01 Mar 2015 23:00:27
Well, I've been in the Rodgers out camp and very vocal with it, and I'm not shouting up after one big result but credit where it's due, ok we started badly and a lot including me we're going daft by in particular complaining about the amount of players we signed to replace one worldie, and I'm not saying we are perfect now as the Besiktas game was atrocious but in a day and age of changing managers too quickly I'm starting to believe we're better off letting the man grow with the squad, I love the way we play and even mignolet is looking good again, and by the way anyone complaining about his dominance needs to remember A. The defence in the first half of the season and B. Grobelaar, David James and westerfeld,
If we could maybe get a man at DOF to oversee transfers Etc and let the Brodge do his thing then maybe we could start to feel comfortable, I for one think if we could keep some solidity in Europe and not get carried away therefore gaining some managerial experience then we could all walk on for a good ride, not totally convinced but seeing the reality of some continuity
YNWA
Liverpool Banter Archive March 01 2015
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01 Mar 2015 22:22:47
Alright fellow reds great win today, can or anyone tell me anymore info on this supposed Gerrard testimonial game planned for March 29th when tickets go on sale and that cheers
01 Mar 2015 21:27:27
Bullet dodged with old Bobby M
Blues are red with anger
Hopefully they don't go down and stay in the PL, we definitely need those 6 points ;)
01 Mar 2015 21:58:28
I did not want him here and he gets whst he deserves for shooting his gob off on how he rejected us when in reality, he was never offered the job to begin with. Karma is a bitch. He is where he belongs, in a relegation scrap. Crap manager, crap motivator, keeps playing the same system even when it is failing. The blues deserve better than such a clueless manager, tbh.
01 Mar 2015 23:08:44
The teams in the bottom three are too incompetent to catch Everton imo. They'll get away with it. This season at least.
But given enough time Martinez would find a way to relegate Chelsea.
02 Mar 2015 04:38:57
Martinez is an absolute disgrace of a manager. The wholw world has been shouting from the rooftops that his preferred style of play does not suit his players and the players themselves are fed up with his tactics, yet the man persists with his 'ideals.' At least Brendan changed things around which improved our results, Martinez on the other hand relegated Wigan with his pathetic tactics and now Everton are suffering because of his stubborness. The biggest bullet that LFC dodged is Mr Martinez. Just shows how a good talker can easily swindle the whole nation with his cute and fancy words with no weight behind them.
02 Mar 2015 07:14:01
Wait until there or odd europa then we can laugh
02 Mar 2015 10:22:30
There is something really unsatisfying about Everton not being up there with us battling for a top 4 spot, I feel sorry for them. Love our banter with Everton supporters. They're a classy club, even if some of their supporters don't reflect this (as some of ours don't either). They don't deserve to be relegated.
02 Mar 2015 11:28:34
My family is from Liverpool.
It is always banter with Evertonians not hatred.
Comments like "absolute disgrace" above are unwelcome.
Was he an absolute disgrace at the Hillsborough memorial service?? No he was brilliant.
I think people need to actually analyse what they write. How can Martinez be an absolute disgrace???
He may not be a competent manager but a disgrace.
One of the nicest men in football is what everyone says about him.
Whoever wrote that should be ashamed of themselves and take it back.
Killing people is a disgrace, robbing people is a disgrace, being a football manager mmmmmmmmmmm not so much!!
I hope they stay up because to have 2 teams in the league is great for the city.
Would be funny if they went down though:)
02 Mar 2015 13:35:28
As a man? Great bloke and carries himself with respect, honor and dignity. As a manager? He IS a disgrace, incompetent and clueless and the Blues deserve MUCH better. Spot the difference and stop being self-righteous because nobody challenged his manhood, only his coaching ability.
02 Mar 2015 18:47:15
Disgrace is a harsh word to use.
Incompetent fair enough. Disgrace suggests that he mouths off, is rude or disrespectful to others or constantly brings the game into disrepute and as you state yourself he clearly does none of those things.
02 Mar 2015 20:45:55
Then you must not have been aware of the mouthing off he was doing when he kept saying in the media b4 BR got hired in the summer of 2012, last season and this season (especially when BR was under pressure in this season) how he rejected us because he did not like the setup we had (whether he was right or wrong on the setup is a matter of opinion) when per the Ed`s, he was NEVER offered the job. I`m not even going to get into the disgusting behavior of his then owner, Dave Whelan (Wigan) was keeping the media in the know about our interview with him and the arse he made of himself in the process. BR was the ONLY one who got a job offer. Nobody else. You can research it, if you like. I never use words in a vacuum. But if a manager goes around shooting off his mouth, disrespecting a club and it`s heirachy w/o knowing the ins and outs of the club is something that any honorable man will never do. I stand by my evaluation of him because based on his past and indeed DISGRACEFUL conduct regarding us, he has earned it. If the shoe fits, he must wear it.
01 Mar 2015 20:53:22
Coutiniho Proved he is world class today for me.
{Ed002's Note - You are clearly very easily pleased.}
01 Mar 2015 21:12:56
He is having good games if he continues at this rate he very may well be
Again, easily pleased - let me know when he makes the World XI.}
01 Mar 2015 21:40:09
The same world 11 with Luis and Di Maria in it? Hardly a recommendation in my opinion.
01 Mar 2015 21:41:15
So ed there can only be 11 world class players!!
{Ed002's Note - Unless you want a squad larger than that? You have to remember that Liverpool fans consider all of their players "world class". The reality is shifted far from fantasy football.}
01 Mar 2015 21:45:14
Coutinho is a fantastic player. When he is on top of his game which he has been he's very special. His problem was consistency but he has been consists gently very good for 3 months except for the games against Southampton and Everton but no one can play at that level every game. He is now adding goals to his game and fantastic goals at that. It's too early to call him world class. He reminds me a lot of inesta with regards to his ball retention and vision. I think we can all agree that Iniesta is world class. If coutinho can keep up his current form then I think it's fair enough to say that he can be considered world class in two years
01 Mar 2015 21:46:45
It all depends on what you (the individual) consider to be ''world class''. It's a completely subjective term that is used in football a lot, like genius and other superlatives.
I love watching Coutinho, when he's got a pacey striker who will make the runs behind and around the defence. That's when Coutinho's passing is the danger for any defence, but his long range shooting is also reaping rewards for us, such as he showed against Bolton in the F.A Cup and against Southampton last weekend and today against Man City.
He's still only 22 years old and long may we watch him continue his rise in English football. I love the way he tracks back and works for the team, so many players are great going forward and can beat a man or two, but they don't all bust a gut to get back and chip in with the gritty work, Coutinho does both.
Let's not forget here, the most recent ''world eleven'' had David Luiz at CB. So i don't think we can always look to a showpiece tournament held once every four years to qualify what ''World Class'' actually means. But that's just me.
01 Mar 2015 22:02:15
Couts will be WC if he works hard and keeps improving. He`s still learning the game and if he remains humble, hungry and eager to learn, he will be unstoppable.
