19 Feb 2015 09:53:09
Hey lfc fans .
I think management are foolish. If they play the regulars tonight . Especially Sturridge. because that's just rocking the boat
Let him play in the league on Sunday
Lambert an balo can play
Even borini can play in the 11 in the wider positions
I just think lfc have to use the squad tonight
Cos I think tonight will tell u what they want from sunday in my opinion
Cos how many teams collectively win on Thursday and then Sunday against a tough team!! Not alot. So if he plays the same old players then . oh dear
Johnson Enrique balo lambert Ibe lovren borini manquillo etc etc
I agree on Sturridge but there are some positions we can't afford to not play the likes of Hendo.
Remember a home loss could demolish morale and we'd need to play a strong team next Thursday before the City match.
Personally I'd go Mignolet/ Toure (if ready) Lovren Sakho/ Ibe Hendo Allen Moreno/ Lallana/ Borini Balotelli
This gives key players such as Can, Sturridge, Coutinho and Sterling, but doesn't disrupt the teaam from recent weeks too much and allows Balotelli to play alongside another striker as he's looked a different player doing that recently
I tend to agree, cause of nervs about winning both. We really should always play our best available, but in a 2 leg tie and with a expensively assembled squad I don't see the harm in starting Lovren, Johnson, Lambert, Ballotelli Gerrard and Borini. Ibe should be young and fit enough for two in a row. Certainly wouldn't risk Sturridge as we have three others mentioned.
Would even play Allen as in Europe the style and pace may suite. He will certainly win us free kicks as a slight breeze can't send him over.
Wouldn't allow Enrique near the plane, he has been awful for ages.
This weekends game is IMO more important to win and have the recent 11 as fit and available as possible, we should have enough quality in our 2nd choice for at least a draw. There is nothing to say Allen or Manquillo for example have absolute blinders staking a place for the weekend
Sorry guys but disagree with playin 'second fiddle' players tonight. Need this tie over with & getting a result in turkey has always been difficult. let's not forget we are home so it not the travelling that most players get fatigued by we have to worry bout. Think we best served to start the match like we did most matches last season & blitz bestiktas get couple goals then think bout making subs round hour mark?? Easier said than done but think we should maybe take a note at chelsea & what mourinho does there, the strongest fit 11 always play!!
19 Feb 2015 11:31:56
Strongest eleven every competitive game for me. We have back up in every position if players get tired/injured/lose form. The squad should be desperate to be first team regulars and know that any lapse could mean they might not get back in for a few games. No one should be a sure starter and every game should feature the best possible team to beat our opponents. If Sturridge is 100% fit he should be able to cope with two games a week, otherwise make room for the other strikers and hope they don't out-perform you.
All the big teams play most of their starting 11 twice a week. If Terry can play twice a week, if Ronaldo can play twice a week (and RM have some more attractive options on the bench than Lambert or Borini) both in their 30s, if Costa can play twice a week despite constant groin issues, so should our stronger team without exception from now to the end of the season.
There is no indication that playing two games a week will make Sturridge more injury prone. His two previous injuries happened in training, not during games, and it can be argued that if he is likely to get injured again at some point anyway, sooner or later, let's use his abilities as much as we can before that.
The EL is a very important competition for us this season, and it is a more realistic (even if far from being easy) chance for a trophy and CL place next year than top 4 in the league.
I therefore think that we should start each of our games until the end of the season in all competitioms with the 11 coming out of Ming, Sacko, Skertl, Can, Markovich, Moreno, Hendo, Lucas, Sturridge, Sterling, Lallana, Ibe and Coutinho and maybe Gerrad and Allen in some games.
The rest can come as subs unless any of the above gets injured. We will need our best starting 11 to get a result tonight against a tough team and this include having our best finishers on the pitch. If, which I doubt very much, we win comfortably and keep a clean sheet than you can experiment a bit next Thursday.
19 Feb 2015 12:54:51
Generally speaking I'm with fanobip on this one - we have some notable exceptions like Coutinho who has been known to really struggle on 2 games/week and needs to be watched carefully but ultimately, everyone but Lambert and Gerrard should be fine with starting almost every game 2 per week. Especially as many of them have had big rests this season, either because they were recovering from injury or because they were dropped for periods like Can, Sakho and Coutinho
For me it should be:
Mignolet
Can
Skrtel
Sakho
Allen
Hendo
Ibe
Moreno
Llana
Balo
Sturridge
Sturridge hopefully withdrawn after 60 mins
Hey red lobster, I agree with your point in general. Centre backs could play both games but this is a good opportunity to bring Lovren in for a match and Toure too, in my opinion. Midfield and forwards should be rotated alright though I agree.
On a different note, are you happy with LVG so far or would you prefer if ye got someone else as manager? Ye've been very lucky with results this season.
For me, Sturidge and Balotelli should be started up front. Lallana, Allen and Lovren need game, so should start. I would let Ibe start this one too.
19 Feb 2015 15:37:34
Wel Sean i think lvg is laughing at the min because the team is playing poorly and still in third position in the league!
Am I happy ? Well I'm not sad or happy because it's Sth I don't care about
19 Feb 2015 16:46:07
I would rather replace players when they need it rather than looking at from a "we need to worry about tiredness" perspective.
Play them until they get injured or obviously need a rest.
Full strength side for me, to keep the momentum going.
19 Feb 2015 19:47:38
Allen shouldn't be anywhere near the starting eleven, he's too weak and offers nothing, Can should be CM end of.