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

doc_17

why didn't aquilani start?

doc_17

doc_17 wrote: »

why didn't aquilani start?

He wasn't picked

101001

doc_17 wrote: »

why didn't aquilani start?

cause he doesnt play left back

edit: Damn beaten to the facetious answer

MementoMori

Real pre-season friendly tempo to this now.

MementoMori

Great chance for Cole there, perfectly weighted pass by Maxi.

MementoMori

Dave could be on five tonight :eek:

SlickRic

Cole really is a 'proper' footballer.

he looks a cut above the rest of our players with the ball at his feet. love it.

good to see Woy enjoying himself too.

Ngog has a lot to learn yet.

He could and should have had 4

Paul Tergat

In Ngogs defence he does continually get into good positions. That kind of instinct you cant really teach to a young player whereas you can work on finishing

101001

rarnes1 wrote: »

He could and should have had 4

Ironically the one he scored was probably the hardest chance

SlickRic

SlickRic wrote: »

Cole really is a 'proper' footballer.

he looks a cut above the rest of our players with the ball at his feet. love it.

Agree 100%.

Sir Gallagher

Here's the man we've all been waiting to see... Jay Spearing

SlickRic

p_larkin99 wrote: »

In Ngogs defence he does continually get into good positions. That kind of instinct you cant really teach to a young player whereas you can work on finishing

so very true.

in the infamous Birmingham game last season, the one where everyone was so confused at Torres coming off, N'Gog got in at least 3 brilliant positions. he actually changed the game for us in a lot of ways.

but he missed them all.

he has the knack, but he needs to develop his finishing. his goal was a nice one to be fair, but he needs to get consistent. it should come, he's young.

Leiva

101001 wrote: »

Ironically the one he scored was probably the hardest chance

Eveything seems to be in 2 static moves with him (control , shoot) where Nando can make both movements look seamless .
Ngog has allooooot to learn .

101001

mixednuts wrote: »

Eveything seems to be in 2 static moves with him (control , shoot) where Nando can make both movements look seamless .
Ngog has allooooot to learn .

Agree... I like him a lot for some reason. Never have i wanted a man to score so much. Not since my mate Mick lost his virginity in his late 20's.

Leiva

101001 wrote: »

Agree... I like him a lot for some reason. Never have i wanted a man to score so much. Not since my mate Mick lost his virginity in his late 20's.

Tell Mick Well done

SlickRic

these guys are sh*t.

you know how i know?

Spearing has looked like a genius since he's come on.

MementoMori

Rabotnicki's one fan

Eire-Dearg

So what about this Cole lad eh?

copacetic

SlickRic wrote: »

these guys are sh*t.

you know how i know?

Spearing has looked like a genius since he's come on.

AND they are making you look like a genius too:D!

Paul Tergat

SlickRic wrote: »

it should come, he's young.

This could be his downfall

Will he be given the time?

murpho999

Although this is almost a training game, I'm liking what I'm seeing. Nice passiing and movement and the players seemed to be invigorated.

Hopefully a sign of good things to come in real games. Looks like Rafa's cautious defensive approach is no more!

MementoMori

In Pacheco's 8 sub appearances prior to tonight he had played a total of 73 minutes.

Leiva

murpho999 wrote: »

Hopefully a sign of good things to come in real games. Looks like Rafa's cautious defensive approach is no more!

See there's my concerns , not that I was a fan of the defensive approach , but with no holding midfielder on the right I'm afraid that Johnson will be caught blowing Zzzzzz on the right by tucking inside .
It's something he will have to get out of his game , as someone mentioned earlier he wad caught a couple of times in the WC.

SlickRic

what a challenge by Kelly.

brilliant.

ha, how lazy are we getting?!

...at both ends of the pitch.

shotamoose

murpho999 wrote: »

Although this is almost a training game, I'm liking what I'm seeing. Nice passiing and movement and the players seemed to be invigorated.

Hopefully a sign of good things to come in real games. Looks like Rafa's cautious defensive approach is no more!

Right, because Rafa would have parked the bus against these guys.

