damjan193 » Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:32 pm wrote:Judging by how the players were divided today on training, this should be our line-up:
Mignolet
Manquillo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
Henderson Gerrard
Markovic Sterling Lallana
Balotelli
Not bad, but I would rather play Coutinho in the number 10 role, Sterling on the right wing, with Markovic on the bench. Coutinho has been pretty bad lately but Markovic has shown nothing whatsoever to deserve a start, especially in a derby. He's not even used to neither the team nor the league yet.
Didn't Rodgers mention that Coutinho was injured? I'm sure that was the reason why he wasn't even on the bench against West Ham.
Looks a decent side on paper but the big worry for me is can our 2 man midfield of Hendo and Gerrard compete with the likes of McCarthy and Naismith who are both very busy and like to put a shift in. There's no doubt whatsoever that Martinez will have noted how Villa and West Ham both targeted Gerrard to good effect and Steven will have those two in particular all over him like a rash today.
If Everton players do press him in numbers though and Gerrard can somehow manage to get the ball away then there will be plenty of space for the likes of Sterling and Markovic to counter.
Their defence is as bad as ours so it could be a barnstormer.
Come on Liverpool!!!!!!