Topic: Preview: Liverpool v Aston Villa, Sat15th December 15.00 KO

[Anywhichwayicant]

Three defenders on the bench is needed, for when Villa empty their bench.

[Malaysian Kopite]

Wasn't that sandwiched between Liverpool 4-0 Madrid and Manchester Utd 1-4 Liverpool?

No, the Manc game was between the Madrid and Villa one. Villa were a good team then too.

[Red Eyed]

Happy with that team, gonna be positive and say 2-0 to us, Suarez and Shelvey 

[PhaseOfPlay]

Downing at LB v 3-5-2 gives me some concern but I expect the managers right in his choice.

Our front three will stretch their back three, though, so the wingbacks will have to play a bit deeper for them, especially as Johnson will be getting forward a lot. Downing will probably find himself with more space than usual, and doing more covering for Agger against the Villa front 2. It's going to be interesting to see how the game goes. On paper, they are essentially going to have to play a back 5 against our 3+Johnson+Gerrard breaking, so they will be very reliant on the counter attack. If we keep the ball well in the mid and attacking thirds like we usually do, those counter-attacks might be minimal. The danger for us is that they plug up so much of the final third that we will be relying on a Johnson long shot or Suarez being in the mood for goals today.

[Swright90]

Ashley Westwood for these looks a very good player. They signed him from Crewe, which was a bit of a shock because although he was highly rated nobody really expected him to move to the Premiership, let alone play so regularly, but he has made the step up really well. He's a bit in the Joe Allen mould actually.

[west_london_red]

Wasn't that sandwiched between Liverpool 4-0 Madrid and Manchester Utd 1-4 Liverpool?

It was after the Madrid and Manc game.

[litliper]

John Bradley ‏@JBcommentator
The game between Liverpool and Villa today is the 4th successive meeting at Anfield where both sides have had a different manager

[the_red_pill]

Well thats why I asked seeing as that Liverpool lineup is a bullshit guess?

Hmmm- not too sure now lad.

Liverpool FC ‏@LFC
Confirmed #LFC team v @avfcofficial: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Downing, Allen, Lucas, Gerrard, Sterling, Shelvey, Suarez.

#LFC subs v @avfcofficial: Jones, Wisdom, Suso, Cole, Carragher, Henderson, Coates.

Thanks mate!

[Halibut-Thumb]

team news?

[FernandoSusoLFC]

LETS FUCKING HAVE 3 POINTS YERRRR BASTARDS

[ScouserAtHeart]

No, the Manc game was between the Madrid and Villa one. Villa were a good team then too.

It was after the Madrid and Manc game.

Ah. Got that confused. Cheers.

[Scribble8]

COME ON YOU REDS!!

[tommy LFC]

John Bradley ‏@JBcommentator
The game between Liverpool and Villa today is the 4th successive meeting at Anfield where both sides have had a different manager

Embarrassed by that.

[rocco]

Spot on sterling doesn't need to rest

[ScouserAtHeart]

John Bradley ‏@JBcommentator
The game between Liverpool and Villa today is the 4th successive meeting at Anfield where both sides have had a different manager

Fuck. That makes horrible reading.

[FernandoSusoLFC]

Spot on sterling doesn't need to rest

Booby Miles begs to differ.

[Mashy-rawr!nooo]

The danger for us is that they plug up so much of the final third that we will be relying on a Johnson long shot or Suarez being in the mood for goals today.

This would probably be the biggest threat they can pose, hit us on a break early then anchor ship. 5 in midfield with 3 behind would make attacks against them in the box very difficult unless we use our midfield to draw out and slip someone through on goal. Its essential we need to get an early goal as I can see Villa being more than happy to park bus from the word go.

[ScouserAtHeart]

2-0 to us. Both 2nd half. One from a substitute. 

[Carly]

4-0 Suarez x 2, Gerrard, and Allen Shelvey to get a goal.

[artanis]

For those in the USA the game is live on Fuel TV.   618 on directTV

[the_red_pill]

Fuck. That makes horrible reading.

Does mate. We broke quite a few standards these past 3 seasons. People say - oh well, it's only a record.

What they don't understand is that those aren't "just records"- they are STANDARDS that were set in place and the more records you break, the more standards slip- the more the next batch of players or the next manager get some "leeway".

Worst start for a season is now not a biggie, since we now have some sort of "leeway" to not have a worse start than this season, for instance. One more point to the start of the season, would be seen as "improvement" next season(IF we get off to a "shaky" start again). No more records to be broken please. Well, I'd take positive ones.

[ScouserAtHeart]

This would probably be the biggest threat they can pose, hit us on a break early then anchor ship. 5 in midfield with 3 behind would make attacks against them in the box very difficult unless we use our midfield to draw out and slip someone through on goal. Its essential we need to get an early goal as I can see Villa being more than happy to park bus from the word go.

A lot of teams do that and we never seem to have a go at them. Get people who aren't afraid to take on defenders. We got Sterling on one flank, should have had someone like Assaidi on the other.

[lessthanmatt]

3-1
Downing, Suarez x 2

[FernandoSusoLFC]

19-0

Suarez 18

[MHLC]

Villa were a good team then too.

They were woeful that day, tactical wise. They flooded forward at every opportunity and got picked off at will on the counter attack. It was like taking sweets from a kid for a team so well drilled as ours was in 08/09.

Interesting that O'Neill went completely the opposite way the following season and won the game.

[Mighty_Red]

3 points please boys! Hope Luis can get back on the goalscoring trail!

COMON U REDMEN!

[Barney_Rubble]

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