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I like the idea of 5 at the back. I'd swap Johnson for Enrique though and bring Wisdom back in.
Gerrard and Allen are going to have to be very disciplined against the 3 roving players.
I still think we can win this game because Chelsea are shaky defensively but it will require a very focused team to do it and not give away cheap goals.
I am looking forward to seeing how Sterling gets on against Cole who isn't bested by too many players
I would love us to win but will be surprised if we did. I think we'll lose especially if we play 4-3-3.
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I put in Enrique over Wisdom as I feel he offers little getting forward which I think we will need for this game, also Johnson is better on the right and is one of our most threating players (alongside Suarez) this season. Defensively I'd say Wisdom is better than Enrique though so it depends on what you'd rather have.
Also I don't believe BR will go for the formation I suggested but probably just play the 4-3-3, which for me will not favour us. As you said Sterling is a great wide man however against Everton when we switched to the 3 CBs he looked really threatening up there with Suarez!
I'm not sure about Johnson's most effective side. Naturally he's right sided, but he's done brilliantly for us on the left, and BR seems to favour him there. We've seen Wisdom having really decent crossing ability on a few occasions this season too. Here are a few interesting stats from last night:
Suso came on and in the 32 mins he played he attempted more passes than Joe Cole did in 77 mins. Suso - 24/28 (86%) Cole - 20/26 (77%)
Wisdom continues to impress: 73/76 passes completed - 96% 2/2 Tackles won 2/2 Aerial Duels won 3/4 successful clearances 0 fouls conceded
Andre Wisdom has started 9 games and this was his first loss for #LFC - he didn't start Vs Swansea.
(via @AnfieldIndex https://twitter.com/AnfieldIndex)I don't think BR favours Johnson on the left, we just have better cover on the right and with Johnson able to play on both sides rather effectively. BR may just favour Wisdom (RB) and Johnson (LB) rather than Johnson (RB) and Enrique (LB), but I feel Enrique is showing better form now (apparently he was playing injured before?) so that would be better for us going forward.
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I put in Enrique over Wisdom as I feel he offers little getting forward which I think we will need for this game, also Johnson is better on the right and is one of our most threating players (alongside Suarez) this season. Defensively I'd say Wisdom is better than Enrique though so it depends on what you'd rather have.
Also I don't believe BR will go for the formation I suggested but probably just play the 4-3-3, which for me will not favour us. As you said Sterling is a great wide man however against Everton when we switched to the 3 CBs he looked really threatening up there with Suarez!
I'm not sure about Johnson's most effective side. Naturally he's right sided, but he's done brilliantly for us on the left, and BR seems to favour him there. We've seen Wisdom having really decent crossing ability on a few occasions this season too. Here are a few interesting stats from last night:
Suso came on and in the 32 mins he played he attempted more passes than Joe Cole did in 77 mins. Suso - 24/28 (86%) Cole - 20/26 (77%)
Wisdom continues to impress: 73/76 passes completed - 96% 2/2 Tackles won 2/2 Aerial Duels won 3/4 successful clearances 0 fouls conceded
Andre Wisdom has started 9 games and this was his first loss for #LFC - he didn't start Vs Swansea.
(via @AnfieldIndex https://twitter.com/AnfieldIndex)I don't think BR favours Johnson on the left, we just have better cover on the right and with Johnson able to play on both sides rather effectively. BR may just favour Wisdom (RB) and Johnson (LB) rather than Johnson (RB) and Enrique (LB), but I feel Enrique is showing better form now (apparently he was playing injured before?) so that would be better for us going forward. I agree too that Enrique is playing better lately, but so is Wisdom, so it boils down to who BR favours the most. I have a feeling his decision will come down to who's playing wide right and left for Chelsea, and which combo BR feels is best to deal with them.
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I don't know where you're seeing an improvement in Enriques form. I thought he was very poor last week and with the exception of the pass, he looks like our least composed player on the ball and thats in a team with Skrtel in it (although I have to say he has improved no end in that regard)
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Enrique was a disgrace previously, don't be fooled by this 'improvement' now he is just very average...
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Enrique was a disgrace previously, don't be fooled by this 'improvement' now he is just very average... Thats a bit harsh Toothy. He has shown on more than one occasion that he is above 'average' and he certainly did a job for us last season. I fully expect Enrique to start on Sunday.
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Rodgers has said that Johnson is set to return to the squad for the Chelsea game and Pepe is unlikely to be available.
How much longer is it gonna be for Pepe?! He was supposed to be just about fit 2 or 3 games ago! Having said that, Jones is still doing well enough, so I'm happy with that.
Johnson returning is fantastic news. He's been one of our best players this season, and he always seems to do really well against Chelsea.
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Enrique last season was a decent player for me with a few exceptions when he though he was Pele on the ball.
This season, I get worried every time he's in possession.
I agree the Wisdom continues to impress (although we were lucky we didn't go a goal down when he got caught fannying about near the half way line)
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Enrique was a disgrace previously, don't be fooled by this 'improvement' now he is just very average... Thats a bit harsh Toothy. He has shown on more than one occasion that he is above 'average' and he certainly did a job for us last season. I fully expect Enrique to start on Sunday. Its not 'DrJules', he was very good for 6 months or so when he signed. He 'gave up' like torres did. Except Torres had a slight point the team was playing cack with cack tactics. Enrique just isnt up for many games and a good spell on the bench will do him good. Selfish footballers dont need them certainly not when they are fullbacks. Get rid
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If we play 4 3 3 i think we'll lose this game. I reckon we'll do what KD did last year and go 5 3 2 or 5 4 1. If we can stop Mata and Hazard we can stop Chelsea. I think were gonna score this Sunday but unfortunately i see Torres doing the same.
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