Over-reaction? I think so

[redlancer]

Which makes it worse IMHO.

true so true, 9 goals aswell

yeh the song can we play you every week, i think thank fcuk we don't

[Sir Bob]

everthin' i wanted to say H9 mate
but i will add to it a bit. Rafa cocked up the whole week starting from the fa cup game.

Its been a desparate week mate, no question.

Its hard to know what more to say about tonight, I'm still in shock to be honest. After Saturday's mess, I really thought we'd win tonight but at times it was embarassing. The ease with which they cut us apart was men against boys stuff.

In many ways it was similar to our FA Cup defeat against Burnley. For me Rafa has disrespected the League Cup tonight & in a way the club. LFC have a proud history in the League Cup, we've won it 7 times, more than any other club. If it was a worthy trophy for some of our very best sides to take seriously, then its certainly big enough for our current team to. I'm disappointed in Rafa tonight. Not because we got hammered but he has shown that at times he doesn't quite understand what LFC is all about. I thought after Burnley we would treat all competitions with the correct amount of respect. Tonight we didn't & got what we deserved.

[Harv]

you mean in Australia when its light over here its dark over there

next you'll tell me its hot when we have snow

its your the CC isn't important, stop over reacting, etc etc and you didn't even watch it, you just woke up and saw the score.
Anfield was packed and a sell out against a long standing rival. Isn't important my arse

im not saying it ISNT important. read my post again

im saying its NOT AS important as the other comps

[kurtangle01]

you mean in Australia when its light over here its dark over there

next you'll tell me its hot when we have snow

its your the CC isn't important, stop over reacting, etc etc and you didn't even watch it, you just woke up and saw the score.
Anfield was packed and a sell out against a long standing rival. Isn't important my arse

That's very true mate. I can't belive someone who hasn't even see the match is in a position to tell us the we're over reacting.

You are spot on it was a quarter final match of a competition that we had a good chance of winning against a rival and we got spanked. It does matter it matters alot.

I wonder if he'd have been as dismissive if we'd won 6-3 or would he still have been saying that it didn't matter.

[Harv]

That's very true mate. I can't belive someone who hasn't even see the match is in a position to tell us the we're over reacting.

You are spot on it was a quarter final match of a competition that we had a good chance of winning against a rival and we got spanked. It does matter it matters alot.

I wonder if he'd have been as dismissive if we'd won 6-3 or would he still have been saying that it didn't matter.

sure that would please me....but it wouldnt please me as much as beating them 6-3 in the league or 6-3 in the champions league.....of course you will be diplomatic and say "all Liverpool games mean the same to me" wont you

[Red Chilli]

I'm gutted for the fans who went to the game, 30 quid for that spineless clueless feckless effort.
They should be refunded.

[Harv]

sure that would please me....but it wouldnt please me as much as beating them 6-3 in the league or 6-3 in the champions league.....of course you will be diplomatic and say "all Liverpool games mean the same to me" wont you

your acting like i dont give a **** at all...i got up and check the score...and i was angry when i saw it. But then this little thing called perspective came into my head and it calmed me down a bit.

i was just trying to do the same with you lot

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

I agree to a point but i'm worried our second eleven (it wasnt our kids out there) couldnt compete with a much younger and inexperienced Arsenal team.

Lets have a look at who played;

Dudek - No future at the club.
Peltier - Not a right back and played like it.
Hyypia - well past his best, a liability against pace.
Paletta - barely played, looked heavy to me, needs to go out on loan.
Warnock - has no future here.
Guthrie - played out of position.
Aurelio - would like to see him given a run.
Gerrard - no need to comment here obviously.
Gonzalez - He needs a run of games but why isn't Rafa using him?
Bellamy - I would take £9m without blinking.
Fowler - sadly past his best and all but gone at the end of the season.

Gerrard aside a mediocre bunch.

Our first 11 is of a reasonably good standard, albeit without the necessary guile, goals and skill in the final third to be title contenders. And our squad depth is pretty poor in all honestly.

The answer is to buy 5 or 6 top players, forcing the likes of Finnan, Pennant, Gonzalez, Crouch, Bellamy, Garcia, Riise and Aurelio to the bench. And have good youngsters fill out the rest of the squad.

Easier said than done of course, but hopefully the Arabs lend a hand on that front.

[Harv]

Lets have a look at who played;

Dudek - No future at the club.
Peltier - Not a right back and played like it.
Hyypia - well past his best, a liability against pace.
Paletta - barely played, looked heavy to me, needs to go out on loan.
Warnock - has no future here.
Guthrie - played out of position.
Aurelio - would like to see him given a run.
Gerrard - no need to comment here obviously.
Gonzalez - He needs a run of games but why isn't Rafa using him?
Bellamy - I would take £9m without blinking.
Fowler - sadly past his best and all but gone at the end of the season.

