Blackburn (a) match thread

[Kilteragh]

Kuyt's ball retention and control is not good enough.

[topscorer]

Towards the end of Cisse's 2005-2006 season with us he scored twice away to West Ham yet didn't even make the squad for the next match and only the bench for the one after that.

Bellers, Warnock, Murphy, Smicer, Biscan are a number of players that come to mind that he played even though he planned to sell them.

Interestingly Crouch is supposed to be very popular in the dressing room as was Cisse so maybe this has something to do with it.

[bigfooty]

Midway through the first half we haven't had a shot on goal yet. Yossi trys to bring it forward, does well to keep it in, but his through-ball to Gerrard is misdirected and goes to their keeper.

[Jayesh87]

I just don't understand why Crouch isn't playing? At least he can hold up the ball and bring others into play. Kuyt just doesn't really do anything.

[Gaz]

What an incredibly boring game so far

[Jayesh87]

Kuyt's ball retention and control is not good enough.

It will be when he joins Everton

[bigfooty]

Pedersen with a half-hit shot from 30 yards, straight at Pepe.

[bigfooty]

Possession last 5 minutes - 71-29 in favour of Blackburn

[Venton]

What an incredibly boring game so far

Agreed. The football we have played recently is dreadful.

[Jayesh87]

Rafa has picked a team to stop Blackburn playing and not a team to go out and attack imo.

[bigfooty]

Gerrard trys to make something happen, brings it wide, plays it back to Riise. His cross is cleared but only to a red shirt, pressure on Blackburn but we slow it down and play it all the way back to Sami.

[Red_Al_77]

Is football suppose to send you to sleep?

[red g]

no cohesion in our team and **** all momentum, this is as dull as i thought it would be

[bigfooty]

Kuyt has touched the ball 4 times in 27 minutes.

[Jayesh87]

Kuyt has touched the ball 4 times in 27 minutes.

Watch him play 90 mins aswell