out of the 5, only 1 will make into 1st 11.The other 4 should be on the bench I guess....

Anyway, take a good read on this.Get it from Arsenal thread.you will be surprised that player asked referee to give him cards on pitch just to get holiday for christmas...

and surprisingly



Webb...

Referee To Be Blamed?

who is to be blamed on this issue?

-cheers-

AURELIO HAILS WINNING MENTALITY

Fabio Aurelio hailed Liverpool's character and fighting spirit after the Reds returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League with a 3-2 win at Portsmouth on Saturday.
Fernando Torres' injury time winner gave Rafael Benitez's side the vital three points, and the Brazilian admitted there was a great feeling in the dressing room after the game.

"It was really important to win and we kept going right until the end," Aurelio told Liverpoolfc.tv.

"The manager made a lot of changes to the team because we had a lot of players who were tired after the FA Cup game against Everton, so everybody tried to do their best.

"We had difficulties during the game but we twice came back and we have to be really pleased with the win.

"I thought we controlled the first half but in the second half it was like the beginning of the season when we were behind and then kept coming back.

"To win a game like this will help us for the rest of the season to keep fighting right until the end.

"It was really important three points, because we have two weeks now before our next game. We have a winning mentality and it gives us a lot of confidence.

"We will keep fighting hard and keep the pressure on Manchester United."

On his superb free-kick Aurelio said: "Portsmouth had every player right in front of the goal but all I tried to do was kick the ball as hard as I could and find a space - fortunately for me the ball went into the net.

"It was a good feeling and I was pleased with the goal because it helped the team go on and get a good result."

The Reds number 12 started the match in central midfield and ended the game at left back, something which he admitted took some getting used to at first.

"It's not my natural position but I did play some games there for Rafa at Valencia," he said.

"I haven't played in the centre of midfield for quite a while and the manager told me on Saturday morning I would be playing there.

"It's always difficult when you haven't played in a position like that for some time but I tried to do the best I could, and I am happy because I could help the team get a great result."

Reflecting on El Nino's last-gasp winner, Aurelio said: "It was an unbelievable goal and a wonderful header from Fernando.

"It was a good cross from Yossi Benayoun with his left foot for the winning goal. We were joking with Yossi in the dressing room about him using his left foot. We were happy he did."

NGOG: I'M LEARNING FROM FERNANDO

French starlet David Ngog has revealed how much he is learning from watching Fernando Torres in action.
Ngog made his first Premier League start for the Reds in the 3-2 win over Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday before making way for Dirk Kuyt on 55 minutes.

El Nino was introduced to the action in place of Ryan Babel shortly after that and went on to score a last-minute header for Liverpool to snatch the three points.

Ngog admitted that at 19 years old he still has much to learn, but the former Paris St Germain forward is in no doubt he can pick up invaluable pointers from Liverpool's number nine as he looks to forge his own formidable reputation at the club.

"I have spent a lot of time watching Fernando Torres in training and in the games he has played," Ngog told 'LFC Magazine'.

"He is a great striker - he moves well, he finds space where other players would struggle, and more than anything else, he works hard for the team. I am learning a lot from him.

"Some strikers play for themselves first, they only react when the ball comes to them. I don't want to be one of those players, so I have been watching what Fernando does very closely.

"Not just Torres, but Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard too - you can learn a lot from players like them. Any young player would be delighted to have these players to look up to, and I am very fortunate to learn from them every day. I am picking up things from them all the time."

With Steven Gerrard out injured with a hamstring tear, Ngog believes he is ready to step in to the breach for Liverpool and take some of the pressure of his fellow strikers.

"I am excited to be here at Liverpool, and hopefully I can impress the manager in training every day and play some more games in the second half of the season," said Ngog, who scored his first goal for the Reds against PSV Eindhoven in December.

"It is my ambition to become a player that the team needs. I am a striker, I am supposed to score the goals - that doesn't change between France and England.

"It is said that England is the hardest league for a striker to play in, especially for a player who has come from another country, but I am confident and comfortable with the idea that I can do well here.

"Scoring goals is an instinct. But to make the most of this instinct you have to take up the best positions and you must be able to understand the way that the attack is going to unfold in order to be in the right place at the right time.

"I know I have teammates who will create chances. Not just half chances, but full chances where I must look to convert them when they come along. I like to think I am a player who you can rely on to score goals."

i hate babel.. i hate babel... he is more like Cisse & Hadji Diouf...
Sell him back to Holland... what a waste.. yukkkssss...

