The OFFICIAL Liverpool Supporters thread

[nifan]

Very lucky in the end.

However, it would have been some dive from gerrard since he was well up in the air when the contact was made.
You can argue if it was a penalty but hardly a dive.

[pintsofguinness]

Did he dive J70? 
He ran across the box, jumped into some boy and behaved like he was shot as he was going through mid air and hit the deck.
To be fair it was quite spectacular.

[gawa316]

Clear as penalty as you will see, definate foul, correct decision, brilliantly seen linesman

well said that man

[AFS]

What happened lads? I'm still at work? A Gerrard dive...?

Gerrard did a Graham Canty into an Atletico defender.

[The Real Laoislad]

I'm not too worried..It will end 1-1 or 2-1 to Liverpool

Told ye so!!

God though we were brutal tonight..WTF was Djimi Traore Ngog going to do that Keane couldn't?
Awful decision to bring off Keane..
Aurelio was terrible and as for Arbeola   .
Agger could have had a hatrick..
And it was never a penalty,not in a million years,if anything it was a free out,but then we should have had one earlier in the match.Stevie G showed his brass balls again though my slotting home the peno,what a player he is even after a dodgy night by his standards

[GalwayBayBoy]

Last one was never a penalty but we should have had one earlier anyway.

Not sure what the RTE boys are on? The Masch and Carra ones were never penalties IMO. They were sliding in for tackles and the ball was kicked off them. They had no control over where the ball hit them.

Ref was terrible though.

[ExiledGael]

Right any sane person knows Ronaldo dives all over the place, but never let it be said again that Gerard is some big hard player who is above all that. They are all just the same, that was ridiculous. Fell like a dying swan.
It was obvious from the collision in the air both players would fall but it was Gerard's theatrics, arms waving and appeal that won the decision.

[kumquat]

cheat

[GalwayBayBoy]

Wasn't a pen but neither was it a dive ffs. The two of them collided in mid-air. Was he supposed to levitate or something?

[Stalin]

Did he dive J70? 
He ran across the box, jumped into some boy and behaved like he was shot as he was going through mid air and hit the deck.
To be fair it was quite spectacular.

he was going for the ball and there was a coming together. he made the most of it. id have been disappointed if he didnt.

[pintsofguinness]

Did he dive J70? 
He ran across the box, jumped into some boy and behaved like he was shot as he was going through mid air and hit the deck.
To be fair it was quite spectacular.

he was going for the ball and there was a coming together. he made the most of it. id have been disappointed if he didnt.

Well that's fair enough, I just think it's funny you boys talking about Ronaldo.

What can a player do when he is wrote off in mid air, a shoulder in the back = a foul.  A foul in the box = a penalty.  Why the confusion??

Aye, it should have been a free out.

[The Real Laoislad]

Right any sane person knows Ronaldo dives all over the place, but never let it be said again that Gerard is some big hard player who is above all that. They are all just the same, that was ridiculous. Fell like a dying swan.
It was obvious from the collision in the air both players would fall but it was Gerard's theatrics, arms waving and appeal that won the decision.

What can a player do when he is wrote off in mid air, a shoulder in the back = a foul.  A foul in the box = a penalty.  Why the confusion??

Dont know why a lot of posters are saying Stevie G was not his usual high standards etc...he was the best Liverpool player on the night!!!!!  Name me one who was better??

I thought Carra played well..He went forward at every chance and might have even scored,he was certainly better than the two yobs Arebola and Aurelio

[Yes I Would]

f**king toothless without Torres.
A valuable point, if undeserved, but im getting worried.
Just not playing well. Forget the performance against Spurs. They are brutal, and sit bottom of the league, and still won.

Too much deadwood. Babel has the first touch of a rapist. Arbeloa poor. Lucas??
The most threatening we looked tonight was from set pieces, which is not good if any sort of challenge on any front is to be sustained.

[Stalin]

Right any sane person knows Ronaldo dives all over the place, but never let it be said again that Gerard is some big hard player who is above all that. They are all just the same, that was ridiculous. Fell like a dying swan.
It was obvious from the collision in the air both players would fall but it was Gerard's theatrics, arms waving and appeal that won the decision.

What can a player do when he is wrote off in mid air, a shoulder in the back = a foul.  A foul in the box = a penalty.  Why the confusion??

Dont know why a lot of posters are saying Stevie G was not his usual high standards etc...he was the best Liverpool player on the night!!!!!  Name me one who was better??

he tried hardest dirtydozen but his end product was poor by his own standards. but yeah, probably still our best player!

keane was taken off cos he still isnt 100%.

[ExiledGael]

Right any sane person knows Ronaldo dives all over the place, but never let it be said again that Gerard is some big hard player who is above all that. They are all just the same, that was ridiculous. Fell like a dying swan.
It was obvious from the collision in the air both players would fall but it was Gerard's theatrics, arms waving and appeal that won the decision.

What can a player do when he is wrote off in mid air, a shoulder in the back = a foul.  A foul in the box = a penalty.  Why the confusion??

Wrote off, Jesus it was almost a free out. Gerrard threw himself at it. Shoulder in the back? Wise up.