Liverpool Banter Archive February 13 2014

13 Feb 2014 22:06:43
Banter please Eds.

Evening Gent's.

Right, speak from the head and not the heart.

You are bang in form and playing some damn fine football and have, arguably, the best forwards line in the prem, along with City.

You, like the rest of us, have some tricky games coming up, away to Man Utd, West Ham, Man City and Southampton and some banana-skin home games, Swansea, Spurs and Chelsea.

Question>> Where do you think you will finish come May?
(Remember, speak from head not heart, lol)

PS, I think you will finish 3rd with Arsenal in 4th (due to our congested fixture list)

Impossible to answer Dags.

I do think the current top four will finish top four. In which order? I do not know. As long as we are there that's all that matters.

Red Rum

3rd or 4th is realistic. I don't see the top four really changing unless someone capitulates and Sherwood turns out to be the new tactical genius. My heart says we could win or draw all our remaining games but my head says we will still have a couple of poor performances before May.
I'm predicting fourth (which would still be a successful season)

13 Feb 2014 22:54:45
Hey mate, I wish all other fans from other sites were like you. (Polite and looking for a discussion, not just here for a wind-up like some bitters and mancs)

Anyway to be completly honest with you they only teams I fear away are Southampton and at Home are Chelsea.

No games are easy, but if we show up for most of the other games Like Palace and Cardiff away we will win. Its up to the players to treat these games like Arsenal or Everton at H. Hopefully it will help that we have almost a week to prepare and have like "5 new signings " coming back from injury who don't need time to settle into the PL.
Agger, Sakho, Johnson, Lucas, Enrique. And the first 4 will play very important parts in my opinion. Enrique I think will struggle to get into the team ahead of Flanagan and Johnson who I think will be played as a LB.

13 Feb 2014 22:56:17
And to answer you question, I think we will finish in the top 4 ;)

Third sounds realistic, I do think we have a better first 11 than you although you have more depth. But with Enrique, Sakho, Lucas, Johnson all coming back from injury, we really have no limit.

To be honest DG i'm just hoping and happy with top four, back in the champs league where we belong!
However the fact that so many are saying we have a chance of winning the title does give me hope but for now I will take 1 game at a time! and hope for the best!
cheers

From the head 3rd to 5th spurs are doing very well at the moment we don't do grate under pressure

Alright Dags Mate

Ive been through both ours and your remaining games and tried predicting the results

about 4 times, and everytime I've tried both our clubs will be fighting for 3rd. spot both

so its to hard to call unless Arsenal hit a brick wall, anyway all the best for the remainder

of the season Especially in Europe

If I'm honest dags, I really couldn't predict. Too many if buts and maybes. We have City at home by the way. We're top of the form guides both this year and against the sides in the bottom 7 on goal difference with chelsea and yourselves respectively so I was surprised to see that. We've only scored 2 goals less than City and everyone's raving about their firepower. We have Johnson, Agger back now, Lucas, Enrique and Sakho not far away so squad wise we're improving too. Our upcoming fixtures are nicely spread, practically 1 home 1 away until the end of the season. Dare I dream lol. At a push I would snap your hand off for 3rd but who knows, it's a funny old game ha ha.

13 Feb 2014 23:19:42
It's impossible to say mate, this is the EPL we are talking about! We have the ability to give any team in the world a good game, but equally the ability to lose to a league one side with a full strength 11. It's all ifs and buts. To be fair, thinking with my head would probably mean I'd predict a higher finish, as I try so hard to be realistic if slightly pessimistic to avoid disappointment. It's easy to try and avoid disappointment, but knowing it's been silly mistakes that have caused draws and losses, along with us being 4 points off top, can only make us think that this could have been our season. Wins against WBA and Villa would have meant we'd be top now. When we win it's so easy to get carried away and think we can keep it up for the whole season, when we lose it's equally as easy to suggest it may be the start of a bad spell that could put us out of the running completely. As boring as Chelsea have been this season they are so consistent, and City are just incredible 95% of the time, Arsenal have had a blinder too, and Everton and Spurs have kept up so far, so the way I see it we are skating on thin ice. It's so close I wouldn't be surprised if season ended with the current top 4 in any order. But to answer your question i'd say my head says 4th is where we will end up. My heart says 1st - 5th depending on what day it is! Cheers mate your a good one you are, not many gunners like you out there.

