tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post3136327009993375118..comments2023-12-22T01:47:49.178-05:00Comments on oh you beauty: Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villanatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10043601945557998732noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-5592237428520661652008-09-02T18:38:00.000-04:002008-09-02T18:38:00.000-04:00took in the reserves game today. pacheco was simpl...took in the reserves game today. pacheco was simply phenominal in the first half, set up the goal with a beautiful flick and should have had one of his own but hit the post after making everyone miss. degen came on in the second and once he settled in he looked good. made several nice runs, defended well. the new boy weijl looks confident on the left wing. he was beating his man rather easily and provided good crosses, noone got on the end of them though. and bruna was everywhere, him and pacheco seem to work well together. good performance especially considering how many of the players are 18 and under<BR/><BR/>excellent interview with carragher in the mirror today by brian reade. carra is releasing his autobiography this week, and he made some interesting comments about wanting to manage the team once hes done, and on how he was nearly aborted. <A HREF="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool/2008/09/02/jamie-carragher-exclusive-i-want-to-be-liverpool-s-manager-i-just-hope-fergie-s-still-around-to-be-knocked-off-his-perch-115875-20721162/" REL="nofollow">worth reading through</A>BackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-35623940024397737452008-09-02T03:19:00.000-04:002008-09-02T03:19:00.000-04:00I am actually all for the youth movement. I have n...I am actually all for the youth movement. I have no problem with spending small amounts (relatively) of money on possible talents. There really is no downside for two reasons:<BR/><BR/>-They may develop into great players worth loads of wins and money<BR/><BR/>-We have plenty of older forwards. (Well, scratch Voronin now) Torres, Keane and Kuyt provide some experience if you want it.<BR/><BR/>The game is heading towards younger, faster and more agile players. Look no further than Standard Liege. <BR/><BR/>In the meantime, we need the 'Merkans to sell this club very quickly. I'm shaking at what Manchester City did today...<BR/><BR/>-jp2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-49268040102204024812008-09-01T12:28:00.000-04:002008-09-01T12:28:00.000-04:00anderson and hammill i think could probably both c...anderson and hammill i think could probably both compete for a XI spot right now. thats both a belief in how talented they are, and a complete lack of faith in our wide options at the moment. loaning them out was the right move though, championship experience > reserves experience<BR/><BR/>theres a great article on the bbc about how rafa is wasting keane with his lineups.BackBergtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916269531937171514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-27306729436158629432008-09-01T11:53:00.000-04:002008-09-01T11:53:00.000-04:00Whats with Rafa and the scouting team? Do they wan...Whats with Rafa and the scouting team? Do they want to fill the team with 18 year olds? LFC have signed Flora(striker) and Gulacsi(Keeper) both around 18. We now have 5 forwards in the reserves (aged between 17 and 21)? I just wonder how many will get even a semblance of a chance in the main team. Mind you they have to compete with the likes of Torres and Keane. Or thinking differently, he wants to convert these young forwards to wingers or mid-fielders like Kuyt. ( hope not)<BR/><BR/>Is it just me or every one is noticing that we are not getting good talent in the wings from the reserves at all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-87113964357690450212008-09-01T03:28:00.000-04:002008-09-01T03:28:00.000-04:00abe - I like that way of counting. You aim for a s...abe - I like that way of counting. You aim for a strong season! Man U had a great run last year with 27-6-5 and 28-5-5 before that. But yeah, a waste of a draw. <BR/><BR/>-jp2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-24977242788794851052008-08-31T23:56:00.000-04:002008-08-31T23:56:00.000-04:00I was most surprised by the defensive mind-set wit...I was most surprised by the defensive mind-set with which the team entered the field. The Ngog shot, i thought, was deflected by the defender. A 20 Mil forward is being used on the left midfield, No scope for creativity on the left-hand side, one hard working albeit average talented(read less creative) working on the right-hand side, its making it even worse to think we are now thinking of traveling to Aston Villa planning for a draw. Can't imagine what we'll do when we have to travel to the rest of the big 4. <BR/><BR/>One draw already in the third game. My analysis - To compete for the premiership we need to get 30 Wins, 5 Draws and at most 3 Losses.<BR/><BR/>We can do reverse counting from now on. One draw used up. 4 more to go.<BR/><BR/>After seeing the first three matches i can safely say our defense is pretty solid. We just need to attack better and it needs to get a lot lot better. The strategy should change. We are The 'Liverpool FC' and not a lower table team which is happy with a draw at Aston Villa. This draw is a big loss for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-26595852884468360502008-08-31T14:01:00.000-04:002008-08-31T14:01:00.000-04:000/5 on even the minimum of performances. I posted ...0/5 on even the minimum of performances. I posted a similar opinion on RAWK, but I'm still staggered by LFC's performances, I want to say it again.<BR/><BR/>Best midfield in the world, 2 top class strikers, a solid defense and a world class keeper - and this is what transpires? Not many organizations would put up with these kinds of performances, especially with millions of $ involved. <BR/><BR/>Great analysis Nate, especially of the substitutions. When Torres pulled out (didn't look too serious, fingers crossed) I thought for sure it was Babel time. It made perfect sense. Of course, if Ngog's shot was 4 inches lower, it would be a different story. I'm assuming Rafa is upset with Babel, who probably wanted these last two starts. (Which he deserves when you look at Kuyt and Benny's performances)<BR/><BR/>Not sure if this break will help or hurt us in the long run...some changes need to be conceived is all I know.<BR/><BR/>-jp2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com