I smell defeats and a heavy 1.... Stoke 7-0 Liverpool.

dont wanna be pessimistic ..
but i think it will be another draw ..
shud've put spearing and pacecho at least there..

In Rafa we trust.

You'll Never Walk Alone

The formations tell me one thing, Rafa is trying to avoid defeats rather trying to win.

good luck with liverpool

u too much mate
at most stoke 4-0 liverpul

7-0 seems like we are timor leste

If that team can't even defend Stoke, they might as well as retire lolx. I still think we might win, Degen and Insua are not really defenders as far as I'm concerned. Need them to provide the width tonight, wherelse Kuyt and Ngog have to take their chances.

Stoke line-ups: Sorensen, Huth, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Delap, Whitehead, Diao, Etherington, Sidibe, Sanli. Subs: Simonsen, Whelan, Lawrence, Fuller, Pugh, Collins, Wilkinson.

hi guys. first of all, i'm a chelsea fan. and i just want to give my opinion. for a big club like liverpool, surely the current condition is very bad. for me, i still regard rafa benitez is one of the manager in football world. IMHO, the current problem faced by the club is from the owners. do you ever feel there is thing call LOVE that comes from your owner? for me, they disrupt liverpool and honestly, the thing that keeps the team together is the FANS, and the song of YNWA.

managers do make mistake. let us be fair to rafa, he do that mistake under pressure. no transfer kitty, sell players but cannot use the money and many more.. i really pity him. any manager that faced with the problem surely take time to recover or not at all. every team need new player. new player keep the competition healthy, bring new mood to other player in making friends etc

next is about the team itself. for me, liverpool need a backup striker. since liverpool like to play with torres up alone, why not try to get andre-pierre gignac to the team? he is strong, nice ball control and a classy finisher. the midfield department of liverpool is superb although an addition of strong and HIGH player (in ballack mould, during his prime era hehe) surely can give tactical advantage to the team. hopefully maxi rodriguez is not a flop. from what i know, he is a very good player. maybe he can fill in the gap during the absence of benayoun.

finally, the most dissapointing department is the defense. pepe reina is godlike but no keeper can fulfill his role with stupid (sorry for using this word) defenders. i really impress with johnson and insua. maybe a utility player that can play in both position is a great addition. the main problem is the center backs. i seriously think carragher has past his prime. he is to prone to mistakes and usually, the mistake cost the team. getting THREE new center back (or one at a time) to renew the department should be the top priority.

every team must admit no striker/forward is 100% efficient (scores on every chance presented to him). with this in mind, the success of the team will fall on the rigidity of the back line. if you score a lot of goals, but the opponent also hit you back, that will be pointless. in the first season of mourinho in chelsea, the team only conceded less than 15times all season. some people may say attack is the best defense, but please.. this is just ridiculuos. football world is evolving and for me, this statement is wrong.

that's all i want to say. sorry to barge in like this. i hope nobody is offended by my post. cheers guys ^^V

wow, that was a cheesy advertisement... the myeg extra time thing
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but i like it!

We're going to win. In Vision we all trust!

either rafa's a real genius or he's totally lost his marbles....
a centerback as a right back, and two fullbacks as wingers.

Wont be surprised if Diao scored the winner...Former players always did well against us.

a good defence is a good offence? no?

MASCHERANO OMG HE WAS CLEAR ALL THE WAY.. stupid aurelio.. what was he thinking??

Degen put in a disastrous shit ball! Unbelievable!

could the commentators and pundits tone it down a tad? the way they talk about stoke i would think that they are a top side

Streaming the match right now.

Liverpool are controlling the match now.

eh? goal for stoke!

oops sori. got carried away.

This post has been edited by madmoz: Jan 16 2010, 08:54 PM

Huh goal for stoke?
my streaming slower abit is it?
taking free kick now

EDIT: LOL.Madmoz went wrong

This post has been edited by ericling: Jan 16 2010, 08:55 PM