Udinese away

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Need to win to go through + Suarez suspended for West Ham then he needs to go on holiday to Italy during the week.

 

A balance between first-teamers and ressies could be as follows;

 

 

Reina

 

Wisdom Skrtel Carra Enrique

 

Henderson Allen Sahin

 

Shelvey Suarez (Assaidi/Downing)

 

 

Agger is the more injury prone between him and Skrtel

Lucas surely cant travel, can he ?

Johnson is a key player this season

Gerrard needs less games not more

Sterling needs to be managed

Edited December 1, 2012 by Rory Fitzgerald

[CarraLegend]

Tough one for the manager. West Ham is huge but so is this. At least theres no decision over Suarez and I cant see anything other than a full reserve team from Udinese.

 

Offer them a few hundred k and we'll fix it.

Edited December 1, 2012 by CarraLegend

[RafaShanks]

We can't afford to feck this up. Start with a full strength team and then take players off if necessary depending on the score/other game.

 

We just need to match Young Boys result.

[Epic Swindle]

Rather beat West Ham, t*** of a place to go.

 

Jones

Flannagan Wisdom Carra Enrique

Hendo Sahin Allen Suso

Shelvey

Suarez

[Sion]

They haven't won in 7

Hopefully they'll not even try, and focus on Serie A instead

Edited December 1, 2012 by Sion

[DJS]

Tough one for the manager. West Ham is huge but so is this. At least theres no decision over Suarez and I cant see anything other than a full reserve team from Udinese.

 

Offer them a few hundred k and we'll fix it.

 

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Udinese stuck out a full team against us at Anfield, my worry is that they will do the same.

 

Anyway, irrespective of what team they put out and irrespective of what team we put out - if we win, it'll be the biggest win of the season.

 

Wow.

[Davvo]

 

We just need to match Young Boys result.

 

Unless they lose, in which case we'd be out.

[DJS]

Udinese stuck out a full team against us at Anfield, my worry is that they will do the same.

 

Anyway, irrespective of what team they put out and irrespective of what team we put out - if we win, it'll be the biggest win of the season.

 

Wow.

 

They werent eliminated from the competition at that stage, though.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

They werent eliminated from the competition at that stage, though.

 

True - and whilst I wont claim this as my information - didnt they play the back-to-back games with Young Boys with the 2nd string ? If not then my bad but that is my understanding.

Edited December 1, 2012 by Rory Fitzgerald

[DJS]

I dont know to be honest.

 

If they did play a 2nd string both times vs YB, i really dont see why they'd recall their first teamers just for a game against us which has no bearing on their Europa situation whatsoever. Especially when they have been struggling quite a bit in Serie A lately.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

I dont know to be honest.

 

If they did play a 2nd string both times vs YB, i really dont see why they'd recall their first teamers just for a game against us which has no bearing on their Europa situation whatsoever. Especially when they have been struggling quite a bit in Serie A lately.

 

I dont know either but something sticks in my mind that they sent their main team to Anfield given the occassion - if true - and now at home, will they send them out again in front of their own crowd ?

 

In any event, a win there would be our most significant of the season.

[Bologna]

I dont know either but something sticks in my mind that they sent their main team to Anfield given the occassion- if true - and now at home, will they send them out again in front of their own crowd ?

 

In any event, a win there would be our most significant of the season.

 

It is tue but it was more a question of their main players telling the manager they would not be denied the opportunity of playing in one of the great cathedrals of world football.

[doug_mac]

play a full team

 

this competition hots up in the new year and we need to be there

 

i would play the same team as yesterday or if lucas is not up to a full match play henderson instead

[Earl Hafler]

Pick one of the young strikers who's scored recently and start him alongside Suarez. We might need a goal from the bench against West Ham to bag three points.

[Conrad]

i'd leave gerrard, lucas, agger and johnson at home, otherwise full strength

 

reina

 

wisdom-carragher-skertl-enrique

 

allen-henderson

 

sterling-sahin-downing

 

suarez

[Nerik]

First win in 8 games for them yesterday. 4-1 home to Cagliari. Similar league run to ours and they need to make up ground if they want to play European footy next year, so I would not be surprised if they field a weakened team ahead of their visit to Sampdoria next Monday.

[DJS]

We're odds-on favourites to win this game at 17/20. Bit strange. I can understand a shorter price than normal, given the circumstances. But odds-on seems a bit much.

[Earl Hafler]

Think we're often a false price due to the bookies knowing we're loyal fans who like a bet

[DJS]

Yeah, there is that.

[schmuckdonald]

Reina

Wisdom

Carra

Coates

Downing

Sahin

Henderson

Cole

Assaidi

Suarez

Enrique

[Red Yoda]

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

 

Wisdom Carragher Coates Downing

 

-------Henderson---------Sahin

 

----------------------Suso

 

Assaidi-----------Suarez----------Enrique

 

Bench :

 

Jones--Johnson--Skrtel--Allen--Gerrard--Shelvey--Sterling

 

Rest Agger as he has been troubled recently by a groin niggle and rest lucas as he is just back and we want him raring to go in the next premier match

[Jiggy Hates Jazz]

Need to win to go through + Suarez suspended for West Ham then he needs to go on holiday to Italy during the week.

 

Nowhere near Turin though...

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Agger, Lucas and Gerrard are the only big names not to travel. Agger is being 'managed' as he has played the most successive league games (13) in his 7 years at the club. What number is more shocking, 13 consecutive games or the fact baby-face has been here 7 years !!!

 

Reina

 

Johnson Skrtel Coates Enrique

 

Henderson Allen Sahin

 

Shelvey Suarez (Cole/Assaidi/Downing)

[Knox_Harrington]

Johnson - Skrtel - Carra - Downing

------------ Sahin ---------------

-------- Hendo -- Allen ----------

---- Suso -- Suarez -- Enrique ---