That would be quite unfair to the other clubs right? Look what it did to La Liga, it's dominated by Barca and Real every season.

I would like ask, anybody been to Miri here? I'm here for a project and interested to know where's the best place to watch footie?

I've been to Cheerie Berries for the Merseyside Derby unfortunately they play music over the match. Kinda potong stim if you ask me.

Is Chili Peppers at Miri Town?

Anybody else here happen to be in Miri as well?

I think this game would be the best chance to play Henderson and Adam in the middle. I'm actually quite impressed with what I've seen in Henderson so far, although not the finished article, he would benefit from playing in his natural position. Has a good vision and technique, not bad for a young English player. Though, we are far more likely to see him on the right (Kuyt on the bench), Gerrard & Adam in the middle.

Another player I would like to see tomorrow is Coates. Needs the PL exposure.

Woy: "I think the 25,000 fans watching in the stadium..." Wtf is he trying to nick Rafa Benitez there?

Skrtel always look nervous when paired with Carra, Agger has this uncanny ability to put some kind of assurance to the defence. Agger to us is like Van Persie to Arsenal, injury-prone but important enough to start whenever fit.

Sad to see Gerrard getting injured, must have been a frustrating year for him. Speedy recovery to him.

Speaking of the captain, I'm glad that King Kenny seems to share the view of fans when it comes to captaincy, having awarded it to Pepe & Lucas in absence of Stevie & Carra. Both of them have been the most consistent players for the past few seasons and have the leadership to carry the team.

By 3 players, are you referring to Carroll, Downing and Hendo? Give them time to gel and settle down eh? Not every player turns out to be a Suarez or Enrique. I, for one am happy what I've seen with Downing and Hendo so far.

Downing lost a bit steam since the Sunderland game, but we all know what he could do when on form. Somebody else pointed out that a lot of our attack came from the left this season, quite unsurprising as he links up pretty well with Enrique.
As for Henderson, what are his statistics like (Goals, assists etc.) so far? I think he was monumental in a few goals and even scored a cracker. I like what I see so far and judging from his attitude, he has what it takes to make it far.

I'm starting to be pissed off my players throwing blatant baseline accusations at Suarez. It was a soft penalty no doubt, but the contact was there and it was far from being a dive:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/...-diving?cc=4716

Speaking of accusations, whatever happened to the Patrice Evra case? After weeks of investigations and there is still no outcome? No video evidence?
If this turns out to be a non-event, can Liverpool sue Evra for defamation?

More disgusting than the playacting and divings on the pitch are these whining and baseless accusations.

Don't forget that he was best player in the Copa America, he's deserves to be in the finalist spot if not win it, but I won't be surprised if it goes to a Barca player.

They are different players man. Put it simply, Torres was a talented striker with the pace and finishing to create that moment of brilliance and win games.
Suarez, on the other hand, tears defenders a new a$$hole every single minute he gets the ball.

Weren't we clamouring for a classic number 7 when Torres was around? Now that he's here, let's enjoy while we can.

Not sure if this is posted before but does anybody here listen to football podcast? Recently, I've been following the relatively new podcast The Anfield Wrap:
http://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2011/10/the-...isode-fourteen/

The show itself is not bad, where they invite a lot of guests to discuss all about LFC. The latest episode lasted about an hour but they have brought up interesting topics and points to keep the listeners going.

And I'm sure you're gonna love the Woy jokes and impersonation.
"After the West Brom game I was truly mad... because I was thinking WTF was that guy doing in Liverpool last year?"

On the other hand in the NextGen series, Molde has held Wolfsburg to a draw. Which means Liverpool are most likely to qualify for the knockout stages. (Molde could still beat Sporting and get level on points with us, but they have a -10 GD)

It's difficult to see us winning the tournament but it's a great experience for the players.

His days in Liverpool are numbered. He will still play an important role in the team, but not a starter for every match. As good as Dirk Kuyt is, his technical abilities let him down too often enough to slow the team in attacking phases. Not ideal if you would like to play a pass and move game.

Plus, it's a good opportunity to field -no disrespect intended to Swansea- Henderson and build his experience. It's a home game against a newly promoted side, you're expected to win with or without Kuyt.

