Topic: The League Cup

[newterp]

RD 3 - at Anflied against Middlesbrough

[L666KOP]

Who'd Utd get ?

[jimbo196843]

Who'd Utd get ?

Like it

[ConqueredAllOfEurope]

Standard Gerrard goal vs Middlesbrough?

[TheShanklyGates]

Used to hate playing Middlesbrough, they always seemed like a bogey team.

[4pool]

Ties will be played on the week commencing September 22


Liverpool v Middlesbrough

Sunderland v Stoke

Derby County v Reading

MK Dons v Bradford

Manchester City v Sheffield Wednesday

Burton Albion v Brighton

Swansea City v Everton

Shrewsbury Town v Norwich City

Fulham v Doncaster Rovers

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest

Chelsea v Bolton

Arsenal v Southampton

West Brom v Hull City

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

Leyton Orient v Sheffield United

Cardiff City v Bournemouth

[riismeister]

Ayala is there isn't he?

[farawayred]

Who'd Utd get ?

They go straight to the final. Box seats reserved already.

[SyukriJ]

Weird not having man utd in the draw for either the champions league or the league cup 

[farawayred]

Weird not having man utd in the draw for either the champions league or the league cup 

You need to add one more of these as they are not in the Europa League either.

[Gifted Right Foot]

Some decent ties there.  A fair few prem teams to get knocked out this round.

[Mamadou]

Weird not having man utd in the draw for either the champions league or the league cup 

Van Gaal won a trophy already...

[N0rnIr0nRed]

When does the date we are playing get announced?

I know it's the week commencing 22 September.

[AULD-OLDIE]

If I wasn't a cynical auld bastard I would say there's a Londaaaaan bias for home draws. !!!!!!!!

[L666KOP]

They go straight to the final. Box seats reserved already.

I thought Scudamore was just involved in the premiership 

[farawayred]

I thought Scudamore was just involved in the premiership 

The box seats are a parting gift from Howard Webb.

[lalchitri]

6 PL teams knocked out in Round 2 and five all PL ties in Round 3 means there can only be a maximum of 9 PL teams in the last 16.

[L666KOP]

The box seats are a parting gift from Howard Webb.

Ahh ok.

And there was me thinking they were saving themselves for the World Cup.

 

[No Appreciation of Liverpool Opposition]

At most 9 premiership teams go through. Easy pot to pick up, basically a 50 percent chance of lucking out straight to the semis.

[ACLE]

What date is the final? 

[robgreen91]

don't even care, i want to win it. 

[rickardinho1]

Sunderland v Stoke
Swansea City v Everton
Arsenal v Southampton
West Brom v Hull City
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

Pleased with that draw for us, a home game against a non-PL side is ideal really.

Also pleased with the 5 ties above. That's 5 potential bogeys who got away games against PL sides, and Southampton should keep Arsenal honest as well and force them to play many of their regulars.

[Spraynard Kruger]

Excited for this, should be able to play some youngster and yet still a strong squad.

[KiNki]

Yep play the kids and those who haven't got much first team footy so far.  So that's this lot.

Jones
Manquillo(depending on fitness of other full backs)
Flanagan
Enrique
Sakho
Agger (if he's still here)
Coates(if he's still here)
Toure
Can
Lucas (if he's still here)
Suso(if he's still here)
Assaidi
Ibe
Borini(if he's still here)
Markovic
Lallana
Lambert

Maybe phil, Allen and balo on the bench.

[sinnermichael]

Game is 7.45pm on Tuesday 23rd September.

[timiano]

basically a 50 percent chance of lucking out straight to the semis.

 

[Gnurglan]

So it's Middlesbrough. Good draw. I'd expect to see a lot of the new players in this game. Meaning Markovic, Can, Manquillo, Moreno, Balotelli and Lambert are next to certain starters. Maybe not Moreno, could be Enrique instead. But all of those players need to play and this is a perfect opportunity.

Normally, I'd say that we should try and keep the core of the regular eleven, but this summer we've added so many players that cost quite a bit of money and they need to play.

[anfieldpurch]

Game is 7.45pm on Tuesday 23rd September.

And on Sky Sports.

[Crosby Nick]

Used to hate playing Middlesbrough, they always seemed like a bogey team.

Knocked us out of the League Cup two years running in the late 90's. Fucking hated them back then.

Win this and we're in the last 16 already right? Trouble is, City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs will all cruise through you'd imagine so from the next round onwards there could be some tasty draws. We always get stitched up with tough away draws in the League Cup...Chelsea (twice), Spurs, Arsenal, United all in the last few years. Mind you, Northampton at home proved to be a tough one too!

[dnkw]

Knocked us out of the League Cup two years running in the late 90's. Fucking hated them back then.

Win this and we're in the last 16 already right? Trouble is, City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs will all cruise through you'd imagine so from the next round onwards there could be some tasty draws. We always get stitched up with tough away draws in the League Cup...Chelsea (twice), Spurs, Arsenal, United all in the last few years. Mind you, Northampton at home proved to be a tough one too!

It was pretty 'formidable' opposition.       

[Drippy Dick]

When we won it under Kenny last time around, we`d had an all away draws I think until the semis, when we played our first home game. Not too arsed with playing away, but yeah home draws against a lower tier team is ideal.

[BassTunedToRed]

We always get stitched up with tough away draws in the League Cup...Chelsea (twice), Spurs, Arsenal, United all in the last few years. Mind you, Northampton at home proved to be a tough one too!

You forgot Stoke away too!

[sinnermichael]

I remember us knocking them out the league cup the year after they won it. Neill Mellor scored two late on.

[Crosby Nick]

I remember us knocking them out the league cup the year after they won it. Neill Mellor scored two late on.

Rafa's first season where we made the final I think?

[BassTunedToRed]

I remember us knocking them out the league cup the year after they won it. Neill Mellor scored two late on.

Yep, we got to the final that year! #omenwatch

[diegoLFC7]

We should give this competition some importance. Its very winnable. Against middlesborough we should field a young team with 2 or 3 starters.

[jets red 44]

We should give this competition some importance. Its very winnable. Against middlesborough we should field a young team with 2 or 3 starters.

Yes.. can't take em for granted

[ShayGuevara]

Rodgers and Gerrard have both said winning  trophy is our objective this season. As silly as that sound's top 4 was our's last season and not necessarily winning any cups. I tipped us before the season to win this trophy and think I'll be getting on it a bit heavier now with a few more PL teams already out.

[DanA]

Could easily put the following team out:

                       Jones
Flanagan Coates Sakho Enrique
                         Lucas
                   Can      Lallana
             Suso                 Markovic
                       Lambert

Lallana might just need some  match fitness but I figure one of him or Coutinho won't be a starter the game before.

[Buck Pete]

Love it when they do the draw for this. They always describe us as record winners. Always feel proud and hope we can grab another.

"Ball Number 13 is 8 times and record winners Liverpool"

Won a few of those finals by the skin of our teeth like but name still on it 8 times