01 Mar 2015 22:30:05
Good point lads, world 11 means sfa
01 Mar 2015 22:47:25
We don't have any world class players. We have a few who stand a chance of becoming such (Coutinho, Henderson, Can) and we have one who came within a hair's breadth (Gerrard).
01 Mar 2015 23:21:00
I think he is getting there, I love his dribbling, he goes around players effortlessly by putting so much space between him and defenders. I think technically is has world class talent. But he's still growing and learning, His shooting has come on leaps and bounds and he's become a lot more consistent. We know how good he is, but maybe got to give him 2 more years to put him as World class just to see how he develops and stays consistent. I love his defensive work rate, i posted a few weeks ago about him being CAM but has a defensive work rate!! Hendo is looking sharper each game tbh, Lallana not to bad either!
02 Mar 2015 07:20:40
Henderson doesn't have the natural ability to be world class
02 Mar 2015 09:29:52
Red Lenin, Gerrard WAS world class for a couple of seasons. Why else would you be in the running for the Ballon d'or?
02 Mar 2015 12:49:51
Im with red lenin apart from the gerrard comment.
02 Mar 2015 13:01:06
Are you my wife Ed002?
"Easily pleased"
{Ed002's Note - No but she did tell me you are easily pleased.}
02 Mar 2015 18:48:01
I am a simple man ed. what can I say!!
01 Mar 2015 20:21:00
Hi Eds, do you know if LFC have ever looked at Deulofeu? Last I heard he was determined to make it at Barca, but do you know what his situation would be in the summer?
Also has there been any more indication in what will happen to the transfer commitee?
Thanks
{Ed002's Note - (a) No they haven't. (b) They will loan him if they can if not sell him. (c) At this time I am not expecting changes of note.}
01 Mar 2015 20:02:55
People really need to get off Sterling's back. It needs to be remembered that he is 20 and the media are all over him - Woy hasn't helped that at all. He was the shining light at the dreadful start to the season. Obviously there is the contract situation but if you were in his position surely would want as much money as possible. Just because his form has dipped recently doesn't mean fans should jump straight on his back and call him everything under the sun. Just let him play football. The only thing lacking in his game is the final ball/finish. But he has years to improve that and he seems to be keen to do that as well. My highlight of the match had to be when Raheem completely outstrengthed Kompany.
He needs time to improve and it's not helpful when fans call him greedy and lazy because as far as I'm concerned fans are supposed to get behind players and support them rather than just slag them off :)
01 Mar 2015 21:11:52
To be honest mate, regarding his greed; all PL players get stupid wages anyway, so sterling is no worse than many others in that respect. He wants the normal wages for a top four premiership winger, and that's fair enough.
But what I think any club needs to ensure in a world of ffp is that they get value for money from their players.
And that's where my problem is with sterling. He makes lots of mazy dribbles and looks good, but what gets you into the champions league places is a winger who gets goals and assists. that's the bottom lin, and that's what he lacks in his career so far.
I think sterling has 5 assists this season, and he doesn't even feature in the top 20 goal scorers in the PL. Stuart Downing has 8 assists so far, and there are 18 other players who have more assists than raheem this season.
My worry is that in the area that really counts- goals and assists, he simply does not deliver at the level of hazard, di maria, oscar, chadli, sanchez, baines, and sigurdsson- and many others.
I honestly think the time has come for raheem to start delivering the end product that he is capable of, and that is needed from an attacking midfielder of champions league standard.
01 Mar 2015 22:04:17
As we saw today, he is still learning hence, asteful when in good positions and his decision-aking in the final third needs A LOT of work.
01 Mar 2015 23:25:06
I think because of how young he came into the first team, people are far too quick to criticise him. He has not looked as energetic as he has been but then he's been playing upfront on his own a lot recently. He's 20, as far as money goes it doesn't bother me, a lot of people would want to earn more money if they could. I know he gets paid plenty but for me as long as he performs well, which against city today he looked better i'm happy!
02 Mar 2015 00:44:33
Sterling has plenty of potential and has done a cracking job this season. No one outside of the club really knows what goes on with transfer negotiations but it certainly gives a much better impression to the fans when it's all done nice and quickly like IBE and coutinho. I remember reading Gods autobiography and him saying that he would just sign whatever was put in front of him. That's what fans want to see from players but unfortunately we're living in a different age now. What I will say is that sterling has been offered close to what coutinho has just signed and is still haggling then he needs to move on
02 Mar 2015 01:11:33
Baines in that list?! He's not a winger and he takes pens.
02 Mar 2015 07:25:58
Chadli hahahaha seriously man Sterling is better then half the players listed di maria isn't having a good season with his 250 a week
{Ed001's Note - Di Maria is being paid a lot more than 250 grand a week.}
02 Mar 2015 08:13:46
Fencey, fair comment if you are comparing goals, but baines has 8 assists as a full back, so he doesn't even get into the final third as often as sterling, but he regularly gets more assists.
I'm not bashing the kid, he's been developing as a player and a young man and you have to remember that.
But eventually, the bottom line with wingers or attacking players in champions league clubs has to be goals and assists, surely? How else will our club make the CL if the wingers aren't creating chances for the strikers?
With strikers in patchy form the assists are not easy, I realise that.
But I think now is the time his end product has to start getting more consistent.
{Ed001's Note - Baines does get into a position to provide an assist more often than Sterling, as he takes all the set pieces at Everton. So your point is moot. Perhaps if Raheem had options in the box to play the ball to, instead of usually being on his own when he gets there, he might get an assist or two more.}
02 Mar 2015 09:06:52
Fair point Ed, sterling doesn't take the set pieces- and if there are no strikers waiting in the box then no-one will get assists anyway.
{Ed001's Note - exactly, it was the same for Downing a few year's back (though he wasn't good enough but that is another story), people got on his back for no assists, yet he created the most chances in the league, so it was hardly his fault he had no assists! Baines takes all the set pieces, whether it be a corner, free kick or penalty (unless Mirallas fights him for it!), so he should have a lot of assists. That's not forgetting that he is usually in a position to provide a cross on every attack as the wing back, rather than actually in the middle trying to score as the striker. It is not a worthwhile comparison.}
02 Mar 2015 11:36:44
6 goals and 7 Assists this season.
On for 10 goals and at least 10 assists this season.
For a 20 year old that is not bad in my book.
{Ed001's Note - I totally agree with you on this one, for a change! I think people are just on his back because of the contract, when it is a big decision for a young lad. He should take his time and make the right one, and not have his manager constantly putting pressure on him to sign through the media. The lad is in the right place to develop for the future, let's just show him that instead of looking for reasons to get rid just in case he does go.}
02 Mar 2015 18:49:24
It's only taken 5 years Ed.
I can retire from the site now.
Made up.
{Ed001's Note - if I had known it was that easy to get rid of you I would have agreed years ago!!}
01 Mar 2015 19:51:10
Hey eds love the new layout is there no macca rumours anymore
{Ed002's Note - I have not seen anything from Macca for a long while.}
01 Mar 2015 19:14:20
Great win and loving the positivity, also i'd like to say since Salah moved to Italy he's been on fire and since Chelsea wants rid of him we could try again. just saying.
