Liverpool vs West Brom: Saturday 15:00 BST

Liverpool vs West Bromich Albion



After an improved performance against the blue sh*te just last Saturday, this coming Saturday sees us as the host of yet another PL fixture. Although a simple victory would first appear most likely, we have to take into account a few factors which are proving problematic right now. Form is one of them, but the CL game midweek in Switzerland will not contribute to any performance the men in red will be looking to achieve this weekend.

With that said, there is simply no excuse. The club have really emphasised on improving the squad depth so that we can withstand the rigours of two important fixtures days apart from each other.

Anything less than a victory will be unacceptable. We are Liverpool, and we must play like the Liverpool that were once associated with the greats of Shankly, Paisley, and Dalglish.

This is the perfect opportunity for the redmen to redeem themselves, but they are not in this alone. Anfield needs to be electric come Saturday. The boys need your support more than ever now.

Prediction is my expectation of such a club: Liverpool 3-0 West Brom (Sturridge x2, Lallana).

YNWA

after tonight's poor showing there is now huge pressure on the team to perform well and win the match.

Good to have a game soon after, hopefully we'll have Sturridge on the bench for this.

West Brom have won their last 3 league and cup games including away at Spurs but nothing less that a good performance and 3 points is needed here.

Would play Borini alongside Mario or Lambert and hope that Markovic doesn't start as he's currently way off for me.

after tonight's poor showing there is now huge pressure on the team to perform well and win the match.

Indeed. I do not want to see us doing a Newcastle. I do not want to see us in the bottom half of the table. Must improve instantly.

I would drop Mario and have Borini as the lone striker if Rodgers again goes for single striker. No need to start Studge and let him come after 75 mins. Markovic needs to be dropped to bench.

I'd play Fabio for the mobility and movement, with Rickie adding some randomness to our attack.

Hard game coming up I feel. WBA will sense our fragility and go for it. HOPEFULLY we'll be up for it. If not, then I'd be all for players losing their salaries. Hit 'em where it hurts most...

I would drop Markovic and Balotelli for this one. Hopefully Sturridge is fit to start.

                   Mignolet
Manquilo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
               Lucas  Hendo
  Lallana    Coutinho    Sterling
                  Sturridge

CR did u have to put that picture in the opening post? 

CR did u have to put that picture in the opening post? 

talk about sticking pins in your dick that is painful to see and just a timely reminder of what we have lost.
Can't believe we are going into a home game against West Brom with a degree of fear.

3 5 2 for me. Sterling rested before we kill the kid

             Mignolet

     Skrtel Gerrard Lovern

Hendo Lucas Lallana Suso Moreno

          Lambert Sturridge

Get them 2 wing backs to the endline and get crosses in that box have Lallana getting in there to support the front 2. You may laugh at Stevie being there but I bet if he did we'd have a clean sheet. And he'd create a sh*tload of heaaches for WBA with long balls out of the back falling at the feet of Sturridge who must play to give us that movement we lack 

3 5 2 for me. Sterling rested before we kill the kid

             Mignolet

     Skrtel Gerrard Lovern

Hendo Lucas Lallana Suso Moreno

          Lambert Sturridge

Get them 2 wing backs to the endline and get crosses in that box have Lallana getting in there to support the front 2. You may laugh at Stevie being there but I bet if he did we'd have a clean sheet. And he'd create a sh*tload of heaaches for WBA with long balls out of the back falling at the feet of Sturridge who must play to give us that movement we lack 

I am not laughing mate if he needs to play deep let him play deep as the two CB's have been poor for most of last season as well as this.

Normally, I would be really looking forward to this game as we would win again (mighty) WBA.

My heart will always say LFC to win but this time I am praying that we come away with at least a draw. I know we are at Anfield but we are really sh*te this season and I don't see any evidence of that changing. I would be happy with a WBA own-goal to give us win.

