Not sure what to make of Flanagan playing left-back tomorrow. He did well defensively for the most part at Arsenal but offered nothing going forward. He'll always give it his all but passions will be running high tomorrow and I just hope he doesn't get caught up in it. Of course it could have the opposite effect and he could have a stormer. Think it's fair to say he will be starting though, this bib theory has been proven true time and again and I think he had the same colour bib in training yesterday as Coutinho, who will surely start. If it is a smokescreen then fair play.
Anyway I know the four centre backs experiment against Southampton was a disaster but that was a different type of game to this one. We were at home, the onus was on us to attack them, but having no width offered from the full-back meant we got no rhythm. Southampton don't play with true wingers, most their width comes from their full-backs, so ideally we would have had a Johnson or someone playing that day. Think our having four CBs played in to their hands that day.
Everton away is obviously a lot different. They'll expect to have more of the ball than Saints did at our place, and they play with two very attacking full-backs as well as a genuine winger in Mirallas. Having Agger at left-back against him would be a decent decision I reckon, just tell him to deal with Mirallas and not worry too much about going forward. Mirallas against Flanagan in an unnatural position worries me slightly, even though I know Flanno would give it his all.
Not fussed with Flanagan starting over Cissokho, the latter has given off the impression so far that he's going through the motions in games, as well as being a liability and you can't afford both of those things in a game like the derby. I'd just personally favour playing a more defensive player there, after all most of ours attacks come down the right anyway with Enrique out.
Meh. Whatever Rodgers goes with the only thing that matters tomorrow is we win. Don't mind if Flanagan has a nightmare, gets sent off, we play shite and nick it with a 94th minute goal. Performance doesn't matter as long as the result is a Reds win.
