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Apologies for the lack of posting but I came down with a case of bird flu and when you've got
the bird flu you have to adhere to a strict diet of no cigarettes or alcohol which means no blog
posts. But I'm back and slightly intoxicated and here to tell you about this little match we have
coming up on Saturday.
First half:
Martin
Darby Carragher Hobbs Agger Insua
Pennant Plessis Lucas Benayoun
Pacheco
Second half:
Cavalieri
Skrtel Hyypia Agger
Degen Spearing Plessis Aurelio Insua
Flynn Pacheco
Subs:
Gerrard for Plessis 66'
Voronin for Pacheco 66'
Kelly for Agger 77'
Goals:
Benayoun 43'
Liverpool was announced as a 4-4-1-1, but the formation looked like a 5-4-1 to me, with the
fullbacks often getting forward in support, in the first half.
Quarter Finals of the Asian Champions League kick-off tonight with Australia's first club, Adelaide
United, to get to this stage of the competition away in Japan against Kashima Antlers.
Two-legged affair so United will need to score against what should be a very strong Japanese side
and a big big test for Adelaide.
Turkey heads into its quarter-final contest versus Croatia sans starting goalkeeper Volkan Demirel
and midfielder Mehmet Aurelio who are suspended. The suspensions are two more roadblocks to
overcome for the Turks, but during the team's run in Euro 2008, Turkey seems to
enjoy playing the role of the underdog and the disadvantaged.
Which full team from last season, out of the top four, has the best players individually...??
Order: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United (My Opinion) Goalkeeper: Almunia, Cech,
Reina, Van Der Sar (Cech) Right Back: Sagna, Belletti, Finnan, Brown (Sagna) Centre Back: Gallas,
Terry, Caragher, Ferdinand (Ferdinand) Centre Back: Toure, Carvalho, Agger, Vidic (Vidic) Left
Back: Clichy, Cole, Aurelio, Evra (Clichy) Right Midfield: [.
Cavalieri
Darby Carragher Agger Dossena
Benayoun Lucas Plessis Leto
Babel Voronin
Subs:
Aurelio for Leto 46'
Hyypia for Carragher 46'
Skrtel for Agger 46'
Spearing for Plessis 46'
Mascherano for Leiva 46'
Pennant for Babel 46'
Insua for Dossena 63'
Pacheco for Benayoun 63'
Kuyt for Voronin 71'
Hobbs for Darby 71'
Martin for Cavalieri 71'
Goals:
Voronin 6'
Jirsak 12'
In Fribourg, Wisla provided the sternest test Liverpool's faced so far this preseason.
Fabio Aurelio hopes to give Rafael Benitez a selection headache by declaring himself available for
Saturday's Barclays Premier League opener in Sunderland.
The Brazilian left-back has been on the sidelines for most of pre-season with a shin injury but he
is now back in training and determined to be fit for the big kick-off.
10am, live in the US on Setanta.
Last 4 head-to-head:
3-2 Liverpool (h) 02.23.08
1-1 (a) 01.12.08
2-0 Liverpool (h) 04.18.07
0-0 (a) 11.18.06
Last match:
Liverpool: 1-0 Sunderland (a)
Middlesbrough: 2-1 Spurs (h)
Referee: Mike Riley
Guess at a squad:
Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Agger Dossena
Kuyt Gerrard Alonso Benayoun
Keane
Torres
Yes, I know, except for Agger, this would be the same line-up that struggled at Sunderland.
I have a confession to make: I didn't feel too good before this game. We've been playing too poorly
to be in any condition to face United especially without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
I shouldn't have troubled myself because it was pride and determination rather than form that
decided this game.
Liverpool full-back Fabio Aurelio is ready to fight for his place in the side following the signing
of Andrea Dossena.
Dossena, an Italian international, arrived from Udinese this summer, and along with hot prospect
Emiliano Insua, will be challenging Aurelio for the sole left-back slot, something the Brazilian is
looking forward to.
Liverpool veteran Sami Hyypia today welcomed back young rival Daniel Agger from his 10-month injury
nightmare and vowed to fight for his first team place.
Hyypia, 35 in October, has a new one-year contract and the chance to complete a remarkable 10 years
at Anfield in style before considering his future options.
Cavalieri
Degen Carragher Agger Insua
Benayoun Lucas Plessis Leto
Voronin Pacheco
Subs:
Skrtel for Agger 46'
Babel for Benayoun 46'
Hyypia for Carragher 46'
Darby for Degen 46'
Aurelio for Leto 55'
Spearing for Plessis 62'
Mascherano for Pacheco 77'
Kuyt for Insua 80'
Goals:
Lucas 10'
Gavranovic 12'
Voronin 36'
I wanted to post about the Lucerne friendly.
12:30pm, live in the US on FSC
Last 4 meetings:
3-0 Liverpool (h) 02.02.08
2-0 Liverpool (a) 08.25.07
2-0 Liverpool (a) 11.30.05
1-0 Liverpool (h) 08.20.05
Referee: Alan Wiley
Guess at a squad
Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Agger Dossena
Kuyt Gerrard Alonso Benayoun
Keane
Torres
Even with the awful display on Wednesday, I expect Gerrard for Plessis to be the only change.
