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by **Reg** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:45 am

Sabre wrote:The Madrid press has grown nervous after the first defeat, and they're blaming Pellegrini's rotation policy.

I thought it was only Rafa who read this forum? :idea

by **bigmick** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:04 am

If Aquilani isn't going to be fir to make any kind of debut before October 28th, how long after that can we expect him to be actually up to speed? Mid Novemeber

The more you look at it, the more it is hard to escape the idea that his signing is a huge gamble. It's all very well saying we signed him for five years not five minutes, but if we're out of the league title race before he plays a match how good will he have to be to justify the means?

by **Owzat** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:25 pm

Perhaps it reflects another of Rafa's rather odd views that "the title isn't won or lost in September", the baffling aspect is that it is all very well believing it is won in May, BUT you have to still be in contention for that to be the case and the preceding months go a lot farther to deciding the title destination than any named cliched month ie titles aren't won in August, September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April or May, they are won over the whole lot. That said you could pinpoint January and February as where we lost the league title, 10 points from 21 and the mancs shot past us ne'er to be caught.

So to tie this in with Aquilani, he might be great from November through to May, but by that stage how much damage will have been done? Did fans on here expect us to have lost four games by the first week of October? I tot up that being one less than last season - two in the league, one in the Champions League, one in each of the domestic cups = five.

by **Madmax** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:08 pm

Hope cack-eyed works out well for us!

by **Madmax** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:12 pm

Owzat wrote:Perhaps it reflects another of Rafa's rather odd views that "the title isn't won or lost in September", the baffling aspect is that it is all very well believing it is won in May, BUT you have to still be in contention for that to be the case and the preceding months go a lot farther to deciding the title destination than any named cliched month ie titles aren't won in August, September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April or May, they are won over the whole lot. That said you could pinpoint January and February as where we lost the league title, 10 points from 21 and the mancs shot past us ne'er to be caught.

So to tie this in with Aquilani, he might be great from November through to May, but by that stage how much damage will have been done? Did fans on here expect us to have lost four games by the first week of October? I tot up that being one less than last season - two in the league, one in the Champions League, one in each of the domestic cups = five.

Good post. Its true if we do perform consistently after nov when aquilani comes good we could still end up comming short and pin pointing the early defeats.
Even though the others will drop more points im sure we will aswel. Its not like we will win all of our remaining games from now on.
The annoying this is whenever the top sides drop points we never seem to take advantage and tend to just follow them with either a loss or draw.
In a few situations we did that last season and have done the same this season even though the opposition was tough.

by **Tim LFC** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:48 pm

Just thought i'd let you guys see Aquilani nearly tear Real Madrid apart with his shots!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlTmSuMaORo

:;):

by **redmikey** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:10 pm

big hope on the lad shoulders in a tough league to adapt to just ask tossena, just let him be better than him for rafas sake. this forum will have a field day if he isn't instantly as xabi or as passionate as carra. there are some big hitters on here that want him to fail if you go by some of the post on this thread.

i will give you that you could just see xabi was class from his first game but you have to remember the poor spell he had

for me i think jay spearing should have had some of lucas playing time , even though i think lucas has been better than most liverpool fans give him credit for, for me he was better than gerrard against chavski

by **tubby** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:21 pm

Tim LFC wrote:Just thought i'd let you guys see Aquilani nearly tear Real Madrid apart with his shots!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlTmSuMaORo

Shame that 1st one didn't go in, would have been a classic goal had it done.

by **Madmax** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:59 pm

His got some great shots. Can't wait to see him in action feck sakes wonder how long we got left!

by **Reg** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:31 pm

Tim LFC wrote:Just thought i'd let you guys see Aquilani nearly tear Real Madrid apart with his shots!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlTmSuMaORo

He would have scored both of thiose if he wasnt cack-eyed. :laugh:

by **Madmax** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:41 pm

Reg wrote:
Tim LFC wrote:Just thought i'd let you guys see Aquilani nearly tear Real Madrid apart with his shots!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlTmSuMaORo

He would have scored both of thiose if he wasnt cack-eyed.

very true!

by **metalhead** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:04 pm

its cross-eyed

by **Reg** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:16 pm

metalhead wrote:its cross-eyed

Jeez so he could score own goals from 30 yards as well ?? :laugh:

by **Madmax** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:24 pm

well his had enough time to recognise whoes who so he should be fine when passing the ball to gerrard or the opposition defense..

by **Reg** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:17 pm

.... as long as they're darn close! ..... otherwise he just bangs it goalwards.... but which goal? :laugh:

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