Amid rumours that Martin Skrtel wants out of Liverpool, the Slovakian international misses out on the Reds' final league game of the season.
Steven Gerrard is still missing, presumably injured, but I doubt Enrique and Reina are injured.
FULL LINE UP:
Doni, Kelly, Carra, Agger, Johnson, Shelvey, Henderson, Downing, Maxi, Suarez, Carroll
SUBS: Jones, Enrique, Coates, Kuyt, Spearing, Sterling, Belllamy
It's good to see Shelvey retain his place after scoring in the last game, but it's disappointing that Dirk Kuyt is on the bench again, especially as this may be his last game in a red shirt.
What has Downing done to deserve another start? 37 league games without a goal or assist is pathetic, and he should (IMO) be sold as soon as possible.
A decent line-up overall, though, and hopefully Liverpool can end the season with a morale-boosting win.
Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has predicted a 2-1 win for the Reds, and hopes his old team can overcome the Swans and finish about Everton in the league:
"I can see Liverpool going for this, and they might as well try to end the season with a win, especially because it has been a disappointing one in the league. It might just be a case of the pressure being off them because there is not an awful lot for Kenny Dalglish's side to play for aside from finishing above Everton, something which is out of their hands".
Jaimie Kanwar
Steven Gerrard is still missing, presumably injured, but I doubt Enrique and Reina are injured.
FULL LINE UP:
Doni, Kelly, Carra, Agger, Johnson, Shelvey, Henderson, Downing, Maxi, Suarez, Carroll
SUBS: Jones, Enrique, Coates, Kuyt, Spearing, Sterling, Belllamy
It's good to see Shelvey retain his place after scoring in the last game, but it's disappointing that Dirk Kuyt is on the bench again, especially as this may be his last game in a red shirt.
What has Downing done to deserve another start? 37 league games without a goal or assist is pathetic, and he should (IMO) be sold as soon as possible.
A decent line-up overall, though, and hopefully Liverpool can end the season with a morale-boosting win.
Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has predicted a 2-1 win for the Reds, and hopes his old team can overcome the Swans and finish about Everton in the league:
"I can see Liverpool going for this, and they might as well try to end the season with a win, especially because it has been a disappointing one in the league. It might just be a case of the pressure being off them because there is not an awful lot for Kenny Dalglish's side to play for aside from finishing above Everton, something which is out of their hands".
Jaimie Kanwar
Jaime,
ReplyDeleteIs this the official team line-up ? or your bet on the line-up?
If this is Dalglish's final match as manager you'd think he'd play some of the kids.
If this is the line-up it' symptomatic of Dalglish's refusal to learn from his mistakes.
Where is Sterling Coady Suso etc ?
This is the confirmed line-up. I agree that some of the kids should be played - Dalglish is playing for his future, and if he loses, I think it's definitely curtains for him. He's probably chosen what he believes is his strongest available team.
ReplyDeletecarra shld join downing on the bench,
ReplyDeleteDalglish fight today believe that if they save the job. Are not the only one who wants to play some kids but the king is stubborn.
ReplyDelete... Skrtel is missing due to surgery on a fractured nose. Enrique is apparently missing through injury also.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the problem with this lineup? Strong, attacking and quick. 3-1 to us!
We still have a chance of finishing above he bitters, so this needs to be taken into account!!
ReplyDelete* The not he!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIf he think his strongest team excludes Kuyt than that initself is proof why he's made us a mid-table side. Can't wait for this clown for manager to get the sack.
ReplyDeleteJaimie, what's your view on Dalglish? Do you think he should stay or go?
ReplyDeleteYou fucking nutcake do you really think our strongest lineup includes kuyt? What are you taking. Thank god no player would ever think of lookin at this piss poor excuse for a website. Run by man scum, for man scum
ReplyDeleteWWhat's use playing Maxi now.....all season the team was crying out for his goals and assists aswell as clever intelligence......if Maxi had played majority of games we would have been much further up the table...
ReplyDeleteBut that's kd for u....the sooner he's gone the better
Hey Jamie just so you know i have cancelled my account with DISQUE because i was unable to change my username, so you can let those guys know who were offended i apologise for any grieve i may have caused you, your site is one of the good ones.
ReplyDeleteskrtel is leaving Liverpool
ReplyDeleteEnrique is on the bench ,Skrtel handed in a transfer request and wont be a Liverpool player
ReplyDeleteIts obvious Gerrard has been mismanaged by the King,the only difference is the King gets no criticism because he keeps everything in house.Under the King Gerrard has had more operations and injuries due to the Kings mismanagement than in his whole career put together.When the King first came in his first words were we will look after Gerrard properly,obviously insinuating in the past he hasnt been .I remember the King signing from Celtic so i know all about his history.What i am about to say now is the truth,the more I think of the King the more my skin crawls.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't aware you were partial to transfer knowledge before the club was. Please don't spout such nonsense.
