Southampton-v-Liverpool (Will Contain Scores)

MrJoeSoap · 22-01-2005 1:04pm #1

Predictions anyone?

I'm not expecting much of an upset, but Saints usually tend to surprise me so it could happen.

"Southampton will give an immediate debut to new signing Nigel Quashie, who will partner fellow new boy Jamie Redknapp in midfield.

Antti Niemi has recovered from injury and Jelle van Damme is back, but Kevin Phillips, Fabrice Fernandes, Graeme Le Saux and Marian Pahars are out.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is a major doubt with a groin injury.

New signing Scott Carson is expected to start from the bench as cover for goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek."

Quote of the week: Geoff Shreeves: "John Arne Riise is a doubt. I've seen him a bit this morning and he seems to be walking rather gingerly"

And yes it was intended.

" C O M E O N Y O U S A I N T S ! "

mike65 · 22-01-2005 1:13pm

If Pool dont win this, I'll dispair....

Mike.

MrJoeSoap · 22-01-2005 1:15pm

NEWS JUST IN:

Nigel Quashie was denied a debut at home to Liverpool today.

The new £2m signing tweaked knee ligaments in training on Thursday and was immediately ruled ot of today's game.

Saints had hoped to keep it quiet to avoid alerting Liverpool as Harry Redknapp shuffled his pack to a likely 4-5-1 formation with Peter Crouch as the libe striker.

Saints: Niemi, Telfer, Lundekvam, Davenport, Higginbotham, Nilsson, Prutton, Redknapp, Delap, A Svensson, Crouch. Subs: Ormerod, Jones, Jakobsson, Oakley, Smith.

Liverpool: Dudek, Carragher, Pellegrino, Hyypia, Warnock, Garcia, Hamann, Gerrard, Riise, Morientes, Baros. Subs: Sinama-Pongolle, Raven, Biscan, Traore, Carson.

Watch out for Kenwyne Jones if he comes off the bench: 7 goals in 7 out on loan to Sheffield Wednesday. Not bad for a centre back !!!

mike65 · 22-01-2005 1:23pm

Liverpool team

Dudek,

Carragher, Hyypia Pellegrino, Riise,

Garcia, Gerrard, Hamann, Warnock

Morientes, Baros.

(the formation is my guess)

SUBS: Carson (GK), Traore, Biscan, Raven, Pongolle

Mike.

Guy:Incognito · 22-01-2005 1:27pm

now if we can only push traore down another notch and out of the squad.

Ardent · 22-01-2005 1:32pm

mike65 wrote:

Liverpool team
Dudek,

Carragher, Hyypia Pellegrino, Riise,

Garcia, Gerrard, Hamann, Warnock
Morientes, Baros.

(the formation is my guess)

SUBS: Carson (GK), Traore, Biscan, Raven, Pongolle

Mike.

Thank God Bambi is not playing. No Finnan?

I fully expect us to win this game. The rise in fortunes starts here.

mike65 · 22-01-2005 1:47pm

Still injured...Riise on the wing, Warnock in defence.

Mike.

Pacifico · 22-01-2005 1:52pm

1-0 Prutton

MrJoeSoap · 22-01-2005 1:53pm

ahem

mike65 · 22-01-2005 1:55pm

Listening to fivelive....Southampton seem to belive they can win this...

Mike.

Ardent · 22-01-2005 1:55pm

Spoke too soon, Pellegrino messes up, 1-0 down, not even 5 mins on the clock! Come on Liverpool!

MrJoeSoap · 22-01-2005 1:57pm

watch us blow it...

galwaydude · 22-01-2005 2:01pm

Come on the pool, we cant loose this after two really poor results.

The Muppet · 22-01-2005 2:05pm

mike65 wrote:

Listening to fivelive....Southampton seem to belive they can win this...

Mike.

They are not alone. Liverpools defence is all over the place. One way traffic at the moment anyway.

mike65 · 22-01-2005 2:09pm

Thats it we've fvcked...the worlds slowest defence...

Mike.

Pacifico · 22-01-2005 2:10pm

2-0 Crouch :eek:

Great goal, liverpool are awfull though....

MrJoeSoap · 22-01-2005 2:10pm

2-0, you beauty.

