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by **ALONSO** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:29 pm

Reina

Finnan Carragher Hyppia Riise

Pennant Sissoko Gerrard Gonzalez

Crouch Bellamy

Subs. Dudek. Garcia. Fowler. Alonso. Agger

I have never seen paletta or aurellio play so haven't included tham. Do you think Mellor and FSP, have a future with us. I reckon FSP looks like he could be a very skillful player with pace, at the moment he just lacks consistency. Mellor I am unsure of, but without these two we probably wouldn't have beat olympiakos in the champions league winning season.

by **dawson99** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:40 pm

Alonso doesnt make your starting 11?

we really need the seasno to start!!!

by **BLANDY** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:48 pm

Alonso for sissoko that would be the title winning team:D

by **MilitiaRusher** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:52 pm

Here's a current breakdown of the complete squad, with the players at the top of each position being the first choice:

Reina
Dudek
Carson

Finnan Carragher Hyypia Riise
Kromkamp Agger Paletta Aurelio
(Carragher) (Traore) (Traore) Warnock
Traore

Pennant Gerrard Alonso Gonzalez
Garcia Zenden Sissoko Kewell
(Gerrard) Diao Diao (Riise)
(Pongolle) (Warnock)

Crouch Bellamy
Fowler Pongolle
(Garcia) (Kewell)

I reckon our squad is way too big.

by **jkop** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:58 pm

ALONSO wrote:Reina

Finnan Carragher Hyppia Riise

Pennant Sissoko Gerrard Gonzalez

Crouch Bellamy

Subs. Dudek. Garcia. Fowler. Alonso. Agger

I have never seen paletta or aurellio play so haven't included tham. Do you think Mellor and FSP, have a future with us. I reckon FSP looks like he could be a very skillful player with pace, at the moment he just lacks consistency. Mellor I am unsure of, but without these two we probably wouldn't have beat olympiakos in the champions league winning season.

The same team but alonso for sissoko.

by **Ace Ventura** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:02 pm

Obviously to pick a starting eleven with a squad like ours is really difficult, it all depends on who we are playing, but for arguments sake if it was just pick your best team, mine would be...........

Reina

Finnan Carragher Hyypia Riise

Gerrard Alonso Sissoko Gonzalez

Bellamy Crouch

Subs : Dudek Palletta Pennant Garcia Fowler

Admittedly i havent seen enough of Gonzalez but with Harry being injured i think that Mark has an oppurtunity to make that position his own.
If we were chasing a goal that team could easily be changed, with the likes of Fowler Pennant and Garcia fantastic options.
It shows how much strengh in depth there is when the likes of Aurellio Agger and Kewell cant even make the bench, Aurellio could be far better than i am aware and is obviously going to provide plenty of competition with Riise for left back, while also both can cover left midfield, as i said early...so many options, Rafa must be eagerly awaiting the start of this season.

by **kazza** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:00 pm

Reina

Finnan Carragher Agger Riise

Pennant Gerrard Sissoko Alonso Gonzalez

Bellamy

Subs : Dudek Palletta Garcia Fowler Crouch

This will be a very tough team. Seriously a well balanced midfield. It worries me that we do not have good cover in central midfield (should never have let DH go but that is a different thread). Other that Diao all other midfielders seem to be flair players rather than holding midfielders. In a crunch I suppose we can play Carra as a holding midfielder and Palletta in his place in defence.

by **redmikey** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:16 pm

strengh and depth for the first time in years..

i will let rafa pick the squad as he throws surpises in every game, but i won,t be surpised to see kewell play alot as rafa really seems to rate him and based on last year he's justified in my eyes and i was a huge

by **RichardLFC1** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:36 pm

For me
Reina

Finnan Carragher Paletta Aurelio

Pennant Gerrard Alonso Gonzales

Crouch Bellamy

Subs: Dudek, Risse, Sissoko, Fowler, Luis Garcia

by **Bad Bob** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:09 pm

A real challenge this. It all depends on injuries, form, who we're playing etc. Thank feck we finally have some considerable strength in depth! :buttrock

Selection problems are exactly what we want to be having week in, week out at Liverpool.

I suppose, if pressed to play Rafa for a day, I'd go with this for 4-4-2:

Reina

Finnan Carragher Hyypia Riise

Gerrard Alonso Sissoko Gonzales

Fowler
Bellamy

Subs: Carson, Crouch, Pennant, Garcia, Agger

And, I'd go with this for 4-2-3-1:

Reina

Finnan Carragher Hyypia Aurelio

Alonso Sissoko

Gerrard Garcia Kewell

Bellamy

Subs: Carson, Fowler, Crouch, Pennant, Agger

The toughest decision for me is dropping Pennant for Gerrard on the right. Bottom line, though, is that Sissoko has been immense for us and has made himself almost undroppable at CM. If he continues to do the job he's being doing, other "flair" players will have to resign themselves to cameos from the bench. Here's hoping that we can groom a bench of supersubs (Garcia, Pennant, Kewell, Crouch, Fowler, Aurelio...) this season who can enter the fray with less than 20 minutes to play and really change a game. :cool:

by **Sabre** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:19 pm

I, for a change, won't include Bellamy in the starting eleven, I haven't seen enough of him.

----------------Reina------------

Finnan Carra Hyppia Fabio Aurelio

---------------Xabi Alonso----------------

Pennant Gerrard Gonzalez

--------------Luis Garcia
-----------------Fowler

by **Alonso14** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:25 pm

I really have a good feeling about Bellamy this season, and I hope he doesn't disappoint. Sabre, mate you’re gonna like this guy, I can tell.

EDIT:

(That’s based on nothing but gut feeling btw!)

by **weringo** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:42 pm

Ace Ventura wrote:Reina

Finnan Carragher Hyypia Riise

Gerrard Alonso Sissoko Gonzalez

Bellamy Crouch

Subs : Dudek Palletta Pennant Garcia Fowler

Mine would be same team but Fowler for Crouch

by **Ace Ventura** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:53 pm

weringo wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:Reina

Finnan Carragher Hyypia Riise

Gerrard Alonso Sissoko Gonzalez

Bellamy Crouch

Subs : Dudek Palletta Pennant Garcia Fowler

Mine would be same team but Fowler for Crouch

It was tough between the two of them for me, and if Rafa went with Robbie i'd be just as happy to be honest.
The vision he has shown since he was back at the club has been outstanding and i think Bellamy would love to play alongside Fowler....by the way if he does, robbie will end up with plenty of assists.

by **stoney** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:12 pm

RichardLFC1 wrote:For me
Reina

Finnan Carragher Paletta Aurelio

Pennant Gerrard Alonso Gonzales

Crouch Bellamy

Subs: Dudek, Risse, Sissoko, Fowler, Luis Garcia

What would you do if a centre back got injured?

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