Liverpool vs Aston Villa MNF

niallo27

ilovelamp2000 wrote: »

I am.

I don't have to like other LFC fans though, which is great because a lot of them are idiots.

The irony

Mister men

ilovelamp2000 wrote: »

I am.

I don't have to like other LFC fans though, which is great because a lot of them are idiots.

Welcome to my ignore list.

ilovelamp2000

niallo27 wrote: »

The irony

It's not ironic. I'm quite clever - I can show you my leaving cert results to prove it.

I'm just a bit of an opinionated arsehole who thinks he's smarter than everyone else.

Mister men

Stephen Ireland looks like he's put on a few pounds and lost a bit of pace. Sad to see.

~Rebel~

ilovelamp2000 wrote: »

It's not ironic. I'm quite clever - I can show you my leaving cert results to prove it.

I'm just a bit of an opinionated arsehole who thinks he's smarter than everyone else.

Explains it.

Raskolnikov

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

... Houlier will get time from Villa fans. He will be judged when he the injuries subside and he gets a chance to actually play a first choice 11 mayybe including 1 or 2 of his own sigings

Even if Villa finish in the bottom half, or are in a relegation fight?

mike65

Anyway if you could put your ego in the cupboard we can get back to the football.

Dempsey

Villa not in this game at all, Ireland has done nothing tbh

mrgaa1

Do we play better without Stevie G? Do the rest of the players take the shackles of themselves?

K-9

Stat alert. If Pepe keeps a clean sheet tonight that is 100 out of 198 PL games.

Club record is Clemence at 217.

Legend.

NukaCola

ilovelamp2000 wrote: »

It's not ironic. I'm quite clever - I can show you my leaving cert results to prove it.

I'm just a bit of an opinionated arsehole who thinks he's smarter than everyone else.

:pac:

If you are being sarcastic that was a top quality post!

If not then its equally funny but tragic!

karma_

Dempsey wrote: »

Villa not in this game at all, Ireland has done nothing tbh

Ireland has made good runs into space on a few occasions now and has been totally ignored for the pass. Even the recent free Villa had, he was standing in space asking for it but Collins decided to hoof it into teh box.

CantGetNoSleep

I'm delighted to see that

Mister men wrote: »

Stephen Ireland looks like he's put on a few pounds and lost a bit of pace. Sad to see.

Doodee

Dempsey wrote: »

Villa not in this game at all, Ireland has done nothing tbh

Neither have the rest of the team by the sounds of it.

monkey9

Babel looks like he's enjoying himself out there tonight.

shoutman

Dempsey wrote: »

Villa not in this game at all, Ireland has done nothing tbh

He has done nothing since signing tbh. Been anonymous in all of the games which he has played in.

~Rebel~

tbh, Ireland is the type of player who could very well just coast for a year or 2 and take an early retirement.

At city, he seemed to have a love for the club to drive himself to help them, to repay the faith they had in him when he was younger, but with that motivation gone, he just looks like he doesn't fancy playing football anymore.

super_furry

Missed the start. What kind of reception did Ged and Gary Mac get?

Raskolnikov

Villa been torn apart here.

Mister men

mrgaa1 wrote: »

Do we play better without Stevie G? Do the rest of the players take the shackles of themselves?

Not imo anyway's but if someone wants to offer 30m quid for him in January then we should bite their hand off.

mike65

Clarke yellow fouling Lucas.

Maxi wearing a Snood?

Raskolnikov

Nasty from Clark.

jesus_thats_gre

ilovelamp2000 wrote: »

I'm quite clever - I can show you my leaving cert results to prove it.

Is that where your education stopped then?

ilovelamp2000

BumbleBee123 wrote: »

:pac:

If you are being sarcastic that was a top quality post!

If not then its equally funny but tragic!

Sarcasm + self deprecation = win.

~Rebel~

Unlucky Babs, great to see him looking alive. Good idea and nearly good execution.

Bounty Hunter

Raskolnikov wrote: »

Even if Villa finish in the bottom half, or are in a relegation fight?

Well it depends, Like any set of fans their will be some who will turn against him anyway but the club will stand by him imo until atleast he gets the opportunity to put his stamp on this side. Nobodies fit and nobody has been since he took over after having no preseason, he will be given time by the club. I dont blame Houlier for any of Villas falling so far this season, until that changes he should not be in any risk of losing his job.

ctrl-alt-delete

Is that blood at the back of Clark's head?

