Sunderland vs Liverpool 29/09/13

[TheHitman]

The Irish times have brought in Dirk for this one, feeling more confident already.

[dennis tooth]

The comic authority hath spoken and deemed it official. Now go to your room.

[Jairzinho]

If Moses starts as the number 10 I'll be writing a stern letter to someone at the club.

[Paco]

All our rivals (hopefully including arsenal) drop points.

 

Will it be same old liverpool tomorrow failing to capitalise or will we finally start to see a new liverpool emerge.

 

This league is wide open but we have to win tomorrow or the confidence will be drained.

[JermainePennant]

Been dreading this game as we normally loose to the shitest team in the league and give them a win after a drought, now they have a manager change its even worse.

 

No more of this defensive shit plz Brendan, we need to go at them.

Edited September 28, 2013 by JermainePennant

[BCM]

One things for sure, we have to score in the first half.... becauseif this season is anything to go by, we wont in the second half

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

If Moses starts as the number 10 I'll be writing a stern letter to someone at the club.

'We the undersigned', yeah? We can get a little petition going.

[Jairzinho]

'We the undersigned', yeah? We can get a little petition going.

Lets do it.

 

Oh, by the way, have you got any crayons?

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Lets do it.

 

Oh, by the way, have you got any crayons?

Not anymore. I eateded them.

[Phoenix]

All our rivals (hopefully including arsenal) drop points.

 

Will it be same old liverpool tomorrow failing to capitalise or will we finally start to see a new liverpool emerge.

 

This league is wide open but we have to win tomorrow or the confidence will be drained.

You know the answer to that already.

[dave u]

This won't happen, but the team I'd go for is:

 

Mignolet

 

Toure

Skrtel/Agger

Sakho

 

McLaughlin

Lucas/Allen

Henderson

Gerrard

Enrique

 

Suarez

Sturridge

[Paco]

If allen is fit he should play and let stevie play in the hole but I dont think we ll ever see him in that off the striker (s) role under brendan.

 

The other thing with Allen is he keeps the ball well which is something we seem to have forgotten how to do.

 

Love to see mclaughlin get a go but thought Henderson did well there the other night.

 

What does 352 mean for sterling and ibe? Will they be brought on as forwards? Suppose we can go 343 with them wide in front 3

[Paco]

Actually think gerrard did play further forward in a game last season but we d no one in midfield could play a ball to him so he was moved back in mid game. Cant remember who it was against

[Lario]

We can play 8-1-1 for all I care. We need to win after today's results.

[andrew78]

im going we,l get beat got free tickets too result,il have to be quite in sunderland end

[Jairzinho]

im going we,l get beat got free tickets too result,il have to be quite in sunderland end

 

Sorry?

[Guest LFD]

I'd go:

 

 

-------------------------------------Mignolet---------------------------------------------

 

---------------Toure----------------Skrtel----------------Sakho-----------------------

 

Henderson--------------Lucas--------------Gerrard-----------------------Enrique

 

---------------------------------------Alberto---------------------------------------------

 

------------------------Suarez---------------------Sturridge----------------------------

[Gnasher]

I find it fucking amazing that people keep putting stevie and Lucas together in midfield in the line ups they pick.

 

How many times, how many weeks, how many months, how many disappointments? Till you realise, it just does not fucking work.

[Guest LFD]

I find it fucking amazing that people keep putting stevie and Lucas together in midfield in the line ups they pick.

 

How many times, how many weeks, how many months, how many disappointments? Till you realise, it just does not fucking work.

 

I would play Gerrard behind Sturridge and Suarez, but without Allen I don't see who can partner Lucas.  Henderson clearly can, but with no Johnson and Kelly not looking close to being at his best, I think he's needed at right wing back.

 

Also Lucas and Gerrard worked well mid week vs United, we had much more control of that game than they did.

[etho]

If we're going to be contending this season, this is must win. I'll approach with hope more than expectation.

 

I don't like 3-5-2 as a long term plan, so i'd go with....

 

 

Miignolet

Wisdom

Toure

Sakho

Enrique

Gerrard

Lucas

Moses

Henderson

Suarez

Sturridge

[etho]

As an aside, we finished the season like a train with Henderson and Lucas as our middle 2. Strong argument for having fresh legs in the middle.

[Newport]

First of all I would bench Sturridge from the start. Let Aspas have a go with Moses and Suarez. Sturridge is not fully fit and needs a rest. He could also be the change we need later on in the game if the goals aren't coming.

[Guest LFD]

As an aside, we finished the season like a train with Henderson and Lucas as our middle 2. Strong argument for having fresh legs in the middle.

 

I am all for that to happen, but don't think the above is quite true - we were finishing the season like a train when Gerrard and Lucas were the midfield two as well.  Gerrard was really good in the second half of last season, although I think he'd benefit us more higher up the field and having Henderson in the engine room - as he has more of an engine.

[Guest LFD]

First of all I would bench Sturridge from the start. Let Aspas have a go with Moses and Suarez. 

 

Can see the logic to rest Sturridge and have him as a boost off the bench (although I'd start him as we need all the goal threats we have).

 

However I think Aspas has been poor, I think Moses was poor vs United as well, certainly in that free central attacking midfield role, one which I don't think he is suited to play.   Think Alberto deserves a chance, as he got a hat trick for the under 21s, keeps the ball and he has been bought as a player who can spot that final pass and without Coutinho, we need that type of player andI don't think Aspas or Moses provide that.

[an tha]

Got a feeling we will batter these tomorrow - they are dogshite. I am usually a pessimist but just can't see them causing us problems at all