Gah. What was Dudek up to there? Ah well, Morientes looks bright and lively, I reckon Liverpool will come out strong in the second half and get one back early on.
Miserable game. We weren't that good, neither were they - but they defended really well and kept Morientes quiet (although he was providing some great lay-offs/knock-downs - the one positive aspect).
And Garcia is doing my head right in. His headless-chicken wastefulness robbed us of two clear chances.
Saddest thing for me was how dispirited the Liverpool fans quickly became - in contrast to the good quality banter from the Man Utd fans (had to smile at "There's only one Boris Johnson").
Their players are dirty fuckers, though. As ever.
I'm now desperate for Spurs to beat Chelsea later - just as some kind of pale consolation.
Zen-Chan wrote:The real sickener (hey, I wanted Liverpool to win this game as well ) was that Rooney's goal was so soft.
And it was Rooney.
Had to laugh at the Man Utd fans singing: "You Scouse bastard!" at Gerrard - a player they'd all sell their sisters to sign and, ummm, where was their goalscorer born again?
Liverpool were gash - they have no cutting edge whatsoever. The idea of selling Owen is now looking like a bigger mistake than you could have imagined. Morientes looked off the boil, and without Gerrard you would wonder where any sense of urgency would come from in the Liverpool team.
Still, I think Man U are looking ominous. Another average performance, and another win. Despite hating them, I think they are looking a good overall unit.
Mat T wrote:Morientes looked off the boil, and without Gerrard you would wonder where any sense of urgency would come from in the Liverpool team.
Balls. He's not match-fit. His lay-offs and knock-downs were surprisingly sharp for a player who's been on the sidelines at Real for ages. He and Baros will be great together. Not everyone has a Roy Of The Rovers start at their new club.
He's also exactly the kind of player that is gonna go towards keeping Gerrard at Liverpool. And as for urgency, well - Hamann has done well for us, but he wouldn't even be on the pitch if Alonso was fit. Benitez's plan is obvious - he's trying to rebuild strength in depth but has been horribly put back by all the injuries.
Zen-Chan wrote:Personally I thought Riise was your best player until he went off.
Yeah. Gerrard gets all the lazy "What would you do without him?" blether, while players who are just as crucial and bang on form like Riise, Carragher and Baros are ignored.
Didn't see the Liverpool game. However, I wouldn't have expected Morientes to put in a man-of-the-match performance on his debut. He's a class player though, and when he's settled in and knows the rest of the team, he'll cause most teams a lot of problems.
Half time in the Spurs-Chelsea game. That penalty looked....a little dubious. There haven't really been any replays from conclusive angles, though.
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If it was just the penalty I'd feel somewhat aggrieved, but the good work from gudjohnsen late on resulted in a worthy goal, if somewhat against the run of play.
We didn't take the chances we had and we paid for it . Ah well, bring on Palace.
No time for heartache, no time to run and hide,
no time for breaking down, no time to cry.
. Ah well, bring on Palace.
