AFC Wimbledon vs. Liverpool FC

AFC Wimbledon plays in League Two of the Football League, which is the fourth tier in the English football league system. At the half-way mark, they are 11th in the 24-team League.

-------------Jones------------
------Skrtel-Toure-Lovern-----
Manquillo-Gerrard-Emre-Enrique
-------Balotelli-Markovic-------
-----------Lambert------------

-------------Jones------------
Manquillo-Toure-Lovern-Enrique
---------Gerrard--Emre--------
---Markovic--Balotelli--Borini---
------------Lambert-----------

Jones is still injured, Ifty.


Markovic and Borini into the attacking trio if Suso and Balo aren't fit to start.

Henderson and Sterling should get a rest, probably Gerrard and Lucas, too.


And I agree with what McAgger said in another thread, now that it's Gerrard's last season (sigh...) it would be superb to win a cup.

Would love to see Suso feature for this one. He has been training with the team again IIRC. Either way it should be a win so hopefully we come out strong and score early.

Art Morte wrote:Jones is still injured, Ifty.

Mignolet
Toure - Skrtel - Lovren
Manquillo - Can - Rossiter - Enrique
Suso (if fit) - Balotelli (if fit)
Lambert

Markovic and Borini into the attacking trio if Suso and Balo aren't fit to start.

Henderson and Sterling should get a rest, probably Gerrard and Lucas, too.


And I agree with what McAgger said in another thread, now that it's Gerrard's last season (sigh...) it would be superb to win a cup.

Why bother about Suso !!! He wasn't used for half the season and likely to be shipped-off (sooner or later). Better give Markovic all the chances possible. Are you sure about Rossiter!!!

Would like to see both Rossiter and Ojo start.

It's a League Two team, man, of course I'm sure about Rossiter, lol. He already played in this competition against Middlesbrough who are two divisions higher than Wimbledon, bloody scored as well

Lucas and Sterling have to be rested.

Coutinho should enjoy this game. Minimum 4 goal margin win.

Nishy wrote:Lucas and Sterling have to be rested.

Coutinho should enjoy this game. Minimum 4 goal margin win.

Lucas haven't played that much to warrant a rest. However, Henderson (along with Raheem) definitely warrants one.

Well i would certainly like to see Rossiter and Ojo in this game.

Fahim89 wrote:Well i would certainly like to see Rossiter and Ojo in this game.

Not exactly on topic, but do you guys have any idea about that Yesil kid???

So what does the bib-thingy says about this game ? Another late-night game , hope the lads make it worth it .

Nishy wrote:Lucas and Sterling have to be rested.

Coutinho should enjoy this game. Minimum 4 goal margin win.

This. Maybe rest Coutinho too, as there's absolutely no movement in the final third when Raheem plays which disrupts Coutinho's game.

Hendo's played a lot of games for us too.

I'd go something like (well assuming we continue playing this stupid 343 that'll probably be an under performing win against a league 2 side but we should have enough quality to beat them...):

Mig
Can Skrtel Lovren
Manquillo Gerrard Rossiter Markovic
Suso Balotelli
Lambert

Key players get a rest, Skrtel plays because he's banned in the PL, Lovren plays so he can feel important and Sakho/Kolo gets well rested.

EDIT: I think that's my first line up before a game in like 2 years.

iftikhar wrote:So what does the bib-thingy says about this game ? Another late-night game , hope the lads make it worth it .

Apparently the "leaked" line up is:

Mignolet – Emre Can, Škrtel, Sakho – Manquillo, Henderson, Lucas, Marković – Gerrard, Coutinho – Lambert.

Which is stupid if you ask me.
Why play Coutinho next to two 35 year olds that can't run anymore? Where's Balotelli/Borini?
Why is Lucas/Hendo playing when it's important they play in the PL?

Red Alert wrote:
Lovren plays so he can feel important

Balotelli has to start, Borini can *bleep* off considering we are getting Origi back.

Borini is probably on the same level as Origi now, if not better. Origi was based on 1 month worth of hype in the world cup. lmao

Problem is we don't play him because we want to push him out of the club. Which is stupid considering he literally always looks like the most dedicated player when he plays.

I like Borini and don't think he's been given much of a fair shake here to be honest. Feel for him. Origi wasn't just based on 1 month of world cup hype though that's just silly.

That line-up is really strange. I feel like Coutinho is going to look a bit bad because he'll have next to no movement around him which he thrives with. Maybe he'll try to do it all on his own which he can do also -- hope his finishing is on. Would also like to see Lovren in this game to maybe build his confidence back up.

Apparently the "leaked" line up is:

Mignolet – Emre Can, Škrtel, Sakho – Manquillo, Henderson, Lucas, Marković – Gerrard, Coutinho – Lambert.

can we just win this game

We should know our 4th round opponents before kick off with Wimbledon. Let's hope for a fairly winnable draw.

And let's hope we win this one

LFC team: Mignolet, Sakho, Skrtel, Can, Markovic, Manquillo, Henderson, Lucas, Gerrard, Coutinho, Lambert

LFC subs: Ward, Enrique, Toure, Moreno, Borini, Balotelli, Williams

Enrique must have done something pretty horrible. And no Rossiter in sight

Would have been a good time to give both Rossiter and Ojo a shot in place of Lucas and Lambert.

Fahim89 wrote:LFC team: Mignolet, Sakho, Skrtel, Can, Markovic, Manquillo, Henderson, Lucas, Gerrard, Coutinho, Lambert

LFC subs: Ward, Enrique, Toure, Moreno, Borini, Balotelli, Williams

Enrique must have done something pretty horrible. And no Rossiter in sight

That line up

A LEAGUE TWO side and the perfect opportunity to do some serious rotation, yet apart from Lambert we go with an XI that might as well be our XI in a Premiership game. Jesus Christ Rodgers must be shitting himself.

so I hope Gerrard is playing in advanced position

Art Morte wrote:

Fahim89 wrote:LFC team: Mignolet, Sakho, Skrtel, Can, Markovic, Manquillo, Henderson, Lucas, Gerrard, Coutinho, Lambert

LFC subs: Ward, Enrique, Toure, Moreno, Borini, Balotelli, Williams

Enrique must have done something pretty horrible. And no Rossiter in sight

That line up

A LEAGUE TWO side and the perfect opportunity to do some serious rotation, yet apart from Lambert we go with an XI that might as well be our XI in a Premiership game. Jesus Christ Rodgers must be shitting himself.

and that Lucas-Gerrard thingy...