kuyt and keane

[Mike]

a particularly badly matched pairing. kuyt or keane with one of babel or ngog.

it reminded me of last year when rafa would put kuyt and voronin together and you just knew they wouldn't score.

 

for blackburn i really hope he doesn't repeat that front two.

[Hassony]

If keane was really bought as the link man, than play a 4-2-3-1 against Blackburn, with Gerrard and Alonso in the middle, and Keane behind Babel, with Kuyt and Reira on the wings.

[Mike]

If keane was really bought as the link man, than play a 4-2-3-1 against Blackburn, with Gerrard and Alonso in the middle, and Keane behind Babel, with Kuyt and Reira on the wings.

 

he doesn't deserve a place, gerrard behind babel for me.

[smithdown]

I'd rather see Kuyt with Riera, Gerrard and Babel playing off him, which isn't great sounding but I dunno.

 

Keane has got two more sh*t games left before I go looking for him, though.

[Coyler]

he doesn't deserve a place, gerrard behind babel for me.

Babel deserves a place up top?

[Hassony]

he doesn't deserve a place, gerrard behind babel for me.

 

I know

 

I am just tired of all the excuses people make for him (he is not a lone striker, he is missing torres, he is being isolated by Kuyt....etc)

[Hassony]

Babel deserves a place up top?

 

who would you play then? Amoo?

[smithdown]

I know

 

I am just tired of all the excuses people make for him (he is not a lone striker, he is missing torres, he is being isolated by Kuyt....etc)

 

 

He's trying too hard. He's thinking too much. He's not been played the right way up. There was dogsh*t on the ball.

[Boca]

4-2-3-1

 

Kuyt up top with Babel - Keane - Gerrard behind him.

[Maldini]

a particularly badly matched pairing. kuyt or keane with one of babel or ngog.

it reminded me of last year when rafa would put kuyt and voronin together and you just knew they wouldn't score.

 

for blackburn i really hope he doesn't repeat that front two.

 

They did alright in previous games they've played together. If Rafa had started Ngog up front instead of Keane the vast majority of people would have destroyed him for rotating.

 

They played 2 games together before last night and scored 4 goals.

 

This is getting f***ing ridiculous.

[Coyler]

who would you play then? Amoo?

Kuyt, ffs. Even N'Gog.

 

Somebody with experience of scoring goals as a fecking striker.

[sutty]

Being top of the league has had a negative impact on people's sanity.

[D.Boon]

Kuyt, ffs. Even N'Gog.

 

Somebody with experience of scoring goals as a fecking striker.

 

Babel is the best goal scorer in the first team squad after Gerrard and Torres.

[Hassony]

Kuyt, ffs. Even N'Gog.

 

Somebody with experience of scoring goals as a fecking striker.

 

 

Ngog who played as a winger for a poor PSG side last season?

 

Kuyt is not a lone striker, play him with Babel, but not on his own

[Mike]

They did alright in previous games they've played together. If Rafa had started Ngog up front instead of Keane the vast majority of people would have destroyed him for rotating.

 

They played 2 games together before last night and scored 4 goals.

 

This is getting f***ing ridiculous.

 

remind we, what games did they play upfront together?

[Coyler]

Babel is the best goal scorer in the first team squad after Gerrard and Torres.

Yeah it must be all those times he's led the line with Gerrard playing off him. Or are you praising Benítez's use of him as an impact sub on the wing, which is probably how he should be used on Saturday?

[fred milne]

Babel deserves a place up top?

Babel deserves a run in the side.

[Alonso]

Until Torres gets himself fit I'd go:

 

Kuyt Gerrard Alonso Reira

 

Keane Babel

 

Think we'll see the return of Mascherano for the away game against Blackburn tho, probably in place of Babel.

[Coyler]

Babel deserves a run in the side.

I'm not sure that he does,* but even if we presume that he does I'm not having him playing up front for the duration of Torres's absence.

 

I'd rather have Keane up top against Blackburn, for God's sake.

 

*Except by default to refresh Riera

Edited December 2, 2008 by Coyler

[Alonso]

Babel deserves a run in the side.

If he doesn't get one now he never will and could well be shipped out in the summer. Either that or he'll request a move.

[MFletcher]

remind we, what games did they play upfront together?

 

United at home.

 

I'm sure there are others.

[D.Boon]

Or are you praising Benítez's use of him as an impact sub on the wing, which is probably how he should be used on Saturday?

 

No, as the post said he is IMO after Gerrard and Torres the person most likely to find the back of the net. Therefore he would be fine up front

[Maldini]

Babel is the best goal scorer in the first team squad after Gerrard and Torres.

and Keane and Kuyt

 

Ngog who played as a winger for a poor PSG side last season?

 

Kuyt is not a lone striker, play him with Babel, but not on his own

 

He didn't play as a winger.

 

remind we, what games did they play upfront together?

 

West Brom (Keane 2) and Wigan (Kuyt 2) both at home

 

Babel deserves a run in the side.

 

On what basis?

[matty]

Saturday I'd play

 

Mascherano - Alonso

Gerrard - - - - - - - - - Riera

Kuyt - - - - - Babel

 

Think Keane needs to warm the bench for a match.

[sutty]

I'd play Babel, I must admit