The team looks lots better now than we did with saurez and i don't mean in terms of goals but lfc now relies on each individual and not just one. 5th best defence and 5th best attack in the sense of goals scored and against.
02 Mar 2015 10:07:46
Salah being on fire in Italy is a great example of why big money moves for players in Italy is a massive risk - looked like a pub player in the Prem but bossing them there because the average standard is questionable at best. It's a breeding ground for over-priced and overrated 'stars'
01 Mar 2015 22:00:04
Ed002 suggested that (correct me if I'm wrong) Salah had trouble settling in England so I would be inclined to avoid him, besides his is certainly not a position that needs strengthening at the moment.
{Ed002's Note - Correct Dan - Chelsea wanted to keep him but he failed to settle - he will likely be sold in the summer.}
01 Mar 2015 18:57:11
Went up from London today and it must be said, from my last trip in December we look a different team. We look so, so much more confident on the ball, look much more capable of scoring and you don't crap yourself everytime we give away a set piece.
I thought I'd give my opinions on each performance as was seen from the stands:
Mignolet 6
Tried to play out from the back more than recently, which led us to a couple of sticky situations, but generally solid. Poor not to come out when Aguero hit the post, mind.
Can 7
Caught out of position a couple of times in the first half but in the second his reassuring, calm, cool presence returned and he never looked like he'd be beaten after the break.
Skrtel 7
I've been his critic in recent times, still convinced his lack of communication's one of our defensive weaknesses, but he's playing very well at the moment and did so today. That said I think it was him who dived in needlessly just after our winner and could have given away a penalty!
Lovren 6
Looked very shaky first half and was giving away possession time and again, but second, once he realised the ball into Coutinho was always on, he looked assured and very solid.
Markovic 5.5
Odd performance Great ball for Lallana, who should have scored, but other than that most of his flicks and ideas didn't come off. Seemed afraid to cross the ball at time, which was very unusual because when he did his balls were generally dangerous.
Henderson 7.5
Great goal although the rest of his first half performance wasn't quite at his swashbuckling best, but he was another who really came to life after the interval. Such great energy. If he'd played on Thursday we would have won, put simply. The most important man in the team with the system we play.
Allen 8.5
Best performance in a Liverpool shirt. At times he was working and battling so hard you didn't notice that Yaya is about a foot taller than him! His passing range was longer when it needed to be today too and he seemed to choose the right option nine times out of ten.
Moreno 6.5
Played well in general, solid defensively and some nice passing too. General frustration that he doesn't drive and look to beat his man down the line more often because he has such a good engine but seems intent on cutting inside.
Lallana 8
I love Lallana in general, think he's a lovely player to watch, and today only strengthened that. Should have scored at least once, but some of his movement and touches were sublime, and my god, if he hadn't been offside for that first one, hey?
Coutinho 9.5
Absolutely outstanding. Zabaleta is one of my favourite players from a non-red perspective and Coutinho managed to make him look like an amateur today. Some quite incredible pieces of skill, scintillating with the ball at his feet and what a strike to win it. I used to be a doubter of his ability to deliver consistently and find the final ball, but my god am I happy to be eating humble pie!
Sterling 6
Better than Thursday- he looked interested at least- but still disappointing for the standards he's set himself. I'd consider leaving him out on Wednesday cause he either needs a rest or a kick up the backside to get him back to where he was. Wasn't bad, just not what he can be
SUBS
Sturridge 5.5
Very lively and held up the ball well, but, let's face it, he had two good opportunities to kill off the tie and failed to take either. Looked a little pissed off not to have started.
Toure 6.5
Good little cameo which was exactly what we needed.
Well done Brendan, although I never actually called for your head you did bring me to the edge a few months back, but it seems ytouve turned it around!
Last note, don't know what you all thought but Clattenburg proved to me today he's the best referee in the country by a fair distance. I think one missed push on Coutinho and him letting Kompany off a booking were the only two complaints anyone had in the entire ninety minutes.
01 Mar 2015 22:12:33
To support your poin, I thought Allen was the a beast today. He was simply dominated Yaya today like he did in his first season. He showed great passing ability (long, short, incisive, U name it), great tackling, tracked back and don`t remeber him making a wayward pass. Quite simply, the best perf in a red shirt. I know he got stick and sometimes warranted but his perf should b duely recognized as a masterclass. Take a bow, son!
Like U, Clatts was in control of the game and hopefully he will improve because the game was played in a great atmosphere and in true spirit of respect and sportsmanship.
01 Mar 2015 23:30:08
I have to admit i was not a fan of allen for a long time, hated his passing to the side or back. But i have to say i thought he played well against Beskitas, and i thought he played well today, he is actually quite pacy when he runs, Passing was good. Actually saw him go past 2 players, i think it was allen, he is much improved and i'm happy for him to be in the team when he plays like that. Hendo and Allen looked good today, made it easy for the front 3!
02 Mar 2015 12:27:19
Sadly, our country does not have any good refs. Just refs that occasionally produce a good game
01 Mar 2015 18:52:54
Just thought a few people on here would do well to read the following to give some perspective to their point of view. In the 1987-88 season, Ferguson made several major signings, including Steve Bruce, Viv Anderson, Brian McClair and Jim Leighton. The new players made a great contribution to a United team who finished in 2nd place, nine points behind Liverpool. However, Liverpool's points lead had been in double digits for most of the season and while United had lost only five league games all season, they drew 12 games and there was clearly still some way to go before United could be a match for their north western rivals.
United were expected to do well when Mark Hughes returned to the club two years after leaving for Barcelona, but the 1988-89 season was a disappointment for them, finishing eleventh in the league and losing 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup Sixth Round. They had begun the season slowly, going on a nine-match winless run throughout October and November (with one defeat and eight draws) before a run of generally good results took them to third place and the fringes of the title challenge by mid February. However, another run of disappointing results in the final quarter of the season saw them fall down to mid table.
Support your team.
01 Mar 2015 20:26:56
So what?what is your Point? Don't mean to be rude but don't get this at all.
01 Mar 2015 22:14:35
I think I`m going to need a flshlight to find your point because I do not see it.
01 Mar 2015 23:08:55
A fleshlight redohio?
02 Mar 2015 06:51:04
his point is we have sent suarez to barca just like they did with hughes, and in two years we will have him back and probably win the league . that is the best i could make of the post
02 Mar 2015 07:52:11
A flashlight???
02 Mar 2015 11:29:53
boys I know he has gone round the world with this but his point was that utd struggled under fergie at first, they overachieved by finishing 2nd and then dipped. People called for his head but the club stuck by fergie and I think they did alright in the end!
He's just saying that we should stick by BR and give him time to develop this team into something special rather than call for his head at the first hurdle!
scousekew
02 Mar 2015 12:29:19
For a start, three years is not the first hurdle.
But more importantly, one team sticking with their manager 25 years ago and it working out well is hardly A) a good argument for doing it now and B) what a balanced view of teams sticking by their manager producing.