Check out the following site:
http://www.streamlivesports.net/live-footb...occer-streaming

However the streaming has been slow for me here in Miri. Bummer, I'm sure the mamaks out there are showing the United match. =/

It's back to where we were 2 seasons ago eh? Failing to break teams down in Anfield. I reckon it was worse today though, we couldn't even control the game and keep possession. Poor performance from the players. Henderson and Downing were sub-par, Suarez was giving away balls, Adam was... well Adam was as usual, decent for 10 minutes and idle for the other 80. Carroll was trying his best to hold the ball and win headers, but he could only do so much. Should have scored with that early chance but it seems that anything that Downing does is jinxed and bound to hit the bar.

Credits to Swansea though, defence was very well organized and at one point schooled us with their own pass and move. Had they were less wasteful, they would have beaten us.

Yeah, please leave. Nobody needs you here. Go buy your new Newcastle jersey.

Oh, one more thing. We rarely win when John Henry is in the stadium eh? Somebody bar him from watching our matches please.

I remember somebody pointing that out during the United game, so maybe there's truth in there.

Oh yeah, in fact I blame the female linesman who flagged Kuyt for offside too.

They knew that with Kenny we try to pass from the back and hoof less, hence they pressed our defenders and try to force a mistake. Reina was casual too but I guess he didn't expect that kind of pressing from Swansea.

But how many times has he hit the woodwork? Twice at least this season? And how many times has he delivered a good cross but our players were not up for it? And what about Carroll's chance yesterday? One question I have though is, why are our wingers keep switching positions? Downing is limited on the right and neither Henderson nor Kuyt could play on the left.

I remember during Rafa's tenure and how he kept emphasizing on 'controlling the game' even if it meant playing with a lone striker against Stoke at home. However. this isn't the first time we're seeing the lack of control, is it? We were overwhelmed by Spur's midfield and coincidently we fielded the same front 6. By putting a bit of pressure and restrict space, our CMs lacks the composure or versatility to get out of trouble. I hate to pinpoint a player, but Adam is limited in this sense.

Having that said though, we weren't playing Spurs last night. It was Swansea at home! Our front 4 were uncharacteristically poor and wasn't threatening in the final third. As time goes, their players were growing in confidence and started to impose their game. That should never be allowed to happen in the first place. We need to start games at Anfield like how we ended the last 10 minutes. We've done it against Norwich and there is no reason why we couldn't repeat that, plus we've had a full week's rest and preparation.

Nothing against Carroll but don't you think that explanation is flawed? Andy was injured when he came in and only managed 7 appearance for us. Now I ask you, what difference would it make if he held off buying Carroll then until the summer? Newcastle will not have the upper hand in the deal and we will have more time to evaluate other strikers available. Wouldn't that be more sensible? John Henry has indirectly attributed the purchase was done partly as a damage control over Torres' sale and to reassure fans that there will be investment in the club. But that doesn't make the deal any less overpriced. I for one think that we could have better options in the summer.

Having that said, what is done is done already. Obviously, Dalglish has seen the potential in Carroll to push the deal through and has the confidence to develop Carroll into a world class player. Give him another season or 2.

On a side note, don't forget that a certain other team has a 30m half-season wonder striker sitting on the bench too. Didn't see them complaining, eh?

I love Alonso interviews, his understanding and knowledge of the game is impeccable for a footballer. Some interesting points he made:
I still remember the interview he had with Jan Molby, which I enjoyed very much:

http://www.guillembalague.com/interview_de...n%20Molby&id=59

Can we bring him back?

So Suarez is a cheat and something like this is lauded as heroic?



And how about Maradona's Hand of God?

It pisses me enough hearing the media calling Suarez a cheat, let alone a so-called lifelong fan. Suarez's antics is always due to high expectations from himself. It was never a frustration at the manager or the team. Look at his face whenever he misses a sitter. He's a winner and he won't accept anything less than the best. And how often does he dive anyway? Compared to the number of times he was fouled only to be ignored by the referee?

It's not wrong to expect your players to be honest, I never said otherwise. But it's a whole different thing when you call your player a Class A Cheater.