ReplyDeleteKing Kenny my ass , he walked out on Liverpool in 1991, Rumour that he had an affair with Peter Beardsley wife and was sacked
ReplyDeletei heard it on talksport
ReplyDeleteThere must be a way to change your username. When you go post a comment, it says 'post as' - change the name there. Alternatively, click on your avatar and go into the settings and change your name there. Try those and get back to me. You can always start a new account with a different name...
ReplyDeleteIve been hearing too much crap about skrtel, can someone please tell me is there any substance to this story......i would hate for him to leave cos...i love this guy....no homo
ReplyDeleteHe ain't no king.....just a selfish man who has took advantage of his legendary status.....Liverpool is bigger than him and all the other great that have come before him and those that will come after him...
ReplyDeleteIf he loved Liverpool...he should have resigned by now and admitted he messed up but instead he thinks its exciting times under him....
He deserves the sack now for his stubbornness....he shouldn't be allowed to resign he should be sacked..
He ain't no king.....just a selfish man who has took advantage of his legendary status.....Liverpool is bigger than him and all the other great that have come before him and those that will come after him...
ReplyDeleteIf he loved Liverpool...he should have resigned by now and admitted he messed up but instead he thinks its exciting times under him....
He deserves the sack now for his stubbornness....he shouldn't be allowed to resign he should be sacked..
Why should Srktel hang around for these shambles? Clueless manager who buys clueless players and is equally clueless when it comes to team selection. The season is over right now, yet he plays Mr Hoof it, Carra, why oh why, there's Coates! Where is Raheem, Suso, Coady!? As for Spearing, Adam, Henderson, Dowining and Kuy, they should be sold ASAP for they will never be better than what they are right now. I also hope this is Dalglish's last match, he should never be near the players again. Retire him to the administration department but he must enrol at a PR school first.
ReplyDeleteReally? People DO actually care that much about finishing above another midtable team, rather than looking at the long term future of our own club?? :-o
ReplyDeleteI thought it was only the smaller rivals like Spurs, City, Everton etc that prioritized morale victories over their rivals even more than 'success' for their own clubs!
stop repeating everything that you hear from the press its all rumors atm the club havent confimed anything neither has the player
ReplyDeleteI have looked however there seems no way to change the username whats wrong with 'BlackWog' anyway doesnt offend me
ReplyDeletecrazy line up no point in playing maxi and carra ....no coates or sterling ...just shows kenny is more interested in himself than long term
ReplyDeleteHe ain't no king.....just a selfish man who has took advantage of his legendary status.....Liverpool is bigger than him and all the other great that have come before him and those that will come after him...
ReplyDeleteIf he loved Liverpool...he should have resigned by now and admitted he messed up but instead he thinks its exciting times under him....
He deserves the sack now for his stubbornness....he shouldn't be allowed to resign he should be sacked..
it originated from goal.com no sources whatsoever
ReplyDeleteIs anyone watching the game ?.
ReplyDelete*If* you're right that Daglish is playing his strongest team, then its interesting that Reina isn't playing. Would imply to me that Reina isn't up for the game and may be leaving this summer.
ReplyDeleteyeah, what a waste of my time, pretty poor as always, swansea keeping better possession more shots on goal
ReplyDeletemaxi off kuyt on, no sterling
ReplyDeleteWell folks Swansea lead us by 1-0 I'm not surprised
ReplyDeleteThanks kd, all the best for the future.
ReplyDeleteEvery real LFC fan should ban buying any merchandise until the King is forced to resign.I wouldnt sack him,why let him have the easy way out,please dont sack him,let us make him suffer like all LFC fans have suffered,let him look in the mirror every day as he puts his hair dye on and he massages his ego, and it proves this selfish slimeball is in his own and i hope he always walks alone now.
ReplyDeleteKENNY HAS TO GO - ABSOLUTELY USELESS MANAGER - FENWAY MUST ACT TONIGHT
ReplyDeleteWhat a disgusting performance from the team.
ReplyDeleteDalglish needs to go NOW not a another day as Manager.
combackRafa - your comments are always welcome here, but please don't insult Dalglish. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMoron
ReplyDeleteit origniated from goal.com no directr sources or quotes though
ReplyDeleteso i think its time kenny goes... i mean if we were playing youth i wouldn mind if we lost but the same old same ole needs to go bye kenny please just leave us
ReplyDeleteOh, that's ok then, as long as Mr. 'I'm So Important' isn't offended,great.
ReplyDeleteWell done City!
ReplyDeleteHave some damn respect
ReplyDeletenot amid rumours skrtel is having an operation then !
ReplyDeleteops and injuries not due to gerrards age then and the way hehas played the game over the last 15 yearsor so. Must all be KDs fault eh.
ReplyDeletecomplete bollocks
ReplyDeleteThe club begged Dalglish just to take 6 months off the man was close to a breakdown following Hillsborough and attending 96 funerals. Have some respect
ReplyDeleteThe most disturbing aspect of the performance to day is that it was symptomatic of the ENTIRE SEASON.
ReplyDeleteDalglish has persisted with his POOR purchases his dire tactics and mind numbingly crass press conferences.
