Liverpool Vs. Swansea City (15:00)

K-9

Barclays Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Date: Saturday, 5 November
Kick-off: 1500 GMT

Not on TV.


Swansea visit Anfield with the worst Away Record in the PL and Liverpool are unbeaten at home but have drawn 3 games and have already dropped points to another promoted team, Norwich. Considering Swansea have played City, Arsenal and Chelsea Away their record isn't that bad!

Swansea play 4-5-1 Away from Home and it helps their possession, Barcaesque type football, they've one of the highest possession rates in the PL and they can play as well, the 4th highest pass completion rate, way ahead of Liverpool. I think they'll surprise people who haven't seen them play much this season. Players too watch out for are Gower, Sinclair, Dyer and Graham.

Gerrard is out for Liverpool with Carragher doubtful which may be a blessing. Dobbie out for Swansea.

Because Swansea retain possession the onus is on Liverpool to pressurise Swansea in midfield and their back 4. With Carroll in good form a 4-4-2 might be the best option and I'd go for Kuyt on the right, it's a type of game he's needed in. Kenny might leave Carroll out and go a 4-5-1 adding Henderson.

I think he should play Carroll as he's in form and 2 up front gives their back 4 more problems than Suarez on his own. Their back 4 can be dodgy so Downing needs to have a good game.

I'd go:

Reina

Johnson -- Skrtel -- Agger -- Enrique

Kuyt ---- Lucas ---- Adam --- Downing

Suarez --- Carroll

Going for a Liverpool win, 2-0, Carroll and Adam to score.

mike65

Word on the street says its a 4-4-2 with Carroll & Saurez. Kinda think Downing might benefit from a day off.

Leiva

3-1 Liverpool.

K-9

mike65 wrote: »

Word on the street says its a 4-4-2 with Carroll & Saurez. Kinda think Downing might benefit from a day off.

Yep, was just looking at my team and thinking Bellamy would cause Swansea problems, they aren't the biggest team around or the most physical, he'd cause them bother.

Kess73

mike65 wrote: »

Word on the street says its a 4-4-2 with Carroll & Saurez. Kinda think Downing might benefit from a day off.

Given that Swansea's main threat comes from their flanks and the fact they like to play with a three man midfield that tends to compress play in the centre, I think I would prefer to see 4-2-3-1 played as it would stretch them in the centre and allow us to get room when their flanks move up.

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Reina

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Johnson*

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Skrtel

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Agger

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Enrique

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Lucas

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Adam

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Kuyt*

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Suarez

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Bellamy

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Carroll

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I would play Kuyt if Johnson is at RB because of the pace and directness of Swansea's left flank. If Kelly was to start at RB, then I would put Downing at wide right.


One thing that is certain is that the Liverpool full backs today had better be on their toes as Swansea have the players to cause problems from wide.


Think it will turn out to be a very entertaining game with plenty of action in both boxes. If Liverpool are on form I think a 4-1 to the reds could happen.

mike65

K-9

More than that - Bellers is a Cardiff man, so he'll love it, just love it if he scores.

SantryRed

Liverpool have to go 4-4-2. Look at when Wolves did it against them 2 weeks ago, Swansea struggled a hell of a lot more. If Pool press high up the pitch today I see an easy win for them.

tommyhaas

Apparently its:

Reina Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique Henderson Adam Lucas Downing Carroll Suarez sub: Doni kelly coates speo bellamy maxi dirk

mike65

with improved formatting

tommyhaas wrote: »

Apparently its:

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Reina
Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique
Henderson Adam Lucas Downing

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Carroll Suarez


Sub: Doni, Kelly, Coates, Spearing, Bellamy, Maxi, Kuyt

stampydmonkey

Much prefer to see Kelly start ahead of Johnson. Carroll and Suarez up front too.

Gona say 3-1 with downing to finally score

Kess73

tommyhaas wrote: »

Apparently its:

Reina Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique Henderson Adam Lucas Downing Carroll Suarez sub: Doni kelly coates speo bellamy maxi dirk

Hmmm if it is a right flank of Henderson and Johnson, then that is an invitation to Swansea to attack on that flank as often as possible. Johnson and especially Henderson will have to up their work rates in defensive terms, and Henderson will have to up his attacking play big time to keep the Swansea LB from overlapping.

wcarey1975

tommyhaas wrote: »

Apparently its:

Reina Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique Henderson Adam Lucas Downing Carroll Suarez sub: Doni kelly coates speo bellamy maxi dirk

Confirmed Line-up

daithijjj

Unchanged side, feels like a flashback to the 80's ..... (i know).

K-9

tommyhaas wrote: »

Apparently its:

Reina Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique Henderson Adam Lucas Downing Carroll Suarez sub: Doni kelly coates speo bellamy maxi dirk

Think it's been confirmed.

4-2-3-1 type formation, but very fluid. It's an attacking team, Henderson will need to put in a shift because as Kess said, Swansea will target there.

Carra didn't make the bench then.

niallo27

That side did very well at west brom and looked solid so they deserve their chance again, love to see carrol get a home goal.

wcarey1975

Okay gonna call 4-0. Carroll x2, Henderson, Suarez.