We have been sh*te so far and BR has not changed much. Let us see what he changes for this game to go our way - either the starting 11 or subs.

Not looking forward to this one. WBA are in good form.

Last time we looked good Sterling was in the "hole" put the lad in there again behind two strikers either Borini or Mario or Sturridge/Mario.

We need to win this.
 
When the F**k is Flanagan going to be fit?

The following players need to be dropped:

Manquillo, Markovic, Ballotelli

Sterling needs a rest

Leaving us with:

                  Migs
     Lovren   Skrtel   Moreno - We can't defend so why bother playing 4 of them?

       Hendo  Gerrard Allen   

    Lallana  Coutinio  Borini
                Lambert

I have to say I'm not looking forward to this at all.

They looked quite handy at the weekend and we are utter dog sh*t at the minute.

Big game.

We can't defend so why bother playing 4 of them?

This gave me a chuckle, thank you.

 You never know the team might surprise us and get a draw   

Berahino will surely score against this defence

Berahino will surely score against this defence

We should score against their defence though, they're no F***ing better.

what we need is 11 men out there who understand what is needed and that is to put themselves on the line for the club.
I see far to much indifference in the team and when you see about 7 Liverpool players in the box defending a corner flat footed and being bullied you want to bi*ch slap some of them. This team is crying out for a new Jamie .

I have to say I'm not looking forward to this at all.

They looked quite handy at the weekend and we are utter dog sh*t at the minute.

Big game.

West Brom

At home.

You're saying this about West Bromich Albion....   At Anfield....  And I'm totally agreeing with you.

They'll be well up for this.  We'll look like we want to be following Sakho out the door after 5 minutes.

Can't believe people saying Sterling needs a rest. FFS the lad is 19. 19 years of age and a top athlete! He should be able to play two games a week a piece of piss. Seriously, players these days are mollycoddled beyond belief. He had a sh*t game because he was sh*t. Not because he's tired.

I would play:

                                Mignolet
             Toure           Skrtel         Lovren

Sterling                                                   Moreno
                              Gerrard
               Henderson               Lallana
                      Borini          Balotelli

I would play:

                                Mignolet
             Toure           Skrtel         Lovren

Sterling                                                   Moreno
                              Gerrard
               Henderson               Lallana
                      Borini          Balotelli

Toure? Tell me your not serious. Mr Panic stations in a already fragile defence.

Recipe for a disaster.

Shoot me down but worth bringing Rossitier into the team?

Give Mario a rest.
Start Lambert.

I'd like to see him get stuck in.
Reckon he'd have some fight in him, and we F***ing need it.

I want to see Mario do well, but last night he just looked like he was beaten early on.
That would have never happened with Suarez, he'd have fought to the bitter end.

That has gone from our game.
We desperately need it back.

Toure? Tell me your not serious. Mr Panic stations in a already fragile defence.

Recipe for a disaster.

Ok then, move gerrard to central defence and put lucas as DM

We're at home, so I expect them to park the bus or play very defensive.

                Mignolet
Manquilo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
                  Lucas
     Henderson    Sterling
              Coutinho
          Lallana   Borini

Or

                Mignolet
Manquilo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
        Henderson  Lucas
               Coutinho
     Borini    Sterling   Lallana

Doesn't matter where the front 3 plays, they will be interchanging instead of having a static position. Would love to see Henderson play more of an attacking in this game and Lucas sitting.

Massive game for confidence. We need to get to winning ways/mentality asap. I am assuming Sturridge is not ready for a start, so:

                      Migs
Manquillo  Skrtel  Lovren  Moreno
                     Gerrard
                Hendo  Couthino
      Sterling                    Lallana
                     Lambert
I thought about Borini in place of Lambert, but I think Lambert links up better with the midfielders in our build up play. Let Hendo and Couts harass their midfield, and try to find Sterling/Lallana running in/at/behind their defense. Mario deserves a break as he has offered very little since Sturridge has been out. If we find ourselves down, bring them both in off the bench and go with the diamond 4-4-2.

