Liverpool-United FA Cup 4th Round Gamethread
by SamFels on Jan 28, 2012 12:30 PM GMT
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Damn it is early
My Alarm woke up my wife Liverpool better win this damn game since I am going to catch hell all weekend now ;)
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
Painfully early on the west coast, but damn well worth it.
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Starters:
Reina
Kelly Skrtel Carra Agger Enrique
Maxi Hendo Gerrard Downing
Carroll
vs. Welbeck
Valencia Scholes Carrick Giggs Park
Rafael Evans Smalling Evra
DeGea
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Carra looks to be playing a holding mid early
Looks like a 4-3-3 in the early minutes.
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fsc called it a 3-5-2
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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 28, 2012 12:49 PM GMT up reply actions
FSC guessed wrong
Carra is very much not playing on the back line.
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although the announcers just said as much
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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 28, 2012 12:53 PM GMT up reply actions
but agreed...
Carra is playing high, in a seeming holding mid spot
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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 28, 2012 12:50 PM GMT up reply actions
I love the energy they come out with in these big games
just wish they could find that gear against the Bolton of the league
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
Maxi with a belter that De Gea just turns around the post
Nice to see that after his layoff. Andy is incredibly active early.
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your feed must be way ahead of mine
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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 28, 2012 12:52 PM GMT up reply actions
I'm watching on TV, so if you're on an internet feed it's likely
I’ll try to slow down my updates so I don’t give anything away ;)
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nope tv as well
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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 28, 2012 12:55 PM GMT up reply actions
I guess the satellite hits Seattle before Augusta GA
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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 28, 2012 12:57 PM GMT up reply actions
I'm not afraid to say it: I wish Ji-sung Park played for Liverpool
He’s the one Manchester player I actually enjoy watching.
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Plus, he's a solid wide right player we lack
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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 28, 2012 12:56 PM GMT up reply actions
Ohhhhh, wasted chance by Gerrard there with a bad first touch
Nice bit of work by Henderson on that play to create it.
Also, fuck you Patrice Evra. Just because.
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agreed
and Carroll seems to be getting frustrated with the lack of help up front
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by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 28, 2012 12:57 PM GMT up reply actions
Yeah, seems we're having a hard time finding him early.
Though it does look likely that the current setup will start unlocking the defense.
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That could be entertaining.
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Bring him on at the 60 minute mark for whoever is playing worse/most tired
of Gerrard, Maxi, Hendo, Downing.
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I'd almost say Stevie right now
he seems a bit off, and has played a lot since returning so could probably use the rest.
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Sir Alex reminds me of the grumpy guy on the block you grew up on
“You damn kids get off my lawn” look all the time
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
Gerrard with a through ball to... no one.
Stevie seems a little off this morning.
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Fuck you Patrice Evra
You have no right to smirk like that.
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Ooooooooooof, that was dangerous.
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United weren't really calling for a foul against Park, were they?
The guy clearly tripped over the ball. Come on.
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YYYYYYYYYYYYYYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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Because they switched sides. Wouldn't shock me if they do it a few times today.
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Downing has been so much more effective on the left than the right all year
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No denying that.
Still, with two wingers capable of playing both sides, it does present potential issues to the defense if they interchange now and then.
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agreed,...
so long as Downing spends the majority of his time on the left
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On the plus side, he actually seems to be giving Evra issues at both ends.
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Interesting choice of word to censor in that ;)
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GET IN THERE! AGGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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So my TV is a good minute behind everyone else, I still got a 0-0 at the 20 minute mark
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there it is Sat is feed is crushing you
makes sense one more step for cable
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
I'm on cable too. Comcast, even.
I think the problem must be local for him.
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must be.
whatever, we’re winning! Now hold strong and put these bastards out of another cup.
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but still no excuse for being 2 mins behind
maybe 20 seconds but not 2mins
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
You're almost two minutes back then.
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Liverpool running rampant, and De Gea looking utterly rattled.
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He's yet to play this year
should be a bit rusty. And I thought he’d been playing well before he sat for a while.
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Fergie has really been handling his goalkeeper situation poorly.
Both are good keepers, but I think De Gea is better. Jerking him around like this does nobody any favors.
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Same with Lindegaard...
he’d probably be better, and be more comfortable with his back line, with regular action. Works for both.
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Oh god, please don't have just done in your knee, Martin.
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Looked dicey there for a moment...
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In honor of our esteemed guest Evra, I'd like to introduce AA to a new word to describe him
That word is “twunt”. You can probably figure out what two words that combines. A friend of mine came up with it awhile back, and it’s absolutely brilliant. Also very fitting for Evra, I think.
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by c_dowley on Jan 28, 2012 1:17 PM GMT reply actions 1 recs
Yep.
