Liverpool Banter Archive April 28 2014

 

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28 Apr 2014 22:02:47
Ends fellow reds . I know it clutching at straws, but if spuds beat west ham, they will be on equal points as Everton so if the bluenoses want to be in Europe next season they might need a point on sat evening, can't see it though .still we've had a great season and hopefully we can get some much needed quality in the summer .jf96

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Mate Everton need 1 point to finish 6th guaranteeing a Euro place. I'd say forget 5th and gain that point on the last day if it prevents you from finishing top. So redohio you can forget about trying to butter up us Blues suggesting that we wil do everything to hand you the title. That won't happen. Would you do the same if the roles were reversed? Of course not. Remember that coffin that your lot produced before the Wimbledon game? Remember the 'One to One' advertising on the shirts being replaced with 'Gone to One'? No for me we lose this game to stop you from winning the title. Come on City.

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Bitter, remember we beat Blackburn which would have allowed united to win the league, we would go out to win the game, you on the other hand.
I am fully aware what the fans want but I don't reckon Martinez will throw the towel or the players, unless they have all undergone quadriple doses of the bitter infusions since Sunday.
Anyway, did you enjoy your dreams of CL while they lasted?

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Alan. So we're BITTER are we? Nah mate, not bitter, but BETTER.

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Your having a laugh

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Haha, thanks for the laugh Davey.

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28 Apr 2014 20:56:08
Eds fellow reds . I know this won't happen, but if us and man city finished the season on same points and goal difference, what would decide the winner .as far as I know don't they go head to head on games against each other, which finished 2, 1 city 3.2 LFC that makes 4.4 agg .

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{Ed002's Note - Goals scored.}

28 Apr 2014 21:04:27
I'm still really confident we'll win the league
We always do it the hard way. may 11th we will see our great captain lifting that trophy and I will be balling!
YNWA come in boys!

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I agree we always seem to do it the hard way; if someone had said 2nd or 3rd place at the beginning of the season i'd would have taken that; but being so close now it will be disappointing not to win.

Here's to supporting Everton on Saturday Night :o)

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It`s still ours to lose ONLY because we already have the points and City still have to go to Everton and play Villa (who are not safe) and then West Ham who will defo park the bus on that last day. Talk about the pressure to win 3 games in a row will be unbearable w/ every minute that passes by if things are going wrong. God help them! All is not lost and the fat lady is still yet to sing. I`ll be an Everton fan like ever before come Sat. #Believe!

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28 Apr 2014 20:40:34
we can still win it
beat palace 6 nil and newcastle 8-0 and city win there games all 2-0 we win on goals scored
in reality citeh go to goodison I fancy everton to pinch something and villa at home who knows which vill will turn up, the one we saw att anfield - quick on the counter - the one thing kompany doesn't like is pace against him
it ain't over - stay posotive and let's stay behind the redmen

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I wish I had your optimism! I think we will win our games, and therefore be level on points, but can't see Everton taking anything off City to be honest. Everton have dipped form lately, and City looking strong again. I predict City 4 - Everton 0

Not to be too down trod though. 86 points, second place? I never thought we'd be in top 4 this year. I will take it.

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I`ll believe that 4-0 score when I see it. City will be in a world of pain during that game because the fans will be up for it because they will love their team to finish strong. We`ll see what happens.

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28 Apr 2014 20:03:35
Sorry to just throw a name out, but what would people think about going for Ben Arfa? obvs not staying with Newcastle and if memory is correct his contract is towards its later stages? Know he has attitude problems but is an incredibly talented player who can play wing and AM and would provide cover for 2-3 seasons (which would be great for sterling, suso and ibe)

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I'd go for him as long as the price is low enough to make sense. £9m-£10m.

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He's a poor trainer and being on the bench behind Sterling will have him piling on the pounds. No thanks. He's wasted his talent.

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He'd only be good enough to be backup and there's no point signing an injury prone player for backup and high wages on top of it.

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Nope. He has talent but seldom uses it and performs only in patches. He is always injured and is poor in training. He also has an attitude and has now been frozen out of a Newcastle team who are very poor.

Why would you want to spend a large chunk of our summer dosh a player with multiple issues?

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{Ed001's Note - and he is extremely overweight and unable to get fully fit. I use extremely overweight in a footballing context, as he probably weighs half as much as me!}

Harry Kewell part 2 Ed001.

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{Ed001's Note - except that Kewell was just a lazy, malingering *censored*, whereas Ben Arfa can add spoilt brat who goes on sulks for weeks at a time to that!}

Apologies everyone. I knew the mention of Harry Kewell was going to antagonize Ed001 :P.

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Cheers ed, didn't realise the problems with him were that bad! shame though has real ability

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28 Apr 2014 19:08:29
Hi eds
suggestion for the poll of the day

would fans be happier if we had played more "pragmatic" football like say chelsea, and won the league by now, or would you prefer we are still fighting for it having played some of the lovely football we have?

I personally would choose the latter. I'm not a win at "all" costs sort of person. And don't think we have the players to do it that way anyway

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{Ed001's Note - cheers, and I am with you on that. I would rather enjoy the cut and thrust of attacking football and lose, over winning via Fat Sam's Chelsea style. Oh sorry, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea style, got confused then as they seemed to use the same tactics......}

Ed001 where is your diplomacy? ;-)

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Because it's been so long I think a lot of us just want to win it anyway we can(within reason)just to get this first one out the way (since it changed to prem)
I just want to say that I see a lot of non Liverpool fans saying we are bad losers etc etc but I'm sure I speak for a lot when I say fair play for the tactics, and Chelsea scored the goals and deserved it because they won and took the points.But I would be embarrassed about the time wasting from beginning to end. Been watching football since late seventies and I don't ever remember this type of thing being used as a game plan? I would not be happy if we did that. Not saying that's why we lost but def winds me up

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What puzzles me is why brendan and the team didn't see that coming! He wanted to wind us up by delaying tactics and we played right into his hands.

Yes, we have been attacking like is going out of fashion in the first half of many games, but let's not forget they were the ones who needed the result more, yet we fell for the ploy by reacting to their games. We lost our shape and composure and ultimately lost the game.

It's not over, but I'm sorry I don't agree that we had to go hell and all in this one. I'd of happily walked away with a 0-0. At some point they would have had to have a go, but we presented the game on a plate when the unfortunate happened to SG.

Out thought and out witted on this one sadly.

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The irony is that last season Chelsea were really good to watch, with the Three Amigos and Ramires breaking. They ended up 3rd in the league.
And they may end up in the same position this season, except not half as pleasing on the eye.

