Blackburn (a) match thread

[paulcooper4]

mascherano is boss

[bigfooty]

Babel on the left, back to Momo, good ball in but a strong bit of defending gets it cleared.

Dunn still hobbling for Blackburn I suspect he will be off soon for Tugay.

McCarthy shot blocked on the edge of the box, Blackburn keep pressure on. McCarthy goes down, no free-kick, we counter-attack, Riise cross comes in but Friedel claims comfortably.

[slimbimjim]

Turgid is how is I'd describe us

Surely Rafa can see all the things that are glaringly obvious to us all

Morning Alex

[paulcooper4]

why the **** didnt anyone give yozzer a shout there?!!

[Red_Al_77]

Those players don't deserve that quality of support.

[blacky]

I'd wouldn't lose any sleep if Riise, Momo and Kuyt were sold in Jan!!

[bigfooty]

Fields of Anfield Road from the away fans, trying to inspire the lads on the pitch.

Momo clattered into by McCarthy, wins a free-kick, taken quickly, ball drops to Babel who shoots first-time and it is deflected wide for a corner.

[paulcooper4]

corner. stick it on samis head

[bigfooty]

Gerrard to take the corner, headed out, back in and Ooijer scrambles it out for another corner.

Corner again to same spot, nobody there, cleared and McCarthy counters but Blackburn run it out for a throw to us.

[bigfooty]

Riise caught late, hobbling, holding his foot. Looks a bit better now, thought he'd done a metatarsul there.

[Red_Al_77]

McCarthy makes Momo look silly again. I despair after all this talk of us having a strong squad. It's plainly bollocks. Without Agger, Torres and Alonso we are ****e.

[paulcooper4]

finnan has been superb

[Red_Al_77]

Riise you idiot

[bigfooty]

Counter-attack from us, Babel slows it down though and we go back to the last man (Sami).

Building again slowly. Gerrard didn't like a tackle there which earns Blackburn the throw.

Blackburn attack, Riise with an awful hash of a clearance that comes to Samba who dwells on the ball and eventually we are able to fling enough bodies in front to stop his effort at the expense of a corner.

Corner in is headed over by McCarthy.

[Biff]

McCarthy makes Momo look silly again. I despair after all this talk of us having a strong squad. It's plainly bollocks. Without Agger, Torres and Alonso we are ****e.