01 Mar 2015 18:37:54
Restrict man city to one shot on target not bad (although they hit the post and had a good chance early 2nd half) I don't remember migs doing anything
01 Mar 2015 22:17:10
You would think they were the ones who played 120 mins on Thurs because they where off the pace for the whole game. We also made them look old, slow and completely devoid of true ideas. Credit to BR for getting the boys ready to play and boy did they give City the business today.
01 Mar 2015 18:39:55
Any news on Ibe's injury, Eds?
{Ed002's Note - the club typically discuss such things on Tuesdays.}
01 Mar 2015 18:35:49
Moreno has improved tremendously in all the right areas fair play
Markovic was bad in the final 3rd today need to work on that area as everything else is decent
Lovren was very strong no messing with his tackling
01 Mar 2015 17:57:36
I know so many here don't rate Lallana but I think the guy is awesome and hope BR stops subbing him so often, the guy has amazing skill a great engine and the touches fir his first offside goal were outstanding.
As a side note could we be looking at Mr Martin Skirtle as player of the year, he has really made me eat humble pie, great display after great display.
Let's keep the run going guys, onwards and upwards, let's get 2nd place. Great great day.
01 Mar 2015 18:39:27
I don't know who doesn't rate lalanna but they need there head read he put some effort in today and covered the most ground.
01 Mar 2015 18:57:27
I don't think anyone hates Lallana, on the contrary most people think he is a very good player; the issue people had was with his transfer fee.
01 Mar 2015 19:54:29
The problem is Lallana runs himself into the ground. I've never seen a player who works so hard off the ball and in the end it takes it toll on him. People don't rate him (rightly so imo) not because he's a bad player but because we didn't need him. We had Suso we've got Teixera and many others coming through. The other issue is the price tag.
01 Mar 2015 19:59:21
I'm a fan of Lallana, he has a superb first touch and works hard.
01 Mar 2015 20:32:24
Sorry to disagree guys but 25 m in my opinion bought us one of the best football players in the PL. This carry on of Suso and Texeira being as good as Lalanna in my opinion is nonsense. The guy was a real class act for Southampton an will be one of our best ever signings, the real deal guys.
01 Mar 2015 20:49:01
Lallana was great today and continues to be a very effective player. Two disallowed rightly so but still was close to some goals. Texieria and Suso are nowhere near the level of Lallana, Tex is doing half decent at Brighton and Suso is sitting on the bench at AC Milan now. Lallana we probably didn't need him but instead of relying on Coutinho we have both him and Lallana causing problems like today
01 Mar 2015 21:33:17
He had a lot of injuries struggled to get going for lfc this season watch him grow now until the end of the year honest
01 Mar 2015 22:15:48
Mcgoveb my point is we sailed very close to the wind with FFP and the purchase of Lallana wasn't imperative. Teixera has the potential to be as good if not better than Lallana if he can reach it. As I said I really like Lallana but he wasn't a "must buy"
01 Mar 2015 22:23:49
We might have not need him or his fee was over-inflated BUT he is ours and we should support him. He is the most technically gifted English player, period. If his name was Adriano Lallana from Sao Paulo, we would b singing his name endlessly. He was great today and the first disallowed goal was to me, a thing of beauty in terms of raw skill and technique. What Suso may or may not have been is a false argument because he is older, more experienced and far ahead in his development than Suso and indeed Tex. We will see what Tex is ade of when he hopefully, will be given a fair chance next season.
01 Mar 2015 23:35:13
I think the price tag was everyones main issue, and also before we played this system with wingbacks we struggled to see how he would fit in our team as last season couts was loosing out to sterl for the diamond! I like Lallana he's decent and creates/scores and works, His touch is incredible! I don't agree with the price tag as of yet. I haven't seen much of Tex but i know he was rated highly. I have to admit i think we messed up selling Suso the kid was quality! I personally would of liked to try him over Lallana or at lease give Suso a chance. I hope he does well at Milan as i always liked the look of him!
01 Mar 2015 17:22:44
The lads were simply brilliant today. Joe Allen, not everybody's cup of tea, but today he was brilliant. If Coutinho wasn't on the pitch, he would have been my MOTM. The pressing today was incredible, with 7 of the starting 11 having played the majority of the 120 minutes on Thursday night, there was great energy and determination in the team today.
We restricted City to very little, and the team is getting better with each game. With Sakho and Ibe still to come back into the team, we could be a force. Only 2 points off top 4, and only 7 points behind City in second. Who would of thought that 10 games in? Going great in the league and in the QF of the FA cup.
Here we go again!
YNWA
01 Mar 2015 22:27:18
Spot on, mate. Allen dominated Yaya and the City midfield today. His passing (with both feet with incision and precison), tackling, awareness and grit made Fernandinho and Yaya look old and slow sprung Couts many times to create havoc in the City defence. He is a very close 2nd for MOTM, IMO.
01 Mar 2015 17:15:03
Great team victory today, thought a few were outstanding, a couple not the best games but I'm not going to point fingers as we all have our own opinions on that, just going to get behind the team.
I'm glad to see Can playing more & can see in a few years at this rate the likes of Madrid, Bayer, Barca & a few other's will be sniffing. Our core is a young team with other's knocking at the door the future look's good.
So let's keep going forward, get behind the tae.
YNWA
01 Mar 2015 17:10:17
It's not easy to make City look poor. For those criticising Raheem, just ask Kompany if he thought he was poor! Don't ever remember Kompany looking like that before - he was all over the place. If a 20 year old can make one of the best defenders in the world look like a park footballer, he must have done alright. He's not the finished article but give the lad a break.
01 Mar 2015 17:58:24
Well said nick . Can't believe some people can still complain after we just beat the champions .
YNWA
01 Mar 2015 18:49:21
I've no complaints. Was a good performance. Now we have to keep it up.
01 Mar 2015 19:02:09
Kompany has been poor all season and was erratic last season but because he is widely accepted as one of the best defenders around, no one ever really questions him. Need an example? See how Terrymakes so many mistakes but is still the greatest to all media.
01 Mar 2015 22:32:01
Sterling was good today BUT his decision-making and precision shooting in the final third STILL needs tonnes of work. Kompany has been poor but defender like him and Mangala he was aweful as well) do not like strikers like Studge, Sterling and Lallana who are constantly on the move and drag them into wide areas where they are vulnerable and each time they were, they looked terrible. BR shouldget the credit for getting the boys ready after a gruelling week and for attacking City where they are most vulnerable.
01 Mar 2015 17:06:19
Great day so far liverpool win Ireland beat England in the rugby everton beat even though for once I may have wanted them to win would like spurs to beat Chelsea and happy days.but main result is liverpool 2 Mon eyty 1.
01 Mar 2015 16:45:37
Fantastic win and the lads were awesome today. Coutinho as usual was outstanding and every time he played with Sterling and Lallana, they linked up very well and I think we have not lost a game with these three infront. Allen also is playing well nowadays and Henderson as usual was superb. However Lovren and Markovich for me need to be replaced by Sakho and Ibe and we will become unplayeable for any team.
01 Mar 2015 17:06:48
Lovren did well.Markovic too.both need game time confidence. ?. look at Mignolet how he's come back
01 Mar 2015 22:33:44
Lovren had a solid game. He needs to get his confidence back and hopefully, he can Marko? looked a bit jaded to me but that pass to Lallana was sublime.