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We can't really complain that Chelsea "parked the bus" when they scored 2 goals.
I agree that I enjoy our style of play but I'd be very happy to see 36 games played that way and another couple of games played differently to get the right result and the best outcome overall.

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Agree iffa. It was the timewasting from the start which I thought was particularly negative. The parking of the bus was a compliment really. I wouldn't want to see us ever doing thAt but that's their choice. The timewasting from the start though seemed a bit beyond cynical though. Never seen it myself in 49 years either. Can't undestand why the ref didn't get the yellows out for it earlier

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We knew what was coming but, unlike chelsea, we had confidence in our ability to break it down and win through football, not dirty tactics and anti-football. The fact seemingky the only way we could be beaten was by a team not actually trying to win a game of football is flattering to say the least, they beat us the only way they could, especially if chelsea have to play us like that to win. I would never want us to go into a game like that from the off

Had sturridge started, had henderson not been suspended, had we not got so wound up, we would have found a way through most likely, or calmed down and frustrated chelsea, rather than the other way around.

Instead, we conceded, from a one in a million mistake, and the game was over then. We all knew it was. No way of getting past that 11 man defence. That one mistake cost the game and threw whatever plan we had out the window, it was all over.

Stil, we move on, we go again, we never give up. Come on Liverpool, I still believe!

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Fat Sam's Chavs - now that's a marriage made in heaven!

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@Marshy yes everybody saw it but we were completely on top and bossing the game. I'd argue that we didn't lose our shape - the goal came from Gerrard splitting our two centre backs and picking up possession there - he's been doing that all year so it looked like we were split wide as we always do so that we can spread out and push forward and attack. Gerrard slipped, could have happened to anyone and that's the risk we take every week. 26 shots but none were good enough, we just couldn't break them down - this whole tactics debate is a joke though - our player slipped they got a goal and the rest of the match we dominated and we just weren't able to get through their solid defensive set up.

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I dislike Chelsea's tactics - yes they won the game; due a mistake and when we were throwing people forward.

I think you will find a lot of teams doing this to us next season; just be warned. We will need to adapt so in some ways maybe this is the best thing that happens to us (if Rodgers can make us adapt).

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Sean,

My point being that they came to frustrate and stifle our free flow and succeeded within the first 10 minutes through time wasting etc. LS waving his arms around almost immediately set the tone for the rest of the game. We didn't need it, just a bit of common sense as to the situation was required.

Yes, I would love to see our play as has been but sometimes you need to rein it in depending upon what is required. It wasn't just the slip, as unfortunate as it was, it was our whole demeanour. As he game progressed we became more desperate, maybe to impress, and hence less effective when in reality it wasn't needed. Sometimes you've just got to 'win ugly'. or draw ugly for that matter.

That all said, it ain't over yet.

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@Marshy
Sorry I just can't accept that. They may have come to frustrate and stifle us but before that slip we completely dominated the first half. It was a pure mistake which gave them their lead not their tactics.

Had the match gone in nil nil at the break and continued as it had gone up to the slip then a draw would have done us - so I don't see how the tactics weren't working. A mistake is a mistake it is nothing to do with tactics.

In terms of us getting more desperate, etc. yes this is as we were down a goal and we needed to score. We weren't that desperate in the first half as we were just dominating the game, a game which we were drawing and a draw was ok for us.

The mistake led to us needing to get a goal. Before needing the goal our tactics had us completely in control - so what if they were wasting time we were still extremely comfortable and dominating, hence our tactics were working just fine.

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28 Apr 2014 16:54:49
Almost a year's gone by since I last heard my 1.75 yo son cry when a pub full of Reds supporters spooked him with the celebratory exclamations that follow a goal scored.

Today the custody battle took a huge turn in my favour and the end is in sight. My proposed access schedule was accepted and tomorrow I go to the lawyer - exactly the same. We go again. This does not slip. Exactly the same.

Now there's costs and smaller details to iron out but I can't be too upset about missing out on the FA Cup when I've won the league.

Time to get Wolf of Wall street in celebration and go represent a client on an eviction subpoena while holding back my joy.

Come on you redmen!

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Good Luck with your Custody Battle man.

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Good Luck "- Logic"

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28 Apr 2014 16:35:04
Congratulations to Luis Suarez on winning the PFA Player of the Year. Completely deserved given his own, and the team's, turnaround from last year. Definetly in the top 3 in the World right now after Messi and Ronaldo (but before Ibrahimovic).

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Nice to also see 5 English men in the premier team.

What's the odds though that Luke shaw, voted he best left back in the league by his peers, loses out to ashley cole, a bloke whos hardly played all year, for the England squad

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28 Apr 2014 15:59:26
Could you imagine if we won our next two games 6-0 and pipped it on goal difference? We've had some 4+ goal wins back to back so I'm sure if we really pushed we could make it 6 :) obviously we hope Everton or villa do us a favour but if I was br I'd tell them to go out and try and win by a landslide it will at least get the team back playing the way which got us our wins and not lead to dropping deep after going 2-0 up and conceding sloppy goals!

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If we go out and thump Palace by 6 or 7 Citeh will be bricking it against Villa and then West Ham.
We have to crank up the pressure on them.

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Exactly what I was thinking. So let's beat Palace 7-0 and Newcastle 12-0?

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Sorry to be a killjoy, but shall we just be content with beating Palace and get real.

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I'm with AG only I think we concede too much so maybe 11-2 against Palace and 14-3 against Newcastle.

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In complete agreement with Rome.

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28 Apr 2014 11:42:01
Hi Eds

Any updates on Lacezetti or Lalana please?

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{Ed002's Note - Nothing has changed.}

28 Apr 2014 14:54:53
1 more Twist
City beat Everton.
Villa get a draw to keep them up.
We beat Newcastle. I'm just not sure of Palace but I hope so.
Just a thought if Chelsea had been in our position do you think they would have been so intent on winning or would they have accepted the draw knowing we would be out of it and knowing victory away to palace and home victory against Newcastle would be enough.
He would have took the point. , sometimes a point is enough, perhaps we all got carried away and lost track of what we needed to do.
1 more twist please Villa

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Absolutely agree. We didn't actually need to win yesterday. I am not blaming anyone, but if anything, we were naive. I hope the Manager and the players learned something yesterday.

