Villa v Liverpool (A) Sat 17th Jan 15:00

[FoxForceFive]

Starting this early cos need to go out for a bit.

Gerrard's new banner is being unveiled today:

 

[themn]

Thank fuck there aren't any *they're/their* debacles on that banner.

*re-reads post several times*

 

[mark1975]

Thank fuck there aren't any *they're/their* debacles on that banner.

*re-reads post several times*

It's missing a "should of stayed".

 

[Shadey ★]

& "you'll be back in January 2016"

 

[mom]

It's missing a "should of stayed".

Haha

 

[Red Mullet]

It's missing a "should of stayed".

With "have" underneath that.

 

[Fabio ★]

Balo not in the team

Borini starting

Sterling starting

No gerrard

Ibe on the bench

 

[Nir.Barak]

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Skrtel, Can, Sakho, Markovic, Moreno, Lucas, Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho, Borini.
Substitutes: ‎Ward, Enrique, Lambert, Manquillo, Lallana, Ibe, Williams.

 

[SummerOnions ★]

We could win but i'm not massively confident

 

[Nir.Barak]

Is Balotelli injured? or is this just a big f*** off from Rodgers to him?

 

[Modo ★]

Balotelli is ill apparently.

 

[OLD_Lewy]

Balotelli is ill shit apparently.

 

[rurikbird ★]

The starting 11 is exactly what I wanted to see. But the bench is surprising: no Gerrard, no Lovren, no Balotelli. Good to see Ibe and Lallana back though.

 

[Nir.Barak]

no Gerrard, no Lovren, no Balotelli.

That's exactly the sort of thing that reinstates my faith in Rodgers.

 

[Buddha ★]

Let's hope Ibe comes on and makes an instant impact.

 

[Wiberg]

I think today is the day borini starts his LFC campaign.

 

[Buddha ★]

This is a huge game today, a absolute must 3 points if we're to make a run on 4th.

I fancy Arsenal (v Man City), Southampton (v Newcastle) and Spurs (v Sunderland, Defoe debut) to all drop points this weekend.

Hell, even Utd might slip up against an under-pressure Redknapp at QPR.

COME ON REDMEN

 

[Shadey ★]

Why oh why he picks Borini is a fecking mystery

 

[Modo ★]

He'll probably score

 

[TheRedCrusade]

That's exactly the sort of thing that reinstates my faith in Rodgers.

 

[TheRedCrusade]

He'll probably score

i think so too !!

 

[mom]

Why oh why he picks Borini is a fecking mystery

Work rate and movement. And no goals.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Work rate and movement. And no goals.

Sterling aside we have no goal threat as Lambert doesn't offer any & Ballotelli is ill.

That taken into the equation means Borini's work rate & movement at least helps the more talented attacking players behind him stand a greater chance of scoring.

To put it bluntly, he's the best of a bad bunch.

 

[Halmeister ★]

I really dislike Borini

 

[FoxForceFive]

Not gonna happen, well, unless we put our Lambert in goal & their manager takes to the pitch.

That's the only way I can see it happening.

Edit - you deleted your post. Now I look daft.

 

[cloggypop]

8 points to safety. We can do this.

 

[Wiberg]

Ahhhh, don't blame it on a deleted post... 🙂

 

[Wiberg]

8 points to safety. We can do this.

You're in a relegation battle? You used to be so optimistic!

 

[cloggypop]

You're in a relegation battle? You used to be so optimistic!

Anything else is a bonus.

 

[Wiberg]

Anything else is a bonus.

*takes guitar and starts playing Black by pearljam*