Gerrard aside a mediocre bunch.

Our first 11 is of a reasonably good standard, albeit without the necessary guile, goals and skill in the final third to be title contenders. And our squad depth is pretty poor in all honestly.

The answer is to buy 5 or 6 top players, forcing the likes of Finnan, Pennant, Gonzalez, Crouch, Bellamy, Garcia, Riise and Aurelio to the bench. And have good youngsters fill out the rest of the squad.

Easier said than done of course, but hopefully the Arabs lend a hand on that front.

well said you crazy *******

[Marky]

Really people cmon...get some perspective here. Its the frigging Carling Cup. Ive seen some knobhead calling for Rafa to be sacked on 6CM We played alot of youngsters, who dont look ready, but this is the perfect opportunity for them to play...a nothing competition. Sure they were shown up by the Arsenal youngsters, but it was bound to happen.

I had a feeling we would get smashed, and it turned out to be that way. Do i care? sort of...its not pretty to look at. But does it matter? no!

Why? because we have bigger things to worry about. namely Barca and catching Chelsea.

so sort your heads out and calm the **** down

We were humiliated by a bunch of 10 year olds at 'Fortress Anfield' in front of millions, over-reaction? I don't think so.

[kurtangle01]

sure that would please me....but it wouldnt please me as much as beating them 6-3 in the league or 6-3 in the champions league.....of course you will be diplomatic and say "all Liverpool games mean the same to me" wont you

Of course I will because I support the team and want them to win every trophy that we can. I can't stand all this "stop over reacting it's only the Carling Cup" ****e. It matters. We lost heavily tonight and were emabarassed by a young Arsenal side and I'm as gutted and embarassed as I've ever been in recent times so don't tell me that it doesn't matter.

[redlancer]

im not saying it ISNT important. read my post again

im saying its NOT AS important as the other comps

OK then here's you post

Really people cmon...get some perspective here. Its the frigging Carling Cup. Ive seen some knobhead calling for Rafa to be sacked on 6CM We played alot of youngsters, who dont look ready, but this is the perfect opportunity for them to play...a nothing competition. Sure they were shown up by the Arsenal youngsters, but it was bound to happen.

I had a feeling we would get smashed, and it turned out to be that way. Do i care? sort of...its not pretty to look at. But does it matter? no! Why? because we have bigger things to worry about. namely Barca and catching Chelsea.

so sort your heads out and calm the **** down

Just highlighted some remarks.
As for rafa being sacked that's overreaction
but nothing cup, i was hoping for one more visit to Cardiff, i like going Cardiff, i like finals
Yes we have bigger things to play for and we need confidence not 2 defeats at home hows that going to help us.
As for the kids, play them but with experienced players along side who'll help them.
Our kids know defeat Arsenal's have battered the unbeatable Liverpool at home. Which youngsters have the better chance of winning the PL?

[Kopite_Colin]

Lets have a look at who played;

Dudek - No future at the club.
Peltier - Not a right back and played like it.
Hyypia - well past his best, a liability against pace.
Paletta - barely played, looked heavy to me, needs to go out on loan.
Warnock - has no future here.
Guthrie - played out of position.
Aurelio - would like to see him given a run.
Gerrard - no need to comment here obviously.
Gonzalez - He needs a run of games but why isn't Rafa using him?
Bellamy - I would take £9m without blinking.
Fowler - sadly past his best and all but gone at the end of the season.

Gerrard aside a mediocre bunch.

Our first 11 is of a reasonably good standard, albeit without the necessary guile, goals and skill in the final third to be title contenders. And our squad depth is pretty poor in all honestly.

The answer is to buy 5 or 6 top players, forcing the likes of Finnan, Pennant, Gonzalez, Crouch, Bellamy, Garcia, Riise and Aurelio to the bench. And have good youngsters fill out the rest of the squad.

Easier said than done of course, but hopefully the Arabs lend a hand on that front.

I don't remember making this post...bloody hell I didn't...but it was exactly what I was thinking!!!!

[redlancer]

That's very true mate. I can't belive someone who hasn't even see the match is in a position to tell us the we're over reacting.

You are spot on it was a quarter final match of a competition that we had a good chance of winning against a rival and we got spanked. It does matter it matters alot.

I wonder if he'd have been as dismissive if we'd won 6-3 or would he still have been saying that it didn't matter.

[Rocket]

Lets have a look at who played;

to be honest though fella, i can see what you've done by saying most of those have no future, which i agree is true, but if we hadn't played them tonight, we literally would have had nobody to play.

probably 3/4 of those arsenal players are not first teamers, but also have a future at the club.

we've got huge huge depth and youth problems