Jimbo 174 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Liverpool v Newcastle Anfield Saturday, 8 March Kick-off: 1500 GMT BBC coverage: Live on the BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of the Day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool's Javier Mascherano (muscle injury) and Steve Finnan (hamstring) are out of the game with Newcastle. Daniel Agger is continuing his comeback from a broken metatarsal but is thought unlikely to figure. Joey Barton is unavailable due to his bail conditions, while Newcastle will also be without the injured trio of Mark Viduka, Emre and Stephen Carr. Nicky Butt, who limped off against Blackburn last weekend, has been declared fit to play. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Hyypia, Riise, Aurelio, Babel, Benayoun, Gerrard, Alonso, Torres, Kuyt, Crouch, Lucas, Itandje. Newcastle (from): Harper, Beye, Enrique, Taylor, Faye, Cacapa, Butt, N'Zogbia, Milner, Duff, Owen, Smith, Martins, Carroll, Edgar, Forster, Geremi. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez: "We have been growing in confidence. The whole side believes that Fernando Torres is in the sort of form that will produce goals. "Winning three games on the trot has helped our quest for fourth place. "But we must now beat Newcastle before we turn our attention to the Champions League at Inter Milan next week." Newcastle's former Liverpool striker Michael Owen: "If you get a result at your old club it's always nice. Then you can meet old friends, knowing you've given them a good game. "You don't want to be sticking your head down and sliding out of a side door to get back on the coach and get back up the road. "When we're firing on all cylinders we can complete with some of the best teams in the Premier League." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6544 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Ill take 2-0 before kick off. 4-5 will probably happen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 174 Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 I hope Liverpool have one eye on the Champions League next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6544 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Jimbo, we wouldnt beat their reserve team at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 174 Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 Jimbo, we wouldnt beat their reserve team at the moment. Agreed, but thats what Barnsley thought too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7009 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Torres will probably be rested against us thank god. Crouch will probably do just as good a job though. Martins surely needs a start as Owen and Smith have looked shit together for about 10 games now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3859 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Rafa got manager of the month and Torres player. Hope the curse is good today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30370 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Rafa got manager of the month and Torres player. Hope the curse is good today. It was Moyes who got MotM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Got a feeling we might scrape a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3859 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Rafa got manager of the month and Torres player. Hope the curse is good today. It was Moyes who got MotM. Shit I hope the Makems dont win then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggiespaws 0 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) 2:1 Us. Owen grabbing the 2nd in the 88th min. My son agreed with me this morning. Mind you, he can't speak yet so what does he know. Given our form though and the rate his legs move, I reckon if I drove him to Anfield today he'd get his game Hmmmm, might have started on the Grolsh a little early today........ Edited March 8, 2008 by maggiespaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I think it might actually be a tight game this one rather than the expected arse raping, though Torres appearance or not may have a big say on that! But i don't think we're going to do badly today, hope i'm right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 174 Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 We are fucked TEAMS LFC: Jose Reina, John Arne Riise, Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Yossi Benayoun, Xabi Alonso, Jermaine Pennant, Alvaro Arbeloa, Lucas, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel Subs: Charles Itandje, Sam Hyypia, Peter Crouch, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel NUFC: Steve Harper, Habib Beye, Jose Enrique, Steven Taylor, Abdoulaye Faye, Nicky Butt, Charles N'Zogbia, James Milner, Damien Duff, Michael Owen, Alan Smith Subs: Fraser Forster, Oba Martins, Claudio Cacapa, Andy Carroll, Geremi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Forced move, but Im glad to see the midfield like that without Barton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaythesouthernmag 0 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Smith starts again, for fucks sake what is Keegan doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie-Geordie 0 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) Martins on the bench. Have to say i agree with him in the respect that we need a consistent team with similar personnel, but this consistency is going to send us down. Taylor in for Caçapa - why? Smith in for Martins - why? Butt still can't get out of the team - why? Rubbish. 3-0 Liverpool. Edited March 8, 2008 by Yorkie-Geordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Gerrard & Torres starting, that's us fucked then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44498 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Duff up front. Fuck me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Owen up front on his own, Smith in MF more defensive role with Butt apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 174 Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 Owen up front on his own, Smith in MF more defensive role with Butt apparently. we are fucked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Set up ultra-defensively according to talk sport so if (when) we concede we are fucked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie-Geordie 0 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Front trio of Owen, with Milner and Duff on the wings/supporting strikers. I swear that was the last thing Allardyce tried in the Premier League before he got sacked. Fairly sure we lost 6-0 last time we played a top four team with Owen up top on his own, too. What's he playing at? I desperately want Keegan to succeed and i think he can, but what's more worrying than anything, is that he's making the exact same decisions that Allardyce did line-up/subs-wise that got him sacked, with the team looking less fit aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Front trio of Owen, with Milner and Duff on the wings/supporting strikers. I swear that was the last thing Allardyce tried in the Premier League before he got sacked. Fairly sure we lost 6-0 last time we played a top four team with Owen up top on his own, too. What's he playing at? I desperately want Keegan to succeed and i think he can, but what's more worrying than anything, is that he's making the exact same decisions that Allardyce did line-up/subs-wise that got him sacked, with the team looking less fit aswell. Given what he has (both in terms of the full squad, tiny and lacking in quality and options that it is, and the fit squad, even smaller) he probably doesn't have much choice. Trying for a 3-4 win at the moment at Liverpool isn't going to end up with a 4-3 loss, but more likely a 4-0 loss. All things considered a draw will be a pretty major triumph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3859 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Talksport commentary is painful to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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