I agree dg I think we will finish third, as with our forward line we're never out of any game.

My head says.

City.
Chelsea.
Liverpool.
Arsenal.

Mt heart.

Liverpool.
City.
Arsenal.
Chelsea.

We have city at home dg

It think it will be 3rd or 4th but so difficult to call. Not being in Europe is a major benefit for us and I hope all the English teams progress to the next round and beyond!

Similarly I won't be too disappointed if you beat us on Sunday.

I think 1st-5th are going to be a very close thing to be honest. No one really seems to be infallible at this point and I think all of us will drop the odd points here and there. That said, I think it'll finish Chelsea, City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs, United, Everton.

GOOD answers lol

Probably the most ridiculous notion any of you will ever hear but does anyone wonder if Arsenal may in fact finish 5th, and Spurs 4th? Looking at Arsenal's run of fixtures between now and April 5th, there's only 2 games I look at and think, "it'd be a shock if they don't win that" and that's Sunderland and Swansea at home. Stoke away is tough, as is Everton and if course City and Chelsea. Not to mention the north-London derby is at WHL too, and Spurs are only 6 points behind Arsenal. Just a notion anyway, because they aren't scoring enough goals and that doesn't look like changing anytime soon. Spurs, meanwhile, are playing fairly poorly and yet still winning games. Heaven forbid they start playing like they did the other night when they won 4-0 on a regular basis.
I guess the fact I can even convince myself that that is a possible outcome is down to this season being so unpredictable and so God damn brilliant. Don't you just love the BPL?

74pts, 4th place.

13 Feb 2014 22:02:57
Lots of "big up" Liverpool propaganda being rolled out on various websites today.

Just for banter, I was wondering what the top four predictions were for end of season.

I'd go man City, Chelsea, Liverpool, arsenal.

No science behind it just the.

I agree! .

Id guess
man city or the gooners #1 and 2nd
us and chelsea 3rd and 4th

however its just way too close to call even the spuds and bitters have a chance!

Liverpool 1st. Chelsea 2nd City 3rd Arsenal 4th

13 Feb 2014 20:59:01
Evening Eds, reports claim that we had scouts attending in Portugal last night to watch Andre Gomes again for a possible summer target? Is there truth and a realistic chance that we could be serious about this kid or not as far as you are aware?

{Ed002's Note - You could add him to the list of nowhere near ready for the first team.}

13 Feb 2014 22:45:42
Ed is completly right.

We need some older players who are the finished article.
No point is signing more Luis Alberto's and Tiago Ilori's.
Not that I mind those players, I like them and think they will have a good future at Liverpool, but we already have them and many many more like them.

Teixeira, Pelosi, Peterson, Smith, Ibe, Dunn, etc. etc. and the U-18 which has like 50 players with potential to be stars in the future. Wilson, Kent, Sinclair, Rossiter, Smith, Maguire, Ojo, Williams, Jones, Canos, Cherevilla.

If and hopefully when we finish in the top 4, we will need players who are ready to finish in the top 4 again next season and compete decently. Afterall, what is the point if you are not going to try and win something.

13 Feb 2014 20:47:34
Jebus, tv seem to be in bed with us atm. There have been about 5 different stories of people including Morinho tipping us for the title.

Yeah we look amazing at the momeny but people need to chill out. Pretty sure Rogers had been saying we will finish as high as we can and to take a the league 1 game at a time.

Now all of a sudden we can go all the way according to him, there are 12 games to go and yes we may have a slight advantage in no euro football and a better run of fixtures but its too early for all this.

Its freaking me out.

If you read the articles, nobody related to the club has said we are going to win the league. Gerrard said he thinks we are dark horses, but that hardly means we are favourites.

