KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Liverpool vs Man City

Your talking about Chelsea? Next game is against City and thats all we should be concerned about at the moment. I would start the same team as last week so Maxi and Bellamy start alongside Suarez.

Why dont we play the same team that beat them last year?

Seemed to do alright them, what not now, minus Gerrard of course.

because gerrard didnt play flanagan wont play and raul meireles plays for chelsea so that scuppers that thought .

Surely you're not so short-sighted to believe we can field the same line-up 3 times in 6 days? I agree we should be focused on the City game, but we need to consider our silverware aspirations as well as the necessity of beating Fulham away (given that they just drew at the Emirates, it would suggest not just any XI will beat them at Craven Cottage).

I believe Suarez cannot play all 3 games (or at least for 90 minutes of each), nor can we risk Agger. I also happen to think that Adam does not have the engine for that either. Since all 3 these players must start on Tuesday and will probably be necessary for the Fulham game, I have to disagree that we can only be concerned about today's game (in terms of team selection).

If Carroll starts in a 4-5-1 with Downing but without Suarez, we have a set piece threat and a midfield that can stop City getting into their stride. We will still have chances to win it, but I honestly think we're placing too much emphasis on a game where we can afford to drop points. Without the Tuesday match I would absolutely agree that we need to settle on a winning combination (one that probably doesn't include Carroll), and go out and assault the City defense with much the same team that beat Chelsea with the intent on picking up points where our rivals have failed.

But do we really want to just give up on our first chance of silverware this season, having gone so long without any, just because some muggles don't feel like working on Wednesday?

we can always get meirles on a emergency loan, i know if fergie wanted it the FA would allow it

I'm talking about using the brain in advance for a minute here!

You can't go into a game on sunday and the next on tuesday without considering that fact at all, can you?

Ok, so we'd all like to win both games, but if you had to pick one - which one then? What happens if we lose today? Lose 3 points is the answer. But if we lose on tuesday then one chance of winning silverware is gone in a minute.

What defeat hurts you the most? Certainly tuesday!

We could of course go out there and aim for 2 wins, but is it likely to happen?

Is it more likely that we beat Chitty than Chelski? I'd say we stand a far more realistic chance against the latter - taking into consideration we are playing away against them.

Also letting some of our players rest for 45 minutes or so against Chitty would probably up our chances against Chelski.

Sadly I feel we have neither the depth nor the width in our squad to play 2 100% separate teams today and on tuesday - something a team like Chitty would most certainly do given the situation we find ourselves in.

+1, Van Gogh.

I would definately want to win the carling cup game more because we can make the point gap later in other games if we lose today but a changed team can still win against Chelsea who no doubt will have changes as well considering they have that last champions league game and the league to worry about.

It looks like Bellamy won't be playing today anyway. A lot of talk that he's pulled out of the game today after the sad news of today.

Stewart Downing and Jordan Henderson return for Liverpool v Man City this afternoon - listen live online from 3.30pm GMT.

The Reds team in full is: Reina, Johnson, Enrique, Skrtel, Agger, Lucas, Adam, Henderson, Downing, Kuyt, Suarez. Subs: Doni, Kelly, Carragher, Maxi, Coates, Spearing, Carroll.