[lfc-news] Weather leaves Cisse stranded in Faroes - Echo

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Liverpool Echo, 10 Sept 2004
Weather leaves Cisse stranded in Faroes
By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo

DJIBRIL CISSE is struggling to face West Brom after getting stranded in the
Faroe Islands - as Jamie Carragher also fights to be fit for the Anfield
fixture.

Liverpool's record striker was still in the Faroes this morning because
foggy weather conditions prevented him flying back to Paris for his
connecting flight to Liverpool on Thursday.

Cisse was due back on Merseyside with the rest of the international players
for an afternoon training session.

Instead, he was one of eight stars having to spend an extra night in the
Faroes and was still there 36 hours after helping France to a 2-0 win on
Wednesday.

Cisse scored in the World Cup qualifier, but Reds boss Rafael Benitez now
faces a dilemma whether to recall him since he will not have trained with
the squad before the game.

The striker was dropped against Bolton a fortnight ago, but it was expected
Benitez would return to a more familiar 4-4-2 formation against Gary
Megson's side.

After leaving the Faroes first thing this morning, Cisse was reporting to
the training ground for a training session which will determine his
availability.

Other French Premiership players were lucky enough to leave the Faroes
immediately after the game. The Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United
players were back at their clubs yesterday having used a private jet to get
home.

Meanwhile, Carragher was Benitez's main injury following the international
contingent's return.

The defender needed treatment on a foot injury and did not train yesterday.

He will have a fitness test today.

Harry Kewell returns to the squad after recovering from a calf injury.

The visitors welcome back defender Thomas Gaardsoe is back from ankle
ligament damage, and striker Geoff Horsfield has recovered from hamstring
and back niggles in time to make the squad.

Midfielder Jason Koumas is also in line for a recall having completed a
four-match ban, while new recruits Robert Earnshaw, Junichi Inamoto and
on-loan Atletico Madrid defender Cosmin Contra could make their debuts.

Midfielder Andy Johnson is struggling to recover from a hamstring problem
while defender Darren Moore (knee), Rob Hulse (stomach strain) and Larus
Sigurdsson (knee) are all sidelined.

Liverpool (from): Dudek, Josemi, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Garcia, Gerrard,
Hamann, Alonso, Baros, Cisse, Kewell, Harrison, Diao, Traore, Biscan,
Finnan, Pongolle, Warnock.

West Brom (from): Hoult, Scimeca, Purse, Albrechtsen, Robinson, Haas, A
Chambers, Koumas, Greening, Kanu, Earnshaw, Contra, Gaardsoe, Clement,
Sakiri, O'Connor, Gregan, Gera, Inamoto, Horsfield, Dobie, Kuszczak.


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