Bournemouth

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Let's not dick about here eh?

 

let's rest Suarez, Hendo & Phil. Maybe one more.

 

But play a strong side - 7 or 8 of the usual starters. They're an ok side, a win is expected but a banana skin it certainly is. Let's not Oldham, Burnley etc it

[Case]

Phil should play and rest up against Everton. Danny up front on his tod. Open them up like a south coast Newcastle.

[Zoob]

Aspas, Alberto and Moses should all start, even if (Aspas+Moses) makes me feel a bit sick. Don't really want Sturridge to be playing Sunday+Tuesday so long after a lay off, and would like to see Suarez, Coutinho and Johnson rested too.

[Case]

fair point on Danny. Aspas, yes, perhaps, but no way should Moses play.

 

Jones

Kelly-Toure-Sakho-Cissokho

Allen

Henderson-Alberto

Sterling-Aspas-Coutinho

 

Hendo as skipper.

 

If this IS the team, I'll eat my own head.

[Cheesecake]

Jones

Kelly-Toure-Sakho-Flanagan

Allen

Gerrard-Alberto

Sterling-Aspas-Moses

 

I think that team should have way too much for BFC. Flanno is due back on the 25th according to physio room, that line up allows us to rest Mig, Johnson, Skrtel, Henderson, Suarez, Sturridge who will all starrt vs Everton 3 days later and Coutinho needs a spell out of the team imo, he was pretty anonymous in the first half vs Villa.

[Tommy Cockles]

Saturday 12.45 ko

 

Tricksy little game for us I think.

 

Sturridge to start, Luis on the bench for me. The Derby looms large.

 

Sakho & Flanno potential returns, Johnson & Lucas out.

 

I've finally managed to sort a ticket so looking forward to a few seaside beers.

 

Anyway, thats it. My first match thread start.

 

Yeah. Not exactly Rory is it?

[Tommy Cockles]

Ha. And there was me thinking I'd started the thread!

 

Fo'shame.

[Earl Hafler]

Ha. And there was me thinking I'd started the thread!

 

Fo'shame.

 

A thread within a thread is a beautiful thing

[downunder]

Aspas, Alberto and Moses should all start, even if (Aspas+Moses) makes me feel a bit sick. Don't really want Sturridge to be playing Sunday+Tuesday so long after a lay off, and would like to see Suarez, Coutinho and Johnson rested too.

 

How about Saturday and Tuesday?

[Clay Davis]

Rossiter, Smith and Brannagan likely to be involved acc. to the Echo.

[Widnesian]

Play the kids. The league is just too important to lose any more key players through injury.

[smithdown]

Rossiter, Smith and Brannagan likely to be involved acc. to the Echo.

 

 

If the other times we have done this are anything to go by then Suarez will go on anyway regardless.

[Maldini]

Smith will start I'd say. He was supposed to start the last round but got a knock.

[Leo No.8]

Really want to get to the latter stages of this. I think we'd be foolish to take them too lightly.

 

I'd start Suarez and take him off after an hour (hopefully when he's done enough damage) he's a machine, and use Sturridge from the bench only if needed who is more prone to injuries. Alberto needs some match practice as its looking like he's going to be first choice the way transfers / injuries are going. Maybe play the young lad Smith at left back as he can't really be any worse than Cissokho, and I'd leave Mignolet in to try to build his confidence before the derby (as it stands he's going in nervy). I'd go for:

 

-------------------------------Mignolet----------------------------------

 

Kelly-----------------Skrtel-------------Toure-----------------Smith

 

--------------------Henderson--------Gerrard-------------------------

 

---------------------------------Alberto-----------------------------------

 

------Aspas-----------------------------------------------Moses-------

 

---------------------------------Suarez-----------------------------------

 

All of Gerrard, Henderson and Suarez to come off (injuries and scoreline permitting) between 60-75 minutes. Use Sturridge, Sterling and Coutinho if we're not clearly ahead, young lads mentioned above from the bench if we are.

[Red Yoda]

-----------------------Mignolet

 

Flannagan----Toure----Sakho----Smith

 

------------Henderson-------Allen

 

Moses---------------Alberto-----Coutinho

 

------------------------Aspas

 

Subs :

 

Jones , Kelly , Skrtel , Gerrard , Rossiter , Suarez , Sturridge

[Swan Red]

I'd love us to win the FA Cup

[cymrococh]

Jones has confirmed he's playing hasn't he?

[baz2107]

Jones has confirmed he's playing hasn't he?

yep

[Knox_Harrington]

I'd love us to win the FA Cup

Win the FA Cup or beat Everton 12-0 on Tuesday.

 

Which would you rather have?

[fred]

The Ev. Every time. Mind you, 11-0 and I'd have to think about it.

[smithdown]

Win the FA Cup or beat Everton 12-0 on Tuesday.

 

Which would you rather have?

 

 

Ha! This is like Moyes the other year, lose three nil in the derby but beat the RS in the semi.

Edited January 24, 2014 by smithdown

[honourablegeorge]

Let's not dick about here eh?

 

let's rest Suarez, Hendo & Phil. Maybe one more.

 

But play a strong side - 7 or 8 of the usual starters. They're an ok side, a win is expected but a banana skin it certainly is. Let's not Oldham, Burnley etc it

 

 

Rest Henderson?

 

We have him and Gerrard as our only fit midfielders.

[baz2107]

Rest Henderson?

 

We have him and Gerrard as our only fit midfielders.

Is Allen out as well then?

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Rest Henderson?

 

We have him and Gerrard as our only fit midfielders.

That was then, this is now.

 

I'd go - based on likelihood not what I'd choose:

 

Jones

Flanno, Skrtl, Toure, Aly

Allen, Moses, Sterling, Alberto

Aspas, Sturridge

 

not nec in a 442

 

Bench - who's fit?

[smithdown]

That was then, this is now.

 

I'd go - based on likelihood not what I'd choose:

 

Jones

Flanno, Skrtl, Toure, Aly

Allen, Moses, Sterling, Alberto

Aspas, Sturridge

 

not nec in a 442

 

Bench - who's fit?

 

 

Gerrard and Suarez on at half time