Can you ‘Guess Rafa’s Lineup?!’

By: Jim | October 19th, 2006

OK, with Bordeaux sufficiently dispatched, it’s on to Manchester to face “The Scum.” I will be upfront in saying I stole this idea from the excellent This is Anfield site and an article written by Ian Bishop, who talks about Rafa’s rotation policy but also mentions what I think could be a fun game.

Guess Rafa’s Lineup!

Yes, when Rod Roddy called your name on The Price Is Right, you had a chance to play Plinko, win $25,000 and maybe, just maybe, win a NEW CAR!!

I have no such prizes to offer, but I propose anyone wishing to offer a guess, submit a comment with your starting 11 for Sunday at Old Trafford. Is this the week Rafa turns into a speed-demon and starts Pennant and Gonzalez on the wings? Do we see an insane Crouch-Bellamy-Kuyt trio upfront (not very likely)? Or, is a rather “safe” 4-5-1, with the still-unseen Paleta up front?!?!?! If that happened would you still be conscious to watch the match after hitting the floor?

Anyone getting all 11 correct has my undying gratitude and can post whatever they like to this site. Anyone getting 10 of the 11 right will earn the nickname “Paco” and my loyal respect. Nine right would still be pretty good, but, well, like I said, I got nothing really to give away that could be called a prize.

OK, on with it then.

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• Jim |  October 19th, 2006 at 1:35 am

  
  
  

  OK, I’ll kick it off here with a (random) guess from the editor:

  Reina

  Finnan
  Carragher (so far, so good)
  Hyypia
  Riise

  Pennant
  Sissoko
  Alonso
  Gerrard

  Bellamy
  Crouch

  The gimpy ankle keeps Kuyt as a substitute. Gerrard on the left as he was against Chelsea. Aurelio and Garcia join Kuyt as substitutes. Paleta and, uh, some keeper besides Dudek (the guy we got from MK Dons), to round out the bench.

  There you go. That’s my shot at it.

  Posted from United States

  

• nate |  October 19th, 2006 at 11:37 am

  
  
  

  I’ve attempted to pick the lineup for every game this season at my blog, and I’ve been right once. It’s just not possible, Rafa seemingly operates on a higher plane of existence than anyone else.

  However, since I do enjoy guessing games, this is probably what I’ll go with when I do my preview of the game:

  Reina
  Finnan-Carra-Hyypia-Riise
  Gerrard-Alonso-Sissoko-Garcia
  Crouch-Bellamy

  Bench: Martin, Aurelio, Agger (no matter the hand), Pennant, Kuyt

  Posted from United States

  

• TOLAY |  December 15th, 2007 at 5:07 am

  
  
  

  REINA.
  FIINNAN. HYPIA. CARRAGHER. RISSE.
  KEWELL. GERRARD. SISSOKO. BENAYOUN.
  TORRES. KUYT.

  (GUARENTEE)

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• Matthew Singleton |  January 15th, 2008 at 5:35 am

  
  
  

  reina
  arbeloa
  carragher
  skrtel
  aurelio
  pennant
  gerrard
  the masch
  kewell
  torres
  crouch

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

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