I think with the quality of football we have been playing and our league position, of course the media will run wild with stories, but we all need to keep our feet on the ground and take each game as it comes.

Red Rum

There are a few very important games in that run of games. If we win all of them important ones without dropping too many points in the others, I will allow myself to dream of the title, not before then though.

13 Feb 2014 22:12:04
I wouldn't say we have a 'better run of fixtures' at all.

It's just to put pressure on the team hopefully the squad will just concentrate on the games as we play them and nothing else.

13 Feb 2014 19:53:46
I mentioned last week that winning 3 points away at Fulham was far more important than the FSG A Cup tie at Arsenal. I'm over the moon with our result and you could see what it meant to Stevie and the boys, even those on the subs bench!
Do you envisage changes to the Team this weekend or stay unchanged?.as I think Arsenal will have changes due to CL.
Whatever, I would prefer a result one way or the other rather than a replay? Thoughts.
Well done BR.keep it going.
2009 Captain

13 Feb 2014 17:49:50
Apart from the heart in mouth win, it was good to see "Aspas" reaction at the sidelines.
1. when a foul was given against Cout around 86th.min, he looked as furious as BR

2. When Studge won the Penalty, he was so enthusiastic . with all pumpin his fist, was great to see.

Hope he gets his opportunities and is a big success, Love the Lad .

13 Feb 2014 23:43:18
Awsome, I hope he makes it at Liverpool, he has shown flashes in pre season he can be a brilliant player for us.

Before you judge me, try to find the Liverpool-Olympiakos game from pre-season and watch it again, he was brilliant.

I remeber a back-heel cross which would have been one of the best assists I have ever watched live but Joe Allen ofcourse missed. I think it was Joe Allen.

Good spot
Seems to be a real team spirit at the moment
Right behind all the lads for the rest of the season everyone ;)

Pre season was 6 months ago, not really good enough to have not put in a good performance since then. The physicality of the league has made it difficult for him to settle but, to be fair, most players from abroad take time to settle in. I hope we hang on to him as, if we make european next season, he will be more involved - think he might be more effective against european opposition as well. Most players need time, hope he is given it: having Borini and Aspas as options in case of injury and/or suspension is a good thing. Whether they'd be happy to remain at the club under those terms is less clear and the burden of having such a good strike partnership up front - what player wants to play a bit part role? Only those with a poor attitude (see Moses).

13 Feb 2014 14:58:13
Questions for Ed001 & Fellow reds. Would you take Shinji Kagawa? Probably unlikely that he will become available, however if he was to become available, I for one would certainly take him.

Gotta say I wouldn't. I'm not sure he's adapted to the physicality of our league. There are other more viable options for the fee he would cost.

If we're going for a forward we HAVE to go for a winger. we have coutinho suso alberto and teixeira.

Take him where? To our local Asian restaurant in the hope he knows what's good & what's not?

Nah he can't seem to produce the goods in this league as he does abroad.
His value will more to a foreign team so he will likely be sold abroad, so little chance of an English team snapping him up and as always a zero chance of us getting him anyway.

13 Feb 2014 23:38:27
Everton-Liverpool
United-Livrpool

THEY NEVER HAPPEN, only on fantasy football games.
The last player I remeber was that "blond" dude from everton who ran down his contract to join us, had 10 good games and faded, xavier?

Kagawa looks unhappy in England and has not adapted well to the Premier League - i'd not go near him.

Think Dortmund are after resigning him in the summer.

13 Feb 2014 14:35:20
Had a beaming smile all day at work today. We mustn't get carried away as spurs are right behind us. But champions league qualification from this position is a must. If we are inconsistent then its a battle between us and spurs for the 4th spot. Though Everton shouldn't be counted out. If we continue to get the results then who knows where we may end up.

