Liverpool v Braga, Europa League 2nd Leg, KO @ 20:05

Raskolnikov

Dr. Nick wrote: »

Where are the leaders on the pitch?

Meireles looks like he gives a sh!t, even if he's not having the best of games.

noodler

mike65 wrote: »

Because scraping about looking for a win every two weeks in this while scraping about trying to grab 5th place in the PL is too much for the squad as it stands. Hell even thats being optimistic, it'll be a Europe free zone next season and I'm not that bothered to be honest even if some others get all fused about it.

Some of the players in the squad will be off if we don't at least make an effort to win a trophy.

Cartman78

mike65 wrote: »

Because scraping about looking for a win every two weeks in this while scraping about trying to grab 5th place in the PL is too much for the squad as it stands. Hell even thats being optimistic, it'll be a Europe free zone next season and I'm not that bothered to be honest even if some others get all fused about it.

And we won't have to watch games on TV3 that start at 6:05pm on a fricking Thursday evening

K-9

Ebbs wrote: »

Its not that hes a bad player, but he's not the impact sub you want needing to score two goals.

We don't have any, well not tonight anyway.

5starpool

They've put in the effort, but a shocking lack of anything resembling end product so far.

Peyton Manning

BERBA wrote: »

if he was as good as eagle eye thinks he is then surely he'd be in the team week in week out:rolleyes:

He's an undergrown little runt of a player who shows good tenacity, enthusiasm and honesty of effort - all qualities that are completely lost on a player with little vison and void of technical skills. He's rubbish.

ShamoBuc

I wonder what those All Important Possession stats are like now?

Dr. Nick

The Muppet wrote: »

He's injured

Crowd are fantastic - can't blame them

missingtime

Come on ffs.

eagle eye

opr wrote: »

I have seen pretty much every youth game and every first team game he has played this season and loads of him at youth level in previous seasons and while he may become a decent Championship player he will never make it at this level.

Opr

Well somebody must see something in him in the youth/reserve games or he wouldn't be making the bench. I seen him play well against Everton, come on and play very well against Sparta Prague, and twice against Napoli, one excellent performance and the other was good.

mike65

mike65 wrote: »

Because scraping about looking for a win every two weeks in this while scraping about trying to grab 5th place in the PL is too much for the squad as it stands. Hell even thats being optimistic, it'll be a Europe free zone next season and I'm not that bothered to be honest even if some others get all fused about it.

I don't get that attitude tbh

Why not try to b in as many comps as possible? Gives us more of a fighting chance of a good run in one of them.

K-9

Well done Dirk.

MagicMarker

What a save!!!

ShamoBuc

it's coming..... hopefully

K-9

Well done that keeper.

mike65

noodler wrote: »

Some of the players in the squad will be off if we don't at least make an effort to win a trophy.

I reckon by the time LFC is back in Europe we will see a very different squad.

Raskolnikov

Ah jaysus, that was the last person you wanted that to fall to.

Paully D

Fantastic save there, smothered any bit of space Skrtel had.

Melion

Tom_Brady wrote: »

He's an undergrown little runt of a player who shows good tenacity, enthusiasm and honesty of effort - all qualities that are completely lost on a player with little vison and void of technical skills. He's rubbish.

What a fúcking ridiculous thing to say. Or can the same be said for Messi? Iniesta? Xavi?

Headshot

Kuyt defending well there

101001

mike65 wrote: »

I reckon by the time LFC is back in Europe we will see a very different squad.

I pray...

Nalz

mike65 wrote: »

Because scraping about looking for a win every two weeks in this while scraping about trying to grab 5th place in the PL is too much for the squad as it stands. Hell even thats being optimistic, it'll be a Europe free zone next season and I'm not that bothered to be honest even if some others get all fused about it.

True actually, a clean slate season of FA cup and PL only is what Liverpool might need

BERBA

ref bottled it there , skrtel should have been off

mike65

rarnes1 wrote: »

I don't get that attitude tbh

Why not try to b in as many comps as possible? Gives us more of a fighting chance of a good run in one of them.

Thats only true with a squad deep enough to sustain more than one seriously fought campaign, otherwise you are diluting what you have by trying to compete on all fronts. Next season only one thing matters.

5starpool

Trilla wrote: »

True actually, a clean slate season of FA cup and PL only is what Liverpool might need

I don't think we'll have much choice in that to be honest.

~Rebel~

Jesus, may as well just throw on Pacheco at this stage, take off Wilson and go for it.

Melion

Melion wrote: »

Who has been better than him this season. Im struggling to think of any, and dont say Meireles because he looked very average until January

Kelly, Gerrard, Reina.

You think Lucas is as good as we will get in that position? Not knocking him, all I'm saying is we can improve on him. Probably the wrong thread fot this tbf

Peyton Manning

Melion wrote: »

What a fúcking ridiculous thing to say. Or can the same be said for Messi? Iniesta? Xavi?

The latter three compensate for their lack of size with what we call a first touch and a brain.

The Muppet

Trilla wrote: »

True actually, a clean slate season of FA cup and PL only is what Liverpool might need

Yeah that'll be very appealing to the few quality players ye have.

missingtime

Why would you bring on spearing when you want to win the game?

K-9

Braga have coped very well with Carrol has to be said.

noodler

mike65 wrote: »

I reckon by the time LFC is back in Europe we will see a very different squad.

I agree but I hope Reina, Raul, Kelly, Carroll and Suarez will be part of it.

I agreed with your view last season when the CL qualification was still possible but we can't be throwing chances like this away to get into a euro quarter.

decies

We are still suffering the ghost of benitez past.

SantryRed

Skrtel was about 4 yards offside for his chance. Don't know what the linesman saw :pac:

No fúcking ideas from midfield.

I'll say it again but gerrard is badly missing tonight

whatawaster

kenny has messed these two games up big time

BERBA

eagle eye , your boy spearing having a blinder since he came on

he touch the ball yet?:rolleyes:

ShamoBuc

4 mins - plenty of time.....

K-9

The Muppet wrote: »

Yeah that'll be very appealing to the few quality players ye have.

It's the EL.

Headshot

how the **** is Ngog a liverpool player ?

opr

eagle eye wrote: »

Well somebody must see something in him in the youth/reserve games or he wouldn't be making the bench. I seen him play well against Everton, come on and play very well against Sparta Prague, and twice against Napoli, one excellent performance and the other was good.

He is very lucky at the moment that we have little or no depth in his position. I don't expect him to get much more game time next season.

Opr

K-9

rarnes1 wrote: »

No fúcking ideas from midfield.

I'll say it again but gerrard is badly missing tonight

Suarez is the biggest loss by far.

amacachi

Should've been in.

Quandary

great ball in from mereiles there...

mike65

mike65 wrote: »

Thats only true with a squad deep enough to sustain more than one seriously fought campaign, otherwise you are diluting what you have by trying to compete on all fronts. Next season only one thing matters.

CL qualification is priority of course but trophies matter. If the players can't handle an extra comp then things aren't good

th3 s1aught3r

Headshot wrote: »

how the **** is Ngog a liverpool player ?

Cause Rafa bought him

daveyboy_1ie

That should have been in, close though.

101001

rarnes1 wrote: »

No fúcking ideas from midfield.

the ball hasnt been played in midfield and barely on the floor at all

noodler

Headshot wrote: »

how the **** is Ngog a liverpool player ?

?

Nalz

Headshot wrote: »

how the **** is Ngog a liverpool player ?

like Ronnie Wallwork was for us