bedlovedays wrote:relax, we still have two games in hand
we'll get second
cisse will come through
don't slag the team they did well
cisse missed one but it was ruled offside anyway
have you forgotten the crouch shot from 8 yards that went right into the defender. the one he should have passed across to cisse.......
Lando_Griffin wrote:thombobb wrote:Think people should move on.The personal abuse the kid is getting, not just on this forum is way over the top.Lets remember he's still a Liverpool player.
I hope the abuse doesn't mean Cisse becomes a target for the boo boys,can't remember any Liverpool player being abused that way by the home crowd...
He is sh*t though.
I'd rather have Sean Dundee upfront.
SouthCoastShankly wrote:2520years wrote:Our midfield didn't contribute much up front either. When you consider who we had in the middle compared to who they had, we should have achieved more from the middle of the park. ManUre were playing for the draw until the last ten minutes, so there wasn't much space to build attacks. However, I blame our midfield for not dominating the game AND THEN Cisse for squandering what little we did create.
If our midfield didn't dominate the game, who did then??
Cos' i didn't see any dominance from the mancs midfield? We won the midfield battle, we just weren't attacking when we had possesion. The ball kept returning to the back four, we need some creativity, someone to take the game to the mancs
Rafarian wrote:Yes, there's lots of negative issues around but looking back at LIV currrent seasson compared to 04/05 there a plently of positives in this team! Liverpool shall be getting better and better and better.....
BATTLE LOST BUT WAR WILL BE WON
Ian Doyle 23 January 2006 @ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/
The latest battle for north-west supremacy may have been lost but there's no doubt in my mind that Liverpool are on the right tracks to ultimately winning the war..
Despite the obvious disappointment at losing to Manchester United on Sunday I firmly believe the Reds still have it within their capabilities of finishing second in the Premiership this season.
Old Trafford has always been a difficult place for Liverpool to go and so it proved again. But, despite this latest setback, second spot remains up for grabs and let's not forget the impressive unbeaten run that preceded this agonising 1-0 defeat.
Finishing above Manchester United this season though will not mean Rafa's job is done. Far from it. It's not a matter of just doing it this season. They have to do it again the following season, then the season after that and so on because that's what United have done since the Premiership started. I think there's only been one season where they have finished outside the top two and it's this type of consistency which Benitez is striving for.
I do think Liverpool have moved ahead of Arsenal and, in spite of yesterday's reversal in Manchester, they can now legitimately claim to pose the biggest threat to Premiership leaders Chelsea.
The only concern for them at the moment is Chelsea's spending power. The Londoners have got so much money they can just go out and buy whoever they want. Unfortunately, this means everyone else is just playing for second place right now but that shouldn't detract from the great work that has been undertaken by Rafael Benitez.
If you look at what he did at Valencia, who he transformed into the best team in Spain, ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid, it should come as no surprise. It took him a season to get used to life in the Premiership but now he's starting to do the same with Liverpool. Just look at the players he brought in the summer - Sissoko, Crouch, Zenden and Reina – they have all come in and strengthened the side.
Real progress is being made at Anfield and the style of play is a lot more attractive than under the previous regime. Defensively, there are few problems. In Sami Hyypia and Jamie Carragher they have two rock-like figures who are the foundation stone for the team. Midfield, however, is where they are particularly strong and there is probably no other side who can boast more strength in this department.
As a unit I think the team is a lot more enterprising going forward these days – a fact proven by how the goals have been shared around this season – but I'd say the only area that could be deemed as in need of improvement is up front. Liverpool do create plenty of chances but sometimes it seems to me that they are just missing a prolific out and out goalscorer to put them away, so I'd say the signing of another striker should be next on the list during this transfer window.
Another important factor under Benitez is that he turned Anfield into a fortress again. I remember not too long ago that opposing teams would come here without fear but that is not the case any more. Teams are genuinely scared about the prospect of playing Liverpool away, so much so thatthey sit back and play defensively in the hope of snatching a point. That's how it always used to be during the halcyon days of the sixties, seventies and eighties.
For example, when United came to Anfield in September they played a 4-5-1 formation with Wayne Rooney stuck out on the left wing and it finished 0-0. Two years ago they would never have done that.
Liverpool also know how to break teams down a lot better when they come to Anfield to defend and that is a testament to the hard work done on the training field at Melwood. Players know their positions and there is a good balance to the team. While Steven Gerrard is the driving force of the team,for me Xabi Alonso is the man who keeps it going and dictates the play. That's why Gerrard can break into the box and make the type of runs he does. I also think Sissoko is going to be a key player for Liverpool in the future as he continues to impress. Then there's Harry Kewell. I know he's come in for a lot of stick but he's starting to show now what a good player he can be.
