd put this to you all as well. is our best 11 now, better than our best 11 when Houllier was here?

[Florist Cinema Pond Goal]

I still feel Kewell will have a big say this season.

[Guest Finnan3]

i honestly have no idea anymore.

 

id like to see us try

 

Reina

Finnan Agger Carra Arbeloa

Gerrard Alonso Lucas Kewell (when fit)

Torres Crouch

 

if Kewell wasnt fit i'd try Babel out there, or perhaps Riise. our left side of midfield is a weak spot for us

 

 

are you just picking players who havent played much in the last few weeks or what?

 

Lucas Crouch Kewell Xabi Arbelo Agger - all havent really played recently, so have you just made a team out of players who cant possibly be linked to the recent shambles

[CaptainXabi]

i'd put this to you all as well. is our best 11 now, better than our best 11 when Houllier was here?

Definitely. No doubt about it. However, our current level of belief is approaching a 5-6 year low, if it hasn't gotten there already.

[Gunga Din]

are you just picking players who havent played much in the last few weeks or what?

 

Lucas Crouch Kewell Xabi Arbelo Agger - all havent really played recently, so have you just made a team out of players who cant possibly be linked to the recent shambles

 

no, i'm picking what i genuinely believe would be our best 11, players who compliment the players around them, players who can pass a ball, and players with a bit of pace

[Benzo-13]

i'd put this to you all as well. is our best 11 now, better than our best 11 when Houllier was here?

 

Miles better talent wise..

GH left us with sh**e like Murphy, Diouf, Diao, a void-like Heskey and Cheyrou..

[alias75]

Im going to go with....

 

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

 

Finnan..........Carragher....Agger............Arbeloa

 

Gerrard.......Mascherano...Alonso..........Benayoun

 

..................Torres..........Babel........................

 

 

 

You could go with Kuyt and Torres up front their partnership has looked the best of all our forward combinations this season, away from home id probably go with Kuyt instead, but id like to see how this team plays, you have lots of very good technical players that are comfortable on the ball, with the protection you get from Mascherano and Alonso it allows Gerrard and Benayoun to go create.

 

Obviously we havent seen Babel up front yet but id like to see how he goes.

[CaptainXabi]

i honestly have no idea anymore.

 

id like to see us try

 

Reina

Finnan Agger Carra Arbeloa

Gerrard Alonso Lucas Kewell (when fit)

Torres Crouch

 

if Kewell wasnt fit i'd try Babel out there, or perhaps Riise. our left side of midfield is a weak spot for us

I'm intrigued by the Lucas Alonso pairing. I'm also intrigued by Torres and Babel up front. I think both a worth a shot, but not at the same time.

[Benzo-13]

I still feel Kewell will have a big say this season.

 

We need a player like him, our best season under Rafa was when he was patched up for it!!

[Coyler]

i honestly have no idea anymore.

 

id like to see us try

 

Reina

Finnan Agger Carra Arbeloa

Gerrard Alonso Lucas Kewell (when fit)

Torres Crouch

 

if Kewell wasnt fit i'd try Babel out there, or perhaps Riise. our left side of midfield is a weak spot for us

Presuming that they're playing approaching the best form that they've showed for us (Lucas of course being there on tasty, tasty potential as far as the red shirt goes), I'd go for that except Kuyt for poor old Crouchy.

Edited October 24, 2007 by Coyler

[Guest Kaizer]

i'd put this to you all as well. is our best 11 now, better than our best 11 when Houllier was here?

 

Yes it is, but not much, Alonso, Reina in particular pushes it in the presnt teams direction, Torres might turn out to be better than Owen as well, but its still early days, apart from that we have not seen much improvement, what we have seen is that we have get rid of players with that little bit of special skill and ability that could turn a game and replaced them with hardworking grafters, IU`m not sure if thats a good thing.

[Gunga Din]

Miles better talent wise..

GH left us with sh**e like Murphy, Diouf, Diao, a void-like Heskey and Cheyrou..

i know, but i'm talking first 11. Diouf isnt s****, he's just a bell end

[Guest Ant]

I actually wonder if Rafa can answer that question

[Benzo-13]

Yes it is, but not much, Alonso, Reina in particular pushes it in the presnt teams direction, Torres might turn out to be better than Owen as well, but its still early days, apart from that we have not seen much improvement, what we have seen is that we have get rid of players with that little bit of special skill and ability that could turn a game and replaced them with hardworking grafters, IU`m not sure if thats a good thing.

 

We have Voronin, Kuyt, Torres, Crouch and Babel for the forward line now..

 

Back then it was Owen (class), Heskey (had become utter sh**e) and Baros (who wasn't pony then).

 

It's incomparable and a rubbish load of tosh to start this as our midfield now destroys that one.

[Benzo-13]

i know, but i'm talking first 11. Diouf isnt s****, he's just a bell end

 

Yeah but he was the first No.9 in all of our history to not score in a season and let face it was pretty w**k in his last one.

[Guest spk]

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

 

Finnan..........Carragher....Agger............Arbeloa

 

Gerrard.......Mascherano...Alonso..........Benayoun

 

..................Torres..........Babel........................

 

cant fault that. maybe kuyt instead of babel but i'd like to see the babel/torres partnership given the chance to develop.

Edited October 24, 2007 by spk

[Cam]

Do I have to have eleven?

 

'Cos I reckon: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Gerrard, Alonso & Torres could beat the team we put out tonight.

[Knox_Harrington]

The one I'd like to see is

 

Reina

 

Finnan

Carragher

Agger

Aurelio

 

Alonso

Mascherano

 

Gerrard

Benayoun

Kewell

 

Togsylad.

 

Alonso is getting better with every game that passes. Some talked some utter s**** about how bad he was playing on here before his injury. He was and has played well for months. There isn't one footballer we have who can do what he can except possibly the Brazilian player of the year and that's supposition.