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by **El Nino_#9** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:30 pm

Rafael Benitez has named a very strong 18-man squad to face TNS in the return leg of their Champions League first round qualifier on Tuesday night.
Although Liverpool already hold a 3-nil lead from the first leg at Anfield, Benitez is looking for a solid display and lots of goals from his side as fitness levels build for the start of the Premiership season next month.

The full squad for the game at the Racecourse Ground - which you can WATCH live on this website - is as follows:

Jose Reina
Scott Carson

Steve Finnan
Sami Hyypia
Jamie Carragher
Stephen Warnock
Zak Whitbread
Josemi
John Arne Riise

Steven Gerrard
Darren Potter
Bolo Zenden
Luis Garcia
Dietmar Hamann
Xabi Alonso

Djibril Cisse
Fernando Morientes
Anthony Le Tallec

by **stmichael** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:31 pm

no baros or dudek. pack your bags now lads.

by **Ciggy** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:41 pm

So lets get this one right, they have all flown back, and will fly back to Switzerland on wednesday? To play Olympiacos on saturday across the border in Austria

F@cking F.A. :angry:

by **dawson99** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:43 pm

well its only a few hour flight. its not like the old days with 2 day coach rides so they cant really complain with the wages they get can they?

by **A.B.** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:46 pm

I wonder why Barragan hasn't played in any games yet

by **Ciggy** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:48 pm

dawson99 wrote:well its only a few hour flight. its not like the old days with 2 day coach rides so they cant really complain with the wages they get can they?

1 hour flight doesnt make the difference though Dawson its still 3 days in all.
fly back today, play tomorrow fly away again on wednesday, when if the F.A. made the right desition and put us in group 3, we would have had our 2 weeks training get in Switzerland filling there lungs with all that high altitude air

by **MilitiaRusher** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:07 pm

I would start with the strongest and somewhat experimental lineup base on the 18 man squad:

Reina

Finnan Hyypia Carragher Riise

Garcia Gerrard Alonso Zenden

Cisse Le Tallec

SUBS: Carson, Morientes, Traore, Potter, Whitbread, Hamann, Josemi.

Firstly try to give runouts to Morientes and Hamann, then Traore or Josemi or Potter.

by **dawson99** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:13 pm

or if uefa hasnt put us in ti wed have no flying, so u wont hear me complain, no matter how nuts it is right now

by **adamnbarrett** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:13 pm

A.B. wrote:I wonder why Barragan hasn't played in any games yet

I think we are still to agree compensation with sevilla that could be why but I can't be sure.

by **woof woof !** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:44 pm

stmichael wrote:no baros or dudek. pack your bags now lads.

And no Kewell , Nunez, Sissiko ,Mellor and Traore

St Mick ,should this be in the rumour thread ?

by **A.B.** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:48 pm

And no Kewell , Nunez, Sissiko ,Mellor and Traore

Kewell is injured, don't know what happened to Nunez and Mellor might be injured as well. Sissoko can't play in this first round of qualifiers because he wasn't registed on time

by **woof woof !** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:48 pm

passmeistro_#14 wrote:The full squad for the game at the Racecourse Ground - which you can WATCH live on this website -

It's also live on ITV 2 , if you prefer your TV to your monitor.

by **woof woof !** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:52 pm

A.B. wrote:
And no Kewell , Nunez, Sissiko ,Mellor and Traore

Kewell is injured, don't know what happened to Nunez and Mellor might be injured as well. Sissoko can't play in this first round of qualifiers because he wasn't registed on time

Christ ,Kewell injured again ! :wwww

what a surprise , I think nunez is deffo on the way out but I think Mellor banged in a couple in a reserve game the other day . Forgot about the registration with Sissoko .
What is the deal with that ? You register players for the preliminary rounds and then register again prior to the group stages ?

by **dward** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:55 pm

i agree with MilitiaRusher. We should put out a really strong team, get 2+ goals and then experiment.... :nod

by **65-1114725958** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:05 pm

stmichael wrote:no baros or dudek. pack your bags now lads.

Yes, looks like they will be gone before the end of the transfer window.

Picking carson over dudek, and Le tallec over baros, are very evident of Rafa's intentions. He's surely looking to sell sooner rather than later.

That means another striker mut be due in soon.

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