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Liverpool Season 2009-10
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Re: Liverpool sign Rodriguez
Perhaps it's not about who to sign, but about who to sack.
Perhaps it's not about who to sign, but about who to sack.
Premiership is getting interesting, it pit the British bull dogs against...
Rafael Benítez Spanish style of play
Aresne Wenger French Continental
And now it is invaded by Italians.
Chelsea and Man City
Looks like Spanish skills is no match for the rough and tumble.
Rafael Benítez Spanish style of play
Aresne Wenger French Continental
And now it is invaded by Italians.
Chelsea and Man City
Looks like Spanish skills is no match for the rough and tumble.
Therefore it's unlikely he will be given the nod.
It was defintiely very 'tulan' to see Liverpool lose 2 points again against Stoke.
Damn 'suay' or becoming a pattern of conceding late goals - the root cause of this season's mediocrity.
One silver lining this weekend -
Hurray ! it is still 4 points from 4th place & Liverpool still 7th despite draw !
See the bright side of things ! Luckily Spurs draw also & Man City lost to Everton (thk the Blue Scousers !). Aston Villa at most can reach 38 points & still 6th cos goal diff lose to Spurs & City.
Till the next round of matches....
Much as I am fed up with the poor results, I'll still say keep faith with Rafa.
What to do, just given him a fresh new 5 yr contract ! Talk about bad timing.
I'll still say the best thing that can happen is for a brand new white knight to come buy out the Yankies & keep Pool DEBT FREE ......
Blow me , you fuck face :oIo: :oIo:
Sad, instead of challenging Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, Liverpool is being challenged by Manchester City, Tottenham Hostpur and Aston Villa. A 4th-place finish for an ECL berth is far from certain or even comfortably reachable at this rate. In fact, February's around the corner and May is coming sooner than we think. If things go on like that, the unthinkable may happen...
Did anyone see Rafa's post match interview?
He behaved like a child, refused to comment on significant moments in the match but instead kept saying that "27,000 people saw it but 3 people didn't".
Team morale can be turned around, defeats can be turned into draws and draws turned into victories, but a petulent and childish manager of one of the biggest football clubs in the world is really an ugly sight.
Honestly, I dunno wat the fuck is wrong.
Meaning less season is a fluke ? Must be.
The problems are there for a long time: over-reliance on StevieG, Torres, poor signings over many seasons, manager not very charismatic or tactically shrewd except being great organizer.
Fuck the Brit owners David for a few bucks sold out to Yankies.
Our Respected Columnist Rob Hugh in Sunday Times also clueless.... say its fault of 'faceless' greed. knn wtf tat supposed to mean.
Pain the hearts of pool fans al over the world...
It's deluded faith by the management and most fans placed on Benitez when the evidence suggesting otherwise is overwhelmiing clear for all else to see. It's worse than Germans in the 1930s and 40s putting their faith in Hitler; at least there're glimmers of hope. It's like Italians in the 1930s and 40s placing their hopes on Mussolini.
The failures of every season (including this one) aren't flukes. The ECL success of 2005 was a fluke aided by Gerrard's timely flashes of brilliance.
The failures of every season (including this one) aren't flukes. The ECL success of 2005 was a fluke aided by Gerrard's timely flashes of brilliance.
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Kuyt at double as Liverpool down Spurs
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Posted: 21 January 2010 0640 hrs
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LIVERPOOL, England: Dirk Kuyt scored twice as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday to move within a point of fourth-placed Spurs in the English Premier League.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has come in for heavy criticism while the Reds' Champions League hopes have suffered blow after blow and they went into this match with star players Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres missing because of injury.
But despite once again fielding a team that was far from full strength, they took the lead through Kuyt's early strike.
The Dutchman added a second from the penalty spot in stoppage time to secure a significant victory that helped justify Benitez's claim of "guaranteeing" a top four finish that would secure Champions League football next season.
Tottenham improved after the break but failed to end a miserable run of winless games away to 'Big Four' (Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool) opposition that has now reached 66 games.
Liverpool had a minor scare just five in as Pepe Reina took three attempts to gather a cross from Gareth Bale.
But the goalkeeper came up with a long clearance that was flicked on by Kuyt to Alberto Aquilani.
The Italian just managed to tap the ball back to the Dutchman and Kuyt squeezed a shot past Heurelho Gomes into the corner to give the home side an ideal start.
Tottenham were struggling to put together any sustained spell of possession but Aquilani almost let them in.
His loose pass flew straight to Bale and his swerving drive only just missed Reina's goal.
After Javier Mascherano had tripped Peter Crouch, Tottenham had a free-kick in a good area.
But from Bale's lofted delivery, Crouch was ruled to have fouled Greek defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos.
Albert Riera's whipped free-kick from the right was desperately punched away by Gomes, but with the Brazilian stranded, Martin Skrtel failed to make contact with the follow up.
Tottenham finally threatened when Wilson Palacios swapped passes with Jermaine Jenas and then slid through for Luka Modric, whose low effort was blocked by Reina.
Just after the restart, Jermain Defoe thought he had brought Tottenham level after a mix-up between Kyrgiakos and Reina but referee Howard Webb ruled out the striker's effort for obstruction.
Then a Riera free-kick flew at goal with a bit more pace than Gomes had expected and landed on the roof of the net.
The game was far more open in the second period and Defoe laid off for Modric but the Croatian's low effort was held by Reina.
Tottenham were far more of a threat after the break and quick passes from Palacios and Defoe created room for Jermaine Jenas to hit a powerful drive that Reina did well to get a hand to.
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp tried to apply even more pressure on the hosts with striker Robbie Keane coming on to support Crouch and Defoe.
Kuyt was growing more and more isolated and when Liverpool did manage a break away the Dutchman fed Philipp Degen, who chose to attempt to return the pass and the rare opportunity was gone.
