Liverpool Vs Sunderland Official Sunderland Not606 Match Thread please log in to view this image Match Appointments Referee:Kevin Friend Assistants: P Kirkup & A Garratt Forth Official:A Taylor Liverpool Team News Liverpool are still without Jose Enrique apart from that they boast a fully fit squad. Sunderland Team News Sunderland are still without Keiren Westwood and Steven Fletcher who remain in the treatment room. Fabio Borini is ineligible against his parent club while Marcos Alonso serves his one match ban. Head to Head please log in to view this image Form Guide please log in to view this image Last Corresponding Meeting please log in to view this image Facts n Stats Betting please log in to view this image Links http://assets1.lfcimages.com/uploads/1206__3689__lfc-matchday-infomation-18feb2014.pdf http://www.liverpoolfc.com/travel/first-time-to-anfield http://www.visitliverpool.com/
Help us Obi Wan Kenobi............ ---------------------Mannone------------------- Bardsley-------Vergini------Brown-----------Colback Johnson---Ki-----Bridcutt---Cattermole----Wickham ----------------------Altidore----------------------------
I just dont get it, why does no one want to pick Giach? Poor ****er may as well pack his bags and **** of back to Italy, obly SAFC can ruin a full blown Italian international.
GUS Poyet says he is not pushing the panic button just yet – despite a major defeat in the battle at the bottom at the weekend, writes GRAEME ANDERSON. Sunderland’s 2-0 defeat at Carrow Road leaves them seven points behind Norwich City in the Premier League table, going into a daunting trip to Liverpool on Wednesday. Clawing back that sort of deficit at this stage of the season is a tall order for Sunderland, whose Premier League status suddenly looks a lot more precarious on the back of the weekend result. But the club’s head coach is not yet ready to ring the alarm bells. “I worried a lot more when we had one point from our first eight games,” he pointed out. “Now that we are in the mix though, with games in hand, I’m not as worried.. “Other results went for us, but our game did not, and that’s the most important thing – that’s what concerns me.” Poyet says Sunderland cannot afford any repetition of the laxness they showed against Norwich – and certainly not the laziness, physical and mental shown in the opening half-hour at Carrow Road. Norwich punished them for that listlessness at the weekend – if Sunderland produce the same quality of display against title-chasing Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday, they are likely to be torn apart. Poyet said: “We have to make it happen for ourselves. We have to play 90 minutes every game. “We do not have an easy game midweek against Liverpool in which to bounce back. But we have to go there and give it our best. “We have to fight for everything.”
Alright lads, think many Liverpool fans seem to think the wheels will come off our title challenge but it's hard to see how you'll take three points as we have a pretty good record at home. Shape your team similar to Villa's and you'll get chances, both full-backs are weak for us and Alonso will be a big loss for you as we've very vulnerable down either flank. As for us we'll probably be close to unchanged.. With either Sterling or/and Sahko coming in, we'll probably shape up something like this.. ----------Mignolet----------- Johnson-Skrtel-Sahko-Flanagan ----------Gerrard------------- ------Hendo----Allen---------- ----------Sterling------------- -----Sturridge--Suarez-------- Our full-backs like to bomb forward so you should get a lot of joy as we have no width and tend to leave a lot of space in behind. You'll most probably score but you're going to have to be clinical so you're going to need Giach/Altidore/Wickham on form.
I think we'll go....... ----------Mignolet------------ Johnson-Skrtel-Agger-Flanno -------Gerrard-Hendo------- -----------Coutinho---------- -Sturridge--Suarez--Sterling
Sorry fellas, perhaps we'll go............. -----------Jones------------ Johnson-Tour-Agger-Cissokho -------Lucas-Allen------- -----------Moses---------- -Alberto--Aspas--Sterling
Still a good team, havent seen much of that alberto But Aspas is ****, as is Jones imo Does Allen do much btw? I know at swansea he was a passing master but havent seen him do anything special at L'pool
Tbf it shows the holes in our squad. Cissokho wont be signed same goes for Moses, Aspas has been poor Alberto is still young. The players we have on loan will help Suso, Borini, Wisdom and Ibe are all better than what we have sitting around. Allen has been doing a good job when needed.
