by MilitiaRusher » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:17 am
Just for the record, it was probably their goalie that led to our 3 away goals. Their goalie was abysmal throughout and 2 of our goals actually went pass through his legs. This shows Cisse and Morientes still need to work on their finishing. Think about it, had it not been their goalie, we would not have scored 3 goals. Overall, it was probably an above average performance lacking bit of guile in both attack and defense.
By the way, what's with the 'Support Michael Shields' advertisement board being taken off at half time?
Player ratings (out of 10):
Reina - 6 Was flapping at crosses and coming out late on a couple of occasions.
Finnan - 7 Solid as usual but might be at fault for Sofia's solitary goal.
Carragher - 8 Gave 110% throughout but had not much to do really.
Hyypia - 7 Lost quite a bit of pace, not looking like his old self but still relatively solid.
Warnock - 7 Dealt decently with Sofia's wingers but could have done better in a couple of occasion.
Garcia - 6 Still losing too much possession and doing too many useless flicks and tricks. When will he learn?
Gerrard - 9 Leading by example, assisted 2 of the goals, could be even better though.
Alonso - 8 Faultless passes and good set up play. Need to work a bit on his defense.
Riise - 7 Did okay on the wings and had a hand in containing Sofia's pacey wingers.
Cisse - 8 Making great runs throughout the game but finishing was average (including his goal) to say the least.
Morientes - 7 Did better in holding the ball up front but like Cisse, he has to improve on his finishing and overall sharpness.
Hamann - N/A Did not have much on the ball but have been solid as usual.
Sissoko - N/A Did not have much playing time but generally impressive at his tackling most of the time.
Barragan - N/A Not enough playing time but looked decent, apart from some of the poor passes he made.
Last edited by
MilitiaRusher on Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:32 am, edited 1 time in total.