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by **7_Kewell** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:14 am

we are 2-0 up and personally i would rest stevie and maybe recall Kirkland. Anyone agree?

by **chiggz_likes_owen** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:22 am

isn't the game on tuesday

We could rest Gerrard for Biscan

and prehaps one of our strikers for Pongo

but not to many we aint in the champs league yet, they could pose a comeback

by **7_Kewell** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:37 am

i'd like to see Warnock start and Kirkland start

by **clint** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:48 am

kirkland for dudek not to rest him but to drop him, but i would like to see warnock get a game

by **fivecups** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:54 am

Kirklands injured.

2-0 up, 2 away goals should be in the bag, especially given the apparent quality of Graz, but given the importance of qualification I wouldn't take any chances. Start with the 1st team, make sure Graz aren't going to play the match of their lives and then sub the big names when the win is guaranteed.

Can someone tell me why the 2 new boys cant be involved in the match? Is this a registration thing again?

by **7_Kewell** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:59 am

something like that, they had to be registered 2 weeks before the game. But they will be able to play in the group stage

by **gerrard_steven** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:41 am

well you have to register the squad for the qualifing games and after you have qualified you then register your squad for the group stages and obviously alonso and garcia and nunez for that matter evn tho he is injured did not sign in time for the deadline of the qualifing stages

by **anfieldadorer** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:14 pm

There are times where resting a player can be contra-productive. If you think you need to rest, lets say, Stevie, you have to make sure that he get the message (intended to avoid burn-out) or else he would feel that he is "banned" for some dissapointing performances/statement/action/commitment.

by **7_Kewell** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:19 pm

i'd tell stevie he's going to be on the bench because he is a key player and it's going to be a long season. you may be super Stevie, but your not Superman!

by **Paul C** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:22 pm

I'm unsure about resting players in a game like this, like Chiggz said were not there yet and the CL mean so much to players, fans and money for the club that it would be bad to rest players and then it blow up in our face.

Thinkin about it I'd put out the strongest team and rest people for the smaller clubs in the FA and Worthington (or whatever it's called) cups cos the CL and league matter the most but thats just my opinion.

by **Ciggy** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:24 pm

I think we should play our first team and for them to gel together so that baros cisse an kewell start finding the net @ anfield :;):

by **addicted norwegian** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:48 pm

Paul C wrote:I'm unsure about resting players in a game like this, like Chiggz said were not there yet and the CL mean so much to players, fans and money for the club that it would be bad to rest players and then it blow up in our face.

Thinkin about it I'd put out the strongest team and rest people for the smaller clubs in the FA and Worthington (or whatever it's called) cups cos the CL and league matter the most but thats just my opinion.

The last part of the Grazer game we lost initiative and were pushed back on the pitch. In my opinion this was a result of us "resting" players.
In order to make sure that we qulify for CL, I wouldn`t risk anything by benching players like Stevie. If we lead comfortably at half time, then I might have considered it, but I would then rest the players who have been troubeled by injury, f.i. Kewell.

by **anfieldadorer** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:58 pm

I think the authority have particular standard to define a player whether he is tired or not. My point is, principally similar to addicted, we should employ a standard squad and only to be modified due to injuries or tired/burn-out (per standard definition).

by **fritzylfc** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:10 pm

resting players is out of the question we all prayed to finish 4th last season lets not go in to an important like this thinking the game is won, we should put them to the sword and show europe our intensions, 5 0 or more thats what we should be looking for. lets get the big euro nites back.

by **whylongball?** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:10 pm

cisses_gona_get_ya wrote:I think we should play our first team and for them to gel together so that baros cisse an kewell start finding the net @ anfield

agree but not Kewell. give him a rest for his injury sake. Warnock should play. he dares to try and looks very promising

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