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MUTU wrote:

bastos80 wrote:How many times we already discussed the factor "rest" in here and it never made an evident impact...

Of course it does make a difference! John Arne Riise clearly told me this morning he thinks Liverpool will go through thanks to this rest. He made it sound almost like it is the most important factor. This guy knows what recovery time and rest means, even from a psychological point of view.

MUTU wrote:

bastos80 wrote:Good thing is that there's rotation.

If Kovač does what he did at the start of the season, then yes.

Otherwise:

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At least, this time he (sorry ramsej84) *touch wood* should have a wider selection of players to choose from because the injury situation is getting thinner and thinner.

ramsej84 wrote:

MUTU wrote:

bastos80 wrote:How many times we already discussed the factor "rest" in here and it never made an evident impact...

Of course it does make a difference! John Arne Riise clearly told me this morning he thinks Liverpool will go through thanks to this rest. He made it sound almost like it is the most important factor. This guy knows what recovery time and rest means, even from a psychological point of view.

you spoke to him ?

bastos80 wrote:

MUTU wrote:

bastos80 wrote:Good thing is that there's rotation.

If Kovač does what he did at the start of the season, then yes.

Otherwise:

Spoiler: show

At least, this time he (sorry ramsej84) *touch wood* should have a wider selection of players to choose from because the injury situation is getting thinner and thinner.

Kovac needs to find the right mix. Neither radical nor non-exisiting rotation is the way to go.
Once he's found his 11 - which he looks like he did - he should be able to rotate more every now and then.

MUTU wrote:

bastos80 wrote:

MUTU wrote:If Kovač does what he did at the start of the season, then yes.

Otherwise:

Spoiler: show

At least, this time he (sorry ramsej84) *touch wood* should have a wider selection of players to choose from because the injury situation is getting thinner and thinner.

Kovac needs to find the right mix. Neither radical nor non-exisiting rotation is the way to go.
Once he's found his 11 - which he looks like he did - he should be able to rotate more every now and then.

Absolutely agree with the first part.

But I have some doubts with the 2nd part. There's going to be Davies who'll get some playing time, OK, but the biggest question will be James vs Mueller I'd say. Also, once Tolisso will be back it will (hopefully!) be a selection headache for him.

bastos80 wrote:Don't really think that rules out Kovac finding his main 11.
Except for James who he'll have to build up for the Liverpool game, and maybe Hummels vs Boateng, the team is set.
Davies will get his occasional 10-15 minutes here and there until Robben and Ribéry are gone. There's no pressure on him.

MUTU wrote:

bastos80 wrote:Don't really think that rules out Kovac finding his main 11.
Except for James who he'll have to build up for the Liverpool game, and maybe Hummels vs Boateng, the team is set.
Davies will get his occasional 10-15 minutes here and there until Robben and Ribéry are gone. There's no pressure on him.

You're assuming no fresh injuries and no new purchases, but OK that sounds about right...

MUTU wrote:Final schedule

2nd February (FC Bayern play, Liverpool don't)
Leverkusen vs FC Bayern: 

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4th February (Liverpool play, FC Bayern don't)
West Ham vs Liverpool: 

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6th February (FC Bayern play, Liverpool don't)
Hertha vs FC Bayern that could finish with extra time: 

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9th February (FC Bayern kick off 2.5 hours later)
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: 

FC Bayern vs Schalke: 

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15th February (FC Bayern play, Liverpool don't)
FC Augsburg vs FC Bayern: 

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19th February
Liverpool vs FC Bayern: 

Conclusion: FC Bayern play 2 extra matches in the run-up to the match. Furthermore, by the time Liverpool kick off their last ball and start preparing for the match against Bayern in the same stadium, FC Bayern have to:
- play a match against Schalke
- travel to Augsburg
- play against Augsburg
- travel back to Munich
- travel to Liverpool.

MUTU wrote:I was at first against Ribery or Robben playing, but I now think at least one of them will/should play. They will be extra fired up... this is potentially the last away Champions League match of their career.

MUTU wrote:I was at first against Ribery or Robben playing, but I now think at least one of them will/should play. They will be extra fired up... this is potentially the last away Champions League match of their career.