Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has named a physical, defensive-minded team for this afternoon's must-win game against QPR.
Suso and Shelvey both drop to the bench, but Allen and Henderson come back into the team:
FULL TEAM: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Gerrard, Allen, Henderson, Sterling, Downing, Suarez.
SUBS: Gulacsi, Assaidi, Coates, Lucas, Carragher, Suso, Shelvey.
QPR TEAM: Cesar, Diakite, Traore, Hill, Cisse, Taarabt, Wright-Phillips, Mackie, Onuoha, Nelsen, Mbia
Rodgers will not be at the QPR game today as a result of illness. Club doctor Zaf Iqbal confirmed:
"It was impossible for Brendan and Brad to attend the game. They are not fit to be at the match and any contact with the rest of the squad could cause the bug to spread to more of the playing staff."
Whether this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen, but the manager missing from the touchline for such a vital game isn't ideal.
Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has predicted a 2-1 victory for Harry Redknapp's side. He told the BBC:
"QPR [beat] Liverpool towards the end of last season, and I have a feeling they might pull off something similar on Sunday. They think they might as well go for it, and I think Liverpool might be suffering from a bit of a hangover after the setback against Stoke".
Jaimie Kanwar
Suso and Shelvey both drop to the bench, but Allen and Henderson come back into the team:
FULL TEAM: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Gerrard, Allen, Henderson, Sterling, Downing, Suarez.
SUBS: Gulacsi, Assaidi, Coates, Lucas, Carragher, Suso, Shelvey.
QPR TEAM: Cesar, Diakite, Traore, Hill, Cisse, Taarabt, Wright-Phillips, Mackie, Onuoha, Nelsen, Mbia
Rodgers will not be at the QPR game today as a result of illness. Club doctor Zaf Iqbal confirmed:
"It was impossible for Brendan and Brad to attend the game. They are not fit to be at the match and any contact with the rest of the squad could cause the bug to spread to more of the playing staff."
Whether this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen, but the manager missing from the touchline for such a vital game isn't ideal.
Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has predicted a 2-1 victory for Harry Redknapp's side. He told the BBC:
"QPR [beat] Liverpool towards the end of last season, and I have a feeling they might pull off something similar on Sunday. They think they might as well go for it, and I think Liverpool might be suffering from a bit of a hangover after the setback against Stoke".
Jaimie Kanwar
Thank fuck shevey dropped.
ReplyDeleteGood jonjo been dropped.
ReplyDeletenew allen would start suprise suprise,probabley were a black armband in respect for rodgers just thought rodgers post match interview will be interesting from his sickbed lol
ReplyDeleteWhat happened with sahin?
ReplyDeleteLucas and Sahin? What the hell?
ReplyDeleteNot sure it matters which 11 we pick, they are all as average as each other apart from Suarez. It'll depend on how much they are prepared to compete with a QPR side who will run until they drop. Still, at least if it isn't going well we have, err, absolutely no options on the bench and absolutely no plan B either.
ReplyDeleteLawro is a tw*t
ReplyDeletelucas needs a rest and sahin isnt performing pretty easy to understand why they arent playing ,then again any team that gets picked these days some liverpool supporters are never happy with lol
ReplyDeleteGet well soon Brendan so you can pack you bags and shove off!!!!.
ReplyDeletedont worry if we lose today i will pack them for him
ReplyDeletelucas should have started in order to set the standard for hendo to come on late in the second half, qpr need points! so midfield will defo be the battle ground...
ReplyDeleteHow the heck does Downing keep getting back in the team?!
ReplyDeleteI seriously can not wait for the new signings to start arriving...
This game is all about who really wants a happy new year, and who will fight for the club, and who thinks they deserve the points the most...
ReplyDeleteAll those fans who have berated Shelvey should have a long hard look at themselves. Yes he has been poor but if you really are fans how the hell is having a go at him in twitter going to help him. Have we not learnt anything about supporting our players from what happened with Lucas? Sometimes it shames me to be a Liverpool fan. Do the words of YNWA mean anything?
