Swansea vs. Liverpool

Liverpool will look to reignite their league campaign when they travel to Swansea. After playing twice a week since mid-January, an eight-day sojourn is certainly welcome even if it feels a bit weird. But they will need all the rest & rechanging as Swansea isn't a happy hunting ground for Liverpool. Last time we won at that ground was in 1982 in old First Division. Swansea are having a decent season too,



However, Liverpool are doing quite decently too,



As far as team selection goes, I guess the only issue is which one between Lallana & Moreno to be retained.

Mignolet
Can - Skrtel - Sakho
Markovic - Henderson - Allen - Sterling
Lallana - Coutinho
Sturridge


Swansea are a good team at home, we need a good performance to win it. The good news are that they have scored only 10 goals in their last 10 PL games while we have got 20 in our last 10.

They've got really pacey wingers, so this game if any should test the possible vulnerability of using wing-backs. Shelvey and Ki are two fine CMs, but luckily their work-rate isn't that good, we should harass them as much as possible.

Still waiting for a big performance from Sturridge, hopefully we'll see it here.

El Cujo wrote:Expecting a bit more from the lads in the final third for this one. Should definitely get a result regardless.

We need Sturridge to show-up for this one.

If Gomis starts, maybe Skrtel could take yet another blow to the head and knock Gomis out early on, so they'd have to play one of their absolute scrubs as striker. I don't even know who their striker options after Gomis are. I know Emnes, but he's more a winger as far as I know. This is actually a great plan, someone email RG that he'll email Brendan.

Have you guys seen any Swansea games recently? How do they play!!! I suppose they will try to contain us and hit on the break.

Nah, they're more a possession side than a counter-attacking side.

Do you guys feel a bit weird during this 'long' break? I keep thinking that, there must have been a game and I have missed that.

What, Flano is back and available?
I started to think that wouldn't happen this season.
Not that he's going to play unless we're winning, but nice news, still.

HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:

Mignolet
Can - Skrtel - Sakho
Sterling - Henderson - Allen - Moreno
Lallana - Coutinho
Sturridge

another smash and grab W please

I would go with this one too .

I wouldn't put it down as must win, if we lose tonight, but beat United in the weekend, we'll still be just two points behind United. But a win would be huge, going into the United game with a chance to overtake them for fourth would be amazing.

I'm nervous about this one, Shelvey is going to score, I can feel it, hopefully it'll be in their net again, though.