"Useless" - the scapegoat thread (Reading)

[paulcooper4]

After all this recent waffle about CROUCH not getting a game....and being courted by suiters.....HE WAS LESS THAN USELESS TODAY! We all know he can't head the ball to save his life, nor can he pass it....but now we mus add the complete inability to 'read' an attack...and get onto the end of crosses (how many of those did he fail top connect with today? What does he add to our team...? Nothing!

SISSOKO also cant pass or head the ball...and he blunders into tackles (unlike mascherano), and contributes as much as Crouch - nothing!

Get rid of BOTH in JAN and put us all out of our misery!

We didnt lose today because of Sissoko and Crouch.

Just take it on the chin will you fella, its only one defeat.

[blacky]

Rafa's tactics as much as anything was the reason we lost today but as coops says we should take it on the chin. We lost our 1st game and it's December so lets learn from it oand not make the same mistakes again. 2 massive games this week and 2 wins no less. YNWA

[geoxf]

We didnt lose today because of Sissoko and Crouch.

Just take it on the chin will you fella, its only one defeat.

This our first defeat....and I'm very bitter about it! Of course we all have to move on.....but I'm saying let's just get real....and move on without these 2 JOKERS!

[Los Rojos]

There shouldn't be a place in the first team squad for Sissoko on his form over the last 9 months or so. Lucas Leiva is far and away a better player. I was disappointed not to see him in the 16 today.

[paulcooper4]

This our first defeat....and I'm very bitter about it! Of course we all have to move on.....but I'm saying let's just get real....and move on without these 2 JOKERS!

Theyre ****in liverpool players youre slating there lad. You are the ****in joker here fella. Yes they played a bit ****e (not as badly as you are suggesting) but so did more or less everyone, including the manager. It was just one of them days were we were destined not to win. Even playing as crap as we did we could and should have beaten them comfortably, we had the chances (and penalty shouts) to.

Dont go all hysterical on us now fella, just keep your chin up and watch the lads come out fighting in the next few games. Bring on the ****in mancs, theyre getting it big time.

[geoxf]

Rafa's tactics as much as anything was the reason we lost today but as coops says we should take it on the chin. We lost our 1st game and it's December so lets learn from it oand not make the same mistakes again. 2 massive games this week and 2 wins no less. YNWA

It's clear I agree...RAFA's priorities were very clear today.....Champions League comes first!

The lessons to me are very clear for Marseiles....use Torres Kuyt Kewell and mascherano - Don't use Crouch Sissoko Babel (and certainly not Hobbs - oner for the future ..I hope - terrible debut today - always trying to much rather than keeping it simple!)

[Los Rojos]

Not sure Hobbs did much wrong today fella. Thought he did ok tbh.

[paulcooper4]

Not sure Hobbs did much wrong today fella. Thought he did ok tbh.

[bigfooty]

Hobbs was caught out a couple of times but he did okay, certainly better than Paletta did and I think there is some potential there.

[paulcooper4]

Hobbs was caught out a couple of times but he did okay, certainly better than Paletta did and I think there is some potential there.

As well as could be expected. The kid must have been a bag of nerves.

[kurtangle01]

We didnt lose today because of Sissoko and Crouch.

Just take it on the chin will you fella, its only one defeat.

Well said fella.

[kurtangle01]

Hobbs was caught out a couple of times but he did okay, certainly better than Paletta did and I think there is some potential there.

As well as could be expected. The kid must have been a bag of nerves.

I thought he looked good. Reminds me of a young Jamie Carragher.

[Tinkerbitch]

Theyre ****in liverpool players youre slating there lad. You are the ****in joker here fella. Yes they played a bit ****e (not as badly as you are suggesting) but so did more or less everyone, including the manager. It was just one of them days were we were destined not to win. Even playing as crap as we did we could and should have beaten them comfortably, we had the chances (and penalty shouts) to.

Dont go all hysterical on us now fella, just keep your chin up and watch the lads come out fighting in the next few games. Bring on the ****in mancs, theyre getting it big time.

Onwards and upwards, we're Liverpool

[kurtangle01]

Onwards and upwards, we're Liverpool

Exactly.

One defeat is hardly a crisis.

[Morph]

Hobbs was caught out a couple of times but he did okay, certainly better than Paletta did and I think there is some potential there.

I too think Hobbs did ok, but I think in a way he made Carra play worse, in that Carra was too busy trying to do more than just his own job and ended up getting caught out a few times, but that's not Hobbs' fault.