Liverpool V Newcastle Match Thread. 03/05/09

~Rebel~ · 04-05-2009 8:08am

5starpool wrote: »

The pic above shows it really. The defender is leaning away from goal, Yossi is leaning towards goal. He is offside imo, but not by much, never mind "2 yards".

In this case what the defender is doing doesn't matter, the thing he needs to be in line with or behind is the ball. He looks very very closely in line with the ball, but probably very slightly off.

mayordenis · 04-05-2009 8:36am

we need more banging head off wall pics in here pronto

Dave! · 04-05-2009 11:51am

Here's the MOTD highlights
http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/2467741/

Stupid tackle by Barton

Pool fans were singin "you should have stayed on the telly" to Shearer, and he couldn't hold in a smile

Guy:Incognito · 04-05-2009 12:09pm

Thats the first chance I've got to see any of the match (missed motd).

I havnt jumped on the villify Joey Barton bandwagon before and after seeign that I certainly wont be doing it his time. It was a stupid place to be tackling like that, only beuse of where it as though, there just wasnt a need.

I dont think anyone could accuse barton of not tring an Id put it down to getting frustratated at the position Newcastle are in and not engaging his brain for a few seconds.

If it wasn Barton thered be plenty of people on saying similar and thered be none of this scumbag rubbish being spouted. It wasnt even that bad a tackle. Any damage that was done was in the way Alonso went down, getting twisted, not from the impact.

Yellow at best for me.

As for the match itself. Good solid win. Dont think we can look at things like the 3 shots hitting the crossbar as missed chances. You can only be so accurate with those shots, the rest comes down to luck of it going in or hitting the bar, the margin for error is so small.

Delighted with Dirk's contribution as usual. The small things that a lot of people dismiss do it for me, like being the only player reacting (from either team) to the long shots and being right in on the keeper waiting for loose balls. It's that workrate that makes him so important.

Newcastle are in trouble, but I think a win against Boro(absolutely win or bust game) and another point will see them safe.

mike65 · 04-05-2009 12:15pm

A yellow for your spelling too!

That_Guy · 04-05-2009 1:02pm

I've been watching highlights for ages now of this match. Third goal really sums up how absolutely crap and hopeless we are. We can't defend like that. No fighting spirit. As soon as the first goal went in we should have been right back at them. Just seems that our players are very content to just try and defend all the time. Only problem is we can't even do that right.

Liverpool V Newcastle Match Thread. 03/05/09

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