Originally posted by Craig_H
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Might be a case of seeing a different game from what i may have seen if i'd watched it on tv, but i thought we were pretty good today. First half wasnt great, but it was Man Utd away, we're in the mire at the moment and we were never going to come racing out of the traps. But we eased ourselves in and gradually asserted ourselves, while preventing them from really creating anything of note. The goal before half time was a kick in the teeth, we deserved to go in level.
2nd half started slow, and frustratingly, we didnt get ourselves going until they scored the second goal. If we went for it more before we'd conceded a two goal defecit, we might've got something. Even then, we were unlucky to lose IMO.
Our spirit and character to come back was excellent, albeit the penalty sparked us into life. Biggest frustration is that after we equalised, they were on the back foot and we had all the momentum (and should've been full of confidence). I felt the game was there for us, but we just stopped playing and went into our shell. Even with 10 mins left, we were far too deep and just inviting pressure. Their winner seemed inevitable, we were virtually rolling out the red carpet for them to come to our goal.
Overall though, i'm a bit more upbeat. If we'd played with that kind of character at City, it would've been different. 3 (or even 4) of our first 5 games have been horrible and while 5 points is disappointing, if we'd just held on against Arsenal, we'd have a healthier 7. Fine margins 'n' all.
But the excuse is gone now, those first 5 are gone now and we can at least say we wont have Arsenal, United or City again now for half a season. The 'easy' run starts now, so no more excuses. 6 points in our next 2 games (at home) is a must and could take us into the derby nicely.
Re today, i was quietly impressed with Meireles and Poulsen too, Gerrard was well disciplined & put in a real captain's display - and Cole was lively, if inconsistent. N'Gog made a difference when he came on. Torres was a mixed bag, won the penalty and the foul which led to the equaliser - but his body language was poor and he was the only Liverpool player (IIRC) who didnt come over to clap the fans - that's not on for me, he's incredibly frustrated and acting the brat right now. I'm convinced he's gone in January, or next summer at the latest, but while he's here, he needs to ****ing stop acting like a spoilt kid and man up.
Furthermore, when he's in strop mode and not performing, he cant play as a lone striker because he's far too easy to deal with. When he wants it, then yeah, for sure. But he looks disinterested at the moment and it's not on.
2nd half started slow, and frustratingly, we didnt get ourselves going until they scored the second goal. If we went for it more before we'd conceded a two goal defecit, we might've got something. Even then, we were unlucky to lose IMO.
Our spirit and character to come back was excellent, albeit the penalty sparked us into life. Biggest frustration is that after we equalised, they were on the back foot and we had all the momentum (and should've been full of confidence). I felt the game was there for us, but we just stopped playing and went into our shell. Even with 10 mins left, we were far too deep and just inviting pressure. Their winner seemed inevitable, we were virtually rolling out the red carpet for them to come to our goal.
Overall though, i'm a bit more upbeat. If we'd played with that kind of character at City, it would've been different. 3 (or even 4) of our first 5 games have been horrible and while 5 points is disappointing, if we'd just held on against Arsenal, we'd have a healthier 7. Fine margins 'n' all.
But the excuse is gone now, those first 5 are gone now and we can at least say we wont have Arsenal, United or City again now for half a season. The 'easy' run starts now, so no more excuses. 6 points in our next 2 games (at home) is a must and could take us into the derby nicely.
Re today, i was quietly impressed with Meireles and Poulsen too, Gerrard was well disciplined & put in a real captain's display - and Cole was lively, if inconsistent. N'Gog made a difference when he came on. Torres was a mixed bag, won the penalty and the foul which led to the equaliser - but his body language was poor and he was the only Liverpool player (IIRC) who didnt come over to clap the fans - that's not on for me, he's incredibly frustrated and acting the brat right now. I'm convinced he's gone in January, or next summer at the latest, but while he's here, he needs to ****ing stop acting like a spoilt kid and man up.
Furthermore, when he's in strop mode and not performing, he cant play as a lone striker because he's far too easy to deal with. When he wants it, then yeah, for sure. But he looks disinterested at the moment and it's not on.
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