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[112-1077774096]

i know we have players away at the moment but come on, if he thinks plessis is good enough to play against sunderland then surely he is good enough to play against borough today and not risk worsening gerrards injury

So your advocating rotating then Peewee   

only for an injury   

[Sabre]

I'm not actually going to criticise Rafa for doing his very best to get Gerrard onto the pitch, even after a midweek friendly International. It is after all what some of us have been hoping for for some time, so it would be kind of wanting it both ways if I was to get on his case for that. Slightly more worrying for me was the selection of Plessis in front of alonso in the first game. It smacked of a classic piece of "styling" which fortunately we were able to alleviate with the introduction of Alonso (who changed the course of the match when he came on) and with the brilliance of Torres.

I sort of understand the gist of what you're saying, gain togetherness, gain cohesion, make the starting eleven used to play together.

But football, and us particularly, have a history of players that were risked and fell again injured, I remember Alonso and Agger for instance this seasons, at that at the end of the day means not to have them available more games.

If you ask me, some decissions should be doctor's decissions, they should be the ones to tell Rafa, Ok Rafa, he'll not be at 100% but there's no risk of serious injury. In this scenario I'd decide to play the player. But if they said "there's a serious risk of a heavier injury" then I wouldn't.

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Skrtel starts ....... Agger on the bench

[Redman in wales]

Line up from .tv

Martin Skrtel returns to partner Jamie Carragher at the heart of Liverpool's defence against Middlesbrough this afternoon – a game you can listen to live here on .tv from 3pm BST. 
Xabi Alonso is also back in the starting XI to partner Steven Gerrard in the middle of the park.
 
The Reds line-up in full is:

Reina, Arbeloa, Dossena, Carragher, Skrtel, Gerrard, Alonso, Kuyt, Benayoun, Torres, Keane.

Subs: Cavalieri, Aurelio, Agger, Babel, Ngog, El Zhar, Plessis.

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Reina, Arbeloa, Dossena, Carragher, Skrtel, Gerrard, Alonso, Kuyt, Benayoun, Torres, Keane. Subs: Cavalieri, Aurelio, Agger, Babel, Ngog, El Zhar, Plessis.

Bugger beaten to it ..... 

[aCe']

Personally i would have player Aurelio wide left with Benayoun on the right but still... the guys out there should get the job done.. 2-0 Gerrard and Benni

[66-1112520797]

Now hes tinkering with the CB's, cardinal sin that is IMHO.

[Toffeehater]

Babel does not start big shocker by rafa

[Richj]

Anyone got a link for a good Stream for the game ?

[Toffeehater]

We're at home , we need to start fast , take the game to boro and show them that we mean business , boro would be coming to play for a draw , playing on the counter and hoping for set pieces to send man forward . Our passing has to be better and and we need to have some urgency and take our chances . Kuyt starting could mean that rafa is cautious about downing and would prefer a extra man on him , not really pleased with arbeloa performance's so far and i would have hoped finnan started or carragher moved tot the right . Agger on the bench means that he's not a 100% in terms of fitness , could play 10 or 15 minutes towards the end of the game . An early goal will force them to open up and than we can play on the counter and if we get an early goal , we could see us winning comfortably .

[Number 9]

Anyone got a link for a good Stream for the game ?

http://www.justin.tv/iraqgoals
Should be on there at 3PM!

[ruskiy playmaker]

Hope our wide players do something useful this time, but the rest of the team looks good.

[Richj]

Anyone got a link for a good Stream for the game ?

http://www.justin.tv/iraqgoals
Should be on there at 3PM!

Thanks 

[112-1077774096]

WTF does kuyt have over rafa

I swear even if he had a broken leg he would get selected. Once again we still start a game with only 10 players. I dont wish injury on anyone but I think that's the only way he will drop this clown

[Number 9]

Looks like a straight 4-4-2 then!
Kuyt right and Benayoun left
I reckon Keane will score,he scored a nice goal for Ireland during the week!