How we gonna set up for the derby without Pienaar?

[yakublue]

How likely is that we will have Gibson and Fellaini back?

 

[Fensta]

Pretty sure Gibbo won't be back. Felli maybe but unlikely if he's been putting his feet up in Belgium for the last week. I think we will have the same bunch of players that were available for the QPR game.

Wish i could hibernate until after it's over, hate derbies.

 

[bluejock]

It's a derby. We'll set up defensively.

 

[Baines' left foot]

 

[Joao Moutinho]

The game will be won and lost in the midfield and we have no midfield. Take an educated guess as to which way this game is going

 

[Happy Nick]

The game will be won and lost in the midfield and we have no midfield. Take an educated guess as to which way this game is going

To be fair they have bossed most midfields this season and they have a goal difference of -2 to show for it and that includes a 5-1 result against Norwich.

 

[Joao Moutinho]

To be fair they have bossed most midfields this season and they have a goal difference of -2 to show for it and that includes a 5-1 result against Norwich.

True. With their lack of a strikeforce and our lack of midfield I can see this petering out into a really dull 0-0

 

[jsweeney17]

i wsa trying to Think off the wall for a minute... something that would screw them up even more than us.... how about...

Howard
Hibbo, Jags, distin, Oviedo
Mirrallas, Gibson, Osman, Baines
Fellaini
Jelavic

May just be too crazy but Moyes has a history of shocking liine ups for the Red****e.

 

[EFC Si]

Honestly lad if its the same team minus Pienaar on Sunday we are goosed

There midfield will have a field day against Osman and Neville, Put Sterling into the mix against Coleman and it could be a long day

Whatever team plays on sunday, our midfield has got to f***** change

 

[Dublintoff]

Whatever team plays on sunday, our midfield has got to f***** change

Thats why i think Hitz has a chance of playing. Moyes might not trust Coleman in such a game so could throw Neville in rf(cos we know he wont drop him) and if Gibson doesnt make it Hitz could do a similar job, keeping us ticking over, moving the ball around with a decent range of passing. Im banking on Fellaini making it back, its over 2 weeks now(wigan game) since he got his injury, we might see him back in training by maybe thursday. It would give us a midfield of HITZ and OSMAN in middle, Mirallas on left, Fellaini behind Jelavic and one of Naismith, Anichebe, or Coleman on RW.

 

[BleedBlue]

Thats why i think Hitz has a chance of playing. Moyes might not trust Coleman in such a game so could throw Neville in rf(cos we know he wont drop him) and if Gibson doesnt make it Hitz could do a similar job, keeping us ticking over, moving the ball around with a decent range of passing. Im banking on Fellaini making it back, its over 2 weeks now(wigan game) since he got his injury, we might see him back in training by maybe thursday. It would give us a midfield of HITZ and OSMAN in middle, Mirallas on left, Fellaini behind Jelavic and one of Naismith, Anichebe, or Coleman on RW.

it doesnt matter about the line up, who gives a ****

we've already lost

 

[Dublintoff]

it doesnt matter about the line up, who gives a ****

we've already lost

Thats the spirit fella..

Love a bit of positivity me.

 

[TomDixie]

Thats the spirit fella..

Love a bit of positivity me.

After losing all three of last seasons derbies, I find a bit of negativity to be healthy.

I'm going in leaning towards a loss. If we win I'll be ecstatic. If we lose, well the fall isn't as far...

 

[Howards tipple]

Going to play Miralles on the left, with Anichebe on the right. We need Gibson back and Fellini, and most of all we need belief we can win this.

Vic get the nod ahead of Naismith as he's local and understands the passion.

For once DM must give the players the belief, Liverpool are a mid table team this season and we should pick up 3 points.

 

[colinp123]

After losing all three of last seasons derbies, I find a bit of negativity to be healthy.

I'm going in leaning towards a loss. If we win I'll be ecstatic. If we lose, well the fall isn't as far...

Yeah, but one involved a horse**** red card on Rodwell. And two seasons ago in 10-11 it was a draw and a win.