Now coming to the FA cup. I believe the cup is very important. Under benitez and dalglish, we were strong in the cups but weak in the league. Now for me winning a trophy is very important, and hence I say we need to win on Sunday. With agger back, our defence is boosted and I feel moses may play a part too. My gut feeling is arsenal will try to stifle us and with giroud they have the perfect striker to trouble us in the air which seems to be our nemesis. But will Wenger change his playing style from their free flowing stuff remains to be seen. I have a feeling that if we beat arsenal we might again get to play Everton and Chelsea.

13 Feb 2014 14:22:11
Still buzzing over lasts nights victory,
I'm not going to get into cliches about how we would have lost in similar situations before, however I read that stat that said we haven't earned any points in the last ten minutes of games this season, so it's nice to have that off our backs.
It's hard not to look to the top of the table, given this is the closest we have been in years, but with spurs only 3 points away, getting away from them needs to be priority number 1.
If their form keeps up, our game against them will be crucial.

Our game on the weekend will be interesting.
We can really only make 1 change in midfield, this being Joe Allen of course. I don't regard Alberto as much of an option, given Brendan's reluctance to use him. It would be an odd time to give him a start.
This could hinder us, Henderson has played in every game, Coutinho has been putting in really big shifts for us and Gerrard the same.
I can certainly see Allen coming in, for Coutinho would be my bet.
This could still leave us with some fatigue come 60+ minutes.

Arsenal should be able to make some changes, with Flamini coming in.
It will be a very tough game, we didn't give the best account of ourselves at the Emirates.
I'd take a draw, we don't have the fixture pile up Arsenal do, and I'd really fancy ourselves at Anfield.
Anyway, here's hoping.

Didn't we earn a draw at Goodison earlier this season with Sturrridges equalizer? And 87th min Sturrridge goal at stoke at 4-3 was also decent off the top of my head. but yeah a 90th min winner is sweet

I have a bad feeling about Moses getting some time soon. hope he's got his Nigerian boots with him if he's called up

14 Feb 2014 00:17:40
Very good point ared! Did not spot that!

13 Feb 2014 13:56:50
Texxeria definitely didn't lack confidence last night! He was so relaxed it was untrue haha! Just strut about as if it was a training match. Kid showed well I thought.

Anyone noticed that both players and Fans are afraid to admit that Liverpool are challenging for the league. If I am brutally honest I would snap your hand off for 4th right now even though things are looking very good! I don't know why though?

Of course we are mathematically in the race, but what good would it do for the manager or players to come out and say we will win the league? It will only add unnecessary pressure onto the team. We have seen it many times before.

Also, us fans have got our hopes up too many times before and we have learnt to not get too carried away. I think the majority of fans would admit that we are in a much better position to challenge than we have been for years, but I think the correct mentality for all involved is to take each game as it comes, and hopefully come may we will be where we need to be if not better.

Red Rum

Obviously just to get Champions League was the original target but from where we are 4th place should be regarded as the absolute minimum for this season.

13 Feb 2014 13:57:03
I believe we can really challenge now, with arsenal having a ridiculous fixture pile up coming & city playing barca home and away in the next two weeks, there's no doubt there gunna drop points, if we consentrate and keep winning we could find ourselves in the mix with 5 games to go.
YNWA

We need to win a few games in a row then we'll see.

13 Feb 2014 13:19:16
I have noticed that both BR and Moyes have lost quite some weight, I guess BR has been spurred on by his success with building a top 4 team and Moyes has been spurred on with his success in completely destroying united all in one season, well done to the both of them.

13 Feb 2014 12:56:24
The defence needs to realise what's required so that they can start to produce better results. We have only kept 3 clean sheets in our last 12 games. That needs to improve in the remanding premier league 12 games if we are to stay 4th.

I think if the defenders need to be told what is required this far into the season then we have big problems, it is not so much of us not knowing what to do rather it is a case of us doing the bare essentials correctly first time round.
Defending 101 -
1- pass ball to own team, not to opposition player right I front of your goalkeeper
2-keep eyes on ball when kicking ball to clear away from your goalkeeper
3-talk English to each other when defending so everyone understands that the goalkeeper is staying on his line and the defenders must clear the ball

Unless Toure and Sakho are the CB's with Mignolet as the goalie seeing as they all talk the French. And Cissokho.

