Marseille v Liverpool Match Thread

[paulrobbo]

TORRES AND GERRARD RETURN FOR REDS
Paul Eaton in Marseille 16 September 2008

Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard return to the starting line-up for this evening's Champions League opener in Marseille - a game you can follow with live commentary online from 7.45pm BST.
Rafael Benitez makes five changes from the team which defeated Manchester United at the weekend, with Lucas, Ryan Babel and Andrea Dossena also earning recalls.
 
The Liverpool team for tonight's match is as follows:
 
Reina
Dossena
Carragher
Skrtel
Arbeloa
Lucas
Mascherano
Gerrard
Babel
Kuyt
Torres
 
Subs:
 
Cavalieri
Agger
Keane
Riera
Alonso
Benayoun
Degen

[OnraMarseille]

If you don't know Hatem Ben Arfa , you will know his after the match !
He is better than Nasri =)

[lil cisse]

TORRES AND GERRARD RETURN FOR REDS
Paul Eaton in Marseille 16 September 2008
    Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard return to the starting line-up for this evening's Champions League opener in Marseille - a game you can follow with live commentary online from 7.45pm BST.
Rafael Benitez makes five changes from the team which defeated Manchester United at the weekend, with Lucas, Ryan Babel and Andrea Dossena also earning recalls.
 
The Liverpool team for tonight's match is as follows:
 
Reina
Dossena
Carragher
Skrtel
Arbeloa
Lucas
Mascherano
Gerrard
Babel
Kuyt
Torres
 
Subs:
 
Cavalieri
Agger
Keane
Riera
Alonso
Benayoun
Degen

Wow he actually dropped Xabi in the 4-2-3-1

[paulrobbo]

Gerrard on the right? Hopefully because Lucas can't play there.

[paulrobbo]

If you don't know Hatem Ben Arfa , you will know his after the match !
He is better than Nasri =)

If you don't know Gerrard, Mascherano, Kuyt, Babel and Torres, you should do at about 21:45.

[lil cisse]

Gerrard on the right? Hopefully because Lucas can't play there.

----------Reina-------------

arby--skrtl--carra--dossena

--------lucas-masch-----------

kuyt-----gerrard------babel

------------torres-------------

looks like that to me

[paulrobbo]

----------Reina-------------

arby--skrtl--carra--dossena

--------lucas-masch-----------

kuyt-----gerrard------babel

------------torres-------------

looks like that to me

Can't see how I didn't even think of that

[lil cisse]

Can't see how I didn't even think of that

haha I was thinking stevie on the right, what for.

[Doddzy89]

If you don't know Gerrard, Mascherano, Kuyt, Babel and Torres, you should do at about 21:45.

Well in Robbo Lad

[paulrobbo]

Make me laugh these fans.

If they win they'll be loads of them on here gloating. If they get beat you never hear from them again.

[The Fallen Soldier]

If you don't know Hatem Ben Arfa , you will know his after the match !
He is better than Nasri =)

Not too sure I understand! Know his what??

1.Inside leg measurement
2.Length of man meat
3.Know that he cant even get a simple english sentance syntactically correct!!

[Hans]

If you don't know Hatem Ben Arfa , you will know his after the match !
He is better than Nasri =)

hahaha,I`m shakin already.............(definetly not)

[Reslivo]

Excellent, back to lacking width once again. But, as is always said, In Rafa We Trust.

[paulrobbo]

Not too sure I understand! Know his what??

1.Inside leg measurement
2.Length of man meat
3.Know that he cant even get a simple english sentance syntactically correct!!

The decline in 1 and 2. Skrtels marking him.

[GERNS]

Can't see the sense in dropping Alonso and Riera. 5 changes is showing a slight lack of respect I think. Hope it doesn't backfire. Torres and Gerrard in, would have been fine. I think that too many changes causes to much disruption to what went previously. Breaks down the continuity. I pray all goes well but we've seen it all go tits up before. 

[JD]

Was looking forward to seeing a bit more of Riera.  Especially after his performance against United.

Surely Riera on the left and Babel on the right would have made more sense.

Oh, but Kuyt can NEVER be dropped.  Silly me.

Robbie Keane on the bench.  If he comes on and scores then he'll be starting every game on the bench.

[Reslivo]

Was looking forward to seeing a bit more of Riera.  Especially after his performance against United.

Surely Riera on the left and Babel on the right would have made more sense.

Oh, but Kuyt can NEVER be dropped.  Silly me.

Robbie Keane on the bench.  If he comes on and scores then he'll be starting every game on the bench.

I think Rafa sees something in Kuyt that we don't.

Almost forgot ... for those of you without access to ITV1, you can watch the game here.

[JD]

Here we go then....

[JD]

No Carlsberg logo's tonight of course.

Always a pleasure watching 'just the reds'.

[JD]

Rafa needs to get Riera on...

[JD]

Well chased Dirky boy. 

The French fans have got their 'whistles' out.  Let's hope they get bored of that when we go 3-0 up.

[7-King Kenny-7]

Surprised Riera is'nt starting actually

[7-King Kenny-7]

Masch come on lad!

[Billo]

If you don't know Hatem Ben Arfa , you will know his after the match !
He is better than Nasri =)

No he is not, I wish I cud say nasri isnt better then ben arfa, since he plays for gooners but Nasri is better then Ben Arfa in every aspect of the game. maybe Arfa will be a better player in the future but imho I dont see it happening

[JD]

Ben Arfa's a dirty b***ard.  Just took Babel out.