Basically then, keeping with the senior players tonight will see us having to put square pegs in round holes. If we look solely at the senior players, there is little choice in the matter as the injuries to Glen Johnson, Daniel Agger and Martin Kelly mean we only have a half fit Fabio Aurelio to choose from in full back areas.
The Brazilian could play at left back but that still leaves the question of Kyrgiakos and Skrtel. For me, to ensure a secure backline, one of two things must happen. To increase mobility at centre half, Danny Wilson could be moved in field alongside Martin Skrtel with Carragher and Aurelio either side of him. Conversely, it maybe an option to use John Flanagan at right back to deal with David Silva (a big task I know) and move Carragher in field alongside Skrtel to give the team a more solid feel. At left back, Kenny could then pick from Aurelio, Wilson or even Jack Robinson to deal with the inside runs of Adam Johnson.
In all scenarios though, the possibilities are not ideal. The lack of depth in the squad means that young players may have to be put in at the deep end before they are ready. Like Martin Kelly against Lyon though, you will never know how good a player is if you don’t put them in the firing line. It was certainly the making of Kelly against Lyon; perhaps the same could happen for Flanagan or Robinson tonight.
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the last time we played man city we where totaly bossed out the game , the mid was over run , city where stronger and faster all game.
playin new blood is a risk but one im prepered to see us take.
hope the half wit boo boys bear these facts in mind if it dosent work out!
go for it kenny
its a good oporutnity
our seasons over in the main anyway
lets show some progress for the future
Man City raped us at Eastlands back in August due to Hodgson’s ineptness and his decision to play 4-4-2 which got us completely destroyed. Kenny should continue to play 4-3-3 to make sure we have enough bodies in midfield first to battle against their midfield of Yaya, De Jong and Barry. Playing Soto would be a complete disaster against the likes of Tevez and Balotelli so Carra should shift back into the middle to partner Skrtel. Kenny Dalglish should pick this team:
Reina
Flanagan Carragher Skrtel Aurelio
Poulsen Lucas
Meireles
Kuyt Carroll Suarez
Subs: Gulacsi, Soto, Wilson, Spearing, Shelvey, Cole, Jovanovic.
Poulsen????????
Help!
yeh polusen!
another player written off as it suits the trend
no matter hes a exp international with proven worth!
lets just write him off eh?
merriless was introed gradualay as carragher and gerrard verified on tv recently.
mireless came good after a while. but the relectance to give players a chance as it was bought by an unpopular manager is stupidity!!, we have no one else also.
so it dosent matter kenny play the kids or whoever they will be slaughtered by the ‘me now mtv’ generation.
4-4-3 ? surley u mean 3 5 2?
Agger quicker than Skrtel? Only in his head surely.
Very worried about Kyrgiakos. Would rather risk Flanno on the right with Carragher, Skrtel and whoever is fit on the left.
Playing it safe gains us absolutely nothing – so what if we manage to beat Man Cit with our more experienced players? it wouldnt change anything, the season would still be a waste, we’d still need to get rid in the summer while but our youngsters would still have no experience of top flight football.
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Reina
Flanagan, Carragher, Wilson, Aurelio
Lucas, Coady, Meireles
Suarez, Carroll, Jovanovich
Subs. Gulacsi, Kyrgiakos, Skrtel, Poulsen, Cole, Suso, Kuyt
Good call David (Tully)!
Flanagan on the right was a revelation tonight. Spearing did a pretty good job, Carroll was great, Meireles was at his imperious best and Lucas bred confidence to our midfield. My player of the match, however, was Kuyt, whose energy made weighed the balance in our favour on so many occasions. Well done Liverpool, a great team effort and a fantastic result.
hahahhaa…. Now… big star name at liverpool..
watchout…. the kid will rapping you….
flanagan,kelly,jonjo,spearing & wilson <>
johnsan,maxi,joe,poulsen,soto <>
…………….gulasci……………..
kelly….flanagan……ayala……wilson
………….. spearing……………..
…….pacheco….jonjo…sterling……
………….suso…..elestone……….
3 more years… look.. what they can do.
Kelly is a natural centre-back, as is Wilson; Flanagan is a right back; Pacheco plays in a more advanced role than Suso; Coady is a better prospect (and better player already if you watched them in the reserves this year) than Spearing or Jonjo Shelvey; Ecclestone hasn’t really proved that he is better than Ngoo or Morgan still either