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by **redmikey** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:37 pm

sami will be ok imo. yes he is short of pace but he reads the game now as well as ever , no more injuries please should be the shout

lando it is a nice idea that and one i would not be upset to see, as SG can attack on the right and middle

by **The Manhattan Project** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:15 pm

We'll be fine.

by **crazyhorse** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:53 pm

We will be fine, plenty of players to step in.

by **JC_81** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:57 pm

I don't think there's any need to change our whole system and go with a back 3 just because Agger's injured.

Sami's still got a lot of quality. People keep banging on about the Porto lad doing him for pace the other night. Fact is Hyypia's going to be rusty as he hasn't played much recently. Yes the lad did him for pace, but with a few games under his belt and a bit of match sharpness, Hyypia would have snuffed out the danger before the lad even had a chance to do him for pace.

If Hyypia gets a run of games now with Agger out I predict he'll impress and what's more I'll also predict that when Agger's fit again there will be people on this site questioning whether Hyypia should keep his place.

by **metalhead** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:09 pm

john craig wrote:I don't think there's any need to change our whole system and go with a back 3 just because Agger's injured.

Sami's still got a lot of quality. People keep banging on about the Porto lad doing him for pace the other night. Fact is Hyypia's going to be rusty as he hasn't played much recently. Yes the lad did him for pace, but with a few games under his belt and a bit of match sharpness, Hyypia would have snuffed out the danger before the lad even had a chance to do him for pace.

If Hyypia gets a run of games now with Agger out I predict he'll impress and what's more I'll also predict that when Agger's fit again there will be people on this site questioning whether Hyypia should keep his place.

Agreed John, plus Hyppia can be very useful in set pieces, he showed it against Porto by picking out Kuyt brilliantly with his header.

Hyppia is still class act, and I'm not worried about our defence.

Its a big blow to lose 2 key players, but we have a big squad and we can handle the situation.

by **AB's Red Army** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:31 pm

john craig wrote:I don't think there's any need to change our whole system and go with a back 3 just because Agger's injured.

Sami's still got a lot of quality. People keep banging on about the Porto lad doing him for pace the other night. Fact is Hyypia's going to be rusty as he hasn't played much recently. Yes the lad did him for pace, but with a few games under his belt and a bit of match sharpness, Hyypia would have snuffed out the danger before the lad even had a chance to do him for pace.

If Hyypia gets a run of games now with Agger out I predict he'll impress and what's more I'll also predict that when Agger's fit again there will be people on this site questioning whether Hyypia should keep his place.

Well Sami played against Sunderland [not sure for how long as he was taken off], Tolouse and Derby. He also played for his national team.

I think he's had more than enough games under his belt already.

by **Sabre** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:41 pm

Some posters thought in summer that we had many midfielders and we might have to sell one. But the season always brings a lot of matches and surprises and that's why we are well covered now. A team that wants to win everything like Liverpool can't afford to lose an Alonso and not having a Mascherano, or viceversa.

Anyhow, and despite I think it Hyypia can do the job (and even Arbeloa) another quality CB would have been handy for my taste.

by **metalhead** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:48 pm

Sabre wrote:Some posters thought in summer that we had many midfielders and we might have to sell one. But the season always brings a lot of matches and surprises and that's why we are well covered now. A team that wants to win everything like Liverpool can't afford to lose an Alonso and not having a Mascherano, or viceversa.

Anyhow, and despite I think it Hyypia can do the job (and even Arbeloa) another quality CB would have been handy for my taste.

Yep, thats why Benitez wanted a big squad, so he can cover any long term injuries in key players.

Hyppia will do well and I'm not worried.

by **bigmick** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:47 pm

I'm not overly concerned as long as carra and sami stay fit. Sami is as slow as feck but with the greatest respect to one of our best players over the last decade, he always has been so it's not like it's a new phenomenon. I'm not so sure about Arbeloa in there TBH. Firstly he is doing a really good job at full-back, and secondly he doesn't apopear to me to be a centre-back in the way he defends at all (despite him apperently being one before he came).

I was one of the quite a few who advocated signign aniother genuine centre half, before, during and after the Heinze saga. Hopefully we don't get stung by the decision not to do so, but it was always accepted that you needed four genuine decent quality, experienced centre-backs at the start of the season in years gone by. I know that football has changed out of all recognition in the last three years and all previously accepted givens are now obselete, but this might have been one which was worth sticking with IMHO. 'Course it's not just injuries, a sending off here and there (and having seen some of the decisions against us tyhis season so far absolutely anything is possible) and we could be fecked. Fingers crossed it doesn't happen, and I've no worries about Sami stepping in.

by **112-1077774096** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:22 am

Sabre wrote:
peewee wrote:to be fair i am not too worried about alonso as we have cover there and in my opinion mash is the better player anyway, there is also momo as cover for that position, agger is more worrying as the chances are that arbeloa would have to cover in that position, but then we have no real cover for finnan. the left back position is ok, riise, aurelio and arbeloa can all play there, the right back is finnan and arbeloa so if we lose a center back and finnan we are fooked.

but on the bright side it means no rotation in the back 4 for a few weeks and minimal rotation in the centre of midfield

I agree on we have a good cover on Mascherano. About being a better player, I'm not sure, it's a bit of deja vu, didn't you say that yesterday?

i seem to have to say it every day and someone else seems to think people with this opinion are idiots

by **Gracias King Rafa** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:52 am

I'm more than happy with Carra & Sami to see us through,hopefully Fathead's team shouldn't cause us too many problems,maybe for the Carling Cup tie against Reading let's give Hobbs a runout alongside Riise???

Maybe we should have gone for Curtis Davies as a back up CB,I believe Villa signed him on loan till the end of the season with a view to permanent deal??

by **112-1077774096** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:06 am

i am sure there is some central defender out of contract in europe who could do the job that we could sign as cover, maybe we have someone in mind just in case

by **roberto green** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:24 am

i wouldnt use a 3-5-2 personaly, i think in midfield we have no probs at all and to a certian degree in defence hyppia will have no probs againsat the likes of the birminghams of this world its going to be in the high charged matches against everton and arsenals who have pace up front and will exploit him,I wonder weather arbeola will be alright in that posistion because he has done really well this season and didn't he play in that posistion for deportivo?

by **66-1112520797** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:07 am

Hyypia is still capable of churning out top draw performances for us, he is a quality defender and although he did 'get done for pace' the other night, probably has the fact he hasnt played alot. As soon as the cobwebs are brushed off he'll be as reliable as ever, a few games on the spin will do him or our team no harm atall.

by **account deleted by request** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:17 am

Bamaga man wrote:Hyypia is still capable of churning out top draw performances for us, he is a quality defender and although he did 'get done for pace' the other night, probably has the fact he hasnt played alot. As soon as the cobwebs are brushed off he'll be as reliable as ever, a few games on the spin will do him or our team no harm atall.

While I agree with you that Hyypia is still good enough, my worry is can he still play 3 games a week, and put in good performances? Or should we rest him for the CL games to concentrate on the league.

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