I think we could do Arsenal at the Emirates. That day we drew 1-1 at anfield this season, we played Voronin, who seems pretty narrow. Kuyt however doesn't mind drifting out wide, and some of his crosses for Nando haven't been half bad. More often that not Torres has scored when the delivery has been good.
Now we're playing a 4-2-3-2-1 which is working so well. I think Rafa knows it.
The team that day was:
Pepe Reina
John Arne Riise
Jamie Carragher
Sami Hyypia
Steve Finnan
Andriy Voronin
Xabi Alonso
Javier Mascherano
Steven Gerrard (c)
Dirk Kuyt
Fernando Torres
This time round I think it will be something along the lines of (providing no injuries)
Reina
Carragher Sami Skrtel Aurelio
Alonso Masch
Kuyt Babel
Gerrard
Torres
Arsenal play excellent football when they're allowed to. I felt Alonso going off injured gave Arsenal the advantage. Now if we play Xabi and Masch, and get them closing down their midfiled/attack and restrict their time on the ball I feel we can really dominate the game. This would also of course give Stevie the chances to get up top with Nando, as well as Kuyt and Babel. We get a couple of away goals and they're up sh*t creek.
I do think Aurelio/Riise would have to support Babel often as Eboue is pretty quick as well.
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