01 Mar 2015 23:41:51
Skrts is top draw, even when everyone was slating him, i always liked him reason being when kenny was our manager and we just drew games 0-0, we couldn't hit the back of the net that season, but we had the 2nd best defence with skrts and agger at CB, its a shame that agger left but that's football. I've always liked skrts, think Can is great also, i wanted him in CM, but to be honest Allen and Hendo played so well today maybe keeping him at CB for now is the right choice ;) I'm not convinced still by lovren, i want him to do well, we know he has the quality. He just hasn't looked solid at all this season, better today overall, but i prefer Sahko, i think sometimes all our defenders can be guilty of overplaying it as appose to get rid and let the MF try and recover with the press! Marko for me is exciting, i read a article once as a scout who had picked up both messi and ronaldo was saying both of them were in their own league and Marko has been the only one since close. That said he just looks a little lost at times and a bit low on confidence. We know he has the skills! Maybe playing him at the top for once?? I like the kid i hope he finds his confidence over the remainder of the season!
01 Mar 2015 16:27:35
Hi eds just wondering with the much improved results of late are the club still looking into possible managerial replacements come the summer? We all know about the transfer commitee but who has the final say? Rodgers does seem to have found a way to utilise the squad and we are getting results thanks.
{Ed002's Note - Nothing will have changed - the business are reviewing all aspects of the club.}
01 Mar 2015 17:32:07
They would be mad to get rid of Rogers, one of the best managers in the PL. As Jamie Carragher said on sky after the game that Rogers should take a lot of credit for the way we are playing now. And before you BR haters come on here saying we should have started the season like his, then you should stop to think that all the new players needed time to get used to each others play and more importantly the way Rogers wanted them to play ( which looks to me like the most entertaining football seen at Anfield for a long time ) Give him credit for finding a formula for the players he had. He never bought Can as a defender or Moreno as a wingback but has turned both into those positions to beneit the team. Who else saw that coming
01 Mar 2015 18:33:35
He gets credit for the entire season, not just the good half. When the season is over, decisions will be made and I think our final position will determine his fate.
Does it not bother you at all that we are capable of displays like today, yet bombed out of the CL and in the beginning of the season were awful?
01 Mar 2015 19:48:34
The start of the season he constantly changed the team to play his favorites.Continuity was forced upon him through injury.
01 Mar 2015 21:42:36
Rodgers is far from the best manager in the prem more like one of the worst, but on the other hand he is an excellent head coach!!! You seriously need to grasp the difference between the to.
Hates a very strong word my friend it's not that people hate the guy more the fact they wish he'd learn from his stupid mistakes and lose his ego.
If the fella learns and next season we move forward with Rodgers then all is good, but we also may well move forward with a new head coach. I for one will support the club and coach and if it is Rodgers there then hopefully he learns and we are challenging for the title next season.
For now tho our target has to be 3rd or 4th and the f.a cup, come on you reds!!!!
01 Mar 2015 22:44:15
My sentiments exactly, Knuckles and RDL! During the post-game show here in the U.S, the pundits (including Robbie Mustoe, former Boro player) said that LFC under BR hs lost just 4 of 57 games if you combine all the games in the second halves of the 3 seasons he`s been here. That is a damning stat, IMO. Why? because he seems to be able to do the right thing only half the time when all else has failed. Is it too much to ask for a manger who can do things the whole time? I want BR to stay as well because we play excellent footie under him and we can do great things together. BUT things need to change and HE needs to change and allow others to come in and help him because the man can coach and that fact has been proven. If he is not ready to do that then I`m afraid he would have asked for the sack at that point.
01 Mar 2015 23:46:29
When rogers came from Swansea, i wasn't 100% sure, he did extremely well last season, we have to ask how much of that was due to an inform Suarez who was unstoppable??
We had a terrible start, He changed things around constantly, let his ego take over. I wanted him out as it looked like we would never score at times let alone win. I did post though i hope he proves me wrong and he has.
He looks like he's a little less stubborn, he's still a young manager let's remember. I hope he is learning that he doesn't know everything and understands that not changing certain things or don't fix what is broken is bad!
I personally like rogers and he seems to have sorted out our defensive tactics just about. But i think maybe bringing in a DOF who's experienced to help with the overall running/transfers and offers support/insights and also helps the owners as they aren't big fans, then if rogers is stubborn the DOF can step in and help sort out the matter. I think Rogers would benefit a lot from working with a DOF if his ego doesn't get in the way.
01 Mar 2015 16:24:15
Absolutely buzzin after today's result.
Talk about showing character after Thursday night !
Only concern still is lack of bodies in the box for some cheap simple tap ins as we have to score the perfect goal constantly to get on the score sheet.
Makes every game so tough.
Get more bodies in there coupled with the form and character the boys are showing and top 3 or 4 is defo on.
Delighted also for Joe Allen and Dejan Lovren.
Allens best performance in the red?
Keep that up and he may have a future at the club.
Also after all the crap thrown Lovrens way after penalty miss, which by the way he showed more bottle than some, he'll get real confidence from today's victory.
Superb boys
01 Mar 2015 17:08:26
Well said. Lovren superb today. ?. penalty. where was wonderboy Sterling for the pens???????
01 Mar 2015 20:03:23
Lovren was good today, his penalty is gone and in the past now. I'm sure he will be a good long term signing. The biggest plus for me was Allen, he fought and battled superbly and I was impressed with his usage of the ball. Never thought I'd say that.
01 Mar 2015 22:46:49
Allen dominated the midfield today and that is saying something judging the opposition he had in the name of a certain Yaya Toure and Fernandiho. Great stuff from him and will do massively for his confidence
01 Mar 2015 16:19:49
Eds fellow reds, great result today well played lads .keep it up
01 Mar 2015 15:48:09
Ed001
It does my head in when sterling plays as a striker, is it just me who thinks he's useless at it?
Can't hold it up, constantly loses it, doesn't time his runs well & panics in front of goal, not to mention poor finishing half the time he does get a shot away.
Why not just play balotelli when wanting to rest Sturridge, at least he's good with his back to the defenders & isn't afraid to shoot
{Ed001's Note - Sterling tormented Kompany, Balotelli offers no forward runs at all. I don't see the issue with Raheem playing there as things stand, until Sturridge is ready to play every week.}
01 Mar 2015 16:06:37
All the front three played well today.
01 Mar 2015 16:23:07
I'd like to see Ibe played through the middle with Sturridge and Sterling either side of him
01 Mar 2015 17:12:18
Sturridge is the man for the middle.
01 Mar 2015 17:40:26
Ibe played through the middle? Are you having a laugh, he's a 17 year old kid, who you want to put all the pressure on to get us goals? Talk about burning a kid out before he even starts I think with the squad we now have Brendan should only give him 3 or 4 more games this season
01 Mar 2015 18:05:17
Ibe is not 17
01 Mar 2015 18:40:12
I don't think playing Ibe through the middle is going to burn him out at all. The reason I'd like to see him play there is because of his direct running, having him bulldozing his way toward you with the trickery of Sterling and Sturridge either side would be amazing! Also with Coutinho just behind to thread through would destroy a lot of defences.
