EPL - Liverpool vs Manchester United - Oct 25

• One Harmonius Blend

  26 Oct 09, 00:30

  The best team won, so do whatever you want.

   

• Redster

  26 Oct 09, 00:31

  
  

• Medicated Oil

  26 Oct 09, 00:34

  Come on, the season is still young.

  The hungrier team won tonight. (Maybe Ah Ben starve them of their lunch)

  Both team gave a exciting match for the fans to cheer about.

  That is what soccer match is supposed to be.

  There is still the return leg.

  :)

• One Harmonius Blend

  26 Oct 09, 00:34

  Originally posted by Medicated Oil:

  SAF underestimated Ah Ben team line-up.

  He put a left back as a left winger.

  I was shocked.

  Ah Ben was crazy so was the Liverpool players.

  But, they dun give this type of crazy performance every match.

  The referee lost control of some part of the game.

  It was one of few exciting game that I have watched.

  Ah Ben will still be sacked at the end of the season if he failed to qualify for the next stage of CL and next year CL.

   

  one thing i still couldnt understand, why would Sir Alex Ferguson mess his formation up on a big game?

   

  2006-07 season and 2007-08 season they did fine, but the last 3 matches is just absolutely horrible.

• funniegal

  26 Oct 09, 00:36

  frankly speaking..will we draw/win..if let say..liverpool kena yellow card for a few changelle on us?...

   

  a lot of go astray...sigh.!

   

  nvm..

• McVay

  26 Oct 09, 00:38

  i will laugh if liverpool starts losing after this match.

• Poolman

  26 Oct 09, 00:40

  Originally posted by Redster:

  ok sorry for what i said earlier. but please dont mind us pool fans celebrate abit more.. this season has been really shitty for us

  
  it worth a celebration to break our four games in a rown duck .

  To break the duck against MU , just make it sweeter .

• limpper

  26 Oct 09, 00:40

  surprised at how liverpool performed today

  really good, esp yossi

  but still im waiting for rafael's resignation letter

  he and the yanks must go

• zocoss

  26 Oct 09, 00:41

  Originally posted by gasband:

  Lets be gracious here ok. Today, even the much maligned Lucas and the ever dependent Masch dominated Scholes and Carrick in midfield. We did not cause serious trouble for the defence of Man U but seriously what was Ferdinand doing, they were practically inviting Yossi to make that pass to Torres and if Torres had gone down, that would be a penalty and a red for Rio surely but as one of the greatest strikers, he stayed on his feet and made a shot that is almost impossible to stop.

   

  And must commend Carragher for his performance today. Although, he was the last man, Owen was going away from goal, so thats the ref's interpretation so its only a yellow card.

  I totally agree with you, and precisely what I meant from the start... There was no fight at all in the midfield... I am not surprise Scholes, Carrick and Giggs were over run in there... When I first saw the line up, I already said its finished... (You can see it at the top of page 3) lol... Pool are not a rubbish side at home, they are a very fast team and if you don't have fast players especially midfielders to combat them, then its finished. Exactly what I expected...

  Against arsenal also the same, I have to say had it not been for Fletcher playing in that match, United would have also lost to the gunners...

  And to be honest, it wasn't as though Owen was heading for the corner flag, i think it was more like the top edge of the box... But still the rules say last man so I have to take it as that...

  And what is with Vidic and Mascherano, these 2 fellers always gets sent off when they meet... lol. The better team on the day won indeed...

• Poolman

  26 Oct 09, 00:42

  technically , Mu played badly today .

  And MU played so badly tat make us looked good .

  Isn't it ?

• Medicated Oil

  26 Oct 09, 00:42

  SAF was right to use scholes and giggs, given that they only have to handle Mas.

  Lucas was nobody and you can rob the ball from him by giving him a lollipop.

  Liverpool was leaking goals from set piece so giggs can score from free kick.

  Experience is the key in providing the crosses to the strikers.

