Liverpool V Arsenal 02.09.12 (13:30 KO) Sky Sports 1

Paul Tergat

Its been a tough start for Pool. Give it time

IvySlayer

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Its been a tough start for Pool. Give it time

Knowing Liverpool they'll lose to Sunderland and then stuff United.

gaelicred

We want 90 minutes at Anfield to be the worst 90 minutes of their life...."

When Brendan said that did he mean the opposition or the fans

Cantona's Collars

Paul Tergat wrote: »

. Give it time

Next year.

Paul Tergat

IvySlayer wrote: »

Knowing Liverpool they'll lose to Sunderland and then stuff United.

quite possibly.

zerks wrote: »

Next year.

no comment

tayto lover

Jason Todd wrote: »

Fair play Arsenal, great performance... but admit it, you never predicted Diaby would play that well :pac:

Have a look at my posts on the Arsenal forum yesterday.

HazDanz

Jason Todd wrote: »

Fair play Arsenal, great performance... but admit it, you never predicted Diaby would play that well :pac:

I think a few people believed he would step up if injury free. Glad to see him deliver

greendom

el dude wrote: »

Arsenal deserved their win. But it's been another very poor refereeing display, especially towards Luis, cast iron pens turned down, clear as day free-kicks not given. He's going to kick someone in the head out of frustration fairly soon if it keeps up.

Metersacker and Arteta picked up 2 completely undeserved yellow cards when they challenged him - both undeserved - you win some you lose some

niallo27

greendom wrote: »

Metersacker and Arteta picked up 2 completely undeserved yellow cards when they challenged him - both undeserved - you win some you lose some

Arteta was booked for bringing down sterling, was a definite yellow.

amiable

I have to say Jenkinson was excellent today and the people who were mocking him in the build up were proved spectacularly wrong IMHO.
Very solid performance and he has a bright future ahead of him if he keeps playing like today.

amiable

greendom wrote: »

Metersacker and Arteta picked up 2 completely undeserved yellow cards when they challenged him - both undeserved - you win some you lose some

Arteta yellow was a stonewall yellow IMO

wandatowell

Go on the Arsenal!

citytillidie

greendom wrote: »

Metersacker and Arteta picked up 2 completely undeserved yellow cards when they challenged him - both undeserved - you win some you lose some

Arteta yellow card came for a bad challenge on Sterling was lucky there was cover or it could have been red

Marty McFly

amiable wrote: »

I have to say Jenkinson was excellent today and the people who were mocking him in the build up were proved spectacularly wrong IMHO.
Very solid performance and he has a bright future ahead of him if he keeps playing like today.

Agreed Ive said for a long time I have faith in him, ok did have some bad momments in the first half, but he settled into the game well and made some good tackles.

Hes young sometimes the nerves do get the best of him but with experience that will fade, plus hes a lifelong Arsenal fan which is always nice to have at the club.

greendom

Fair enough with Arteta - my excuse is a dodgy stream - I'll look again on MOTD2 tonight

Fuzzy_Dunlop

LuckyLloyd

jethro081 wrote: »

that performance gave me cancer.

Hmm, poorly judged turn of phrase. :mad:

enfant terrible

Seamu$ wrote: »

As a Liverpool fan am happy with that team - comparing the first XI's on a player for player basis we seem stronger in every position...on paper.

lol

niallo27

Ah at least the dubs were beaten.

Soups123

el dude wrote: »

Arsenal deserved their win. But it's been another very poor refereeing display, especially towards Luis, cast iron pens turned down, clear as day free-kicks not given. He's going to kick someone in the head out of frustration fairly soon if it keeps up.

The referee today was the least of Liverpools problems, Suarez got a lot of calls his way today. But it's irrelevant Liverpool were **** referee made no impact on the game

tayto lover

amiable wrote: »

I have to say Jenkinson was excellent today and the people who were mocking him in the build up were proved spectacularly wrong IMHO.
Very solid performance and he has a bright future ahead of him if he keeps playing like today.

He gave away two very dangerous balls across his own area though which could have been very costly. Apart from that he was excellent.

efb

Same old Arsenal - Still unbeaten!!!

Oranage2

Would any of the Liverpool players make the Arsenal squad?

Melion

Oranage2 wrote: »

Would any of the Liverpool players make the Arsenal squad?

Reina, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson, Enrique, Sahin, Allen, Suarez, Sterling

amiable

Oranage2 wrote: »

Would any of the Liverpool players make the Arsenal squad?

I see what you are doing there

I wouldn't bother lads

Melion

Melion wrote: »

Reina, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson, Enrique, Sahin, Allen, Suarez, Sterling

Nice bench to have.

Melion

RVP 11 wrote: »

Nice bench to have.

Good one

AdamD

Melion wrote: »

Reina, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson, Enrique, Sahin, Allen, Suarez, Sterling

If we're actually gonna debate this Reina and Sterling wouldn't be there. Sterling has great promise sure but we have 7 thousand wingers. And Reina has looked worse than our 3rd choice keeper so far :pac:

Would take Borini for an extra forward though, and Lucas of course.

The_Kew_Tour

Cazorla looks the business.

Melion

AdamD wrote: »

If we're actually gonna debate this Reina and Sterling wouldn't be there. Sterling has great promise sure but we have 7 thousand wingers. And Reina has looked worse than our 3rd choice keeper so far :pac:

Would take Borini for an extra forward though, and Lucas of course.

