Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers has dropped rested regular first-team duo Martin Skrtel and Joe Allen for this afternoon's Premier League clash with Norwich City.
Whether Skrtel has actually been dropped is open to debate, but he's made quite a few mistakes this season so it wouldn't surprise me.
Allen struggled against Man United last weekend, so his omission is not really surprising.
FULL TEAM: Jones, Johnson, Agger, Carragher, Wisdom, Gerrard, Henderson, Lucas, Downing, Suarez, Sturridge
SUBS: Gulacsi, Allen, Borini, Sterling, Shelvey, Robinson, Skrtel.
NORWICH TEAM: Bunn; R. Martin, R. Bennett, Turner, Garrido; E. Bennett, Johnson, Tettey, Snodgrass, Howson; Holt (c)
Hopefully we'll see the following formation:
----------------- Reina
Wisdom ------ Agger -- Carra ----- Johnson
----------- Lucas ------- Henderson
----------------- Gerrard
--------- Suarez --------- Downing
----------------- Sturridge
Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson predicts a 2-1 for the Reds. He told the BBC:
"They [Liverpool] still haven't beaten a team in the top 10 but they don't have to worry about that on Saturday because they are at home against a Norwich team that is struggling generally at the moment.
"The Canaries stopped the rot last week, and a win would do them the world of good now too but I cannot see it happening on Saturday".
Speaking to the Chester Chronicle yesterday, Jan Molby, Lawro's former team-mate, highlighted two Norwich players Liverpool need to watch:
"Robert Snodgrass is having a good season for them and is a real threat from set-pieces. If Grant Holt plays up front he will be a real handful. We need to get back to the form we produced against the likes of Fulham, QPR and Sunderland"
Seriously, with this team, Liverpool should hopefully score 4-5 goals.
Jaimie Kanwar
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Whether Skrtel has actually been dropped is open to debate, but he's made quite a few mistakes this season so it wouldn't surprise me.
Allen struggled against Man United last weekend, so his omission is not really surprising.
FULL TEAM: Jones, Johnson, Agger, Carragher, Wisdom, Gerrard, Henderson, Lucas, Downing, Suarez, Sturridge
SUBS: Gulacsi, Allen, Borini, Sterling, Shelvey, Robinson, Skrtel.
NORWICH TEAM: Bunn; R. Martin, R. Bennett, Turner, Garrido; E. Bennett, Johnson, Tettey, Snodgrass, Howson; Holt (c)
Hopefully we'll see the following formation:
----------------- Reina
Wisdom ------ Agger -- Carra ----- Johnson
----------- Lucas ------- Henderson
----------------- Gerrard
--------- Suarez --------- Downing
----------------- Sturridge
Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson predicts a 2-1 for the Reds. He told the BBC:
"They [Liverpool] still haven't beaten a team in the top 10 but they don't have to worry about that on Saturday because they are at home against a Norwich team that is struggling generally at the moment.
"The Canaries stopped the rot last week, and a win would do them the world of good now too but I cannot see it happening on Saturday".
Speaking to the Chester Chronicle yesterday, Jan Molby, Lawro's former team-mate, highlighted two Norwich players Liverpool need to watch:
"Robert Snodgrass is having a good season for them and is a real threat from set-pieces. If Grant Holt plays up front he will be a real handful. We need to get back to the form we produced against the likes of Fulham, QPR and Sunderland"
Seriously, with this team, Liverpool should hopefully score 4-5 goals.
Jaimie Kanwar
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Well surprise surprise! but he is due his time on the bench and it looks like Rodgers has learned his lesson ,i'm sure we will win 2-1 .
ReplyDeleteGood, if thats the team, allen deserved to be dropped so many poor games he had, looking forward to see sturridge and hoping for another hat trick of suarez
ReplyDelete18 million and and hes supposed to be the welsh xavi 5 months later sitting on the bench out of his depth heading back to the championship rodgers needs a bottle of cop on
ReplyDeleteIn fairness we played better when Lucas came off in the Man Utd Game.
ReplyDeleteI`m pretty happy with that line up. Looks nice and attacking. I`m guessing Borini will be on the bench. Which aint bad, as if Sturridge is still re-gaining match fitness Borini can replace him if he looks tired later in the game. Makes a change actually being able to swap a out and out striker, for another out and out striker.
Woohoo! I see a goal for each of the front 3!
ReplyDeletebeen waiting for the team news if allen was starting i was going to back 2-1 now hes not dont know think i will back 4-1
ReplyDeleteA 4-2 or 5-2 looks possible.
ReplyDeletewhy has rogers not played assaidi yet . Why did he buy him for..
ReplyDeleteIts incredible we havent beat a top 10 team yet, thats worrying, all we could win was vs poor teams, no derby wins yet, we never had this period before under all rafa woy kenny we used to beat the big teams quite often but not now
ReplyDeleteid like to see sturridge score and borini come on and score , luis score aswell sturridge get 2
ReplyDeletereally? cant see sterling producing anything today
ReplyDeleteOnly hope Allen's been dropped till he builds some muscles and that he's not just being rested until the Arsenal & Man City games!!
ReplyDeleteliverpool kp tranfer news are always fake duhhh
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where's the 18mil come from, he's only 21, your just like the majority of nob eds who think they know best. thanks
ReplyDeleteit was £15mill and people were comparing his pass completetion to that of xavi granted he is struggling for form atm but to suggest back to the championship is over doing it as he had a strong season with swansea in the prem
ReplyDeleteim really glad hendo is given a starter. but playing carra will cost us
ReplyDeletewould have preferred to see sterling on the bench too!
ReplyDeleteI think he is quality but he can't play him now as he has gone with morroco to the african cup of nations
ReplyDeleteHe can still come on as a sub though!!!
ReplyDeleteIm reading on other sites jones is starting? is this correct?
ReplyDeletei think sturridge will get a goal today. maybe even two
ReplyDeleteagree. Sterling has lost his way a little recently.
ReplyDeletegot that terribly wrong there and u tried to change it aswel and still got it wrong, top class reporting there
ReplyDeleteJones not reina!!!
ReplyDeleteHearing Jones is starting and Pepe isn't in the squad...?
ReplyDeletecould we be playing 4-4-2? Downing on the left Henderson on the right? ummmmmm
ReplyDeleteNO one noticed Carra was starting lol. 2-1 Norwich.
we may have beaten the big teams but we always struggled with teams below us now we have reached the other side as we perform against the lower sides but fail to show up to the big games but to be fair we where bad decisions away from beating both everton and newcastle we were let down by the ref and lines man in those games
ReplyDeleteBecause it seems like Allen and Lucas don't work too well together in a 4-3-3. In a 4-2-3-1 with Gerrard further up the pitch it may work, but who knows...
ReplyDeleteJamie, @LFC confirmed that Reina wasn't even in the squad for today. Suspected thigh strain.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind 442, but not with Henderson on the right.
ReplyDeletei know but hopefully we will be cruising by then ,carraghers a bit of a worry may do 5-2 instead dont get me wrong jamies been a great servant,but i feel his time as come to move on,also no coates so it looks like he will be the next to leave
ReplyDeleteI would have preferred a front 3 of Borini Strurridge and Suarez...Sterling is not good enough(yet)to be a starter.
ReplyDeleteIn midfield I would have preferred someone else beside Lucas but i guess it cant be helped...
Where is Reina?
ReplyDeleteis borini on the bench?
ReplyDeleteReina has a thigh strain.
ReplyDeleteI think he might surprise us. He looks quite happy to drive at the opposition fullback of late and we will need his energy energy defensively if the SAS play up top.
ReplyDeleteLucas coming off wasn't the reason we played better second half. It was the fact that Sturridge came on and forced back the Utd defence ten yards. Allen was as woeful in the 2nd half as he was in the 1st
ReplyDeletewell edited, works both ways lol!
ReplyDeleteI hope Gerrard isn't played further forward he has been very good of late controlling the middle of the park. He's a throwback to the Gerrard who 1st broke into our side at 19. More like Keane than Lampard.
ReplyDeleteEvery time Carra has pulled on the red shirt this season, he's been excellent. What's the betting he'll now score an own goal?!
