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Yeah but it's the game 3 days later (Swansea away) that we're more worried about.
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Yeah but it's the game 3 days later (Swansea away) that we're more worried about. Not for me and probably for a few others too. I want to do well in this competition and hopefully win it, every game is important and the next one is just as important as the previous or the next.
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Yeah but it's the game 3 days later (Swansea away) that we're more worried about. =one game at a time and young boys is a massively important game now and it is a MUST win for the prestige of the club liverpool must stay in europe MUST .
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+1... I think concentrating on the league is important for us now but I'd love the Europa Cup in the cabinet. Even a few big european nights would be nice there's actually some top teams in this cup this year.
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I don't disagree lads, I think it'd be great to do well in the Europa League and of course I want to see us win on Thursday but doing well in the Europa League won't save a managers job, doing well in the Premier League will. You've got to think of it from Brendan Rodgers position as well.
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Provided Lucas is able to have a go on Thursday, I would play
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Wisdom Carra Coates Downing
Allen-----Shelvy---Sahin
Sterling---Yessil-----Assaidi
and have Jones, Gerrard, Lucas, Suarez, Johnson, Skyrtel, and Suso on the bench. If we look as though we can't get a goal at half-time, bring on Suarez and Gerrard, and if things look shaky defensively, bring in Skyrtel or Johnson to shore things up. Bar any defensive crisis, I would like to see Lucas come on around the 70th minute or so instead for our 3rd sub.
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Yep another good point. I do want the Europa Cup but this game in particular can be won without our top players. Playing a few kids with Suarez up top and we'll win it as we already beat them with the kids. Swansea is a big game.
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Provided Lucas is able to have a go on Thursday, I would play
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Wisdom Carra Coates Downing
Allen-----Shelvy---Sahin
Sterling---Yessil-----Assaidi
and have Jones, Gerrard, Lucas, Suarez, Johnson, Skyrtel, and Suso on the bench. If we look as though we can't get a goal at half-time, bring on Suarez and Gerrard, and if things look shaky defensively, bring in Skyrtel or Johnson to shore things up. Bar any defensive crisis, I would like to see Lucas come on around the 70th minute or so instead for our 3rd sub. Yeah I'd do exactly the same.
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Provided Lucas is able to have a go on Thursday, I would play
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Wisdom Carra Coates Downing
Allen-----Shelvy---Sahin
Sterling---Yessil-----Assaidi
and have Jones, Gerrard, Lucas, Suarez, Johnson, Skyrtel, and Suso on the bench. If we look as though we can't get a goal at half-time, bring on Suarez and Gerrard, and if things look shaky defensively, bring in Skyrtel or Johnson to shore things up. Bar any defensive crisis, I would like to see Lucas come on around the 70th minute or so instead for our 3rd sub. Yeah I'd do exactly the same. Im not really sure about playing Lucas. I'd keep him and give him 20 minutes at Swansea and 20 at Spurs, then maybe a full half or a start the week after at home to Southampton. Let's not forget that when he returned in the summer it was a few weeks sooner than most expected. I'd ease him back in to things because we simply cant afford to lose him for a long period again this season.
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The papers said he may feature on Thursday, so I assume that they think he'll be ok if it happens. That said I don't want to rush him back in. I think this would be an easier fixture to sub into first, since it's less physical than the pl.
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