13 Feb 2014 12:42:50
Still buzzing frm last night, I see a lot of people say it & don't want to sound all cliche but that is what champs(top 4) teams manage to do, play on a wet, cold & windy night & grind out a win. I don't dare dream & think we can win the league but I tell you what it is so refreshing that we even mentioned in it & not languishing in 7th starting to build for nexr season already. My post was meant to be about Sunday actualy, if i'm right in remembering Rodgers has made quite a few changes in cup i.e jones, kelly, moses coming into the starting 11 you could say this was because it was against so called lesser teams, but ed001 can you see him doing it again on sunday? i'm torn, I think arsenal might b there for the taking & our strongest 11 might well get through, but on the other hand could you imagine the uproar there would b if he played all the big guns & one of them got injured he would b hung out to dry by all the fans & the press. Sayin that my heart rues my head, let's FUCHIN GO FOR IT! UNLEASH THE TITANS ON SUNDAY!

{Ed001's Note - I don't expect more than a couple of changes to be honest.}

Me neither.

Good point. No doubt arsenal will have one eye on the champions league. I'd play Agger, maybe give Migs a day off. Not too much change I hope keep the balance going. Sounds bad but I'm Not really that bothered about the FA cup this season,, every league game is like a cup final to me this season

13 Feb 2014 11:29:19
I find it very hard to believe texiera is ahead of Alberto in the pecking order & believe yesterday was probably a box ticking exercise but the lad looked good as usual in the u21's where's Alberto looked exceptional & scored a hat trick in his one game for the u21's. I'm frustrated with his lack of action so the lad must be distraught but at least were in the top 4 still

You don't see training everyday witch plays a huge part be happy for him he is a young lad who recovered from a bad back injury

Well, I think decisions will need to be made on them in the summer. We have Coutinho, Alberto, Teixeira and Suso, who are all similar type of players.

Perhaps Suso and Alberto will go on loan?

To be fair to the lad I thought he played very well when he came on. He looks better developed (physically) as well, maybe that's gone in his favour.Maybe.

{Ed001's Note - it is all about how he conducts himself, he has shown a fantastic attitude, especially after the huge knockback of being sent back by Brentford. That deserved reward, and he got his reward last night, showing, to be fair, that he fully deserved it.}

I disagree 90% of the games Teixeira plays for the U21 he shows he is the best player on the pitch as the academy coaches probably told BR(just my opinion). He has had injuries and had to adapt to the different style in England same goes for Alberto of course but BR has shown all along that if you apply yourself you will get a game regardless of your lack of first team experience. At the end of the day the club also invested resources into Teixieira and raising his profile with appearances will aid LFC.

Real AG, I say we keep all the 4, IF we get top 4. But if one was to go out on loan, I sure as hell don't want it to be Suso. I feel he's ready for first team at Liverpool.

13 Feb 2014 23:27:07
I think people think teixeira is a Coutinho or a Suso, He is a box to box midfielder, a more classy Henderson if you like, due to his very long term injuries he came with, he has played in more advanced positions so he would do less running. But when in full physical condition he is a central midfielder who doesn't stop running for 90 minutes.

Suso as well plays most of his games at Almeria on the Right Wing, he and Sterling can compete/rotate for a starting role. Same applies for Borini who plays most of his games on the left wing for Sunderland and does so much running and covering his left back, you can trust him do a very good job there covering for Suarez or a new LW which BR obviously keeps looking for!

13 Feb 2014 11:22:55
So gutted I missed the game and match of the day yesterday.
Ended up doing an 18 hour shift because of the mad weather :( so got no thoughts on the game other than well done for another important win.

Your heart will thank you in the future.

I think a day of being on a plane in that wind did far more damage but thanks anyway AG. Lol

Yes. That would be worse for your heart. Lol.

