Weekend Premiership Games : All pre/during/post match discussion here

NotWormBoy

And that ... should've been a penalty for a shoulder to the back of Benayoun.

Villain

Andy Reid's distribution is excellent.

MisterAnarchy

Liverpool are shocking.Cant string 2 passes together.

Xavi6

Zzzzzzz. What a borefest so far.

The Dossena looks woeful.

Tom65

Villain wrote: »

Andy Reid's distribution is excellent.

That's what's great about Andy Reid. He doesn't move much - he just stands in the middle of the park knocking great passes about. Which is exactly what Sunderland needed when they bought him. Everyone else was running around like headless chickens.

PHB

I think Dossena has been better in this game than the last. He seems like he's adjusting.

NotWormBoy

Corner delivery is terrible, as usual.

mike65

http://www.justin.tv/mundofutbol if you need a reliable stream

Phew, hard work. Liverpool are clearly not up to speed in body or mind.

Mike.

machiavellianme

If only we had Gareth Barry :rolleyes:

Tusky

Kuyt & Benayoun offer nothing on the wings in a 4-4-2. You have to wonder why Pennant isnt playing. Id take him over Kuyt on the right wing in a 4-4-2 for sure.

mike65

Well can anyone tell me where Keane is meant to be in relation to Torres? They could be on different planets atm. 4-4-2 sucks.

Mike.

machiavellianme

El Zhar might have to come on and do a job in that wide right position.

PHB

mike65 wrote: »

Well can anyone tell me where Keane is meant to be in relation to Torres? They could be on different planets atm. 4-4-2 sucks.

Mike.

Seems to me like a clash in systems.
Torres got used to play in a 4-2-3-1 with Gerrard behind him. Keane does not play like Gerrard. They haven't adjusted yet.

Raskolnikov

Feel sorry for Keane, the midfield is not performing and he's getting no service.

Once again, Gerrard is anonymous in the the centre of midfield.

mike65

Alonso coming on?

yep Plessis off.

Mike.

The Rooster

mike65 wrote: »

Alonso coming on?

Mike.

Woohoo. Maybe Rafa won't settle for a 0-0 after all. But I think it was more to do with SideFoot Charlie being injured than anything positive from Rafa.

Boggles

If Sunderland had anything resembling a striker this match would be over.

Then again if Liverpool had anything resembling a midfield it could be a decent game.

The Rooster

NotWormBoy wrote: »

Corner delivery is terrible, as usual.

Gerrard and Benitez are clearly just too stupid to figure out why Ronaldo doesnt take corners for the mankies.

For those others that also can't figure it out, its because he's one of their most dangerous players in and around the box.

NotWormBoy

The Rooster wrote: »

Gerrard and Benitez are clearly just too stupid to figure out why Ronaldo doesnt take corners for the mankies.

For those others that also can't figure it out, its because he's one of their most dangerous players in and around the box.

Depressing, isn't it?

Orizio

Dear god how did we not sign a winger in the summer.

Villain

Liverpool creating now, Alonso making a difference, Gerrard is getting going too.

mike65

Some nice linking play now Alonso is on. Yossi doing well. (sorry I forgot Yossi is crap )

Mike.

Chardee MacDennis

Alonso has made a difference but is it enough?

mike65

Ngog on and Kuyt off, put Yossi on the right and Ngog wide-ish left (he has a nice left shot)

Mike.

The Rooster

NotWormBoy wrote: »

Depressing, isn't it?

Yip.
Like we play a "striker" at right winger because he's a better defender than any of our right wingers.

Xavi6

Anyone got Rafa's mobile number? I wanna ring and ask for the last hour and a half of my life back.

Thank Christ the rumours of us going for Yuseless Benayoun didn't materialise.

mayordenis

robbie lad

Villain

That shows exactly why I said Keane and Torres are too simalar!

Orizio

Torres should have scored. Did Keane get in the way or what?

Getting better, Gordon looking nervous.

mike65

Keane got in his way, the silly billy.

Mike.

The Rooster

Orizio wrote: »

Torres should have scored.

Would have done if Robbie had a brain.

At least they're having a good go and playing a fair bit better.

mike65

El Zhar on for Keane!

Mike.

The Rooster

Would certainly have taken off kuyt before Keane

Villain

Can't help but think this game is crying out Crouch??? Liverpool need to get a goal this is excatly the type of game that has cost them over the last few seasons away to mid table sides, United and Chelsea don't have the same problems.

mike65

Alonso at it agan!

Mike.

mayordenis

unlucky too

Villain

Class always shines through Torres saves the pool

mayordenis

I want to haz the man sex with the nando

Orizio

Torres goal, absolute beauty.

PHB

**** me thats a goal

cruiserweight

Great strike by Torres, no chance for Gordon

mike65

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I love Spanish commentary

Mike.

NotWormBoy

I hope we don't just sit in our own box for the next ten/seven minutes, its just asking for trouble.

Xavi6

Can't argue with sheer class. Great goal. He's probably better off up there on his own.

The Rooster

Phew, the benefits of having the best striker in the world in your team. Don't fook it up now lads.

BTW, Alonso, best player of the 2nd half.

Appalling that anyone could pick Plessis ahead of him.

mike65

Can't argue with sheer class. Great goal. He's probably better off up there on his own.

Was just thinking how Keanes confidence will have been hit by seeing that go in after he left the pitch.

Mike.

PHB

You're probably right mike.

Alonso when he came on really looked for the ball. He even made a good few pretty poor mistakes. But he seems more willing to lose the ball in this half than I've seen him before, and as such, he's forcing himself onto the game a lot more. Impressive stuff from him.

Boggles

Someone would want to tell Rafa you can't really play 442 without wingers. No craft, no imagination, no guile, no chance of the league. Great finish by Torres, he didn't even look to see where the goal was. Will be a long season for Robbie Keane I fear, bad for Ireland.

Sunderland would want to go out during the week and buy a couple of strikers.

Terrible match, very average players on show from both sides, maybe 2 chances in the whole game.

leninbenjamin

PHB wrote: »

You're probably right mike.

Alonso when he came on really looked for the ball. He even made a good few pretty poor mistakes. But he seems more willing to lose the ball in this half than I've seen him before, and as such, he's forcing himself onto the game a lot more. Impressive stuff from him.

in other words he's playing to be sold. :P

Aquos76

Sunderland 0 Liverpool 1
torres

A cracking goal