Your starting 11 against Chelsea?

Why the bloody hell is Fowler being benched all of a sudden? He's pretty much God on that pitch! He is (since I can remember supporting Liverpool(10 years now) and I am only 14) the original Scouse GOD and that number 9 shirt should be a blur on that pitch from the first minute! He's a bloody fantastic player and everyone I know who supports Liverpool agrees he's easily the best man on the pitch. So why is he not on the starting lineup?

in my eyes t/m nite we have a fantastic opportunity to book the plane for athens. chavski will be without essien which is to me a bonus what with ballack out to. i think the key to the game will be width. if we can get at chavski down the flanks and get decent balls into crouch & kuyt, whom i expect to start up front, then we have an awesome chance.
chavski are not to be underestimated tho, we all know that. if we can come away t/m with a score draw or, dare i say it, a 1-0 win, it sets it up next tues nite at anfield just a tad bit tasty!
people say "what if you get man ure in the final?" end of the day we are not in the final yet, neither are they but we are in control of our own destiny and we should worry about liverpool football club, not anybody else's destiny.
so good luck t/m redmen, do us proud and set us o the road to athens! YNWA!

tonite we will all be biting our nails sweating hearts pounding with every kick our nerves will be shot to peices maybey even tears throats horse the cat kicked side to side all in the life of a liverpool surporter wouid not have it any otherway come on you mighty reds make are dreams come true

Reina

finnan carra agger arbeloa

pennant Gerrard sissoko risse

Kuyt crouch

wouldn play hyypia, too unreliable in big games like this!

I wouldn't play Sissoko. He's a liability. Mascherano, Alonso and Gerrard in the centre. One up front and wingers firing in crosses. Chelsea will have something similar. Compare our centre midfield to the possible Chelski select, Lampard, Makalele and Mikel. I'd have to say our three have more to offer. Chelski have better wingers and strikers, but I'd be surprised if the game was won in them position. In defence our left side is the one to watch, I hope Arbeloa plays like he did in the Barca tie. Chelsea are weak at the right back position.

it's a shame about finnan.I'm glad he's starting with 2 up front,think i would have started with crouchie and brought bellamy on later.The only prob i can see is ZENDEN wtf is that all about i'm not a fan of his at all!!?whats wrong with Gonzalez the chavs would hate to him running at them down the wing?anyway good look lads . KEEP THE FAITH.
Y.N.W.A
Nick

Sod that, I want to know where the HELL Fowler is!!!!! And why he isn't playing

1-0 means we have a chance but if we let Drogba run riot again we will lose at Anfield.

Agger couldn't handle Drogba at all and I was angry Hyppia wasn't brought on when it became clearly obvious all Chelsea were doing in the entire 2nd half was lumping the ball to Drogba. Surely Rafa realised Agger couldn't win hardly any headers so he'd have to at least try to use Hyppia to counteract the long ball. We were lucky they didn't get a 2nd. Hyppia has never ever lost as many headers in a game as Agger did tonight so Benitez has to seriously consider starting Sami at Anfield. Nullify Drogba and the long ball and Chelsea struggle.

Kuyt is not good enough at this level as many people have said before tonight. His effort can't hide his utter lack of class. Bellamy was extremely disappointing and Crouch didn't get any chances and can't do much on his own. Our forwards are 2nd rate at this level as we all know. Zenden staying on for 90 minutes was baffling because he couldn't put in one quality ball.

I think we need Sissoko at Anfield too because it will be a physical battle again not a technical game so you need Sissoko in there tackling. Finnan was badly missed too.

We HAVE to play 4-3-3 at Anfield because Zenden and Gonzales are not good enough to start and we have no other left winger except an unfit Harry Kewell.