ReplyDeletejaimie am worried about the lack of width that i think we will get today johnson will not be able to get forward as much today because carragher will be over exposed on the counter i think rodgers has overtinkered, on this one if skirtels fit he should start and jaimie as sub ,thats it decided 3-1 gerrard 1st goalscorer ring the bookies now
ReplyDeleteYeah mate, i agree it was the introduction of sturridge that changed us last week
ReplyDeleteIve gone for 3 1 mate, sturridge first scorer
ReplyDeleteAnything below the victory will be quite devastating
ReplyDeleteYeah I tend to agree
ReplyDeleteMaybe he,s gone to see wenger
ReplyDeleteWait a minute...Why the fuck is carragher playing in the place of Skrtel
ReplyDeletenow...and whats with the inclusion of downing in the squad??? I predict
a defeat of LFC tonight. There are too many freaking english players in
the squad(7players out of 11!!!).
so have i changed my mind gerrard 1st goalscorer i,ve backed i don,t know why good luck hopefully one or both of us will be getting some cash of the bookies
ReplyDeletethanks mate. i bet sterling will come from bench at second half and.... produce nothing =)
ReplyDeleteAbso-bl..dy-lutely!
ReplyDeleteHe is.....would have preferred he started over Downing. Would love Borini and Sturridge to score today, not forgetting Luis of course......
ReplyDeleteagree m8 but we will win today its these results that have kept rodgers in a job
ReplyDeleteI agree there is potentially many goals to be had. 4-1 will be nice......
ReplyDeletedont mind as long as wenger goes sees our bank manger first!!
ReplyDeleteAm hoping he has a good tournament and makes his LFC inclusion a must.....
ReplyDeleteits a good surprise.
ReplyDeleteRogers has to take the blame for Allen...when is form was dipping he carried on playing him...when a player is out of form you have to take him out of the firing line and leave him out....rogers as a manager failed to recognize allen was suffering yet did nothing....now every game allen plays he will be scrutinize like hendo and downing where with kenny....when will managers learn that playing players out of form can set them back years
ReplyDeleteCarragher ? Henderson? Downing not inspiring at all but at least he benched Allen
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to your original team? Good rewrite...almost as if you'd never cocked it up completely to begin with...
ReplyDeleteis that directed at me ?
ReplyDeletenope. original team posted on here had sterling, suarez and sturridge up front.
ReplyDeletemaybe reina and skrtel as well?
ReplyDeletejust goes to show earliest news isn't always most accurate, good to see hendo starting though.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a goal, Hendo.
ReplyDeletethat was a scorcher from Henderson.....astonishing what happened to Reina Jaimie is he dropped or injured ?
ReplyDeleteInjured.
ReplyDeleteSTURRIDGE'S DUMMY WAS INSPIRED..GREAT GOAL!
ReplyDeleteGet in there hendo!! There goes my first goalscorer bet but 3 1 could still be on :)
ReplyDeletefantastic dominance and this time with goals. Smart player that sturridge is. Hendo has played well. and Lucas has been inspiring today.
ReplyDeletemore of the same please.
overall satisfactory 1st half. Well done hendo and luis. The DS and LS link up looks like its working very well. Nice to see some good attacking play with around 70% possession.
ReplyDeleteCracking Goal from Hendo, Suarez is looking the part as usual. Sturridge again is having a great game, the dummy was mint. Having Sturridge seems to have made a big difference to us. Hendo is looking better and better with each game, to the point I would have him down as a starter now.
ReplyDeletemine to i think our 3-1 gone as well if theyplay as well the second half could be 4 or 5
ReplyDeleteReina is out with a thigh strain, although with it being transfer market time, who knows, maybe something is going on behind the scenes.
ReplyDeleteOn the basis of this game there is NO SPACE FOR ALLEN.
ReplyDeleteLucas is the best defensive midfield player we have and it shows.
oh and i am really encouraged by the linkup play between sturridge and suarez, it has been 2 weeks now and they have better understanding than Carroll-suarez ever had.
ReplyDeleteThere will be a space for Allen, he just needs to respond like others have done to a dip in form/dropping....
