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Wilhelmsson wrote:I’m completely furious, but not overly surprised Chelsea managed to get a point out of the match. I have a few points I would like to get off of my chest.

1) Its about time referees and linesmen were accountable for their decisions. Rob Styles should consider a career somewhere else, because that has to be the worst display of refereeing I have witnessed.

If Managers are accountable for the team they are in charge, players are accountable for their performances and conduct, and then referees should be accountable and open to scrutiny.

Rob’s two terrible decisions completely changed the complexion and outcome of what was to a large extent a Liverpool dominated match.

2) Kuyt seems ineffective; I don’t usually single out criticism for a player, but Kuyt seems to me to be little more than a work horse, there doesn’t seem to be an end product with his work ethic.

3) The team still isn’t scoring enough goals, if the team had converted the chances wasted then the atrocious penalty decision wouldn’t have made any difference to the outcome of the match. If the players aren’t converting chances, then these types of decisions will cost us points.

There are some positives, the team didn’t lose today, there is a game in hand for the team to go out and collect three points.

Four points from the first two matches isn’t something to begrudge, the matches have been two challenging games to play in quick succession and the team has shown a lot of character and improvement. The test now is to carry on performing as the team has done in the two matches and build the momentum.

The Gerrard and Alonso partnership seems to be flourishing, I would have liked Mascherano to have played a part in the team, he would have bossed the Chelsea midfield and maybe the pendulum would have remained in Liverpool’s favour.

Today was disappointing, but the season has just begun, the team has gotten two challenging matches out of the way now and can focus on picking up more points against ‘lesser’ teams. I’m not letting today put a dampener on what has been an impressive start to the season.

The Grudge wrote:

maguskwt wrote:

Wilhelmsson wrote:

god_bless_john_houlding wrote:Just as Pennant was getting into the game Rafa brought him off, ah well, managers live and die by their dicisions.

I’d imagine Benitez bought Pennant off because Pennant was getting hot headed on the pitch, which could have led to a rash lunge and a second yellow card. Is this another post designed to have a sly criticism of Benitez? I felt Benitez set the team up accordingly and the team came out of the blocks well, the problem was not taking chances.

Kuyt and Alonso had fabulous chances to put the game beyond all doubt; both were squandered as per usual. There is no reason to criticise Benitez today, because his tactics and team selection was very good, very capable of collecting the three points.

nothing wrong with criticising rafa...

i'm a rafa fan and i will keep him for at least 6 years before i think about sacking him if i owned liverpool... but pennant was torturing cole again... plus babel looks better playing on right... plus riise wasn't doing too well... so i would have replaced riise with babel... instead of replacing pennant... and if you intend to bring on crouch... it makes even more sense to keep a winger who can cross... other than that rafa did a good job...

You make me sick lad and people like you! FU.CK OFF!

Riise had a great game today especially in the first half he was id say the difference apart from Gerrard...go and watch a game ya tool!

Players need time and minutes on the pitch..its really only worth making mass changes if we are getting duffed and that never happened today ,not from Chelsea..only folk like you!

WAN>KER!!

what the are you talking about?

what mass changes? when did i ever say we needed mass changes? at least try to understand what you read first.

listen you twit...I said when rafa brought on babel... which is in the 68th minute... he should have substituted riise instead of pennant... riise was becoming ineffective in the second half... pennant was still torturing cole down the right...

and if crouch is gonna come on later on it's more suitable with penant supplying the crosses to him... I never said anything about mass changes you twit...

when people were putting up a thread on riise and discussing about whether he is good enough for liverpool... i'm the one that said riise is the least of our worries... when people were critical about rafa's achievements in the first 3 ears... i'm one of those that said we should keep rafa for at least 6 years... I don't criticise anyone just for fun... but I will be critical where it's due... so if you don't like what i say go screw yourself or something...

riise didn't have a great game... he had far better games... even his first half... penant had a great game and HE was the difference apart from gerrard... he and torres who managed to scored a goal from a seemingly harmless position... try to understand a game...

'Players need time and minutes on the pitch?'... riise would have had 68 minutes if rafa substituted him for babel...

you're a joke...

s@int wrote:Gerrard was outstanding until he faded a bit late in the game. I am still not happy with the Alonso and Gerrard partnership though. Riise again worked hard but to little effect, his inability to beat a player really does hamper his game and hard work.