So while there will be a lot of disappointed Liverpool fans out there today the bigger picture is that this club is on the up and there's no doubt more progress will be made under the astute guidance of Rafael Benitez.
Defeat at Old Trafford is always a bitter pill to swallow but there is so much for this Liverpool team to play for between now and the end of the season that there is every likelihood it will be swilled down by the sweet taste of champagne once again come May.
"Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban"
Sarge wrote:Rafarian wrote:Yes, there's lots of negative issues around but looking back at LIV currrent seasson compared to 04/05 there a plently of positives in this team! Liverpool shall be getting better and better and better.....
BATTLE LOST BUT WAR WILL BE WON
Ian Doyle 23 January 2006 @ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/
The latest battle for north-west supremacy may have been lost but there's no doubt in my mind that Liverpool are on the right tracks to ultimately winning the war..
Despite the obvious disappointment at losing to Manchester United on Sunday I firmly believe the Reds still have it within their capabilities of finishing second in the Premiership this season.
Old Trafford has always been a difficult place for Liverpool to go and so it proved again. But, despite this latest setback, second spot remains up for grabs and let's not forget the impressive unbeaten run that preceded this agonising 1-0 defeat.
Finishing above Manchester United this season though will not mean Rafa's job is done. Far from it. It's not a matter of just doing it this season. They have to do it again the following season, then the season after that and so on because that's what United have done since the Premiership started. I think there's only been one season where they have finished outside the top two and it's this type of consistency which Benitez is striving for.
I do think Liverpool have moved ahead of Arsenal and, in spite of yesterday's reversal in Manchester, they can now legitimately claim to pose the biggest threat to Premiership leaders Chelsea.
The only concern for them at the moment is Chelsea's spending power. The Londoners have got so much money they can just go out and buy whoever they want. Unfortunately, this means everyone else is just playing for second place right now but that shouldn't detract from the great work that has been undertaken by Rafael Benitez.
If you look at what he did at Valencia, who he transformed into the best team in Spain, ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid, it should come as no surprise. It took him a season to get used to life in the Premiership but now he's starting to do the same with Liverpool. Just look at the players he brought in the summer - Sissoko, Crouch, Zenden and Reina – they have all come in and strengthened the side.
Real progress is being made at Anfield and the style of play is a lot more attractive than under the previous regime. Defensively, there are few problems. In Sami Hyypia and Jamie Carragher they have two rock-like figures who are the foundation stone for the team. Midfield, however, is where they are particularly strong and there is probably no other side who can boast more strength in this department.
As a unit I think the team is a lot more enterprising going forward these days – a fact proven by how the goals have been shared around this season – but I'd say the only area that could be deemed as in need of improvement is up front. Liverpool do create plenty of chances but sometimes it seems to me that they are just missing a prolific out and out goalscorer to put them away, so I'd say the signing of another striker should be next on the list during this transfer window.
Another important factor under Benitez is that he turned Anfield into a fortress again. I remember not too long ago that opposing teams would come here without fear but that is not the case any more. Teams are genuinely scared about the prospect of playing Liverpool away, so much so thatthey sit back and play defensively in the hope of snatching a point. That's how it always used to be during the halcyon days of the sixties, seventies and eighties.
For example, when United came to Anfield in September they played a 4-5-1 formation with Wayne Rooney stuck out on the left wing and it finished 0-0. Two years ago they would never have done that.
Liverpool also know how to break teams down a lot better when they come to Anfield to defend and that is a testament to the hard work done on the training field at Melwood. Players know their positions and there is a good balance to the team. While Steven Gerrard is the driving force of the team,for me Xabi Alonso is the man who keeps it going and dictates the play. That's why Gerrard can break into the box and make the type of runs he does. I also think Sissoko is going to be a key player for Liverpool in the future as he continues to impress. Then there's Harry Kewell. I know he's come in for a lot of stick but he's starting to show now what a good player he can be.
So while there will be a lot of disappointed Liverpool fans out there today the bigger picture is that this club is on the up and there's no doubt more progress will be made under the astute guidance of Rafael Benitez.
Defeat at Old Trafford is always a bitter pill to swallow but there is so much for this Liverpool team to play for between now and the end of the season that there is every likelihood it will be swilled down by the sweet taste of champagne once again come May.
"Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban"
sarawakian eh? apa kabar?
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