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Only 48 hours away and a vital game. We're going to be carrying some jaded players after a huge 120 min effort against Chelsea and it seems we have the odd niggle too. However, it's a must-win game really if we're going to get that momentum going for 4th.

So how would you line up? Allardyce will have 'em up for this and will likely deliberately look to press us aggressively with lots of high balls into Carroll and Sakho.

I'm going with this...

----------------------Mignolet------------------------

Can---------------Skrtel-----------------Sakho

----------Lucas------------Hendo--------------

Markovic---------------------------------Moreno

------------Lallana-------------Coutinho-----------------
--------------------Sterling-----------------------


Ibe, Gerrard and Sturridge to offer us real game-changers from the bench.
 
Lallana has to start, Lucas looked destroyed on Tuesday but if he has recovered he has to start too. They're mostly young lads that should be good to go again.
 
There was an item on the radio this morning suggesting that the Chavs are after signing Valencia and Sakho (the W.Ham versions obv.) and that W.Ham are looking at signing that waste of space Gomis from Swansea as a replacement. A bit of disruption in the W.Ham camp maybe?
 
Guy was on fire earlier in the season scoring a goal in each of six consecutive league games.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/senegalese-want-west-hams-diafra-5053757

Senegalese want West Ham's Diafra Sakho banned and Hammers kicked out of FA Cup in injury row

22:30, 27 January 2015
By John Cross

Striker's homeland demand FIFA action as medical expert stops him flying - including to the Africa Cup of Nations - but lets him travel to games by road

Diafra Sakho faces a lengthy ban after Senegal football chiefs made a formal complaint to FIFA.

West Ham striker Sakho was absent from his homeland's short-lived Africa Cup of Nations campaign, which ended on Tuesday with a group-stage exit, after suffering a back injury.

But Senegalese FA chiefs were furious that he was fit enough to play - and score the winner - in Sunday's FA Cup tie at Bristol City.

They have contacted world football's governing body FIFA demanding action - and that could see him suspended from playing for West Ham at Liverpool on Saturday and in further games.

Although Senegal are out, FIFA have the power to stop Sakho appearing for his club for the duration of the tournament in Equatorial Guinea - which ends on February 8 - but they could impose an even longer ban and a heavy fine.

Senegal fans are even demanding Sam Allardyce's men are kicked out of the FA Cup, where they are scheduled to face West Brom in the last 16.

A FIFA spokesman told Mirror Sport on Tuesday night: "We can confirm that we have been contacted by the Senegal FA concerning this matter. The matter is now pending with our services. We cannot comment further at this stage."

FIFA will investigate and pass on their findings to the Football Association, who are aware of the complaint.

West Ham stressed on Tuesday that they had not broken any rules, and they are adamant that Sakho will be picked for this weekend's trip to Liverpool.

While the rest of the team flew to Bristol, Hammers' top-scorer Sakho was driven there in a luxury Mercedes saloon car to protect his back. He will make a 450-mile road trip to Liverpool by the same method.

West Ham supplied a medical report - carried out by an independent specialist - which stated Sakho would be unable to fly for six weeks. Senegal were therefore unable to select him in their 23-man squad for the finals.

But, three weeks later, he is playing in matches, and that has enraged his countrymen.

West Ham stressed that the independent specialist cleared him to play at Ashton Gate on Sunday, but insisted he could not fly to Bristol because it would make the back injury worse.

The Londoners told Mirror Sport they invited Senegal to perform their own medical inspection but, to the best of their knowledge, they did not do so.

They also say they have been inconvenienced, because Sakho has missed four games with the injury he originally suffered while on international duty.

Senegal FA general secretary Victor Cisse was contacted by Mirror Sport on Tuesday, and the organisation is considering its next step.

Sakho tweeted his anger over the row on Monday after an anti-West Ham campaign was launched on social media in Senegal.

Senegal's head coach Alain Giresse said after Sakho's FA Cup winner on Sunday it "set a dangerous precedent" that West Ham could claim he couldn't fly to matches but could take part in them.