Also ibe is 19 and do you think playing him through the middle is going to burn him out more than running up and down the wing all game?
01 Mar 2015 20:12:53
Sterling had two assists today. not bad if you ask me
01 Mar 2015 22:49:45
Kompany and Mangala ould be happy to see the back of Sterling with the way he ran them rragged, IMO. However, I will say that his decision-making in the final third needs some work and provided he is willing to learn, that will come with time.
01 Mar 2015 15:10:18
Well done to the boys, a well earned hard fought victory.
Special mention to lallana, henderson, allen, skrtel and coutinho in that order all outstanding,
Got to say I have been rather critical of sterling recently, So thought I would watch his game closely today, he didn't let me down, lost the ball 80% of the time he had it. 100k a week??
01 Mar 2015 15:26:59
There is always one! A wee dig at Sterling and further down a wee pop at Markovich. We must have won todays game with 9 men. I thought we were brilliant. When i say we i mean everyone!
01 Mar 2015 20:04:14
Big win today, thought everyone sued their part.
01 Mar 2015 15:10:00
Well Coutinho pulled that one out of his magic bag. But we really really miss Lucas.
01 Mar 2015 16:56:50
Red Lenin I was thinking before the game we would miss Lucas badly but Joe Allen didn't let the side down today he put in a good performance well done to all the lads.
01 Mar 2015 18:42:01
Lucas will find it hard with Allen playing savage the last few games
01 Mar 2015 20:06:55
Lucas should always be the first choice, but Allen played really well, if it shows one thing, it's that Gerrard shouldn't walk back in to the side as he is too slow now to fit in to this system. Still can't believe I'm praising Allen, have to pinch myself!
01 Mar 2015 20:40:59
Allen was superb today Lucas has been huge for us this season competition for places is what we've lacked till now.
01 Mar 2015 22:53:06
Gerrard should be nowhere near that team at CM because as things stand now, he would be ranked dead last in the pecking order, IMO.
01 Mar 2015 23:49:52
Lucas has been quality for us this season, but if Allen keeps playing like he does today, maybe he will end up replacing him? Lucas was hated when he started and turned into a fan favourite, could this happen with Allen?? I think he has a bit of pace to him! Should work on his dribbling might help him out in a few occasions!
01 Mar 2015 15:08:00
Fair play today, when I saw Allen, markovich and Lovren on the team sheet I thought game over.
Credit to Allen today as I thought it was one of his best games in red.2 good games a season still doesn't do it for me and I think unless he plays like that week in week out then he has to go, sorry Joe.
Markovich couldn't beat an egg never mind a player, he looks lost, needs to justify his place in the team and salary, we may as well play 10 men, He did one good pass the rest he was a passenger for 89 mins.
Lovren still doesn't impress me if i'm honest, gives the ball away too much and poor decisions, he needs to up his game considerably to earn any praise.
BUT, we won so i'm pleased for the team, still baffled by midweek performance after today, whos to blame?
01 Mar 2015 15:17:55
I will always praise players when they do well and critise when poor, this is normal. So I have to say well done Joe Allen, coutinho, skrtel, hendo lallana today.
For some reason people don't want to speak about how Sterling lost the ball every time he touched it, as he did on Wednesday.
I agree with Markovich comments don't think i've seen him beat a man in a red shirt?
But there was enough stand out performers today to get the job done
01 Mar 2015 15:07:53
There is only one question to ask!
If that is what we can do to city, why were we so poor in Turkey? Maybe BR didn't want Europa hassle?
Or the main men are Hendo and little couts?.
01 Mar 2015 16:58:27
I think Brendan was smiling inside when dejan missed that pen myself.
{Ed002's Note - He his some way short of the full optic but he is not that stupid.}
01 Mar 2015 15:04:51
Whoever has been working with Coutinho on his shooting deserves a pay raise. He has gone from slicing most shots wide to consistently putting them on frame and troubling keepers.
01 Mar 2015 21:06:52
they must have done the really important stuff when Raheem was in Jamaica
01 Mar 2015 15:02:01
I thought the team was really good today. I like BR's midfield overload style against tough opponents. Worked against Soton and now Man. City.
Henderson looks good as a long-term captain. And I hope those that have been comparing Ibe to Sterling would stop. Sterling's intelligence is really astounding for his age. Hope he signs the new contract.
As an aside, have we ever lost when Coutinho scored? Can't remember that ever happening
01 Mar 2015 15:36:40
Sterling's intelligence is really astounding for his age
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I am sorry but you lost me?? what intelligence? what are you on about, can you give us an example. If running into no man and loosing the ball 80% of the time is intelligence, then god help us.If you referring to the assist for the goal and his pass to Hendo, then yes that's well executed, but the intellegence bit is from Hendo, for the run and shouting his lungs out to Raheem to pass him the ball.
01 Mar 2015 15:55:17
I remember losing to Southampton when Couts scored in his first season. Other than that I can't think of a time we have lost when he's scored
01 Mar 2015 16:00:01
I thought Sterling and Markovich both had a poor game on the whole, but thankfully there were enough good performers to make up for them.
Sterling in particular needs to deliver more goals and assists if we are going to threaten for 4th place.
01 Mar 2015 22:57:21
Go ask Mangala and Kompany if they thought Sterling was poor after he ran them ragged the whole game. don`t get me wrong, I still think his decision-making needs work BUT to say he was poor is inaccurate, IMO. As for Marko, I agree because IMO, he looked a bit jaded.
02 Mar 2015 12:48:36
A 20-year old winger who has had to play in the no-10 role, a wing back role, and now currently leads the line for Liverpool isn't intelligent?
He presses well from the top, ran Mangala/Kompany rugged, joined the midfield on occasion to stifle City.
And when you talk about goals and assists, I don't know if you've noticed but he sometimes gets isolated upfront, and his hold-up play is really improving.
Like redohio said, his decision-making needs work, but he's 20. Has played in a number of roles, and has managed to perform well in all those roles. If it doesn't take intelligence to adapt to roles, I don't know what it takes then. and every other footballer should be able to do it just as easily
01 Mar 2015 14:47:18
This today was absolutely phenomenal it was a breath of fresh air. Lallana was fantastic, coutinho, and Henderson as well and a very big clap for the much much improved defence. I had a horrible week at work but it is all forgotten now ed001 where are you my friend what did you think?
Good day to all reds everywhere.
{Ed001's Note - busy enjoying the result but not getting carried away, we made City look worse than they are, but they were poor. Aguero won a few headers in the box against Skrtel, which is a worry, but they really didn't look like they could cope with our attack at all. Still, it would be nice if a cross could be put into the box and have bodies flying in on it, instead of everyone clustered at the edge. We won't keep hitting those screamers every week.
