Live Match Thread: Hull City v Liverpool

THREE CHANGES FOR REDS AT THE KC
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Fabio Aurelio, Daniel Agger and Albert Riera make way for the must-win clash at the KC Stadium.
 
The Reds XI in full is: Reina, Arbeloa, Insua, Skrtel, Carragher, Alonso, Mascherano, Lucas, Benayoun, Kuyt, Torres. Subs: Diego Cavalieri, Daniel Agger, David Ngog, Andrea Dossena, Albert Riera, Fabio Aurelio, Nabil El Zhar.
 
 
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N164157090425-1401.htm

Going to be a cracker of a game this one. Us to win 3-0 I reckon. Barring any defensive mistakes. And it looks as though its a 4-3-3 formation with Benni and Kuyt supporting Torres on the flanks.

lucas or benny in the gerard role today?

or we playing 442 with kuyt up front?

I'm Hoping its like this:

Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Skrtel Insua
Alonso Macherano
Kuyt Lucas Benayoun
Torres

If we play 4 4 2 who will be playing on the left?

4-1-2-1-2 always works on FM08.  Masch behind Gezzer and Alonso with Yossi behind Kuyt and Torres.  Formidable!

Yeah, Kuyt has to be on the right. He's more comfortable there.

Yossi and Lucas can interchange as Insua will chip in with providing some width as well.

There's no reason why we can't get the three points with that team picked.

Reckon its like this.

----------------------Reina------------------------
-----Arbeloa---Skrtel---Carra---Insua------
--------------------Masch------------------------
-------------Lucas------Alonso--------------
---Kuyt---------------------------Yossi-------
--------------------Torres---------------------

Decent team, will be interesting to see how the players line-up.

Need a win here!

I'm Hoping its like this:

Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Skrtel Insua
Alonso Macherano
Kuyt Lucas Benayoun
Torres

that looks pretty good to me
If we play 4 4 2 who will be playing on the left?

Good to see Insua back in.  No surprises to see Skrtel back either.  Would have liked to see Babel given a run on the left but as we know, he more often than not disappoints when he starts.  Otherwise a team surely capable of beating Hull by a big margin.  1-0 would do me though.

Subs: Cavalieri, Agger, N'Gog, Dossena, Riera, Aurelio, El Zhar.
Have to say its a suprise to see no Babel what so ever, how low must he feel to see El Zhar on the bench infront of him?

At least this team has balance. Lucas can help torres going through the middle though he's no Gerrard. Benayoun will make runs from left. Kuyt will have to stay right to avoid us playing too narrow.

Hope we can win by a couple of goals.

Aurelio and Riera both deserved dropping.  Harsh on Agger, but, good team.  A team that should beat Hull City.  Come on you mighty reds.

Subs: Cavalieri, Agger, N'Gog, Dossena, Riera, Aurelio, El Zhar.
Have to say its a suprise to see no Babel what so ever, how low must he feel to see El Zhar on the bench infront of him?

Very low so probably he's gonna leave at the end of the season. He's 23 and he's not gonna fulfil his potential.

Be good to see Insua overlapping down that left hand side the way he does so well!

Come on red men!!

Thought Agger deserved to keep his place, other than that a decent team and should be capable of doing Hull. Come on Liverpool, must win.

Be good to see Insua overlapping down that left hand side the way he does so well!

I think that's the reason why we don't have a natural left sided player in the attack for us today mate.

Just got to be watertight at the back today. Let's get back to clean sheets!

Good team selection but once again i'm baffled to see El Zhar and Dossena on the bench ahead of Ryan Babel. We know that Ryan Babel can change games(Man U, Arsenal games etc) in circumstances but I haven't seen anything worthy to change a match by Nabil El Zhar.Dossenas goals against Man U and madrid were goals on the break when the match was pretty much over, not to go against the fact that they were well taken goals but neither Dossena or El Zhar have that spark coming off the bench that Babel can have.

Anyway, there's my little moan out the way.
I think it will be this formation:

                                                Reina

Arbeloa                   Carragher                    Skrtel                  Insua
                                                                                                       ^
                         Alonso                              Mascherano              | 
                                                                                                       |
                Kuyt                                                  Lucas                  |
                                       Benayoun                                              |
                                                                                                       v
                                                El Nino

Now that team looks very capable of beating Hull, a relegation threatened side with the worst home record in the league, by 3 or 4 goals.

Would also be nice to see a clean sheet aswell today to rebuild our defensive confidence and again, thats a definite possibility but...

When all's said and done, 3 points is the most important thing so let's reclaim the top spot, admittedly maybe only for a few hours, to put pressure on Man U.

Come on you redmen!!!!! 

Who is that pr**k on Setanta?

Saying Liverpool will never win the title with Carragher.

Looks a good side and a chance for one or two to impress in the final push for the title. Not much strenght in the forward line, but creativity in a bundle.

Nick Barmby's playing for Hull today.
Surely he isn't capable of doing us any damage at his age

I cancelled my Setanta just because of idiots like him and the stupid e mail banner always  from bitters and utd fans. I am seriously wanting to get rid of my sky in sticks in the craw every time I pay. Hope Jamie has a blinder.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGG GGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!! So nervous! So much happening today that can decide which direction we take.  Some fat tw*t is saying we don't have a chance, total pr**k toa assume that, he hasn't been watching Liverpool I don't think.  But I hope we can get a heavy result today, show some intent!