At least it’s consistent.
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well I'd hope they wouldn't fast forward on me...
maybe they catch up at half time. Doubt it though
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OK, maybe I forgot I rewound to get the lineups down up top
and forgot to go live on the DVR. Stupid me. just passing 34:15.
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Bahahahaha
At least you have it figured out.
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Has Welbeck even touched the ball yet?
I was worried about him before the match. Been a non-entity so far though.
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Our back line is amazing though
so that may just be how good Skrtel and Aggs are.
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Yeah, Skrtel has been bossing him so far.
Frees up Agger to roam a bit and deal with incoming threats.
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That was coming, frankly.
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Yep. Just whiffed on his tackle.
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He's rarely been in useful positions in the last ten minutes or so.
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as usual they leave Carroll on an island and expect him to do something
They should sit Maxi and Carr and bring on Bellemy and Adams
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
I want Adams nowhere near this match.
If he comes on for Carra, that turns a spot that’s been strong in this first half in to a liability when Manchester has the ball.
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Enrique is really not doing well today
It’s days like this that I wish Jack Robinson hadn’t been hurt for most of the year. We need left back depth that doesn’t rely on Aurelio. I love him, but he’s basically permanently hurt.
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Flanno is over-rated
He’s not bad, but he’s not a player I want to rely on.
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As a sub though, and occassional spot start he can work, and has worked
but mainly let Kelly get more run and let Johnson flip to left if he’s not resting himself. Worked great last year.
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and he is ugly as sin
good thing he is a footballer or he would never get the ladies ;)
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
If Kenny makes a sub at halftime, I want it to be Bellers for Maxi
Maxi has been utterly useless since his early shot.
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he also would
support Carroll in attack. Plus they seem to work well together.
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What an enticing 45 minutes we have in front of us
Hopefully De Gea man’s up a little for us
Rafael & Valencia are causing you a few problems down the left.
I always fear Gerrard in games like these though….. Could be nailbiting…. could be a msitake that decides the game
Enrique is really struggling to contain them, and Maxi is giving him no help
Enrique looks like he’s gassed from the City match on Wednesday. If anything is going to undo Liverpool today, I think it’s that.
Wouldn’t shock me at all if this goes to penalties at this point. Unfortunately, I think Manchester might have an advantage if it does, as much as I hate to admit it.
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There's a replay to look forward to before Peno's :)
by Sweet science on Jan 28, 2012 1:52 PM GMT up reply actions
I'm aware.
Still wouldn’t shock me with these two clubs.
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Those are some colorful boots that Bellamy is wearing.
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Wow, what a clusterfuck of a clearance that was from De Gea.
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Andy has to do more with that.
And I know I’ve said it before, but for the love of fuck, FINISH THE PLAY AND BITCH AT THE REF WHEN THE BALL IS DEAD.
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Be more useless, Maxi. I dare you.
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Carra and Maxi off, Adam and Kuyt on.
Well, OK. Guessing Kuyt up top, Gerrard playing a bit deeper in a box-to-box role to cover a bit of Carra’s defensive presence.
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Halsley is notorious for leaving the cards in his pocket
I think it could have been a red, but it doesn’t surprise me that nothing came of it. I do think he was going to get booked if he hadn’t gone off though.
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Good kick by Gerrard, but De Gea played it right...
… for once.
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God De Gea is horrible today
But Liverpool is doing nothing to punish him for it
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Except that's not the case today.
Most times, keepers look stellar against us. De Gea has been comprehensively awful, but Liverpool haven’t done anything with the chances he’s given them.
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I wish you made De Gea look like Joe Hart :)
by Sweet science on Jan 28, 2012 2:15 PM GMT up reply actions
Gerrard off, Bellamy on
Makes sense, Gerrard has been a bit off today. Missed who got the armband, guessing it’s Pepe.
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I don’t like the sight of Bellemy
But I love the sight of Stevie departing
by Sweet science on Jan 28, 2012 2:16 PM GMT up reply actions
Stevie looked a bit tired and his touch has been off all day
Not a sub that surprises me at all, especially with Bellamy likely to give the spark that Liverpool needs.
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That's a Manchester fan.
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Crap, Javier Hernandez on.
I hate him sooooooooooooooooooooooo much.
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Either he or Bells gets the winner imo
but one of the two is coming up with a late goal.
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Here comes that little bastard
God I hate him always bites us in the ass
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
Yes,
And we were singing hymns and arias... Much louder than Cardiff because we're in the Premier League!
by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:21 PM GMT up reply actions
Be a bit unfair if it was at Anfield again :)
by Sweet science on Jan 28, 2012 2:23 PM GMT up reply actions
I have no problem with unfair if it benefits us.
