UCL : PSV vs Liverpool
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Date : 13th September
Kick-Off Time : 2.45am
Venue : Philips Stadion
Live on ESPN-23
Ok ! Let's get the UCL campaign rolling ! -
Liverpool not in shape this season yet.
A potential loss. -
Yes, a very potential one indeed.
Rafa needs to regroup after our trashing at Goodison Park. Stick to a set best 11 way before the game and make sure they go in with a set game plan, instead of tinkering around for solutions halfway through the second half like our game against Everton.
My line-up for this game :
GK : Reina
RB : Finnan
CB : Agger
CB : Carragher*
LB : Riise*
RM : Pennant
DM : Sissoko
AM : Gerrard
LM : Gonzalez
CF : Crouch
CF : Kuyt
*If fully fit.
Reina has been god-awful recently but bo pian, unless you want put Dudek in there. Which is not a bad idea come to think of it.
Sami's slow and Aurelio is plain sheet ; I can see he is finding it very hard to adjust to the physical nature of the English game. Daniel Agger however, is a hell of a sharp young player and from recent deplays, shows a maturity and composure beyond his years. As well as that awesome crack of a goal.
Xabi Alonso, world-class playmaker that he is, has been awful in recent games. It's obvious he is suffering from a dip in form right now. His passes are going astray, and his play is uninspiring. Sissoko is right at heart bossing the midfield, giving Gerrard the liberty to roam forward. Gonzalez and Pennant, what can I say? They are the proper right and left wingers we have been constantly looking for - please, no more makeshift ones in Gerrard, Cisse or Garcia.
I suspect that Kuyt has Shevchenko-like qualities about him. It is a pity he was not given the chance to impress today because of the messy state of the team. Crouch should be fully rested from those internationals by then and hopefully can convert his awesome England form for the European club stage.
All the best Liverpool FC.
Here's to a great kick-off for the 2006/2007 European Cup campaign. -
agree with all. i guess riise is not fit so id say drop aurelio and give young warnock a chance. carra should be ok with agger.Originally posted by iSpeak:Yes, a very potential one indeed.
Rafa needs to regroup after our trashing at Goodison Park. Stick to a set best 11 way before the game and make sure they go in with a set game plan, instead of tinkering around for solutions halfway through the second half like our game against Everton.
My line-up for this game :
GK : Reina
RB : Finnan
CB : Agger
CB : Carragher*
LB : Riise*
RM : Pennant
DM : Sissoko
AM : Gerrard
LM : Gonzalez
CF : Crouch
CF : Kuyt
*If fully fit.
Reina has been god-awful recently but bo pian, unless you want put Dudek in there. Which is not a bad idea come to think of it.
Sami's slow and Aurelio is plain sheet ; I can see he is finding it very hard to adjust to the physical nature of the English game. Daniel Agger however, is a hell of a sharp young player and from recent deplays, shows a maturity and composure beyond his years. As well as that awesome crack of a goal.
Xabi Alonso, world-class playmaker that he is, has been awful in recent games. It's obvious he is suffering from a dip in form right now. His passes are going astray, and his play is uninspiring. Sissoko is right at heart bossing the midfield, giving Gerrard the liberty to roam forward. Gonzalez and Pennant, what can I say? They are the proper right and left wingers we have been constantly looking for - please, no more makeshift ones in Gerrard, Cisse or Garcia.
I suspect that Kuyt has Shevchenko-like qualities about him. It is a pity he was not given the chance to impress today because of the messy state of the team. Crouch should be fully rested from those internationals by then and hopefully can convert his awesome England form for the European club stage.
All the best Liverpool FC.
Here's to a great kick-off for the 2006/2007 European Cup campaign. -
Warnock and Riise both injured. Otherwise, I dun want to see Aurelio in left-back either.
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i think it will be a draw... 1-1
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unlikely pool will win......PSV strong at home
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Aurelio a left-back ? Not , according to Gerry Armstrong , he's more like a left-sided midfielder .
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Reina still playing! Wah... after West Ham and Everton ah ben still can't see he has lost form and confidence meh. Can continue with him somemore... Die lah!!! when gk weak the whole defence also nervous. What happened to last 2 years solid defence?
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is Dudek still in Liverpool
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Yesh.Originally posted by CHoCo^LaTcH:is Dudek still in Liverpool -
play dudek.
too much faith in reina liao...
benitez likes his country man too much...juz like wenger favouring the french -
mourinho favouring the portugese and fergie and the scottish..Originally posted by F.raon.I.R:play dudek.
too much faith in reina liao...
benitez likes his country man too much...juz like wenger favouring the french
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who ? fletcher ?Originally posted by stellazio:mourinho favouring the portugese and fergie and the scottish.. -
How many matches have fletcher played? I think 2 only and he was Man of the match in one somemore...
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PSV 3 - Liverpool 0
Ah Ben is using fatigue as reason for derby defeat.
He have to be responsible for his cowardice tactics against Everton.
I am very disappointed for his irresponsible remarks.
Pepe Reina is low in confidence with the recent boo boo and he should take a break.
Liverpool need a holding mid-fielder to provide cover for the center-back.
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I think Reina needs a break. He begins to look like David JamesOriginally posted by iSpeak:Reina has been god-awful recently but bo pian, unless you want put Dudek in there. Which is not a bad idea come to think of it.
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PSV no jan vennegor/hesselink and damarcus beasly will be short of firepower
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IF KUYT IS PLAYING, LIVERPOOL WILL HAVE MORE CHANCE TO WIN.... SEE HIS FORM IS COMING SOON...
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Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy will be given the opportunity to unleash their derby frustration on PSV Eindhoven tonight.
The £15m strike duo will be paired in Holland, as the Reds seek an instant return to form in their opening Champions League group tie.
