------------------------------------------------------------------ please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Hello there and welcome, Liverpool will visit Thailand as part of their 2013 pre-season tour presented by Standard Chartered. The Reds, who last visited Thailand in 2009, will play a match in Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium on Sunday, July 28. Liverpool FC are estimated to have more than 14 million followers in Thailand and this summer's visit will form just one element of a programme of activity - on and off the pitch - that the club is delivering to bring the team closer to Thai supporters. The club will be bringing staff from the Liverpool FC Foundation to carry out work in the community during the visit whilst an official Liverpool FC website and Facebook page in Thai will be unveiled prior to the match to complement the official LFC Thailand Twitter account - @ThaiLFC - launched in November 2012. Ian Ayre, Liverpool FC managing director, said: "Our last visit to Thailand was during the pre-season tour in 2009, when we received such a warm welcome from our fans. We first went to Thailand in 2001 and this will be our fourth visit to the country, which we feel demonstrates our commitment to our fans in Thailand. Since our last visit, we have created strategic partnerships to maintain the club's presence in the region." Liverpool FC manager Brendan Rodgers added: "The players who went on the last tour to Thailand are really excited about going back. I've heard a lot about the passion and dedication of the fans in Thailand and we plan to bring them some great football." Stephen Atkinson, group head of corporate affairs at Standard Chartered, said: "When we took Liverpool FC to Asia in July 2011, there was a phenomenal reaction from the club's Asian fans. We know that the Reds enjoy a great deal of support in Thailand as well, so we're looking forward to giving our staff and customers there the opportunity to meet their heroes and watch the team in action." Kick-off: Sunday 28th, 11:40am GMT Venue: Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium Broadcasting: LFCTV online, ESPN Pre-season thus far: Preston 0 Liverpool 4 (Coutinho, Ibe, Sterling, Aspas) Indonesia XI 0 Liverpool 2 (Coutinho, Sterling) Melbourne victory 0 Liverpool 2 (Gerrard, Aspas) please log in to view this image Thailand team: Hathairattanakool Wannasri (Weerawatnodom 64') Boonyong Daosawang (Skollah 46') Bunmathan Songkrasin Lahso Masuk Anan Dangda Kraisorn Liverpool team: Mignolet Johnson Toure (Skrtel 69') Agger Enrique Gerrard Lucas Allen (Alberto 80') Aspas (Ibe 62') Borini (Suarez 62') Coutinho (Henderson 69') Key moments: 16 GOAL! Philippe Coutinho: The Brazilian skips through multiple challenges before calmly tucking the ball into the corner of the net. 26 Thailand come close to drawing the scores level after Teerasil shifts the ball inside before firing it narrowly wide from 20 yards. 36 Mignolet does well to palm away a dangerous corner before diving across the face of goal to prevent a powerful shot that was destined for the corner. 49 GOAL! Iago Aspas: The Spaniard side-foots past Thailand's 'keeper after a pinpoint pass by Coutinho. 59 GOAL! Steven Gerrard: The skipper cleverly chips the ball over the Thailand 'keeper after Aspas drew the custodian out of his net and teed the Reds captain up. 69 So close! Suarez meets Gerrard's free-kick with a header that crashes off the crossbar! 72 Great save! Ibe finds Henderson with an accurate cross that the midfielder sweeps towards goal but is denied by the palm of the diving ‘keeper. 88 Crossbar again! Gerrard's initial shot is knocked back into his path by the 'keeper, allowing the skipper the opportunity to chip the ball over the custodian again - this time he's denied by the woodwork. FULL-TIME: It's all over as the Reds secure yet another pre-season victory to end their summer tour in style. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a good one lads.
He doesn't deserve too and we need to get use to playing without him, so I'd say leave him on the bench. But that is my opinion ofc.
Suarez is on the bench, I hope. Make it clear in no uncertain terms that he is not indispensable and we're fine dropping him repeatedly. World cup year, Luis, your call.
Won't play in pre season and then miss the first six games of the season, won't look good but I doubt he'll be dropped from our team.
How many more signings do you realistically think we will sign before close of deadline day. I thinking none
Harsh, we must make it clear in no uncertain terms that he is not indispensable and we're fine dropping him repeatedly. World cup year, Chris, your call.
marvellous... which is worrying me. double training sessions and its moyes who's over training his players.... catching ****e for injuring RVP already and no wins means the mancs are on tender hooks... a broken leg on monday would round out their preseason nicely IMO by contrast we might not look great and have played nobodies so far but we've no even tried a tackle yet.
Total LFC ‏@TheTotalLFC 25m BR [on Luis] “He's a number of weeks behind the others but I must say he's working tirelessly to get himself up to speed.” Total LFC ‏@TheTotalLFC 26m BR"“He actually tweaked something in the shooting exercise towards the end there but I think he'll be fine for the game on Sunday." Total LFC ‏@TheTotalLFC 22m BR“Certainly the idea is to try to play our best team[vs Thai NT]. We are in good shape and the players are in tremendous condition."
@LFC: Confirmed #LFC team v Thailand: Mignolet, Enrique, Agger, Toure, Johnson, Lucas, Allen, Gerrard, Coutinho, Aspas, Borini. @LFC: Subs: Jones, Skrtel, Kelly, Flanagan, Suarez, Spearing, Wisdom, Robinson, Henderson, Alberto, Downing, Sterling, Ibe, Coates, Assaidi, Ward.
