Sunderland V Liverpool 17/10/09 Match Thread

Thats better

jebidiah

sometimes i wonder about liverpools choice of kit... dont they have black shorts to go with that jersey?

Holsten

Yeah but Sunderland wear black shorts.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Jesus. Johnson should have stuck that away there. Great little ball inside by yossi.

**** sake, come on.

mike65

No shape, no conviction, blind back passes. FFS

Podge2k7

This is depressing to watch.

Halftime can't come quick enough.

Rafa ditch this 3 centre backs shíte ffs, we are all over the place.

Eire-Dearg

SlickRic

rafa has got this very very wrong so far.

the players look like they have no idea what they should be doing.

mike65

HT 1-0

Regarding the balloon/space-hopper, why do keepers not clear thier area of crap? You see streamers etc in the area at times and yet it gets left.

Rafa out, Bruce in (as long as he brings Bent, Cattamole, Reid)

Thank fcuk for that !

ntlbell

mike65 wrote: »

HT 1-0

Regarding the balloon/space-hopper, why do keepers not clear thier area of crap? You see streamers etc in the area at times and yet it gets left.

Rafa out, Bruce in (as long as he brings Bent, Cattamole, Reid)

was the baloon there for the first 5 minutes? or did it just come on before the goal?

Podge2k7

Who's on the bench?

ntlbell

Podge2k7 wrote: »

Who's on the bench?

Substitutes

• 01 Cavalieri,
• 22 Insua,
• 34 Kelly,
• 11 Riera,
• 20 Mascherano,
• 10 Voronin,
• 24 Ngog

ShooterSF

Didn't another team ban balloons for a similar reason a couple of seasons ago? And I left the balloon on my bench in FF

SlickRic

there was a couple of times in that half where we had the ball on the halfway line, and we had 5 midfielders all in a line not making any sort of run at all.

it was a f***ing joke.

i'm really really annoyed by that half of football from a Liverpool point of view.

babel looks willing, and benny looks like he could do damage if we could manoevre the ball properly. spearing hasn't looked out of place either. they're the positives.

it is the tactics that seem to be screwing this up so far. sunderland haven't even played that well really.

Bandit12

From FIFA's Laws of the Game.

Referees duties:


"[He] stops, suspends, or abandons the game because of outside interference of any kind..."





Extra balls on the field of play:

"If an extra ball enters the field of play, the referee must stop the match, only if it interferes with play..."

whatawaster

First move has to be Spearing off, Mascherano on. I don't care how tired he is.

Poor team selection, now put it right

Xavi6

Haven't seen any of the game but is this Balloon Gate MKII? If so then I sympatise.

SlickRic

SlickRic wrote: »

there was a couple of times in that half where we had the ball on the halfway line, and we had 5 midfielders all in a line not making any sort of run at all.

it was a f***ing joke.

i'm really really annoyed by that half of football from a Liverpool point of view.

babel looks willing, and benny looks like he could do damage if we could manoevre the ball properly. spearing hasn't looked out of place either. they're the positives.

it is the tactics that seem to be screwing this up so far. sunderland haven't even played that well really.

Well summed up.

The lack of support for Kuyt is astonishing tbh.

He needs to change it at halftime but he won't until 60mins I'd imagine.

That first half reminds me of the Boro game last season.

Bandit12

whatawaster wrote: »

First move has to be Spearing off, Mascherano on. I don't care how tired he is.

Poor team selection, now put it right

Agreed. I don't give a sh ite if Spearing is Liverpool born and breed he ain't up to the standard required.

ShooterSF

ShooterSF wrote: »

Didn't another team ban balloons for a similar reason a couple of seasons ago? And I left the balloon on my bench in FF

Xavi6 wrote: »

Haven't seen any of the game but is this Balloon Gate MKII? If so then I sympatise.

It was City, wasn't it?

Bandit12

Bandit12 wrote: »

From FIFA's Laws of the Game.

Referees duties:


"[He] stops, suspends, or abandons the game because of outside interference of any kind..."





Extra balls on the field of play:

"If an extra ball enters the field of play, the referee must stop the match, only if it interferes with play..."