ReplyDeleteFantastic news that Rodgers wont be there.This is a real 6 pointer of a game,I feel as though 40 points wont be enough to safe guard our premier league status and our proud record of never being out of the premier league.On a more happier note well done Rafa your turning Chelsea around and showing the bullying cowardly fans who wanted you out of LFC what a fantastic guy you are and since youve left LFC have ceased to exist.Well done Rafa great guy
ReplyDeleteFINALLY shelvey dropped, assaidi on bench wow, surprised there but dont think they will give him any minute, henderson allen on center now thats a big worry two of the best of giving the ball away, may Lord helps us
ReplyDeletewould love to see cole starting, and not downing..
ReplyDeletehopefully we sell both in the next week ;)
Nice to see henderson starting, i think he really deserves the start hes a good player at all !
well QPR, last in table. we should dominate, but im expecting a tight affair with us losing it. hope to god im wrong.
ReplyDeletelucas should start every game if hes fit enough for the bench hes fit enough to start
ReplyDeletesix pointer versus qpr the last time we had a six pointer against them was in 87 but that was at the top of the table,we hammered them john barnes was magic the good old days come on you mighty reds
ReplyDeleteGlad some are happy with the team and results. LFC needs fans like those for coming years.
ReplyDeleteCan't see what's wrong with the line-up, given the players at our disposal.
ReplyDeleteAttempted shot by Allen after the Suarez shot.....total CRUD!.
ReplyDeleteWhilst watching our last match I thought about what you make out of his side-ways passing. Now I am nearly convinced that it's not about side-way passes. You simply don't like Allen.
ReplyDeleteIt surely is some feat to win games with a poor squad like Chelsea's.
ReplyDeleteSuarez again, took out the defender lovely there. Hendo assist but it was all in Suarez's movement and footwork.
ReplyDeleteMaybe if the great Rodgers played Sahin in his favoured/usual position he might start looking the quality player he is, Sahin has even asked to stop been played out of position.. That's probably why he isn't getting a game!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you pick out Allen and turn a blind eye on almost every other player who miscued a shot this season.
ReplyDeleteSuarez again!
ReplyDeletegood start from liverpool. allen still losing the ball [17th min]
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean we play better of without BR ;-)!!
ReplyDeletewell done Agger!!
ReplyDeleteLets give Agger and Skrtel striker roles, then we dont need any other stiker anymore !
ReplyDeleteQPR are sh1t but who cares, 3-0!
ReplyDeleteLet the whining commence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteStay grounded, its only QPR, and its only cracks papered over.
ReplyDeleteSuarez just lost the ball [28th minute]. And others have, too. Would be nice if people concentrated on the entire team instead of singling out one player (like they did with Lucas amongst others in the past).
ReplyDeleteSo much for those who want us to lose.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt Suarez is the stand out player so far.
ReplyDeleteI thought he picks the team and tactics?
ReplyDeleteSterling is garbage.
ReplyDeleteThere will be plenty of losing to come in the Rodgers era.
ReplyDeleteWonder how many nutmegs Suarez has done this season?!
ReplyDeleteyes but im only concentrating on our welsh xavi!
ReplyDeletehe has scored 2 goals as well
ReplyDeleteGlad you don't run the league. Otherwise you'd come out and say that we only get one point for a win, because it's only QPR.
ReplyDeleteHope we lose fans like you on the way, too.
ReplyDeletemy sarcasm is wasted upon you.
ReplyDeleteI bet Lawernson is feeling like a real twat now?
ReplyDeleteLawrenson must be feeling like a real tw*t now?
ReplyDeleteHahaha +1
ReplyDeleteI read your deception lol
ReplyDeletemaan pascoe looks so sweet with his glasses :D
ReplyDeleteYou mean fans who say it as it is rather then put up with mediocre sh ite etc etc?, are you one of those?. Go bury yer head in the sand you nodding donkey your fooling yourself.
ReplyDeleteWell done pool good first half, total domination.
ReplyDeleteOh er ok then.
ReplyDeletetrust me red no fan wants us to lose ...that's why we are so vocal when we play bad and do....
