avfctom89 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Love to see , Guzman bacuna okore vlaar lowton Westwood Delphi. Cleverly grealish. Sinclair Benteke But I think he will stick with a 442 with gabby in and Westwood out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Given is getting the start Sherwood already stated. Given Bacuna, Vlaar, Baker, Hutton, Westwood Delph Cleverly Cole Benteke, Sinclair Weimann, N'Zogbia, and Grealish are all in contention to start as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuchanan Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Gabby confirmed as missing the game (as per the post on his instagram account) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Gabby confirmed as missing the game (as per the post on his instagram account) As said on his thread, could be a typical Gabby wind up. Sherwood has said he'll have a test tomorrow night. I imagine he will be traveling at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 17, 2015 OKore in midfield? That's odd (and won't happen) But swap him for Westwood and I think that'll be close to the teamYou're right that it won't happen. I'd like to see it tried though, Okore has the attributes to do that role I believe.It's been mentioned a few times and you do have that feeling it could work but it's one of those moves you do where you have no choice (though we are close to that) or a bit of an experiment/gamble if you're in a position to do it, possibly not a semi final. I think it is pretty likely to be Vlaar & Baker unless Baker plays left back but that isn't really Sherwood and I wouldn't want it either. Its vintage VT. As soon as a player starts playing well people want to move him. If anything we should be moving the players who aren't performing to see if they're better somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) "Starts playing well?" No, it's based on our other DM being suspended and there being no obvious alternative*. You make it sound like I've argued for a permanent change of position. *Before people chime in with it, Westwood can't defend. Even his supporters concede this. I don't want to see a player who cannot track opposition runs trying to contain an in-form Coutinho. I think it is pretty likely to be Vlaar & Baker unless Baker plays left back but that isn't really Sherwood and I wouldn't want it either. I think it'll be the same back-line that finished against Spurs, yes. I'd rather Richardson doesn't play, even if that means starting Lowton. Edited April 17, 2015 by Isa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Gabby ain't a big loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 ..........and Slippy G is the king of the ****up's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Given is getting the start Sherwood already stated. Given Bacuna, Vlaar, Baker, Hutton, Westwood Delph Cleverly Cole Benteke, Sinclair Weimann, N'Zogbia, and Grealish are all in contention to start as well. I would disagree if that is true. Its is the semi finals, you play your first choice keeper. Shay has done a good job in the early rounds, but now it is serious. Not really that fair on Guzan as he played every game of the league cup run and was dropped for Friedel when we got to the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 17, 2015 "Starts playing well?" No, it's based on our other DM being suspended and there being no obvious alternative*. You make it sound like I've argued for a permanent change of position. Apologies, it was more of a comment of VT in general than specifically towards you. But regardless, I'd still rather see Westwood there. Okore there would be a huge risk. Just because you can defend doesn't mean you can do it from midfield. You need a much bigger engine for a start. He might be great at it, but I'm not sure a semi final vs Liverpool is the place to be experimenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I just cannot understand why so many people (including the bookies) see this as a one horse race. Corals for example have us as 9/1 to win the cup but 11/2 to beat Liverpool (which appears the easier of the two potential barriers to our lifting the trophy). This is not the Liverpool of the 1970s & we beat them 5-1 in 76/7 in any case! I have backed Benteke to score first and us to win 3-1 or 3-0 @ 210/1 & 340/1 respectively so I may well invest my winnings in Club Wembley seats for the Final! So you can buy the club in the summer then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Given is getting the start Sherwood already stated. Given Bacuna, Vlaar, Baker, Hutton, Westwood Delph Cleverly Cole Benteke, Sinclair Weimann, N'Zogbia, and Grealish are all in contention to start as well. I would disagree if that is true. Its is the semi finals, you play your first choice keeper. Shay has done a good job in the early rounds, but now it is serious. Not really that fair on Guzan as he played every game of the league cup run and was dropped for Friedel when we got to the final. I think there is very little to choose between the two at the moment and I would not see it as fair if Given did not get a game on Sunday. But there will be a decision to be made on which keeper should start when we get to the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I just cannot understand why so many people (including the bookies) see this as a one horse race. Corals for example have us as 9/1 to win the cup but 11/2 to beat Liverpool (which appears the easier of the two potential barriers to our lifting the trophy). This is not the Liverpool of the 1970s & we beat them 5-1 in 76/7 in any case! I have backed Benteke to score first and us to win 3-1 or 3-0 @ 210/1 & 340/1 respectively so I may well invest my winnings in Club Wembley seats for the Final! So you can buy the club in the summer then? I did not put quite enough on to be able to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hoping for more of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Apologies, it was more of a comment of VT in general than specifically towards you. But regardless, I'd still rather see Westwood there. Okore there would be a huge risk. Just because you can defend doesn't mean you can do it from midfield. You need a much bigger engine for a start. He might be great at it, but I'm not sure a semi final vs Liverpool is the place to be experimenting. Ah, no worries. Your view is understandable. I was taking inspiration from when Zouma played his first game in midfield during the League Cup final. I think we could do with extra pace as Liverpool play quick transitions. It'll be interesting to see who Sherwood does play there though if Nursey's article on Westwood is accurate. I hope he doesn't go with a flat 4-4-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Being written off far too easily for this one. Got a feeling Benteke is going to do a job on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Being written off far too easily for this one. Got a feeling Benteke is going to do a job on them. Yeah, Granted we are the underdogs but being priced as big as 11/2 is a bit potty imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Sturridge a major injury doubt for tomorrow according to the papers Get your money in on Balotelli (or Stevie G if they need it late in the game) scoring from their inevitable predestined penalty Edited April 18, 2015 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Like Lions Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Surprised to see the papers still full of Sterling being a naughty boy rather than the Gerrard destiny stories this morning. I know the media love to spin a story but will be interesting to see the fall out of this when we beat them tomorrow. Sterling > Scapegoat and the transfer rumours really kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 They are a far far better team than us. 11/2 is about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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