Liverpool vs Blackburn (Sunday)

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Following our stalemate in Naples we return to Anfield to face Blackburn Rovers and their big foul mouthed manager.

Blackburn are known for their aggressive play and unfortunately we have had many injuries in the last few seasons playing against them. The only thing I like about Blackburn is the fact that their sponsor is “Crown Paints” which brings back wonderful memories of when used to sponsor Liverpool.

Some are calling this as possibly Roy Hodgson’s last game at Liverpool and should we fail to win I think it might be true. The irony is that Blackburn were relegated in 1998 following a terrible start under Roy’s leadership, Hodgson was eventually fired but it was too late as Rovers were still relegated.

The gaffer has some injuries to deal with; Daniel Agger and Dirk Kuyt are still injured and Glen Johnson is doubtful. I think that he will give Christian Poulsen and Paul Konchesky a rest following the game on Thursday and opt for the Brazilian duo (Fabio Aurelio and Lucas Leiva) instead.

Predicted Lineup:
Pepe Reina, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel, Sotiris Kyrgiakos, Fabio Aurelio, Lucas Leiva, Raul Meireles, Maxi Rodriguez, Steven Gerrard, Joe Cole, Fernando Torres

Kick off is at 3PM
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9 Comments

  1. I would rather prefer Ngog over Maxi ……he is scoring and high in confidence. He pair up with Torres upfront. That would relieve some pressure off Torres as well and would provide him with good opportunities. I WANT AGGER back in action as soon as possible ….also without Glen and Kuyt, it does not really works out in my mind :/

  2. WIN LOSE OR DRAW, SHOW ROY THE DOOR (TOMORROWS CHANT)

    Antoinne i think Johnson will be back and Konchesky will remain right back, i hope babel is given a chance on the right instead of Maxi.

    I was watching Gillett Soccer Saturday today and Phil Thompson was talking about Glen Johnsons position, i have been saying all season he should be played on the right wing because defending doesn’t come easy to him but if Kelly played behind him he would come back and help him. That role would be bets for him to give him confidence and hes great goin forward, just look at Gareth Bale hes got the freedom to play left wing from being a full back and look how good he is. This is exactly what Thommo said, at the end of the day we lack width and this could be a way of getting some, or even play both fullbacks as wing backs would help. However Roys got his own way of doing things (the wrong way) and we will suffer again. Tomorrows game will be a tough one and Blackburn love to get stuck in, the only goodthing is that Samba is suspended, i seriously hope its Roys last game YNWA……WIN LOSE OR DRAW, SHOW ROY THE DOOR

  3. konchesky instead of aurelio probbably.

    my 11 would be

    reina – kelly carra skrtel konchesky – maxi meireles gerrard jova – cole torres

  4. One comment on the line-up:

    Ant, for the kind of man Masch turned out to be, I hate to give him too much credit. But, the starting of the season was alright for us (remember the game against Arsenal). Masch was the DM and Joe Cole was playing behind the striker. Masch withdrew from the City game and since then we have been going down.

    Now, my problem is not Masch. Roy made us all believe that Raul was supposed to be Masch’s replacement. That would certainly have meant that Raul’s primary responsibility would be as a DM. However, he has been playing as an AM replacing both our preferred choices (Joe and Stevie). Stevie can be ok in the position he is in IF Joe has to play behind the striker. Raul should only be the third choice for that position.

  5. And secondly, look at the lineup…… Does this set of players deserve to be 19th in the table?!?!?! DO THEY ROY?!?!?! There is something grossly wrong with you Roy. Spare us the horror of firing you. Please be honorable enough and retire!

  6. hi antoine

    i can’t believe why gerrard is always played just behind torres and then during the game he is brought back to his natural position. they mark him tight and hence we don’t have creativity.

    my starting eleven FOR TOMORROW will be

    reina
    carra,skrtel,kyriak,konch(not my favourite lb)
    cole, gerrard,mereiles,jova
    ngog,torres

    res: jones,kelly,aurelio,poulsen,maxi,bab,PACHECO

    i’m not a fan of hodgson as you know. i read tomkins article about facts and statistics and re-confirmed my position. i just hope we will get riykaard with his attacking football. i remember barca had a bad time before he joined. with riykaard we just need two-three players and our players will perform better. i keep on saying that if we play attacking football from the first minute our players will perform better.

    until that happens we have to WALK ON with HOPE … WAITING FOR THE GOLDEN SKY

  7. How much is Sammy Lee to blame ? The Reds have been on a downward slide ever since he returned from Bolton. His rec ord there was nothing to shout about.

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