Player Ratings LFC vs. Werder Bremen

[Shaggy]

Options and possibilities aplenty it seems. We now have a very strong squad. Time for a serious title challenge.

A bit better than that 5-0 defeat to ****ing Mainz this time last wear, wasn' it?!

[Red_Al_77]

A bit better than that 5-0 defeat to ****ing Mainz this time last wear, wasn' it?!

Yep the keyboard went flying after that one

[ronniedrew]

Options and possibilities aplenty it seems. We now have a very strong squad. Time for a serious title challenge.

yeah, i would say so, lets face it at the back and centre mid, we are sound, amoung the best in the league, we have vastly imprved in weaker areas, i would still like us to sign a quality winger (real winger), and if im being greedy, i would like said winger to have the ability to play either side (mainly because no one can be sure harry will last more than a few games - but i live in hope)

[RedReet]

Agreed, although Momo ballooned one very straightforward ball to Stephen Darby, but he got away with it. That aside, his use of the ball was spot on.

Ballooned? Are you mad? That was a bit of flair for the camera's. Momo will soon have his own wee repertoire of tricks that will be copied the world over, just like Ronnie.

[Pacman]

A bit better than that 5-0 defeat to ****ing Mainz this time last wear, wasn' it?!

**** yeah I remember that one

[AFII]

Options and possibilities aplenty it seems. We now have a very strong squad. Time for a serious title challenge.

But again, we don't have an out and out winger and that will hurt us this season if we don't sign one IMO.

We need to use the whole pitch and not just the middle.

[REDSCOUSER]

What people dont realise(the young generation anyways) is that even in the 70's & 80's we were never about wingers. APART from HEIGHWAY, CALLY & BARNES we did not really have out and out wingers. We had Jimmy Case & Ray Kennedy. Two hard working widemen who work for the team by providing crosses, tracking back and scoring a few goals.
We don't need 2 out & out wingers to provide crosses..this is a MYTH. All midfield players & full backs should be able to cross well and take on a man every once in a while like Gerrard does.
McManaman was the winger in the 90's, otherwise hardly anyone of note.
Bottom line people, BENYAOUN & BABEL are more than capable of supplying the amo for our strikers.

[einar]

Voronin: 8 Played a very good game. Showed he has very few weaknesses, a typical Rafa player.

Hyypia: 7 Great experience and hardly put a foot wrong. Hard to imagine better cover.

Crouch: 5 did just ok.

Kuyt: 6 gets one up on Crouch for trying harder and linking up nicely.

Gerrard: 6 didnt look his best.

Momo: 7 it was like watching an Ork in midfield. Did play some nice football at times to.

Benayon: 6 showed intelligence but seem not to be his day.

Xabi: 7

Riise: 7

Torres: 8 worth every penny, and is only gonna get better. We have another in the same class as Steve.

Babel: 7 Seems to have everything, pace, power, skill, one with a very bright future.

[Guest]

What people dont realise(the young generation anyways) is that even in the 60's & 80's we were never about wingers. APART from HEIGHWAY & BARNES we did not really have out and out wingers. We had Jimmy Case & Ray Kennedy. Two hard working widemen who work for the team by providing crosses, tracking back and scoring a few goals.
We don't need 2 out & out wingers to provide crosses..this is a MYTH. All midfield players & full backs should be able to cross well and take on a man every once in a while like Gerrard does.
McManaman was the winger in the 90's, otherwise hardly anyone of note.
Bottom line people, BENYAOUN & BABEL are more than capable of supplying the amo for our strikers.

[anfieldanfield]

Bet we draw 0-0 at Villa.

[Pacman]

But again, we don't have an out and out winger and that will hurt us this season if we don't sign one IMO.

We need to use the whole pitch and not just the middle.

two words 'Harry Kewell'

We've got him and monster to come back.

[Guest]

Bet we draw 0-0 at Villa.

I bet you're smiling come end of August.

[Red_Al_77]

i could have sworn Peter Thompson and Ian Callaghan were wingers

[Guest]

two words 'Harry Kewell'

We've got him and monster to come back.

Kewell isn't an out and out winger too.

[einar]

I would like to see more overlapping from our fullbacks though as it brings more movement to the play and also the width that is needed with having so many unconventional 'wingers'.

I think only Pennant qualifies as a real 'winger' in this team.

A: Finnan was plenty up there with Pennant. Maybe not overlapping but that was mostly cos Pennant stayed out right.

B: Kewell