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by **Madmax** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:02 pm

citeh got smashed loool ..

by **Emerald Red** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:03 pm

Toffeehater wrote:I can bet that if johnson had played , nzogbia wouldn't have gotten that goal , he's quick and johnson can match him for pace. Disappointing goal to concede but 3 points is 3 points. Stick with the 4-4-2 with Ngog and Torres upfront

Wouldn't have mattered. He cut across the box from the left of the pitch and no one dared risk a tackle, not even a block at the strike. When confidence is down, no one is willing to take the plung and risk being ridiculed. There was no evidence there of any player willing to put his body on the line there for the team. It's p*ssing me clean off. Today we might have gotten away with the three points, but individual performances and overall performance of the side are just as important in the long run. If that doesn't improve, then expect more draws and defeats.

by **Emerald Red** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:04 pm

Drop Dirk Kuyt and play N'gog and Torres up front. They are both scoring.

by **redhayesy** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:05 pm

WE LOVE YOU LIVERPOOL WE DO, WE LOVE YOU LIVERPOOL WE DO, WE LOVE YOU LIVERPOOL WE DO, OH LIVERPOOL WE LOVE YOU! well done lads great perforformance, great result- oh an i come on here after we win! whatever the results i will always love the team an manager - an everyone connected with the club!

we played some really good football tonight an deserved even more goals, but the way we went about the job tonight was brilliant. an fecking love the way lots of people critised raffa for not playing torres an aqua man from the start- well what ever you say we won end of so i'm made up.

well done lads, that will i'm sure give us the so- called boost to take us foward!

by **account deleted by request** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:05 pm

Emerald Red wrote:
Toffeehater wrote:I can bet that if johnson had played , nzogbia wouldn't have gotten that goal , he's quick and johnson can match him for pace. Disappointing goal to concede but 3 points is 3 points. Stick with the 4-4-2 with Ngog and Torres upfront

Wouldn't have mattered. He cut across the box from the left of the pitch and no one dared risk a tackle, not even a block at the strike. When confidence is down, no one is willing to take the plung and risk being ridiculed. There was no evidence there of any player willing to put his body on the line there for the team. It's p*ssing me clean off. Today we might have gotten away with the three points, but individual performances and overall performance of the side are just as important in the long run. If that doesn't improve, then expect more draws and defeats.

I am just happy we won mate, maybe we didn't play great but we got three points which is more than enough for me at the moment.

by **Bad Bob** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:05 pm

Benny The Noon wrote:
s@int wrote:I think until Aquaman isready to start we need GERRARD IN MIDFIELD

Think he is getting very close now - he looked a lot sharper tonight than he had done in any of his times previously - gerrard next to masher with aquaman in front of them behind torres and aquaman and gerrard swapping throughout the game

Well, he got clattered for the first time tonight and that knocked the last of the rust clean off him. Give him a start Rafa and see how he goes.

by **Benny The Noon** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:06 pm

Bad Bob wrote:
Benny The Noon wrote:
s@int wrote:I think until Aquaman isready to start we need GERRARD IN MIDFIELD

Think he is getting very close now - he looked a lot sharper tonight than he had done in any of his times previously - gerrard next to masher with aquaman in front of them behind torres and aquaman and gerrard swapping throughout the game

Well, he got clattered for the first time tonight and that knocked the last of the rust clean off him. Give him a start Rafa and see how he goes.

Yeah that should give both him and rafa a bit more confidence

by **Scottbot** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:06 pm

Playing with fire in that 2nd half I thought. If their lad hadn't missed the open goal for 1-1 I think we might have all been sat here pulling our hair out again this evening. We got very defensive and nervous from the moment he put on Lucas for Aurelio, on paper it might make us stronger defensively but we lost tempo/movement and the ability to keep the ball with that one substitution. Aquilani still doesn't look fit but it's only gonna happen if the Manager trusts him to do the job from the start of a game. Pompey away on Saturday and i wonder if Rafa will deem that another too tough fixture for the lad? unless we get ourselves 2/3 goals up that is.

by **Scottbot** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:09 pm

Emerald Red wrote:Drop Dirk Kuyt and play N'gog and Torres up front. They are both scoring.

Rafa will NEVER play Torres and Ngog up-front together, not a chance. It's just not his way to play to out and out frontmen.

by **account deleted by request** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:09 pm

Aquilani looks lightweight to me, good passer but I am not sure he can hold a midfield role. Maybe swop him and Gerrard at least in the short term?

by **Effes** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:09 pm

Was Carragher right back tonight?

by **Bad Bob** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:09 pm

I thought Ngog had a great little game tonight, BTW. The goal was well taken and he looked dangerous throughout. I particularly liked his lay-off for Kuyt for what should have been our 2nd (or 3rd)? Starting to look a little like a player, this lad.

by **account deleted by request** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:10 pm

Effes wrote:Was Carragher right back tonight?

Yes mate

by **Bad Bob** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:10 pm

Effes wrote:Was Carragher right back tonight?

Yes, he was mate. Johnson must have picked up a knock on Sunday. I wonder if Degen did too or if Rafa just doesn't trust him.

by **Scottbot** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:11 pm

s@int wrote:Aquilani looks lightweight to me, good passer but I am not sure he can hold a midfield role. Maybe swop him and Gerrard at least in the short term?

It's a good shout mate, the lad needs to get 90 minutes under his belt + you're right, he looks like he's gonna take some adjusting to the pace and physicality of things. When he got clattered he got a good shout off the Kop but he didn't seem to think the challenge was coming, when unfortunately the challenge is always coming in England!

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