The OFFICIAL Liverpool Supporters thread

[brokencrossbar1]

Sounds a bit like Crouch last year. Fcuk him away back to the Hammers, as Minder says he would play more if he was any good

[stevo-08]

I see Torres got on the scoresheet for spain last night in their 3 nil win over chile. The run out will have done him no harm at all.

Also, there were 5 Liverpool players on the spanish team at 1 stage of the game!!

Yep, just glad no injuries were picked up. now hopefully we'll see a much sharper torres on saturday. with gerrard probably a non-starter, it's a chance to play 4-4-2 with keane & torres leading the attack. I think robbie will always struggle when playing upfront on his own - would like to see himself & torres get a chance to form a decent partnership.

Unfortunately the problem for robbie is that Rafa will always prefer to play gerrard in a supporting striker role with Alonso & Masch holding the middle. However, there should be some games particularly at home, when Rafa should try a more attacking 4-4-2 formation - resting Mascherano and dropping gerrard into midfield with Alonso.

[corn02]

Yossi hints at Anfield departure
Out-of-favour Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun has stated that he is prepared to leave Anfield in order to find regular first-team football.
Benayoun has had a frustrating time this season and has had to make do with a place on the bench, starting just two of the last 10 games.

The Israeli signed from West Ham in the summer of 2007 and recorded an impressive 11 goals and 10 assists in his first season at the club.

The midfielder is currently away on international duty, where he is preparing to face the Ivory Coast, but he admits he has thought about a move away from Anfield.

He told The Sun: "The fact that I'm not involved and always come on as a sub tells you something. Even if it's Liverpool, if I don't get to play in the next few months I will not want to be here.

"I enjoy my time in England but maybe it is time to learn a new language, maybe Italian, French or Russian.

"When I came here it wasn't so I could tell everyone, 'Hey I play for Liverpool'.

"My purpose was to prove myself, and in the first year I think I did. I understand that I am at one of the biggest clubs in the world and that this year there are better players."

One of Benayoun's rare starts came in the 2-1 win over rivals Manchester United at Anfield but the 28-year-old found himself back on the bench for the following game.

"After our win over Manchester United I lost my place. Everyone wants to play and it is no fun sitting on the bench or playing just a few minutes.

"I'm part of the rotation but I hope in the next few months it will change."

I doubt any liverpool player would give an interview to the scum.

Eh pretty sure it was to Israeli TV, not the Sun. Unless he did do another interview, in which case, stupid boy.

It is not that he is shite. He has the tools, his footballing brain  is just a notch below big-four standard. If he learned to release the ball a split second earlier he would be a much better player. Goal tally was double figures last season. A good player, but, for Liverpool and their ambitions, should be at the far end of the squad player scale.


P.S Kuyt also scored last night.

[brokencrossbar1]

corn, if I am not mistaken but the most of those goals were in the game against Besiktas and the non league team in the FA Cup.  He has to take 3 touches every time he palys the ball and slows the whole game up.  Road him is what I say, get £5m back and call it quits.  Get money for Pennant, promote El Zhar to the first team squad proper and use the money raised to buy a decent full back.

[Minder]

corn, if I am not mistaken but the most of those goals were in the game against Besiktas and the non league team in the FA Cup.  He has to take 3 touches every time he palys the ball and slows the whole game up.  Road him is what I say, get £5m back and call it quits.  Get money for Pennant, promote El Zhar to the first team squad proper and use the money raised to buy a decent full back.

Agreed, was reading an anecdote about Pennant on YNWA forum, when he was in "digs" at Arsenal he was running up a huge phonebill and treating the place like a hotel, the landlady pulled him about it and he pulled out a wad of notes that would have choked a donkey, starting peeling off twenties and throwing them on the floor beside the landlady.

[corn02]

corn, if I am not mistaken but the most of those goals were in the game against Besiktas and the non league team in the FA Cup.  He has to take 3 touches every time he palys the ball and slows the whole game up.  Road him is what I say, get £5m back and call it quits.  Get money for Pennant, promote El Zhar to the first team squad proper and use the money raised to buy a decent full back.

I don't want to be misintepreted, I agree and if we were offered five million I would bite the offerers' hand off. What I am saying is that there is some talent there, but it falls below Liverpool standard. Goals are goals, but I take your point.

If we got 7million comined for Yossi and Pennant (anyone see him with the whiskey this week?), we would be doing good business.

[gawa316]

If we got 7million comined for Yossi and Pennant (anyone see him with the whiskey this week?), we would be doing good business.

Would that be this?




Waster

[stiffler]

State of that hat!!

[GalwayBayBoy]

Rafael Benitez has rubbished claims that Martin Skrtel is seeking a move away from Liverpool. Reports in the Russian press suggested the 24-year-old defender - who is currently recovering from a knee injury - was unsettled in England and was looking for a move back to former club Zenit St Petersburg.

But Benitez insists his Slovakian centre-back is happy on Merseyside and enjoying life at Anfield.

"These sort of stories always tend to come out during an international week," said the Liverpool manager.

"I was talking with Martin at Melwood yesterday and it was clear that he is very happy and just wants to get back playing.

"He is working very hard to get himself fit again and he is very settled at Liverpool – both in the city and at the club."

Benitez was today keeping his fingers crossed that his international stars returned to Melwood injury-free after last night's friendlies across Europe.

Five of his players figured in Spain's 3-0 win over Chile in Villarreal with Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina, Xabi Alonso, Alvaro Arbeloa and Albert Riera all winning another cap.

"It was good to see so many of our players involved because it shows how important Liverpool are," he said. "I was especially pleased for Arbeloa and Riera because they are getting their reward for working hard and doing a good job for a good club.

"Hopefully the players will come back and be fit and ready for the game against Fulham because that is the most important thing for us now." 
     

[Gabriel_Hurl]

i was thinkn about orderin one for xmas(off thefootballshirt.com), do they take long delivering?

2 weeks

[Doogie Browser]

Love the tag on Pennant's wrist, just to remind us.

[Minder]

I dont know why Benitez ever bought him, he stood out on a very poor Birmingham team.

[supersarsfields]

I actually had hoped that he was going to be a good buy. I thought at least he was someone who could run at defenders and take them on. Something we were badly missing as Kewell hadn't preformed. Unfortunately I was wrong and he should be shipped on to Someone else.

[Aghdavoyle]

i was thinkn about orderin one for xmas(off thefootballshirt.com), do they take long delivering?

2 weeks

The chinese are slow stitchers

[Norf Tyrone]

corn, if I am not mistaken but the most of those goals were in the game against Besiktas and the non league team in the FA Cup.  He has to take 3 touches every time he palys the ball and slows the whole game up.  Road him is what I say, get £5m back and call it quits.  Get money for Pennant, promote El Zhar to the first team squad proper and use the money raised to buy a decent full back.

Re a full-back I see the rumour mill has Bridge to Merseyside for £7million. I can't seeit happening in this transfer window if the two teams are still necked at the top of the table.