Hope we actually turn up for this. Go out and F***ing attack them, we still can't defend so we need to go back to last year's plan and just look for the goals to win 2-1, 3-2 etc.

Would be tempted to give Balotelli a rest but I'd still rather have him over Lambert so I'd go with this (in the diamond formation)

Mignolet; Manquillo, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno; Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho; Balotelli, Sterling.

Hopefully Suso on that bench and a little run out for Sturridge in the last 20.

Hope we actually turn up for this. Go out and f**king attack them, we still can't defend so we need to go back to last year's plan and just look for the goals to win 2-1, 3-2 etc.

Would be tempted to give Balotelli a rest but I'd still rather have him over Lambert so I'd go with this (in the diamond formation)

Mignolet; Manquillo, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno; Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho; Balotelli, Sterling.

Hopefully Suso on that bench and a little run out for Sturridge in the last 20.

Agree with the team selection. Suso is out for two months though mate.

I'd like us to break from the 4231 for this. Don't think the 1 up front has suited us this season or really suited us last season, I can't remember which games it was that we played the 1 up top for but we never looked as much a threat.

I would be tempted to try:

                     Mig
 Manquillo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
                Henderson     
          Lallana       Coutinho
                  Sterling
             Borini     Balotelli

Not for a moment do I think this will actually get a look in, but would love to see something different, something that suggests we see the problem and are looking for a solution. My idea with this team is that it gets much more energy on the pitch for us, whacks Sterling back in a position that has suited him and gets runners in and around Balotelli to play more to his strengths. The movement would be so much better but we would surrender a lot of space for them to exploit in the wide areas. The weakness would probably be Coutinho as watching him against Basel I didn't think he had the desire to track back diligently and that was a disappointment but we need a change as sometimes it appears we're stifling ourselves more than the opponents are.

I'd like us to break from the 4231 for this. Don't think the 1 up front has suited us this season or really suited us last season, I can't remember which games it was that we played the 1 up top for but we never looked as much a threat.

I would be tempted to try:

                     Mig
 Manquillo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
                Henderson     
          Lallana       Coutinho
                  Sterling
             Borini     Balotelli

Not for a moment do I think this will actually get a look in, but would love to see something different, something that suggests we see the problem and are looking for a solution. My idea with this team is that it gets much more energy on the pitch for us, whacks Sterling back in a position that has suited him and gets runners in and around Balotelli to play more to his strengths. The movement would be so much better but we would surrender a lot of space for them to exploit in the wide areas. The weakness would probably be Coutinho as watching him against Basel I didn't think he had the desire to track back diligently and that was a disappointment but we need a change as sometimes it appears we're stifling ourselves more than the opponents are.

I don't get why anyone would put Borini above Lambert just compare the stats. Its quite sad that we do in fact need Lambert right now.Something seems wrong at present and I cant put my finger on it but with Sakho then Balotelli clearly challenging Brendan all is not well at melwood

I don't get why anyone would put Borini above Lambert just compare the stats. Its quite sad that we do in fact need Lambert right now.Somethink seems wrong at present and I cant put my finger on it but with Sakho then Balotelli clearly challenging Brendan all is not well at melwood

I think it's a choice between Lambert or Balotelli mate, I just couldn't put both in the team, their movement is too static and they wouldn't support each other.

We need a reaction now. It has been far too long that we have seen these inept performances from a set of players who can be very very good. Let's play the best set of players in a diamond formation ehich seemd to be most suited for us right now and give Gerrard a rest.

Mignolet, Manquillo, Skrtel, Lovren, Lucas, Lallana, Hendo, Cou,  Balotteli, Sterling

Hope to see some basic pass and movement, it's not really a complicated game.

This has been probably the most shocking aspect of our play this season, if on the odd occasion the pass has made it to a player there is no movement from the player making the pass which means we are not creating space or any type of overlap into the opposition heart.