K-9

Swansea XI: Vorm; Rangel, Williams, Monk, Taylor; Gower, Britton, Allen; Dyer, Graham, Routledge.

Sinclair on the bench is a surprise.

wcarey1975

K-9 wrote: »

Swansea XI: Vorm; Rangel, Williams, Monk, Taylor; Gower, Britton, Allen; Dyer, Graham, Routledge.

Sinclair on the bench is a surprise.

No doubt people will say its part of the deal to buy him in the window. :rolleyes:

Kess73

niallo27 wrote: »

That side did very well at west brom and looked solid so they deserve their chance again, love to see carrol get a home goal.

My worry is that Swansea are a far better team in the wide positions than WBA, and certainly more attack minded, and are very good at keeping possession.

Now their attacking style and wide area strengths could work in Liverpool's favour if the Liverpool fullbacks are on their game as Swansea leave big gaps at the back thanks to the very high line they keep.

Still think Liverpool are good enough to get the 4-1 I predicted earlier, but the right flank does bother me.

Lets hope that Swansea's away form continues today.

K-9

wcarey1975 wrote: »

No doubt people will say its part of the deal to buy him in the window. :rolleyes:

From the bit I've seen of Swansea and looking at their stats, Gower is the player that makes them tick. Sinclair and Dyer tend to get the plaudits.

Cartman78

Just heard some bad news there....Lawrenson reckons Liverpool will hammer Swansea today

Agree that our right-flank could be exposed - Kelly/Henderson or Johnson/Kuyt would be more solid.

Kess73

K-9 wrote: »

Swansea XI: Vorm; Rangel, Williams, Monk, Taylor; Gower, Britton, Allen; Dyer, Graham, Routledge.

Sinclair on the bench is a surprise.

Yep am surprised to see him on the bench. but in Dyer and Routledge they still have good wide men on the pitch.

With Britton, Gower, and Allen in the centre they are lacking in height but have a mobile trio that like to play the ball on the ground, and who are very good at using the extra man against a two man midfield.

Turtyturd

3-1 To Liverpool.. Downing, Suarez and Carroll.

Suarez to do something which a big deal will be made about and a spike in one off posts in the thread following the Swansea goal.

colly10

Anyone got a stream, I dont see the old streams thread?

jebidiah

any streams for this?

smithy1981

colly10 wrote: »

Anyone got a stream, I dont see the old streams thread?

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=130596&part=sports


http://www.nutjob.eu/

livinginkorea

colly10 wrote: »

Anyone got a stream, I dont see the old streams thread?

Just got this so no ideal what it is like so far.

http://www.soccerrum.info/2011/10/channel-1.html

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Streams
http://www.livefootballol.com/streaming/epl/week-11-liverpool-swansea-05-11-2011.html

Blatter

K-9 wrote: »

Sinclair on the bench is a surprise.

His head is probably turned with the interest from Liverpool:p

michael999999

colly10 wrote: »

Anyone got a stream, I dont see the old streams thread?

Might be too late for today, but you should sugn up for liveonlinefooty. There is no more scouring for streams for every game. It never freezes and shows All the matches! 7 euro for 2 monthe you cant go wrong!

opr

Perfect sopcast stream - sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/100806

Opr

daithijjj

michael999999 wrote: »

Might be too late for today, but you should sugn up for liveonlinefooty. There is no more scouring for streams for every game. It never freezes and shows All the matches! 7 euro for 2 monthe you cant go wrong!

Its pure laziness if you go lookin for a stream 5 mins before kick off tbh. Rule one in the online streamers guide is to tune in early to avoid disappointment

Get on it.

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/6816

homolumo

JW and Linda are in town.

mike65

nice stream here

http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/90105/1/watch-liverpool-fc-vs-swansea-city-fc.html

LOL! The commentator nearly goofed.

niallo27

Woman linesman, this is not going end well.

YouTookMyName

niallo27 wrote: »

Woman linesman, this is not going end well.

Someone might get fired from their tv job. Hope it's Lawro.

G.K.

elaborate niallo

daithijjj

Great run by Downing, slow to get into the box by the rest of them.

livinginkorea

opr wrote: »

Perfect sopcast stream - sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/100806

Opr

+ 1 great quality

niallo27

G.K. wrote: »

elaborate niallo

Well last time we had one the two boys were fired, well we might have had one in between I'm not sure.

Yakult

livinginkorea wrote: »

+ 1 great quality

Can anyone help me, my sopcast is taking ages to load and when it does the screen just remains black

joe123

Anyone got a stream? None of the ones posted are working.

Yakult

How did that not go in!! Carroll off the crossbar!

Melion

Fúcking woodwork again!

livinginkorea

Yakult wrote: »

Can anyone help me, my sopcast is taking ages to load and when it does the screen just remains black

Usually I load it again...sometimes takes a couple of trys.

wcarey1975

Now we've hit the woodwork 10 times

Revolution9

This is getting silly, the amount of times we hit the fecking bar

unkymo

How did he miss that!!

livinginkorea

Melion wrote: »

Fúcking woodwork again!

What's that??? 11 times this season?

mike65

Oh God, its going to be one of those days.

Melion

livinginkorea wrote: »

What's that??? 11 times this season?

Yup :mad: