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liverpool fc official site have just announced that kuyt will be out for 7 to 8 weeks after injuring his shoulder after stretching for a cross and landing akward. maybe babel might get a run or will it be maxi on the right.

I will be happy with either, i think Babel should get his chance under Roy, and Maxi is a class player when hes on form.

maxi is a great player but what about Pach?

i think babel can have his chance on the right side, he didn't do so well on the left side

I want to see Pach play, guys got genuine craft in that last third of the pitch, think he could unlock defences for us.

id give babel a run its more natural for the player to be playing on the right and if it gives him convidence then thats a bonus, because i think we need the pace to help torres out on the counter but against tougher opposition id probably go for maxi as hes more of a grafter.

I think Pach would be fine on the right and he can pass to, something Babel's not very good at.

Let the games begin then? This is our first and certainly not the last injury of the season. Kuyt is very important to our squad but the lads can cover for him. I would give Babel a run on the right and se if he can reignite his mood to play. I think if he is given all those weeks that Dirk is out for then he might hit form which we desperately need. This is a blow, lets see what Hodgson does to resolve it.

i see many people debating who to play on right between pacheco and babel....

tell you what...cole is suspended for birmingham match..play pacheco on left where he did wonders in world cup!
and play babel on right as kuyt is out injured.....
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Pacheco looks good, and rightly so should start getting blooded. All this play him out on the left from the off seems very short sighted to me. A struggling team, struggling to gel, struggling to connect, struggling to find each other, popping in a boy to turn things around seems ludicrous to me. Don't get me wrong he needs game time, but again, all this he did wonders in the world cup...under 21s against other boys. Slapping pacheco on the ass and saying go and make left wing your own when the team are playing [oops] against premiership hard men just sounds so ridiculous. He at best, just doesn't have the strength yet, it makes 100 times more sense to bring him on after the 60 minute mark so he is fresh and can use his youth and energy when the opposition men get tired. Would I rather have the strength and pace of Jova in the opening stages of the game against birmingham or a boy who would likely get shrugged off the ball? no contest. To get the best out of youngsters you need to manage them carefully. That means introducing them to a side that is playing some football and not playing them from the outset.