ReplyDeleteNorwich must love luis :)
ReplyDeleteI,ll take losing out if we give them a good hiding mate, i got 4 draws up last week & won over 3 ton so i,ll still be happy :)
ReplyDeletethis is our strongest team Imo even when everyone is fit ...there may be a case for enique in downings place but thats it.... The midfield is more balanced ...there just isnt a place for Allen...well done rogers 26m on two bench warmers
ReplyDeleteAgreed.
ReplyDeleteHendo seem a lot different to his debut year
Downing has been doing well since xmas, 3 goals in 3 game from Sturridge, not bad son not bad :-)
ReplyDeleteJamie am i banned from the site Arthur Blundell
ReplyDeleteYeah this is my pick for strongest team too. Although I think downing has been doing well since xmas, and is earning his place in the team
ReplyDelete4-0, fairplay to Gerrard, I have been critical of him lately, but last few games he seems to be getting back to his old self a lot more
ReplyDeleteHe wasnt my first choice for a new striker but he,s makung me well & truly eat my words up ti now :) keep it up danny :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see at 4-0 up BR takes off the DM for another attacking player, massive fairplay to him for that, would have been so easy to take off attacking players and just ride out the last 20mins
ReplyDeleteBe nice to see Borini get a goal
ReplyDeleteNo, that username is not banned. The only possibility is that you posted under a different username with the same IP address and that username got banned? Did that happen? If so, let me know the other username and I'll unban the IP.
ReplyDeleteI'm pleasantly surprised! We have indeed scored 5, but it's amazing how we haven't conceded!
ReplyDeleteHit em for six lads!!!
ReplyDeleteNot being negative but as soon as Allen comes on the attacking threat is gone.
ReplyDeleteHe came not to play!
ReplyDeleteJamie i believe you have it right we have 2 computer,s here 1 user name arthur blundell but on my computer i can,t post
ReplyDeleteYea i can only agree
ReplyDeletehaha edit again quick lol
ReplyDeletei have to stand corrected. Downing played very well, even sterling was sharp from bench
ReplyDeletemight be also dueo the fact that we were leading 5 to 0. not much point in all out attacking when game is already over.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn`t say it went completely, but Allen does seem to make us less attacking. I`m not into the whole he is a bad player thing tho, I think he is a good player, just maybe not right for what we need right now.
ReplyDeleteWell I had a great night first saw Del Piero score 4 goals live and now saw Norwich get dominated from the first whistle to the last :)
ReplyDeleteThis time last season we dropped off and it was all downhill from there. We seem to be picking it up a bit now which is great. Fantastic turn around after a difficult defeat to United. Really hope everyone cracks on and this sort of stuff can continue.
Happy for Hendo as I always said he had it in him, Sturridge was pretty good, so were Downing and Gerrard. We must keep going now.
Great win lads, time we got this monkey off our back & beat a team above us now
ReplyDeletewell...well was that a five star performance ? A worthy three points well done lads .
ReplyDeleteagree m8 the big tests are the next two matches hopefully we can pick up a few points and keep the momentem going
ReplyDeletehad the same thoughts me self mate !?......a win nonetheless don't feel like picking on him :)
ReplyDeletenext one against Arsenal is massive for us, we have to win if we want to keep any hope of getting into top four alive. Even then I think it would a hard push to do that. Winning though at Arsenal will be a good start
ReplyDeletehmmm
ReplyDeletea man u victory is too much to take a draw will suffice!!
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why anyone would want to make such a statement? Of course you are being negative. In the same bracket as 'I'm not being funny'; when people invariably are doing so.
ReplyDeleteIm amazed too, thats 7 clean sheets out of 9 at home apparently! The defence doesnt convince me though.
ReplyDeleteWe gave up one clear headed chance in the entire match
ReplyDeletesee for me, i don`t mind them winning, we aint going to win the league this year, and i would rather they won this game and we were then in with a better shout for fourth. As much as I may dislike Man Utd, I actually would rather they win the league than City. Man Utd for me have earn`t there place up there, City got it brought for them, and that goes against my love for football. All big clubs will spend a lot, we have, Man Utd do etc, but when it gets to the realms of spending half a bil in hardly any time, inflating players wages to sums that are so out of touch its unreal, and having your own company sponsor your stadium at a over inflated price so you can get round FFP, I would rather see a rivial win the league than a team like that, purely out of my love for the game.
