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[rahl]

Originally Posted by SH149

Somehow jay spearing just dun hv the quality to command in midfield ( my own opinion ) we need someone to be more aggressive n Raul does fit the bill but he already closed to 30.

Raul is coming to 28 next month so we still have a lot of meirelage out of him

I think we have followed Stevie for too long. I don't think we need to 'replace' him. Of course we should get good young midfielders in his position after he retires, but I won't want another Gerrard-led team for the next 10 years. We need to build a strong deep squad rather than have a leader who dominates everyone else. And we need to develop new areas of strength in our team, build a new team around new world class players.

[SH149]

Agree !!! We are reply too much on captain Stevie that's why very often we look like a normal team when he not playing
Sometimes I prefer we hv a group of hardworking player but can produce result rather than a team too reply on star player but flop when they cannot perform !!! Really hate to see that
Anyway looks like our youth player are progressing n looking forward to see them in the near future

[owen10]

If Pool beats West Ham tonite, high chance KD may clinch the Manager of the Month (Feb). think closest challenger shd be old wily Fergie.

btw does anyone know if Carroll will be fit in time to play agt Devils next wk? the latest report i read abt 2 or 3 wks back says he's fighting to be fit for that match.

[KangTuo]

Originally Posted by owen10

btw does anyone know if Carroll will be fit in time to play agt Devils next wk? the latest report i read abt 2 or 3 wks back says he's fighting to be fit for that match.

i dreamt that the score line reads liverpool 3 - 0 Man U
Carroll, Suarez and Glen among the scorers.

[Ninja_Assassin]

Originally Posted by owen10

btw does anyone know if Carroll will be fit in time to play agt Devils next wk? the latest report i read abt 2 or 3 wks back says he's fighting to be fit for that match.

According to KD's blog..... Carroll should be ready in a week's time but KD dun want to rush him into action until he attains a certain level of match fitness.

Reading by that...... I think Carroll will most likely be on the bench and not as a starter.

[Ninja_Assassin]

Originally Posted by rahl

I think we have followed Stevie for too long. I don't think we need to 'replace' him.

I would rather prefer KD to leave SG out of the current team than to disrupt the momentum of their run of unbeaten games ...... it seems to me that Liverpool now plays better without SG in the team....... anyone else made that observation too? No offence to SG supporters.

[rahl]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Assassin

I would rather prefer KD to leave SG out of the current team than to disrupt the momentum of their run of unbeaten games ...... it seems to me that Liverpool now plays better without SG in the team....... anyone else made that observation too? No offence to SG supporters.

Haha we are all SG supporters and fans, aren't we? But agreed Stevie should come into the side on merit. But lots of games coming up and a big one against Scum soon - we will need Stevie and others to stand up and be counted.

[SH149]

Agree that we should not reply on captain too much
The match against Man U frankly to say we still need him cos his passion running vision n energy provide the element to win against big team and this is something that currently the Reds lack of !!!

[Offspring]

West Ham United v Liverpool

* Liverpool have won their last four Premier League games against West Ham, scoring three goals in each match.
* West Ham have lost 13 of their last 16 Premier League encounters with the Reds.
* West Ham have kept only one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League home games against Liverpool.
* West Ham's last seven Premier League goals have been scored by forwards.
* Raul Meireles has scored in five of Liverpool's last six games.
* Liverpool have not won three Premier League away games in succession since May 2009.
* If the season had started on January 1 2011, Liverpool would be third.

Will we break the jinx or???

[SH149]

Hey no good leh !! West Ham leading 2-0 before half time

[Frankiestine]

What is happening to the midfield. West Ham is dominating the midfield and winning the balls.

[rahl]

Originally Posted by SH149

Agree that we should not reply on captain too much
The match against Man U frankly to say we still need him cos his passion running vision n energy provide the element to win against big team and this is something that currently the Reds lack of !!!

He's often be shit against the Scum though.

Originally Posted by SH149

Hey no good leh !! West Ham leading 2-0 before half time

Surely a horrid performance to be honest, with Stevie and Suarez nowhere to be seen. West Ham have basically just overrun us. Great goal by Parker.

Gutted for Kelly, our best player, went down like a warrior running the ball to the byline as he did numerous times.

[owen10]

Originally Posted by SH149

Hey no good leh !! West Ham leading 2-0 before half time

we were outplayed in the 1H agt a very spirited home team. juz look at how many chances WH had vs ours. our defence was left so exposed time n again.
didnt even see Suarez take a decent shot. the killer passes fr SG n Mireles were missing tonite. as tho it's not bad enuff, 1 of our best players Kelly had to be taken off cos of injury.

it will take some inspirational magic fr SG, Mireles or maybe even Cole in the 2H to get us out of jail!

[Xgenre]

Originally Posted by Frankiestine

What is happening to the midfield. West Ham is dominating the midfield and winning the balls.

No Mascherano type of defensive midfielder, I feel. Sometimes can't blame the central defenders for conceding soft goals when no one is picking up the man running late into the penalty box to finish off the chances.

Reina gets beaten at his near post? The last goal was disappointing. Can see him checking how far he is positioned from the near post. He made adjustments and still got beaten at the near post. Sigh...

[rahl]

Poor performance despite our second half fightback. If only we hadn't been so shit in the first...

It's been on the cards - our performances in the last few matches have been limp. I hope this is not a rush of adrenalin with Kenny coming in and then we crash again.

On the plus side, some decent attacking play by Stevie, Cole and Suarez in the second half. I particularly liked Suarez's low centre of gravity and ability to turn his marker - class! He made the goal and could have scored himself.