MIKEY1985 try motdstream.com

13 Feb 2014 10:50:02
Is it me or has anyone else noticed Flanagan's distribution lately, his passes have been sublime at times and his ability to turn defense into attack with just one pass to sterling or Sturridge is awesome, I seen him do it a couple of times against Arsenal, arsenal clear their lines only for Flanagan to punt the ball right back into play, and not just lob the ball but precise passes,

The effort he has put in and the difference he has made to the team is as important as sterling, continuo etc. we may have a lot of youth in the team, but boy do our youth have something special.
YNWA

He has been brilliant for us but starting to look tired at the min, some rotation me thinks

Flanagan has been excellent since he came back into the team, but yesterday, I thought he was poor. He gave away the ball cheaply a number of times and was caught out of position plenty of times too (though most of the time, it was because he was in an advanced position and others gave the ball away cheaply).

I guess he could have been better communication between him and Skrtel for their 2nd goal too.

Not Flanno's best game yesterday - none of the defence were great, it says something when Cissokho was probably our best defender.

His positioning was always high, Strtel was pushed across, almost at Rb and we left gaping wholes where Toure had not come across far enough. He'll learn though, his distribution is largely composed though. perhaps Kelly for Arsenal?

I thought both his offensive and defensive work was excellent against Arsenal, but I think he's starting to tire or feel too comfortable in his position, either way yesterday I noticed several times that he failed to track back. He's a young lad so he'll learn but I do suspect tiredness, especially after his performances against Arsenal and Everton, also Tottenham earlier in the season.

13 Feb 2014 10:42:23
Before we go off about our defensive mistakes, first look at the defensive unit we have and who supposed to lead that, for me Mignolet has been poor with his decision making, yes at point blank he is excellent and saved us many times, but last night when Fulham scored their second goal, that cross that came in could of been dealt with by Mignolet, but he leaves Skrtel to try and deal with it and he tries to maintain his line, for me that is inviting pressure, he is placing his defenders under unnecessary pressure, if he takes more control and deals with that cross then his defenders can focus on dealing with e defenders hounding them,

Too many games I have seen Mignolet's indecisive moments either cost us a goal or placed his defenders under pressure and either the ball is given away cheaply or they do silly things.

I am not asking for Mignolet to be sold or dropped or thrown off a bridge, but I am saying that he needs some work on his game, it is like he is happy to let the ball drop to an apponent and for them to take a shot because he seems more confident in stopping a shot than trying to deal with the ball first time round

That wasn't mignolets cross to go for he was ill positioned to go after it. By all rights it was flannos, I can't think for the life of me why skrtel even attempted an overhead on it. He literally just let's it hit his foot and drop, that's not good defending at all.

If you watch the replay you will see he could of dealt with it, if he was not in a good position to deal with then when skrtel clears the ball or attempts to clear it again Mignolet is not in the right position to deal with the shot, I am not slating the guy, just it has become apparent to me every time I watch him that his decision making is questionable a lot of the time

Skrtel gives a completely unnecessary throwin, he then looks across the box when taking up position notices there are 2 fulham players in there, tells flanno to take up the marking of the man coming in, flanno clearly indicates he has 2 to take up, and tells skrtel to pick the runner up. Skrtel stays in position, the ball is hit in at pace right at the edge of the 6, Migs can't committ early because of the hheight and pace of the ball. Skrtel should realise he's not going to be able to get a significant touch on that to clear it. It's skrtels fault all day long. The whole passage starts from his error and ends in his error

There were mistakes all around leading to that goal. First Kolo heads it the wrong way, then Skrtel doesn't clear properly, then when the ball is in the box, Flanagan and Skrtel just didn't communicate and Skrtel makes a mess of the clearance. And finally, no one tracked Richardson's run into the box.

Mig needs a leader and organiser in front of him. do you think Carra fancies getting his boots back on? Seriously though we need a settled four and some leadership - hopefully Agger can provide that.

Agger needs to be Right footed, he doesn't have huge physical presence him and Sakho would have been perfect.

