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i would give hendo a chance ahead of spearing. he hasn't found his position yet but he should definitely not be played out wide. i think he might have what it takes to play in the lucas role...

I recon its time for spearing to show what he can do. He is hard working and can pass. Plus he is a defensive midfielder. I bet Henderson will be the one who gets the nod though.

Firstly, forget Aquilani. That's not even on the table. He'll never wear a Reds shirt again.

I think Spearing is the closest ready-made replacement we have for Lucas. He did fantastically well at the end of last season when he got a run of games in the team, so he should be given the chance again to show he's pushed on even more, imo.

I think it depends on the game though. We won't always need to play that system, so in some games i'd like to see a pairing of Adam & Hendo, or Adam & Gerrard when he's back.

Alternatively, there's the option of playing Spearing in front of the back 2, with Adam & Hendo in front of him, 2 wing forwards and 1 centre forward. We've already played this system this season, and it's one I think we'll see used a lot in Lucas's absence.

play spearing, we need to keep gerrard fit for the more important carling cup games.

a broken record...

Nope, Kenny has already said it's impossible to get him back from his loan spell at this time.

And as someone just said: He's not exactly a DM!

My vote goes to Spearing, and the back up role can be played by either Shelvey or Adam.

What's wrong with Hendo and Adam in the middle. It could potentially be a winning combi for us. Put in maxi/downing on left and kuyt on right to complete the midfield.

With adam and hendo, in the middle, we'll have lots of options going forward.

Hendo and adam

That might work, but I'm a bit sceptical about it. The problem isn't with the attacking skills provided, but on the defence. Will they be able to cover our back 4? Lucas has been just sensational in that department recently!

a midfield trio of hendo adam and spearing...