Liverpool vs Sunderland Match Thread

[Imy]

Another turgid performance in the first half.

Pennant is our best player.

Sunderland defeding well, but they're not too stretched.

Lucas is not a left midfielder.

Good use of the word turgid

[Nic83]

He only picks the team mate - it is the players themselves who are underperforming.

Are they under performing though? They're not equipped t do what's necessary in a game against a team with all their men behind the ball. That's not exactly underperforming. If Babel and Benayoun were playing, thye would be creating space for the others and then they could show their skills.

[Parr_Zee]

We probably won't start seriously attacking them until there are 10 minutes to go and Rafa realises that another draw would not be good enough. Then, we will throw everything at them for 10mins, have a couple of half-chances, but not find a way through. Rafa will then say "We did enough to win the game, we were just unlucky!"

Thats my prediction.

[Skillz]

Man that was a **** half. Carra looks **** as does Aurelio.

Gerrard has been caught out a few times.

Front runners for MOM = Mascher, Pennant, Hyypia.

add Skrtel

[Nic83]

Lucas on the left, Carra on at right back. Sorry you don't need much brain to know in the current formation this will NEVER work.

Exactly. A pub team manager wouldn't even make this mistake. It's the basics.

[reds123]

The first half = Oh my God!!!!!!!!!

Is it the worst performance ever under Rafa????????

[Marky]

Lucas having a mare but in his defence he's no left winger
Gerrard looking uninterested AGAIN
Carragher struggling at right back
Torres not at the races, poor touch

Skrtel has been very strong


Overall it's been ****ing ****e and i'm so damn pissed off watching this crap, i'm not one to complain at every opportunity but this simply isn't good enough.

Not one shot on target in the first half at home against relegation candidates, NOT GOOD ENOUGH

[Rafa_el_Gafa]

We are playing like we are in a training game...

Lucas off for Benni or Babel please.


Three at the back.. Take Aurelio off too.

[Mattshark]

Sunderland are defending well but we're not exactly battering their door down.

More knocking on it gently in the hope we don't wake them up.

Yes, but you'd expect that with a side out of form. We need some paitence when we are in this situation. Our fans seem to be coming more and more knee jerk and impaitent.
I'll be more than happy with a late 1-0 win personally. Just to put us back on winning ways.

[Alpha]

Lucas on the left, Carra on at right back. Sorry you don't need much brain to know in the current formation this will NEVER work.

Fair enough.

But where does Rafa's accountability end and the players' begin?

[bigfooty]

McManaman "square pegs in round holes, players don't know where they are supposed to be playing, we need to make the pitch wide".

[Marky]

Oh yes Pennant has been pretty alright to be fair, bit of life in his performance at least.

[bigfooty]

Sherwood "Been a dreadful performance by Liverpool Football Club"

[JermainePennant]

its like groundhog day watching liverpool lately,do we practice attacking situations at all?This is the same thing weve come up against all season and still I see no improvement in our performance, we look clueless in attack like theyve never played together before.

Even if we do win this game 1 or 2 nil this performance is not acceptable we need to concentrate on attacking more then worrying about what ****e teams can do against us and attack them

[Imy]

Tim Flippin Sherwood described the performance as Woeful, laying in to Lucas too.