ReplyDeleteI agree but i think he was expecting more the just Taarabt turning up for QPR lol
ReplyDeleteits all over the plan is working we are beating QPR ...champions league here we come
ReplyDeleteAnd you my friend are clueless
ReplyDeleteNo, I mean fans who moan when we lose, who moan when we draw and who moan when we win.
ReplyDeleteHe's probably used to feeling like that.
ReplyDeleteGo back to your corner like Banoog please.
ReplyDeleteagree, its to black and white with some fans.
ReplyDeleteAny real need for the question mark?
ReplyDeleteDrowning in twat juice for sure!
Any need for the question mark?
ReplyDeleteDrowning in tw*t juice as we speak!
considering his dad manages QPR jaime red doesnt hold back in pointing out there mistakes......perhaps a few on this forum could learn a lesson off him cough cough redforlife
ReplyDeleteRafa is waiting for you at Chelsea. Problem is that he will only have is job till the end of the season so better move quick before you miss out. Hurry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's really sad.
ReplyDeleteExactly
ReplyDeleteJason Carr has suddenly disappeared...
ReplyDeleteSo we should say nothing then and put up with mediocre substandard garbage and be happy with one half decent performance in every six games and become a mid table club, is that what your saying yeah?.
ReplyDeleteWell your not on.
good point he used to be able to play football apparently
ReplyDeletewell ill be damned. 3 nil at halftime. but ill breath easy when ref blows 90. Henderson looks good. he has been real good whole season when he has been on. I hope he will stay when january comes. i think he will be a a very good player in 3 years time. He works better in middle of a pitch and not on advanced role.
ReplyDeleteReally? when was his last 'good' game then? hes on 50 grand a week now too so hes 'made it', he can just roll with it like the rest of the dross on the books.
ReplyDeleteHe can run, thats all, cant tackle, cant dribble, cant pass, cant shoot, cant head the ball and has no physichal strength or presense.
wow this bug doesn't sound great....few more goals please will really do our GD a favour!
ReplyDeletenah i have way to much fun reading your codswallop on here
ReplyDeleteYou don't like it the fact that BR's team is winning the match do you?
ReplyDeleteHenderson has been good all season its just that no one wants to see it.......
ReplyDeletewhy is he rubbing your leg.........
ReplyDeleteNo, but it surely would help if you'd post more than one-liners containing nothing but hate.
ReplyDeleteWe started becoming a mid-table club some years ago. The rot won't be stopped within half a season. That's what I'm saying, but you obviously don't tend to read many posts on here, otherwise you'd know that. Usually you come here and post one sentence about how poor we are, no argumentation, no balance, nothing.
My pleasure
ReplyDeleteI'll defend him for a change. He's probably watching the match at his local pub.
ReplyDeleteIts not Brs team ...hes just the manager
ReplyDeleteps ....see if you can find one post where i have campaigned for the return of rafa .....
ReplyDeleteI can give you roberto's number you can ask him all about it!
ReplyDeleteNo balance? but like a Brendan Rodgers side that.
ReplyDeleteI'll post what I like, when i like, where i likfe, however often I like, i wont put up with mediocre substandard garbage and i wont be fooled with all this 'project' nonsense, theres no progression, we are worse, and i wont fool myself by pretending otherwise, you can do what you like.
terrible substitution what has Henderson done wrong
ReplyDeleteOf course, like the way you avoid the question though.
ReplyDeleteYou could have posted that before reading my codswallop.
ReplyDeleteHe mus't have tickled your fancy when he predicted a 2-1 loss to LFC.
ReplyDeleteno offence red but beating a club in freefall is hardly the grand design...i dare say anybody with half a brain could put a liverpool team together to beat this lot....but you just go on thinking hes a genius......ps hes ill in bed so hows he taking the credit ......
ReplyDeletehe was having a good game, i cant say who should have come off cos i will be gunned down for mentioning his name. well done hendo u've shown some spirit.
ReplyDeletewhy oh why have we not brought assadi on for downing or sterling ...and we should have subbed Gerrard in my opinion
ReplyDeleteYou have clearly been found out.
ReplyDeleteHendo has improved for sure this season, you can see the hunger in his eyes!
