Bulld0gs Liverpool Thread

[Jack.lfc]

you'll neva win the title... especially if gerrard keeps on doing those air shots and landing flat on his arse....!!!

up the villa!!!

I think you meant especially if you have robbie keane in the team.

[hideous.ape]

Not Keano's fault if he's played out of position and receives no supply for the 60 odd minutes Rafa allows him...Keano has never been any good as an out and out frontman.
Ball to feet + Keane + proper position = chances created for the frontman.
Down through the years Irish managers would leave him up top running around like he was Dirk Kuyt or something.
The following weekend in the Premiership he would be partnered with Berbatov, playing in the spaces linking midfield and the frontman:
Berbatov would score twice, both created by Keane.

I could have told Rafa that buying Keane and sticking him up top would be pointless!
Liverpools biggest problem is the gulf in quality between Torres, Gerrard, Reina, Carragher, Keane and the remainder of the squad.
Chelsea and United have much more balanced squads with much more talent on the bench to change things...we have:

- Andrea "Plays like he is named" Dossena
- Fabio "Whats a 20 yard pass" Aurelio
- Lucas "No seriously, I'm Brazilian" Leiva
- Dirk "Heart of a lion, skills of a donkey" Kuyt
- Yossi "My niece could shoulder him off the ball" Benayoun
- Alvaro "Comeback Stevie Finan" Arbeloa
- Albert "Nice first touch, great sidestep...but why are you running in slow-motion and now you've lost possession" Riera
- Etc....

If Rafa can win the league with this squad, which he built, he will have earned his place amongst the greats!

[Jack.lfc]

If Rafa can win the league with this squad, which he built, he will have earned his place amongst the greats!

Look at the squad he won the cl with

[opsmonkey]

you'll neva win the title... especially if gerrard keeps on doing those air shots and landing flat on his arse....!!!

up the villa!!!

yep because Gerrard is consistantly poor week in week out isnt he..

up the villa... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.. may i remind you of your final league positions in recent years..

07/08 - 6th
06/07 - 11th ha ha
05/06 - 16th a ha ha ha ha ha ha
04/05 - 10th ha ha

[kevob215]

you must have watched a differnt match than me then..

they loaded the midfield.. only had 20% of the possesion.. 3 shots on target..

they were there for the taking.. Utd or Chelsea would have ripped them apart tonight

maybe because man.u or chelsea will win the league.....

[reddave]

Other good win for the reds today, it's tough at the top!!!

Free michael shields

[dctyper]

yes mate, we were poor in the 1st half though

[opsmonkey]

to be honest we were ~~~~ing awful... the first 45 was a joke..
we are passing well but its not happening in the last third..

but we are top.. and playing badly.. thats how titles are ground out..

[hideous.ape]

Positives:

Insua, Hyppia, Reina.
Winning while playing awful.
Still top of the league.

Negatives:

Loads of possession but little or no creativity.
Babel was shocking.
Kuyt was in Second Division mode today.
Benyaoun was poor except for the goal.
Rafa has no "Plan B" when Torres is out.

Keane may never recover any form if Rafa doesn't trust him enough to change the formation to suit him.
At least give the lad 90mins for at least 5 or 6 games in a row in his proper position.

[statdotstar]

Positives:

Insua, Hyppia, Reina.
Winning while playing awful.
Still top of the league.

Negatives:

Loads of possession but little or no creativity.
Babel was shocking.
Kuyt was in Second Division mode today.
Benyaoun was poor except for the goal.
Rafa has no "Plan B" when Torres is out.

Keane may never recover any form if Rafa doesn't trust him enough to change the formation to suit him.
At least give the lad 90mins for at least 5 or 6 games in a row in his proper position.

Agree about Keane, how does anyone get confidence from sitting on the bench? As for Babel...all the skill in the world - but a lazy g*t, seen more life in a tramp's vest, and now it turns out he asked to go back to Ajax for a while. Bloody cheek, he should at least have done the right thing by Liverpool and insisted it was a permanent move!

[lfc4life]

What a way to top the champions league group....

I would like to say well done to liverpool for topping there group after there 3-1 win away at psv .

Here is a link to the match report from bbc -

BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | PSV 1-3 Liverpool

[topdog]

well done to liverpool

[carlosos]

what do you think about babel cant make my mind up

[lfc4life]

what do you think about babel cant make my mind up

theres no doubting his skill but i think his finishing is letting him down. and any player thats says "i want to leave cause im not getting a game" should be let go. cause he shows he is not fully committed to the club

[lfc4life]

what unbelievable load of shit!! We should have buried hull!!!

GET RAFA OUT NO CLUE WITH WHO HE IS PICKING AND FORMATION!

AND KEANE ON THE BENCH WTF