The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread - RIP Diogo

Ulster Exile · October 04, 2009, 05:33:22 PM

Right Drogba is starting to take the piss now.

Minder · October 04, 2009, 05:47:58 PM

Final ball into the box is very poor

Main Street · October 04, 2009, 05:51:38 PM

The playacting is first class though.

Ulster Exile · October 04, 2009, 05:52:19 PM

Sin é.

Cúig huaire · October 04, 2009, 05:52:45 PM

That was coming. Game over, season over.

The Real Laoislad · October 04, 2009, 05:54:13 PM

Better team won,no complaints..
Liverpool very very poor...

Carmen Stateside · October 04, 2009, 05:54:42 PM

No answer to Drogba, simple as!

Ulster Exile · October 04, 2009, 05:54:54 PM

Quote from: Cúig huaire on October 04, 2009, 05:52:45 PM
That was coming. Game over, season over.

I think you're being a little over-dramatic!

Carmen Stateside · October 04, 2009, 05:57:45 PM

On that performance our hopes of challenging are gone. Not even close to good enough.

J70 · October 04, 2009, 06:04:04 PM

FFS boys its only October! United limped to a home draw with Sunderland yesterday. Chelsea lost to Wigan a week ago. If Mascherano hadn't fucked up they probably would have got a point. Get a grip of yourselves!

Jimmy Two Times · October 04, 2009, 06:05:37 PM

Liverpool's bench is terrible, they just don't have the attacking quality to change a game or mount a sustained title challenge. Ngog, Voronin and Babel are not good enough. Gerrard was anonymous. Drogba was unplayable and infuriating in equal measure.

Ulster Exile · October 04, 2009, 06:11:39 PM

I think chasing the game didn't suit Liverpool, they never looked that threatening. However, I wouldn't say it was such a bad performance. Liverpool went there set-up not to lose and I think all of us would have taken a draw before the game. Up until that terrible mistake from Mascherano I think there was very little between the teams and Liverpool were doing enough to earn a point and who knows they may have knicked it if they could have kept it like that.

I think after going 1-0 down Liverpool played their poorest football, misplaced passes and it was very difficult to break Chelsea down. Torres was generally kept very quiet all day and I was disappointed with Gerard not least for his poor corners. I thought Lucas was steady as was Insua despite my earlier reservations. I would agree with someone earlier, I think Carragher is struggling and we need Agger back fully fit soon.

Many will no doubt be putting undue significance on this defeat and saying that Liverpool are out of the title race already. Thats absolutely crazy to claim after 8 games.

Our record against the others in the 'big 4' was exceptional last year and there was no way it was going to be repeated this year, doing the double over Chelsea and United last year wasn't going to happen again. But Liverpool will pick up far more points against the lower table teams. Last year, I think United gained 4 points against the 'big 4' but they also got 58 points out of 60 aganst the bottom half of the table.

I hear Sky saying that no team has ever lost 3 out of their first 8 games and won the title, well until last year no team had ever only lost two games and not won the title. Definitely not out of it, can't have any slip-ups against the crap teams now and probably need to beat United at the end of the month.

Carmen Stateside · October 04, 2009, 06:16:01 PM

Quote from: J70 on October 04, 2009, 06:04:04 PM
FFS boys its only October! United limped to a home draw with Sunderland yesterday. Chelsea lost to Wigan a week ago. If Mascherano hadn't fucked up they probably would have got a point. Get a grip of yourselves!

Going to have to be big improvements. The intensity from last year seems to be missing, games like today usually brings it out but not today. Tuesday was as poor as i have seen. Centre of mid field is a problem, Carraghers form has been worrying but with Agger ready to go and Aquilani a couple of weeks away both areas can be improved.

Norf Tyrone · October 04, 2009, 06:41:45 PM

Quote from: stiffler on October 04, 2009, 05:06:12 PM
Quote from: Norf Tyrone on October 04, 2009, 05:02:39 PM
Ha.
Good to see the Pool fans in full affect. No one mentioning the ref not booking Torres for a late, late stud raker on Terry, and Macscherano, and Lucas's dives.

Or the ref not booking Ivanovic for his late challenge on Torres!

Hilario is a clown!!!

The clown is having a quer laugh the night!

Where is the thread title change chaps??

Ulster Exile · October 04, 2009, 06:44:52 PM

Quote from: Norf Tyrone on October 04, 2009, 06:41:45 PM
Quote from: stiffler on October 04, 2009, 05:06:12 PM
Quote from: Norf Tyrone on October 04, 2009, 05:02:39 PM
Ha.
Good to see the Pool fans in full affect. No one mentioning the ref not booking Torres for a late, late stud raker on Terry, and Macscherano, and Lucas's dives.

Or the ref not booking Ivanovic for his late challenge on Torres!

Hilario is a clown!!!

The clown is having a quer laugh the night!

Where is the thread title change chaps??

Thought it was a bit of a stupid bating title myself anyway.