ReplyDeleteDowning has been playing well since Xmas, so for me has earn`t his place in the team, just like Hendo has.
ReplyDeletewhy not i thought the aim was to stick the ball in the net...im sick of people making excuses for allen ...he came on against a team we where crushing and was crap....this is liverpool you need to able to do more than pass it sideways 5 yards ....at least everyone can see what ive been saying since we signed him that hendo is far better than allen...hes faster bigger fitter with more tools in his locker....
ReplyDeletewell ill be negative Allen is crap.......its plain for everyone to see that hes not up to scratch
ReplyDeleteAt the last count (and I'm open to being corrected here) it was £903m in, what is it now, 4 years?
ReplyDeleteSack Rodgers now! we should have scored 10!
ReplyDeleteyou maybe right, i wasn`t sure of the actual figure so went low lol. I appreciate techincally almost all teams buy the title, but normally that comes from doing well over a number of years, sometimes decades to build up your commercial side, stadium size, fanbase etc and prize money to give you more to spend. I am no fan of the massive influxes of money into clubs who are playing a bit part in many other clubs trying to keep up, and risking going bust.
ReplyDeleteAnd you my friend are perfect!
ReplyDeleteIts plain for everyone. You mean 'you' but you thought you'd give your argument some weight by inventing some. You were probably on Henderson's case before but now the sun shines out of his backside.
ReplyDeleteBy 'everyone', I'll take it that you mean 'you.'
ReplyDeleteTry again now and let me know if you can post. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteno but im pretty good at the job im employed to do..Allen isnt...whats the point of saying hes good when hes not?...
ReplyDeletewhy do you think hes good....make you mind up ..is he good bad or average
ReplyDeletei do not think hes been on the pitch when we have scored against norwich,sunderland and fulham that must tell rodgers something
ReplyDeleteaye. skipper didnt put a foot wrong today. i hope he continues to perform this level, crucial games coming with arsenal and city.
ReplyDeletedont get carried away this is norwich ....we should be able to beat these with the tea lady in charge....
ReplyDeletei have to agree with latter part. henderson is more versatile player than allen. He has developed since last season.
ReplyDeleteVery well said and I totally agree. I can't stand united but they have done things properly as we did (far better than us in fact) and fair play to them. City and Chelsea however..........
ReplyDeletei dont care about other teams results.......its ours that matter
ReplyDeleteif he keeps allen off the pitch jase we have a great chance
ReplyDeletesorry m8 but i agree with gilstrap complete waste of money as i,ve already said last 3 home games 12 goals not one when allens been on the pitch
ReplyDeleteneed to push on now ,not sure about man ure winning ,its more than i can take draw
ReplyDeleteVilla winning 2-0 against west brom, which is great for us. Lets hope villa can keep that score line till the end of the game.
ReplyDeleteGilstrap, due to the fact we are lower down, other teams results do matter, and if we are to have any chance of getting into the top four, we need them to lose, otherwise it wouldn`t matter if we won all our games, they would all still be ahead of us.
ReplyDeletewe won 5-0, you can`t do much more than that, you can only play the team in front of you, and we did, and we played very well, and won.
ReplyDeleteinteresting if that is the case. Although I still don`t think he is a bad player, just maybe we play better without him. We must remember when Lucas was out, he filled that role well, so has his uses
ReplyDeletehave you been reading the football bumper book of anicdotes
ReplyDeleteWould have to disagree with you on that one mate, i loved it when city snatched it last year, all the stuff was already being manufactured celebrating man ures title win & it all went down the swanee, we all know cityy have bought success but id prefer them to win it again than taggerts lot, theyve already topprd us in titlrs now, i dont want them winning anymore!
ReplyDeleteIs right mate, can never hope for a manc win
ReplyDeleteOur worse result of the season imo was losing to villa, they are absolute pony
ReplyDeleteI guess it is very much a case of horses for courses, and everyone prefers someone different to win it for there own reasons.
ReplyDeleteNow that was fun to watch. That second goal was just artwork. I'm wondering if Sturridge knew to let it roll or whether Gerrard yelled for him to leave it...anybody know for sure? That's the way to score...4 different guys: both strikers, the AM and Gerrard and one of theirs. If there's no own goal it's either in or Downing nods it in. Couldn't ask for more in this game...keep going guys.
