getting out of jail

[Morph]

If he keeps getting 3 points, rafa can play Hicks up front for all i care.

now that i'd like to see, but only if he's wearing those snazzy cowboy boots with the lfc badge on

[Guest]

We could never know what Rafa had in mind. Yes, I was surprised he took off Stevie, but man, Lucas should have scored and won us the penalty.

For that alone, we should give Rafa the benefit of the doubt, as FACTS speak for him.

[Nic83]

I think we will beat Arsenal easily.

[Nic83]

We deserved to win today and Rafa's decision to sub Gerrard was the right one (as Lucas should have scored the winner). It's all about managing a whole season and Rafa's doing it the right way for the moment.

Wrong decision.

[Guest]

Wrong decision.

He won us the game, babble all you like.

[kopash]

Momo is terribly off form. Glad Xabi is back soon. Not convinced by Riise either. We're playing badly but still unbeaten. Surely a good thing?

Rafa's substitutions generally are baffling.

The kid Lucas looks good, have to say. So calm for one so young

[Pablo]

Hehe...easy to say that after hearing what Rafa said.

But let's be honest, looking at how the situation was shaping up, how many of us were sitting there thinking "Oh i know...we need to take off Gerrard" ?

None of us, i bet.

I actually posted in the match thread that Gerrard should have been taken off at half time......it was a typo though, I meant Sissoko.

[Dan]

I actually posted in the match thread that Gerrard should have been taken off at half time......it was a typo though, I meant Sissoko.

And I questioned you

Pablo knows best

[Pablo]

And I questioned you

Pablo knows best

Im tempted to put that as a sig, but it would make me seem even more of a nob than The Milkman or Nic83.

[REDSCOUSER]

Rafa did make a mistake starting with SG, JM & MS in midfield. Sissoko had a bad game. Pennant should have started on the right to give us some width.
Having said that, sending Leiva on was a masterstroke in my opinion.
His shot was handled by Neville which meant a peno for us and the winning goal by Kuyt.
In addition, we have a very big match v Besiktas on Wednesday so RAFA wanted to give Gerrard a bit of a rest.
Rafa gambled today and it paid off and for that he should be commended not criticized.

[redblood]

gerrard turned up in the second half if you ask me.

it was a big call by the gaffer, and had phil neville not done a neville southall (see what i did there?) lucas would have scored the winner

its ****ing liverpool fc, not steven gerrard fc and i for one am ****ed off that our whole ****ing build up and post match is what steven gerrard does, where he plays, if he scratches his arse, if he picks his nose, or if he bothers to play as well as he can for 90 ****ing minutes.

well done rafa. you're the ****ing boss, its your ****ing neck on the line and good for you.

we were ****- stevie included, but how many saves did reina need to make?

**** everton, **** moyes and **** everyone else who ****ing moans after a derby win away from hom

[Iceman]

gerrard turned up in the second half if you ask me.

it was a big call by the gaffer, and had phil neville not done a neville southall (see what i did there?) lucas would have scored the winner

its ****ing liverpool fc, not steven gerrard fc and i for one am ****ed off that our whole ****ing build up and post match is what steven gerrard does, where he plays, if he scratches his arse, if he picks his nose, or if he bothers to play as well as he can for 90 ****ing minutes.

well done rafa. you're the ****ing boss, its your ****ing neck on the line and good for you.

we were ****- stevie included, but how many saves did reina need to make?

**** everton, **** moyes and **** everyone else who ****ing moans after a derby win away from hom

[Shanks]

The difference between match thread posts and Post match thread posts is unbelievable.

[AFII]

Gerrard didn't play any good but he was an attacking threat. I wouldn't have cared if Rafa had taken off Stevie 2-1 up but to sub Stevie and keep two defensive minded midfielders against ten players at 1-1 is just crazy in a must win game.

Momo should have gone first and then Gerrard.

Gerrard will always be a bigger attacking threat than Momo and we needed to score and not keep it tight at the back.

[JCase]

Obviously taking gerrard off was the right thing to do. Our passing and link-up play was better, lucas caused the winning pen. Rafa was proved right.
Btw. just got a text off my mate, right behind the goal, lescott leaned into carra and then threw himself on the ground. It wasn't a pen at the end.

Immaterial. If it was Riley in-charge it would have been a dead cert peno for the fooking bitters.