Reina
Finnan
Hyppia
Carragher
Risse
Sissoko
Alonso
Mascherano
Gerrard
Crouch
Bellamy

rafa why play zenden even agger had a bad game hypia never ever gave drogba a easy game and rafa were is fowler we need to make sure we give chelsea hell in the second leg let the players loose rafa let them play bellamy was poor let blackburn take him back we will all be behinde you at the second leg now is the time to be counted come on you red men

Drogba may be beaten in the air by Hyypia. But he'll destroy him on the ground like he's done before. Forget about blaming Agger. It was quite evident once again that we are lacking up front. Kuyt is never in the box, Bellamy doesn't look arsed and Crouch keeps bringing the ball away from attacking areas. When he chest it he sticks his chest out, so instead of trapping the ball he knocks it ahead of him. Fowler's the only forward we have with a bit of craft, he runs in the right areas and at the right time. Great first touch, which in turn gives him time to find support. Chelsea were not the sharpest in this game and if we had performed at all we'd have destroyed them. Kuyt, Bellamy and Crouch?? I'd rather Baros, Cisse and Sinama Pongolle ahead of anyone of them. Fuck it, Ian Rush at 45 is more use than them.

We took the risk to play 4-4-2 but when we play like that why the hell would Rafa pick Zenden to be up on the wing?! Agger has no chance against Drogba...We need Pennant or Gonzalez...Hopefully Pennant so Stevie G can play in the center...Mascherano didnt have a good game but I agree with whoever said Sissoko is a liability...He is too erratic for a Chmps lge SF 2nd leg...We need Hyppia at the back...We need to attack like mad at home and get the one goal...If we get 2...Stuff the damn midfield!

It's pointless trying to play pretty football against Chelsea as they just swallow you up with their power.

I believe Benitez should start with Hyppia, Sissoko and Crouch to give us more physical power at Anfield. It will be a battle of muscle with long balls and frantic tackles the majority of the action so we need to be ready for it.

Arbeloa looks like he will be a useful squad player in the future for us but I wouldn't use him unless we have to at Anfield. He is not used to that type of high intensity physical match and at times it was obvious with his mistakes.

Finnan Carragher Hyppia Riise is a totally experienced back four who have played these type of matches against Chelsea and won. Kuyt needs to pull the finger out and stay in and around the box. He needs to work on his first touch too between now and Tuesday because too often it's not good enough.

We need to play like LIONS for 90 munutes and remember a 1-0 win brings it to extra time and penalties if no one scores. We cannot concede a goal like we did againts Benfica last year because we won't get 3.

i was dissapointed last night because we played with fear and the team rafa picked zenden bellmay 2 poor players at least zenden use to be good but bell allways has been caught out by any class defender iwas never a cisse fan but he is better than bell how he does not give fowler a game is beyound me bells faster yes but no were in the same class as robbie even now as robbie hits 31 not a pennant fan either but he has been playing well he should have played instead of zenden when will we buy a player who can hld the ball and beat players and not pass back all the time on tuesday we need to get off to a fast start and a quick goal then suck chelsea in and hit them with a second and a third come on lads do not loose all are dreams the mighty reds

I have it on pretty good authority (don't know how true mind!) that club representatives and UEFA officials have met this week to discuss the possible 'scenarios' that can happen to make up this years European Cup Final.

AC Milan v Liverpool or Chelsea

Everything remains the same.

Chelsea v Man United

The Greek authorities to be compensated and the venue to be switched to Wembley.

Liverpool v Man United

The Greek authorities to be compensated and the final to be played over two legs home and away. Allegedly this is due to the Police in the North West being familiar with how to handle the fans from both sides and would be able to control the matches in the best possible fashion.

If this is true, there will be a few questions such as:

1. Why could Wembley not be the venue for the final if Liverpool and United were to meet?

2. If the final was played over two legs, who would get home advantage second? (I presume the toss of a coin)

3. How would the ticket allocation be made up based on the size comparison of the 2 stadiums?

4. How did Zenden manage to play the full 90 minutes at Chelsea without being subbed???!!! (just thought I'd throw that one in!)

If any of it does come true, remember that you heard it here first...

If they score one it's game over unless there's another miracle. Who ever gets 3 goals against Chelsea? Not even Barce. I remember Stevie G also saying we wouldn't go out to Benfica last year without a hell of a fight and we went out with a whimper really.
I think he was trying to convince his own teammates more than the fans.

