LIVE: Lille vs. Liverpool

[miguelred]

The team in full: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Carragher, Insua, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel, Torres.

Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Riera, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, El Zhar, Kelly.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/glen-and-ryan-start-listen-live

[the12thkopite]

The team in full: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Carragher, Insua, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Riera, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, El Zhar, Kelly.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/glen-and-ryan-start-listen-live

typical

[thereds13]

The team in full: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Carragher, Insua, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Riera, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, El Zhar, Kelly.

What the hell Carra ahead of Kyriagkos,no Pacheco, Insua, kuyt and Gerrard starting?,Aqualini on the bench after he played well?

[El09Nino]

El Zhar carried and not Pacheco?

I wouldn't risk Aquilani on that shitty pitch

[Brian78]

Hmmm same old same old. Make amends for monday or continue where they left off?

What young Dani has to do to be a regular part of the 18 man squad is beyond me

[redkenny]

So Kyrgiakos gets dropped and was actually one of the very few players who looked up for it on Monday?

Anyway. Come on you reds!!!!

[Big Sexy]

Torres aside, thats the team of not getting too many goals which in europe away I guess is a good thing!

Paccecho must be getting a little pissed by now

[xSkyline]

Regardless of how they all played on Monday. Still a strong line-up, very capable of getting a result.

Lets win this trophy and do it in style!!

[RyanBabs]

Great to see babel playing hopeful he can bag off

The Pitch is horrible from what babel uploaded to his twitter

[bad boy bubby]

El Zhar carried and not Pacheco?

I wouldn't risk Aquilani on that shitty pitch

Hmmm - the old "The pitch was too firm. (He might have hurt himself)." excuse it is then.  

Johnson should be alright tho' - on the shitty pitch, I mean.

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[redcraig]

I think Carra and Sotis are too similar in terms of both being ball winners. Neither of them have been known for their passing and ability on the ball but with Agger back in the line up we have a ball winner and someone who can play football.

Surely there must be somone in the stadium with a red strip on that can play at left back instead of Insua!!!

[Shabs]

Soti should have been in the line up as should aquilani,anyway come on!!!!

[RyanBabs]

why no Sotis?

[redkenny]

I think Carra and Sotis are too similar in terms of both being ball winners. Neither of them have been known for their passing and ability on the ball but with Agger back in the line up we have a ball winner and someone who can play football.

Good point that. Does that mean Carragher automatically deserves his place though mate? I think not.

[Semple]

Decent team. Good to see Johnson playing. Apart from that, no real rurprises except the fact that Pacheco isn't in the squad. Come on Liverpool!!!!

[Arrie]

Nice to see Agger Back

[SODMG]

Typical slow tempo team with possibly 2 players that can beat their man.

[LiverpoolJay]

Hopefully this is not a repeat of monday night - one of the worst games I have seen

Lets hope the lads look up for it tonight and get a few goals, could do with another confidence boost this season, I say it every time he starts but... maybe this is the game where babel really hits form!

[racerx34]

FFS. Im off to pray for a good game

[Emlyn Hughes]

I think we don't see many attacking football today....

[danny8t4]

Good point that. Does that mean Carragher automatically deserves his place though mate? I think not.

We all know that Rafa has his favourites and will not drop them unless they are injured, 3 of them are starting and don't deserve to be in th XI on form alone.

As much as people are saying that wholesale changes are needed for the game, we know that would never happen when Rafa is in charge because he is very stubborn and has probably done it deliberately because it would be easy for the likes of Gerrard and Kuyt to sit on the bench and hide form the fact they have been woeful, they should be made to play tonight and take their finger out of their ass and show those younger players how to get out of a bad patch in their career.

How can the likes of Insua know how to pull himself out of the bad spell if the likes of Gerrard, Kuyt and Carragher are just putting their heads down and shying away.

[MsGerrard]

Well we can't play any worse than we did on Monday, so come on lads, let's have a bit of the old Liverpool spirit tonight, and lets get at them from the start, an early goal will give them a huge amount of confidence.

Message to Rafa, don't leave it to late to make a change if things aren't going our way, actually I'm looking at Babel to be the main man tonight. I think his speed will be essential for us as long as he's up for it.

Come on you Mighty Reds 

[Big Sexy]

For what its worth I would have started with Agger, Carra, Kyriakos and Insua. Wouldn't have risked Johnson either to be honest. Don’t care what people say, Aquilani should be starting, no excuses now

[Eem]

Anyone know if this is gonna be on the idiot box?

[JD]

Soti should have been in the line up as should aquilani,anyway come on!!!!

Agreed.

Carra and Gerrard still both picking the team then.

[LiverpoolJay]

Anyone know if this is gonna be on the idiot box?

Channel 5 at 5.45...Wow it kills me to say it

[7-King Kenny-7]

Not happy about Carra and Stevie playing, neither of them deserve to have even travelled after their last game. Sotis and Aquilani have every right to feel a bit pissed off.

Expect nothing less than a win here!!

[redkenny]

I'm expecting a brilliant reaction from all our reds tonight.

[SODMG]

Well we can't play any worse than we did on Monday

Are you sure.....

[redkenny]

Channel 5 at 5.45...Wow it kills me to say it

Bizarre isn't it. Watching Neighbours just before a Liverpool game. Mad!