I already had a bad feeling about this game earlier.I mean how could we possibly play Mourinho's style after gerrard scored?Rafa surely never hear about " attack being the best defense" eh?

it was a great game after all.....

That's because you're an Everton fan. Not meaning to be bias or what, but you guys really were lucky.

Crap, but yea, nice game.

Only Liverpool will play like this. Other top teams will never play defensive so early in the game. Chelsea, Arsenal, they don't even know what defend is, fully attack and attack. United play more moderate approach, attack and defend casually. Liverpool? One goal, sub everyone, ultra defensive. Rafa is great, but this kind of play surely won't get us anywhere.

Furthermore, it's not like Stoke last week, where all eleven players at the back. Everton opens up an yet we still can't penetrate their defensive line. Gerrard goal was from distant. For me, today everybody played well as individual but not so good as a team. Baines and Hibbert defend their zone so well.

So lets blame Lucas like last week as things goes wrong when he came on..hahahahhaha...jk

Great record we have over here... 5 draws in 8 games... Superb

Ultra defensive with Lucas on instead of Mascherano? Not in a million years dude.

It's pretty obvious Rafa intended to deploy Benayoun for more width and Gerrard getting more space after Keane's off.

RAFA'S MESSAGE TO LIVERPOOL STARS

Rafa Benitez has told his disheartened players they still have an excellent chance of ending Liverpool's long wait for a league title despite missing out on top spot with a 1-1 draw against Everton.
Steven Gerrard looked to have given the Reds all three points with a wonderful hit from 30 yards. Anfield was stunned, however, when Tim Cahill nodded home at the near post with just minutes remaining.

The result puts Liverpool level on points with leaders Manchester United, who have a superior goal difference and a game in hand.

Asked how big a blow a derby draw was to his side's title hopes, Benitez replied: "It is too soon. We are in a very good position. It could be better, but we have to look at the positives. We are level on points at the top with Man Utd and it's January. We are also through in the Champions League and the Cup.

"We have to be disappointed because we dropped two points when we were winning with three minutes to go, but still there are a lot of positives.

"You have to think about whether we would have wanted to be in this position if you asked back in August - I can guarantee that 100 per cent of the fans would have said yes.

"I have told the players - and it's not easy because everyone is disappointed - that they have to look at the positives.

"We can play better. Some players are coming back from injury and they will improve."

Asked if the foul from Yossi Benayoun which led to Everton's equaliser was avoidable, Benitez added: "I have seen the replay of how we conceded and maybe it wasn't necessary. The delivery was really good but maybe we could have done better."

Reporters also quizzed Benitez on whether he regretted substituting Fernando Torres shortly before the leveller.

He said: "I do not know what difference it would have made to have a very tired Torres on the pitch defending this free-kick."

But he will never leave Kuyt the 'golden boy' on the bench.

where got 6 points? the losing side get 0 point not -3

Another top 4 team drop 3 for losing 1 match and u gain 3 for winning = ? Simple maths


If u still dont get it, I dunno what to say

This post has been edited by solstice818: Jan 20 2009, 07:33 AM

blame lucas...dia masuk takde ong

Spell me Lucas full name and stop b****ing.

the fact is it still 3 points.. u dun get 3 points until u've played the game

Of cos it's 3 points.. I m not saying that a match gives u 6points...I mean indirectly, the winner gains 6points from the rival because the other half drop 3/failed to get 3... Sigh...This is going nowhere and I think someone else have to do the explantion.

well, lets say team A have 53 points, Team B have 50...then A lost, still stuck with 50, while B win, will continue on to 53 points..unless you are confident team B can win against A, then it's still 3 points for me...

In a match of both rivals, the winner gets three and the loser loses three.

That's six. Do the maths.

man again rafa use lucas and change it with torres . ..

now its do or die . we have to win all the matches . if everyday draw might as well surrender the title to man u ...

all talk about surrender or giving up for wat?

while the villa fans are all thinking of winning the league since they are only 3pts off the top.
better u all go be villa fans then

Team A 50 points
Team B 53 Points
Difference is 3 points

This week A vs B

If A wins
Team A 53 points
Team B 53 Points
Difference is 0 points

If B wins
Team A 50 points
Team B 56 Points
Difference is 6 points

The bolded part shows why it is a 6 pointer game.

Ps. Ignoring the result of a draw lah.

in a logical world, loser doesnt lose any points

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Added on January 20, 2009, 8:13 amthat is all based on assumption that B is leading A by 3 pts prior to the match.

what if both A and B are the same points initially? its only a 3 pt difference

again, in a logical world...

This post has been edited by Everdying: Jan 20 2009, 08:13 AM