Today was an excellent performance and result, but it needs to happen every week, and it just makes me ask why were we so awful in midweek if that is what we can do?}
01 Mar 2015 15:00:45
A striker on the pitch and we could have had 3/4 more! Worried about lovren on the ball, and moreno doesn't track runs! Hendo superb. Coutinho could get a yard in a phone box! Allen good too! A loss in the next game and this win is nothing!
01 Mar 2015 15:10:56
Massive game and win, team were awesome and played their guts out.
I do agree however, the only think you could say we should have done better at is crossing the ball from the wing backs, we still seem to struggle taking on their fullbacks (without Ibe) and getting dangerous crosses into the box. Both Markovic and Moreno are young though and should improve.
01 Mar 2015 14:45:52
What a match! I don't think city played bad. We made them look bad. Intense pressing and fast paced passing. And I don't think we never loose out on a header these last four or five games, reason being Dejan lovren starting to look good in air and so is Skrtel. Today was a team game and my word did we do Mancity as a team. Just hope studge gets going if not it is better that Cout's is looking a lot more confident in long rangers these days so no worries. Ed and fellow fans what would you say about that performance?
P.S: I thought arsenal page has a good set of Banter but Liverpool page is slowly creeping up good job lads both on and off the pitch.
01 Mar 2015 14:44:04
Hey Joe, what are you doing with the ball at your foot.
01 Mar 2015 14:43:41
Eds, would it be posible to have someone else to coach the team for the first part next season, maybe decide some signings and then have BR coach the 2nd part of the season??? LFC would most likely challenge from beginning to end at least. Haha
01 Mar 2015 19:56:52
I'm free
01 Mar 2015 14:35:07
Top job Brenden and the team.
I haven't rated Allan but thought he was brilliant today fir once. With a run of ganes could he turn into what BR said he was.
All the doubters on BR including the Eds must accept henis a really good manager the way he has turned the side around with such young players.
I know we have not won anything yet but we can beat anyone (possibly not Chelsea :-) yet. ) FA cup is a defo with the teams left if we can keep playing as we are.
01 Mar 2015 14:45:18
No one denies he is one of the best young coaches around, but I think his management has been criticized in the past and rightly so. But let's keep the negatives for another day.
01 Mar 2015 17:50:36
Piledriver, Other than listening to other posters and the Ed's, I would be interested to learn what part of his management in the past you criticise
01 Mar 2015 14:35:02
I was one of the first (again) to rip into Liverpool after the midweek game, and i still think we should have played our best team and we would have won, i was angry to lose the game, but they came back today and made a charlie out of me, massive win and showed what we missed in Europe.
Well Done Reds.
01 Mar 2015 14:31:25
What is going on with all these goals? There all the same, defo been practicing them.
01 Mar 2015 14:27:31
Great win today made the pre match negatives look like a right bunch of muppets.
Must admit Allen is proving me and many others wrong and is starting to shine.
Just imagine if Ibe was playing today aswell he would have ripped them to pieces.
01 Mar 2015 14:37:18
I'm Allens biggest critic, but he has played well since coming in, I still feel that Lucas offers more protection but Allen is proving critics like me wrong and humble pie hasn't ever tasted better.
01 Mar 2015 14:44:51
I know I dreaded him on the team sheet. He was even passing forward today which obviously shows his confidence. They complimented each other in the centre today.
01 Mar 2015 14:26:30
2 great goals and hopefully a real confidence boost for goals for henderson . I'm going to ignore rodgers comments after matches. Downs great results listening to that
01 Mar 2015 17:54:36
What are you talking about you muppet, all Rogers did was praise the players. I have got to say people like you make me wonder what sort of intelligence you have
01 Mar 2015 14:24:54
what a massive win today, thought the whole team played well. the commentators did seem to single out lovren at the start but i felt as the game moved on he grew in confidence. (dont think he will play once sakho is fit) Allen again has been a scapegoat on this site but i felt he had one of those games where it all worked out, both defensive and attacking. sterling played his heart out. cout was just amazing from first whistle to last. and hendo (my view probably not everyones) showed why he will take the mantle from gerrard.i did think sturridge should have been on earlier but heyho i'm a fan and the brodge was correct in his subs at the right time. we now need to carry the momentum into wed when we face a tough tie at burnley.
01 Mar 2015 16:41:56
Game is at anfield isn't it booboo? Still won't be as easy as people will expect :)
01 Mar 2015 14:10:06
Great game.
Coutinho mom. But just behind him for me was xabi along wearing #24. Good to have you back lad. Today he looked a bargain at 15 mill. But consistency is the hardest thing on football.
01 Mar 2015 14:07:43
Our squad is finally settled and looks on course to finish in the CL places. With the money that we will be saving on wages with the departures of Brad Jones, Glen Johnson, Kolo Toure, Sebastien Coates, Luis Alberto & Iago Aspas we will be able to add quality reinforcements and still fall in line with the FFP. I do not believe that we will need to sign replacements for all of these as we already have youngeters and loan returning. We have an unbelievable amount of creativity at our disposal and with the right signings we can become a dominant force in the league.
01 Mar 2015 14:07:12
That was massive!! What a game! What fantastic goals!
01 Mar 2015 14:14:08
Brilliant performance by the team. Our front 3 hunted like a pack of wolves out for the kill. They made Fernandinho and Toure look non existent for most of the match. Credit to Allen for turning it around and Henderson was massive today.
But the hero of course was Pippe Coutinho again! I think its now safe to say he is in the same bracket as Isco, James and Goetze in terms of talent and creativity, and miles ahead of the likes of Oscar, Ozil and Di Maria. Would not sell even for a 100 million GBP. He is worth much more than that to LFC.
01 Mar 2015 23:56:34
I've never rated Oscar, he has a decent shot and pass on him, never thought he was terrific at beating a man, even last season just because he was at Chelsea he got in the Brazil team, if couts was at Chelski would be the other way round. Hope he keeps up and steals a place as Couts is top draw!
01 Mar 2015 14:05:04
Does anyone know the name of our new signing who played today, He wore the number 24 shirt ?
I reckon we should sell Joe Allen and use this new lad more.
01 Mar 2015 14:47:09
The name on the back of his shirt,,, Xavi
01 Mar 2015 15:04:32
I thought it DBol lol
Great day today, Apparently its raining but all I feel is sunshine :)
01 Mar 2015 14:01:04
My recent text about anfield Henderson and Coutinho worked well
Pity I didn't go the bookies
01 Mar 2015 14:00:09
Time and time again I read on here madness assumptions on how were going to be torn apart before games, like I said a few days ago, it doesn't matter who starts upfront vs City because little Tinho is banging them in from all over the pitch. And yet you slag the manager off before the game for starting no striker when he got it absolutely right today. Battered the champions
01 Mar 2015 14:28:02
Dbol. 100% agree.
Great game today boys. let's keep it going
01 Mar 2015 14:00:04
Today was a great result;
Coutinho was amazing, i love his dribbling and his goal was incredible.
Henderson was insane, he just never stopped running and pressuring, and another great goal.
Allen also had a great game i felt, nice passing, and not too bad defensively, good all round game from him.
But most importantly, a great performance and result from the TEAM.
