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by **Toffeehater** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:59 pm

glenbuck patriot wrote:4-2-3-1 for tonight
Reina
Finnan
Carragher
Hyppia
Arbeloa

Mascherno
Lucas

Kuyt
Gerrard
Babel

Torres

Rafa has never player that formation mate . I think its a 4-2-2or at least more likely that with gerrard playing at right wing. Rafa 's intentions are clear , 2 defensive mids to stop the inter defence.

Reina

Finnan Carra Hypia Arbeloa

Gerrard Masch Lucas Babel

Torres Kuyt

Inter team out yet?

by **Toffeehater** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:01 pm

s@int wrote:
Dundalk wrote:The Liverpool team in full: Reina, Finnan, Aurelio, Carragher, Hyypia, Mascherano, Lucas, Gerrard, Babel, Torres, Kuyt. Subs: Itandje, Riise, Benayoun, Arbeloa, Pennant, Alonso, Crouch.

I'm not saying a word

what do u think of the team mate??

by **Toffeehater** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:03 pm

Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti insists Liverpool's FA Cup disaster means "nothing" in terms of the clubs' Champions League showdown.

Liverpool suffered a humiliating 2-1 home defeat against Coca-Cola Championship Barnsley in the fifth round of competition at the weekend - heaping further pressure on manager Rafael Benitez.

But Zanetti has warned his team-mates that, despite the loss, Liverpool are still formidable opponents in the last-16 Champions League match first-leg clash at Anfield.

"What happened to them in the Cup means nothing - they are a marvellous club with great history," Zanetti reasons.

"This is a big challenge for us. But we have a winning mentality which comes from playing for a big club - and we are intent on winning this match.

"In some ways this tie is an examination for us, against a team who have won regularly in Europe. Last season we lost in Valencia in this competition, even though we won the league at home.

"Now we are winning our league again. But we have not proved ourselves in Europe, and playing Liverpool is a big test for us.

"But we feel we are well equipped to go further in this competition."

Inter have three players in their squad in Hernan Crespo, Marco Materazzi and Patrick Vieira who have experience of playing in the English top flight.

Zanetti confirmed the trio have told their Nerazzurri team-mates to expect a vociferous atmosphere at Anfield.

He added: "All three of them have warned us of the atmosphere at Anfield and what we can expect - we hope we are prepared for that.

"We know we cannot afford any mistakes at this level. We will be facing a great club in a great stadium with tremendous support.

"We have tremendous respect for Liverpool - we will have two very difficult ties against them."

Inter coach Roberto Mancini echoed Zanetti's comments after his own playing experience in England and warned there could be a backlash from the Barnsley result.

"From my own time playing in England for Leicester, I know how important the FA Cup is," said Mancini.

"But what happened on Saturday to Liverpool will have no bearing on this coming match. I have seen the match and saw that Liverpool created lots of chances but did not score.

"The fact that they are not playing well in their domestic matches at the moment means they have to give everything in Europe, and that makes them a very dangerous opponent indeed."

Mancini will make a late decision on Vieira, who has struggled with injury - having started just two games this season in Serie A.

Inter also have injury problems over Luis Jimenez (leg), Maicon (hip), Ivan Cordoba (ankle) and Dejan Stankovic (back) - while Cesar is suspended.

Mancini added: "We will have to be careful here - league form and Champions League form are two different things.

"We feel that to win here would be a prestigious victory for us, but we know that this will be a very hard place to win at."

by **account deleted by request** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:03 pm

I think it will look more like this :-
Reina

Finnan Carra Hypia Arbeloa

Kyut Gerrard Masch Lucas Babel

Torres

I fkn hate 4-5-1 :angry:

by **Reg** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:04 pm

If any teams going to win, thats the one. Lets go.

by **Magz** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:05 pm

Or maybe

Reina

Finnan Carra Hypia Arbeloa

Gerrard Masch Lucas Babel

kuyt

Torres

by **Ciggy** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:06 pm

Well well well that was interesting before on ITV4, there was a meeting on sunday Rafa has told the players you will only get in this team on merit from now on.

Poor rafa look bloody awful all his eyelashes have gone he doesnt have any.

by **NANNY RED** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:07 pm

s@int wrote:
Dundalk wrote:The Liverpool team in full: Reina, Finnan, Aurelio, Carragher, Hyypia, Mascherano, Lucas, Gerrard, Babel, Torres, Kuyt. Subs: Itandje, Riise, Benayoun, Arbeloa, Pennant, Alonso, Crouch.

I'm not saying a word

Chicken

Or has your bottle gone loke mine has

by **Iamsupersub** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:08 pm

I have a really good feeling about tonight

What with all the negative talk about rotation and Rafa in the press I think the Team will do the business and show everyone what we are about.

COME ON!!!!

by **bigmick** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:08 pm

Well i would have played the same team, but with Crouch up top in a conventional 4-4-2 with Gerrard on the right. That said, in this particular competition, in Rafa even feckers like me trust so pretty much regardless ofwhat he's got in mind, it'll probably work and Kuyt will probably score. As long as we don't concede we can put the sh!ts up these no bother. I don't think they'll fancy it one bit TBH.

by **Ciggy** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:09 pm

Biggest game of our lives tonight people the next 90 minutes are not for the faint hearted, im bricking it.

by **JoeTerp** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:09 pm

4-3-3
Gerrard Masch Lucas
Kuyt Torres Babel

by **Toffeehater** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:09 pm

Dundalk wrote:On Sky they reckon that Torres will be up front on his own

if thats true then we're not gonna win , torres will be isolated with 4 defenders marking him or mainly the 2 centre backs .

by **Dundalk** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:10 pm

Ciggy wrote:Rafa has told the players you will only get in this team on merit from now on.

Thats the end of Kuyt then

by **account deleted by request** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:10 pm

NANNY RED wrote:
s@int wrote:
Dundalk wrote:The Liverpool team in full: Reina, Finnan, Aurelio, Carragher, Hyypia, Mascherano, Lucas, Gerrard, Babel, Torres, Kuyt. Subs: Itandje, Riise, Benayoun, Arbeloa, Pennant, Alonso, Crouch.

I'm not saying a word

Chicken

Or has your bottle gone loke mine has

No, I just don't want to slag any of our players off before the game. Especially as they may surprise me and actually score.

I don't mind slagging the formation (if it is 4-5-1) because I know that won't work..... hard.

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