I think we need to keep the game as tight as if we were 0-0 from the 1st leg. Yes, we need to score but we have 90 minutes to get 1 goal and that'll give us extra time. I remember Juventus-Real Madrid was the same scenario a few years ago and Juve got 1 goal inside 90 minutes and the winner in extra time. The key was they were patient and knew they ony needed 1 goal in 90 minutes so they didn't leave their defence wide open.

There's no point being gung-ho from the 1st minute and conceding a goal inside the first half because then we have no chance. Benitez went too gung-ho against Benfica at home last year and Simao punished us in the 1st half. Although Traore was playing centre back which made everyone nervous. We have a superb chance to win 1-0 in 90 minutes (I can't see 2-0 in 90 minutes), in extra time it's a lottery who wins it.

With 3 games left in the league i'd like to see the likes of Paul Anderson and Craig Lindfield thrown into the Premiership action, it didn't do Michael Owen or Stevie G any harm and Owen was younger. As for next tuesday, I feel if we don't score in the first half we better start praying. I'm not a religious man, but if that is the scenario we'll need some devine intervention.

I've always thought Bellamy was a good player but I've seen this year he hasn't the consistency or mentality for a club like Liverpool. He is a typical Newcastle player; he can be great on his day but is not interested more often than not week in week out.

Tevez looks to me a player we could get. He was supposedly a class player in Brazil for Corinthians and has done ok for West Ham, although it's hard to judge him there. He definitely has a creative technique which we badly need up front and he's quick enough.

But we'd also need a clinical goalscorer along with him because Kuyt and Crouch are bench boys in in my eyes. Our strike force is easily the worst part of our team. Without world class forwards you will struggle to win the biggest prizes against the very best clubs who do have class strikers.

Who cares c41 its not that big of a deal..i mean we had a crap team and we lost 2-1 where manure had their first team and also lost 2-1..pompey at home are rough just like bolton..when we played them at home we drew with them..dont underestimate them..they sound like a small club but they have experienced players..almost all of them are.

yes dudek has lost heart and you cannot blame him from hero to villan istanbul to the bench we all know he is leaving they should play padelli the young reserve dudek will allways have a special place in all liverpool fans but benitez does not want him and he knows this his heart has allready left liverpool good look jersey you ll never walk a lone

Yes poor old Jersey Dudek has played his last game for Liverpool, I for one would like to say thanks for the heroic game that he played in Istanbul, you won us the game Jersey.
Good luck, you'll never walk alone....
As for Bellamy, when he first come to LFC I was excited, then again, I was when we signed Kewell, do us a favor Raffa, get as much as you can for em and bring in a class striker.

Wish Gerrard and CO. to beat Chelsea.

Ok all you Liverpool Fans,
every one across Europe will be watching on T.V. tonight, so if you are lucky enough to be at Anfield (like me) sing your hearts out, show the RED men that we are the 12th man and up for the game.
Show Chavski and the Special One what TRUE SUPPORTERS ARE,.
Come on you Reds!!!
YNWA.

I hate to see him play because he offers nothing!!

I disagree. Dudek started off well at the club, but like so many other good goalkeepers that have passed through our ranks the coaching staff have let him down. I'm not blaming our current regime. It's simply the fault of past Goalkeeper coach Joe Corrigan and Gerard Houllier. David James has got better and more confident since leaving, Brad Friedle is now one of the best in the league, Sander Westerveld has disappeared now but at one stage was challenging for La Liga honours with Sociadad, Chris Kirkland although injury may have been a causing factor. The staff concentrated too much on getting him fit to play rather than teaching him how to play the game. Jerzy Dudek, made a couple of mistakes against Utd and was dropped, he wouldn't have got back in either if Kirkland wasn't so injury prone. Showed some solid performances over the years, most notably the 2003 League cup final against the Mancs. But Houllier, always being one to hold a grudge, never forgave him for that poor Utd performance, Dudek's confidence never really recovered from this period. It could have been so much sweeter for Jerzy and I think we all wish him well after sharing some happy memories from his time at Anfield.