Middlesbrough v Liverpool match thread

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Riise, shocking

****in alehouse

forget making changes at the half, do it NOW.

[Jayesh87]

It needs to be explained to me.

If you're going to hoof the ball from back to front constantly, why start with Torres and Voronin against two CB's who are 6 foot ****in 4? Why isn't Crouch in the squad?

Get Riise off please for Babel.

Rafa will bring Kuyt on and play him on the wing

[AFII]

Everton 1-0 up.

[bigfooty]

Boro on the edge of our box, we get it away.

Gerrard dropping deeper and deper trying to get something going, drives a ball out near the corner flag.

[ForeverRed]

Hugely Disappointing...

[Red_Al_77]

This is by far the worst I've seen from us this season. We are getting worse by the game.

[livvy145]

true, that's been our only moment so far

And Hyypia heading over from the resulting corner.

[bigfooty]

Boro's left-back is making his debut, hardly been tested.

An attack breaks down, too narrow, Boro get bodies in.

Another offside for Boro, if their strikers were half-decent we'd be 2-0 down easily.

[AFII]

This is by far the worst I've seen from us this season. We are getting worse by the game.

I'm starting to wonder if some of the players really follow Rafa's orders.

[glynner]

hard for me to say this but we are being contained comfortably by Boro

zero creativity, almost zero

[blacky]

So much for us improving in the 2nd half of the season

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

This is end of the Houllier years bad.

[ForeverRed]

Not long before Rafa gives up.....if he hasn't already....the knives are being sharpened...

[Red_Al_77]

Arbeloa and Riise look utterly clueless

[blacky]

Has Rafa lost the ability to motivate his players?