Blackburn v Liverpool Match Thread Sat 3pm

mike65

Liverpool have actually picked things up, a nice break from back to front was stopped by a deflection for a corner, some decent pressure since.

Kess73

5starpool wrote: »

By the sounds of this game, it's just as well I'm stuck in work and can't watch it.

Well just take the standard of play from most of our games this season, and you pretty much have how it is today. The positive is that they can only improve on the first 40 or so minutes.

Senior players going missing as usual. Scary thing is that it is not a million miles from a full first team today.

daithijjj

Very little craft in this liverpool team, its laborious to watch us im afraid. No support from midfield. And if ryan babel has the game that riera is having so far he is 'murdered'.

Get Aqualani on at HT Rafa.

Sherifu

Not missing much then?

Tusky

Very poor first half from Liverpool. Even though they were slightly better in the last five minutes I dont think they forced a single save. Noone is standing out as having a good game.

Finical

Doesn't seem promising judging by the posts so far. Perhaps bring on Aquilani for 30 mins or so as we are lacking any creativity.

Bet we lost this 1-0. Would be typical of us this season.:(

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Think we'll see Ngog before we see Aquialni, unfortunately. And we won't see wither before the 70th minute at least, because theta was improving slightly before the whislte went.

ctrl-alt-delete

That's one of the reasons why i didn't want Di Santo playing,

that was terrible from him

Chardee MacDennis

Ngog coming on for Riera possibly?

EDIT: not even watching the game and called it

mike65

So its Kuyt right, Yossi left?

dannydiamond

Wow that was quick,very unRafa like substitution,unless Riera's injured?

Tusky

Liverpool have been better in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Gerrard is doing all his best work from a deep position though, which effectively means we are playing with 3 central midfielders.

I would take Lucas off, put Gerrard in his place and bring on Aquilani to play off N'Gog.

whatawaster

does diouf have a brain?

ctrl-alt-delete

Stupid from Diouf

elshambo

dannydiamond wrote: »

Wow that was quick,very unRafa like substitution,unless Riera's injured?

He hurt his useful bone

Looks like a lad thats either not fit or wants away, wouldnt be surprised to see him gone in summer

ctrl-alt-delete

Gerrard at it again, what a Dive

Tusky

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Gerrard at it again, what a Dive

Watch it again, definitely not a dive.

whatawaster

aquilani coming on

ctrl-alt-delete

Tusky wrote: »

Watch it again, definitely not a dive.

I've seen it again, Nzonzi doesn't get the ball, minimal contact on Gerrard if any, certainly nowhere near enough to bring Gerrard down like he did,

My conclusion,

Dive.

tok9

whatawaster wrote: »

aquilani coming on

Really??

mike65

Its the call to prayer on my stream! :eek:

Paddy@CIRL

Same here, never a bad thing to have the big man on our side ! At least I hope he's on our side ...

whatawaster

tok9 wrote: »

Really??

according to commentator

dannydiamond

Odds on Diouf getting sent off?

everdead.ie

Blackburn starting to tire now after the mid week match

mike65

HOW THE FCUKK DID THAT NOT GO iN????????????

ctrl-alt-delete

Bobble saves Blackburn

mike65

Benny off, El Zhar on, yes El Zhar.

Kess73

Close by N'Gog. He has been really lively since he came on, and again shown the good form he is in this season.

whatawaster

El Zhar coming on. F*ck off Rafa

tok9

no sign of aquilani so... pity

ctrl-alt-delete

Hoilett has a lot of pace, will be interesting to see him

missed a few good chances against Chelsea though

mayordenis

mike65 wrote: »

Benny off, El Zhar on, yes El Zhar.

El zhar back training this week,
Aquilani back training and involved in the first team a month or so.

I don't know how much longer I can defend this man.

Come on Redmen

mike65

El Zhar has made a lively impact.

What a miss by McCarthy - off.

elshambo

whatawaster wrote: »

El Zhar coming on. F*ck off Rafa

I think thats not a bad move
they are slow at the back and look tired
Johnsons runningat them strong and they cannot handle it so get a nippy winger on and see what happens

Holsten

There must be something going on with Aquilani again not coming on.

Kess73

Eeek that was close. :eek:

SlickRic

elshambo wrote: »

I think thats not a bad move
they are slow at the back and look tired
Johnsons runningat them strong and they cannot handle it so get a nippy winger on and see what happens

or bring on your big signing to give Johnson more ammunition.

f*cking joke.

aquilani needs games.

whatawaster

elshambo wrote: »

I think thats not a bad move
they are slow at the back and look tired
Johnsons runningat them strong and they cannot handle it so get a nippy winger on and see what happens

El Zhar isn't particularly nippy though. and he's poor

Kess73

SlickRic wrote: »

or bring on your big signing to give Johnson more ammunition.

f*cking joke.

aquilani needs games.

Agree 100%

Seems other players can come straight back from an injury with very little training and play straight away, yet Aquilani is declared fully fit since the first week of October and he cannot even get a short run out.

I don't expect him to get full games, but he sure as hell needs short run outs to get him ready to get full games.

It is almost like Rafa is scared to play him in case he does not hit the ground running.

elshambo

SlickRic wrote: »

or bring on your big signing to give Johnson more ammunition.

f*cking joke.

aquilani needs games.

hey im one of the lads who gets dogs abuse for questioning Rafa
not in the in rafa we trust brigade

Id like to see aquilani but......?
Must be a reason!?

mike65

Today FM speculating a load of BS about Aquilani, "something sinister going on Ron" says Craig Burley

Tusky

I dont understand why Aquilani is even on the bench. If hes not fit enough to play a part, fine - but dont include him in the squad then.

He made his debut 5 weeks ago and the only part he is played since then is his 10 second cameo.

everdead.ie

kieth andrews on so blackburn going for the draw

PHB

Sorry but Aquilani has had a horrid history with injuries throughout his career, indeed has played an absurdly low number of games for his age. It makes no sense whatsoever, whatsoever, to bring him on now and potentially risk his injury. You gotta ease him into it irrespective of the position you are in, because otherwise he'll get injured and then you're ****ed for the season.

I think Rafa is doing the right then with Aquilani personally, having seen United rush Hargreaves back for games, even though is resulted in the double, it's hurt us long term.

mike65

Looks like it'll be another draw. C'mon Chelsea!

whatawaster

my issue isn't with aquilani not being on, it's with El Zhar for Yossi. An appalling substitution

elshambo

PHB wrote: »

Sorry but Aquilani has had a horrid history with injuries throughout his career, indeed has played an absurdly low number of games for his age. It makes no sense whatsoever, whatsoever, to bring him on now and potentially risk his injury. You gotta ease him into it irrespective of the position you are in, because otherwise he'll get injured and then you're ****ed for the season.

I think Rafa is doing the right then with Aquilani personally, having seen United rush Hargreaves back for games, even though is resulted in the double, it's hurt us long term.

The only reason i can see for having him on bench and not bringing him on is he wants to ease him in in games that are already won with 20 or so mins left
The way we are playing he could be on the bench for a while:(