Pre-Match: Liverpool V Basel Tuesday 9 Dec 7.45pm

Mignolet

Johnson
Skrtel
Toure
Enrique

Henderson
Lucas

Sterling
Gerrard (c)
Lallana

Lambert

Subs: Jones; Lovren, Moreno; Allen, Can; Coutinho; Borini.

3-1 to us - Skrtel, Gerrard and Lambert scoring the goals 

YNWA!!

Unfortunately, I will on a flight so will miss this vital game.

I would go for two up. We need to get at them and score early. I know Borini is useless but he may provide something for Lambert. This would be me team:

Mignolet
Johnson-Skrtel-Toure-Moreno
Lucas/Can
Stevie(Cou sub)-Lallana/Can
Sterling
Lambert-Borini

I hope Brendan pulls this one off. His team & particularly substitutions have been cr@p recently. Henderson needs to sit this one out but I am sure he will play him for 90 minutes.

Biggest game of the season so far...let's do this lad.

Brendan please play Stevie forwaard and I'm sure he'll get us the win we crave.

Time to stand and deliver lads.

The game of the season.
It's also crucial to have some extra money to invest in the market in January.
In the last years Basel has accumulated a good European experience: they also won against Chelsea in Stamford Bridge and drew 3-3 against Man United. Xhaka, Schär, Frei and Streller are good players. It's not a team to be underestimated.
Reds are encountering many difficulties in the building of the game and especially in scoring goals.
These are the games where Anfield can make the difference.
It'll be crucial to score early and put pressure on Basel who'll be forced to expose itself.

Agreed...
These are the games where Anfield can make a difference mate.. and tomorrow night we're gonna need that 12th man again..big time..
If we don't get our sh*t together it could get embarrassing..
BR said we need to calm down against Basel.. WTF.. the crowd will fall asleep if we calm it down anymore then we did in that diabolical performance on Saturday.

This is it though.. the ultimate pivotal game of our season..
Get this one right and we're in the bag for next February, move on to Old Toilet at the weekend with our tails high....
Get it wrong and the depression grows heavier around the club which unnerves everyone going into the weekend..

gotta just get at them...I'd throw Markovic in for Horrendouson and play Moreno from the start..Lambert up front but Lallana and Couthino, and Markovic need to be quicker when he knocks them down.. He's winning the ball and heading it down in to some useful areas but there's no one who is sharp enough to have the nowse and react....Lallana's goal against Leicester is a good example of what we need to be doing more.

Mignolet needs to pick the f**kin thing up and kick it central up the f**kin pitch !! That way Lambert might be able to win a few more headers..

Sad how I still won't be happy in my soul even if we're 3-0 up with 20 minutes to go...

As yer man said... The Game of the Season..

Let's have a result poll

Mignolet
Manquillo    Skrtel      Toure       Enrique
Lucas
Allen       Can
Gerrard
Lambert     Sterling

^ it will look nothing like this

                    Mignolet
Johnson    Skrtel      Toure    Enrique
                 Allen Lucas
          Coutinho Gerrard Sterling
                    Lambert

Don't think it's make or break, but would give us something to look forward to come Feb. Maybe by then we'd be playing better (could we be playing any more scrappily?)   Would give big boost before heading to oldtoilet too.

Not sure who'll start. Probably Sterling/SG/Lambert. I'd prob go Coutinho too as we need to win, so have to create. But with Coutinho, would prob need Lucas in behind.
Or maybe go
                 Allen Can Hendo
                 Gerrard Sterling
                    Lambert
but not sure BR will start Can for whatever reason. Hendo hasn't been great, but he can get on the end of things, more of a thread than Allen/Lucas.

Would love to win this. But would not put a lot of money on it. Reckon most will have a slightly diff starting XI, and hard to put a finger on one that'd be most likely.  I just hope for BR/players/fans we can somehow win this one - after the years of waiting to get back in, would be a bit of a damp squib to go out at home to poxy Basel.

Guardian are saying that Jerome Sinclair and Sheyi Ojo have been called up to the team, both are vying for one place on the bench, so you may assume that Borini doesn't get a look in again (is he dead?)
I'm expecting/hoping:
                                 Mignolet
            Johnson    Skrtel     Toure    Moreno
                                  Lucas
                        Henderson   Gerrard
                                 Coutinho
                         Lambert    Sterling

Jones; Manquillo, Lovren; Can, Allen, Lallana; Sinclair

Win at all costs.

Take no prisoners and rise to the occasion once more.

                                   Migs
Johnson           Skertl               Toure                  Moreno

                                  Lucas

                         Can               Lallana
                                 Gerrard

                             Sterling Lambert


                                 

Take no prisoners and rise to the occasion once more.

We Go Again.

Be proud of the Red shirt you wear lads.

What has happened to Borini?

Is he injured?

Big game tonight, against a poor team, at home. A win should see us through to meet a bigger name. Have to be positive with this Redmen.

Guardian are saying that Jerome Sinclair and Sheyi Ojo have been called up to the team

To "experience" the atmos as some sort of reward, I assume. Chuffed for the lads.

What has happened to Borini?

Is he injured?

I think BR is terrified to give him any minutes because it will give hope for Borini and will stick around again. We will get at least 5m for him this January. Pay that to bring Origi here.

Some reports about a possibility of debut for Ojo and Sinclair. Hope its true. We badly need some mobile attackers.
Baptism by fire

“It’s an opportunity for the players to qualify and write themselves into folklore.”

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Hope the young lads get a chance and show some of the "seniors" how it's done.
My heart is saying LFC win,but,with how we are playing at the moment along with the fact this is a very good Basle team u fear the worst.
Btw I know it goes against the grain but if you like a flutter Basle are available at 4/1!!!!!thats massive in my book.

Big game tonight, against a poor team, at home.

FFS, a solid jinx right there. Way to go.

Very unsure, like all other supporters about the outcome of this game tonight, head says score draw which will eliminate us, heart says a win, so going for a 3-2 win for the lads in the prediction league. I think this is a very tricky game to predict the way things have gone lately.

Our players needs no reminding how Basel embarassed us in the last few years. Attack them from the first minute and go for a 3-0 not after 1-0 we retreat back to our shell.

What has happened to Borini?

Is he injured?

Leprosy.

Some reports about a possibility of debut for Ojo and Sinclair. Hope its true. We badly need some mobile attackers.
Baptism by fire

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I'd bet my house this isn't true. They might be in the travelling squad but no way are they playing tonight.

We need men with balls tomorrow.

Big balls.

No excuses here from anyone including the players, manager and those fortunate enough to be at  Anfield.

We need men with balls tomorrow.

Tomorrow is a bit late, mate