Mignolet

Skrtel  Lovren  Sakho

Manquillo  Henderson  Lucas  Moreno

Sterling        Lallana

Lambert

Anyone?

Mignolet

Skrtel  Lovren  Sakho

Manquillo  Henderson  Lucas  Moreno

Sterling        Lallana

Lambert

Anyone?

Sahko is hurt is he not?

Sahko is hurt is he not?

Forgot about that. Was stil thinking that was a cover for him being in the managers bad books.

Basel still hurts.

            Migs
Moreno Lovren Sahko Manquillo
       SG Hendo
Lallana Coutinho Suso
           Mario

Sterling looked tired in body and mind the other night, would have him as impact sub.
Skyrtel needs time to mull over the concept of playing the ball, not the man
I WANT to drop Mario for the match, but unfortunately think Borini is less of a goal threat (that says something), and Lambert looks like a guy pulled in off the street, his form in on the floor. So reluctantly after Wed, would start Mario again (assuming Studge won't play)
Markovic is a passenger, surely Suso deserves a chance.

Just go out there and show some passion ffs.

Basel still hurts.

            Migs
Moreno Lovren Sahko Manquillo
       SG Hendo
Lallana Coutinho Suso
           Mario

Sterling looked tired in body and mind the other night, would have him as impact sub.
Skyrtel needs time to mull over the concept of playing the ball, not the man
I WANT to drop Mario for the match, but unfortunately think Borini is less of a goal threat (that says something), and Lambert looks like a guy pulled in off the street, his form in on the floor. So reluctantly after Wed, would start Mario again (assuming Studge won't play)
Markovic is a passenger, surely Suso deserves a chance.

Just go out there and show some passion ffs.

Suso out for 2 months.

Suso out for 2 months.

bollox !!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone else reckon this is an abnormal amount of injuries, by that I mean; is this a problem of the training at the club or just pure random bad luck?
This is a crazy amount of injuries now.
Players that are coming back from being injured too.
Seems to be more to it than just "one of those things" it's a constant issue.
player comes in.. lasts a few weeks, picks up a niggle when he's getting into his stride, another player comes in etc.
What kind of fitness regime are these lads doing that leads to so many muscle injuries..

Just win the match. 1-0 or whatever.

Maybe take Balotelli out of the firing line. He is becoming a scapegoat for lots of under-performing players.

Anyone else reckon this is an abnormal amount of injuries, by that I mean; is this a problem of the training at the club or just pure random bad luck?
This is a crazy amount of injuries now.
Players that are coming back from being injured too.
Seems to be more to it than just "one of those things" it's a constant issue.
player comes in.. lasts a few weeks, picks up a niggle when he's getting into his stride, another player comes in etc.
What kind of fitness regime are these lads doing that leads to so many muscle injuries..

Allen, Can and Sturridge got injured on International duty, not really the clubs fault.

Allen, Can and Sturridge got injured on International duty, not really the clubs fault.

I know, they seem fragile in the first place though, alwats fear we'll have bad luck with injuries when looking forward to a new season, this has been a terrible one.

You can be almost guaranteed it will be something like this,
with some interchanging between the 3 behind Mario.



Subs: Jones, Toure, Enrique, Lucas, Markovic, Borini, Lambert

That's every fit player in the first team squad.

They looked quite handy at the weekend and we are utter dog sh*t at the minute.

You can be almost guaranteed it will be something like this,
with some interchanging between the 3 behind Mario.



Subs: Jones, Toure, Enrique, Lucas, Markovic, Borini, Lambert

That's every fit player in the first team squad.

I'm sure that will be the team but I personally would have Lucas in there instead of Gerrard. Just don't think he is upto playing 2 games a week.

