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I say the exact same team we fielded for bolton.

part of me wouldn't be surprised if we played with 3 at the back and then 2 wing backs, then we have the 3 tall cb's and cover in the wide areas who will also help of defensibly but bomb forward and hit them when they have all there big players up front for the set pieces.

Well, Charlie Adam's been passed fit to play against Stoke. Great news for the team.

Me too - although with Skrtel at right-back or Kelly?

Personally I'd play Johnson there, if he's fit

i suspect there might be a couple of changes and wouldn't be surprised if Kenny did play three at the back

Getting 3pts from this game is one hell of a tough ask - but if we can do it at the emirates, we can do it at the brittania

Johnson is back in training today. Whether he'll be match-fit enough to start is another matter, though.

It's gonna be a tough game. Don't think we've won at Stoke since they've been promoted(?)

I definitely wouldn't play Skrtel at right back though. I'd have Kelly in there if he's fit.

Me neither but he did well when brought on against Bolton - he looked a lot more comfortable than Agger the few times he was asked to play full back - which given his frame you wouldn't expect

Johnson doesn't have many fans on here - presumably because he's from the South - but I prefer him to Kelly and Flannagan - and as Kenny doesn't seem to have any inclination to use him in the position that I think he's best suited - right wing - I'd definitely have him back in the team at right back as soon as he's match fit

Our away record against Stoke is feeble

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

---johnson------carragher--------agger---------enrique-

---henderson--------adam---------lucas---------downing-

----------------------suarez---------------------------

------------------------------carroll------------------



also for this game we will need to have a lot of vocalness in us henderson/carragher/reina/ plenty of pace down the wing that is why i chose johnson at RB because on the left stoke are either gonna play ethrington or walters both fast walters cuts inside and ethrington gets right to the line and puts in the cross, on the left aswell although i think enrique is going to destroy pennant, going forward we need carroll a lot of height in him and great strengh leaving suarez upfront on his own in this game will be a risk as the stoke nobody leaves stoke without a few brooses there a strong and physical defence that will give a lot of free kicks away that is why adam set pice is isentil, the reason why i don't think we should play skrtel is because he gives away silly free kicks in dangerouse positions we can't do this against stoke otherwise we will suffer.

indeed it is!

im not sure what formation i want to see on saturday and if carroll should be starting or not...there's plenty of options now which is a good thing.

Yeah, i'd put Johnson straight back in myself, if fit. I'd be happy for him, Kelly or Flanagan to be played there, though. Skrtel done well there against Bolton when Kelly went off injured, but I wouldn't like to see him started there at all.

Against a team like Stoke, I think Carroll could be crucial. The dilemma for me would be whether to start him, or whether to have him available to bring on if things aren't going our way. If we're in need of a goal late on away to Stoke, things are always liable to get a bit messy/ugly, so Carroll's aerial ability and height would be very valuable.