ReplyDeleteif it means we got fourth this year (in the grand scheme of things) then I would hope they did win, us getting fourth, would mean so much, not just money wise, but also in terms of what players we could get in. This could then push us on to challenge Man Utd in the seasons after.
ReplyDeleteNo, but winning 5-0 is a good thing, and in no way will I put the team down after, or for winning 5-0
ReplyDeletewe played better cuz he brought sturidge on , whos to say if he keep Lucas on , took allen of and brought sturidge we wouldnt have taken something from the game ...
ReplyDeletewhy imo he cannot tackle either sorry but i think allen will not make it at anfield never will he will get plenty of chances under rodgers but at the cost of the rest of the side
ReplyDeleteyea that was a bad game, so was the first game of the season against West-Brom. Prob our two worst games, which is kinda funny as I just posted the score from theres lol. The Arsenal game was prob our third worst.
ReplyDeleteI understand your logic mate but i was breastfed to hate mancs, lol
ReplyDeleteFair enough, i just take exception to people using psycho babble to back up an argument.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of a player i try to think of their position and how criticism can weigh on them (not that i think he is reading gilstrap).
I think, and might be wrong, that Suarez shouted at him to leave it.
ReplyDeleteThe Own Goal, was prob going in, so should be Sterlings, and it was Borini I think at the back post, who would have slotted it in of not. Was nice to have goals from different players like you said. That has been our biggest lack this season. When you look at the players who have scored for us before today it was Suarez on 19, next up was Gerrard on 5, then Shelvey on 5, then Sahin on 3, then a few on 2, and some on 1. Suarez has been doing well, but the rest have lacked in goals massively. No threat from anyone other than Suarez. Made us easy to play against. Now we have Sturridge, that seems to have changed a lot.
i really hope BR learns from Today match , Had he played the same team last week ( minus Carra for Skrytl ) we could have honestly beaten ManUre .... BRs main mistake was BUYING ALLEN and NOT Sturidge in pre season ...we coulda got Sturidge but BR only want a LOAN and not a perma move ... BIG MISTAKE as he is seeing now ... who know where we would have been if Sturidge was in from the beginning of the season and Allen neva came ... Anyways EVERY1 knows im one of his biggest critics BUT this week he did 2 things right by me , that i must in all fairness give him credit for 1) he commented in the media against his Puppet Masters that we REALLY DO NEED EXPERIANCED PLAYERS and 2) he played Hendo in place of Allen ..... Look at the differance to the Liverpool team Hendo made , pressing , pressing , toke the attack to Norwich , accurate passing , assiting Lucas , creating space for Gerrard ( In Fact Hendo makes Gerrard a better player IMO and Allen makes him Worse IMO )
ReplyDeletenow BR PLEASE PLEASE if you want my support keep allen on the Bench , keep playing hendo as he is proforming and not mess with his confidance by benching him jUST soo u can justify your 15 Mill EFF UP ( as long as we winning we dont care ) Bench sterling and Shelvey and bring them on when the opp is getting tierd ..this will improve their games and give them confidance ...AND BUY 1 really experiance Creative mid or a wing wizard to assist Saurez and Sturidge ....If you do this TOP 4 is very possible IMO
If you Start Allen against Arsnel or Man City ...U will feel my wrath ( poision pen LOL )
i just hope BR keeps learning his leason and KEEPS ALLEN ON BENCH DUTY and not suddenly get over confident against ARSNEL and put Allen back on
ReplyDeleteI think you're right about Sturridge and unless one of them needs a rest because PL, FA, UEFA games in quick succession, then I expect them to play together every game from here on out. I can see Sterling's confidence growing...which will also be a big help because he is very dangerous with the ball. He just needs the confidence to finish. Lucas holding and Gerrard playing up makes another shooter that must be accounted for...which gives the strikers more opportunities and space. And I think Gerrard trusts Lucas to do his job correctly. Henderson's goal was a great strike...but I'm still suspicious of him. He works hard, but he doesn't think quickly or move quickly and is prone to making horrible passes when the pressure is on.