Why on earth are people advocating that we stick Balotelli up front on his own, is it because he's been scoring for fun and its been making us such apotent attack force. We have to go back to 4-4-2 or at least play with 2 strikers even if the second one is Borini or Lambert. Balotelli is not and never will be a lone striker, far to static to do that role.
Also with all these injuries can't Stevie please please be the next one injured because I now realise that that's the only way he'll ever be dropped from the team, he certainly won't offer it himself and Brendan doesn't have the cajones to do it.

We quite simply have to win this game, and to do that we need to start scoring some bloody goals, that comes from having a solid defence and a midfield that can help the strikers.

When citeh and chelski even manure on the offensive they have 3 or 4 players in the opposition box and we only have 1. What is BR really thinking, I just can't figure out. Are we trying to play the game too tidy to the extend it hurt us defensively and offensively? I feel more like the coaches are to be blamed.

Why on earth are people advocating that we stick Balotelli up front on his own,

It's not advocating.
It's saying what is the most likely team.
Rodger's will most likely play Balotelli up front.

Big difference between that and wanting Lambert to have a start.

Whatever XI steps out onto that field tomorrow has to win, home game against WBA when in this position is inexcusable to drop any points.

I honestly don't care how we get the 3 points, we simply cannot afford to fall any further behind.

Don't care about the formation or the players just go out be aggressive, work your bollox off and get the win....fight for every ball, leave nothing on the pitch when the final whistle goes, win every first ball if you cant fight for every second ball, get in their faces make them hate you, get the crowd up, get mad.....YOU ARE LIVING OUR F***ing DREAM SO PLAY HOW WE WOULD IF WE WERE GOOD ENOUGH AND HAD THE CHANCE....PASSION AND PRIDE.

Question :

Borini   Balotelli    Lambert.


Would any of those really scare you if you were a Baggie?

I would like the manager to try something fresh, as nothing is working now and the last heat map for Balotelli in the last game is worrying.

Switch to the 4-4-2 Diamond with following players for one Half and see how it goes:



the AM position is the most important which should force the strikers to be near or inside the box.

 

I would like the manager to try something fresh, as nothing is working now and the last heat map for Balotelli in the last game is worrying.

Switch to the 4-4-2 Diamond with following players for one Half and see how it goes:



the AM position is the most important which should force the strikers to be near or inside the box.

 

I'm struggling to see what's so different about that?

I missed the mid-week game (didn't miss much by the sounds of it), but it's about f***ing time we got arses in gear. Home to West Brom is a perfect opportunity, we need the 3 points, we need a convincing win to get the confidence back up and we need to get the team playing together.

Anything, just 3 points please and at least look half-assed.

                                           Mignolet
                      Manquillo    Skrtel   Lovren   Moreno
                                            Gerrard
                                   Henderson   Coutinho
                                            Lallana
                                  Sterling        Balotelli

Jones; Toure, Enrique; Lucas; Markovic, Borini, Lambert

4-2-3-1 just is a nightmare for us, double-pivot of Gerrard-Henderson is just a no-no

Even if we've been sh*t, I still think this should be 3 pts.

1-0, or 2-0 I think.

You'd hope the poor performance in Basel would spur the players on vs West Brom. SG calling the team 'soft'. BR getting some digs in during media sessions. BR will be unleashing raging animals come kickoff
Well, maybe. A better performance would be great, but tbh the 3 points is most important - a scrappy 2-1 would do.

4-4-2 diamond for me: Mignolet; Manquillo, Skrtel, Lovren, Moreno; Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho; Borini, Lambert.

Hate to say any game is a "must-win" but 3 points here would be a good boost to our confidence.

Game on here at 12 midnight. Have to be at work at 7am. Daylight savings starts tonight so clock has to go forward an hour, meaning by the time the game finishes at 2am which will actually be 3am here, will end up getting 3 hours sleep as then have to be up by 6am to get to work in time.

Seriously thinking about sleeping through this one as I would be rat sh*t for work, coupled with the fact that we are playing sh*t and I'm not confident about this game, makes me wanna just stay in bed even more!