I think blaming Toure by himself for the own goal would be wrong. Skrtel could have easily done more on the first goal, which I might add was an unfortunate slice. He's also too wrapped up in his own mind to realise that Flanagan is ahead of the attacker and in prime position to clear, concequently they take each other out of the game and Fulham score another goal. Granted communication may have been the problem for the second but the first, Skrtel just watches the ball go past him.

13 Feb 2014 09:53:20
winning games like that is what champions do. tie that in with beating the teams around you and i'm more than confident for the rest of the season. to think that back 4 is probably not br first choice its real testament to his ability as a coach and I for 1 am tempted to say that were in the mix this season

13 Feb 2014 09:25:49
Great win yesterday- also heartening to see all players before the game give a double hand slap and hug! probably happens at all teams but thought it showed a great togetherness that bodes well for future- YNWA

13 Feb 2014 09:04:37
Belief and support. I keep on about it but that is what being a Liverpool supporter is all about. All of those long years watching game after game, it's a wonder I have still got my heart in full working order. We don't do things by halves, it's always been the same. Keep believing and let the players know that, no matter what happens, we will support them 100%

13 Feb 2014 08:00:45
Ok morning after the night before syndrome. we are 4th place more than most of us could of hoped for at this point in the season, we have injured players on the way back and a team full of confidence. Six games at home six away all apart from United against so called 'lesser' teams. Am I the only one who maybe deep down hopes we go out of the FA cup so we can concentrate solely on finishing in a European place. We are awesome at home at the moment wobbly away we have to tighten the defense up and there is then every possibility that we will be back challenging for the golden chalice and attracting players that should be at this club.

Why hope that we should go out of the cup? The double is still on. Every game is winnable so let's go and try to win them. Send a message to Europe that we are here again. The other English teams in Europe hope that they can win. When we are in the competition we aim to win it.

The double?? lmfao

Chiswick
YES the double. Why not? It is possible isn't it? 2005 no one give us a chance in the quarter final, semi and final. Untill it's impossible then it is possible. It is always sweeter when people say it can't be done then it is done. That is what being a Liverpool supporter is about. Dream, then live the dream.

Well said robbie.

He is a Spurs fan lads.

What an achievement to even have a chance of the double this season after recent years.
Well done Brendan.

13 Feb 2014 23:18:48
Spuds? hahehahe

forgot the 5 we gave you at your own backyard? Forgetting you are coming to Anfield where defences far superior to yours have chipped in 4's and 5's? Hilarious. A perfect example of most spuds, a bitter who doesn't even know it.

We will give your defence a new Arse-nal at Anfield and kill all you hopes of top 4 for this season just like we did last season when we weren't even realisticly challenging, what about now mate? we are seriously and more than realisticly challenging. We will win no matter what happens that day.

13 Feb 2014 02:41:22
I know have a bad dilemma as a very superstitious person and don't know what to do. Was watching the game at work until we went down 2-1 as I left because I was getting so mad I didn't want to start cursing or yelling at players as if they could hear me at work. Next thing I Know I get home and we win 3-2, IF we ever go down again I may have to stop watching for the good of the team.

Don't worry mate, it wasn't you it was me.

had one of those days where everything I touched turn to rubbish. every time I watched they scored. every time I stopped, we clawed it back.

You can keep watching the games as long as I stay away!

K you two are banned fro watching us live :)

13 Feb 2014 01:59:11
First time poster here. Can you imagine not getting a champions league now . At the start of the season I was just happy with a slight improvement, now I'm giddy with expectation, honestly I think we're no where near champions, however the higher we finish the better players we can attract . I know this is the bleeding obvious but champions breed champions ' we all dream of a team of carraghers ' If we can get that mentality though the squad we're unstoppable . Remember we beat Real and barca in they're own back yards.
Top four that's what we need and with Rogers we will get it, give him an extended contract and watch us become the force we once were!

I don`t think we`ll win the league either. But as long as we keep our head down and take every game as an opportunity to compete for points and get better, then who knows? We will see where we are after the next 6/7 games

If we win every game from now on I reckon it will be enough . do not be surprised if we have a better finish to the season than our nearest rivals, from here on in .

