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by **Well Red** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:50 pm

half time

by **Redman in wales** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:51 pm

half time.... should have watched some paint dry instead

by **Elchris** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:53 pm

put crouch on...!!! i know he wants to play and score..!!

will help my fantasy league point alot too ...!!

by **Bammo** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:55 pm

half time: although we've had loads of posession we aren't using it very well. passes in the final third haven't been good but it hasn't helped that we aren't attacking in numbers.

when kuyt drops off to link play the whole momentum slows to let him get back. i think there are 2 ways we can get into this game.

1) utilise the wingers more. gonzalez could do a lot of damage with his pace.

2) put on a strike partner (crouch) for kuyt to play with. that way there will always be someone on the last defender's shoulder and getting into the box.

the problem is who to take off. no one's having a particularly bad game so who to sacrifice? i'm glad that's rafa's decision to make :;):

by **Well Red** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:56 pm

hate to say it but it looks like Kuyt is suffering from burnout - putting 150% into each of his early season performances seems to be having an effect on him now. He's not linking up with the midfield well enough like we're used to him doing and likewise he's not playing as an out an out 'fox in the box' type striker to get on the end of those crosses.

painfully pedestrian

by **jaytoothetee** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:57 pm

bring riise off, gonzalez could exploit the weakness at rb

by **adamnbarrett** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:58 pm

Well Red wrote:hate to say it but it looks like Kuyt is suffering from burnout - putting 150% into each of his early season performances seems to be having an effect on him now. He's not linking up with the midfield well enough like we're used to him doing and likewise he's not playing as an out an out 'fox in the box' type striker to get on the end of those crosses.

painfully pedestrian

Have been thinking that. He runs all over the place without actually doing anything.

by **Bammo** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:08 pm

arsenal have gone 2-1 up, fabregas

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:13 pm

the nash is about to start, hopefully we will be ahead by the time i get back

by **red37** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:14 pm

Bammo wrote:arsenal have gone 2-1 up, fabregas

tbh im not bothered at all. Let em.

If Arsenal do win, it creates an even greater gulf between the two qualification berths down to 5th...and the matter isnt about which one of them Liverpool fill, as much as ensuring they are in one of them come May.

Add the likes of Bolton into the mix and the liklihood lessens to the chances of grabbing one. Yeah 3rd would be great and all that...but lets make sure we DO keep our end of the bargain, just in case. That will be easier to achieve when there are two sides competing for as many spots.

by **Bammo** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:15 pm

the game's opening up more which should mean we'll get more chances. riise just misses with a long-range effort

by **Bammo** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:21 pm

pennant shoots over from 25 yards

by **Redman in wales** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:22 pm

pennant won a corner there, but as the commentator said, he only took so long to put the cross in because he had to wait for people to get into the box. When you play pennant, crouch or fowler have to play as well to make use of his crosses into the box. that, or kuyt has to be told to stay in the box - otherwise its just a waste as he either crosses to noone or he waits for ages for someone to get in the danger zone

by **Bammo** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:23 pm

we need crouch to come on. i think we play 3 at the back. city aren't that much of a consistent threat.

by **Bammo** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:24 pm

alonso booked for challenge on barton

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