Liverpool VS Beskitas Europa League Round of 32 1st Leg

[6TimesaRed]

KO: Thu 19 Feb 20:05 GMT

Id like a bit of this please..




Line up... i think we may see the squad rotated a bit, with a big game at the weekend

Ming
Skrtel Toure Lovren
Enrique Can IBE
Allen
Borini Lallana
Ballotelli

 

[Mystic]

I get the feeling we're going to limp out of the Europa cup here.

 

[6TimesaRed]

I get the feeling we're going to limp out of the Europa cup here.

Doom merchant

 

[localny]

Let's see if Brendan's European coaching skills have got any better since he's turned things around.

 

[red_maradona]

Ming

Sakho
Lovren
Skrtel

IBe
Marko

Can
Allen
Lallana
Hendo

Mario

Diff choices. CouTinho desperately needs a break. Studge needs to be refresh for Southampton.

 

[Mystic]

Doom merchant

I just don't rate Brendan in Europe and believe we'll rest a few key players, thats fine, I feel this season will be a learning curve for him in that regard.

 

[SummerOnions]

Markovic is suspended

 

[Hansern]

Bilic is a decent manager. Demba Ba has been getting loads of goals for them and Besiktas is a decent team.

I don't want to ruin our momentum and you'd feel we'll perform well even though we make a few changes.
The game on Sunday is much more important imho.

Toure, Lovren, Ibe, Lallana and Balotelli should start.
There is a case for starting Manquillo and Borini aswell. But I doubt we'll make more than 4-5 changes.

I'd love a 2 or 3-0 win so that we can ease up a bit for the second leg. That will not happen mind.

 

[ILD]

I wonder how many times they'll show Ba's goal from last season?

*groans*

 

[Jack D Rips]

Markovic suspended for 4 matches! WTF?

 

[doctor_mac]

Ridiculous. That's him penned into the league sides.

 

[FerrisBueller]

Strong team I think, try and put the game out of reach for second leg

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Markovic suspended for 4 matches! WTF?

That's UEFA for you then.

 

[Judge Jules]

If we put Balotelli up front on his own we're just wasting a place in the side. Somebody has to be up there with him or it's not worth bothering.

 

[red_maradona]

If we put Balotelli up front on his own we're just wasting a place in the side. Somebody has to be up there with him or it's not worth bothering.

I think a few of us our clinging on to the notion of a 'new' Balotteli

 

[tombrown]

are

 

[Buddha]

I think a few of us our clinging on to the notion of a 'new' Balotteli

Spelling his name differently won't transform him...

 

[Frogfish]

Rodgers confirms Gerrard out.

 

[doctor_mac]

KO: Thu 19 Feb 20:05 GMT

Id like a bit of this please..




Line up... i think we may see the squad rotated a bit, with a big game at the weekend

Ming
Skrtel Toure Lovren
Enrique Can IBE
Allen
Borini Lallana
Ballotelli

I think I re-watched this game about 5 times.

 

[Frogfish]

Out : Lucas, Markovic, Sterling & Gerrard. I'd rest Sakho too, give him time to get over his niggles. Coutinho and Hendo could probably do with a rest too but away at Besiktas is probably not the place to do that.

.................................. Ming

............ Can ............. Skrtel ......... Lovren

Ibe ............... Hendo ............ Allen ............ Moreno

......... Lallana ............................ Coutinho
.............................. Sturridge

 

[Piedro]

Racist

 

[Brizzle]

Out : Lucas, Markovic, Sterling & Gerrard. I'd rest Sakho too, give him time to get over his niggles. Coutinho and Hendo could probably do with a rest too but away at Besiktas is probably not the place to do that.

.................................. Ming

............ Can ............. Skrtel ......... Lovren

Ibe ............... Hendo ............ Allen ............ Moreno

......... Lallana ............................ Coutinho
.............................. Sturridge

Its home.

 

[rurikbird]

How about this?

------------Mignolet---------------
-----Can---Skrtel---Lovren-----
Ibe----------------------Manquillo
---------Hendo---Allen-----------
---------------Lallana--------------
------Sturridge----Balotelli------

Could also try to start Can in the middle of the back 3. This is clearly something Rodgers has been considering for some time.

 

[6TimesaRed]

I think I re-watched this game about 5 times.

Babels back heel sublime.

Voronin bossed it.. [emoji33]

Football is one funny game..

 

[rurikbird]

Babels back heel sublime.

Voronin bossed it.. [emoji33]

Football is one funny game..

Yeah, it's crazy to think how one of our best attacking performances of recent years happened with the mighty front 4 of Crouch-Voronin-Benayoun-Riise...

 

[Shadey]

They have demba feckin Ba in there team never knew he was playing for them..

 

[Frogfish]

 

[King Binny]

[article=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11096/9720431/will-liverpool-and-tottenhams-form-be-disrupted-by-the-europa-league?]There has been a remarkable improvement to Liverpool and Tottenham's results since their last European ties on December 11 and 12.

(There's a typo in Chelsea's points total)[/article]

 

[TheFasterBlade]

They have demba feckin Ba in there team never knew he was playing for them..

*their

 

[doctor_mac]

How about this?

------------Mignolet---------------
-----Can---Skrtel---Lovren-----
Ibe----------------------Manquillo
---------Hendo---Allen-----------
---------------Lallana--------------
------Sturridge----Balotelli------

Could also try to start Can in the middle of the back 3. This is clearly something Rodgers has been considering for some time.

I think if we moved him to the middle it would greatly reduce his effectiveness. Being on the flank opens up the field to his long passing in a way that playing from the centre would inhibit.