ReplyDeletei agree whats to say if allen didnt go off instead of Lucas and sturidge came on we wouldnt have won
ReplyDeletei really pray he learns ... if he starts going backwards AGAIN after this he will loose even more support
ReplyDeletehe had an assist .... and a half decent game ... he hasnt been bad the last few games
ReplyDeletehahahahahahahahahaha seriously BR must shoulder the blame not allen ... allens out of his depth but BR wasted 15 mill on him ...and BR didnot even have Camolli lol
ReplyDeleteLucas and Hendo BOSSed the Mid thats why ....
ReplyDeleteAssidi is aTOP NOTCH winger from wat ive seen ...hes got pace and takes on defenders ...Dont laugh but in the very FEW games that BR has actually played him he looks like avery young raw Christino Ronaldo ......I just have this feeling KK must have signed him last year for this year cuz BR just treats him the same as Coates < time BR gets his head out of his #^6 and do wats BEST for the TEAM and NOT HIS EGO
ReplyDeletethe next two MATCHES is the BIG TEST for BR ( By the way Jaime you should give me points for resisting Calling him BrenDOOM ) against arsnel and man city we MUST pick up MINIMUM 4 points or its back to square 1 .... a victory against asnel and a draw with Man city
ReplyDeletepls i pray that as well .... Allen could be BRs downfall just as how Carrol was KING KENNY ...Carrol that ponytailed ponce ...
ReplyDeleteabsolute Class this boy is remainding me of a rather young Stevy G
ReplyDeleteOMW hope not as it will be a Classic BR 1 step foward and 2 steps back as we need a top notch keeper and if he lets pepe go WITHOUT replacing him ( like the Carrol saga ) he WILL get sacked at the end of the season
ReplyDeleteand they say we have a weak squard ....its not te right played squard ...play the right team IMO and you will get results like this 9times out of 10
ReplyDeleteI really dont care AS LONG he doesnt feel forced to play those bench warmers at the team expense to justify the 26 mill he wasted .....
ReplyDeletespot on .....
ReplyDeletesorry right now the only time theres space for Allen is when we winning minimum 4 nil and in the 80th minute ....not a minute before ...
ReplyDeleteits the Lucas , Hendo combo that improves him ....hes terrible when allen is on cuz Stevey G dont trust Allen as D Mid ...go check ....
ReplyDeletesoo true ....
ReplyDeleteim 100 % on your page .... spot on
ReplyDeletewat was MORE SCARY was that BR wanted to get RID of hendo pre season ...can u imagine
ReplyDeletehes definatly NOT wat we need maybe BR can send him on loan ....wat are the chances LOL
ReplyDeleteagreed , we paid 15 mill for him to make us worse ....the swans chairman is havin a laugh at the moment " welsh xavi " WOW how did FSG get suckkerd AGAIN after Carrol
ReplyDeleteagree as should fsg for hiring him
ReplyDeleteplease can u justify your faith in him ...and if u say cuz BR does it doesnot count
ReplyDeleteand just for the record i had faith in both Lucas and hendo from the moment they were signed 1) becuase of their pedigree and potential and 2) because i had faith in who signed them as very knowledgable
ReplyDeletethe win means nothing if he accomodates allen next game and we get beat.... thats the differance between me and you zanatos why be happy with 5 when it could have been 8 thats the diffence between good and great managers amd avrage and great clubs
ReplyDeleteif hes crap hes crap ...if he reads it and has a winners mentality he will get off his ass and do sumpting about it ...Lucas and hendo had enough grief and look at them now
ReplyDeletechelsea beating arsnel and Spurs drawing with manure and its gonna be a prefect weekend and god know we dont get many of those ...srry but the tought of manUre getting 20 gives me nightmares
ReplyDeletelol that was beautiful ....
ReplyDeleteeach to there own thats why were on here to try and put our opinions over not everybody agrees with each other(thank god otherwise it would be boring)and to be fair gilstrap normally sends his post with a touch of humour
ReplyDeleteOh man! DS is the man for LFC! BR is getting himself right, finally, in the transfer market. Looks like JH is coming good, great for the club and player. Let's hope with that same lineup, we can achieve some positive results against Arsenal and Man City, both away. By then, we can position ourselves positively in the fight for 4th spot. It's a do-or-die mission for LFC!
