Friday 2 March 2012

Liverpool (A)

So attention now turns to tomorrow and we have the early kick off at Anfield. We've had mixed fortunes at Anfield in recent years, I distinctly remember Arshavin scoring twice giving us the win a few years ago. Last season a certain Moroccan scored, well I say scored, basically Reina cocked up and gave him a goal. So you know...

I'm afraid this one will be short and sweet. So it appears that there are a few injury concerns mainly that of Robin Van Persie who went off at the half against England with a tight groin. Lets hope its loosened? before tomorrow. We probably won't know until tomorrow now, so fingers crossed. Other concerns include Vermaelen who was forced to play the whole game for his country on Wednesday and now appears to be suffering a knock. Rosicky worrying has a back problem which sadly is a reoccurring injury for him and he's been playing really well recently so lets hope its not as bad as it sounds. Back injuries are normally pretty bad.


However there is good news. Abou Diaby is back after his horrific injury that has kept him out for so long. I'd like to see him make an appearance if he really is ready. I remember him scoring a good goal against Liverpool a few years back now. I think he's really underrated as a player so let's hope for good things. Andre Santos is also making good progress and is a few weeks off according to Wenger. For Liverpool Gerrard is a doubt which is promising.


However the rest of their squad looks fairly normal apart from Daniel Agger whose injured along with Lucas and others we already know about. So threats from Suarez, Kuyt, Adam and as reluctant as I am to say this Carroll. The only reason I'm including him is because of his height, without Mertesacker we don't have a tall centre back to challenge him in the air so he might cause problems there. Let's hope he's a shit as everyone thinks he is.

We'll still be on a buzz after Sunday but we need to make sure that we keep that momentum and go forward.

Prediction: Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal