Palace Post Match

[mark1975]

Carragher also had words of praise for Benteke after the striker - who Liverpool bought for £32.5m from Aston Villa last summer - came off the bench to win and then convert their controversial stoppage-time spot-kick following months of featuring as a substitute.

"I am pleased for him to get the winning goal," Carragher said. "A big-money signing and it has not quite worked out for him, but he is someone I look at and think he has had, not so much a raw deal, but you sort of fear for him at times.

"He has played [Divock] Origi at times and brought him on as a sub, it is like he has become the fourth-choice striker having come in as the number one with [Daniel] Sturridge maybe out injured.

"He has never gone to the press and complained every time he comes on and he just said in his interview then that you have to be ready when the manager asks for you."

And Carragher believes scoring the winner against Palace could give the Belgium international a much-needed boost in confidence as we approach the business end of the campaign.

"Now you could expect a different reaction from a big-money signing this summer if he does not play as much as he likes," Carragher said. "And I think he has conducted himself really well off the pitch - obviously he has to do a bit more on the pitch, but I think that will do him the world of good."

 

[Spionkop69]

When I got there, the Liverpool contingent seemed subdued and made up of what seemed to be "day trippers" but the atmosphere and backing we gave today was brilliant. And the players responded and acknowledged it. Most of them gave their shirts to the crowd.

And Jürgen's smile and maniacal clapping of the fans! Boss tha!

Not a pretty game really and the view is shit from the away fans spec. But we fought a physical side and matched them. Can was immense in that respect as was Sakho and Lovren later on. Mignonet looked assured for once. Flanagan looked lacking in match fitness and Moreno gives me palpitations with his decision making. Why does he dive into tackles like that?

The work rate from Lallana, Origi and Milner was brilliant but without much end product. We have the ball away cheaply a lot but we worked obsessively hard to get it back.

I've not seen any replays but Milner's second booking looked soft. The ref let one of theirs off a booking a few mins before that without a free kick or a word - Ledley?

The pen looked right in real time and it was right in front of me. Well 50 yards away. Lino gave it. Ref was having none of it.

Loved the idiot on Talksport on the way home, who tried to argue that it couldn't be a pen because the Lino didn't put his flag across his chest, therefore it was a mistake by the officials. He must have had a box of straws in his sweaty, pikey south London fist.

 

[Woland]

 

[Portly]

I've not seen any replays but Milner's second booking looked soft.

It seemed to me, without seeing any replays, that Milner quite comprehensively got the ball. Traditionally that would make it a good tackle. Nowadays, virtually any tackle seems to be a foul and quite likely a booking.

 

[Spionkop69]

If that Pardew interview doesn't make you want to dance with joy, you should probably give up

I could use that interview instead of shelter, food and water, such is the sustenance and general wellbeing it supplies in such huge amounts.

'What do you fancy for dinner tonight?'

'Ah, nothing actually. I am feeling quite replete after watching Alan Pardew say the word 'antagonise' 100 times, while his face does a futile yet agonised 'you fucking want some?' expression.

I might have a bit of ice cream later'

He'll just shag Geoff Shreeves wife later....allegedly.

 

[Spionkop69]

Ahh Mike Parry. The bitterest blue of them all. I wondered where he'd got to.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I wonder if fatty Mike was venting yesterday when Mirallas got booked for diving.

 

[darkstarexodus]

Just watched Pardew's post game. Like manna for the ears.

 

[Spionkop69]

Some Palace fan on Twitter saying that Benteke dived in front of the family stand and its a disgraceful example to kids.

Unlike the numerous Palace fans in the same stand offering out Liverpool fans after we equalised. Beautiful hypocrisy.

 

[Spionkop69]

Oh and Pardews interview? Beautiful. Climb out of his arse Shreeves, he's a snidey shithouse.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Brilliant! Don't get me wrong, Shreeves is a wanker too, but Pardew is properly deranged. I'm going to repeat back to you what you just said a moment ago, and when you hear it you have a big fanny attack; then I ask you possibly the most inane question in interview history, and one which can only steer you in to the doom and gloom of Palaces current predicament, and you treat it like a fucking gift and chill out! Genius!

Alan Pardew is a massive bell.

I think it's cos that is a standard rote interview type of question now.

The questions given to managers are usually inane, nonsensical bollocks that they can simply throw some clichéd rote crap answer out mechanically, so he simply slipped into type.

 

[Red Astaire]

Just watched Pardew's post game. Like manna for the ears.

It was brilliant wasn't it. I laughed so hard I lost my pelvic bone!

"Are you trying to antagonise me?" What a tit! 😀

 

[the count]

 

[peekay]

 

[Hansern]

Can was boss today. Maybe his best game for us so far.

 

[Skullflower]

Can was boss today. Maybe his best game for us so far.

He's potentially world class.

 

[moron]

fuck that - just saw the slow motion clip on MOTD2 - it was a penalty - the players knee completely takes away Benteke's foot - that was no simulation - he was taken out.

I know I had no faith in the team to win this - I thought we may lose 3-0 - but boy did I enjoy that today and still getting excited thinking about trampling cunt Pardew.
Best news of all - we have 3 PL wins in a row for the first time in a long while. What was disturbing about this game was that they needed to get down to 10 men to be more precise about their work in the final third - otherwise it was like all the other games where we bossed and lost/drew. Desperate times cause us to use desperate measures and shots.

Adam Lallana became a man against City because you could tell he was wound up by them from the cup final and hence the energy and aggression on Wednesday - I think he needs to benched between games along with Coutinho - they need to alternate. One thing that has become apparent from today's game and that against City on Wednesday - we need to be more aggressive in games to really put the shits up the opposition teams because it has worked in these two games. It is the one of the main ingredients that has been missing from our games since Suarez left us.

 

[Portly]

One thing that has become apparent from today's game and that against City on Wednesday - we need to be more aggressive in games to really put the shits up the opposition teams because it has worked in these two games. It is the one of the main ingredients that has been missing from our games since Suarez left us.

The thing with the pressing game is that you have to be superhuman to keep it up for 90 minutes. I have heard that Klopp plans to raise the squad's fitness levels in the summer so that they can manage it.

Too often in recent games, we have pressed furiously in the first 15-20 minutes, but failed to score. Then inevitably we have slackened the pace off a bit.

 

[moron]

The thing with the pressing game is that you have to be superhuman to keep it up for 90 minutes. I have heard that Klopp plans to raise the squad's fitness levels in the summer so that they can manage it.

Too often in recent games, we have pressed furiously in the first 15-20 minutes, but failed to score. Then inevitably we have slackened the pace off a bit.

The pressing is not what I mean by aggression - what you are talking about is winning the ball back - I mean being aggressive to ensure that they hold onto the ball when they themselves are being pressed - just making each opposition player work hard, and also putting in hard-tackles - try and bully the opposition. This season despite our inconsistency - we have dominated possession in nearly ALL games since Klopp arrived. Strange but Klopp has kind of completed BR's work of retaining the ball - we do that better than any other team in the PL. The problem has been doing stuff that COUNTS in the final third - imagine if Suarez was still with thus - the amount of possession we have now and the amount of time we spend in the final third - he would be scoring 2 to 4 goals a fucking game.

 

[Hansern]

Jamie Carragher (@Carra23)
06.03.2016, 23.49
100% penalty goodnight!

 

[Oncy]

I have to say having watched it again, its one of the best dives ive ever seen. The best since Owen vs Argentina in the world cup. Fantastic didi crumple.

 

[gkmacca]

Pardew on motd2 - what an arse he made of himself.

 

[Jack D Rips]

I have to say having watched it again, its one of the best dives ive ever seen. The best since Owen vs Argentina in the world cup. Fantastic didi crumple.

You're fucking blind

 

[ILD]

I have to say having watched it again, its one of the best dives ive ever seen. The best since Owen vs Argentina in the world cup. Fantastic didi crumple.

But you saw the contact right? When you say dive you mean the action after the contact yeah?
I agree he went down soft but there was contact to clip his ankle so we'll take that.

It can't be one of the best dives ever man. A more spectacular dive would be one where there was no contact or a ghost tackle. This was an average fall after his ankle got clipped.

 

[juniormember]

Does anyone remember the spectacular Diouf dive when he was playing for Bolton (I think)?
He actually flicked his own foot behind his leg to make it look like the player clipped him. It was ridiculous but kind of entertaining.

 

[juniormember]

Found it. Not as good as I'd remembered it.

 

[Modo]

What the hell kind of language is Hartson speaking? I know he's Welsh but damn that's a thick accent.

Anyway, I missed the game but what a finish!
Can't judge the players based on highlights but I'm delighted with the result.

Last time we won a game being down one and with 10 men? Everton at home maybe? Gerrard sent off and Garcia scored?

 

[Markeh]

What the hell kind of language is Hartson speaking? I know he's Welsh but damn that's a thick accent.

Anyway, I missed the game but what a finish!
Can't judge the players based on highlights but I'm delighted with the result.

Last time we won a game being down one and with 10 men? Everton at home maybe? Gerrard sent off and Garcia scored?

Never it seems:

http://sixcrazyminutes.com/index.php?threads/palace-post-match.81258/page-4#post-1411525

 

[Markeh]

http://sportyhighlights.com/bbc-match-day-2-week-29-full-show-6th-mar-2016/

if anyone else missed it

 

[Portly]

Does anyone remember the spectacular Diouf dive when he was playing for Bolton (I think)?
He actually flicked his own foot behind his leg to make it look like the player clipped him. It was ridiculous but kind of entertaining.

I've seen Ashley Young do the same thing playing for United.