Dalglish today had the opportunity give us fans something to look forward to next season by playe the likes of COADY, STERLING,SUSO NGOO etc but he persisted with his disgusting shower of Downing Henderson and YES CARROLL.
FSG need to remove Dalglish ASAP I will not renew my Season Ticket or buy ANY MERCHANDISE until they remove Dalglish and appoint a capable Manager.
This is the worst league performance in 50 YEARS!
DISGUSTING !
Then Dalglish has the temerity to say we have made PROGRESS?
Anyone who comes on here trying to defend this really poor record is a LIAR and a is DISHONEST to the History of this CLUB.
I've seen NOTHING from this seasons performance to suggest we will be in the Top Four and champions league in 2014.
Truly a fed up season ticket holder who like my two friends will not renew while Dalglish is at the helm.
As long as you are ok, that's all that matters. I'm alright Jack.
ReplyDeletecouldn't have put it better myself
ReplyDeleteHow stupid does Kenny Dalglish think we are? "We're making progress" is what he continually tells us, but the league doesn't lie.
ReplyDeleteLast year he was given 100m to spend, which will never happen again, and he's blown it on mid-table players which has resulted in a mid-table season which isn't progress. Awful, simply awful.
Let's be realistic. The gap between us and those in the top 4 has widened considerably just based upon Kenny Dalglish's poor decisions and transfers this season. I don't care if he didn't pay that much for them, they were awful players to look to buy in the first place. I'd personally order and pay for the taxi to get him out of the club.
rant over.
simple solution kenny out rafa, avb ,pep (highly doubtful), martinez, oneil just somebody anybody in
ReplyDeleteCan my daughter have your season ticket? She's on a SEVEN year waiting list. With supporters like you, who the hell needs enemies.
ReplyDeleteWhy does O'neills name come up?? he's rubbish and has done sweet FA for Sunderland!! He's the same type of manager as KD -- much more of a motivator than a tactician -- and that is not what we need right now!
ReplyDeleteI will be very surprised if KK is still our manager next season given all the changes being made at the club but more surprised that if he is not, it would not bother me at all. The table does not make easy reading right now.
ReplyDeleteHe's still here ....can you believe it
ReplyDeleteHe is ill I believe..
ReplyDeleteKD will resign on Monday or be fired. Martinez in on Tuesday
ReplyDeleteSkrtel wants a move to City
lol i was just throwing up names in alll honesty who will really want to rush and captain this sinking ship
ReplyDeleteJoin the queue and wait 7 years like I DID only to watch Rubbish.
ReplyDeleteI think he wont resign he wants a payoff
ReplyDeletei am tired of people like u if u don't like what we have to say then find some other site kennywagon.com is still flourishing all now not one word about kenny's poor tactics, lack of vision, or horrible decisions over there.... fix up
ReplyDeletei believe you were moaning about some of the posts, with regards to the article about utd losing the league? funny how you are not offended, when you slate other users? tw*t.
ReplyDeletequite right fella. the precious, sensitive, lamb can give it,but not take it. i detest people like him.
ReplyDeleteYou are the biggest enemy to our once great lfc....weak, deluded and with fans like u is the reason why we have not won the league since 1990. I recommend u dont bother coming on this site as it seems ur getting ripped by everyone.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I can gather, your username is ironic. If it was "Evra is a ********", then perhaps people could find offence.
ReplyDeleteIf you do change your name, how will we know it's you???
Is it in the Kemlyn? If so, can my son have it, you miserable sod?!!
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't you run on the pitch Tuesday and hurl your Fancard on the floor in a fit of pique - a la those nobs who burnt their EMPTY season ticket boos outside Old Trafford, or that loon who ran on at Blackburn the other night to chuck away a Season Ticket that had precisely NO vouchers left in it.....?
Empty gesture, anyone?
If we choose to replace our manager, we must go for a proven winner. As positive as folks are about Martinez I'm not sure I want a guy who specializes in saving clubs from relegation with a tiny budget. We a big club with a very distinct culture and history and nothing less then a young proven winner (e.g. Clopp, Pep, AVB) will be good enough. YNWA
ReplyDeleteFull of BS.....
ReplyDeleteCarragher should join Dalglish in retiring
ReplyDeleteIt's funny that no mention of Sunderland's form has come up recently...
ReplyDeleteI don't want any manager that wants to play 442 tbh - our squad just can't pull it off!
He's still the only manager in England who would come to us who has not failed at any club that he has been to, certainly not since he left Wycombe in any case.
ReplyDeleteIf City are after Skrtel, let them have him. He is good but not in any way irreplaceable. In fact, that sums up most of the team. The defence are worth keeping in tact, whether Skrtel goes or not, but I've no problems seeing Reina leave, any of the midfield or Suarez, to be honest. In some cases, only if the price is high, obviously.
ReplyDeleteThe Swansea performance was dire and only Carroll seemed to care about the result, to be honest. He's been getting slated, but has been one of the best 3 or 4 players, of late, and the coaching staff have to ask themselves why he looks sharper and fitter so near the end of the season. We still are not creating enough chances for him, though.