ReplyDeleteGreat business at QPR, must be cautious in the next match though! Only too recently, we lost 3-1 against A.Villa and 3-1 to Stoke, with a truly pleasurable thumping of Fulham 4-0 as a filling in the middle.
All eyes on our next result and January signings!
it was an after thought ...a bit like you
ReplyDeletePaul Merson has probably joined him at the same pub and Merson most probably is mobile on his mobile explaining to Harry Redknapp how to beat us.
ReplyDeleteits a fair cop i bow to your superior intellect ....have you got your champions league final hotel booked yet
ReplyDeleteWell at least you can't forget about me.
ReplyDeleteThanks
What, the one we lost in 2007?
ReplyDeleteits all win win for me we lose i can slag off rogers if we win i can slag off blues and mancs
ReplyDeletejust think when you and anteater are 18 you will be able to join him
ReplyDeleteDemba Ba set for Chelsea. 7mn
ReplyDeletelet the dropping of agger commence
ReplyDeleteBless your heart, that is not what mommy said.
ReplyDeleteWHO!
ReplyDeletehey when your old enough you can go to a game instead of watching in your mommys basement
ReplyDeletegreat display by the reds really happy for the traveling fans after stoke ....my pick of 3 is suarez henderson and enrique
ReplyDeleteHe actually earned his wages today.
ReplyDeleteAll I can Say is thankfully we won and it's 3 points in the bag I know it was only QPR but we just do not know what to expect from our team these days , well done lads , please just carry it on from here
ReplyDeleteits nothing to do with side passing lucas is a defensive midfielder allen is supposed to be an attacking midfielder so he should be creative but hes not
ReplyDeletePut that in your pipe & smoke it lawro, get back to bum lickin the mancs
ReplyDeleteAllen is not an attacking midfielder! In the modern game, midfielders are not just split into attacking/defensive; Allenis somewhere in the middle, but his primary role - as Rodgers has confirmed - is to keep possession, which is what he does better than anyone else in the team.
ReplyDeleteno i have not i wished them well before the game and unlike you i actually watch the games instead of thinking of something funny to post did you have to post it straight away before you forgot your witty remark,you should be on tv your wasted on here
ReplyDeleteThanks for clearing that up Jaimie.
ReplyDeleteno sat at home watching it with about 7 kids my lads and m8s
ReplyDeletehendo as been steady starting to find his feet
ReplyDeleteWe get DANIEL STURRIDGE for 12m and CHELSEA replace him with DEMBA BA for 7m.They get stronger and make 5m!
ReplyDeletepray tell,give us a clue ?is he welsh
ReplyDeleteIt's not only in the modern game. Since I've followed football you've had defensive minded midfielders, attacking minded midfielders and the classical central midfielder.
ReplyDeleteSome people obviously didn't know it.
ReplyDeletehaha
ReplyDeleteNot sure many will agree with you about Allen being (or supposed to being) an attacking midfielder.
ReplyDeleteOppa Rafa style.
ReplyDeleteif rodgers as confirmed it from his sickbed who am i to argue,
ReplyDeletei,am glad that helped you ,because i was wondering what the f"ck he was supposed to be doing as well ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou mean the guy who finally managed to give Roman the holy grail? Roman, that's actually the guy who would sack a manager despite winning the league.
ReplyDeleteLets not get carried away again. QPR is at the bottom of the league. Pathetic defense.
ReplyDeleteGood win. Hendo is better than jonjo.... Also Suarez is class.
ReplyDeleteand even less will agree hes a defensive one ,but as a midfielder whos not a good tackler or a great ball player its a waste of a midfielder,and hes hardley a work horse either
ReplyDeleteThe fact that you were saying that he is an AM shows that you know nothing about the player so that means you should rather keep your trap shut about him :)
ReplyDeletemidfielders are attack minded or defensive minded except in takka tacky football whats sup you fancy him
ReplyDeleteWell, I've tried my best, but couldn't guess that situation.
ReplyDeleteThink he's a pretty good ball player to be honest. We'd actually have an extremely good midfielder if we could merge a few of those at our club into one.
