Liverpool Rumours And General Discussion 2007/2008

I agree - seemed amateurish

Dub13 wrote:

Yea that was a bit strange alright,but it will be good when a manager says he did not see an incident and they go ok hold on a sec we will show you...:) I would love to see Alex F backed into a corner like that.

they couldn't risk embarrassing a manager like that - that would put an end to them getting interviews.

Tolouse beat Lyon 1-0 today.... just sayin

zabbo wrote:

I thought the Gerrard free was for instruction on first viewing, but the MOTD pundits were harping on about it not being a free.

I assume you meant obstruction there It wasn't a free kick. I thought it was very soft when I saw it first and watching the highlights just confirmed that. Gerrard tried to take the ball around Petrov who managed to get his toe to the ball to nick it away. Gerrard then pushed into Petrov and turned around and shouted at the referee. Having said that, it was a magnificent freekick. Goal of the month already maybe?
On a personal note, I was watching this game in Ennis surrounded, typically by mouthy Man Utd fans who magically became Villa fans when the equaliser went in :rolleyes: Happily they soon quieted down when the winner went in
Goals here

when i first saw it i thaught it was defo a free kickbut after seeing replays from various angles it showspetrov got a slight touch on the ball meaning it was no foul but refs dont have the luxury of these replays so people an hardly complain about what was a difficult decision.

malice_ wrote:

Goals here

Nice one malice Was checking Youtube but nothing up just yet.

Tauren wrote:

i'm gonna guess that he is a defensive midfielder.

That was my biggest fear when i threw his name into Google, but all the results are winger/striker so thats ok!

<Edit> And apparantly he's known as Spiderman!
Edit again> The differences in reports are ridiculous, one calls him 27, while another one says he was born in 1983 making him 24..

cool, sounds good. so the wingers we'd have would be Pennant, Benayoun, Babel, Kewell, Leto and this guy! Along with Riise at times too (though by yesterdays performance i hope not..). If this guy is good enough to be a starter then great, but if he's another backup its kind of pointless. Fingers crossed he's the former.

edit> CB does definately have to be the priority at the moment, the only area we dont even have competition for.

I'm just surprised to see how easily Torres adapted to the PL. He could take everything the defenders threw at him and didn't go down looking for free kicks. He just has to start scoring and he'll be an Anfield Legend.

el rabitos wrote:

doesnt take much to become an anfield legend does it

In time, he will become an Anfield Legend. Better?

Great to get the win in early. It was disappointing not to make it 2-0 when we had a lot of chances, but great to get that bit of luck to get the free and boy did Stevie take advantage. Its going to take a while before the new lads bed in and in the meantime we need to win whether we play good or bad. Remember last year, the first couple of months the mancs were pants, but still managed to get jammy win after jammy win. Hopefully this is a sign that we can match that.

Sami Hyypia is a Liverpool legend as well in my opinion. Let's not forget just how awful we were at defending set pieces and crosses before he arrived. I believe Roy Evans is quoted as saying that if we could have had Sami a few years earlier he could have made all the difference in a title challenge. Just like Gary Mac I suppose
Sami forged a rock-solid partnership not once but twice with both Henchoz and Carragher, he's weighed in with goals at vital times (Juventus in the 2005 Champions League quarter final for example) as well as God knows how many clearing headers and tackles. I'm also pretty sure he's rarely been booked or sent off. apart from that awful game in Old Trafford where we got spanked 4:0 after conceding a penalty. I think he was easily Houllier's best transfer given the paltry £2.6 million fee.

jonny24ie wrote:

Liverpool are ready to fork out £5m for Real Mallorca's Argentina midfielder Jonas Gutierrez.

I bet we'd have gotten him for a lot less 4 years ago

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/archivedirs/news/2003/apr/22/N139948030422-1432.htm

The Rooster wrote:

Was just looking up the EPG for Setanta Sports 1 on Wednesday to Sky Plus the Liverpool game, and its not showing up. Its Himalyan Snowboarding at 3pm :eek:

The Celtic game does show up on Setanta Sports 2 at 4.30pm and the Arsenal game shows up on Setanta Sports 1 at 7pm.

Should we be getting worried?

No. They have those matches alright according to the schedules on their site but the Sky EPG probably won't be updated til Monday. These Champions League Qualifiers always seem to result in last minute wheeling and dealing with the TV companies.

agree 100% Rooster

A guy who can't defend can never be a great left back. He's only ok to have at left back when we're playing one of the crap teams at home. And I think Rafa has realised that.

(Toulouse v Liverpool now appearing on the EPG on Set Sports 1 on Wed at 3pm (KO3.30))