  The only issue is Rooney was not fully fit and was not active.

  Mickey Mouse is the better choice and it was strange that SAF deployed him so late.

  He would have win the match or created some havoc at the penalty area.

   

• One Harmonius Blend

  26 Oct 09, 00:42

  Originally posted by limpper:

  surprised at how liverpool performed today

  really good, esp yossi

  but still im waiting for rafael's resignation letter

  he and the yanks must go

  i dont think he should go, just yet

• Poolman

  26 Oct 09, 00:44

  Vidic to me , his weak point is his speed .....

  Torres always did that when playing against MU , just speed past him , won the race and will have a chance to score goal .

  Vidic once lost the race , he'll pull you down .

  That's why last 2 games , Vidic red card for the same reason .

• One Harmonius Blend

  26 Oct 09, 00:44

  Originally posted by Medicated Oil:

  SAF was right to use scholes and giggs, given that they only have to handle Mas.

  Lucas was nobody and you can rob the ball from him by giving him a lollipop.

  Liverpool was leaking goals from set piece so giggs can score from free kick.

  Experience is the key in providing the crosses to the strikers.

  The only issue is Rooney was not fully fit and was not active.

  Mickey Mouse is the better choice and it was strange that SAF deployed him so late.

  He would have win the match or created some havoc at the penalty area.

   

  So Liverpool's weakness is conceding goals from set-pieces, and having Lucas Leiva on the field?

• One Harmonius Blend

  26 Oct 09, 00:45

  Originally posted by Poolman:

  Vidic to me , his weak point is his speed .....

  Torres always did that when playing against MU , just speed past him , won the race and will have a chance to score goal .

  Vidic once lost the race , he'll pull you down .

  That's why last 2 games , Vidic red card for the same reason .

  his bad temper has caused him lots of trouble, especially games like this

• Poolman

  26 Oct 09, 00:51

  No la , today just one of those day when a good team lost their usual form and played badly .

  And thus make a bad team played and looked really good .

  Maybe MU lost ....cos Gerrard never play .

  They just dunno who is running the show ?

  Yossi was the one .

  When Gerarrd played , MU marked him and mark Liverpool out .

   

• I-like-flings(m)

  26 Oct 09, 00:52

  Originally posted by Redster:

  someone is jealous a "shit" team beat his fav team..

  
  ya lor really shit team.. even their supporter also admit it's a shit team now..

• limpper

  26 Oct 09, 00:53

  Originally posted by One Harmonius Blend:

  i dont think he should go, just yet

  i wanted him to go since 2 seasons ago

• zocoss

  26 Oct 09, 00:59

  I hope Pool manage to get pass the first stage of the CL... Cos I don't want the others having to play in the CL while they can concentrate fully in the league...

  And again, I notice whenever Scholes and Giggs play together against good sides, they are more likely to lose... Against Barcelona also the same, no legs to run the midfield... against Pool last year also the same... This 2 cannot play together against fast sides anymore cos they have lost their legs...

• zocoss

  26 Oct 09, 01:03

  Originally posted by limpper:

  i wanted him to go since 2 seasons ago

  
  Haha limpper, haven't I been saying this whole week Pool will win to save benny his job... Like i said earlier, you can have form, skills, star player... But nothing can outdo a determine set of players... If they are motivated enough, they will be almost invincible... lol

• youyayu

  26 Oct 09, 01:03

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  I hope Pool manage to get pass the first stage of the CL... Cos I don't want the others having to play in the CL while they can concentrate fully in the league...

  And again, I notice whenever Scholes and Giggs play together against good sides, they are more likely to lose... Against Barcelona also the same, no legs to run the midfield... against Pool last year also the same... This 2 cannot play together against fast sides anymore cos they have lost their legs...

  i hope they don't get into CL zzzzzz

  i am sick of watching Liverpoo VS Chelsea

• brokenluv

  26 Oct 09, 01:05

  Liverpool is very unpredictable nowadays, especially when the odds are stacked against them, they do damn well, like today.