Giresse added: "When you cannot fly for six weeks and then suddenly you're playing a football game, there must be miraculous medicine in England."
 
Great story - I would have thought flying first class would be greater comfort than a 5 or 6 hour car journey!
 
Team wise, I want to see:


------------------Mignolet-------------------
------------Can---Skrtel---Sakho-----------
Manquillo--------Lucas-----------Moreno
------------Hendo-------Lallana------------
------------------Coutinho-------------------
-------------------Sterling-------------------
 
I'd expect to see Johnson in there somewhere though, maybe at RWB which is a role we've been assuming he is most suited for for the past 8 or so years given his lack of defensive/brain abilities at RB and lack of skill to be an all out RW.
 
Rodgers has basically said he's too slow for RB/RWB,

He's gonna play CB for every game this season, and then get a £200,000 a week contract cos Johnson has the keys to Chelsea Harwoods handcuffs
 
------------------Mignolet-------------------
------------Can---Skrtel---Sakho-----------
Manquillo---Hendo--Lucas------Moreno
-----------Coutinho--------Lallana-----------
-------------------Sturridge------------------

Rest one of Coutinho or Sterling, and maybe give Lucas a rest bringing in Allen.
 
West Ham are missing Kouyate I think, which is a big miss. He's been very good this season.
Song is also a doubt.

It will be a tough game and you just now Carroll will score.

That said Bristol City dominated them with 3-5-2 for long periods of the game.
If we get that quick passing game going we'll win. The big question is how jaded our players are, but 3 days rest should hopefully be enough.

Must win game.
 
There's no way we should start Sturridge after a long lay off. If he's fit, we should bring him on after about 70. I know we're desperate, but we need him for the rest of the season as it doesn't look like we'll get another striker.
------------------Mignolet-------------------
------------Can---Skrtel---Sakho-----------
Markovic-----Lucas--Henderson---------Moreno
---------Lallana-----Sterling----Coutinho-------------------
 
I'd like to see this:

------------------Mignolet-------------------
------------Lovren---Skrtel---Sakho-----------
Lazar-----------Can--Lucas------------Moreno
-------Coutinho---Sterling-----Lallana-----------
 
Why do so many want to see Manquillo start as a RWB? We need players with some attacking ability in those positions, especially at home, against West Ham, in a must-win game.

If for some reason Markovic doesn't start I think I'd rather see Ibe there than Manquillo.
 
Buddha said:
Only 48 hours away and a vital game. We're going to be carrying some jaded players after a huge 120 min effort against Chelsea and it seems we have the odd niggle too. However, it's a must-win game really if we're going to get that momentum going for 4th.

So how would you line up? Allardyce will have 'em up for this and will likely deliberately look to press us aggressively with lots of high balls into Carroll and Sakho.

I'm going with this...

----------------------Mignolet------------------------

Can---------------Skrtel-----------------Sakho

----------Lucas------------Hendo--------------

Markovic---------------------------------Moreno

------------Lallana-------------Coutinho-----------------
--------------------Sterling-----------------------


Ibe, Gerrard and Sturridge to offer us real game-changers from the bench.
Click to expand...

I'd agree with this team provided Lucas is in good nick. He looked out on his feet Tuesday. Lallana needs to play. The fact that he didn't get on Tuesday was a joke.
 
Might his injury be lingering on, leaving him fit enough for a place on the bench but not for starting?

Mind you, that still leaves the question of why he wasn't subbed on against the Chavs. Maybe including him was a calculated risk and he was still feeling the knock that night?
 
Play Lucas if he can still walk after Tuesday night. Start Lallana. Start Sakho if fit. Don't play Johnson. Don't risk Sturridge but bring him on for a run out.
Our only other major decision is then whether to start Gerrard or bring him on depending on how the game in panning out.
 
Liam ‏@DjimiWasAPro Jan 27
Late fitness worry ahead of kick-off for Liverpool as Alberto Moreno suffers suspected Severed Head. #LFC #CFCvLFC
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