With 20 minutes remaining, Aquilani's whipped free-kick was flicked on by Degen but Kuyt failed to get his volley on target at the far post.
Riera also went close with a thumping drive from long range before Spurs' Alan Hutton drilled wide from Bale's cross at the other end.
But in added time, Sebastien Bassong clipped David Ngog in the area and Kuyt converted a twice-taken penalty to seal Liverpool's much-needed victory. - AFP/de
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Posted: 21 January 2010 0640 hrs
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LIVERPOOL, England: Dirk Kuyt scored twice as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday to move within a point of fourth-placed Spurs in the English Premier League.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has come in for heavy criticism while the Reds' Champions League hopes have suffered blow after blow and they went into this match with star players Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres missing because of injury.
But despite once again fielding a team that was far from full strength, they took the lead through Kuyt's early strike.
The Dutchman added a second from the penalty spot in stoppage time to secure a significant victory that helped justify Benitez's claim of "guaranteeing" a top four finish that would secure Champions League football next season.
Tottenham improved after the break but failed to end a miserable run of winless games away to 'Big Four' (Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool) opposition that has now reached 66 games.
Liverpool had a minor scare just five in as Pepe Reina took three attempts to gather a cross from Gareth Bale.
But the goalkeeper came up with a long clearance that was flicked on by Kuyt to Alberto Aquilani.
The Italian just managed to tap the ball back to the Dutchman and Kuyt squeezed a shot past Heurelho Gomes into the corner to give the home side an ideal start.
Tottenham were struggling to put together any sustained spell of possession but Aquilani almost let them in.
His loose pass flew straight to Bale and his swerving drive only just missed Reina's goal.
After Javier Mascherano had tripped Peter Crouch, Tottenham had a free-kick in a good area.
But from Bale's lofted delivery, Crouch was ruled to have fouled Greek defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos.
Albert Riera's whipped free-kick from the right was desperately punched away by Gomes, but with the Brazilian stranded, Martin Skrtel failed to make contact with the follow up.
Tottenham finally threatened when Wilson Palacios swapped passes with Jermaine Jenas and then slid through for Luka Modric, whose low effort was blocked by Reina.
Just after the restart, Jermain Defoe thought he had brought Tottenham level after a mix-up between Kyrgiakos and Reina but referee Howard Webb ruled out the striker's effort for obstruction.
Then a Riera free-kick flew at goal with a bit more pace than Gomes had expected and landed on the roof of the net.
The game was far more open in the second period and Defoe laid off for Modric but the Croatian's low effort was held by Reina.
Tottenham were far more of a threat after the break and quick passes from Palacios and Defoe created room for Jermaine Jenas to hit a powerful drive that Reina did well to get a hand to.
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp tried to apply even more pressure on the hosts with striker Robbie Keane coming on to support Crouch and Defoe.
Kuyt was growing more and more isolated and when Liverpool did manage a break away the Dutchman fed Philipp Degen, who chose to attempt to return the pass and the rare opportunity was gone.
With 20 minutes remaining, Aquilani's whipped free-kick was flicked on by Degen but Kuyt failed to get his volley on target at the far post.
Riera also went close with a thumping drive from long range before Spurs' Alan Hutton drilled wide from Bale's cross at the other end.
But in added time, Sebastien Bassong clipped David Ngog in the area and Kuyt converted a twice-taken penalty to seal Liverpool's much-needed victory. - AFP/de
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Helped by their immediate rivals' inaptitude & dropping points like flies, Liverpool has somewhat stabilized in recent weeks.
This Wed's game against the Gunners are crucial.
Win & it will totally consolidate their hard-won 4th position & put the greatest pressure on Man City - the only club that can pip them to 4th given their game in hand.
Also, a win over Arsenal would TOTALLY demoralize the Gooners making it a successive hattrick of losses to their Big 4 Abang - manure, Chelski & now Pool.
But if loss, well, Benitez will be fucked upside down again & the past good work will be wiped out....
This Wed's game against the Gunners are crucial.
Win & it will totally consolidate their hard-won 4th position & put the greatest pressure on Man City - the only club that can pip them to 4th given their game in hand.
Also, a win over Arsenal would TOTALLY demoralize the Gooners making it a successive hattrick of losses to their Big 4 Abang - manure, Chelski & now Pool.
But if loss, well, Benitez will be fucked upside down again & the past good work will be wiped out....
Got a feel that this might be a draw when Liverpool play against Arsenal this mid week. If they play like what they did (10 men) against Everton, they have a chance of winning.
In my opinion, Kuyt is Liverpool's player of the season.
It would be a traversty if they give it to Gerrard or Torres.
CB, lose 1-0 to Arsenal again !
Just like the last encounter, Gunners on 2-game losing streak reverse fortune when they meet Liverpool.
Now, lose twice in a row to Red Devils & Chelski, face Pool AGAIN & AGAIN win after a 2-game losing streak !
KONG TAO IZZIT ?
Spurs equally 'kum-chek' (sickly).
Looks like a tough fight for 4th .... still veri tough.
Man City & now Villa have the upper hand.
NBCCB !
Just like the last encounter, Gunners on 2-game losing streak reverse fortune when they meet Liverpool.
Now, lose twice in a row to Red Devils & Chelski, face Pool AGAIN & AGAIN win after a 2-game losing streak !
KONG TAO IZZIT ?
Spurs equally 'kum-chek' (sickly).
Looks like a tough fight for 4th .... still veri tough.
Man City & now Villa have the upper hand.
NBCCB !
I know, Aston Villa has game in hand too & could be 1 point ahead of Pool if they win that.
So, both Man City & Villa ahead of Pool in the fight for 4th place.
This loss against Gunners could be critical.
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