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by **red37** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:36 am

more fuel for the fire- (the curse has well and truly struck again)

Gerrard centre of attention as Zenden is ruled out
By JOHN EDWARDS

27th November 2006

Zenden: month on the sidelines

Rafa Benitez was left with the ultimate irony of having Steven Gerrard left as his one fit central midfielder yesterday after Bolo Zenden was ruled out for at least a month with a knee injury

The Liverpool manager was left surveying a decimated midfield after Zenden joined Momo Sissoko and Xabi Alonso among the absentees with a knee problem that will take between four to six weeks to heal.

With Sissoko sidelined until the New Year with a damaged shoulder and Alonso targeting the December 9 game with Fulham for his comeback from a bruised hip, Benitez must choose between centre-back Jamie Carragher and untried 19-year-old Danny Guthrie to partner Gerrard against Portsmouth tomorrow, Wigan on Saturday, and Galatasaray in the Champions' League next Tuesday.

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:no

time to call on the young lads..or will the team cope with whats still fit?

by **wee_boi888** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:37 am

Beat you to it by 5 minutes red :P

by **red37** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:37 am

(sorry wee, i was typing while you got to the door first) :;):

by **red37** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:39 am

wee_boi888 wrote:Beat you to it by 5 minutes red :P

in that case...you can take the flak mate

by **Bad Bob** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:41 am

, when it rains, it pours, eh?

Well, hopefully we'll get Alonso back soon. Fook me, we may need to do an England and employ Carra in the holding midfield role!

by **Bad Bob** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:43 am

Actually, on second thought, Agger wouldn't be a terrible shout for makeshift CM. He's got the skills on the ball, at the very least (not to mention a decent shot on him). Worth considering, I should think.

by **red37** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:43 am

Bad Bob wrote::censored:, when it rains, it pours, eh?

Well, hopefully we'll get Alonso back soon. Fook me, we may need to do an England and employ Carra in the holding midfield role!

wait for it......................................................hamann. :nod

by **coddy** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:51 am

ive said a few times we should play 4-3-3.

Maybe now if they are all out for weds?

by **stoney** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:19 am

coddy wrote:ive said a few times we should play 4-3-3.

Maybe now if they are all out for weds?

yeah lets play with an extra midfielder in the centre seeing as were running out of options.

by **Lando_Griffin** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:03 am

Bad Bob wrote:Actually, on second thought, Agger wouldn't be a terrible shout for makeshift CM. He's got the skills on the ball, at the very least (not to mention a decent shot on him). Worth considering, I should think.

Exactly what I was planning to write as I read the posts mate.

Agger is MUCH more suited to the midfield role than Jamie.

Riise is another possibility, with Aurelio slotting in at leftback, and GArcia on the left wing.

Riise has played centrally for us before, in midfield AND defence.

As a side-thought - could Kuyt drop back and play the CM role alongside Gerrard? Obviously he'd be the attacking midfielder (and Gerrard do the gimp work a la Fat Frank).

We should still see off Pompey comfortably.

by **skipper** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:10 am

Agger would be a great option.

though...

we could always try Reina.

by **Lando_Griffin** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:12 am

Virtually anyone from our team could slot into midfield and still have enugh for us to beat Pompey!

(He says, confidently.

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by **The_Rock** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:32 am

Darn.....this season is really mirroring rafa's 1st season...(ie...sh1tty away record, lots and lots of injuries, eversh1t playing well).

Tats it....Its final.......we are gonna win this season's champions league.....

by **Red_lass** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:42 am

The_Rock wrote:Darn.....this season is really mirroring rafa's 1st season...(ie...sh1tty away record, lots and lots of injuries, eversh1t playing well).

Tats it....Its final.......we are gonna win this season's champions league.....

It would be interesting to watch either Agger or Kuyt playing CM.

by **A.B.** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:47 am

Agger can do the job in middle, if he can dribble around players in his own box then he can do it in the center circle

Aurelio played in the middle for Valencia as well, but I don't know how fit he is as he's been out with an injury for a while.

People wanted less rotation and less Zenden, there you go

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