GUS POYET is clearly having a fresh look at his options. After the manner of Sunderland’s defeat at Norwich City, it would be naive not to. Connor Wickham has already been recalled from his loan spell at Leeds United after yet another below-par display from Jozy Altidore, while the Sunderland head coach - along with all of his coaching staff - were interested spectators as the Under-21s recorded a 1-0 victory over Fulham yesterday afternoon. There were five first-team contenders for Poyet to consider. In all likelihood, none will get any further than the bench at Liverpool tomorrow night – the inclusion of Ondrej Celustka, in particular, giving a strong indication that Andrea Dossena will start at Anfield. But nothing can be ruled out now in the battle for survival. To be frank, Poyet needs to keep abreast of the likes of Charis Mavrias and El-Hadji Ba if Sunderland are to fail in their bid to remain in the Premier League. Carlos Cuellar was the pick of the bunch as the Spaniard coasted through the encounter; marshalling the defence excellently and outmuscling Fulham’s rookie attack. Ba produced a couple of eye-catching crossfield passes, while Mavrias showed some neat footwork, albeit he suffered from a lack of finesse with his final ball. Overall, the strength of Sunderland’s side saw them dominate the encounter, with the only downside that Kevin Ball’s men didn’t secure victory by a more handsome margin as they moved up to fourth in the U21 Premier League. However, Valentin Roberge, had a let-off in the eighth minute when he clattered into Fulham striker Moussa Dembele right on the edge of the area. Referee Ian Turner waved play on before the ball rolled loose to Lasse Vigen Christensen, in space 18 yards out, but the midfielder curled his right-footed shot wide of the far post. But it was Sunderland who broke the deadlock in the 18th minute when Mikael Mandron held the ball up well 15 yards out and fed Jordan Laidler, who tucked it inside the near post. Laidler almost netted a quick-fire double after being denied by an excellent save from Fulham stopper Jesse Joronen five minutes later. Sunderland worked a clever free-kick routine 25 yards out before Laidler hit a sweet right-footed shot which was heading towards the top corner, only for Joronen to dive full-length to his left and tip it around the post. Fulham went close to leveling in the 26th minute when a loose ball rolled into the path of Lyle Della Verde, 20 yards out, and the Cottagers frontman hit a first-time left-footed shot which curled just the wrong side of the post. Laidler lifted a left-footed shot over the bar in the 48th minute, before the woodwork saved Sunderland three minutes later when Fulham midfielder Joshua Pritchard let fly from 25 yards with a powerful drive that was tipped onto the top of the crossbar by Joel Dixon. Sunderland should then have doubled their advantage when Laidler slipped a beautifully-weighted through-ball for Louis Laing, who had just Joronen to beat. But the Fulham keeper spread himself well and blocked Laing’s attempt to tuck it under his body. In stoppage time, George Honeyman should have sealed the three points when he was sent clear on goal by Lynden Gooch on the counter-attack from a Fulham corner. Honeyman had an age to pick his spot, but as he tried to round Joronen, the keeper plucked the ball from his feet. Ball said: “I thought the goal we scored was excellent and we had some other chances. Their keeper made some great saves. “We probably should have won by more goals. “When you’re only winning 1-0, there’s always a chance that the opposition are going to push you to equalise. “George, who I thought was outstanding, went one-on-one and you just thought ‘finish it’ and that would have been game over. “Unfortunately, he didn’t, but I thought there were some very good performances.” SUNDERLAND: Dixon, Celustka, Robson, Ba (Oliver 85), Cuellar, Roberge (Harrison 63), Mavrias, Laing, Mandron (Gooch 90), Laidler, Honeyman. Subs not used: Stryjek, Smith. FULHAM: Joronen, Passley, Banya, Pritchard, Buatu, Burgess, Evans (Smile 67), Christensen, Dembele (O’Halloran 17, Islamovic 54)), Della Verde, Plumain. Subs not used: Oberschmidt, Brister. Maybe a few to get a chance
