Aston Villa vs. Liverpool

This fixture has mixed sign for us with records quiet close in last nine fixtures. Liverpool has won four, Villa has won three, while two matches ended in draws with Liverpool outscoring their opponents 11-9. However, Liverpool has won three out of four games at Villa Park.

Aston Villa is 0-3-3 in last six games while Liverpool is 3-2-1 during the same period.

Probable Liverpool starting XI

-------------Mignolet-------------
--------Emre-Skrtel-Sakho--------
Markovic-Henderson-Lucas-Moreno
---------Coutinho-Gerrard---------
--------------Raheem-------------

They are ripe for the taking. Refreshed Sterling, invigorated Markovic and a managed Gerrard should have this game go our way.

Looking at a 3 - 1 victory methinks. Sterling, Coutinho and Sakho with the goals!

Incredibly, Villa have scored just 11 goals this season. Everton have 30. Yet somehow they're tied for points. Crazy.

It gets even better as Clark (suspended), Vlaar and Senderos (both injured), all central-defenders, are missing for Villa. Even a fourth CB, Baker, is a doubt, and hasn't played since early November anyway.

So, basically they're missing their defense and they can't score. It should be very difficult for us to find a way to not win this one.

Predictions in this thread:

If we lose/draw: It's all Rodgers fault, the fraud, bla bla etc

If we win: We were carried by X. Players bailing us out yet again!

Natalie Portman wrote:Predictions in this thread:

If we lose/draw: It's all Rodgers fault, the fraud, bla bla etc

If we win: We were carried by X. Players bailing us out yet again!

Come on Sepi. Instead, you should go back to creating those wonderful threads, again.

He's right though. That's how the sentiment has been around here this season.

Natalie Portman wrote:Predictions in this thread:

If we lose/draw: It's all Rodgers fault, the fraud, bla bla etc

If we win: We were carried by X. Players bailing us out yet again!

That's the biggest generalization ever, it's like you think Rodgers can do no bad.

Predictions in the game:

The team that scores more goals will win

Lovren will be shit

I can play your stupid game too.

mr-r34 wrote:

Natalie Portman wrote:Predictions in this thread:

If we lose/draw: It's all Rodgers fault, the fraud, bla bla etc

If we win: We were carried by X. Players bailing us out yet again!

That's the biggest generalization ever, it's like you think Rodgers can do no bad.

The opposite can be said too . . It's like some think he can do NO GOOD

^ Exactly what I was gonna say.

I was very well critical of him and his tactics til the Man Utd game, but since then his approach and changes has been positive (He reacted with a very brave formation IMO) and it's been positive since I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt to continue with this.

Our run with 3-4-3: L, D, W, W, D, W, W. A far cry from November and the manager (as well as the players) deserve credit for it.

It's a team sport. In any win/loss both managers and players are responsible.

if we manage to draw or lose this one

Agreed, Rodgers deserves much credit that he rested Sterling and won the last two games. Just imagine if it had backfired, what the reaction would have been (Falcao example ) The current form is good just that Leicester draw is still hurting me, may be I should learn to 'let go' sometimes.

We just need to put another WC away 1-0 performance and come back with 3 Points. Clean shite is really important

HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:if we manage to draw or lose this one

Agreed, Rodgers deserves much credit that he rested Sterling and won the last two games. Just imagine if it had backfired, what the reaction would have been (Falcao example ) The current form is good just that Leicester draw is still hurting me, may be I should learn to 'let go' sometimes.

We just need to put another WC away 1-0 performance and come back with 3 Points. Clean shite is really important

Mine's green, is it clean?

You lazy, god-awful bunch. This is a match thread take your whining to the appropriate thread.

On topic, I think Coutinho and Gerrard will relish two mobile targets in Raheem & Markovic and these two can combine better than Markovic did with Borini.

Must win. Foff, They are there for the taking.

Sturridge cameo with a victory would be the best day of the season.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/552180/Liverpool-Steven-Gerrard-saved-Chelsea-League-Cup-showdown-Brendan-Rodgers

How reliable is Express anyway?

If Rodgers regards Gerrard as a 'must start' player in the big games, then I'd expect him not to start here.

What's Lambert's record like Rodgers again? Their record is always LLLDLLL before they vs us. Won't be an easy game.

The Villa fans are planning a protest, that Holte End fans would vacate their seats for the first eight minutes of the match. Even the crowd doesn't seem to be on the home team's side here.

all the signs in the world that we a re going to lose this game in real damn frustrating way !!

Joe Cole wont play, Nor will Senderos, Vlaar and Clark.

Baker-Okore CB pairing i guess if Baker is fit. Weimann and Benteke forward pairing cuz they like us. Charles Gil will get his debut probs.

They are in crisis, We have to put them down.

Gerrard might be rested/not be fit. So I'm guessing:

Probable Liverpool starting XI

-------------Mignolet-------------
--------Emre-Skrtel-Sakho--------
Markovic-Henderson-Lucas-Moreno
---------Coutinho-Balotelli--------
--------------Raheem------------

Probably start Borini over Balotelli up top with Raheem playing behind him, but otherwise that looks good.

Or:

El Cujo wrote:Probably start Borini over Balotelli up top with Raheem playing behind him, but otherwise that looks good.

Or:

Lovren-Skrtel-Sakho
Can-Henderson-Lucas-Moreno
Coutinho-Markovic
Sterling

No man, the way Emre & Markovic have played in last few games, they have their places locked-down. So it's either Balotelli or Borini. May be one in each half .

El Cujo wrote:

Looking at a 3 - 1 victory methinks. Sterling, Coutinho and Sakho with the goals!

Why dont you join us in the prediction league?

Same teams, Sterling instead of Borini and Ibe instead of Gerrard.

PLEASE DO THIS BR