:)
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:24 PM GMT up reply actions
I am new to this and the FA is so bizarro sometimes I never assume anymore :)
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
Wish he'd been brought on sooner.
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:25 PM GMT up reply actions
We need to finish strong in the last 10 minutes.
And we were singing hymns and arias... Much louder than Cardiff because we're in the Premier League!
by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:25 PM GMT reply actions
Yep. Same old story.
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:26 PM GMT up reply actions
If this ends up in a draw, we’ll have to play United twice in four days. Both at Old Trafford.
Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
Suits me
I don’t mind us beating you twice in a week :)
by Sweet science on Jan 28, 2012 2:29 PM GMT up reply actions
And can't you get a conversation at the Busby Babe?
so weak you gotta come troll here.
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Ay
I ain’t trolling
that was a simple light hearted joke
ANd it sure has backfired on me!
by Sweet science on Jan 28, 2012 2:33 PM GMT up reply actions
Um, yes you are
and Suarez is looking forward to his visit next month. Enjoy the terror.
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He's not trolling.
It’s like watching the game with a Man U fan. A little good natured ribbing is always fun.
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by Bromantic on Jan 29, 2012 1:32 AM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Hey, at least you get to hear a rousing rendition of Fields of Anfield Road.
Enjoy.
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:35 PM GMT up reply actions
KUYT!!!!
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:31 PM GMT reply actions
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY SHIT
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Such a shame
Now please go away.
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Now Park the fucking Bus
someone stick to Hernandez like fucking glue
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
I swear, Dirk Kuyt must hate United more than everyone on this blog combined.
He loves breaking their hearts.
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:33 PM GMT reply actions
So close to a second goal up there too.
And SO happy it was Evra who fucked that up.
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Giggs off, Berba on
Could get dangerous if the Mancs get possession.
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Fifth Round Proper, here we come!
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:37 PM GMT reply actions
I feel like United is going to be like we were in 2008/2009.
Finish 2nd in the league, advance to latter stages in cup competitions, and don’t win anything.
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:43 PM GMT up reply actions
Fair play to you guys (As in your team)
I feel if Lindegaard had played we would have won…..
Still don’t know how I was trolling….
See you at OT in the league
For what it's worth
I do t think you were trolling. I think everyone is caught up in the anxiety of this game at the time. Although it might be because you and I have always had good banter over at TBB.
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by Bromantic on Jan 28, 2012 3:59 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Cheers Bromantic
The answer to your fanpost…. No he shouldn’t have played :)
Again… I will say, see you at OT… You will have Suarez back
Hopefully we will have…. Nani, Rio, Rooney, Cleverley, Young :)
And Lindegaard (Praise the lord)
by Sweet science on Jan 28, 2012 4:13 PM GMT up reply actions
*dont
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by Bromantic on Jan 29, 2012 1:33 AM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Your keyboard is really letting you down today, man.
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It isn't my keyboard
Its my fat fingers on my small hobbit hands.
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Well done.
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Now that was worth getting up early for
And one game left and we get Luis back
Our future is so bright we have to wear shades ;)
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YNWA my friends
That was absolutely fantastic. These last two matches could be a massive turning point in this season.
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My thoughts exactly. Taking both Manchester clubs out of cups inside of a week? Huge.
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by wildcatlh on Jan 28, 2012 2:46 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
And we get a RESTED Suarez back in the lineup
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by beast in bama on Jan 28, 2012 3:19 PM GMT up reply actions
It doesn’t get better than beating those dirty Mancs, no matter the competition! What a great way to start my Saturday! Hell yea!
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It gets better for me.
I’ll be at All About Beer magazine’s World Beer Festival in 2 hours. $40 ticket = all you can drink in good beer (not Bud Light, Miller Light, etc.). :)
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 2:58 PM GMT up reply actions
Columbia, SC
I think they have these things in Virginia and North Carolina as well.
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 3:13 PM GMT up reply actions
I think it's $50 at the door.
But if you’re driving an hour, what’s another $10? haha
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by Never Leave College on Jan 28, 2012 3:31 PM GMT up reply actions
bit of a drive from Arkansas
not that I am not used to driving for beer I live in a dry county ;)
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there is one in Durham
At the DBAP (Durham Bulls Athletic Park)
Fantastic event!
by NC Nole on Jan 28, 2012 3:42 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
And Liverpool stayed classy
Huzzah to the Kop they gave Evra crap but it seems like they kept it above the board YNWA living well is the best revenge :)
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He could still make something up like he did last time. Wouldn’t surprise me at all.
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by Mitchell Green on Jan 28, 2012 2:54 PM GMT up reply actions
be harder this time he did not fall down sucking his thumb this time
lol
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Men of the match – Carroll (lively, and the winning assist), Kelly (gave everyone fits on the right), Skrtel (did Welbeck do anything of note at all?)