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Added on February 8, 2009, 9:39 pmHope liverpool can bring D.Villa to Anfield la. Really hope that la..
ishhh

This post has been edited by azrulkamal240: Feb 8 2009, 09:39 PM

Hi newbie

Anyway... He's still young... I believe if you played football you will understand the problem with inconsistencies is that you never meant be that bad. You know you have the potential to be a great player, but luck just isn't there with you. Give the kid 1 more season...

tat wil be big news if d.villa joining us....our atk wil be erm....at least increase 30%...^^

but by bringing D.villa here, will rafa play 4-4-2?
will he drop torres for villa? or he use villa as 2nd striker?
can he fit?

If liverpool bought david villa - wow i could only dream of that happening.
I'm sure he'd relish the chance to play beside his spanish counterpart torres, together they'd score 50 a season between them !
= D

Buying Villa = throwing money away.

Is already well known fact that Torres has quiet games each and every time he plays beside Villa.

No point when we have Torres playing great now.

Second that. I think Rafa will bring in a World Class midfield instead of a striker if he has the money to do so.

We need another player with Gerrard's abilities. One striker in opposition's box is crowded enough already. Why want to make the traffic worse?

yup! agree...although in paper, it sound so good to add villa on our paper..
but i dont think it will be good..
i would go for getting someone like sol said..quality like gerrard!
kaka? Lol..(150m..doubt he will come)
atleast someone who is world class mid!

Villa will be sold back to Valencia in 6 months time...

I think torres would prefer having a striking partner, though he could handle playing up top alone.
Regardless of what anyone else thinks, i personally think that rafa should invest in a striker, come the next transfer window

ROFLMAO!!!You made my day!

Anyway, we do need another good cover for striker position.Other positions need to be improved include:

1.Right wing
2.Right left back(Degen= kewell wannabe)

I think Rafa is trying to make the whole team play 'total football' rather than leave the goalscoring to strikers, playmaking to midfields etc etc. You can see even defenders are going up the pitch looking to head one in. Everyone in the team defends, everyone in the team attacks too. So I guess Torres already have his striker partnerS... Which is his team, starting with Gerrard who understands his movements oh so well

Seriously, i have never once saw Degen play...is he like invisible or something??

he did play before...for carling cup if i m not mistaken.

Keane refuses to take Benitez bait

Robbie Keane says he has got more "pride and dignity" than to get into a slanging match regarding Rafa Benitez's treatment of him at Liverpool.



The Republic of Ireland striker admits he found being left out of the Liverpool squad "difficult to take" - but is refusing to respond to Benitez's claim that he was unable to cope with the pressure of being an Anfield player.

Keane - preparing for the first match of his second stint at Tottenham, against north London rivals Arsenal today - told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek: "I'm one of those respectful persons - and I'm not getting into a slagging match.

"I've got more pride and dignity. I'll let people say what they want. I don't have to prove myself to anyone."

Keane returned to Tottenham on the final day of the transfer window following six unhappy months on Merseyside.

"The most disappointing thing was getting left out of squad (at Liverpool)," he said.

"I found it difficult to take, because it's the first time it's happened.

"Since I've been playing from the age of 17, I've never been left out for that reason.

"But that's gone now. The good thing is I'm at a fantastic club with a fantastic manager who respects his players - if you are doing well he tells you. That's something I'm looking forward to."

Keane, who scored just five goals in 19 Premier League appearances for the Reds before rejoining Spurs, added: "I believe things happen for a reason.

"Things didn't work out. But I'm a Tottenham player now - and I'm looking forward to the challenge of keeping them in the Premiership.

"At the end of the day, I love playing football. I'm not one of these players who are happy to pick up the wages and sit in the stand."

This post has been edited by solstice818: Feb 8 2009, 11:37 PM

i do think babel is good players..but being to many time in the bench has interupt the players progress..remember 1st season he come to liverpool..he look like i star in making..but benitez not play him enough and now he is not even our supersub anymore..he need to play coz he still young and has a good potential..if not..y van basten compare him to henry when he is at ajax..need to play him..and 1 more thing.he is out and out striker..not a left winger...

hope manu will lost tonight!!!

This post has been edited by utp_tyco: Feb 8 2009, 11:39 PM