Middlesbrough v Liverpool match thread

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

I'd like Rafa to break a habit of the lifetime and make half-time subs.
Voronin and riise off please.

He has to.

Surely?

I mean he's GOT to.

[Harv]

****ing hell Voronin is poor.

[Philosophia]

Well, I guess we can see how this is going to go. We will struggle along until about the 60th minute, when Rafa will take off somebody like Benayoun and put on Kuyt. Then, about he 80th minute, Babel will come on and we will look like getting an equalizer for about five minutes, and then Boro will get a second.

As far as our style of play is concerned, we have regressed to Houllier's long-ball-to-a-fast-striker approach.

[Nic83]

That voronin needs to get a job in a ****ing hairdressers. I was ****ing spot on in my thinking that it would be better for everyone if he never came.

He's a woeful woeful footballer.

[tomasjj]

Voronin and Riise really need to come off as this is woeful beyond belief.

[The Erectile Banana]

I'm sorry folks but Voronin is truly an awful player. Nothing to do with form

Voronin is making Kuyt look like Roberto Baggio.

At least Kuyt can hold the ball up.

[bigfooty]

Half-Time whistle goes, applause around the ground.

Gerrard looks absolutely fkd off.

[cobain]

I can't believe this ****! Riise and Voronin are ****ing terrible! Voronin's support to Torres is non-existant, while Riise, as usual, practices the "hit the corner flag" shots.

Jesus wept!

[Slinky Skills]

Therein lies a problem. As i've said all along. He isnt getting what he can out of a very strong squad. He's no motivator.

The players shouldn't need motivating. They're playing for Liverpool football club!

They're professional footballers for christ sake, the best of the best. The team has no confidence at the moment, it's nothing to do with motivation. It wasn't so long back that we were stuffing teams so was Rafa not motivating them then no??

I'm listening to it on the radio and it isn't very good I must admit but it's not Rafa's fault.

The players are letting him and the fans down.

[Darth Marty]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........................... ....

[alunevans]

This has been an awful first half so far.

Things can only get better.

Come on you Reds!

let's hope. typically though a **** first half is replicated. its one of my major concerns about us as a side. still, fingers crossed.

[Red_Al_77]

Well I can definitely say that's the worst 45mins I've seen from Liverpool under Benitez.

[Cisseshairdresser]

That is the worst 45 mins from us I think I've seen! Absolutely disgraceful an embarrasment! Why doe's Rafa insist on shooting himself in the ****ing foot?! Doe's he want to get sacked or something?

[disco]

Can't blame Rafa for Voronin and Riise's performances. The players are ****ing good enough to win this game, but they're not doing their job.

However he earns his money now at half time

Let's see what happens.

[kopash]

That was a fu*king disgraceful performance. The players should be fines a week's wages to gbe given to charity