West Bromwich Albion vs Liverpool: EPL KO 15:00 Sat 25 April 2015

We desperately need a performance. Not just a win, but a big performance.

If we don't, it reveals serious doubts about the overall quality and potential of the squad.

If we do, well it will reveal serious doubts about our mentality and how we can play so abject on the big stage yet give a good performance against what many see as an unfashionable side (no disrespect to WBA as a club itself, but Pulis is never going to light up the league with his anti-football style).

Questions can be answered but questions will still be asked - even more so if we thrash them.

Quite concerned about this one after Sunday's debacle. I'd go:

Mignolet, Flanagan, Skrtel, Toure, Moreno, Lucas (if fit), Can, Henderson, Coutinho, Lallana, Balotelli.

Bench of Jones, Manquillo, Lovren, Gerrard, Allen, Markovic, Sturridge (if fit).     

Im playing golf will have to keep eye on score on phone.

I would love flanno to come back in.

We need lucas fit for rest of season, and I would play Gerrard as the RWB, he was good for Rafa there, why not for rest of this season, get balo on and gerrard firing crosses in.

If we turn up and give anything less than a performance bristling with intent and aggression, Brendan may well be packing his bags come the end of the campaign. To be totally honest if he hasn't had a flame thrower up their arses since yesterday, he can have no complaints if that does happen.

I agree Mick.

If we don't see an aggressive display then the writing is on the wall.

Drop the dead wood from Sundays farcical performance and hammer Pulis' team! Ibe in for Sterling, Balotelli to start, Can in midfield, Manquillo on the right in a back four.

Drop the dead wood from Sundays farcical performance and hammer Pulis' team! Ibe in for Sterling, Balotelli to start, Can in midfield, Manquillo on the right in a back four.

He wont.

Players will be played out of position again.

He wont.

Players will be played out of position again.

Well he's a gutless fuckwit then!

It's OK people complaining about players being played out of position but you weren't complaining when we were winning with people out of position. We went on a run with Can @ CB, Markovic @ RWB, Sterling @ ST etc.

I think we will win this game, 2-1.

It's OK people complaining about players being played out of position but you weren't complaining when we were winning with people out of position. We went on a run with Can @ CB, Markovic @ RWB, Sterling @ ST etc.

I think we will win this game, 2-1.

We played some of our best footi without studger and with Ibe as wingback, but with lucas holding (FACT) .

The loss of lallana was a blow as wel, he was playing well just b4 his injury. him sterling & couthino were linking up well.

The players that think they're too big to be dropped, need to be dropped. Sterling is one of those after Sundays piss poor effort. Henderson was completely absent on Sunday too and if Lucas is available I'd go for him and Can in the middle.

Could be another Real Madrid Away situation.... egos will be hurt here I reckon!!

If we're dropping all these players do we get to drop Rodgers for Pascoe or Mike Marsh? Possibly swap the owners for some new ones for the game too? 

In all honesty, certain players should be dropped but it's such a knee jerk reaction to make so many changes like we did for the Madrid game. I'd like to see us go back to how we played last season in a narrow diamond. Lucas - if fit - in front of the back four, Can and Henderson in front of him and then Coutinho behind Sterling and Balotelli or Sterling and Lambert.

Remember how the so called fringe players did very well -v- an awesoem madrid team.

The problem I see here is that WBA are one game away from definite safety. Looking at their run in, as much as it pains me to say that, this is their most winable fixture.

WBA vs LFC; ManU vs WBA; Newcastle vs WBA; WBA vs Chelsea; Arsenal vs WBA

If they dont beat us the pressure would be mounting, and with Newcastle still not safe themselves, you really cant see where those 3 points would come from. They have some strong graffters in the middle of the park too - can see midflied consist of Allen and Gerrard struggling badly.

Liverpool looked very much back on track when recovered from two defeats against the big boys. I genually thought we would finish season on a high. But after the cup set-back the other day lacking passion whatsoever, its hard to predict whats left in Rodgers team.

nothing to play for now so play the benchwarmers and tell them to fight for a right to wear the shirt next season and i think a few might suprise us.
Borini shop window time
Mario shop window time
Allen shop window time
Lovren ?? not sure about him yet
Markovich ?? not sure about  him yet
Lambert shop window time
Gerrard leaving anyway so just keep him on the bench and give him last 20 min to rest henderson
Johnson ?? tell him to shut the door on his way out and take jones with him
ibe show the world we have another ready made improved raheem sterling
Sterling.......shop window time to increase his fee (lets be honest he dont want to be here)

apart from CAN,Lucas, Skrtel,Mignolet, Sakho(when fit) the rest have been below par this year alot of distractions off the pitch which should never have got to this stage if we had a better board room.

I really hope Flanno starts this game, and you know what maybe Jose Enrique, he seems to have had a mare of a season with injuries as well.

If Flanagan was available I'd stick him at LB over Moreno all day long. Moreno is quick. And that's it.

I really hope Flanno starts this game, and you know what maybe Jose Enrique, he seems to have had a mare of a season with injuries as well.

agree mate we might as well play the frindge players might actually be a good thing

Our performances have been flat for the past maybe 5, 6-7 games. I wonder what will change to get us playing like last season again.

I definitely know what changed that caused the difference between last season and now.

Lucas is a must if fit.

i would go with most of the frindge players and tell them go prove to me that i was wrong and i should have used you more. so my top 2 would be Borini, ballotell
my back line would be Skrtel,Lovren Can with Can RCB and Lovren LCB
the middle would be Lucas(if fit) Hendo, lallana
with ibe and markovich as wing backs and tell them to play with no fear and just go at them and attack attack attack

then if the front two are not working take off the worst out of them two and put Sterling on my guess is sturridge is done this season.
subs gerrard,allen, who will come in if lucas and lallana are out injured. i hope sackho is back but i would stick some u21 on the bench and give them a go. what have we got to lose Europa is a pain and only makes a couple of milion which in the bigger picture is not worth the dent it puts on us going for a top 4th spot or the title even

Mignolet

Manquillo     Skrtel     Lovren     Johnson

Lucas

Emre Can     Henderson

Ibe            Coutinho          Sterling

F**k Lovren but Sakho isn't fit and Emre needs to play midfield for two reasons - he's a midfielder, and Joe Allen isn't.

Hopefully a good performance and win can restore some confidence. I think/hope that we will not say the back 3 for a long time, it is clear that we are much more fluid with a back 4 and can create more opportunities going forward.

                                    Mignolet
                   Johnson  Skrtel    Lovren   Moreno
                                   Can/Lucas
                            Henderson  Can/Allen
                          Ibe      Coutinho   Sterling

Jones; Manquillo, Toure; Gerrard; Markovic, Balotelli, Sturridge/Borini