The Muppet · 22-01-2005 2:10pm

galwaydude wrote:

Come on the pool, we cant loose this after two really poor results.

you're going to need to score 3 so as its now 2 0 to southampton

kida · 22-01-2005 2:20pm

sake Benitez

what happened to pass and move

Ardent · 22-01-2005 2:38pm

Half time, words can describe how angry I'm feeling right now. That was a pathetic performance by Liverpool. No way are we going claw back two goals, let alone win this game, with Southampton squeezing the space in midfield.

Can't understand why Benitez decided to break up the Hyppia-Carragher centre back pairing, Pellegrino having a mare.

eirebhoy · 22-01-2005 2:44pm

Ardent wrote:

Can't understand why Benitez decided to break up the Hyppia-Carragher centre back pairing, Pellegrino having a mare.

Finnan and Josemi are injured...

MrJoeSoap · 22-01-2005 2:49pm

We stole it on you by the looks of it.

Come on lads, credit where its due. We are killing you with our attractive brand of football!

The Muppet · 22-01-2005 3:00pm

I'm surprised Benitze didn't bring on Traore at half time.

Ronan|Raven · 22-01-2005 3:14pm

Baros misses by an inch, stevie G hits the crossbar, Big Sami goes off looks like a hamstring injury

Raven on as replacement. Southampton deserve their lead liverpool were abysmal in the first 45. Could have easily been 3-0.

mike65 · 22-01-2005 3:36pm

Intertoto cup anyone?

Mike.

d22ontour · 22-01-2005 3:45pm

mike65 wrote:

Intertoto cup anyone?

Mike.

lol there is no need for that lol

they won 4 european cups you know

eirebhoy · 22-01-2005 3:47pm

If Everton beat Charlton today they go 10 points ahead of Liverpool with the same games played. :eek: After the FA cup Everton then play another home game against Norwich while Liverpool play another away game against Charlton. The top 4 are breaking away.

jesus_thats_gre · 22-01-2005 4:03pm

Absolute Shambles...

MrJoeSoap · 22-01-2005 4:03pm

Oh you and your Liverpool. Doesnt seem as if anyone realises the terrible situation Southampton are in at the moment and what an incredible performance that was considering that we hadnt won in 10 league games. Prutton was unbelievable, Redknapp was sensational and Peter Crouch did incredibly well up front. We still have the top 4 to play at St. Marys so performances like that are going to be essential if we are to stay up.

Boo Hoo to all you Liverpool supporters moaning that you might miss out on the Champions league, and lose out on however many millions it is. The fact is that the world doesnt revolve around Merseyside.

I make it at least 9 games in a row you've had televised now, make that 10 on Tuesday. Oh you do have it tough dont you?

Kulgan · 22-01-2005 4:07pm

Luis Garcia is really starting to piss me off now.

I only saw the second half but everytime he got the ball he either tried to overdo it and failed badly or just plain gave the ball away.

As someone pointed out before he never chases back after losing the ball.

I know there is few alternatives but he really needs to be dropped.

Aquos76 · 22-01-2005 4:13pm

Just to point out also. Southampton were robbed of a penalty in the last 10 mins for a push on Crouch by that young full back that came on for Hypia.

PiE · 22-01-2005 4:18pm

I'm laughing, but it's a laugh of despair.

Ronan|Raven · 22-01-2005 4:18pm

Crouch hit the floor as if he was shot. @ Kulgan FSP did well on the right when he came on. He might be given a run out on the wing, cant do any worse than Garcia does as of late.

eirebhoy · 22-01-2005 4:24pm

MrJoeSoap wrote:

Oh you and your Liverpool. Doesnt seem as if anyone realises the terrible situation Southampton are in at the moment and what an incredible performance that was considering that we hadnt won in 10 league games. Prutton was unbelievable, Redknapp was sensational and Peter Crouch did incredibly well up front. We still have the top 4 to play at St. Marys so performances like that are going to be essential if we are to stay up.

Boo Hoo to all you Liverpool supporters moaning that you might miss out on the Champions league, and lose out on however many millions it is. The fact is that the world doesnt revolve around Merseyside.

I make it at least 9 games in a row you've had televised now, make that 10 on Tuesday. Oh you do have it tough dont you?

Eh, their team just lost the third game in a row, you hardly think they're going to be all smiles.

Aquos76 · 22-01-2005 4:33pm

Ronan|Raven wrote:

Crouch hit the floor as if he was shot.