ReplyDeleteJamie I disagree. That is not his role but the teams role. one person can`t keep possession for the team and if thats all he brings to the table then he is not in my first eleven. the guy made a strong point, he cant defend or attack so he cant even do abit of both lol
ReplyDeleteI counted 5 in the first 12 minutes. I got bored after that.
ReplyDeletecheers m8
ReplyDeleteWe played very well first half, but didn't have the desire to put them to the sword 2nd half, which seems to be a trait of ours.
ReplyDeleteA potentially tricky away game was all over after 27 minutes, and that was without BR on the bench.
Which begs the question: Could he stay away for a few weeks? Or at least 'til we catch the Blues?
Just a thought........... ;)
you are too much lol!
ReplyDeletealways try and have a house full better to watch with kids saves me a fortune on new tvs if i watch alone
ReplyDeleteScary isn't it?
ReplyDeleteMaybe someone pointed that out to BR, and that's what made him sick....?
am here all week matinees on saturdays and sundays ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhy have we been and in january continue to pay such high fees for potential? JA has played 18 games for us 0 assist 0 goals 7 shots. in whatever capacity for 15m i cant be overly happy the club i support is pissing money down the drain. moussa dembele cost the same amount played less games 1 goal 3 assists 15 shots.
ReplyDeleteso what you are saying red is we have got a player who can neither attack or defend but can keep possesion....would it not have been shrewd for 15m to try and get a guy who can do all 3
ReplyDeleteVery important win this, i don't care what anyone says, we needed to win this game, had we lost the knives would have been out and BR would have been under enormous pressure, which tbh i don't think he would have deserved....all things considered...
ReplyDeleteFair play to the lads out there today, looking forward to the jan window now, lets hope this will be a good omen for the New Year...
GET IN THERE!!!!!!!!!!:-)
I was a bit disappointed we didn't try to score more goals, which we could have done. We played walking pace in the last 15.
ReplyDeletejase can you point out there witty/funny remarks they seem to be passing me byLOL
ReplyDeletewho gave you such information, the welsh man was having a blinder in his non-attacking, non-defending somewhere in the middle midfield role.
ReplyDeletedisclaimer: the above comment is meant to be humorous. lol smiley face smiley face.
Man as much as i disagree with some of rogers desisions you cant have players dictating where to play...ship him and his mask back to madrid
ReplyDeletethats misleading jamie ....keeping possession in the final 3rd is one thing keeping possession in your own half when the opposing team wants you to is another
ReplyDeleteyah jason keep it shut! can you not see we have a superstar here ....a cross between barnes keane gerrad and zidane all for 15m
ReplyDeletelol nice one
ReplyDeletei actually think shelvey been excellent for a 20 year old....he gets stuck in and tries and doesn't moan ( sahin ) the kid has played about 4 positions this year ..........getting sent off at utd has took a bit of aggression out of his tackle and game...
ReplyDeletemorelike a cross between savage and average
ReplyDeleteme to but if it makes them happy who i,am i to disagree,little things please little minds
ReplyDeleteit reminds me of the old kitkat advert you cant sing you cant dance you look terrible you'll go far....
ReplyDeleteyou know how it is living in this communist country where we can't express our disappointment with JOE 15m swansea laughing all the way to the bank ALLEN.
ReplyDeletedisclaimer; I don't have anything personnel against Joe Allen his agent or Swansea city. Just sick of the club i support spending money on what they think are ferrari's and getting mini's instead!
O look i even made an analogy there!
btw u think i revealed the id of the player?
Lets face it, it was a bad business 3 years in a row now for LFC. If BR stays for one more season, we may have to endure few more signings like that.
ReplyDeleteI wish we played another team today may be from top 10 so that we could know how well can we response after the disastrous performance at Britannia.
ReplyDeleteto sum it up great ist half. they were always goin to have a go 2 nd half. that morocan fella could be agood player in a good side. bad news losing enrique with another hammy . but stering just dont no what all the fuss is about. and reina a clean sheet bloody hell.there again i could have put the gloves on and kept a clean sheet against then. 3 points against a piss poor side . so im not gettin carried away lets just see what pans out in the transfare window
ReplyDeletewas it you on twitter the other night ??????????