That is his 5th booking? mad - I wouldn't have thought he has played 5 times yet, time is flying!!

Poor poor tackle

Mister men

~Rebel~ wrote: »

tbh, Ireland is the type of player who could very well just coast for a year or 2 and take an early retirement.

At city, he seemed to have a love for the club to drive himself to help them, to repay the faith they had in him when he was younger, but with that motivation gone, he just looks like he doesn't fancy playing football anymore.

Would'nt surprise me to see it happen all right. He is everything that is wrong about the modern footballer.

Opps back to the game Babel looks like he enjoying himself today as does the whole team but it's hard to tell if it's because Villa have been so bad or we are playing so well.

Tusky

Babel, Lucas and Meriles are playing some great stuff.

Dempsey

Babel is playing with some real confidence there

Lucas and Meireles have Villa playing long ball past them

Raskolnikov

He might not have the ability, but Babel is an impressive athlete.

ilovelamp2000

Dirk is having an execrable 45 mins.

Loving Meireles and Babel tonight. Lucas is having a good game too.

argosy2006

Babel so strong,well able to sheild ball hold it up,play it off,
needs more match time as striker

NabyLadistheman

Kuyt's first touch, not so good

Raskolnikov

Raskolnikov wrote: »

He might not have the ability, but Babel is an impressive athlete.

Babel has ability. I don't think that was ever the issue with him.

ilovelamp2000

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Is that where your education stopped then?

People take this posting on the internet way too seriously at times.

I can answer you seriously if you like, but it would kinda ruin everything.

Tusky

rarnes1 wrote: »

Babel has ability. I don't think that was ever the issue with him.

Exacly. Not his ability thats in questions. Its his consistency and attitude, although I still maintain he never got a decent, consistent run of games in his best positions during his time at Liverpool.

Chucky the tree

mrgaa1 wrote: »

Do we play better without Stevie G? Do the rest of the players take the shackles of themselves?

No, we just play better when we pick two players in the central midfield who can actually play in that role.

shoutman

LOL was that GMC telling Clark to "F**kin livin up" and then to "shut your f**kin gob" when he talked back?

jesus_thats_gre

ilovelamp2000 wrote: »

People take this posting on the internet way too seriously at times.

I can answer you seriously if you like, but it would kinda ruin everything.

haha, fair point. Am in foul form..

Mister men

rarnes1 wrote: »

Babel has ability. I don't think that was ever the issue with him.

Agreed if he showed more effort week in week out we'd have a top player on our hands. Don't think we will see it myself.

~Rebel~

Ha, Wow! LOT of swearing picked up there!

ilovelamp2000

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

haha, fair point. Am in foul form..

We're winning !!!!

ilovelamp2000

Apologies to Niallo earlier, I was being a bit of cunt.

MR NINE

Meireles and Lucas is definitely our best centre mid partnership. Hopefully we'll see Gerrard playing a more advanced role more often. Lucas and Meireles have bossed a few games this season from the middle, its good to see.

Also, Babel looks like a handy striker. I've wanted to see him tried up front for a long time. When he looks interested he is a handful for opposition defences.

argosy2006

lots of space in behind villa when they do push forward, Babel and Ngog attracted to ball they end up in midfield,if they played off shoulder of villa defenders we could play them in at will,

~Rebel~

Good stuff, more of the same in the second half please, would like to see the lads go for the jugular.

Would like to see Cole on for Kuyt as soon as possible, and Jova coming on for N'Gog with around 30 to go to partner Babel up top. Babel's getting his shot up top, only fair Jova gets his too, we might actually see some of why we bought him.

Would like to see Shelvey get 15 or 20 minutes too.

JPA

Brutal horrible sh1te from Villa.
We won't be as bad 2nd half but I don't know if it will be enough to get anything from the game.
Everyone has been rubbish, not just the easy target of Ireland.

Raskolnikov

rarnes1 wrote: »

Babel has ability. I don't think that was ever the issue with him.

No he doesn't, he has strength and pace, that's it. If he had ability, he wouldn't constantly make the wrong decisions, he would have a better touch, he would be able to pick out better passes/crosses.

Unfortunately though, people who watch English football seem to have this blinkered view that pace/strength is more important than skill/technique.