Premier League Week 4 Preview: Stoke City vs Liverpool

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As a douche bag and a Liverpudlian, I would like to predict the match result between our beloved team, Liverpool FC and Stoke City at Britannia Stadium this Saturday, September 10, 2011. This is my probable line up for the match:

Stoke City:
Asmir Begovic, Jonathan Woodgate, Ryan Shawcross, Marc Wilson, Robert Huth, Dean Whitehead, Glenn Whelan, Matthew Etherington, Jermaine Pennant, Kenwyne Jones, Jonathan Walters

Liverpool:
Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger, Jose Enrique, Lucas Leiva, Stuart Downing, Charlie Adams, Jordan Henderson, Luis Suarez, Craig Bellamy

I hope Craig Bellamy will start ahead of Andy Carroll in this game. It is because I think Bellamy will be more effective running through big and tall Stoke defenders, guys like Huth, Shawcross and Woodgate are hard to beat in the air. Therefore, you need tireless attackers to shake their heavy legs. If King Kenny decides to start with Carroll, we might have a slight problem scoring goals in this match. We all know that Stoke's style of football is very direct. Therefore, Liverpool should try to pass the ball and maximize their advantages in pace and speed to create plenty of scoring chances in this match. Watch out for Rory Delap and his famous long throw. He might not be in the line up yet, but his name could pop up before the game begins.

Johnson Dilemma

I would love to see Glen Johnson start for Liverpool although I don't think King Kenny will risk losing one of his best players who just returned from injury. So he might start with Skrtel instead. In the end, this game will be a tough game to predict since both teams have yet to suffer any losses this season and they are eager to defend their perfect record. I think Liverpool will edge this one and comes out victorious at Britannia Stadium. Final score: 2-0, Suarez and Bellamy will be on the score sheet. Douche bag out.

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