Ahh F**k it I'll watch it and just go to work totally fu**ed up but hopefully happy we got the 3 points. 2-1 to us lads.

COYR

A win very important today, after the poor mid week performance, giving the side a boost and moving them up in the table. Gone for a 2 -1 win in the Prediction League. Here's hoping for a decent result at last!

A clean sheet for us and a goal or two would be just the tonic.

Our season starts here.

--------------------- Mignolet

Manquillo-------Skerte----Lovren-------Moreno

---------------------- Gerrard

-----------Henderson---------Lallana

-----------------------Sterling

--------------Borini---------------Mario

Sahko is hurt is he not?

Sakho is sh*te is he not ?

'Guardian' reporting that Lambert is starting and Baloteli is dropped. It would be funny because we had the quickest strike force last season, and probably the slowest if Lambert is starting.

Whatever XI steps out onto that field tomorrow has to win, home game against WBA when in this position is inexcusable to drop any points.

I honestly don't care how we get the 3 points, we simply cannot afford to fall any further behind.

Totally agree mate. Right now it's all about points.

'Guardian' reporting that Lambert is starting and Baloteli is dropped. It would be funny because we had the quickest strike force last season, and probably the slowest if Lambert is starting.

Hope that isn't true for Mario's sake. I really think Mario needs to develop more with us alongside another striker and I think dropping him would be the wrong move for Rodgers. Equally, Lambert hasn't had a fair crack at the whip either but 'dropping' Mario after playing the lone striker isn't going to do him any good. Ricky should get more of a chance (depending on the game of course) and should start to be introduced around the hour mark, say if Borini and Mario haven't done too much to warrant their positions on the field.

But I think Rodgers has different plans/ideas to me.

If Ricky does start then, I hope for his sake he isn't a lone striker.

'Guardian' reporting that Lambert is starting and Baloteli is dropped. It would be funny because we had the quickest strike force last season, and probably the slowest if Lambert is starting.

What's funnier is how when we signed him (even before Suarez took off), those of us who had our doubts about bringing him here were taken to task by others who said "oh come on, Lambert is not ever going to be starting for us in anything important," etc etc.  And yet.  Here we are.  Suarez is gone; Sturridge is injured; Balotelli isn't doing well; Borini is rubbish; and now we're left possibly starting Lambert in what is pretty much a must-win.

I mean.... just ponder that.  Rickie Lambert could be starting for us in a league match.

Last season we had.... Luis Suarez.  Oh but don't worry---we didn't need to replace Luis anyway.  Instead of getting someone world-class who could step right in and do a job, we decided to, um, chop up Suarez's talent and add it to other players instead.  Yea that's a great idea.  Makes a lot of sense.  Here Henderson, have some Suarez dust; here Coutinho, have some Suarez dust too; Suarez dust all around!  Here's the plan everyone: I want every one of you to just get better.  And if each of you gets a little better then altogether you will equal one (1) Luis Suarez.

no.  There's definitely nothing wrong.  Not at all.  Everything's just fine and dandy. 

All for Rickie starting. I think he is more mobile than Mario. Our play thrives on a mobile strike force and not some rock upfront. If Mario isn't on the bench, I bet that he wouldn't even attend the match.

What's funnier is how when we signed him (even before Suarez took off), those of us who had our doubts about bringing him here were taken to task by others who said "oh come on, Lambert is not ever going to be starting for us in anything important," etc etc.  And yet.  Here we are.  Suarez is gone; Sturridge is injured; Balotelli isn't doing well; Borini is rubbish; and now we're left possibly starting Lambert in what is pretty much a must-win.

I mean.... just ponder that.  Rickie Lambert could be starting for us in a league match.

