Liverpool Vs Portsmouth Mon 15th March 2010

Kess73

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Reina

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Johnson---Carra

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Agger

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Insua

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Masch

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Aquilani

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Maxi

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Gerrrard

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Babel

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Torres

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Would prefer to see Babel on the right with Maxi on the left.

Gerrard and Aquilani could be the other way round too.

Holsten

Wow....

Babel and Aquilani both get starts and Kuyt doesn't?!

Is Rafa still in charge?!

mike65

Looks a little more hopeful. Decent bench hope its not needed but if it is that Rafa doesn't sweat us until the 70th minute.

tok9

Thats the best team he could have put out.. delighted that both Babel and Aquilani get a start.

Time for Gerrard to pick it up too..

i'll stick with 3-0

magma69

Props to Rafa for including Babel and Aquilani. Delighted to see those two included. Hopefully they will seize the opportunity to impress. Would have preferred Benny to be in there instead of Maxi but I suppose he could be an effective impact sub if brought on in the second half. Brave, ballsy selection. I am happy to see Rafa's ambition to go out and thrash this Portsmouth team.

Upon seeing the team, with the hugely ineffective Kuyt on the bench, I actually think we will win this. Discard my earlier prediction. 2-0 to Liverpool!:D

MementoMori

Hallelulah no Kuyt.

Obviously Benni not fully fit.

Wonder if there will be much interchange between Gerrard and Aquilani.

Come on Livepool.

Dont be at yourself

Very happy with the team. Kuyt and Lucas benched should light a fire under underperforming players. Aquilani, Maxi and Babel all have a chance to stake their claim for a regular starting place.

ShamoBuc

That is an impressive looking line up, my confidence is returning.... should be 3 points...and then Sunday.....

IvySlayer

Say what you want about Kuyt, he's still your second highest goal scorer

I like him, puts it a good shift, but can be **** for you guys. Problem is if he plays bad Rafa will keep him on.

Ush1

Tusky wrote: »

The Reds side in full is: Reina, Insua, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Mascherano, Aquilani, Gerrard, Babel, Rodriguez, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Benayoun, Kuyt, Lucas, Kelly.

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Reina

Johnson---Carra----Agger----Insua

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Masch---Aquilani

Maxi

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Gerrard

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Babel

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Torres

Kuyt benched! Good team, but would rather Yossi than Maxi. Dont know what Maxi has done to get so much gametime...

Speaks Spanish prolly helps.

everdead.ie

Does rafa have an eye on the game on thursday I reckon lucas and kuyt are being rested instead of benched if this were a better team they would be playing imo

ilovelamp2000

There's likely to be goals at both ends given that lineup.

We don't defend all to well with Insua and Johnson in the side, but at least it might be entertaining

Yellowledbetter

Id say Thursday is on Rafas mind hence Kuyt and Lucas being rested as opposed to "benched"
Delighted with this team and Im now actually looking forward to watching this,albeit online!
4-1 the Pool

deman

Gonna be a lot of goals in this one.
6-2 :-)

mormank

Have to say that I'm really liking the lineup however I am worried that if they dont produce the goods tonight that we may never see this lineup again...

kryogen

Aquilani starts?

something very odd about that

Maxi though, in fairness he has shown nothing since he arrived, is Kuyt being punished for bad performances?

D'Agger

kryogen wrote: »

is Kuyt being punished for bad performances?

I'd like to think that but he's most likely being rested what with the United game coming up

kryogen

PaulieC wrote: »

I'd like to think that but he's most likely being rested what with the United game coming up

its not till Sunday!

ye have Europa League game thursday? if so he probably rested for that actually

Headshot

lol

ESPN showing clips of liverpool **** ups on a Monday with background music with the words mentioning Monday

"tell me why I dont like mondays"

D'Agger

kryogen wrote: »

its not till Sunday!

ye have Europa League game thursday? if so he probably rested for that actually

Fairly certain we've the home leg against the mighty Lille Thursday so that's why I'd be thinking that way

whatawaster

Jon champion is Satan.

citytillidie

Just on the radio Liverpool have not won on a Monday night that was not a bank holiday since 1999.

D'Agger

Im almost fluent in bloody Russian at this stage from watching terrible streams Liverpool for a 4-1 win hopefully, Torres to get a bit of form back and Babel to cause wreck please god!!

argosy2006

5-0 maybe more,

mike65

Bah!

LuckyLloyd

Those are decent deliveries from Gerrard.

SantryRed

In the first five minutes this is the most fluid I've seen Liverpool this season. 5nil win.

mike65

Ah! Gerrard skies it, on the end of a nice little move there.

Tusky

Playing with an attacking intensity that I havent seen in a long time. Great to see.

D'Agger

Good to see Aquilani making himself busy, there's a good pace to our attack with Glen and Insua getting down the wings, Maxis doing ok so far aswell

cruiserweight

Already a lot better than last Monday night

Tusky

Great one touch play and Aquilani almost scores!

D'Agger

Tusky wrote: »

Great one touch play and Aquilani almost scores!

Great play - shows what Aquilani can offer - he was with Mascherano in his own half when the move started, great run

Ahhh Babel hit it yourself!!

mike65

I'm in shock! The place is rocking and the play is too. No kuyt = pace and angles!

LuckyLloyd

Handball is now allowed in football.

LuckyLloyd

mike65 wrote: »

I'm in shock! The place is rocking and the play is too. No kuyt = pace and angles!

lol, there's a lot more to the good play thus far than Kuyt's absence. :rolleyes:

JPA

Michael Brown is so getting sent off this game.

Mr Alan

maxi and aquilani lookin very lively

D'Agger

mike65 wrote: »

I'm in shock! The place is rocking and the play is too. No kuyt = pace and angles!

It's fantastic to see after enduring so much shít football so far this season - very impressive so far just hope it lasts and we don't become frustrated if we don't score. Keep playing like this though and the chances will flow our way Im convinced

MagicMarker

Portsmouth look dangerous on the counter. Bags of pace up front!

argosy2006

GOAL!!!:D

LuckyLloyd

Sweet, no more than we deserved to be fair.

mike65

w00t

whatawaster

Get in. Gerrard did great there.

Glico Man

Fernandoooooooo!

K-9

Nando!

bluefinger

nice build up play.

cruiserweight

I will take that, hard work rather than brilliance

missingtime

whoooo.

LuckyLloyd

That was nice and calm from Maxi by the way, I think a lot of players would just try to put keeper and ball into the net from there and wonder about it later.