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I really don't understand things like this. We made an error which lead (largely) to the game winner. This wasn't because Chelsea did anything inherently brilliant or us anything inherently naive, it was just a screw up. It happens. 99% of the time that game probably ends in a 0-0 draw. Credit to Chelsea on being solid defensively and nullifying our attacking threat, but their goal wasn't really a result of anything they did right, more something we did wrong, unfortunately.

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I guess this is true. We could have played more tactically and Gerrard could still have cocked up. Obviously then we had to chase the game. Ironically we had posters having a go at our defendders weeks before and how an individual error might cost us. I bet you not one of them thought it would be Gerrard. Ah well, one more twist I think.

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Hindsight is wonderful boys, if Rodgers had changed a winning system that smashed united, city, arsenal, everton etc at home and lost he would have been slaughtered, RDL spot on on all counts. Who's to say Rodgers wouldn't have changed it in 2nd half if the mistake weren't made and said to chelsea "come on let's see what you got, a draw is no good to you but it is to us".
chelsea didn't look like breaking us down, they had an early shot from cole and header off a corner. Ok we weren't brilliant but better than them in attacking force in my opinion, at least we tried to attack. Its not chelseas defensive display that done my head in it was the time wasting from minute 1, yes actually minute 1.
Mourinho slates allerdyce for parking the bus yet you can forgive allerdyce knowing his limitations against bigger, better oposition, aren't chelsea supposed to be a bigger and better team? asking players of that calibre to suck the life out of a game of football is poor to say the least. Football was the loser yesterday not just LFC.
Anyway, its not over yet, I know most Evertonians don't want to beat city but I can't see Martinez or the players throwing the towel in.
If there is any footballing god we might just sneak it.

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Everton footballers are professional. They will want to win and Martinez also. i'm just glad the supporters don't have a say.

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100% agree with RDL here too and I don't know how more people don't understand this. We completely dominated and it was just a mistake which could have happened to anyone. Also if we had been sitting back all game like some hindsight people seem to think we should have done then our dodgy defence would have been in even bigger trouble.

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BR played the game the way it should have been played and he should`ve never changed a thing prior to KO then the slip changed everything. It happened and we move on. Only some stupid Everton fans would like their team to roll over for City. The true fans and Martinez and the players will not let it happen because they are playing for their careers and Martinez has a chance to further enhance his CV. If they slow City down, then good for them and us BUT all this means nothing if we don`t take care of business at Palace.

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The real AG. I don't think I'll go with you on that one mate. We did not go gung-ho attacking. I felt BR too wanted a draw. But mistakes happen in games and it did. And we were chasing shadows after that.

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I did say I wasn't blaming anyone; and of course mistakes happen. But IMO, we could have been a bit more pragmatic.

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28 Apr 2014 15:21:10
There are more twists and turns in this title race yet to come, lads!

It was heartbreaking to slip up yesterday, but that result is gone now and we must refocus for the challenge ahead.

Manchester City are strong, for sure. But I believe that they will slip up somewhere in these remaining three fixtures. As others have noted, their recent record at Goodison is very poor. And let's not dismiss Villa either--remember, they've already beaten City once this season!

All the pressure will be on the Sky Blues now, as they cannot afford to drop a single point. They were the title favorites from the start, so they are EXPECTED to be in this position. That's real pressure--when anything but the title is considered a failure.

But we have to do our part as well! Surely the players will be a bit down after yesterday's disappointment. But the team and the manager and the fans need to regroup and finish with purpose.

We cannot just limp to the finish line! These last two games against Palace and Newcastle are still absolutely massive. We must maintain that "every match is a cup final" mentality that has served us so well in 2014.

As long as we win out, and keep the pressure on City, I believe that we will be the ones lifting the trophy on May 11th.

It will be tight and it will be tense, but we can still turn this dream into a reality! Let's forget yesterday's result and push the team on to glory.

I still believe.

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Can only see city possibly dropping something at Goodison, they will batter Aston Villa and West Ham I reckon.

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Richard, you are so right. We finish strong and see what happens. Whatever happens, we take it w/ humility and dignity and look to improve next season.

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28 Apr 2014 14:02:29
I was a bit wary of coming on here today. In the past that result would have caused some ridiculously negative posting. I am well happy to see positive posts. I was absolutely gutted last night. It was even more a kick in the teeth losing to anti-football. You can't knock Maureens tactics as they worked a treat. However if the chav fans are honest they can't say they are a great team, or anywhere near enjoyable to watch! Its not over for us, and regardless we have achieved more than we set out to do. heads up and we go again at Palace!

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Oh there's negative posts just not on the main banter page check out the other Liverpool pists page loads of whinging on there but thankfully most of the negative posts end up on there

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Most of the whining usually ends up in the "Other Liverpool Posts" nowadays; especially after a defeat or a draw.

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28 Apr 2014 13:41:50
Chelsea had a plan and executed it really well. We can moan about style but this is a results business.

My only point would be linked to Martin Atkinson's treatment of the obvious time wasting and disruption to the pace of the game. From the start Chelsea tried to slow all facets of the game from goal kicks, throw ins etc. this was part of Chelsea plan to disrupt our faster style of play. Again it worked.

Atkinson kept pointing to his watch and only booked someone in the 87 th minute. Why then and not before. If he saw this a gamesmanship then booking a player at the start of this process would have stopped it as the risk of an early booking could have an impact on the game. Chelsea earned the points but I was confused about the approach Atkinson followed. Apart from that I thought he refereed the game well.

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Agree 100% Southam. time wasting is timewasting wether 12th or 80 minute, I feel he should of booked some one early to send out a message that this will not be allowed & should of booked Maureen for not giving the ball back.
Credit to Maureen though he had a plan & they stuck to it. Now it's time to look at our next game, get behind the team.
YNWA.

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The Referees are set in their ways. Nothing proactive happens usually.

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There was some timewasting but as we had the ball 75% of the time their opportunities to slow things down were limited.

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Anfieldboy, I think you have missed the point! we had 75% of the ball when it was in play, unfortunately chelsea dragged every last second out of every kick and throw every time the ball went out of play or play was stopped.

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28 Apr 2014 13:30:26
Hi Reds,

Was depressed as hell yesterday and had a sinking thought first thing today - a similar feeling you get after a break up.

