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      Your strongest XI - squad players
      Dec 13, 2010 09:24:16 am
      All I want in this thread is for you to pick the side you want us to go into every game with, in whatever system you want. None of this, if you're picking 4-4-2 then this but if it's 4-3-3 then this or if we're at home to Blackpool then this but away to Chelsea then this. Simply our best XI in your opinion that you'd like to see us go into every game with.

      Then take a look at it and ask yourself how many are really good enough to be first team regulars at Liverpool Football Club. If, we're honest, there's gonna be at least four or five in everybody's side. That, for Liverpool Football Club, isn't good enough to have four or five squad players starting week in week out.

      Mine would be

      GK - Reina

      RB - Johnson (though Kelly is probably on a par)
      CB - Carra
      CB - Agger
      LB - Konchesky

      RM - Kuyt
      CM - Gerrard
      CM - Meireles
      LM - Maxi

      CF - Torres
      CF - Ngog

      In that side, ideally I wouldn't have Johnson, Carra, Konchesky, Kuyt, Maxi and Ngog in my starting XI. That's more than half the starting XI who I'd rather see warming the bench. That's simply not good enough for this club.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #1: Dec 13, 2010 09:46:12 am
      Agree with you on that squad choice. Half sh*te and half 1st team quality. Oh and 100% sh*te manager.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #2: Dec 13, 2010 09:51:28 am
      Gone 4-3-3. ....mine would be:

                          GK - Reina

      RB - Kelly CB - Sotis CB - Agger LB - Aurelio

                  CM - Gerrard   CM - Meireles
                          CM - Cole/Pacheco
      RM - Johnson                           LM - Maxi
                           CF - Torres

      Of that side, ideally I would have Sotis, Aurelio, possibly Cole and probably Maxi on the bench.
      « Last Edit: Dec 13, 2010 10:21:53 am by bad boy bubby »
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #3: Dec 13, 2010 09:52:58 am
      Well, Woy likes 4-4-2, so i might as well pick the same formation and just highlight who i'd like in each position.

      Reina

      Johnson   Kyrgiakos   Agger   Aurelio

      Gerrard   Lucas   Meireles   Maxi

      Torres   Pacheco
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #4: Dec 13, 2010 09:58:53 am
      Well, Woy likes 4-4-2, so i might as well pick the same formation and just highlight who i'd like in each position.

      Reina

      Johnson   Kyrgiakos   Agger   Aurelio

      Gerrard   Lucas   Meireles   Maxi

      Torres   Pacheco
      This except for Pacheco, I don't think he's quite ready to be a regular yet.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #5: Dec 13, 2010 09:59:29 am
      Radical and it will never get played but how about this

      Reina

      Johnson
      Wilson
      Kelly
      Aurelio

      Cole
      Shelvey
      Raull
      Gerrard

      Torres
      Pacheco


      Mixture of youth experience, but you never win anything with kids ;)
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #6: Dec 13, 2010 10:12:35 am
                      Reina

      Johnson   Kyrgiakos   Agger   Aurelio

      Cole   Gerrard   Meireles   Maxi

                 Torres   N'Gog

      Still think a match fit and confidence back Cole would be better than Kuyt or Babel. He is not that old and was a really great player not so long ago. I'd bet on him even if he is as bad as "say" Torres currently is for 3 or 4 matches.

      I think Pacheco isn't ready for whole matches of PL high pressure, but I'd always have him on the bench, as well as Jova (and I'd use Jova to sub a striker, not a winger) and of course Lucas (a little sad to have him out of starting 11 his progress clearly make him desserve to play often, but he is still inferior to Gerrard and Raul imo, especially for a team wanting to play offensive football ; I'd make him start ahead of one of them only when we need a more defensive midfield, say against top 4 away).
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #7: Dec 13, 2010 10:21:30 am
      ___________Reina________ ___

      ____Kelly_Carragher_Agge r____

      Johnson_______________Au relio

      ___________Lucas________ ___

      Gerrard_____Miereles____ _Maxi

      _________Torres_________ _

      Hard to choose for the inside left position, Maxi just gets the nod, having been in slightly better form than our other options.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #8: Dec 13, 2010 11:32:01 am
                           Renia

      Johnson Carragher Agger Auerlio

             Lucas  Meireles Maxi

                       Gerrard

                  Torres   N'gog

      A 4312 formation

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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #9: Dec 13, 2010 11:59:18 am
      right now in terms of form, ability and not including injuries, in Roy's formation I would play:

      --------------------Reina-------------------
      Johnson------Carra-------Agger------Aurelio
      Gerrard---------Lucas--Merieles--------Maxi
      ---------------Torres---Kuyt---------------


      Maybe N'gog for Kuyt.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #10: Dec 13, 2010 12:12:14 pm
      Reina

      Johnson        Skrtel        Agger        Kelly

      Gerrard        Meireles        Lucas        Maxi

      Torres        Pacheco

      For me that would match most team's starting XI.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #11: Dec 13, 2010 12:18:57 pm
                           Reina

      Kelly       Skrtl           Agger       Aurelio

                           Lucas

      Johnson          merieles             Maxi

                Gerrard            Torres
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #12: Dec 13, 2010 12:21:50 pm
      Reina

      Johnson        Skrtel        Agger        Kelly

      Gerrard        Meireles        Lucas        Maxi

      Torres        Pacheco

      For me that would match most team's starting XI.

      Just to let you know Kelly isn't a left back.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #13: Dec 13, 2010 12:25:35 pm
      4-4-2 is our best formation.


      Reina

      Johnson  Carragher  Agger   Aurelio

      Kuyt   Lucas   Gerrard   Maxi

      Torres   Ngog

      As a starting XI that's a strong side. The centre backs always changes for me depending who's in form, but i don't think our problem is through the centre of the team anyway. It's always been wide players.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #14: Dec 13, 2010 12:26:59 pm
      Just to let you know Kelly isn't a left back.

      He can play there, can play anywhere along the back line.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #15: Dec 13, 2010 12:37:10 pm
      4-3-3
                                       Reina

           Johnson     Carragher     Agger     Aurelio

                              Meireles
                                          Lucas
                              Gerrard

              Cole/Pacheco                Maxi/Babel
                                 Torres   
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      Reply #16: Dec 13, 2010 12:45:26 pm
      4-4-2:
                              Reina
      Johnson      Skrtel       Agger     Konchesky
                     Lucas        Meireles
             Gerrard                         Cole
                      Ngog       Torres
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      Reply #17: Dec 13, 2010 01:24:24 pm
      4-2-3-1:

                      Reina
       Johnson Carragher Agger Aurelio
                Lucas Meireles
              Kuyt Gerrard Maxi
                     Torres
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #18: Dec 13, 2010 01:28:56 pm
                                       Reina

      Johnson     Kyrgiakos               Agger            Aurelio

                       Lucas                  Meireles

      Gerrard                                                        Cole

                       Kuyt                    Torres
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #19: Dec 13, 2010 01:30:32 pm
                     Reina

                Kelly Carra Agger

      Johnson                         Aurelio


               Gerrard  Meriles  cole                   

                          Pacheco

                           Torres


      Subs: Maxi, Lucas, Kuyt, Sotis,
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #20: Dec 13, 2010 01:31:00 pm
      Reina

      Johnson
      Carragher
      Agger
      Aurelio

      Kuyt
      Lucas
      Meireles
      Maxi

      Gerrard
      Torres

      We need better wingers, a really decent left-back who can play all the time and I increasingly think Carra's time is nearly up.
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #21: Dec 13, 2010 01:38:30 pm
                       Reina

      Johnson  Carra  Agger Aurelio

                  Lucas  Meireles

                      Gerrard  
                  
                       Cole
              
                  Torres Kuyt


      Allows for Gerrard and/or Meireles to break from slightly deeper, Cole and Kuyt would be asked to peel wide and link with fullbacks who'd have to bomb on. 4-3-3 with Cole dropping deep and him and Gerrard finding space. Meireles playing the Alonso role.

      In reality its really; 4-2-2-2
           Gerrard  Cole

            Torres  Kuyt

      When we play inferior teams or are playing at home.
      « Last Edit: Dec 13, 2010 01:43:59 pm by KS67 »
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      Re: Your strongest XI - squad players
      Reply #22: Dec 13, 2010 02:13:43 pm
      All I want in this thread is for you to pick the side you want us to go into every game with, in whatever system you want.

      Okay.

      Reina

      Agger
      Kelly
      Aurelio
      Skrtel

      Johnson
      Kuyt
      Gerrard
      Meireles
      Leiva

      Torres

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