Reina would be in your squad and he would be your first choice keeper, dont kid yourself.
Sterling has great promise and has delivered on it so far this season, is definitely worth a place in an Arsenal squad ahead of some players.

The_Kew_Tour

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Cazorla looks the business.

When that sky sports Spanish correspondent said he was the best player in Spain not playing for the top 2, he really knew what he was talking about.

The_Kew_Tour

RVP 11 wrote: »

When that sky sports Spanish correspondent said he was the best player in Spain not playing for the top 2, he really knew what he was talking about.

Have to say I been very impressed with him from the 2 games I have seen him play.

Looks like ye have a gem.

he was very good in Spain

The_Kew_Tour

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Have to say I been very impressed with him from the 2 games I have seen him play.

Looks like ye have a gem.

he was very good in Spain

Perfect age too.

AdamD

Melion wrote: »

Reina would be in your squad and he would be your first choice keeper, dont kid yourself.
Sterling has great promise and has delivered on it so far this season, is definitely worth a place in an Arsenal squad ahead of some players.

1st choice goalkeeper? Have you seen Reina play in the last 2 years? Chesney is a far better goalkeeper nowadays. Don't kid yourself into thinking Reina's still good enough. He nearly put you out of Europe on Thursday and killed the game off for you today.

amiable

AdamD wrote: »

1st choice goalkeeper? Have you seen Reina play in the last 2 years? Chesney is a far better goalkeeper nowadays. Don't kid yourself into thinking Reina's still good enough. He nearly put you out of Europe on Thursday and killed the game off for you today.

Reina has been poor for a while now but it's not open for discussion for some.
He was to blame IMO against Arsenal at Anfield last season too.
In fact I think that's the third season in a row against Arsenal he has been at fault

LuckyLloyd

Reina sucks. He's done. It's not a blip or loss of form. It's an ensconced two year plus loss of competence.

bad2dabone

Oranage2 wrote: »

Would any of the Liverpool players make the Arsenal squad?

no player for player liverpool are far better. 3-0 to liverpool i reckon..

....

oh wait....

bad2dabone

Tox56 wrote: »

Sterling was probably Liverpool's best player and only spark going forward

he was very good. shame about the rest. that sahin chap looks like a waste of 5 million loan fee and 80k a week wages. I tell you who'd be a good player for liverpool, that dempsey guy from Spurs

joe123

bad2dabone wrote: »

he was very good. shame about the rest. that sahin chap looks like a waste of 5 million loan fee and 80k a week wages. I tell you who'd be a good player for liverpool, that dempsey guy from Spurs

Lawrence1895

Just disappointed I am in the moment. Can't find the right words to express it

HazDanz

Lars1916 wrote: »

Just disappointed I am in the moment. Can't find the right words to express it

Here you go. Bono with all his love.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8opuBUjkcbU

Galvasean

Nice to see Mertesacker play well after the stick he was getting earlier in this thread.

tayto lover

Lars1916 wrote: »

Just disappointed I am in the moment. Can't find the right words to express it

Don't fret yet. Arsenal got a very poor start last season and then came good. If you beat Utd then all is rosy in the garden again. But you do now need to beat them to get the fans up again.

Lawrence1895

tayto lover wrote: »

Don't fret yet. Arsenal got a very poor start last season and then came good. If you beat Utd then all is rosy in the garden again. But you do now need to beat them to get the fans up again.

I know, the match against United is always a special occasion. I heard somebody saying, never mind, if Pool gets relegated, as long as they finish above United

But still, once you are nailed to the bottom of the table, is hard to get out of there

tayto lover

Lars1916 wrote: »

I know, the match against United is always a special occasion. I heard somebody saying, never mind, if Pool gets relegated, as long as they finish above United

But still, once you are nailed to the bottom of the table, is hard to get out of there

I would worry about your bench though. Seems very weak and it's a long time until Jan. Hope you lot recover though.

Lars1916

Lars1916 wrote: »

I know, the match against United is always a special occasion. I heard somebody saying, never mind, if Pool gets relegated, as long as they finish above United

But still, once you are nailed to the bottom of the table, is hard to get out of there

Well if the fans get behind the team then they can bounce right back.
New manager can take as long as the players to find his feet.

Lawrence1895

RVP 11 wrote: »

Well if the fans get behind the team then they can bounce right back.
New manager can take as long as the players to find his feet.

The fans can always lift the spirit of a team, they can be the 12th man, that's right. But still, the players need to play their part to win the confidence of the fans. Two sides of the coin, as usual.

As long as Brendan Rodgers is not talking about 'deplorable' fans, I'll try to think positive anyway

Galvasean

Galvasean wrote: »

Nice to see Mertesacker play well after the stick he was getting earlier in this thread.

Bloody ridiculous, the difference last season with and without him on the pitch was huge.

Lars1916

Lars1916 wrote: »

The fans can always lift the spirit of a team, they can be the 12th man, that's right. But still, the players need to play their part to win the confidence of the fans. Two sides of the coin, as usual.

As long as Brendan Rodgers is not talking about 'deplorable' fans, I'll try to think positive anyway

Well the team spirit will need a lift.
That Sterling lad looks a very hot prospect and I expect him to flourish in the side.
Looks like you have your own little Theo Walcott right there, takes on his man with ease.