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liverpool MUST get through in the EL and 3 points at home on thursday will secure it if udinese lose or draw in moscow , rodgers must NOT gamble an play the strongest team avaliable .

If it were me, I'd start with a semi-strong team with Gerrard and Suarez on the bench. I don't think we need anything near our strongest eleven to beat Young Boys at home. Though you're right, it would be a gamble, maybe make team changes at half time if it's not going well.

rodgers has messed around with team in the uefa and league cups this season , but this is now a crunch game win and liverpool are through if liverpool win and he cant take this game lightly young boys did win in italy .

Agreed. Our kids beat Young Boys away so i think a semi strong team should do it. Jones Wisdom Coates Skrtel Downing Henderson Allen Shelvey Assaidi Suso Suarez. Suarez must play if were gonna win we have no other strikers worth a mention

Yeah that is true.

I saw that Brendan Rodgers was at the reserves game against Chelsea today though, probably looking to put some of the young lads in the squad to face Young Boys on Thursday.

thing is if young boys win they can go through so they will be at full strength and if they won they could go through so taking it ligthly would be a mistake .

I don't think Rodgers will take this lightly, we are at home, no travelling needed so the boys should be able to play thursday-sunday and get through it without being fatigued too much. Its a must win game for me, I want to win this competition, I think its more prestigious than the FA cup so winning it would be great for the clubs image. Everyone should be good to go.

hope so and i agree

Good point there i suppose Faz, Agree with the thread now cos as Snakeye said its a home game no travelling needed well not much so they should be fresh. Swansea away Sunday is a big one though. I'd maybe change the team to Jones, Wisdom, Carra, Skrtel, Enrique, Henderson, Allen, Sahin, Sterling, Suarez, Assaidi. Bring back Reina, Skrtel, Gerrard and Suso for the Swansea game. I think Jones deserves to be our cup keeper on the back of his last couple of games granted he showed nothing world class but he didn't make any mistakes and was solid enough. I just keep thinking imagine the Ref didn't rob us against nEverton and we took our chances against Newcastle we'd be in a nice position now.

game finished 5 o clock yesterday thursdays game doesnt kick off till 8-05 pm 5 days recovery surely enough for anyone .