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Boro v Liverpool Match Thread Sat 15:00

MementoMori

Off to the unhappy hunting grounds that is the Riverside go Liverpool, hoping to build on the massive momentum from Wednesday night and just possibly making Fergie's bum that bit squeakier for the next while anyway.

So the boy Torres is doubtful but the good news is that Gerrard looks set to start.

Just to remind people how shockingly bad our record on Teeside is we have a miserable record there since the Premiership with Middlesbro 5 wins, Liverpool 3, Draws 5 and have scored just one league goal in their last six league visits to Teesside with the goalscorer being Fernando Torres goal last year. :eek::(

As against that Boro have been very poor this season and are right down there in the relegation zone battling for survival. They've drawn six and lost eight of 14 Premier League matches (six points out of 42) since defeating Aston Villa 1-2 at Villa Park on 9 November and not scored in four games, or 495 minutes (eight hours 15 minutes) of Premier League football. However you have to wonder if their two nil win over West Ham on Wednesday might get things going for them.

I'm expecting a line-up something like the following and would expect a 4-2-3-1 formation but could see Benayoun, Kuyt and Babel shifting around and maybe even Kuyt and Babel starting up front

Reina
Arbeloa Carra Skrtel Aurelio
Masch Alonso
Benayoun Gerrard Babel
Kuyt

Subs : Cavailieri, Hyypia, Agger, Insua, Lucas, N'gog, Riera, El Zhar

I don't know if Agger's back is ok but I would expect so.
I have Insua in there ahead of Dossena (more in hope than anything)

As for the Boro lineup I don't know enough to make that educated of a guess but I wouldn't be surprised if they try to keep midfield as congested as possible.

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Soby

OG:P

Bobalicious93

SlickRic wrote: »

ugh...every time.

Don't worry, you'll still win.

darkskol

terrible first touch there by kuyt

SlickRic

ah dirk

shotamoose

Gerrard having a good sulk there, that's the spirit captain. :rolleyes:

Guy:Incognito

Skrtel is not looking comfortabe at all on the right.

Alonso shouldnt have been looking at Kuyt with the ball. The proper pass was to the other side with players runnign into free space.

Xavi6

Skrtel a liability at RB imo

noodler

Yeah Srktl looking disinterested at Right Back. Gerrard having a moan.

Babel just being crap as per.

mike65

Well a few changes required, Babel off Reina on? Benny on for El Zhar?

Go 4-4-2, drop Masch and push Babel up front with Kuyt, bring on Riera and Yossi on for El Zhar?

noodler

I think El Zhar has been the best player to be honest.

shotamoose

Well after about the first ten minutes that was muck.

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[Deleted User]

skrtyl gotta go back in centre asap. carra is much better on the ball that him at RB.

Who is supposed to be up front?

Babel keeps drifting to the left wing and Kuyt to the right

we really do look short when Torres is out.

Boro are useless btw, we should be picking up 3 points here easy

mike65

The good news is that Utd haven't scored yet!

bUILDERtHEbOB

Stevie might as well not be out there at the moment.

MementoMori

noodler wrote: »

Babel just being crap as per.

Babel having a very decent performance imo - involved in a lot, very busy, might have lost one or two challenges but overall one of the better Liverpool performers.

Gerrard - clearly not fully fit

Kuyt - dropping too deep a lot of the time, should have been more composed from the cross by Aurelio, all I could think was when he failed to get it on target was what would Torres have done with that?

El Zhar - decent for a first start - doesnt look overawed - adding goog width

Skittles at RB a liability - feck it get Darby on there or at the very least switch Carra out there and put Skrtel CB

Alonso - had a bad feeling that things werent going his way today

Masch - decent but not his type of game

Aurelio - not had a lot to do defensively - doing well going forward

Carra and Hyypia - havent had a whole lot to do, have done what's been needed. Hyypia using his wealth of experience.

Reina - solid as ever, couldnt do a thing for the goal

MementoMori

mike65 wrote: »

The good news is that Utd haven't scored yet!

whatawaster

don't understand Skrtel at RB. He's been our best centre half this season, and Carra is decent there.

Chong

Quote this when its over lads, ye will win 3-1.

Guy:Incognito

MementoMori wrote: »

Babel having a very decent performance imo - involved in a lot, very busy, might have lost one or two challenges but overall one of the better Liverpool performers.

I must be watchign a different player. All I've seen him do is lose the ball.

noodler

Stekelly wrote: »

I must be watchign a different player. All I've seen him do is lose the ball.

I have to totally agree. You must have Babelvision MM.

[Deleted User]

Chong wrote: »

Quote this when its over lads, ye will win 3-1.

25/1

colly10

Can one of the people who believe that Rafa can do no wrong explain to me what Skrtel is doing on the right today when we have carra in the center. He looks like a fish out of water.
Or why yossi has been dropped for el zahr while in great form (although to me the skrtel one is harder to understand)

Will he move skrtel to CB in the second half when he see's it's not working. Regardless of the end result, how many odd decisions does this man have to make before he becomes undefendable or will some defend his decisions forever?

podge018

Babel has been terrible, as usual.

Raskolnikov

MementoMori wrote: »

Babel having a very decent performance imo - involved in a lot, very busy, might have lost one or two challenges but overall one of the better Liverpool performers./QUOTE]:eek:

mike65

Skittles nearly scored!

noodler

A fecking mile over. Why is he still at right back. Christ, Carra could cross at least.

Dammit El Zhar!!!

mike65

EL Zhar! :eek:

CHD

rarnes1 wrote: »

25/1

I wil have tenner on that and a tenner on 2-1 ty.