Last season we had.... Luis Suarez.  Oh but don't worry---we didn't need to replace Luis anyway.  Instead of getting someone world-class who could step right in and do a job, we decided to, um, chop up Suarez's talent and add it to other players instead.  Yea that's a great idea.  Makes a lot of sense.  Here Henderson, have some Suarez dust; here Coutinho, have some Suarez dust too; Suarez dust all around!  Here's the plan everyone: I want every one of you to just get better.  And if each of you gets a little better then altogether you will equal one (1) Luis Suarez.

no.  There's definitely nothing wrong.  Not at all.  Everything's just fine and dandy. 

What's funny too, is that you probably feel happier being able to say that, than if Lambert scored a hat trick today.

I'll (more than) gladly take a scrappy win today then hopefully get the shitty international break over without any injuries and then we go again. As mad as it sounds I don't want to see a squad with cohesion just for it to get broken up  by the internationals.

International football should be banned. 

We have a big problem with pace. Last year, with Sturridge, Suarez, Sterling running at teams, there was real fear.

At present we have Sterling who gets man marked, with Lallana, Coutinho, Markovic, Balotelli not creating the panic.

We need to flood the CAM area today and get the ball wide when we have big men up top.

Feel positive about today's game, we know the pressure is on & will provide the mentality for such a game.

3 points & a clean sheet today.

3-0

Need the crowd to step it up for once this season as well, instead of being all librarian and jittery.

any news on Daniel yet because we need him to get our season started. When you think back to how good we were at Spurs its hard to believe what has happened since. We need to see some real strong performance today no excuses

If Lambert does indeed start today like I presume he will do then I hope he gets himself about. He's shown zero of his Southampton form for us as of yet. He doesn't seem to have the same energy that he had last season but then again who of our players does

2-1 victory to the red men. I must have predicted that score line every game this season

All for Rickie starting. I think he is more mobile than Mario. Our play thrives on a mobile strike force and not some rock upfront. If Mario isn't on the bench, I bet that he wouldn't even attend the match.

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All for Rickie starting. I think he is more mobile than Mario. Our play thrives on a mobile strike force and not some rock upfront. If Mario isn't on the bench, I bet that he wouldn't even attend the match.
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A fully laden skip is more mobile at the moment Lambert does nothing to warrant a place in our starting xv he was bought as a bit part player and nothing he has done suggests otherwise .
Come on you reds lets go out and fight for that jersey be fckin proud of it not afraid or burdened by it , show us you belong out there .

Is there rumours Jones is in as well for Migs?

I hope Lambert gets the start as well. Saints have played some fantastic and fluid football with Rickie leading the line the last two seasons so there is no reason why we can't do the same. And screw starting Borini up there with him, play a five in midfield and encourage Lallana, Henderson and Sterling to get beyond Lambert when he does drift into other areas.

So important to go into the international break with a win under our belts.

I can't imagine that Sturridge will be risked knowing that there is a break coming, besides I don't believe he has trained at all so he will be a million miles away from fit.

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Manquillo, Moreno, Lovren, Skrtel, Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Sterling, Lambert.

Substitutes: Jones, Toure, Johnson, Lucas, Markovic, Borini, Balotelli.

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Manquillo, Moreno, Lovren, Skrtel, Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Sterling, Lambert.

Substitutes: Jones, Toure, Johnson, Lucas, Markovic, Borini, Balotelli.

That's the line up I would have gone for so I'm happy with that. Rickie to get the opener!

Clear message to Mario there but i do think it's unfair given his service has been proper sh*te. Don't think Lambert is going to fair much better if we are looking for a bit of flair and creativity up front.

Coutinho needs to lift big time.

Glad to see Moreno and Lallana start. Two of our best in recent games.

Come on lads, don't make me suicidal. Get a win.

A fully laden skip is more mobile at the moment Lambert does nothing to warrant a place in our starting xv he was bought as a bit part player and nothing he has done suggests otherwise .

And Mario or Borini have? At least with Lambert we're getting passion.

I know he hasn't been officially credited it, but Lambert basically scored for us against city. I'll take a few of those today.