Kaunas v Liverpool

mike65

the Team

=========Reina
Josemi==Hyypiä==Carra==Riise
Potter=Alonso=Gerrard=Zenden
======Cissé==Crouch

the bench

Dudek
Garcia
Hamann
Morientes
Warnock
Sissoko
Medjan

A couple of suprises there I mean Josemi and a start for Potter.

Mike.

Guy:Incognito

Seems as though its a case of Potter turning himsself into a winger or not getting a chance.

Was surprised to see Josemi there myself, but with Finnan out hes probably the natural choice.

Was hoping Warnock would be playing, I'd like to see him develop into a first teamer this season.

jonny68

would love to see Kaunas pull off a shock here,go for it lads

Jivin Turkey

mike65 wrote:

A couple of suprises there I mean Josemi and a start for Potter.

Josemi starts because Finnan has a knock.

Im hope we get a chance to see some of Sissoko.

Guy:Incognito

Looks like Norwich have turned up.

Töpher

Anyone got a stream?

Guy:Incognito

1-0 Kaunas, not to concerned though.

RE*AC*TOR

Einst&#252 wrote: »

Anyone got a stream?

audio only

wish i had sky sports....

RE*AC*TOR

gwan cissé

1-1

Guy:Incognito

1-1 Cisse. I would blame the defender marking Cisse, what th ehell was he at trying to clear a ball with his head that was 2 foot off the ground instead of hoofing it half way up the pitch.? Amateur stuff.

Anyway, Gift horse and all that.

Guy:Incognito

2-1. You'll never believe it, Carra's only gone and bloody scored. :eek:

Serbian

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

audio only

wish i had sky sports....

Link to audio stream?

mayordenis

hyypia looking afwul,
josemi looking pretty good i think in far better shape than last year,
potter is not going to make it me thinks,
everyone else as usual.
cisse is some man.

mr_angry

Stekelly wrote:

1-0 Kaunas, not to concerned though.

lol

Couldn't believe that when I read it.

mike65

G'wan Jamie! How are they playing? Why has no-one posted a stream link?

Mike.

StickyMcGinty

any live streams?!?!?!

Töpher

Doesn't seem to be any video streams BBC website have live audio though, from the scouser region tho - horrifying!

mike65

Five Live it is then.

Mike.

Töpher

Fecking scousers moaning about competitive games during the close season. Had to turn it off, turn it back on in about 5 minutes. Couldn't listen to that tripe!

eirebhoy

Winamp link:
http://lfc:lfc@66.90.73.160:4545/;stream.nsv

Probably be a full server but keep trying and you should get on.

mike65

Peno!

Mike.

eirebhoy

3-1.

Guy:Incognito

Gerrard gets his obligatory goal.

mike65

Sissoko is preparing to make his competitve debut. Garcia might be comming on.

Mike.

eirebhoy

Sissoko on for Gerrard.

Guy:Incognito

Potter off, Garcia on.

Töpher

Garcia injured.

Hahaha.

Guy:Incognito

Einst&#252 wrote: »

Garcia injured.

Hahaha.

Hes grand

Hahahhahaha



wtf?

mike65

I thought Gerrard swore he was taking no more penos! And I wish those dogs would shut up!

Mike.

RE*AC*TOR

Stekelly wrote:

Hes grand

Hahahhahaha



wtf?

he was referring to jerry garcia from the Grateful Dead.

jeez, keep with the program...

mike65

Crouch off, Morientes on.

Mike.

StickyMcGinty

not a bad aul result, disappointed with the back 4, esp, hyypia and riise.

sissoko looked good, crouch looked good too, walk in the park really though!

Töpher

Stekelly wrote:

Hes grand

Hahahhahaha



wtf?

The lads on BBC started going on about him limping within seconds of entering the field of play and that it was up to Rafa to decide what to do etc.

Space Coyote

Cisse should have bagged a hat-trick, his finishing is as bad as Heskey's. I don't mean just in that game, in general. He doesn't use his brain eonugh when through on goal. Hit the thing and hope it goes in, a la EH. Riise was his usual self, still don't think he's good enough. He can't tackle, can't pass consistently well, and he hasn't got the confidence or ability to get past any right back at any level of the game.

Just nit-pickin there! Good result, 2nd leg a formality.

mada999

Bit disappointed with the pool 2nite....

I didn't rate Josemi, looks a bit dodgy to me..Finnan much better
Hyppia showed 2nite that we need new center back.....he was sluggish and will be a weak spot in the team this season which opponents will be looking to exploit!

Risse and Zenden didn't link up well. I suppose the more games they get together the more this will be ironed out...
Thought Zenden was just ok, put some good crosses into the box, but sometimes a bit greedy and too obsessed with getting his 1st goal inside playing the easy ball in the box. Also does offer much getting back, risse and himself will have to work something out coz we could get caught on the counter if both of them are up the field.....

Young Potter had a good game imo, lacks pace, put has got some nice touches...got a few nice crosses in too.

I'm still not sure if Alonso and Gerrard can play well together......when Alonso plays, Gerrard doesn't seem to be in the game....

Cisse.....really hit and miss for me...he could really have had a hat trick...it worries me when a striker gets 1 and 1 with the keeper and misses (2 in this game I think)...not a natural finisher at all...has great pace tho...

Crouchy, I thought he played well....nice assist! Holds up the ball well and has good some nice touches....

Sissoko, some nice crunching tackles - he's gonna be a star!

Garcia....he's a great player but gives the ball away in dangerous situations!


all the rest were ok.........

Comfortable enough tho in the end, wasn't at all worried when they scored. I def think we need a few defenders asap!

The Rooster

I thought Josemi was poor enough. 3 times in the first half he played them onside by being behind the line. Luckily the linesman didnt spot them and Reina was fast off his line.

Big Sami is phacked alright - and he knows it too - he looked devasted when yer man scored knowing that he was at fault.

Hard to judge Reina but the signs are prominsing. Had to laugh at the Sky commentator saying he's 6'5". He looks only about 6 foot.

Sissoko looked very promising, which was a pleasant surprise.

Zenden looks like he'll join a long list of foreign wingers who'll have moments of brilliance but will frustrate the hell out of supporters.

Potter looks promising, but I doubt he'll make it at Liverpool. He's an attacking central midfielder, not a right winger, so its hard to see him getting a chance in his best position.

Crouch looks pure useless at times, but he's game and I'd say he'll be effective. I'd like to see Baros play alongside him. Despite getting a really good poacher's goal, I was overall disappointed with Cisse.

PHB

Goalies always look small. Given is like 6'2 or something huge, but cause he is under the posts the whole time, they always look small, and you always compare them to goalieslike VDS or something who are scarily huge.

Jivin Turkey

I liked what Ive seen of Reina. Granted he didnt have much to do last night, but what he did he did calmly and effectively.

A couple of times he had to come out off his line to intercept a through ball to an attacker, now usually if Dudek is coming out like that I ready the defribulators, where as with Reina he put the ball calmly into touch. He didnt swing wildly or put it into Row Z, he just made sure the ball went over the line. This is something we havnt had for a while. His distribution was quick and good too.

Drag00n79

The Rooster wrote:

Had to laugh at the Sky commentator saying he's 6'5". He looks only about 6 foot.

Well, we have a few sources here:

Reina is 6' 4"
Reina is 6' 2"
Reina is 6' 1"

~Rebel~

guess theres only one way to find out the truth - ask his mother!