The Derby match Thread

[Fowlers God]

Right lets roll on with momentum.... It was a win that we needed but lets now smash the bitters and have something to celebrate.

 

The team I would play is

 

Reina

Carra (RB)

Insua (LB)

Skittles (CB)

THE GREEK (CB)

 

Maxi (RM)

Aquailainia (CM)

Masch (CM)

Reira (LM)

 

Gerrard (AM)

Kuyt (CF)

 

I have all the in laws over and they are all blue noses. There will be 7 of them compared to me. So I hope we do em good and proper!

[WaltonRed]

This is THE game of the season for me every season.

 

We'll do that shower of mongrels no worries.

[Brownie]

Depending on fitness i'd go with:

 

----------Reina

 

Kelly--Carra--Agger--Aurelio

 

Maxi--Mascherano--Gerrard--Riera

 

---------Aquilani

 

----------Babel

 

I'd actually quite like to see Babel given a run up front because I think he's a better player than N'Gog, but I can understand why others wouldn't want to.

[Antynwa]

I am looking for a spare if anyone knows of any going about

[PaulMcC]

Kyrgiakos doesn't deserve to be dropped so i'd keep him in. Especially woith Everton being a bit of a set piece team.

[Tom R]

Kyrgiakos doesn't deserve to be dropped so i'd keep him in. Especially woith Everton being a bit of a set piece team.

 

I'd agree with that as well.

 

But I'd be bringing in kelly in at RB rather than have to sacrifice carra at CB for RB duty.

[Lucky Pierre]

Have signed the Greek Mk II?

[Brownie]

Kyrgiakos doesn't deserve to be dropped so i'd keep him in. Especially woith Everton being a bit of a set piece team.

 

That's a fair point, but having watched Everton of late, they're actually a lot more expansive than people give them credit for.

 

Yes, they look to take advantage of set pieces, but all teams do. Their stock game is getting the ball to the likes of Pienaar and trying to slide passes through.

 

Pienaar up against Insua would worry me and Saha is a lot more mobile than strikers that Krygiakos has faced lately.

[PaulMcC]

I'd agree with that as well.

 

But I'd be bringing in kelly in at RB rather than have to sacrifice carra at CB for RB duty.

 

That'd probably be decent but Kelly only played 45 minutes last night. Probably not match fit yet unless he's naturally got a high level of fitness.

Edited February 2, 2010 by PaulMcC

[PaulMcC]

That's a fair point, but having watched Everton of late, they're actually a lot more expansive than people give them credit for.

 

Yes, they look to take advantage of set pieces, but all teams do. Their stock game is getting the ball to the likes of Pienaar and trying to slide passes through.

 

Pienaar up against Insua would worry me and Saha is a lot more mobile than strikers that Krygiakos has faced lately.

 

Defoe didn't really give the Greek any problems.

 

I agree to an extent though. Just think we should play him cos we've looked a lot more solid from set pieces with him in the team.

[Tom R]

Defoe didn't really give the Greek any problems.

 

I agree to an extent though. Just think we should play him cos we've looked a lot more solid from set pieces with him in the team.

 

yeah but Defoe didn't cause him any problems cos for some reason Spurs just didn't play their usual game.

If they had, I still think the greek would have been torn a new one. As it turned out to played to his strengths, which was just bizarre really.

 

I reckon Everton will do to us what they know we're fucking shit at - defending set pieces. That's why he's perfect for this game.

 

you're probably right about Kelly. But I just really don't trust skittles and the greek together. Not against everton.

[Guest LFD]

I'd like to see:

 

--------------------------Reina-----------------------------

 

Carragher-------Skrtel--------------Greek-------------Aurelio

 

----------------Mascherano---------Gerrard-----------------

 

Maxi-----------------------Aquilani---------------------Riera

 

----------------------------Ngog----------------------------

 

 

We'll see Kuyt and Lucas in the starting XI though. Another example of Rafa focussing on stopping the opposition first and then focussing on us. When really we should be playing our best team to win the game and letting them worry about us.

 

Re: Babel. I disagree with Brownie that Babel is better than Ngog. As a striker I think Ngog is better, he keeps the ball far better.

 

I do think Babel could play a part in this team if played on the right, but it doesn't seem that Rafa is prepared to give him a run of games. What is annoying is the fact he doesn't play any games - for reserves, first team on loan... anywhere. He just sits on our bench and depreciates.

[Fowlers God]

Cahill at corners and set pices are gonnaa be there weapon of choice So having the Greek there hopefully will get rid of this threat.

[sh#t waffle]

Dirk will start, and rightly so. I think he's been pish for much of the season, but we can't criticise Benitez for dropping in form players and then advocate dropping a player with three goals in three games, surely? Am talking purely up front by the way, I'd definitely play Maxi on the right.

[rebel23]

it's nice to have a centre back in good form., I am not worried about them at all

[rebel23]

Depending on fitness i'd go with:

 

----------Reina

 

Kelly--Carra--Agger--Aurelio

 

Maxi--Mascherano--Gerrard--Riera

 

---------Aquilani

 

----------Babel

 

I'd actually quite like to see Babel given a run up front because I think he's a better player than N'Gog, but I can understand why others wouldn't want to.

 

all of those players have been injured for weeks and you want to throw them into a derby? seriously I worry about you sometimes Brownie, it's not going to happen in a million years and you know it

 

the back 4 will rightly be the same as the last 5 games where we've barely conceeded, the others can wait their chance

[Glen C]

-----------------------reina--------------------

 

kelly----------carra--------greek dude----insua

 

--------mascherano--------gerrard--------------

 

maxi----------------aquilani---------------riera

 

--------------------------kuyt------------------

 

Kuyt deserves to start ahead of ngog. Kuyt isn't great but he seems to get a few chances per game...he just misses them. Ngog doesn't get anywhere near as many chances and isn't as strong at leading the line as kuyt. Also ngog fades after 60 minutes.

[Koptimus Prime]

no worries 2-0, gerrard, ngog.

 

kop for that moyes you bog eyed twat

[El Rojo]

Would be crazy not to play Dirk given his goals of late. He's always impressed against that shower too.

 

Will be interesting to see if Rafa trusts Aquilani to start.

[Redder Lurtz]

 

Pienaar up against Insua would worry me

 

Big worry, that.

[Guest LFD]

Well if Kuyt does play, then it should be upfront, I don't want to see him on the right over someone like Maxi.

[Carra_is_legend]

We will smash them.

 

And win 1-0.

[Carra_is_legend]

Well if Kuyt does play, then it should be upfront, I don't want to see him on the right over someone like Maxi.

 

Seconded.

[Medazza]

Depending on fitness i'd go with:

 

----------Reina

 

Kelly--Carra--Agger--Aurelio

 

Maxi--Mascherano--Gerrard--Riera

 

---------Aquilani

 

----------Babel

 

I'd actually quite like to see Babel given a run up front because I think he's a better player than N'Gog, but I can understand why others wouldn't want to.

 

 

That line up would get battered!

 

Clearly unfit Kelly, agger and aurelio both fragile.

 

Aquilani must be dropped, at least Lucas will get stuck in and Babel should never wear red again the lazy twat

[The Golden Eel]

Would be crazy not to play Dirk given his goals of late. He's always impressed against that shower too.

Will be interesting to see if Rafa trusts Aquilani to start.

 

 

Absolutely - big game player. Must start.

 

I'd go

 

Reina

 

Carragher

Skrtel

Greek

Insua

 

Lucas

Mascherano

Riera

Maxi

 

Gerrard

 

Kuyt