If we aim for the title and just fall short we will still be in the top 4, if we aim for top 4 and just fall short it will be Europa League all the way. that's why I am setting my sights high.

I just wish Spurs would slip up to give us some breathing space, although our superior goal difference is like an extra point.

I see us dropping points at the Southampton, Utd, City and Chelsea games. Norwich away, Cardiff away, West Ham away and Palace away won't be easy and will be some of the more tougher fixtures but are winnable after performances like last night's.

As for the rest of the season, if we play like we have been we may drop a couple here and there but generally I see us winning every game. I think we will finish around 80 points which is just short of what is needed for the title over the last 6 or so years but would get us at least 4th and probably higher.

Not having to qualify for the Cl would be nice!

13 Feb 2014 23:08:09
Utd away? haha
City at home?

you could not be more wrong mate, the way those 2 games are set up, I am sorry for these words ed, BUT
we will stuff them.

Saints I kind of agree with but again, we will want some kind of revenge against them, they are safe and we will need the points more than them and will certainly not underestimate them or play 4 CBs together. I actually think if we are lucky with injuries and players giving their all, we can win 9 or 10 of our last 12.

13 Feb 2014 01:25:44
Oh and before I forget I do not want to see Toure playing defence again that was a shambles!
I am soooo relieved!
Hibsylfc

A bit harsh. He made a mistake initially but did ok after that.

He kind of made up for it by taking Phil Dowd out. I always have a bad feeling when he refs our games

There was a bubble on the pitch before he tried to clear the ball. It looks bad now BUT let`s support him. Gerrard and Carra have had their share of own goals and blunders but we stuck w/ them. Let`s show Kolo the same courtesy and support.

13 Feb 2014 23:04:45
I love Kolo, but I think he kind of struggles when he is played on the left side of the defence.

13 Feb 2014 01:21:10
Again all that matters are the three points very very very well done I thought we had drawn this match . I cried when stevia put the pen in and I refused to eat, then I felt such relief and now we can learn from this mistake.
Stevie you are fabulous.
Stressful!
Hibsylfc

At this point, 3 points iare all that matter. If you want style, I suggest people should watch the olympics.

13 Feb 2014 01:03:20
Massive result, such relief lads! Was really happy to see Danny agger come on, having him fit for the last run in is massive for us, a real boost IMO edd 1 what do you reckon will he tighten up our defence well at least not be conceding so easily? He'd never have made the two howlers toure has.

13 Feb 2014 00:21:18
oh Liverpool I love you so much, u make me happy, u make me smile ohhh Liverpool I love you :)

12 Feb 2014 23:53:23
I really think that if we make champions league that we need an upgrade on mignolet.I don't think the defence have confidence in him along with me.What your opinion on him ed001

{Ed001's Note - he is still young for a keeper, plenty of time to work on his game, but he does lack decisiveness and his distribution is not good.}

Distribution is awful. Ed's I've assumed that Reina's career is over at Liverpool, is that the case?. How has his season been and

{Ed002's Note - You can reasonably expect Reina to be sold in the summer.}

Either way reina would also be good competition for mignolet. for the second goal mignolet should have came out. flano has a weakness and that's contesting for headers he must have won zero against fulham and richards and holtby aren't tall.

Reina is the PAST and should stay there. Migs is young and will learn or he`ll be gone as well. He needs to work on his game and be more commanding of his area especially on crosses and set-pieces.

I thought he should have come flying out for their second but instead spred himself and came out half harted. great shot stopper but struggles in every other aspect of his game. i'd give him another season though

13 Feb 2014 23:03:49
He doesn't struggle at every other aspect of his game. That is complete nonsense.

He will keep improving, he has fantastic reflexes, fantastic 1 on 1's and has brilliant handling, great hight and jumping and his distribution is getting better if you care to notice on such small details.

His only weakness is his comand of the area and communication but he is a giant and with time and confidence will improve a lot on that as well. Keepers don't reach their peek until they are 27-28. Reina is so injury prone that he is begining to loose his peek.