Liverpool vs Gomel (agg 1-0)
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Plus points:
- Good to see Gerrard in such advanced positions and linking well with Suarez, last season he was lying a lot deeper and he couldn't hurt teams. Actually from the highlights it looked like we threw a lot of bodies into the final third as we attacked which is promising.
- Suarez was just Suarez.
- Despite playing against modest opposition, 67% possession shows how much we dominated the game, which i'm sure had alot to do with the three chosen in the middle. I can't ever remember our possession statistic being as high as that before.
- I'm starting to have (probably misguided) faith in Downing, he got his head up and picked out team-mates in dangerous areas.
- Borini, as opposed to our other strikers, seems to be willing and able to take the least amount of touches possible to do things.
- Also beginning to think Johnson is left-footed.
I thought we played really well and was impressed by the constant pressing we put on the opposition. Also, the first signs of Rodger's ethos of quick passing with ball retention was there to see. Borini looked good for a young lad playing his only second competitive game for us, Suarez was brilliant, Gerrard and Lucas looked fit. I thought Reina, Shelvey and Enrique were sloppy at times but hopefully that will be ironed out as the fitness comes (although with Allen looking likely to sign, I can see Shelvey dropping to the bench which I'm not that bothered about it comes to pass).
As an aside, I thought the chants for Kenny were a tad uncalled for and why are some of our fans starting to sing anti Utd and Chelsea songs when we're not even playing them? I thought we were above that. It used to be frowned upon. Fuck Utd and Chelsea, sing to support your team.
As an aside, I thought the chants for Kenny were a tad uncalled for and why are some of our fans starting to sing anti Utd and Chelsea songs when we're not even playing them? I thought we were above that. It used to be frowned upon. Fuck Utd and Chelsea, sing to support your team.
It's never normal match goers on these cheap matches, the shouts of shoot to carra told you that, it's normal about 20% of the crowd, not most of them.
I mentioned the Kenny shout earlier, disrespectful at best, & if it continues the media will push it as an agenda as soon as we have a loss or two.
I mentioned the Kenny shout earlier, disrespectful at best, & if it continues the media will push it as an agenda as soon as we have a loss or two.
Didn't hear any Kenny shouts, was it late on?
A few thoughts on this game:
- I noticed from the beginning that the atmosphere at the game was very good ... there was a positive vibe ... it's something which I haven't felt for a while watching Liverpool play ... it was good to see strong support for the team today.
- Although we were expected to dominate a side like FC Gomel ... it was still good to see us play good football. You can already see the effect Rodgers is having on the side, and the side today was really enjoyable to watch for a majority of the game ... tbh, in the past we've made games like these much more difficult than they should be (like in the first leg) ... it was good to see us dominate and finish them off quickly.
- I'm a big critic of Downing, but I thought he played well today. I think he's better playing on the right wing .... offers more of a threat cutting in on his left ... he was positive in his play & I hope he can carry this through into the league.
- Agger - great to see him get support from the fans. Agger definitely should not be sold. He wants to stay, and if the lad wants to say then we should not let him go against his will. He appears to be loyal, which is what Rodgers asked for when he was appointed if I recall correctly. Carroll should have got a run
12 months ago the vast majority of the site would have been happy to let Agger go for £10m. One almost completely fit season later people are turning their noses up at accepting £20m plus.
There were a couple during the game.
I know what Foxy is saying, I think it will die off , as you say not a normal crowd.
I must say I am not being disrespectful to the Hillsborough victims here, but these cup matches are pissing me off with all this "stand up for the 96 business", we had a bout four lots of it in pretty close succession, if I was sure it was sincere and not some spotty kids getting a buzz out of making the whole of the ground on their feet, it would not be so bad.
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I agree, and I would have been one of them, but for now, at least I would like to keep the status-quo in the back four as I think it's important this season.
Totally agree Vlad.
Yep
Rodgers after Glenjo scored. I wonder who he reminds you of?
One can only hope!
I didn't see the game but tuned in to LFC TV for the post match reaction with Jason Mcateer and Ian St John.
Here are a few points that they made:
1. Suarez motm
2. Borini looked very promising
3. Shelvey loves a tackle
4. Stevie to be used in a free role in and around the 18 yard box a lot more this season
5. Pepe never pumped it long, helping us to to build up from the back
6. We were finally getting numbers in to the box
7. Nobody had a stinker.
8. We worked our backsides off when we didn't have the ball.
9. Allen in for Shelvey and that'll be the side to face West Brom.
Here are a few points that they made:
1. Suarez motm
2. Borini looked very promising
3. Shelvey loves a tackle
4. Stevie to be used in a free role in and around the 18 yard box a lot more this season
5. Pepe never pumped it long, helping us to to build up from the back
6. We were finally getting numbers in to the box
7. Nobody had a stinker.
8. We worked our backsides off when we didn't have the ball.
9. Allen in for Shelvey and that'll be the side to face West Brom.
It's unusual for us to be playing well at this stage of the season. Very pleasing to see a decent performance for a change, if only to keep the internet forums from meltdown 🙂
To be serious though, Gomel were not up to much admittedly, but in recent years, shit opposition has caused us the most problems.
To be serious though, Gomel were not up to much admittedly, but in recent years, shit opposition has caused us the most problems.
Yep, we not only played the pressing game keeping possession & close down, but when they faltered we pushed on & tried to punish them.
However, first goal will be key (clichéd I know) in every game, in some ways I'd be happier if we went one down & came back to play that brand of football, cos the longer the game goes on drawing or behind may effect how dedicated the players are to that style.
enjoyed the highlights
http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2012/...ghts-2012-borini-gerrard-johnson-goals-video/
http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2012/...ghts-2012-borini-gerrard-johnson-goals-video/
Said this a million times last season.
Everyone was on about Rodgers getting us playing some "lovely football". Well that was never they problem last season. Our problem was, we couldn't score in a brothel.
Although having said that, we looked ok in that department last night.
Borini and Suarez were showing early signs of a mutual instinctive understanding, which is a magical thing that can't be achieved just by training. Borini must be delighted to be playing alongside a genius like Suarez. He must be anticipating scoring loads of goals.
Although Luis had shouldered most of the work for Uruguay, he had looked a bit sluggish in the Olympics, so I was delighted to see him in such good form. 🙂
Although Luis had shouldered most of the work for Uruguay, he had looked a bit sluggish in the Olympics, so I was delighted to see him in such good form. 🙂
So last week we were shite and this week we played well. Its been said before, but we have to give the manager and the team time to adapt to any new tactics.
Pleased we won, pleased we played well. Job done. Now lets do the same against West Brom.
Pleased we won, pleased we played well. Job done. Now lets do the same against West Brom.
When you say 'never the problem' it sort of became the problem later in the season. I recall that Stoke home game which a lot of 6CMers attended in January, the football was dire with little apparent tactics or invention. In fact everyone was kicking themselves that they didn't back 0-0 after the game as that's what everyone had suspected when the teams were read out and no one was surprised by the way the match went... So we had our good moments, but our fair share of crap too.
You're really putting a lot of faith behind Allen, you must be confident, I hope you're right.
This nail on head stuff just comes naturally to you. I remember many in the King Harry predicting 0-0 before the game. Myself included. A dire, dire game.
Cheers! Anyways, the biggest win of the season for me was against Manure in the FA Cup, and that was achieved via a 70 yard hoof from Pepe to Andy Carroll's head, nodded down to Kuyt who smashed it in. Not exactly the stuff of tippy tappy bellends.
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