However, we have many reasons to be optimistic:

1. We are Liverpool FC and this is ANFIELD and always will be!
2. We have the best fans in the world - typically 12th and 13th man on our teamsheet
3. YNWA anthem touched everyone this season more than ever
4. The neutrals love us and our style of football
5. We have significantly spent less than any of the 'so called' candidates for the Premiership
6. Caught the attention of many globally with out style of play.
7. Have a young innovative manager
8. In CL next season - achieved our target
9. Managed very well with a small squad despite being robbed of Sturridge Suarez and Gerrard during the season
10. Our form prior to the Chelski game ran them scared s**tless - as Brendan said - they could only beat us by parking 2 buses in front of us. Point is, we have come far if Chelski resort to these tactics
11. Brendan is a manager that rarely makes the same mistakes.

Thoughts on yesterday.
Yes, Chelsea did play to their strengths. We need to adapt to this for next season. Teams will know how to destabilise us - especially in CL. We will need to adopt a more 'Rafa' approach to games at times - be patient but strong at the back.

Now we pray Everton beat/draw versus Citeh and we win our remaining games.

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Well said KPee

I don't mind chelsea resorting to parking the bus too much. it's a compliment. It was the timewasting from the start which I found particularly cowardly. It's all a compliment really. And another ref might have started giving out yellows for timewasting.

Our way will win in the end.

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This what's gets to me about you sore losers! There are no rules in the game that a team has to play a certain way! We played how we thought we could beat you and guess what it worked! Rodgers can come out with his dribble about 2 buses being park well guess what Rodgers its your job to try and out smart our tatics and you failed. Jose blinking mourinho is a god I love that man

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Yea - and if your manager is that good, you'd have walked away with the title by now. As it is, we are still closer to the title than you lot, while playing better football.

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Pinky - remember the anti football of West Ham when you didn't get what you wanted?

Remember the moaning of the ball boys and accused them of time wasting.

You can't have it both ways.

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Don't get too excited Pinky. If you lose on Wednesday then Jose wins nothing as either City or Liverpool will probably win the Premiership. Mourinho is good at getting results but as a manager when did he ever create a team that was good to watch. He even made Real workman like. Credit where credit is due but Ferguson created attractive winning sides. Jose a winner of football matches but not a creator of great footballing teams. Enjoy the win but at the moment 3 pts is all it is.

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{Ed008's Note - Alex Ferguson's teams were so dire to watch in recent years..

Still gutted, and yes there could be another twist or turn, but I don't think so, about point 11, I hope BR does learn from this game, we should have played a different way, it was all about getting one point at least, and now it looks like 2nd place for us, City have too many very good players, and yes I will be very happy with our season,
But BR should look at were we conceded goals, this passing backwards and sidewards , at the back, only gives hope to the opposition, and is were we have lost goals and points, and both those goals yesterday were very painful to watch, still gutted, we were so so close, Steve G would have loved to have got a result, a point even, now its about winning our last two games, and coming Second this season is still fantastic, but it hurts to know just how we were beaten yesterday .

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I'm pretty sure Mourinho didn't draw on the chalkboard before the game a mishandled pass followed by a slip leading to a somewhat freak goal. That was what won the game, not superior tactics by Mourinho nor lesser tactics by Rodgers. Chelsea won due to a complete fluke. Fair enough as it happens, but there is nothing master class nor tactically brilliant about it.

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Certainly there are no rules which state how you should play the game, but this very tactics by which Chelsea have been playing the whole season was criticized by your manager when West Ham got a point at Stamford Bridge.

And ofcourse, the owner your Football Club was not particularly pleased with this type of football, which lead to the parting of ways between Mourinho and CFC last time.

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KPee what planet are you on?

1) the neutrals hate Liverpool and no one wants you to win it as u all bang on about it for 30 years
2) you have spent more than united and arsenal since the premiership began look it up,
3) robbed of players to injury? Go on the physio room website and your near bottom of league for injuries, uve had hardly any all season
4) u only play once a week, so u have much more time to recover and prepare
5) u have had lucky decision after decision all season, pens, getting away with them like skytrl handball against City!

Dream on!

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RDL, it was a tactical master class. they came with a plan to sit back, defend and frustrate us. It worked perfectly. They stopped us scoring, and hoped to hit us on the break, or get some stroke of luck, which they got
Until Stevie's slip, we were very much in the game, with it looking more like a 0-0. Out of the 2 sides, I couldn't see them scoring
I though second half, Brendan should have pushed Suarez out wide left and got Danny on earlier and through the centre. What's done is done, and it's far from over. I still think we will take it with 2 wins. City won't have it easy at Goodison, and have to go there for a win
By Monday, we could be in 3rd place, but I think we will beat Palace and need us needing to beat Newcastle for the title
For some reason, I think that trophy has Liverpool FC written all over it
You have to believe, and back the boys all the way

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@ RD, well said, I agree it is not over. plus it may be a blessing that we will play later than everyone else - we know what we need to do!

@Stand United - I respect your comments. I am on Planet Anfield and loving every minute of this season! Peace!

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They played well defensively which would have likely led to a nil-nil draw baring the mistake before the half. If it had gone the way it might well have and ended nil-nil, would people be saying Mourinho was a master tactician or screwed up as a draw did absolutely nothing for Chelsea? I think not. Chelsea was as ineffective going forward as we were but just got a massively lucky break. That's not tactical brilliance but pure chance.

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Stand-United,

Couple of points that you mention which are ill-informed.

On the injury front, we have had a number of injuries, which a small squad like ours have found it difficult to cope with. This means that whoever available had to play whenever injuries occurred. As a result, this "you only play once a week" comment don't work.

We have a squad of 22 including the youngsters and "squad players". Among them, many have missed games through injuries/Suspensions.

1. Allen - 10
2. Lucas - 10
3. Coutinho - 4
4. Agger - 8
5. Sakho - 9
6. Gerrard - 4
7. Suarez - 5
8. Sturridge - 9

As for the so called "lucky decisions", these happen to every team. However, the ones we get highlighted while the ones we don't get don't get highlighted.

Your argument is largely specious and jaundiced.

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Nicely conveyed Real AG

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RDL spot on on both posts mate, only for the slip chelsea never looked like breaking us down and the 2nd half would have to have seen chelsea look for a goal as they needed the win, I reckon with just a little more room to breath in the final third we would have opened them up.

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Chelsea did nothing at all BUT refuse to play which is within their right. If you say that they incorporated SG slipping and miscontrolling a pass into their gme plan then, Jose is Nostradamus (spelling). If their plan against Athletico is to park two buses and hope for a mistake from Simeone and his players, then the plastic flag-wavers are in for a shock.
P/S: You can`t park the bus if you need a goal to win the game.

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28 Apr 2014 13:12:08
Just like to say sorry for yesterday not over yet and were going to fight till the end Y.N.W.A

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Is that you, Steven?