Top four here we come YNWA
01 Mar 2015 13:59:12
Massive result but, more significantly, an excellent performance. We've been on a good run recently though, in my opinion, our performances have still been very mediocre. I thought we were the best team today and, considering we played in the EL on Thursday, were by far the stronger team in the 2nd half. Many good performances but I think too often besieged players, Allen and Lovren, deserve a lot of credit. Both were excellent today, particularly Allen, and their performances contributed hugely to the win. Think Henderson was man of the match though - to produce such energy and drive for the full 90 minutes like that (oh and score a wonder goal) was something else - that boy is stepping up and then some.
01 Mar 2015 14:19:38
I've been a huge critic of Allen, but today he played superbly today(and since coming in), I still think Lucas should be first choice, but he was intelligent with his passing and positioning as well as getting a few good challenges in.
I would say that it would be a huge mistake bringing Gerrard back into the starting line up now when he is for and it shows we can move on.
01 Mar 2015 17:18:53
As always a poor fan mr Dennis. Fair weather fan. Still finds time to criticise our greatest ever player after a day on which we beat the current champions. Shocking
01 Mar 2015 20:17:13
Greatest ever player? Have a word with yourself! Dalglish? Rush? Souness? Keegan? Gerrard is the best in the last 20 odd years, but ever? Come on, that's ridiculous hyperbole.
If you genuinely think Gerrard should be an automatic starter now at the age of 35 then you have a screw loose. I'm just saying that when he returns to full fitness he should be starting from the bench, that's fair comment.
01 Mar 2015 13:57:34
33 points left to play for and only 7 points off second. As I stated after the Besiktas game we will being playing European football on Tuesday & Wednesday nights next season.
01 Mar 2015 15:41:43
Please don't jinx it. I am very superstitious and this post is making my knees weak
01 Mar 2015 13:57:14
What. A. Win. Have to congratulate the team on a massive, massive win. Thought we outplayed and at times, outclassed City (although City were uncharacteristically poor and sloppy) and if our final ball had been better, it could have been a much more impressive scoreline. Have to say it was a great team performance and everyone played impressively especially Hendo and Coutinho. Praise has to also go to Lovren - has been targeted by the fans for much of the season (deservedly so) and having missed the crucial penalty just a few days ago, I have to say I was really impressed by his reaction today. Only thing that could have my the match even better would have been Sturridge taking that chance and scoring, but I'm nitpicking here.
01 Mar 2015 14:02:31
Get in.
Joe Allen > Yaya Toure.
01 Mar 2015 15:32:10
Have to say I never rated 'Average Joe' but fantastic performance by him today - made Yaya look more like Kolo playing with a broken foot!
01 Mar 2015 13:56:29
Fantastic. Over the moon. Today is a good day.
01 Mar 2015 14:04:03
Get in there. Onwards and upwards. coutinho ya little beauty
01 Mar 2015 13:53:32
Great performance boys, every single one of you, I hope I enjoy my huge piece of humble pie
01 Mar 2015 14:06:29
Im tucking into my second helpings now, And i'm loving the taste.
01 Mar 2015 14:43:21
I probably have to eat a factory of humble pies. Where would I start my apologies - I did say earlier on this season, that I didn't rate Coutinho becuase of his poor finishing and over dribbling. I said Allen is not good enough even as a sub and I didn't have much better things to say for Lovern or Markovitch. I said BR was wrong to leave Couts home on Thursday and thought and said that with our starting 11 today a draw would be a miracle. My sins I admit. I was wrong.
A brilliant, brilliant result against a top team - the only thing I don't take back which I said all season is we are wasteful in the box, still. But when you score two long distance screamers like these you can allow yourself to be wasteful.
Now let's just be consistent. I promise to be only optimistc from now to the end of the season.
01 Mar 2015 12:59:44
Sturridge on for Sterling would be my call.
01 Mar 2015 12:48:17
Just want to say well done Joe Allen - had a great first half & hope he keeps it up for the rest of the game!
01 Mar 2015 12:57:55
He is finally doing what he is supposed to be doing. Comfortable on the ball and dictating play well. Good to see him wanting the ball instead of passing then running off. It just shows what a bit of confidence can do.
Red Rum
01 Mar 2015 13:59:17
I actually had him as my MOTM today, just on improvement from a month ago alone. Coutinho was amazing as usual for this season but Allen edges it for me for his box to box display.
01 Mar 2015 14:02:50
He is doing what he done until his 1st injury for LFC hopefully his injuries are behind him and he continues his fine form
01 Mar 2015 14:04:27
Fair call, he was excellent tonight, I've not been his biggest supporter, but today he showed confidence and drive going forward, and broke up play well in defence.
I think pretty much the whole team played well, especially Llalana, Hendo and Coutinho, and they all worked their guts out for each other. An incredible effort after Thursday and massive result!
01 Mar 2015 11:10:48
Just a quick question not related to today's game, I rate Erikson from spurs as the best possible replacement for Gerrard do you agree?
We could have got him for 12 million during the 2013-2014 season but chose not to.
Erikson is now spurs best player by a mile, may have to pay 30-40 million now though
{Ed002's Note - There is no interest from Liverpool.}
01 Mar 2015 11:34:55
Do you understand football at all? The only thing he could replace gerrard on is free kicks! It'd be like saying we can replace gerrard with sterling coutinho. I thought lallana would play deeper as a midfielder and then he might be a good replacement but Rodgers plays him as a 10 or a winger. I thought if he played the same role as hendo he'd be the replacement
01 Mar 2015 11:54:21
Erikson is an out and out attacking midfielder who always looks for a killer pass, excellent at free kicks and can score a goal or two from open play, sound familiar?
He's only 22yrs of age and will only get better with age, you watch when the likes of Barca and Real come knocking.
01 Mar 2015 14:01:09
I understand he's a good young player but they don't play even close to the same position and we have plenty of number 10s
01 Mar 2015 14:02:30
And we need a replacement for gerrard why exactly?
01 Mar 2015 14:04:36
Coutinho is miles better !!!
01 Mar 2015 09:50:03
So man city r going to spend 100m on Suarez and we only got 65m for him 7months ago I think we sold too cheap but what can you do if the player wants to go hope he stays were he wanted to go so badly though would hate to see him playing for a rival.
01 Mar 2015 10:01:38
Its just a stupid rumor imo. He slagged off the English press once again last week. There is no way back for Suarez in the BPL. A striker would be least of City's priorities unless Aguero leaves.
01 Mar 2015 10:20:22
Seems pretty pointless for Barca to sell their best players seen as they can't buy anyone
{Ed002's Note - This has all been explained.}
02 Mar 2015 00:04:39
City have Aguero, Dzeko, Jovetic and just bought Bony. I can't seem them finding 100m for saurez as he is starting to score more, He scored and assisted today for Barca, take that away they draw, He has had a hard time to start as people ripped on him for not scoring yet he still assisted. I don't think he's as good at when he was at pool ;) but i hope he does well at Barca, City let's be honest need to sort out other areas, their team lacks character at times.
28 Feb 2015 23:55:49
Does anyone know the music during motd? It was also used for the team line ups during the recent World Cup?
Cheers