Topic: Carling Cup: Tottenham vs Liverpool (Wed 12th Nov 19:45) - pre-game build up

[Tommy_W]

Hopefully noone minds me starting the thread  I'd expect us (Spurs) to go with another strong lineup. Saying that, I imagine King will be saved for the game against Fulham which straight away puts our defence at a disadvantage! I reckon we'll go with something like this:

Gomes

Hutton Corluka Woodgate Bale

Bentley Jenas Huddlestone Lennon

Modric

Bent

Are you likely to put out a strong'ish side?

[Perkins]

I hope we fuck them and Torres gets a hat-trick.

[Borninbethlehem]

I hope we fuck them and Torres gets a hat-trick.

I hope for fuck that we don't risk Torres in such an unimportant game.  We should put this competition on the bottom of our priority list and make it a competition for our reserves, like Arsenal do. PL, Champions League and FA Cup should be our main priorities.

[momo22]

Can see us playing something like
Cavalieri
Darby
Hyypia
Carragher
Dossena
El Zhar
Lucas
Plesiss
Pennant
Ngog
Torres (maybe)

Not really sure its hard to guess Rafa's team for this. Is Degen back yet?

[liverpoolfcmike]

I hope we put out some youngsters and fuck them over big time.

Jammy bastards.

[the_prodigal_s0n]

I doubt we'll play a particularly strong side. I'd say it'll be mostly second string, with Torres getting a runout (hopefully to wrap the game up). I'd say it'll be

------------Cavalieri------------
Degen Hyypia Agger Insua
Pennant Lucas Plessis El Zhar
-----------Ngog Babel------------

[stewo4lfc]

I hope we fuck them and Torres gets a hat-trick.

I agree, he needs a few goals in the carling cup. To boost his confidence, everyone doesn't care about the CC i seeit as a good chance to bring him back.

[Bushy]

After our abysmal result after A good performance, I can see us battering spurs this game, get all the goals we should've got in the league. although not too arsed as its carling cup.

[momo22]

I doubt we'll play a particularly strong side. I'd say it'll be mostly second string, with Torres getting a runout (hopefully to wrap the game up). I'd say it'll be

------------Cavalieri------------
Degen Hyypia Agger Insua
Pennant Lucas Plessis El Zhar
-----------Ngog Babel------------

Forgot about Babel thats probably the team that will play

[MEPA]

Is this on TV?

[Tommy_W]

To be honest, I hope you do play a strong side. Losing on pens to your kids a few years back still haunts me to this day! Struggled to break you down all match, finally nick what looks to be the winner - and then Kanoute spacks out and punches the ball in the penalty area. Funnily enough Jol didn't play him much after that!!

[Tommy_W]

Is this on TV?

Yeah, it's on Sky

[Mother.F]

I'm angling for Insua and/or Darby.

[Fontaine]

Carragher deserves a rest. 

[43 and counting!]

I'm torn between resting players for the really important stuff, and wanting to fuck them bigtime for last Saturday!

Fuck it, it's only the piss poor lager cup.

Put our youngsters out, and if we lose, so what, but if we WIN, it's laugh at the big noses time!


lol

[GeeFJay]

someone said to me today how are we gonna accommodate Dirk, Nino, and Robbie?

told him have you ever seen the Fly with Jeff Goldblum?

we'd end up with an ugly bastard with lovely hair, who can do a flip, turn men gay, shoot everyone in the ground and scare all the kids in anny road!

[litmanen37]

To be honest, I hope you do play a strong side.

well we won't.

we have bigger fish to fry.

[Jägarn99]

------------Cavalieri------------
Degen Carra Hyypiä Dossena
Pennant Lucas Alonso Babel
-------------Torres-Ngog------

[ArgImAPirate]

Cavalieri, Pennant, and our kids will exact revenge on Spurs for last week.

[pepe_carra_stevie_nando]

A chance to see Nemeth, or is he still injured?

[gazzathered]

I agree, he needs a few goals in the carling cup. To boost his confidence, everyone doesn't care about the CC i seeit as a good chance to bring him back.

What confidence. When your as good as torres you dont need a game in the carling cup to get it. it comes natural, you know  how good you are. Hope some of the surplus play like Ngog,Hyypia,Insua, Pennant. Not someone like torres who we need against Bolton at weekend.

[The Manhattan Project]

Second string only.


The Bolton match is more important.

Bollocks to the Carling Cup.

[buchigo!]

------------Cavalieri------------
Degen Hyypia Agger Insua
Pennant Lucas Plessis El Zhar
-----------Ngog Babel------------

Second string only.

The Bolton match is more important.

Bollocks to the Carling Cup.

[conman]

Second string only.


The Bolton match is more important.