Definitely worth the early wake-up. What a week it’s been.
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Carroll was absolute shit for the first 80'
No way I could give it to him. I’m glad he pulled his head out of his ass and he did have a great final 10’. But that can’t undo the first 80’ for me.
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by Bromantic on Jan 28, 2012 4:01 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Disagree
he was extremely active the first 30 minutes or more, but we were playing that hoof it forward with no link up from him to the midfield, expecting him to handle the attack on his lonesome. He wasn’t great, but I thought he had a solid game.
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Active yes
But he did nothing with it and still looked lazy up there. Again, he was on his own, but he doesn’t use his physical strengths to his advantage. He can run around all he wants, but he didn’t hold up play, he didn’t harass United’s back 4, he did do anything. For me he was just running around looking busy and making poor flicks and touches.
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Agreed.
I’ve been a huge Carroll supporter, but he was fuckawful until about the 75th minute. Wasteful touches, dawdled on the ball almost every time he had it, and couldn’t generate a single damn useful thing.
It’s like the argument I’ve been having with USMNT fans about Jermaine Jones this past week: active does not equal good. just because you run around like a chicken with your head cut off doesn’t mean you’re being useful to the team, and Carroll certainly was not for most of this match.
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by c_dowley on Jan 28, 2012 6:00 PM GMT via Android app up reply actions
But was that him?
or the lack of support play around him? He’s not the quick, creative attacker to break defenders down ala Suarez, so if that’s what you’re wanting, you’ll never get it. He’d fight for balls, bring them down, and be standing there alone between two defenders with no one to work with. It’s not easy to play up front on an island like he was.
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I agree it is the system somewhat
But too often he was simply just beaten to headers. If he won one, he would flick it on to no one. He had to know there was no one more advanced that him when he is tight on the last defender. I know what we are getting out of him, but it doesn’t mean he has played well because he has done what I expect him to do (and I’m sure you all know how low my expectations of him are).
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Might not have been 100% him, but an awful lot of it was
His “activity” played him out of position a lot, and when he did get the ball, he f*cked around with it for several seconds before doing anything, and would usually play off a clumsy pass backwards instead of doing anything incisive with it. I counted eight touches in the first hour where he passed back instead of taking a clear opportunity to turn and run or send a through ball to an advancing team-mate. That’s unacceptable to me.
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I am thinking the best thing that could have happen was that terrible league game
It allowed Kenny to blow up and get in peoples shit and he really seemed to light a fire these last two game.
Now if they can just guard against the let down when we see Wolves they need to keep this momentum rolling into the league games :)
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Would anyone be the slightest bit shocked if we drew Everton in the next round?
This year’s draws seem decidedly biased towards notable matchups like that. If it’s not them, it’s Chelsea.
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The big clubs that we seem to handle
The way we’re going, it’s the Leiscester City’s, Millwall’s, and Stevenage Borough’s we have to worry about!!
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From @rogbennett
Great week for Liverpool. Somewhere an FA Official makes note to heat balls marked Liverpool & Everton ahead of the 5th Round “random” draw
"The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they don't know the game" -Bill Shankly
by Bromantic on Jan 28, 2012 4:05 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
The FA
There are rumors that Patrice Evra and Whisky Nose were seen leaving the ref’s dressing room logging their complaint that the flying dutchman actually had the nerve to put the winner past he and DeGea! Expect some sort of action against Dirk via the Ferguson Assoc.
by NC Nole on Jan 28, 2012 3:40 PM GMT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
DeGea ocular fund
I am creating a fund to pay DeGea NOT to have any ocular procedures. I see his as being more valuable as any transfer business that LFC can do in the near future!
by NC Nole on Jan 28, 2012 3:53 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
I'm saving my money for Carroll's
He misjudged so many balls.
"The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they don't know the game" -Bill Shankly
by Bromantic on Jan 28, 2012 4:03 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
That Xmas card isn't any nearer to being wrote then....
by Sweet science on Jan 28, 2012 4:15 PM GMT up reply actions
Not a chance
But I suppose he has a full year to change my mind. Although he has already had plenty of time to impress me to get a card.
"The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they don't know the game" -Bill Shankly
DeGea ocular fund
I am creating a fund to pay DeGea NOT to have any ocular procedures. I see him as being more valuable as any transfer business that LFC can do in the near future!
by NC Nole on Jan 28, 2012 3:54 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Liverpool Tickets
Liverpool FC had turned over Chelsea and Juventus to reach the Champions League finals in Istanbul, then they went three goals down in the first half of the game. Was it possible they could claw it back.Liverpool Tickets
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