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Lol. if only it was. If any of the players do read this site then they must know how proud we are of them all no matter what happens from now till the end of the season.

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Is that Stevie Eds?

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{Ed001's Note - no mate, well it could be a Stevie I suppose.}

Hi Ed, the last point, would you be aware if any of our players are aware/have commented about the website?

Cheers,

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{Ed001's Note - yes, I am aware of a number of current and ex that have. Sometimes just to point out things that have been incorrect to me. Unfortunately, these days they don't have much in the way of info to pass on, with Liverpool tightening up in that respect. We have had a few people pretend to be ex-players as well.}

Cool, thanks for the response Ed001, that's interesting. Its good to know that this forum can be an unofficial voice to the players and club. Cheers!

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I don;t know if it is true, but I heard somewhere that Glen Johnson has been on this site?

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{Ed002's Note - I could certainly suggest some others he has been on.

I don't know how many Liverpool players have looked at the site but there will be some - I showed the site to a prospective Liverpool player a couple of years ago and have shown it to a number of players of other clubs and ex-players.}

I can understand that - I look at the internet (football related topics only - honest ;o) ) so could imagine a Carragher or someone like that trawling the different sites.

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29 Apr 2014 08:38:39
Thanks Ed02. I remember sometime back when this page was full of negative comments and one of the editors said what would the players think when they read this. I think it was during the time Lucas Leiva was getting abused on a day to day basis.

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28 Apr 2014 13:08:22
In all my years of watching football have I seen a team challenging for the title in 2nd place who needed a win, play for time from the 1st minute. BR and not any other top manager would have had a game plan for that. Let's give credit where it's due it was tactically spot on.
They just waited for a mistake and if we look back over the season we have made so many. Kolo Toure v WBA is another which sticks out like a sore thumb.
We have lost 6 league games this season. so when we reflect we need to not just think about this game but reasons why the others were lost.
I'm not going to critise the team as it's been an immensely enjoyable season and if we get runners up then so be it wegoagain next season where I think we will be even more prepared. A solid defensive coach is needed more than anything as the talent is there.

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But we should have performed much better, and had a plan B, things did not go our way at all, look at that corner we got in the 90th min, at the Kop end, every red shirt in the chelsea box, then what, Aspas takes the corner, giving it to a chelsea player on the edge of the box, it has to be the worst corner I have ever seen in all the years following Liverpool .

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'Waiting for a mistake' is not a tactic, it's dumb luck. Unfortunate that we were the unlucky ones in this instance.

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I think we will be much better defensively next season. BR has shown he recognizes and then fixes the problems we have.

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So suddenly BR should have done this, that and all. Hindsight is awesome, isn`t it?

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Some would say Mourinho planned Gerrard's slip.

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28 Apr 2014 13:08:11
my motto in football and life, if you can't do it yourself don't rely on others

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So you don't want Newcastle to win tonight then?

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Don't need to, don't expect them to. Bitters have already blown their chances of securing top 4 with that gift win to saints. And they have the cheek to call us bottlers - at least we are still in the title race.

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Ha love the reply

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Everton never had it in them to finish Top 4. Probably their best chance to have got Top 4.

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28 Apr 2014 13:00:03
This getting beat takes a lot of getting used to now I know how Manchester United fans felt for most of the season.

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Am used to getting beat, but being at the top with other teams waiting for us to loose is very new to me

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28 Apr 2014 12:30:52
Well I have to say lads, had someone told me this was how it would finish I wouldn't have bet on it. I thought Gerrard only ****s up when Utd are going to win it and Drogba needs a goal. I honestly reckon he feels worse then anyone else dose today and my heart goes out to him.

Anyway we move on. Nobody here would have guseed we would get 33 out of 36pts available me neither. Let's not let this result get us down we have been the outside bet all season and thrived so let's continue and let City and Chelsea worry about themselves.

More of the same from Liverpool and we will win our last two. I can't even say we played bad as we didn't and I don't think we have a 'll year. Best team in the league this season by a long shot. Brendan, John W, Ian Ayre and the squad u have done us proud and for that we are entirely greatful.

Everton would like nothing more then to keep the top four hopes alive until the last day so we're hoping for a good result from you lads to help us out. Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Can just picture Leon Osman with a Gerrardesq ball through to Aguero. Lol

I believe.

We are Liverpool.

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I won't expect the bitters to do us any favours. In fact they are more likely to lie down for Citeh bearing gifts e.g. 2 own goals against saints than to see us win.

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Everton players and staff and I can assume, their true fans want their team to beat City in order to finish the season strong and don`t really care what that does or doesn`t do to or for us. I do have a hunch that a section of the Everton fans might want us to win the league, especially those affiliated with the Hilsborough disaster. Just a hunch!

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28 Apr 2014 12:11:12
Keep aside the 100 years of Rivalry, If they play as a Professional football team they have been through out the seaosn, City ll drop points at Goodisson.
We need to smash Crystal palace this weekend.

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Spot on. They will go into the game aiming to win it for their fns on the last home game to thank them for their support for a very good season.

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28 Apr 2014 11:58:09
So gutted about yesterday.
Heart is broken.
Loved Stevie trying his hardest to make amends.
How must he be feeling today?
Whatever happens him and the team have been awesome.
We've got to keep on supporting them.
Going to risk getting my head kicked in by being with the natives at Crystal Palace

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It has to be said that Gerrard should have left when he tried all those years ago. If Liverpool had let him, he would now have multiple league trophies and arguably be a better player.
As an Arsenal fan I've seen so many players leave and achieve greatness at bigger clubs, Stevie should have done e same

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Fortunately he isn't a mercenary like Henry, Cole, Nasri, Toure, Adebayor. shall I go on? he said himself one PL title at pool will be better than 10 PL titles playing at Chelsea, United etcetera, plus as Carragher said there is no bigger club than Liverpool football club.

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Perhaps for some people playing for the club he/she supports is a greater feeling than winning things with others.

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Paul, multiple trophies? Well not at Arsenal lad, you are going thru a longer drought than an Arabian flip flop!

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Have certain fans ever asked themselves why Stevie G NEVER left Liverpool when he had chance to go? IMO, maybe he said to himself that he`d rather win it w/ his boyhood club where he is idolized by millions of fans world wide rather than win one by being a "Torres" at Chelsea or "Owen" at Utd seeing how their careers tuned out after their cowardly and acrimonious departures. Just a thought.