Neither player started at Goodison on Saturday, and Rafa Benitez was forced to shrug off ridiculous rumours of a bust-up with Bellamy following the Welshman's absence from the squad.
Now the pair, who many presume will be established as the preferred choice as the season progresses, will start together for the first time.
Kuyt is hoping to reap the rewards from appearing on familiar territory.
He's scored three in his last two appearances against PSV, and also scored at the Philips Stadion for Holland last week.
"Dirk is ready to play, and maybe he and Craig will start," Benitez said. "But we will decide the team later today."
Kuyt says the players are grateful for an early opportunity to bounce back from their weekend disappointment.
"We want to put in a good performance for the first Champions League game, but it's also very important to get a good result after what happened on Saturday," he said.
"We have a feeling of revenge. It's really disappointing to lose a derby. It was my first derby for Liverpool, and when you lose it's not funny.
"It's good when you have another game a few days later. Winning would give us a better feeling."
Naturally, Kuyt is expecting to make his first start for Liverpool in his homeland.
He said: "As a player, you must always assume you will be playing in an important match and be ready."
This story has been reproduced from today's media. It does not necessarily represent the views or position of Liverpool Football Club. -
OFFERING a welcome vote of confidence to Jose Manuel Reina yesterday, Rafael BenÃtez suggested that it was reasonable to give the goalkeeper 10 games to find his form, but, for Liverpool's strikers, there are no such luxuries.
Theirs is a world of constant rotation and, after they were left out of the starting line-up for the miserable defeat by Everton, opportunity may knock this evening for Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy against PSV Eindhoven.
It was the promise of occasions such as this that led Kuyt and Bellamy to move on from being big fish in far smaller ponds at Feyenoord and Blackburn Rovers in the summer, but the step up in class comes with certain strings attached.
Bellamy, as a boyhood Liverpool fan, is certain to have found it hard to stomach his omission from the squad to face Everton on Saturday but, while such decisions may have proved unacceptable to the Wales forward during his outspoken days at Newcastle United, he was reminded by BenÃtez yesterday that rotation is a fact of life at Anfield, where the idea is to have a squad capable of challenging on all fronts.
"At smaller clubs, they play maybe one game a week and sometimes the FA Cup or Carling Cup, but it's different at the top level," BenÃtez said. "Here you need to manage for now, but, if you want to win trophies and play all the games at 100 per cent, maybe with 60 games in the season, you need to select different players for different games. Sometimes you will change three, sometimes seven, sometimes one."
And sometimes, inevitably, you will get it wrong. Benitez appeared to do so at Goodison Park on Saturday, but he was more concerned by errors by those players he entrusted, rather than the feelings of those he left out.
Asked about Reina's indifferent recent contribution, he said that "if he keeps training well and playing well, I will stick with him", citing the Spaniard's record of 29 clean sheets in his debut season at Anfield and pointing out that Steve Finnan and Jamie Carragher, among numerous others, were also guilty of lapses in concentration last time out.
In an attempt to rectify the problem, BenÃtez may revert to using three central defenders, a tactic that served him well on occasions during their triumphant European campaign in 2004-05. That is not guaranteed, but, with PSV boasting the pace of Jefferson Farfán and Arouna Koné in attack, it is an idea to which he has given some consideration, with Daniel Agger returning alongside Carragher and Sami Hyypia. In midfield there may be a recall for Boudewijn Zenden against his former club, possibly in place of Xabi Alonso, who has looked jaded so far this season.
Benitez suggested that this could be his team's most difficult game in group C, but PSV have been weakened by the departure of several of their best players since reaching the semi-finals in 2005.
Those recalling Jan Kromkamp's contribution during his brief spell at Anfield might put forward his presence in the PSV ranks as another source of comfort for Liverpool, but it is to another Dutchman, Kuyt, and Bellamy that Benitez will look to score the goals that will give his team a little margin for error at the back. On recent evidence, they will need it. -
Dirk Kuyt is hoping to continue his good scoring form against PSV when Liverpool open their Champions League group campaign in the Philips Stadion on Tuesday night.
Kuyt netted the winning goal for his former club Feyenoord against the reigning Eredivisie Champions in Rotterdam last December.
And having scored at this venue for Holland last week, the Reds' most recent signing is setting his sights on a repeat performance.
As he prepares for a first return to his homeland in Liverpool colours Kuyt admits he's eagerly anticipating the opening Group C encounter.
"It's extra special to have my Champions League debut for Liverpool in Holland. PSV is a great club and I'm looking forward to the game," said the striker who registered 71 goals in 101 League appearances while plying his trade in Holland's top-flight with Feyenoord.
"My record for Feyenoord against PSV wasn't too bad. I missed the last game but think I scored three goals in two games against them.
"I also scored in this stadium for Holland last week. That gave me a good feeling and if I can score against PSV again it will give me another good feeling.
"Even though I played for Feyenoord I'm sure the PSV fans don't hate me and I'm sure the reception I'll receive will be fine."
Reflecting on the disappointing weekend loss to Everton, Kuyt was philosophical and stressed the importance of bouncing back.
The Dutch Player of the Year added: "We want to make a good performance. After Saturday it is very important for us to get a good result. It's our first Champions League match of the season and we want to win.
"Losing a derby match is not a good feeling. It was my first derby as a Liverpool player and it wasn't fun to lose.
"It's good that we have another important match just a few days later and if we can win it will give us a big boost.
"We have good players but we have to work more like a team. If we do that weÂ’ll have a better chance to win these games." -
Channel 5 showing???
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i dun think so.Originally posted by Patrik:Channel 5 showing???
i think tis match might be an upset win by PSV.
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Originally posted by 798:i dun think so.
i think tis match might be an upset win by PSV.
i also feel arsenal might suffered the same fate too.
I was so looking forward to it.