English Premier League: Steven Gerrard fit enough to face Wigan Athletic
Liverpool manager, Kenny Dalglish has confirmed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 at Stamford Bridge
on the previous weekend as the Blues faltered against the Reds by a score line of 1-0. King Kenny has had a transformational effect on Liverpool ever since he took over at the Merseyside club following the departure of Roy Hodgson.
This effect has influenced Liverpool in a positive way as the Merseyside giants have gone on a five-match unbeaten streak. Tough ties now await Liverpool in the coming weeks, as they will host Manchester United on 6 March, 2011.
Before that, the Reds have to play their knock out ties in the Europa League alongside a tricky away fixture against West Ham United at the end of February. Liverpool will be hoping that Gerrard remains fit for their Europa League clashes as well as their
Premier League encounters as the midfielder induces a talismanic presence to Dalglish’s team.
However, controversy now surrounds Steven Gerrard, as Liverpool’s medical staff declared him unfit for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884. This surprising recovery to full fitness by the Englishman will certainly
raise eyebrows as the club versus country debate looms large. Nonetheless, England did pretty well without Gerrard as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jack-Wilshere-c17463 deputized effectively in place of the veteran playmaker.
Currently ranked sixth in the English Premier League table, Liverpool will be hoping that they can continue their excellent form in the season of spring. At the moment, Liverpool trail Tottenham Hotspur by six points, but another
streak of wins alongside other favourable results will allow the Reds to catch up to Tottenham in no time at all.
Kenny Dalglish said in his latest interview that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 will get to know more about Gerrard’s fitness levels on Thursday afternoon after he goes through a couple of fitness tests at Melwood training ground. The Merseyside club’s
manager went onto say that the Liverpool players, who went on international duty, have come back without any major injury issues which is always a good sign for the club. In the January transfer window, Liverpool secured the services of two new strikers; Andy
Carroll and Luis Suarez whilst parting ways with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707.
Kenny also commented on Andy Carroll’s thigh injury in his interview. He elaborated that Liverpool will not be giving out a return date for Carroll as the thigh injury is quite a serious one. Earlier estimates pointed out that
Carroll could make his comeback to football for the Reds in March but Dalglish refused to commit any further on the topic. Kenny Dalglish’s main selection problem lies in central midfield as he has to pick and choose between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Poulsen-c9114, Steven Gerrard,
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-Meireles-c30678 for the tie against Wigan Athletic.
Moreover, it will be interesting to see whether Luis Suarez will start on the weekend for Liverpool as the striker has recently come back from a suspension that plagued his career in Dutch football. Suarez scored on his debut for
Liverpool against Stoke City earlier on in the month of February. However, Kenny Dalglish’s selection tactics in the past suggest that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dirk-Kuyt-c11348 will take up the long striker’s role in Liverpool’s 3-1-4-1-1 formation.
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