But he was PUSHED

Jivin Turkey · 22-01-2005 4:35pm

Leonard wrote:

Just to point out also. Southampton were robbed of a penalty in the last 10 mins for a push on Crouch by that young full back that came on for Hypia.

I never new football was a non contact sport.

Ronan|Raven · 22-01-2005 5:43pm

I think first place is now beyond us

ButcherOfNog · 22-01-2005 6:13pm

oh dear oh dear. watched it, terrible by pool, the front 2 got no support from midfield, gerrard didn't look fully fit, garcia is too lightweight but then we've no-one else to play there so not much can be done about that. dudek played well, southampton played well. thats about it really.

d22ontour · 22-01-2005 6:20pm

Ronan|Raven wrote:

I think first place is now beyond us

at least for the foreseeable future

smuckers · 22-01-2005 6:28pm

Dear oh dear that was awful, Pelligrino is appalling and Morientes looks v rusty and the normally dependable Stevie G is either not fit or has put his foot off the gas. Redknapp was excellent today and so was the very underrated Prutton.

Ronan|Raven · 22-01-2005 6:37pm

Gerrard was a major doubht before the game and carried an injury into it.

Third_Echelon · 22-01-2005 6:40pm

Ronan|Raven wrote:

I think first place is now beyond us

What's this??? A realistic liverpool fan???

Dissapointing result for liverpool... If they want to make top 3->4, they have to beat relegation contenders such as southampton. Fair play to saints though, they seem to have deserved their 3 points today

Third_Echelon · 22-01-2005 6:42pm

Ronan|Raven wrote:

Gerrard was a major doubht before the game and carried an injury into it.

And Benetiz still played him??? Thats a bit odd. You would think that if a player isn't 100% and you could risk him even further by playing him, that he shouldn't have started???

Seriously.. my 'liverpool mission impossible theory' is looking more and more likely every game.... benetiz is gonna whip of a face mask and its gonna be houllier underneath it...

d22ontour · 22-01-2005 6:49pm

Third_Echelon wrote:

Seriously.. my 'liverpool mission impossible theory' is looking more and more likely every game.... benetiz is gonna whip of a face mask and its gonna be houllier underneath it...

excellent

Ronan|Raven · 22-01-2005 6:55pm

Second place is still clearly reachable. Just need a ladder is all..

From what is cming through the proverbial wires, Hyppia has twisted his hip.

d22ontour · 22-01-2005 6:59pm

it would have to be a ladder on the back of a fire brigade

mike65 · 22-01-2005 7:39pm

The amazing thing is after the worst week of football in a long time, Liverpool are still 5th and 7 points behind Everton...the fact Gerrard had to play today underlines just how thin the teams resources are. Rafa will HAVE to find a good midfielder in the next 9 days.

Mike.

MrJoeSoap · 23-01-2005 2:23am

eirebhoy wrote:

Eh, their team just lost the third game in a row, you hardly think they're going to be all smiles.

We won 7 games in 2004 and I'm smiling ! We dont all support a team who wins the league year in year out and only have the Glasgow derby to look forward to.

yop · 23-01-2005 2:28am

Well done Southampton, Baros had a great game though, unlucky not to score.
Some shambles now on Anfield, I hear Houllier is still free?? Couldn't do any worse could he??

kida · 23-01-2005 10:55am

Heard an astonishing stat yesterday. Morinetes last goal was in August. :eek:

Pool have serious problems - the lack of pace at the back is obvious. Anytime Soton got in their half they looked dangerous and no disrespect to Soton but they are not that good.

Watford must be rubbing their hands in glee at this. What price them midweek.

The Muppet · 23-01-2005 12:17pm

mike65 wrote:

The amazing thing is after the worst week of football in a long time, Liverpool are still 5th and 7 points behind Everton...the fact Gerrard had to play today underlines just how thin the teams resources are. Rafa will HAVE to find a good midfielder in the next 9 days.

Mike.

I cant believe that Liverpool are so dependant on one player. He's a good player but to think he can boss the midfield support the defence and score the goals that will see liverpool succeed is not very fair on him. He must fell he is under hugh pressure. I am sure he will get out this summer in fact there arfe rumblings on teh groud that his move to Chelsea is a done deal. Liverpool fans can only hope that Benitze spends the money generated by his sale wisely, if not the future looks bleak at anfield.

Southampton-v-Liverpool (Will Contain Scores)

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