Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

SlickRic · 02-12-2014 06:46PM

Rodgers just seems to point blank not rate Moreno.

ManOnFire · 02-12-2014 06:52PM

no striker on the bench again ffs

02-12-2014 06:54PM

Good to see Lucas in there. Rodgers acknowledging what he brings to the team

~Rebel~ · 02-12-2014 06:57PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Good to see Lucas in there. Rodgers acknowledging what he brings to the team

And, just as importantly, acknowledging what Gerrard doesn't bring to the team.

Would love to see us get a first half two goal lead and get to bring on Can and Markovic for 20+ minutes. I know that's asking a lot though.

Raif Severance · 02-12-2014 06:58PM

So I'm assuming Gerrard plays the No. 10 Role again?

ush · 02-12-2014 07:04PM

Liverpool: Mignolet, Manquillo, Toure, Skrtel, Johnson,
Henderson, Gerrard, Lucas, Sterling, Lambert, Lallana.

Subs: Brad Jones, Lovren, Coutinho, Moreno, Can, Allen, Markovic.

Magico Gonzalez · 02-12-2014 07:07PM

Depressing team.

Lambert or bust. Toure's little burst of form won't last, there is madness in there waiting to happen.

MD1990 · 02-12-2014 07:08PM

Not sure about having Gerrard & Lambert. Leicester are a high energy team & they we could struggle to create & get caught on the break.

5starpool · 02-12-2014 07:08PM

What's the plan if Lambert gets injured? Sterling up top I assume?

ush · 02-12-2014 07:08PM

I don't really care about the selection. But then again I'm drunk.

jcsoulinger · 02-12-2014 07:09PM

Allen was very good at the wknd can't believe he's not starting.

Sir Gallagher · 02-12-2014 07:14PM

Utterly depressing line up.

jasonb · 02-12-2014 07:14PM

Apart from not having Borini on the bench (with 50% of our strikers injured it really shows that Rodgers just doesn't rate him that he's not even a sub), I'm happy enough with that team.

Players like Toure, Lucas and Lambert are being picked on form, and that's good. You'd imagine that Gerrard might get subbed later on if he's tired, though he's been tired in a game before and played the full 90.

Anyhow, keeping my fingers crossed. A win tonight, especially one based on a decent performance, and I'll start thinking that maybe, just maybe, we're turning a corner...

J.

mav79 · 02-12-2014 07:15PM

I can understand dropping Couthino for either Lallana or Gerrard, but with Lucas and Allen we at least had a solid base on Saturday so why change this. I hate seeing Henderson playing deep, keep him ahead of the two deep midfielders and leave him press players. Defensive positioning is the worst part of his game imo.

Sir Gallagher · 02-12-2014 07:19PM

Sterling up against Paul Konchesky tonight, should be fun.

djPSB · 02-12-2014 07:22PM

jcsoulinger wrote: »

Allen was very good at the wknd can't believe he's not starting.

It's called squad rotation. Not unusual to rotate when the team played 3 days ago.

MR NINE · 02-12-2014 07:26PM

Gerrard shouldnt be starting tonight imo. Lucas and allen should be our two deeper midfielders, its been effective lately. I dont think lucas and gerrard playing deep together will work well, it never has before.

Also, not having borini on the bench is ridiculous. Lambert is our only striker involved tonight. Borini should be on the bench ahead of markovic imo.

Its insane how slow our team is this year compared to last years blistering pace. Toure, lucas, gerrad, lambert, johnson all slow as ****. Im expecting a dull game tonight, if gerrard plays further forward we could get a result but i dont expect it to be a pretty game. If gerrard plays deep i fear we could be over ran. I would feel a lot better with allen or can in beside lucas.

Knex* · 02-12-2014 07:29PM

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Sterling up against Paul Konchesky tonight, should be fun.

Konchesky hattrick.

02-12-2014 07:29PM

djPSB wrote: »

It's called squad rotation. Not unusual to rotate when the team played 3 days ago.

Exactly. We have an incredible amount of games the next while so best to utilise the squad properly

Charlie19 · 02-12-2014 07:29PM

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Sterling up against Paul Konchesky tonight, should be fun.

Guess who gets motm;)

Magico Gonzalez · 02-12-2014 07:30PM

Everything that could have gone wrong for Rodgers this season has. Injuries, players losing form, his transfers have been poor.

Whatever happens from here on in, I definitely think we need some help in the transfers department. Can't came to be improving players this season either. Has brought some of them down a level or 2.

02-12-2014 07:34PM

Charlie19 wrote: »

Guess who gets motm;)

Probably score the winner

Charlie19 · 02-12-2014 07:40PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Probably score the winner

His mother would sure love that.

Lapin · 02-12-2014 07:40PM

"I don't think Liverpool have been too strong at the back this year"

Paul Merson on Sky Sports a moment ago puts in a late entry for the understatement of 2014 award.

Tipsy McSwagger · 02-12-2014 07:41PM

No striker on the bench and Borini is fully fit? Rodgers hasn't a fcuking clue what he's doing.

~Rebel~ · 02-12-2014 07:44PM

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

No striker on the bench and Borini is fully fit? Rodgers hasn't a fcuking clue what he's doing.

Wonder if maybe he fancies Markovic's pace over Borini from the bench if it comes to a change? Not necessarily a striker yet, but has played there, and is expected to develop into one.