The OFFICIAL Liverpool Supporters thread

Tony Baloney · January 10, 2009, 06:48:48 PM

Quote from: magpie seanie on January 10, 2009, 06:42:56 PM
Quote from: J70 on January 10, 2009, 06:33:00 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 10, 2009, 06:27:57 PM
If it finishes like this Rafa might wish he had kept his mouth shut yesterday!

Doubtful, but that is certainly the way it will be interpreted by the press and the public.

And if they do manage to sneak the points he'll be a genius.

Correct!

Midman · January 10, 2009, 07:12:43 PM

Not looking good

GalwayBayBoy · January 10, 2009, 07:21:16 PM

Gerrard hits the post right at the death.

GalwayBayBoy · January 10, 2009, 07:23:44 PM

FT 0-0

Worst performance of the season by a mile. Woeful display.

Carmen Stateside · January 10, 2009, 07:27:00 PM

Poor stuff!
What does Rafa be thinking? is he happier taking a point than giving away all three? Maybe the game tomorrow helped make his mind up today, but going the whole game with one striker at Stoke

J70 · January 10, 2009, 07:27:20 PM

Just a tad frustrating!

Liverpool can have no complaints though, they didn't deserve the three points.

I have serious doubts about Chelsea's form of late and their prospects tomorrow, but it would be nice if they can do Liverpool a favour.

Carmen Stateside · January 10, 2009, 07:30:14 PM

Yeah Chelsea win tomorrow please

Doogie Browser · January 10, 2009, 07:30:28 PM

Advantage fergie I would say...for now. When you see how many on here called it the biggest game of their season and not to win could mean dire consequences now.

slow corner back · January 10, 2009, 07:33:25 PM

Good to see Rafa didnt get distracted this week and kept all the focus on the important three points at Stoke. Basically Utd and Chelsea get a free dig at each other tomorrow as loosing only one point Liverpool this weekend is not a disaster and whichever team wins will really fancy their chances of lifting the league.

corn02 · January 10, 2009, 07:41:36 PM

We can expect the usual Rafa cracked bullshit from the press. A terrible performance that even if Rafa took out an effigy of Ferguson and pissed on it, it would be hard to imagine the players playing worse.

Re: One striker. It is not one striker it is one striker with Gerrard playing off it. We scored five times using it in our last match. Fair play to Stoke they deserved the points.

Carmen Stateside · January 10, 2009, 07:53:05 PM

And as for Lucas, how poor was he! Alonso proving to be vital to this team!
Gerrard is not a striker, plus Newcastle were nowhere near as orginised and as hungry as Stoke!
Poor performance, Rafa going to have to take more chances if he wants to win this league.

The Real Laoislad · January 10, 2009, 07:54:18 PM

f**king pathetic
Why was Lucas and Kuyt left on the pitch? Even Gerrard was awful,The game was crying out for Robbie Keane imho,even when Torres came on the played the same formation.
If Rafa has some grudge against Keane he would wanna get over it fast,Kuyt is not good enough to play as a lone striker and never will be.
Babel was his normal brutal self when he came on,Mash kept giving the ball away,Jesus I felt like putting my foot through the telly at times

GalwayBayBoy · January 10, 2009, 07:55:33 PM

In fairness United were within 5 minutes of drawing 0-0 at Stoke too so they do make it very difficult for teams. Still to drop 4 points to a team that will probably still get relegated is just not good enough.

Really was as bad a display as I can remember. United won that game at Stoke because Ferguson took a chance and threw on all his attackers and they managed to nick a winner at the end that they didn't really deserve. Just wish Rafa would take more of a chance. You're trying to win a league here after all. Leaving Keane sitting on the bench when you're looking for a goal just befuddles me. Throw him on for the last 10 minutes and see what happens.

Really seem to miss Alonso this season when he doesn't play as well. He keeps the ball moving and if he isn't playing it usually means Lucas is.

mountainboii · January 10, 2009, 08:04:30 PM

Quote from: corn02 on January 10, 2009, 07:41:36 PM
We can expect the usual Rafa cracked bullshit from the press. A terrible performance that even if Rafa took out an effigy of Ferguson and pissed on it, it would be hard to imagine the players playing worse.

Re: One striker. It is not one striker it is one striker with Gerrard playing off it. We scored five times using it in our last match. Fair play to Stoke they deserved the points.

It does appear that this is the case though. Ask yourself, but take your 'I love Rafa' t-shirt off first, is it a coincidence that the day after Benitez goes off on an unprecedented rant/ justified monologue, which gets splashed all over the press, his team put in their worst performance of the season? $:-\$

Stalin · January 10, 2009, 08:08:31 PM

Quote from: The Real Laoislad on January 10, 2009, 07:54:18 PM
f**king pathetic
Why was Lucas and Kuyt left on the pitch? Even Gerrard was awful,The game was crying out for Robbie Keane imho,even when Torres came on the played the same formation.
If Rafa has some grudge against Keane he would wanna get over it fast,Kuyt is not good enough to play as a lone striker and never will be.
Babel was his normal brutal self when he came on,Mash kept giving the ball away,Jesus I felt like putting my foot through the telly at times

But Kuyt wasnt playing as a lone striker? What exactly would Keane have done? Waved his finger at the ref a few times and made a hash of any opportunities that came his way?