Liverpool Vs Stoke - BT Sport1 - 12:45 (No streaming links!)

Francie Barrett

Have Mignolet, Toure and Sturridge in my fantasy league team - top of the league!

Ardent

Mignolet will get lots of plaudits and rightly so. Special mention to Toure though - didn't put a foot wrong all game!

citytillidie

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

Liverpool fans find their voice with 1 minute to go and a goal up.

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart for your'll never walk alone

Super-Rush

Slattsy wrote: »

When was the last time we won on the opening day??

08/09 away to Villa.

Allyall

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2013/08/opening-day-blues-liverpools-last-5-first-games-of-the-season/

Francie Barrett

Ardent wrote: »

Mignolet will get lots of plaudits and rightly so. Special mention to Toure though - didn't put a foot wrong all game!

Almost faultless. He was pulling the jersey off one of the Stoke players while in his own box. Should have been a peno to them. Other than that, he was quality.

Dcully

GET IN THERE 3 points !!!!!

aramush

BT Sport, class coverage, puts Sky to shame.

kfallon

Mignolet you lil sex machine

Allyall

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Have Mignolet, Toure and Sturridge Coutinho in my fantasy league team - top of the league!

I was going to go with Sturridge.

Still very happy

Courtesy Flush

I don't miss Reina so much now

Dancor

zippy84 wrote: »

12 yrs I think I heard commentary say.

12 years at home.

Ardent

Courtesy Flush wrote: »

I don't miss Reina so much now

How good was Begovic though? Can't understand how no-one is in for him???

Nuri Sahin

fangee

I think talk of Fantasy Football should be kept for a different thread.

This is an LFC thread.

How can you possibly think about Fantasy Football when a game is on ?

Andersonisgod

Liverpool played well, it was impressive for the vast majority of the game but still signs of weakness, didn't kill off the game with a second goal and then a moment of madness almost cost them at the end. I know the talk has been of Liverpool pushing for top 4 but I just cant see it happening this season.

_Kaiser_

Great game - fantastic result

For me though the most positive thing from it was the way we didn't sit back after we went ahead and invite them to score like we've done sooo often in the past.

And what a save/debut!

Knex*

Lucky not to be sent off there, Nzonzi

aramush

Ardent wrote: »

How good was Begovic though? Can't understand how no-one is in for him???

Liverpool and Arsenal were in for him supposedly, price too high, apparently Stoke looking for £15m+?

mada999

rarnes1 wrote: »

I think Toure is going to be loved at Anfield. Big heart.

See him there tearing up the field trying to get into the box :eek:

he was pretty solid today and broke up play too... Unlucky with his header and I think he'll get a couple of goals for us this season..

Have to save our corners were much better also... 3pts get in!!!!!!

mrsoundie

Knex. wrote: »

Lucky not to be sent off there, Nzonzi

I agree at least one of his two acts warranted some punishment.

Kylo Ren

fangee wrote: »

I think talk of Fantasy Football should be kept for a different thread.

This is an LFC thread.

How can you possibly think about Fantasy Football when a game is on ?

What about Stoke?

niallo27

What's the story with hitting posts though. You could say it's poor shooting but it's so ****en unlucky to do it so much. It's bizzare it happens so much.

Yawns

aramush wrote: »

Liverpool and Arsenal were in for him supposedly, price too high, apparently Stoke looking for £15m+?

Can't blame them for wanting top money. Still think he was the main reason for Stoke staying up last year. They'd have been relegated without him. Super keeper.

Ardent

Yawns wrote: »

Can't blame them for wanting top money. Still think he was the main reason for Stoke staying up last year. They'd have been relegated without him. Super keeper.

Easily worth 15M. One of the best.

El Inho

our year

Ardent

How did Henderson not score a hat trick in that game? He improved a lot in the second half, fair play to him.

Lapin

Currently Top of the League and there to stay !

mada999

Ardent wrote: »

How did Henderson not score a hat trick in that game? He improved a lot in the second half, fair play to him.

yeah popped up a good few times, hopefully he continues the runs and his shooting is more accurate

Allyall

On an even brighter note, now that Begovic is out of the way, it should be a piece of píss to beat the rest...:pac:

First game of the season and goalkeeper on opposing side gets motm, Liverpool still win.

All good signs.

witnessrenegade

Good game, though it would have been nice for more than one goal, everyone looked well, Mignolet looked nervous at the start and did a few silly things but the second half he was great, great save for the peno as well

Handsome Bob

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Fair play to Coutinho, showed balls and didn't back down. Hope to see the same steel throughout the team this season.

fangee

Keno 92 wrote: »

What about Stoke?

You weren't watching ?

They lost 1-0. Could have been 6-0 only for their Keeper.

Yawns

Wasn't impressed by Henderson. Apart from the shot that Begovic tipped onto the post, I was overall disappointed with him. Aspas should have been left on and Henderson off for Sterling. Also felt Sterling offered us nothing off the bench today that Aspas wasn't providing. The link up between Aspas, Countinho & Sturridge was fantastic to watch.

5live

Top of the table, baby, and plus 31 goal difference.

Our year:-D

stiffler123

Fair play to Mignolet, he looked nervous early on but just got better and better.

CastingCouch

Handsome Bob wrote: »

Fair play to Coutinho, showed balls and didn't back down. Hope to see the same steel throughout the team this season.

Well it's kinda easy to stand up to someone when you're playing in a match with cameras on you. Not gonna get knocked out.

Allyall

CastingCouch wrote: »

Well it's kinda easy to stand up to someone when you're playing in a match with cameras on you. Not gonna get knocked out.

Little do you know..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3iUDg6JEo0

CastingCouch

Allyall wrote: »

Little do you know..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3iUDg6JEo0

Nzonzi was no where near him though? I get what you're saying though.

aramush

Henderson improving all the time, how he isn't in that England squad before Cleverley is beyond me.

D'Agger

Yawns wrote: »

Wasn't impressed by Henderson. Apart from the shot that Begovic tipped onto the post, I was overall disappointed with him. Aspas should have been left on and Henderson off for Sterling.

That would make very little tactical sense, 4 attacking players, 2 midfielders

mike65

We tried that twice last season - Oldham and Soton.

OwaynOTT

Anyone else impressed by Michael Owen's performance today?

djPSB

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Anyone else impressed by Michael Owen's performance today?

I didn't think he was too bad at all.

As much as I dislike the man.

OwaynOTT

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Anyone else impressed by Michael Owen's performance today?

Honestly doesn't bother me at all. Hardly riveting stuff, but then again I can't think of any riveting co-commentators.

Grayditch

Owen might improve , but he's a bore at the moment.

Handsome Bob

CastingCouch wrote: »

Well it's kinda easy to stand up to someone when you're playing in a match with cameras on you. Not gonna get knocked out.

You would think so but I've seen plenty of players run away after they've started something with another player.