Replay?? :pac:

SlickRic

yeah, the balloon was damn irritating.

but, more importantly, our performance does not deserve anything. that needs to be put right before we can start moaning too much about luck.

A Dub in Glasgo

That balloon goal is funny

D'Agger

I don't see how Spearing is even getting a chance ahead of Pacheco who's far more dangerous!! I know he's light like but ffs we need somebody who'll get things going and gamble

kaimera

man that little pillock knocked it onto the pitch in the build up to the goal; it wasnt there long and to me it looked like Pepe was gonna get it but didnt get a chance.

whatawaster

PaulieC wrote: »

I don't see how Spearing is even getting a chance ahead of Pacheco who's far more dangerous!! I know he's light like but ffs we need somebody who'll get things going and gamble

Spearing is crap imo, but Pacheco is a forward, not a midfielder. It's not one or the other

Aquos76

According to FIVE live it has now been confirmed as a red beachball with liverpool printed on it. Also the rules of the game state that the ref should have stopped play and ordered the removal of the balloon and the game restarted with a hop ball.

PaulieC

PaulieC wrote: »

I don't see how Spearing is even getting a chance ahead of Pacheco who's far more dangerous!! I know he's light like but ffs we need somebody who'll get things going and gamble

Spearing is a good young player. There's been worse players on the pitch today. Don't make him the scapegoat.

Headshot

rarnes1 wrote: »

Spearing is a good young player. There's been worse players on the pitch today. Don't make hime the scapegoat.

ya that's lucas's job

Sherifu

mike65 wrote: »

HT 1-0

Regarding the balloon/space-hopper, why do keepers not clear thier area of crap? You see streamers etc in the area at times and yet it gets left.

Rafa out, Bruce in (as long as he brings Bent, Cattamole, Reid)

ntlbell wrote: »

was the baloon there for the first 5 minutes? or did it just come on before the goal?

See how and when it gets there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5V0wfB3Iic

Headshot

Headshot wrote: »

ya that's lucas's job

Afternoon Headshot !!!

A Dub in Glasgo

Sherifu wrote: »

See how and when it gets there:

Poor lad will be lynched if that is the winner

D'Agger

rarnes1 wrote: »

Spearing is a good young player. There's been worse players on the pitch today. Don't make him the scapegoat.

Did I say it was his fault we were losing? Did I say he wasn't good? He's good but Pacheco's a better young footballer who deserves his chance ahead of him imo.

Bandit12

rarnes1 wrote: »

Replay?? :pac:

Doubt it but it's in the rules. Referee fail imo.

Well done Pepe.

Get Agger off now, he's very rusty and get Riera on 4-4-2-

mike65

FFS! Shocking work from our dynamic MF there! Reina to the rescue.

ntlbell

Sherifu wrote: »

See how and when it gets there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5V0wfB3Iic

hmm wonder if the fan gets the assist.

mike65

Once was enough.

Zenden! :eek:

SlickRic

ok, spearing off please so.

it's not his fault, but we need something different now.

c'mon rafa, swallow your f*cking pride. your gameplan has no worked.

masch and n'gog on, and switch to our regular formation.

Cattermole off for Zenden. Looks bad for Cattermole.

jebidiah

this is almost unbearable week after wek of stubornness from rafa, its really getting on my nerves, a dodgy formation that IS NOT WORKING, and he just will not change his ways...

Eire-Dearg

Mr.Nice Guy

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Poor lad will be lynched if that is the winner

Yeah don't be surprised to see that guy's head rolling around in front of Reina in the second half.

Headshot

how are Liverpool playing ?

deserved to be 1 goal down ?

Eire-Dearg

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

Stabbings.

SlickRic

that poor boy...he'll have been made feel terrible for that i suspect.

SlickRic

SlickRic wrote: »

ok, spearing off please so.

it's not his fault, but we need something different now.

c'mon rafa, swallow your f*cking pride. your gameplan has no worked.

masch and n'gog on, and switch to our regular formation.

Another 2 mins. Rafa always waits until 62nd min