7:45am Eastern Time, live in the US on Setanta
Last 4 head-to-head:
3-0 United (a) 3.23.08
1-0 United (h) 12.16.07
1-0 United (h) 03.03.07
2-0 United (a) 10.22.06
Last 3 matches:
Liverpool: 0-0 Villa (a); 1-0 Liege (h); 2-1 Boro (h)
United: 1-2 Zenit (neutral); 1-0 Pompey (a); 1-1 Newcastle (h)
Referee: Howard Webb
Guess at a squad:
Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Skrtel Dossena
Alonso Mascherano
Kuyt Benayoun Riera
Keane
I hate this fixture.
2:45pm, live in the US on Setanta
Last 3 matches:
Liverpool: 2-1 United (h); 0-0 Villa (a); 1-0 Liege (h)
Marseille: 1-1 Bordeaux (a); 2-1 Sochaux (h); 1-0 Le Havre (a)
Referee: Konrad Plautz (AUS)
Guess at a squad:
Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Skrtel Dossena
Kuyt Gerrard Alonso Riera
Torres Keane
In my guess at a squad, I'm assuming Gerrard and Torres are fit enough to start, although, like
over the weekend, it'll be a late decision.
A draw would have been enough, so a win is quite and added bonus. Liverpool played well trying to
exploit the gaps left as Marseilles pressed forward but the tiredness from last Saturday showed.
Marseilles, on their part, were very good and had they scored an equalizer no one would have
complained. Their attacking play was full of inventiveness and nice flicks but, fortunately for us,
they were unable to get that final touch right.
2:45pm, live in the US on espn2
Group stage so far:
Liverpool: 2-1 Marseille (a)
PSV: 0-3 Atlético (h)
Last 3 matches:
Liverpool: 2-0 Everton (a); 2-1 Crewe (h); 0-0 Stoke (h)
PSV: 1-0 Volendam (h); 3-0 Jong PSV (a); 0-1 AZ Alkmaar (a)
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Guess at a squad:
Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Agger Aurelio
Mascherano Alonso
Kuyt Gerrard Babel
Torres
Does Benitez have a Champions League squad and a Premier League squad?
While we'd seen the media treat Dossena like a done deal since his medical, the first hint we'd
gotten about it from the official site came yesterday morning in an article where Finnan says he'll
fight for his place. A couple of hours later there's a statement from Rick Parry saying that the
signing should be confirmed next week.
Euro-2008 semi-finalists Turkey beat Chile 1-0 in a hard-fought match that will
raise their spirits before they start their campaign next month for a berth in the 2010 World
Cup.
Halil Altintop scored the winning goal in the 74th minute as the Turks finally organized themselves
against the Chileans who stretched their rival's defence with fast attacks led by striker Humberto
Souza.
Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia has today admitted he will consider his future after been left out
Rafa Benitez' plans for the Champions League. The Finland international has been omitted from the
club's 25-man panel for the Champions League group stages, weeks after the club rejected an offer
from Stoke City for the player.
Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa is eager to set the record straight against Manchester United on
Saturday.
It is almost seven years since Liverpool defeated United in the league on Merseyside, meaning
Arbeloa - who joined the Reds in January 2007 - has yet to take three points from the champions.
Liverpool FC have named both Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard in their squad to face Manchester
United at Anfield tomorrow.
The duo have been forced out in recent weeks with hamstring and groin problems respectively.
Boss Rafa Benitez is hopeful both may feature at some stage.
The greatest thing about beating [finally] Manchester United, is that the lads performed very well
in doing so, and this without Torres and before Gerrard even got on the pitch. Very attack minded,
excellent possession, and dominant for the majority of the match.
How can I even begin to choose a man of the match, there was so many stand out performances.
Despite overcoming Manchester United in their last Premier League encounter, Liverpool manager Rafa
Benitez has issued a caveat to his side ahead of this weekend's clash with Stoke City.
Brazilian full-back Fabio Aurelio is set to remain sidelined with the calf injury that prevented
him taking to the field in the midweek win over Marseille.
Well what a night for Adelaide and Australian Football as a whole. Adelaide United turned in an
excellent performance to send Kashima out of the AFC Champions League and put themselves through to
the final four.
Aurelio Vidmar will be feeling justified for his strategy of resting a majority of his players in
last week's A-League game against Sydney.
It's been an emotional couple of weeks of Adelaide's Robbie Cornthwaite.
The club's foundation defender has not only found himself unwittingly dragged into a spitting storm
but he's also been the target of abuse from his own supporters for scoring a horror own goal in the
away leg of the AFC Champions League quarter-final against Kashima Antlers
But on Wednesday night in Adelaide, Cornthwaite banished all those demons with a tie-winning headed
goal which secured a 2-1 aggregate win over the 10-time Japanese champions and a passage into the
final four.