Bollocks to the Carling Cup.

i agree,and i wana see our youngsters get some match practice..
FA cup too

[Crackerjack Sam]

I doubt we'll play a particularly strong side. I'd say it'll be mostly second string, with Torres getting a runout (hopefully to wrap the game up). I'd say it'll be

------------Cavalieri------------
Degen Hyypia Agger Insua
Pennant Lucas Plessis El Zhar
-----------Ngog Babel------------

I'd go with that.

[Fitzy.]

Rafa will field a weakened team but he never really fields a team of just reserves and youth players in this cup. There is always the odd old, wise head to offer reliability.

[Wewonit5times]

Guaranteed starters fitness permitting i'd of thought would be.

Cav

Degen
Hyypia
?
? Maybe Dossena? Dunno why he wasnt in the 18 today but will be him or Insua

Pennant
Lucas
?
? Maybe Babel

? Or up top for Babel
?

El Zhar, Ngog etc will probably feature somewhere. Torres should get some minutes aswell, I dunno why people say keep him away from this match, its perfect for him, builiding up fitness without it being the pressure of a league game.

[Bronx Red]

Keane will deffo be dropped as he scored today

[robbie96]

A chance to see Nemeth, or is he still injured?

Nah, still injured I think....I vaguely remember Gary Ablett saying something about - injuries to young players take longer cuz there still growing or something 

[Juan Loco]

               Cavalieri
Degen  Hyypia  Kelly  Insua
Pennant  Lucas  Plessis  El Zhar
                       Babel
                 Ngog


Expect to be beaten to be honest. Spurs have little else to play for other than this.

[Tommy_W]

Expect to be beaten to be honest. Spurs have little else to play for other than this.

Other than getting off the bottom of the table you mean?

[Juan Loco]

Other than getting off the bottom of the table you mean?

That's not even a concern any more to be honest. You're 3 points off safety with a third of the season to go, and the best squad outside of the top 4 with the possible exception of Villa. Let's not beat around the bush, you'd think safety was more or less a certainty from here on in.

Woo, same team as me apart from Kelly as I had no idea who the next in line was after Agger, Hypia, Carragher and Skrtel

I would have thought it's him or San Jose. Wouldn't be entirely surprised to see Rafa play Arby there, or one of the regulars, although I hope it's a youngster who gets a chance. That said, if we get torn apart with a youngster in there, it doesn't look good.

[Suspect Package.]

Woo, same team as me apart from Kelly as I had no idea who the next in line was after Agger, Hypia, Carragher and Skrtel

I'd have guessed San Jose myself.

I'd really love to see Pacheco come off the bench for this. Would be nice to see him have a good game, gain a more little hype. I'm not saying it'll actually happen though, it wouldn't be very Rafa to throw a 17 year old in. Ultimately, don't want any first teamers anywhere near this Tottenham game. Hope we stuff them with the kids, but don't mind if we don't. We have to get our priorities right and the Carling cup ain't it.

[JohnnyDrama]

the league is our priority no need to play any first's, no point in risking them. Don't care if we loose 4-0 just no unnecessary risks.

for what its worth and likely no one will give a shit.

......................Diego..................
Darby...San Jose..Hyypia..Insua
....................Plessis...................
El Zahar.............Lucas................
........Della Valle................Bruna
..................Pancakeo................

[Dave Mc]

A vengeful spanking should be on the cards. Ngog to bag a hatfull and get revenge for the jammy finish last weekend wouldn't go at all amiss.

[cac9280]

Cavaleri
Degen
Hyypia
Carra / Agger
Insua
El Zhar
Lucas
Alonso
Pennant / Yosshi / Babel
Babel / Ngog
Torres

[gazzathered]

Still need a win for confidence and give a few run outs for the reserve players against premier teams. I predict a strong spine and then the reserves to play

[MidMaestro]

-----------------Cavalieri-----------------

Degen---Carragher---Hyypia---Dossena

Pennant---Lucas---Plessis---Babel---

-----------------Gerrard-----------------

-------------------Torres--------------------



We can go there and win with this team.

[Carrard]

I hope we fuck them and Torres gets a hat-trick.

If so it will have to be in the 91st, 92nd and 93rd minute after coming on in the 90th. Anything else will be nuts. Fuck this competition

Give the youngsters a run out v Spurs 1st team please. Will be the most indifferent I can possibly be watching a competative LFC game. Who cares (unless we get to the final)

[stewo4lfc]

What confidence. When your as good as torres you dont need a game in the carling cup to get it. it comes natural, you know  how good you are. Hope some of the surplus play like Ngog,Hyypia,Insua, Pennant. Not someone like torres who we need against Bolton at weekend.

hummmm..good point.