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He has etched his name as one of the greatest players of Liverpool and of course the Premier league. At the end of his career he'd look back and get satisfaction that what he chose to be, a Liverpool legend, was the only thing he cared about. His name would be ringing in the Kop for centuries to come. It is the perfect marriage of sorts. I wouldn't expect fans of other clubs to understand. There could be many greats to have graced the football fields, but there's just one Steven Gerrard, and he is ours!

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28 Apr 2014 11:02:51
Is it just me or did anyone else think that we missed Jordan Henderson yesterday? His off ball running and work rate I think would have freed up abit more space but hey ho. Just goes to show what a player he has became as a few months back a lot of reds may have thought he wasn't good enough for us.

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28 Apr 2014 12:09:31
Yes, we missed him much more than any other player, Lucas for me doesn't cut to that role, should have been dropped off, BR should have anticipated chelsea game plan, 3 in the middle was a waste of time, Another attacking mentality player would have given more options.

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I suppose you can say that, but we didn't need an up down midfielder, there was no where to run! We needed creativity and it just seemed the final ball was a bit off on most occasions

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28 Apr 2014 10:47:48
Ok folks yesterday is done we lost, Chelsea came with a game plan and it worked, I personally would not pay to watch that brand of football but different strokes for different folks, I could see the pressure in the team for weeks now we were grinding out results, now the pressure is on city and I really think the games they have left they will drop points in one of them at least, I'm as gutted as any other fan but we dust our selfs down and "we go again" it's not over by a long shot and come the end of season league winners or not it's being one hell of a season, NOW AFTER ALL THE SINGING I've BEING DOING IN THE PUBS a lot OF FELLAS WILL BE RUBBING THERE HANDS TO GET HOLD OF ME :/

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28 Apr 2014 10:34:17
Reds. We never won trophies the easy way. Arsenal and West ham FA cups. Cardiff leage cup. Oh and Istanbul. This season fills us with optimism as we are finally back we we belong. Brendan Rodgers is still a baby in managerial terms yet has shown to be maturer hahan most others, this team and his skill will only improve. Whatever happens this season, it has been one of excellence, and excitement and something what most of us where not expecting. We are ahead of schedule so who knows how far we can push ourselves this season.

I have never been more proud and humbled to be a Liverpool supporter, especially yesterday when we outsung the chelsea fans immediately after their second. This result should not tarnish our fantastic season. YNWA

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Yes. did we really expect this to be easy?

it's not over til it's over

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It`s NEVER over until it is ALL over. Nothing good comes easy and if we prevail, it might well be the greatest title ever won by our great club. #Believe!

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28 Apr 2014 10:25:10
Rather than criticising Chelsea, can we have some suggestions / discussion on what Liverpool could and should have done yesterday?
Rafa would never have lost that game but, there again, we'd never have been 5 x points clear with three to play.
So does Brendan temper his approach in games such as this, or stay true to his principles?

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I would have liked us to have moved to 3-5-2 sooner, as at times they didn't have anyone upfront. I would have like to have seen Sterling or a.n.other stuck to the touchline. But, ultimately when a team has players as good as Chelsea's and they put 10 men in their box, they will be hard to penetrate no matter what you do.

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I went to the game yesterday. My thoughts for what's its worth:
Credit to Mourinho tactics, but disgrace on Chelsea FC for poor sportsmanship.
LFC played our usual game which has served us so well for the majority of the season, but yes we do require a plan B, to sit back a little to entice teams like Chelsea out.
But we are still top of the league, still with a good chance to win it, guaranteed Champions League and financially stable.
Things on the up for The Mighty LFC

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I think we should have been more patient around Chelsea's box and passed it around more. In the same manner of Barca's lulling almost every opposing team to sleep no matter how many players were behind the ball. At some point or another, there's bound to be a mistake made somewhere. The past few months we've been thriving on a very fast and direct approach to the opposing team's box and it has worked every time with goals. But we knew what Chelsea was going to do, and Rodgers could have asked for more patience from his players during half time. With Suarez' tiredness or dip in form, and Sturridge coming in late, I would have liked to see Gerrard playing in front of Lucas and not sitting back. Lucas' lack of pace, after the injuries, was almost shocking at times. I don't blame Mourinho for choosing his tactics one little bit, because at the end it is only the points won or lost that matter at the end of the game. I don't blame Rodgers either for staying with what got us here and believing in the system we use and the players we have. He is still Manager of the Year, for me.

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Ignore it as we are not playing Chelsea next. Focus on beating palace and Newcastle and see what happens.
Since when did we do anything the easy way anyway?

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Mourinho had a perfect game plan. Playing against an ultimately defensive minded football team, with 11 good players is different (2nd team they say, but give 3 or 4 of those players to arsenal and theyd probably be top of the league now) than playing against an ultimately defensive minded football team with average players.

They were tight, they were disciplined. Personally, I think we are going to get more of this soon, and this experience would definitely help them in the future. We missed hendo though that match.

I don't like how they play, but credit to Mourinho, he knew how to stop us.

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Rodgers got it wrong yesterday, we should have played keep ball for ninety minutes and maybe nicked one on the break, 0-0 would have done. But having said that bigger, better teams with more experienced gaffers have come unstuck against Mourinho and Chelsea.

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28 Apr 2014 12:03:25
Difficult one Juicer.
On the one hand, maybe it was tactically niave to think we could play our normal game against the 10 defenders of West Ham, sorry Chelsea.
On the other hand, I think he needed to stick to his principles,
Not once have we set out to stall this season, and BR IMO would recieve as much stick for changing things.
If it ain't broke.
Guess it's damned if you do, damned if you don't!

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Another option would've been to put Sakho up top for the last 15 mins and see if he could win any knock downs or flick ons. His physical presence might have made a difference.
I think Mourinho tried that when Sunderland were beating them.
I also posted a while back that if we beat City I thought we could afford one defeat and still take it.
I'm still clinging to that belief. I saw many fans who were naturally upset after the game yesterday.
COME ON. WE are Liverpool. We will have had a massively successful season even if it doesn't go our way. A couple of months ago we were discussing how many points were required for Cl qualification.
Keep the faith. The only way is up.

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Rodgers will learn from this.As a team we were naïve, chelsea didn't come to win and we didn't have to loose.
I expected us to be more patient pass the ball around not getting frustrated easily by their negative tactics, sooner or later we would have found more space in the final 3rd.
What was really shocking for me was why there were only two players left at the back in added time of the first half when there was still a lot of footy to be played

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I think that is exactly what we were doing, playing keep ball and looking quite comfortable.