MementoMori

Kelly is made of WIN

Leiva

Roys gonna go ballistic .

Sir Gallagher

Kelly has been superb, Pacheco has been pretty poor unfortunately, Dave needs to wake up.

TechnoPool

N'gog missed more chances that he's had hot dinners tonight

101001

ah... kinda wanted one of the macedonians to score at the end there... wouldve made their life!

missingtime

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Kelly has been superb, Pacheco has been pretty poor unfortunately, Dave needs to wake up.

Wouldn't agree with that assessment. Thought both were quite good. Always looking for the ball, working hard, some good passing and movement.

thebullkf

job done:D

opr

Great performance from Kelly and he really grew in confidence as the match went on.

Bad thing is the same problems persist from last season in that when Torres isn't playing we have no one finishing off things. We should have beat that side 6-0 tonight!

Opr

Sir Gallagher

missingtime wrote: »

Wouldn't agree with that assessment. Thought both were quite good. Always looking for the ball, working hard, some good passing and movement.

I thought Pacheco's touch and end product let him down tonight but he did work hard and get space for himself to be fair, i just thought he do a bit better.

Dave got into some great positions and was dangerous throughout, he played well, but he needs to get his act together in front of goal.

On itv did joe cole nearly make a tongue slip. "new change in....."

Sir Gallagher

opr wrote: »

Great performance from Kelly and he really grew in confidence as the match went on.

Bad thing is the same problems persist from last season in that when Torres isn't playing we have no one finishing off things. We should have beat that side 6-0 tonight!

Opr

We really need another decent striker, hopefully Roy has one lined up seen as though he might have a decent few quid left after the Masch sale, wishful thinking though.

Sir Gallagher

Paloma Narrow Logging wrote: »

On itv did joe cole nearly make a tongue slip. "new change in....."

What?

eagle eye

Pacheco is the type of lad that gets better the more he plays. He was just too eager to make an impression tonight imo. He certainly has a lot going for him, he is fast has a great engine, good ball control. I think he has a very big future.

rossie1977

murpho999 wrote: »

Hopefully a sign of good things to come in real games. Looks like Rafa's cautious defensive approach is no more!

lol you can tell that by watching liverpool playing against a bunch of guys playing at about non-league level

mike65

Paloma Narrow Logging wrote: »

On itv did joe cole nearly make a tongue slip. "new change in....."

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

What?

Underpants, its the underpants that makes the difference.

rossie1977

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

We really need another decent striker, hopefully Roy has one lined up seen as though he might have a decent few quid left after the Masch sale, wishful thinking though.

what decent striker is going to be happy to sit on the bench for most of the season, crouch, bellamy and keane sure as hell were not, we know woy is only going to play one up front

missingtime

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Dave got into some great positions and was dangerous throughout, he played well, but he needs to get his act together in front of goal.

Absolutely. When this happens we will have a fine striker on our hands.

Sir Gallagher

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

What?

Sounded like he was going to say owners but stopped.

Jazzy

im pleased. a lot of promise there

Sir Gallagher

rossie1977 wrote: »

what decent striker is going to be happy to sit on the bench for most of the season, crouch, bellamy and keane sure as hell were not, we know woy is only going to play one up front

Fair shout it's just that I just can't see Nando staying fit for the majority of the season(pessimistic i know) and I don't think Dave is there yet.

mike65

Martin Kelly deserves a mention, playing on the wrong flank and yet getting forwards like Ashley Cole. I like the cut of Jovanovics jib, unafraid to put his body in the mix and pressure the defender I'm not sure why we aren't talking about him in terms of cover for Torres as he clearly knows where the goal is. Aquilani looked quite good in his cameo, nothing fancy but the passing was smart and he didn't pull up.

Finical

We could easily change formation aswell with two strikers, Joe behind them. I can't think of a decent striker we could get mind. Like Mike said we have Jova and Kuyt too for cover.

Sir Gallagher

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

What?

Sounded like he was about to say a change in owners but stopped just short.

Very happy with that performance.

New signings look quality.

Well done Roy.