Author Topic: PSV vs Liverpool: confirmed team news and in-game comments (Read 15300 times)

Paul Tomkins · « **on:** September 12, 2006, 06:57:55 pm »

SIX CHANGES FOR REDS V PSV
Mark Platt in Eindhoven 12 September 2006

Rafael Benitez has rung the changes for Liverpool's opening group game in the 2006/07 Champions League by making six changes to the team that lost Saturday's Merseyside derby.

The big news is that captain Steven Gerrard starts on the bench, as does Sami Hyypia, Xabi Alonso, Peter Crouch and Luis Garcia.

Into the starting eleven comes Bolo Zenden, Daniel Agger, Stephen Warnock, Jermaine Pennant, Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy.

Team in full: Reina, Finnan, Warnock, Agger, Carragher, Sissoko, Zenden, Aurelio, Pennant, Kuyt, Bellamy. Subs - Dudek, Hyypia, Gerrard, Garcia, Gonzalez, Alonso, Crouch.

theCanadian · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2006, 06:59:44 pm »

Looks like a solid starting lineup. Can see he went with Zenden and Kuyt the dutch connection, hoping they'll have a leg-up on PSV.

Interested to see what Aurelio can do given a full game at left wing (provided Warnock doesn't get injured.)

gray19lfc · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:00:46 pm »

No Gerrard or Alonso? Hold on to your hats RAWKites, this could be a bumpy ride...

XabiAlonsoXabi · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:00:55 pm »

PSV

Gomes, Kromkamp, Alex, Reiziger, Salcido, Afellay, Simons, Mendez, Culina, Farfán Koné.

FinnishRed · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:00:59 pm »

Good to see Kuyt and Bellamy starting up front.

Come On Red Men !!!

Red number seven · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:01:13 pm »

Quote from: theCanadian on September 12, 2006, 06:59:44 pm

provided Warnock doesn't get injured.

Do you believe in the Easter Bunny, too?

skeebo · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:01:18 pm »

Good team apart from resting Gerrard

Art Vandelay · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:01:28 pm »

Tenner says Kromkamp scores.

theCanadian · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:01:35 pm »

Quote from: HowHard-Gerrard on September 12, 2006, 07:00:46 pm

No Gerrard or Alonso? Hold on to your hats RAWKites, this could be a bumpy ride...

Sissoko has been better than either of them so far this season, and Zenden should be up for the game given it's against his old club.

stueya · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:02:16 pm »

Makes sense with the Chelsea game coming up, plus Kuyt and Zenden know the Dutch game, I am surprised he hasn't started with Gonzales on the left though

Cusamano · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:02:24 pm »

I'm likeing the bench.

As the boss says.....

Possibilities

Djibriliant · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:02:57 pm »

All the best to Kromkamp..............................after tonight

Its going to be an obvious: (me thinks)

------------------------------Reina--------------------------

Finnan----------Carragher--------Agger-------Warnock

Pennant-------Sissoko--------Zenden----------Aurelio(could keep swapping with warnock)

------------------Kuyt----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------Bellamy-------------------

bellinter · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:03:06 pm »

Quote from: Art Vandelay on September 12, 2006, 07:01:28 pm

Tenner says Kromkamp scores.

i'll take it!

Good team, lots of pace going foward and I'm delighted to see Agger get the call (nothing against Hyypia)

WorldChampions · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:03:23 pm »

Kuyt should be loving the deliveries from Aurelio and Pennant

Andy-oh-six · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:03:30 pm »

Very impressive line up (on the bench!). Hopefully the first eleven can do the job for us. It looks a well balanced team but as always the midfield will be key. If Bolo and Momo can supply Pennant, Bellamy and Kuyt we'll be all right.

theCanadian · « **Reply #15 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:04:49 pm »

Quote from: Andy-oh-six on September 12, 2006, 07:03:30 pm

Very impressive line up (on the bench!). Hopefully the first eleven can do the job for us. It looks a well balanced team but as always the midfield will be key. If Bolo and Momo can supply Pennant, Bellamy and Kuyt we'll be all right.

Hopefully we'll see Agger delivering a few good balls up to the wingers aswell.

Red number seven · « **Reply #16 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:05:16 pm »

Quote from: skeebo on September 12, 2006, 07:01:18 pm

Good team apart from resting Gerrard

Stevie could do a lot of damgage in an away fixture from the bench. Keep 0-0 and unleash him for last 1/2 hr, I reckon.

Hattori Hanzo · « **Reply #17 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:06:48 pm »

I would have thought gonzalez would have been perfect fit for this game ahead of aurelio...

Much stronger by the look of it. I wish Gerrard was playing instead of zenden

Tony19:6 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:07:50 pm »

Hmmmm...doesn't look our strongest 11 available IMO $:-\$

Here's hoping for a good winning performance - we need it after Sat

Tom_B · « **Reply #19 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:07:52 pm »

Good lineup. Would have liked to have seen Aurelio left in defence and Speedy playing. The defence needs to get used to each other.

Craig Mac · « **Reply #20 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:08:00 pm »

Intresting team. Should have a fair bit of width. Really looking forward to see Kuyt start, and how he works with Bellamy. Bit worried about Sissoko and Zenden in the middle, will undoubtedly miss Gerrard, and Xabi, but there on the bench if we need them. Bit surprised Sami has been left out, normally a cert for big European games like this, with his experience and all, thought I may have been Sami and Agger, with Carrager maybe not being fully fit, but meh, in Rafa we trust.

Lets do it redmen!

Andy-oh-six · « **Reply #21 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:08:54 pm »

Quote from: theCanadian on September 12, 2006, 07:04:49 pm

Hopefully we'll see Agger delivering a few good balls up to the wingers aswell.

Hopefully he'll save delivering his balls up the wingers until after the game.

liverpool4karan · « **Reply #22 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:08:56 pm »

we need to win to make sure that we start of our european campaign with a win against our toughest challangers in the group and also prepare for games against chealsea

Zverko · « **Reply #23 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:09:16 pm »

Interesting line up. I was really hoping for Kujt and Bellamy to start.

gray19lfc · « **Reply #24 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:09:34 pm »

Quote from: theCanadian on September 12, 2006, 07:01:35 pm

Sissoko has been better than either of them so far this season, and Zenden should be up for the game given it's against his old club.

Just think we always need at least one of them, to provide that creative spark.

Anyway, not one to criticise Rafa. Let's get it on!

7777 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:09:56 pm »

Rafa saying to Alonso and Gerrard that Momo is undroppable. Get to his standard and keep your place.

Go 'ead Momo

theCanadian · « **Reply #26 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:10:14 pm »

Zenden and Kuyt to score.

PSV 0 - 2 Liverpool

PSV-FaN · « **Reply #27 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:10:17 pm »

I'm going to the stadion now, (i'm living 5 minuts walking to the Philips Stadion

) Big chance that kluivert will play after 60 minutes

Kaizer · « **Reply #28 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:11:15 pm »

I am worried, I dont like the team at all to be honest.

mjjason · « **Reply #29 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:11:41 pm »

Not moaning at rotation as it is a necessary fact of the game especially with a large squad however doesn't the concept of rotation go against Benitez's other concept of only thinking about the next game?

morestellata · « **Reply #30 on:** September 12, 2006, 07:11:45 pm »

If that team win tonight then I hope he sticks with it on Sunday.He should be sending out the message that you've got to FIGHT for your place and HE'S the boss and picks the team.ANYBODY complaining about being tired would automatically be dropped from the squad and sent home to bed with a jar of Horlicks.