Only a Gerrard slip let Chelsea in, other wise I believe that much would have ended 0-0.
We probably wouldn't have broken Chelsea down and they would not have attacked us in numbers to threaten the goal.

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We lost this game because of one mistake. It happens and can happen to anyone. To say Rafa would never have lost this game is just ridiculous. What I did think was poor yesterday was our long range shooting - from just about everyone. And in a game like this where the opposition have parked the bus, actively playing to set up a decent 25 yard shot can be a really good tactic rather than trying to pass through a wall of players. The chances of deflections are greater the more players they have back, and the more they think we are going to shoot on sight (and are capable of doing so"!) the more likely they are to come out and close down and possibly open up some space behind.

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I don't agree with your Rafa comment, but I think BR would have in hindsight, approached the game different.

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The Rafa comparison is stupid and irrelevant because he never played open, attacking football because he was afraid of getting caught out on the counter which led to us drawing 11 games in 08/09. If he had shown some bravery like BR did this season, maybe we would have won the league that year, IMO. None is better than the other BUT only a contrasting in styles.

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28 Apr 2014 10:08:56
It was our job to break Chelsea down and we didn't, so, I suppose we can't really complain too much about the result. What I really have a problem is how Mourinho is heralded as some sort of master tactician. His Chelsea are a rich mans West ham. They have an array of Superbly talented stars, and are one of the richest teams in football, and should not be employing such tactics as we saw yesterday. I mean they were being warned about time wasting as early as the 12th minute. This season I have heard that Tony Pulis has made Crystal Palace hard to beat, that he has galvanised them, that he has made them organised, and got them working hard. But not once have I heard any Reporter, Paper, Commentator, etc, describe Tony Pulis as a master tactictian.
I just wish the media would stop treating Mourinho as if he is god. Start asking him the questions that they ask Sam Allardyce for example.

18th century football should have been mentioned to him after the game yesterday.

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The pundits will let him off with that Tommy lad. As we know, Chelsea played a weakened side.
I wonder what we can expect from Jose next season when his little horse will learn how to run?
I would say it had better run quickly, because if it doesn't, he will find that he has outstayed his welcome in the Premier League.

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28 Apr 2014 10:08:54
Jose got his team and tactics right yesterday and Chelsea rode their luck. Sometimes an INFERIOR team has to resort to negative defensive play. A full sided Chelsea would have done the same.

Priority is now Palace. Three points please.

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Why we call the utter dross for yesterday tactics borders on pure delusion. If it were Stoke or Sunderand or Norwich did it, I would understand. I don`t know what to call a coach`s strategy for a team w/ that type of talent (Willian, Schurrle, Ba, etc) to resort to time-wasting and stupid shinnanigans and play 9 players behind the ball BUT "tactics" is not that term. It is easier to destroy than to create so Mou did not invent anything new. On the contrary, he has revolutionized the art of destructive football to a whole new level. Bravo!

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28 Apr 2014 09:52:26
Absolutely gutted about the result yesterday and feel for Stevie G.

It was never going to be easy and I agree with other posts, we should of just maybe played them back at there own game, I think it would of finished 0-0 but clearly it wasn't our day.

In all honesty you can't blame Chelsea for parking two busses. However the time waisting from the minute go was very unsportsmanlike and on a few occasions in the early minutes taking the ball to the corner flag like the game was nearly over just about summed up how the game would turn out.

Its out of our own hands now but at least we reached our target of CL football. Its also not over but you'd expect City to go on and win it now.

I think we should all get our scarves and banners and go welcome the Everton team bus on Saturday to show our support.

Come on Everton.
Come on Villa.
Come on West Ham.
Come on Liverpool.

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Please we don't want your support to beat city, we will do that anyway, as for lpool winning the league if you do you do, its not on 1 game its over the season so if you do congrats, but please keep ya flares and drums away from formby hall after all you tried to keep the chelsea team awake all night with fire crackers and drums and horns, but it didn't work.

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I will go for a acaraz own goal against city.all your fans were cheering on saturday.4th spot will more or less gone.

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28 Apr 2014 12:31:08
Have Everton got it in them to even get a draw against city I doubt it but what a season we had and you never know it could be big Andy Carroll who does us a favour .

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Ur msn aren't you Rob, we never had sfa to sing about, but I do remember the year city beat the mancs on the last day of the season you lot were all singing for city, will you be doing the same saturday?. and remember when redknapp scored against blackburn, your ground fell silent because you thought you gifted the mancs the prem, such a short memory, I have never supported any other club but EFC,
Ps when we stayed in the prem against wimbledon what did your fans plan oh yes I rem.
careful what you wish for as things bite you.
good luck

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Steblue69, I think your on the wrong page mate, Everton's the 10th team down.

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Hi Tizer

Its banter mate

I post on mine don't worry

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If everton play their best they could easily dent city but I still think city are favs for the title . chelsea came with a plan and did it well . good luck to them .

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You want to see your team lose so that your rival don't win? I wonder why you get that nickname "The Bitters".

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28 Apr 2014 09:38:37
Guys I'm from northern Ireland and live and work close to where Brendan is from and know a few off his family. I have been driving along a road past his old house every week since the new year. But last week was the first time I have missed that trip! I know it's silly and all that but I think we'll still win this title. So keep the heads held high and keep the believe
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Ps: yes I will be driving down that road again. YNWA

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Damn in big stu, looked what have you done!

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28 Apr 2014 08:55:23
Warrior sports should sponsor Chelsea. Both their mottos are unbelievably similar!

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Hahah, good one!

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Nice one. May I keep that?

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28 Apr 2014 08:38:57
Whether we like it or not Mourinho was very clever yesterday. Even from the way he dressed as if he didn't care about the game. Even by the way he set up his team. There is no right and wrong way to win a game and even if we don't like him everything about him is very clever.

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I respect him as a manager he has a great CV but as a person all I see is a pathetic excuse of a human being.

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You're right Red Raj, the real hero's of humanity are the ones who revert to forums like these and call people they don't know personally 'pathetic excuses' because there team lost. Grow up pal

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How clever is it to tell a ball boy one of his players will punch him?

he's not clever.
he's just not a very pleasant person

he did a snidey job that's all. anyone can put 10 men behind the ball and hope for a goal. it's a method that has also failed them quite a few times this season, they just got lucky with their negative tactics today.

when they win nothing this year their fans will be clamouring for more interesting football again

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Are you out of your mind for chelsea to come and carry on like that is a disgrace constantly wasting time the whle way through.what about the fans who paid good money to watch football?if chelsea win silverware like that football has lost its appeal to me mourinho deserves a solid right hook

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Mourinho is a weird guy, we all know that, but a little bit extreme that Red Raj.

