Liverpool v Birmingham - Match thread

[sid]

[glynner]

Crouch should be playing.If we`re gonna play the long ball to bypass their 5 man midfield then Crouch is the perfect target man.

agree 100%

[bigfooty]

Gerrard trying to motor across the box, Birmingham get a foot in to break it up.

Arbeloa wide, good cross, cleared, Gerrard plays it wide to Pennant but his cross is blocked.

[bigfooty]

Gerrard with an ambitious ball over the top for Voronin, close but through to the keeper.

Gerrard only had Carra and Sami behind him there.

[Johnny]

Crouch should be playing.If we`re gonna play the long ball to bypass their 5 man midfield then Crouch is the perfect target man.

[glynner]

Brum showing no desire to get forward

[bigfooty]

Babel trys a 1-2 with Kuyt but the return from Kuyt is poor. He's not having a good game today which is disappointing after his heroics mid-week.

[JohnDoe]

Kuyt needs to be tied and chained to the opposition's goal. When he plays with Voronin he needs to be the furthest forward player in the team.

[bigfooty]

Pennant still on the left, in to Voronin, to Gerrard, wide to Babel but his cross is over the strikers and cleared. Better pace and movement there.

[bigfooty]

Sami booms one forward, way over the head of Riise, out for a goal-kick.

[sid]

Both Kuyt and Voronin playing too deep

Kuyt playing deep - never!! He's had a couple of strikes and they've been very poor.

[bigfooty]

2-0 for Arsenal. Adebayor.

Palacios has a wild one from 30 yards, wide.

[glynner]

Sounds **** so far

it is

[JohnDoe]

Arsenal already 2-0 up. Can see another hammering coming there.

[Jayesh87]

2-0 Arsenal