ReplyDeleteshame he cant tackle either, some midfielder. so we need the ball for him to be effective?
ReplyDeletebummer that enrique is out for 6 weeks ....props to Hendo apparently hes been ill as well ...people can say what they want about the lad but he wants to play for Liverpool and never complains
ReplyDeletegood result. but take suarez out of the team and it would of probably been a draw.agger and skrtel still need to go, at least one of them.
ReplyDeleteexpect a sh#t result next game if not the one after.
sorry but the attitude and commitment from the players is a joke.
happy with 3 points none the less.
Its not about dictating its about doing himself justice, and him in his usual position makes us stronger anyway.. Why have a player of his ability and play him in a role he doesn't really know?
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, our time will come where we will be tested, just enjoy the fact that we have staved off a certain gloom that would have carried us forward into the New Year....
ReplyDeleteI honestly think we have the bones of a very good and competitive squad, yes it does need to be strengthened but what we need more than anything else atm is to see a TEAM emerge out of this squad of players..., it will take time but there are many positives.
As fans we all get frustrated with certain players and the fact that our form has been so inconsistent has meant most of our squad coming in for some heavy criticism at times, & im as guilty as the next fan in this regard..., BUT my New Years wish will be to see that phoenix rising again...., to be able to watch my TEAM playing with pride, i even want Brendan to succeed...., i don't want him to fail....i want us to fight back this season and show what we're made of....i want us the fans to have more positive views re our players, myself included...
Sure, this was a struggling and probably going down QPR side on the back of a very poor season but we put the game out of their reach early, our midfield looked much more solid, our finishing was better, in short we looked more like a TEAM....
Now i don't care too much who the manager is, i don't care too much about who we play and where, i don't care about systems and tactics, i just want us to fight our way out of this bloody rut, matters not how we do it....we've got a good squad, we've got the jan window opening so lets HOPE that we might get this train wreck of a season back on track....
YNWA.
no fun playin with the eartha kitts well done jh. brendan rodgers missed the game with a similar complaint his was verbal diarrohea!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood result. Now hopefully a few signings arrive before the next game - the sooner the better!
ReplyDeletedo u just post 4 postin sake cos ur always on and no dissrespect mate u would put a glass eye to sleep
ReplyDeleteI am cautiously optimistic about sturridge's affect on the team and results, not sure Ince will come this window even if he is signed.
ReplyDeletesome people take it personally you would think he was there boyfriend ,and free speach your having a laugh ,you can end up in prison for that,unless your some raving lunatic eg boris johnson,or some mad terroist
ReplyDeleteYou can post whatever you like, just as everybody else, but be prepared to get replies. I actually am kind of surprised (positively) that yesterday you decided to reply instead of running away.
ReplyDeleteAfter all, should we succeed in rebuilding our club, you may still change your user-name and pretend that you never were anti the current Liverpool.
Would you kindly supply us with some proof that he is on 50k a week now. Last thing I've heard was that the player himself rubbished such claims. But then it would fit you agenda if he was on those wages.
ReplyDeleteFunny how you now lay into a boy who's just turned 18.
So the company kind of calms you down?
ReplyDeleteIf you don't stop being anti-Welsh I'll show you my leek.
ReplyDeleteyou could say that
ReplyDeleteHis job is to regain posession and redistribute the ball, like Busquets or Mascherano. Which he is not doing a great job at.
ReplyDeleteno thanks have enough watching the welsh wizard
ReplyDeleteIf you were a Chelsea supporter, you'd have been right. I know you are not, just saying.
ReplyDeleteonly QPR have just beaten the team managed by he who can do no wrong.
ReplyDeleteWell, the great Rafa Benitez couldn't put a Chelsea team together to beat that lot. Having no respect whatsoever for the opposition may backfire at times.
ReplyDeleteI am not getting carried away, but this allegedly piss-poor QPR have just beaten the Champions of Europe, in their own back-yard.
ReplyDeleteand they are still at the bottom of the table....!!
ReplyDeleteCan't argue with that. But then I am a bit surprised they are, as they have quite a few good players, at least on paper.
ReplyDelete