tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post1177332286783472167..comments2023-12-22T01:47:49.178-05:00Comments on oh you beauty: Liverpool 1-2 Arsenalnatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10043601945557998732noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-12754569957054164952009-12-14T06:45:03.446-05:002009-12-14T06:45:03.446-05:00This team breaks my heart.This team breaks my heart.drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16041903590665426891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-42828975896107428692009-12-14T05:01:15.563-05:002009-12-14T05:01:15.563-05:00WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!!WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-52159765408776286542009-12-13T20:39:13.041-05:002009-12-13T20:39:13.041-05:00arshavin was THE star of Euro 2008 in my opinion. ...arshavin was THE star of Euro 2008 in my opinion. really enjoyed the russian job on Holland. why he was bought for 15 million by arsenal is just beyond me. vaguely remember he was saying he only wanted to play for arsenal? and to make things worse, we are paying for it more than any other team. 5 goals in 2 games, the points he took off us that would probably land us the title last year.<br /><br />not much is going our way. this is the worse run of injuries, own goals, beach balls, added time killers that i can remember since supporting liverpool. <br /><br />this is only one way forward and that is to dig deep and play one game at a time till the end of the season and never let the heads drop. the sooner this season is behind us the better. hope we can buy snoogy doogy this summer.extrafattylivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-69580707195460753202009-12-13T15:49:39.526-05:002009-12-13T15:49:39.526-05:00Issam - There actually weren't many chances in...Issam - There actually weren't many chances in the first half, even when Liverpool was clearly on top. Arse's two defensive midfielders, plus Vermaelen (the transfer of the season so far), limited Liverpool's opportunities even when the team played well.<br /><br />Urgency wasn't the issue. Confidence was, again. Liverpool let in a fluky goal soon after the restart, and all momentum and confidence just flew out the window. There was only one winner after that goal, although it took a sublime strike for Arshavin to get it. Liverpool just became more disjointed and reliant on aimless long balls. Did Aquilani touch the ball more than 10 times after he came on?<br /><br />My adoration of Benitez is well-documented, but this game shows where he fails. Wenger's halftime talk/man-management changed Arsenal's play for the better. But for some reason, players aren't responding to the manager, and/or the manager's not learning that Liverpool needs the high tempo as long as possible. Blackburn, Everton and Debrecen are the only games where Liverpool hasn't shipped at least one stupid goal, almost all of them coming in the second half, since the end of September.<br /><br />Granted, fitness still isn't the best, which would explain tailing off early, but it's a piss poor excuse. I'm so fucking sick of excuses.<br /><br />Only Lucas, Carragher, Mascherano, and maybe Reina (didn't have much to do but pick out two goals that weren't his fault) can be content with performances today. Nowhere near good enough.<br /><br />Anon - A good point. An unfair point, but probably valid. But it was a penalty, and I'd still argue Ngog's v Brum was too - if Ngog doesn't go over the tackle, his ankle's destroyed by Kelly.<br /><br />Just goes to show that absolutely nothing's going Liverpool's way this season. That combined with the team's own failings has utterly doomed the season so far.natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043601945557998732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-66584773061546964742009-12-13T15:16:46.577-05:002009-12-13T15:16:46.577-05:00Eh. Arsenal's first game in Europe after the E...Eh. Arsenal's first game in Europe after the Eduardo dive they had two goals that were clearly off ruled on and one handball for a goal ignored, I don't think there's a conspiracy at work.BackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-38765974127004091592009-12-13T15:03:25.742-05:002009-12-13T15:03:25.742-05:00The penalty denial is a direct result of Ngog'...The penalty denial is a direct result of Ngog's dive against Birmingham. Don't expect to get any penalties for awhile after that.<br /><br />It took Arsenal nearly 4 months to before a ref awarded them another penalty after Eduardo's dive against Celtic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-51939955167677395472009-12-13T14:58:39.714-05:002009-12-13T14:58:39.714-05:00We're as far from first as we are from last. ...We're as far from first as we are from last. And Rafa's plan: keep doing what we're doing.<br /><br />Fuck me.BackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-32072539992057219022009-12-13T13:55:44.276-05:002009-12-13T13:55:44.276-05:00Liverpool lost because they simply did not put the...Liverpool lost because they simply did not put their chances away in the first half. How many times were we in their box?!<br /><br />A little more urgency is needed next time. And a bit more luck...Issamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-14422177616637837902009-12-13T13:16:32.735-05:002009-12-13T13:16:32.735-05:00I really thought we would, too. He fit our system...I really thought we would, too. He fit our system and we already had ties with Zenit from buying Skrtel, so it's not like we didn't have scouts there.<br /><br />Or you know, our scouts just suck dong.BackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-88143154415349594442009-12-13T13:15:08.284-05:002009-12-13T13:15:08.284-05:00I only hate Arshavin because he doesn't play f...I only hate Arshavin because he doesn't play for Liverpool. Imagine had Benitez bought him instead of Keane a year and a half ago?natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043601945557998732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-53068851639821290382009-12-13T13:12:22.733-05:002009-12-13T13:12:22.733-05:00this is badthis is badAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408135423538028847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-16591031194461397022009-12-13T13:11:41.951-05:002009-12-13T13:11:41.951-05:00Liverpool didn't play well enough to win, and ...Liverpool didn't play well enough to win, and I haven't bothered to care much for the calls this season, but Web was just awful.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-20447272497186114112009-12-13T13:08:35.257-05:002009-12-13T13:08:35.257-05:00God DAMNIT I fucking hate Arsenal. And that rubbe...God DAMNIT I fucking hate Arsenal. And that rubber faced Russian cocksucker. And our defenders. And Howard Webb.BackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.com