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He is not clever because he invented nothing yesterday in terms of a game plan. In fact, he has revolutionaized defensive football.

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28 Apr 2014 08:07:05
You cannot really complain about Mourinhos tactics. We knew he would play like that. It was our job to counter it and Rodgers got it wrong. Rather than allow ourselves to get frustrated we should've sat deep and played for a draw or a snatch and grab 1-0.

Yes Gerrards touch was awful and his slip was embarassing, but does anyone else not get frustrated that with literally seconds to go in the first half Coutinho and Sakho both passed it backwards? Why? Just lob it forward and at least try for a goal, even if it isn't pretty.

We got it wrong yesterday. Nobody really played well apart from Joe Allen and Sterling in my opinion, but we are not out just yet. City have 3 tough games against a team fighting for 4th, a team fighting relegation, and a West Ham team after some revenge after their humiliating cup exit. We in contrast have to play 2 teams who are probably already thinking about their holidays in the Bahamas/South France.

If we take all 6 points, we can still win this. Gerrard needs to get his head in the game and remember that he helped get us here in the first place and he's not the only player who's cost us points. In his own words, we go again. He cannot waste 10 attacks with 30 yard shots like he did against Chelsea. Nobody will blame him if we don't win the title so he needs to stop trying to atone for something that needs no atonement.

You'll Never Walk Alone.

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Gerrard was shooting from distance as nothing else was getting through. I understand your point though about us sitting back a bit. I would have liked to see us try and draw them out a bit, but who's to say they would have played that way?

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I just think City will have to much for Everton if I am honest. Everton looked quite poor against Southampton. The two home games against West Ham and villa I don't see them getting anything other than 6 points. I'm just gutted because even a draw would have been just about enough but to loose is devastating. I think the last time I felt like this was when we lost to Chelsea in the FA cup final a few years ago. I hope Chelsea get beaten on Wednesday so I don't fall asleep watching the champions league final.

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I hope you're right Raj. I hope we play some kids on Saturday to have a full strength, rested side for the Hull game on May 11th. We only need one more win to make a Euro place and I hope that it's on the last day when City collect the trophy.

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Burkeyboy, it is a very common move by Mourinho, he's beaten many footballing teams that way. he knows it works. Which is why he would set up his team that way against us.

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28 Apr 2014 12:57:11
Davey boy has to be the worse fan ever he hopes his team who still have a chance of getting top 4 plays a weakened team just so we don't benefit from any points they take of city does he support Everton r just hate us.

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Spoken like the true bitter you are Daveyblue boy.

Everton never had it in them to get Top 4, never did. Oh well, looks like we won't be seeing Davey from next year when Everton will be fighting to stay in the PL.

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Thank God Everton players, staff, and the true fans don`t think like the bitter Davey blue nose. person. City will get Everton`s best shot come Sat and if City win then good on them.

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28 Apr 2014 07:35:26
I think that we need a distance shooter to score against teams which park the bus. Should only focus on crystal palace.

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We've needed one for years.

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What Ozone said. Coutinho tries, but his long range clearly isn't his strength

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In hindsight we could have tried Alberto instead of Aspas as he has a great shot from outside the box

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Seriously dude? In hindsight, BR would have gone more defensive too.

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Agger has a decent shot!

Would love him back in the center. Sakho and Skrtel are too a like, for my taste, but we are still on top of PL.

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28 Apr 2014 07:12:57
A Chelsea fan at work just reminded me of this:

Mourinho said that West Ham had come to Chelsea with no intention of playing football.

"It's very difficult to play a football match where only one team wants to play, very difficult, " Mourinho said. "A match is about two teams playing. This match was only one team playing, and another team not."

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28 Apr 2014 07:06:44
Even if Citeh beat Everton as expected, we shouldn't give up. Last time we won the title I was at Anfield when we smashed Palace 9-0.

With this team, we can get a similar result.
We have to believe!

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The pants are lucky to have you in them!

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28 Apr 2014 05:56:36
The season before Arsenal went unbeaten, they had lost only one match. So in that trend I presume Liverpool will back next season even much stronger and this time it will be interesting

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28 Apr 2014 04:59:07
Morning Ed's
Disappointed with lost and more disappointed with momentum that we lost to keep the dream alive. I hope we strike back perfectly against Crystal Palace and Newcastle and prove the attacking power.

The game wasn't between 2 teams but in-fact between 2 managers. And the most experienced one won.

The question remains how to unlock these sort of defensive line-up when we are playing in Europe next season.

Speaking as a rookie I feel that there must have been a strategy to pull the crowded defence out. May be by handing more possession and then use the counter-attack or Gerrards long passing for Suarez-Sterling to score.

I feel Liverpool will have a busy summer to add depth and experienced players. We need a Gerrard type player who can score from 30-40 yards at times. Miss Xabi Alonso.

Suarez wasn't at his best yesterday. Does anyone agree.

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We lost because we chased a game we did not have to win - a draw would have done - and go for it in our last two games - WE should have played them at their own game- [ they needed a win ] - and parked the bus with an extra center half and one striker up front

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Chelsea defensive play is among the best in the world and I don't think we will come across a more obstinate defense in Europe next year.

I don't agree with your second last paragraph.

Suarez is perhaps now getting tired.

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28 Apr 2014 02:25:44
My young lad was gutted at the end of the game. I tried to make him see the bigger picture. If you'd have offered a top 3 spot at the start of the season, 99% of fans would have been ecstatic. As it is, we're one Everton draw away from the title (potentially), and the lads have played some great football this year and the fans have responded brilliantly. Brendan has been a class act and has got his team playing the type of football Chelsea fans would love to see Mourinho inspire in his expensively assembled squad.
Also, thinking back to the hysterics on here in Jan, who's still gutted we missed out on Salah and Willian?

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This has been an excellent season for LFC and progress has been made on more than one front. The important thing is now to build on this seasons' progress.

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28 Apr 2014 00:23:05
Congratulations to Luis for winning the PFA Player of the Year 2014!

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Congratulations to Luis Suarez for winning the POTY, Hazard for winning the YPOTY and Gerrard and Sturridge for being in the team of the year along with Suarez.

Also, a quick mention to the LFC ladies' players who also won the ladies POTY and YPOTY.

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Congrats to all. On a personal note, I would like to see the Young Player given to anyone 21 and younger. I don't get the 24 year old thing

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