ReplyDeleteYNWA
hate to see ManUre winning 20 bUT if i had to choose between ManURE getting 20 with us getting TOP 4 i will take it ....Bottom Line WE NEED TOP 4 really Badly for us to be able to get a better balance of talent
ReplyDeletemaybe its a bit early but it kinda looks like a King Kenny Rush coombo IMO
ReplyDeleteThat's all down to experience though. The most important thing at the moment for him is to prove he has the ability, to prove he should be in the team. whenever he is confident he shows great ability and his drive and work rate is top class. But he hasnt made it yet.
ReplyDeletecheers jamie.
ReplyDeletecheers Jamie
ReplyDeleteHappy to oblige mate :))))
ReplyDeleteGood post mate, man ure may be top of the league but i think they were there for the taking last week, especially without grab a granny in their team, shame we werent more positive from the start
ReplyDeleteHope you're right. I think Downing had another good game so maybe he's finding a groove too.
ReplyDeleteIn full agreement here. Lucas and Hendo not only work so hard, they do the pressing without getting pressed themselves. Allen is prone to getting pressed.
ReplyDeleteNormally, winning 20 games a season is enough to secure Champions League football. That is 20 out of 38, which is only slightly over half. It would certainly be a better strategy to be able to beat 10-11 teams very comfortably and attempt to do it twice each. That is in fact the backbone of Chelsea and Man U's success in the last decade. Smaller teams are pretty much guaranteed wins for them, unlike ourselves and Arsenal who always come undone to bottom and mid-table clubs.
ReplyDeleteThe other way around is more likely though. Shitteh is easier for us to draw with or even beat than Arsenal. We always struggle against Arsenal and Spurs.
ReplyDeleteAn assist from Downing and a clean sheet should be vindication enough for the decisions!
ReplyDeleteI would definitely start Hendo without fail in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1. He has some serious pace and skill and is like an upgraded Dirk Kuyt played in central midfield.
ReplyDeleteYep, we owe west brom a good stuffing, that was another awful defeat
ReplyDeleteSo beating Norwich 5-2 away from home with Allen in the team is accommodating him?
ReplyDeleteJust like Henderson last season who was ripped apart for being an overpriced British flop and in the end just needed time to settle.
Now Henderson is the best thing walking after being told that he is utterly useless?
Egg in the face to those who did not give Henderson a chance.
I've not seen the game yet, but from the highlights it looked like we had finally started pressing the opposition consistently again.
ReplyDeleteIt was great to see Gerrard and Henderson smashing in long range efforts also, as those have been lacking from our team for awhile.I saw Downing's assist and all I can say is that hopefully that attracts a prospective buyer to put in a bid for him. We can, and must do a lot better than him in our front 3 - Suarez and Sturridge are both quality players with something to contribute. If either of them are below par on any given day though, we need another option of a similar standard to pick up the slack for them. Downing is just never going to be that guy. Get rid and replace him asap.
not me red ive always rated henderson ...check my posts..the thing with allen is he lacks two things pace and size which no matter how hard he trains he wont have....im not being harsh i just see better options ...allen is a very specific player for a very specific role ........i hope it works out and he proves me wrong but hes not bigge enough to play he defensive role or skillful or fast enough to play an attacking role
ReplyDeleteGreat results.
ReplyDeleteDue to the correct team selection. Hendo brought more stability to the midfield and i must say categorically :
Dropping Skrtel and Reina is the best thing for Liverpool !
Just look at the stability in defence and the sureness of the backline when Skrtel is not there. He is always out of position and Carragher's positional awareness makes him a far superior defender. Just look at how successful LFC defence has been through the years when Carra was in central defence.
Reina needs to be dropped till he finds form again. He is an absolute calamity in goal and the whole team is left dumbstruck by how easily the opposition gets goals against us. He cannot seem to hold onto his gloves let alone the ball.
Jones brought a certainty to the backline and the team was better of for it!
On the whole, great result, but bring back the disasters that are Reina and Skrtel and LFC will wallow in Mid-Table fodder...