FA CUP - Wimbledon match thread

[Fox]

Markovic has real potential

 

[rurikbird]

Who earned the free-kick for Gerrard's goal, was it Coutinho?

 

[Leo]

He is assuming that Rodgers didn't say to Stevie I'll play you but not every week.

I can guarantee you that's almost exactly what Rodgers said to him.

He obviously came on tonight with the attitude that Liverpool wanted him gone.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Mingloet recovered well

Good win and nice draw for the next round

Did Rodgers hit him at half time? Hope so.

 

[Leo]

Who earned the free-kick for Gerrard's goal, was it Coutinho?

Yep.
He was clattered.

 

[Shadey]

In the Alanis Morissette sense of the word?!

Nothing is ironic don't you think.

 

[Leo]

Rodgers is now wearing scarves.
What next.

 

[Fabio]

No team is especially good at corners, essentially teams score from about one corner(within three touches of the corner been taken) every ten or so games. Gerrard is close enough to that. Basically everyone is shite at corners, we just think we're worse at it because we see all ours.

Average conversion rate from free kicks is about one in 12, if you're right about 1 in 8, he's well above average.

You're doing a great job of arguing against yourself.

... Am I wrong in assuming Gerrard isn't an average player?

I'd EXPECT Gerrard to get things above average from free kicks. It's a dead ball scenario so he should test the keeper. More often than not he doesn't.

You make out like I think Gerrard is as good as Scott Parker.

I dont. Clearly Gerrard is much better.

Why is it wrong that I expect more from Gerrard when I know he can deliver it?

 

[hmmmmm1]

Hesky returns to anfied

 

[FoxForceFive]

Rodgers is now wearing scarves.
What next.

Usually a coat, then your gloves.

Least that's the order I do it in.

 

[ILD]

It's bad when I find myself patronising poor Mingolet by congratulating him for catching that simple cross late in the game.

 

[Leo]

Usually a coat, then your gloves.

Least that's the order I do it in.

You haven't been watching Tony Pulis then.

 

[gkmacca]

Hesky returns to anfied

And Captain Spearing!

 

[FoxForceFive]

It's bad when I find myself patronising poor Mingolet by congratulating him for catching that simple cross late in the game.

Ha. I did the exact same thing.

I'm amazed when he catches the fucking ball.

 

[Leo]

It's bad when I find myself patronising poor Mingolet by congratulating him for catching that simple cross late in the game.

Yeah he's like the dumb kid in class that gets praised for drawing a stickman and crow.

 

[singlerider]

Did anyone else think Enrique's haircut looked a bit . . . well, errr, this is kinda awkward . . . Hitler-ish?

Is it just me?

 

[Red Mullet]

We won!

Yay!

 

[ILD]

Yeah he's like the dumb kid in class that gets praised for drawing a stickman and crow.

Who was trying to draw a car and an tiger.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

... Am I wrong in assuming Gerrard isn't an average player?

I'd EXPECT Gerrard to get things above average from free kicks. It's a dead ball scenario so he should test the keeper. More often than not he doesn't.

You make out like I think Gerrard is as good as Scott Parker.

I dont. Clearly Gerrard is much better.

Why is it wrong that I expect more from Gerrard when I know he can deliver it?

Well, you've never really implied that, you've consistently said he's shite and berated every poor attempt he's had. Even though he's still the best we have.

What you say above is quite reasonable.

Now to work on you being reasonable with our shite players. What do you think of Borini?

 

[Leo]

Who was trying to draw a car and an tiger.

The talented ones like Gerrard.
They got no praise because the teacher expected it.
Dumb kids get all the credit.

 

[FoxForceFive]

And Captain Spearing!

Spearing & Heskey. If they do a pre match promo with the two of them it'll look like a remake Of Mice & Men.

 

[cloggypop]

I think Gerrard is as good as Scott Parker.

This is bad as Wiberg insisting that Poulsen is better than him.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Did anyone else think Enrique's haircut looked a bit . . . well, errr, this is kinda awkward . . . Hitler-ish?

Is it just me?

Don't take it personally ... he's ... well errrr ... strange that way.

 

[Hansern]

It's bad when I find myself patronising poor Mingolet by congratulating him for catching that simple cross late in the game.

The replay showed it was a clear free kick but you dont get many of those sadly.
He's so soft when going for the ball.

 

[keniget]

It's funny how positive the Balotelli change was simply on account of the fact that we saw him touch the ball now and again.

 

[ILD]

Balo was very positive. He should have been introduced easlier. Richie The Oil Tanker Lambert was at nothing.

 

[ILD]

The replay showed it was a clear free kick but you dont get many of those sadly.
He's so soft when going for the ball.

He's afraid of getting his nose squished in some more that it's actually retracts back into his own face.

 

[Fabio]

Well, you've never really implied that, you've consistently said he's shite and berated every poor attempt he's had. Even though he's still the best we have.

What you say above is quite reasonable.

Now to work on you being reasonable with our shite players. What do you think of Borini?

I've said that kind of stuff in the Gerrard thread.

But anyway.

I still like Borini, but it's not happening here. He'll have a decent career. Just not here.

 

[Fabio]

It's funny how positive the Balotelli change was simply on account of the fact that we saw him touch the ball now and again.

It's like we were playing with 10 men before he came on

 

[rurikbird]

Yep.
He was clattered.

Thanks. He caught up with Lallana in the assist charts then (earning a free-kick from which a goal was scored directly counts as an assist for me). Gerrard with his 4 goals in 2 games (not bad!) catches Henderson. See the updated G + A thread.