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by **Toffeehater** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:02 pm

With agger in training rafa might just throw him into the fa cup game to give him match fitness for the inter game , and agger will really help the push for fourth now and for us to win the champions league

by **stmichael** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:11 pm

Ciggy wrote:Great news also Agger is back in full training

Return of key quartet gives Liverpool FA Cup tonicFeb 14 2008

by Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo

RAFA BENITEZ has been given a major boost as Liverpool head into one of the most crucial weeks of their season.

Injured quartet Fernando Torres, Fabio Aurelio, Sami Hyypia and Alvaro Arbeloa have all returned to training and are in contention for a starting place against Barnsley in the FA Cup on Saturday.

With a crunch Champions League tie with Inter Milan and a Premier League game with Middlesbrough to follow, Benitez is delighted to have four of his senior squad members back.

"I need to consider both games but I know it's important to progress in the FA Cup, so I will try to use a strong team,” said the Reds boss.
"Sami Hyypia is improving. He did the warm up and could be available, but we will have to analyse the situation. Torres also did the warm up, as well as Fabio Aurelio and Alvaro Arbeloa , and they are really close.

"Now it is about whether we will take the risk or not.

"For Inter, Torres will be okay. We will have to check before Barnsley."
Torres’ return, in particular, is a major boost as the Spanish striker has made a quicker than expected comeback from a minor hamstring injury sustained on international duty with Spain.

Aurelio, Arbeloa and Hyypia have also recovered from the minor injuries which kept them out of Liverpool’s goalless draw with Chelsea at the weekend and will come into contention for places in Benitez’s starting line-up for this Saturday’s FA Cup fifth round tie at Anfield.

And with long-term injury victim Daniel Agger now back in full training, Benitez will be delighted to see his squad strength bolstered at such an important stage of the season.

agger will still be miles off match fitness. it would be too risky to just throw him back in against inter imo.

by **JoeTerp** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:21 pm

rafa's hand may be forced be the Skrtel injury and Hyypia also not being 100% plus he is already short of pace and playing in a short span with the 2nd game against INTER

by **Ciggy** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:45 pm

Rafa in the pre match press conference.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/videos-....-videos

by **stmichael** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:52 pm

just on agger though, what the hell are our medical team up to? i've known people get over cancer quicker than it's taken him to get over this injury.

by **Ciggy** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:57 pm

stmichael wrote:just on agger though, what the hell are our medical team up to? i've known people get over cancer quicker than it's taken him to get over this injury.

Maybe nothing that the medical team can do more like rehab cough cough. :shifty

by **NANNY RED** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:07 pm

Ciggy wrote:
stmichael wrote:just on agger though, what the hell are our medical team up to? i've known people get over cancer quicker than it's taken him to get over this injury.

Maybe nothing that the medical team can do more like rehab cough cough.

by **destro** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:55 pm

Hes a fully qualified Tattooist

by **LFC2007** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:29 pm

I'd go for:

Reina

Riise
Hyypia
Carragher
Finnan

Babel
Gerrard
Alonso
Pennant

Crouch
Benayoun

I tried to find a Barnsley forum to see how they play etc., all I could find was this one:http://www.tyketalk.co.uk/index.php?showforum=1, but there's not much activity

by **bigmick** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:01 pm

Ciggy wrote:
stmichael wrote:just on agger though, what the hell are our medical team up to? i've known people get over cancer quicker than it's taken him to get over this injury.

Maybe nothing that the medical team can do more like rehab cough cough.

Wotchoo talking bout Lynds?

(one of the pluses of living at the erse end of the World is you never have to listen to Andy Gray again. One of the minuses is that you don't hear a single rumour).

by **god_bless_john_houlding** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:12 pm

Barnsley took a pasting 3-0 on Tuesday night against Plymouth at Home Park (Plymouth's ground.) So they won't be exactly filled with confidence.

by **Cool Hand Luke** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:54 pm

I imagine that Agger may play against Newcastle reserves on Monday, way too risky to play him against Barnsley or Inter Milan.

Carragher and Hyypia to start against Inter and one of the reserve lads or Riise can partner Carragher against Barnsley.

by **account deleted by request** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:03 am

Ciggy wrote:
stmichael wrote:just on agger though, what the hell are our medical team up to? i've known people get over cancer quicker than it's taken him to get over this injury.

Maybe nothing that the medical team can do more like rehab cough cough.

Is this the "missing drug test " rumour Ciggy?

by **Ciggy** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:35 am

s@int wrote:Is this the "missing drug test " rumour Ciggy?

Failed

by **Ace Ventura** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:48 am

Ciggy wrote:
s@int wrote:Is this the "missing drug test " rumour Ciggy?

Failed

Havent personally heard any rumours like that at all.

Hope they are not true.

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