Liverpool v FC Rabotnicki Thur 7:45 [MATCH THREAD]

Jova working very well on left

MementoMori

Latest twitter from Babel : "Feck it anyway. Whats Birmingham like?"

101001

beautiful ball by cole. Pacheco is looking a lil.... no, no... its too early to judge

copacetic

mixednuts wrote: »

Thank fook we have a good commentator on Setanta tonight .

lfc TV with aldridge is decent enough..

101001

cracker!!

Leiva

I'm well impressed ... Great shape , great movement , great attacking formations .

MementoMori

Kelly is the business

DAVE

:D:D

eagle eye

Fair play to the lad, you can see his confidence is growing. I like the way he showed his embarrassment earlier, he is not holding anything in and thats good.

_Bella_

Nice cross from Cole

smoochie06

Well done dave. Took that well

copacetic

Thats a quality finish as he had to lean back for it, did well to direct it and keep it down.

Leiva

Cole has slotted into this team/formation real impressively , looks the part.

I'ts great to see a proper footballer in Cole at Anfield. Very clever player.

Edit Great goal Dave.

tok9

This has been a good showing so far, very enjoyable.

slingerz

hopefully pacheo can get more involved

_Bella_

Jovanovic and Cole have looked very impressive so far

SlickRic

Joe Cole is easily the standout so far.

Pacheco's looks pretty comfortable too.

Carragher's done well when he's had to also.

Lucas and Gerrard are strolling around, they don't really seem to care how much room they give Rabotnicki when they have the ball.

surprisingly enjoyable so far though.

jebidiah

Is jovanovic playing on the right?

copacetic

jebidiah wrote: »

Is jovanovic playing on the right?

started on left and swopped with pacheo about 5 mins ago..

MementoMori

jebidiah wrote: »

Is jovanovic playing on the right?

Started on the left and switched over to the right.

MementoMori

Great touch by Dave there initally.

101001

SlickRic wrote: »

Pacheco's looks pretty comfortable too.

He's starting to look more comfortable alright... he was a little nervy first 15

Edit: When he was moved over he's been a lot more composed

MementoMori

2-0 Pen for Stevie

Morzadec

Clear enough peno imo on first viewing.

ENjoyable game so far and a lot of positives to take despite the poor opposition

SlickRic

well won Dave.

easy finish from the spot.

let's rack up a bit of a score for the craic lads.

101001

no dave no

MementoMori

Great passing move there

SlickRic

f*ck sake Dave; i know it's Gerrard, and he'd have probably given you a bollicking, but shoot from there next time.

Morzadec

Cole is really a class act. Can't remember being this excited about a signing for a long time.

N'gog really hit and miss today. I think his left foot must be very weak, I've never seen him use it and both mistakes he's made tonight have been as a result of a reluctance to strike the ball with his left. Something he needs to work on perhaps

MementoMori

Morzadec wrote: »

Cole is really a class act. Can't remember being this excited about a signing for a long time.

N'gog really hit and miss today. I think his left foot must be very weak, I've never seen him use it and both mistakes he's made tonight have been as a result of a reluctance to strike the ball with his left. Something he needs to work on perhaps

Nah hes pretty decent with his left usually - pretty sure he has scored with it for the reserves.

Rabotnicki are pants.

Fair play to Cav for not falling asleep and covering Glen there.

smoochie06

Very good half there for Liverpool. Jovanovic and Cole have been super.
I would like to see Pacheco getting into it more.

Anyone think Roy will start making substitutions? Probably a bit early to be resting players but you dont want players getting injured either.

mike65

Cushty



Joe Cole already looks like he's been at the club for years, some lovely smooth possession football. Okay its against a bunch of nobodies but they are reading each other very well and getting better as the half unfolded.

tok9

Can't understand why Pool are trying to buy Brad Jones.. definitely enough quantity wise and Cavalieri looks like good back up from the little I've seen of him

SlickRic

MementoMori wrote: »

Fair play to Cav for not falling asleep and covering Glen there.

i've defended Glen before for his defensive positioning, but he really needs to get his act together.

that kind of sh*t happened during the WC; he needs to keep on eye on his right hand side and not automatically tuck in so quickly to his CB when the opposition is coming at our defence.

Cole playing great stuff.

If he stays fit he will be massive for us.

We havent had a footballer like him since Alonso left.

His vision and Torres's finishing.....drool...

Eire-Dearg

Poor oppo, but we're looking very good indeed.

The movement is sublime, so much fluidity. A world way from some of the rigid games last season.

Sir Gallagher

Dave's inexperience showing tonight but he seems like a pretty confident lad so hopefully he'll cop himself on... that first chance he had though, i think he seen Nando do it that too many times.

Pacheco's inexperience is also showing a little but he certainly doesn't look out of his depth.

Gerrard's running the show and Cole is looking magic.

MementoMori

SlickRic wrote: »

i've defended Glen before for his defensive positioning, but he really needs to get his act together.

that kind of sh*t happened during the WC; he needs to keep on eye on his right hand side and not automatically tuck in so quickly to his CB when the opposition is coming at our defence.

Was a bit sloppy all right - reckon Glen was already in the dressing room for half-time.

daithijjj

One thing i noticed in that half was roy grinding sammy's ear about lucas not delivering the ball quick enough when there was a great chance to get cole in on the right. Hopefully its an indication that roy will increase the tempo in this team as opposed to the siesta style build up we are used to.

mike65

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Gerrard's running the show and Cole is looking magic.

Thought he looked a bit ring rusty early on but I'll let him off, also he is NOT TAKING CORNERS w00t!

everdead.ie

MementoMori wrote: »

Was a bit sloppy all right - reckon Glen was already in the dressing room for half-time.

Would be class to see Roy on the sideline how to defend

Finical

Is it just me or is Dani free a lot of the time but doesn't receive the ball. It shows his intelligence really picking up great positions. Hope he stays on for the 2nd half.

Leiva

daithijjj wrote: »

One thing i noticed in that half was roy grinding sammy's ear about lucas not delivering the ball quick enough when there was a great chance to get cole in on the right. Hopefully its an indication that roy will increase the tempo in this team as opposed to the siesta style build up we are used to.

Yea but Cole is now doing everything we ever wanted Lucas to do .Ironic !

smoochie06

mike65 wrote: »

Thought he looked a bit ring rusty early on but I'll let him off, also he is NOT TAKING CORNERS w00t!

He took a few late on. I think its something we need to work on big time. The corners have been very poor for as long as i can remember.

evil_seed

I think Roy went back in time 2 years and swapped gerrards. Lucas has been good tackling but slow in possession. some nice touches from cole, jova and dani. throw on aqua in a few and we'll tear them a new one

1967

Passing and moving the ball really well but have to put in perspective they are playing a pub league team

5starpool

Pity we can't play this lot every week. They are muck bad.

Gerty

Is it just me but does Jovanovic get lucky often with the ball bouncing of defenders?

Diggy78

Gerty wrote: »

Is it just me but does Jovanovic get lucky often with the ball bouncing of defenders?

That's not luck, he does loads of research on the angles of defenders shins, undefendable.

Leiva

Gerty wrote: »

Is it just me but does Jovanovic get lucky often with the ball bouncing of defenders?

What a lucky player at the Pool ??? ...Never !