Wow you know he gave you more penalty kicks than the more times he favoured us.

can say so ... but not now ... may be end of the season ...

he is so poor in the top 4 mini league, only recorded a draw, which is the 1-1 draw with MU in Bridge ...

btw, furious with Gerrard for diving ... luckiyl Riley spotted it and give him a yellow ...

Yeap liverpool deserve to win even chelsea did not out wif 10 man...

that sent out probably will secure a draw for chelsea....liverpool shows the will to win ytd....where is the old strong mentality chelsea???

that bosingwa kik muz be watch to much of kung fu movie ni...

crap man... evra still not fit? any idea when he gonna be back? we lack the speed n cross of evra at the left!

thats the crap ref man, the ref should be banned, ridiculous mistakes from him to award red card to The Lamp. he clearly won the ball not the legs. But the best is The Actors..... nak klentong ref konon...!

This post has been edited by nizamhameed: Feb 2 2009, 10:20 AM

Liverpool deserved to win? How so? Yes, they threatened in the first half but no real clear cut chances. And in the second half, it was only after a cock-up from Mike Riley that Liverpool started imposing themselves.

If any case, we're still in just a good position for the league as we've been. Chelsea seem a bigger threat to us than Liverpool in all honesty. After losing to us at Old Trafford, Chelsea picked up a string of wins until yesterday whereas Liverpool.....well few wins followed by a few draws and a loss or two.

Besides, with fixtures piling up in February, we're better equipped to deal with the challenges on all fronts than them.

dun worry...liverpool soon to drop points....and we still have a game with them..

Can we just keep these kind of kopitiam posts which do not contribute anything at all out from the thread?

p/s: Removed the poster name/time from the quoted post but you should know who you are. Please bear in mind that even though there is no more post count in Football Lounge, the normal spamming rules still applies as usual.

This post has been edited by alien2003: Feb 2 2009, 10:57 AM

True that. The sending off changed the face of the game imo. Lampard is far and away the best player for Chelsea atm, he's probably the only one playing with real heart. The challenge was a nothing one. 50-50 ball, Lampard lunges in, nicks the ball and gets kicked in the foot by Alonso. Riley rushed into a decision there. Lol at Mikel's reaction to the red though, on slow mo it looked hilarious. Guess Fergie, the "leader of the FA and referees" will not be to pleased with Riley. No bottle of wine for him then. And that Bosingwa kick was one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.

Like I said before, Chelsea were always gonna be the bigger threat in the long run. Yes, Scolari is clueless, but the team knows what it takes to seriously challenge for the league up to the end, having done so for the last 4-5 years. This was probably the 2nd best result (or best some would argue) we could have gotten.

edit: Alien didn't like my post

This post has been edited by Hevrn: Feb 2 2009, 11:18 AM

I agree with you Kobe8byrant. United are still in the far better position to win. In some situation (think Liverpool), the pressure leading the pack may get too much. But in our case, its different. United have held their nerves steadily when up in front throughout the years. Remember Wigan. We needed to win it and by george, we not only did it but in style too!

And I hope you're right about Liverpool dropping some points and that Torres won't be bringing some sort of revolution to pool.

And more importantly is that we came through unscathed after the hectic schedule (CWC). Everyone predicted us to drop points, but instead we picked up pace. It's a good sign that even without Rooney we're coping very well. If we don't miss people like Rio, Roo, Hargreaves, Scholesy...we're doing great.

I reckon Benitez would get the boot too. Many pool supporters werent happy with him and his unnecessary rant aimed at the boss recently. Even if it was mind games, I don't think it was appropriate cause it just seemed personal.

Lampard's red card was harsh no doubt but in the end, we showed more willingness to get forward. How often did you see Bosingwa or Cole making runs down the flanks? Did Anelka even manage to muster a shot on target? We've often disagreed on matters and I think we will again. I must admit that we were somewhat fortuitous but hey, we've been hard done by before as well. The last time Chelsea visited Anfield, Rob Styles awarded a penalty after Malouda jumped into Steve Finnan. Earlier this season, we had a clean goal disallowed against Stoke, denying us 3 points. Sometimes you get the run of the mill and sometimes you don't, I think you'd agree.

Anyhow these were the stats from soccernet.

Shots on Goal : Liverpool 25(9) - Chelsea 8(2). Corners : Liverpool 12 - Chelsea 1.

The posession count was pretty much even but we pressed higher up the pitch than they did. We got the ball into wide areas whenever possible but were lacking in ideas in the final third. I just find it hard to believe that we didn't go for a win after all the observations I've just made. "Deserved"? I think we all know now that in the end, the team that deserves to win is the one that puts the ball in the back of the net. Ceteris Paribus.

Sorry to go OT but I'm just responding to an issue currently being discussed.

meh

its football, shit happens. Murphys Law. Even though its not always right, it happens. What happened has happened.

If the league is perfect, it won't be that interesting anymore. No more controversies, no more drama. No more bollocks written in the papers. I much prefer it that way. To win the league, its not about having the best team i find. You need to have the champion's luck. That luck will give you an edge out of the other competitors.

This post has been edited by db07mufan: Feb 2 2009, 11:31 AM

change already, now he back to the hero status for pool supporters ...

I think you'll find we're not as fickle as you think. Contrary to what ulrik posted, most of us backed the boss.

wow.. a win for liverpool n the confidence is back again... but man utd form not bad either.. although win 1-0 against everton.. the 7th 1 - 0 win in 10 matches..man utd still in control.. with man utd defence going strong, think should no problem to win the league...

hails the record breaker Edwin Van Der Sar..

Mikel's reaction was as good as Gary Coleman's! The funniest thing was that the linesman, right in front of it waved for a throw in!


Yes, I don't disagree. I mentioned that Liverpool threatened Chelsea and Chelsea didn't show real conviction to win the game. But Chelsea managed to absorb whatever you lot threw at them, although abysmally. I don't think Chelsea would have won the game even with 11 men, but whether they'd lose it, I am not convinced. I think Benitez would never have removed Mascherano from the game if it were 11 v 11.

I've always thought that 'a deserved victory' is more of a moral argument than a factual one. Was Lampard sent off? Yes. Deservedly so? No. Same case for me with Liverpool, but I'll admit that my opinion will be a little biased.

IMO, the red card insident actually change the pace and the scenario of the game yesterday. iF not it wont be easy for pool to overcome ski's.

wait till next week he turns into a villain again