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Lucas left out?? Not sure about that... I think Lucas has become so crucial for us that I can't see him being left out (who knew that's a sentence that would ever be said?!) Aside from that though, I think that's a very likely lineup. I think Lucas will play, but i'm not sure who i'd take out of that 11 in place of him. Depending on who plays where it could be Maxi, Henderson, Downing or Carroll.

Just noticed you have Aurelio in there actually. Is he even fit??? I haven't heard anything of him in a long time. Wouldn't have much of an objection to him playing, but i'd feel better if Enrique was kept in the starting 11, to be honest.

look if liverpool get knocked out taking it serious then ok thats just what could happen but if liverpool get knoc ked out playing a weak team and not taking it serious then sorry that is wrong .

how will you decide whether they're not taking it seriously? I can't see any combination that can be regarded as a weak team?

+1.

It's a one-off game and anything can happen, but if we pitch up with a random side and don't play with our hearts in it then the manager has let us down. We deserve better than that.

I think that Kelly-Carra-Coates-Aurelio is definitely a second-string back 4, and if we play 4-4-2 with say Spearing-Henderson as the CM "double pivot" ahead of them we're definitely in "experimentation" mode, aka not taking it seriously.

Exactly. Even if Kenny fields a team that faz or anyone considers to 'weak' then it's because recent games have taken their toll on certain players, and Kenny has felt it's in the best interests to give them a rest.

I don't see a lot of 'weak' players in our squad these days anyway.

That's because the old front line players are now the squad players. Put too many of them in the same room and you have a weak team...

the problem is we played 48 hours ago, so of course you're not gonna get the same team as then, which means it will be a weak team in the eyes of some because i don't think suarez etc. will be playing.

i don't know where all this talk about taking the game seriously or not is coming from. of course we're gonna take it seriously.. kenny, the players and the fans all want to see a win tonight...

kenny, the players and the fans all want to see a win tonight...[/quote] i hope so .

Not the same team, no, but certain pivotal players who can handle two games in a row but will be rested on the weekend. I'm fully expecting to see Kuyt and probably Lucas in the starting line-up but not Adam for this reason alone, for eg. Suarez likely off the bench with Carroll/Downing or Carroll/Bellamy pair to start. But if it seems we're just giving people a chance to have a game then the side will be viewed rather dimly.