  Indeed, the battle was won in midfield, pool players closed down every ball whereas man utd didnt looked like they wanted to win the ball back, they needed anderson or fletcher badly. I would say lucas and mash did well. Benayoun was exceptional for me he was the motm. It also seemed that rio and vidic seem uncomfortable handling torres, its like their nemesis. Vidic's red card was damn similar to the one last season where he was the last man and he brought down gerrard i think.

  p.s N'gog ks goal -.-''

• limpper

  26 Oct 09, 01:08

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  
  Haha limpper, haven't I been saying this whole week Pool will win to save benny his job... Like i said earlier, you can have form, skills, star player... But nothing can outdo a determine set of players... If they are motivated enough, they will be almost invincible... lol

  true luh

  but still i want rafael and the yanks out

• limpper

  26 Oct 09, 01:12

  alright, my thoughts for today's match

  lucas did so so, not bad as compared to previous performances.

  yossi had a really good time on the right side, im really impressed.

  torres had problems in the early game with vidic and rio, both seem to want torres out of the game. i was abit worried though, that fernando cant take it.

  dirt kuyt as usual, nothing special nothing so bad.

  fabio aurelio was alright, i was very surprised at rafael's decision to play him in the center then abit left.

  jamie improved from previous bad performances

  agger stayed as he is, had a few couple of decent tackles

  glen was okay on the right, did enough to stop evra and giggs at certain point of the game.

  i was so worried when i saw 5 mins added.

• zocoss

  26 Oct 09, 01:15

  Liverpool exposed Manchester United's underlying problems with victory at Anfield

   

  

   

   

  In the build-up to the Liverpool v Manchester United clash at Anfield, all the focus had been on the problems of the hosts. No squad depth, two-man team, cold and unimaginative manager – so the charge sheet read. The problems of their opponents went completely under the radar, primarily because they lay top of the Premier League.

  Manchester United’s problems this season have occasionally risen towards the surface (the form of Rio Ferdinand), but have never truly broken through, mainly due to the wonderful form of Wayne Rooney and the majestic Ryan Giggs.

  But United still appear to be struggling to adapt to the Cristiano Ronaldo-shaped hole in their midfield. They have looked superb in patches this season (away at Tottenham and in the second half at Wigan), but they have failed to consistently hit the heights they were capable of in seasons past.

  United were outplayed by Arsenal at Old Trafford in August, yet somehow prevailed 2-1, were given a major scare by Manchester City, needed a 94th-minute own goal by Anton Ferdinand to rescue a draw against Sunderland and were left desperately clinging on at home to Bolton a week ago. Without Darren Fletcher at Anfield, the midfield was overrun and outfought. How they need a fully fit Owen Hargreaves.

  Michael Carrick has so far been underwhelming this term, and he was again ineffectual at Anfield, and while Paul Scholes has played well, he is not a long-term solution in central midfield. Both failed to deal with the pressing game that Liverpool employed against them on Sunday, Rafael Benitez ensuring Lucas Leiva and and Javier Mascherano were always upon them, giving them no time to breathe.

  Anderson remains frustratingly inconsistent, Antonio Valencia is slowly improving but is no Ronaldo and Nani is just, well, Nani. Only Giggs and, when fit, Fletcher have consistently shone in the United midfield and that must be a concern for Sir Alex Ferguson.

  Ferdinand’s form has already been under the spotlight this year, and he should have done better for Fernando Torres’ opener at Anfield. And with John O’Shea unconvincing at right back and Dimitar Berbatov an underwhelming enigma up front, there are yet more problem areas for Ferguson to address.

  But those problem areas will be addressed. Ferguson will not allow a defeat at Anfield to precipitate the onset of a crisis. United may not quite look the force of the past two seasons, but they remain the Premier League champions and it will still take a Herculean effort for anyone to dethrone them.