Utrecht post matzzzzzzzzzz

[saj]

Just defies logic. With 3 midfielders, none of whom can play on either wing, there is surely no option other than to have them in the middle! Bizarre, especialyl considering he did it previously and we were just as crap then

Exactly! It's not working! It's never going to work! This is ridiculous. We essentially had 4 centrally orientated players across the middle (including cole), 3 of which are defensive, 2 of which (Poulsen & Lucas) are clones of each other. What was the point of signing Meireles? I don't understand. Roy came out and said he doesn't know his best position - he said he can play as a defensive midfielder, a orthodox midfielder and can play as an advanced midfielder - and then he goes and sticks him on the wing! We had no width whatsoever on either side. This is the worst Liverpool side I've witnessed by a mile - we have the players to finish in the top four but we have a manager who is making the player play like we are a bottom 4 team.

[Philosophia]

"I thought it was a good point. We knew it was going to be a tough game. It wasn't a dull 0-0. Utrecht did well. Utrecht were very committed. We saw a good team. We knew we had to be at our best defensively to keep them out. We will take a good point back to Liverpool."

That's it for me.

[Mattshark]

and came 7th. I'd quite happily come lower down in the defensive stakes if we finished in 4th in the league

So would I, but this season we aren't going to do either because Roy is a midtable manager and he is dragging us down to that level because he is squandering the talent in that the team has for outdated systems that are destroying our side and not even knowing enough about our players to know where to play them.

[Shaggy]

Roy Hodgson believes Liverpool can be pleased to have gained a point against an impressive Utrecht side on Thursday night.


Both sides had chances to prevent the game ending 0-0, though with last-ditch interventions required from Pepe Reina and Raul Meireles, Hodgson had no complaints at returning home with a share of the spoils.

The result leaves Liverpool top of Group K, two points ahead of both Napoli and Utrecht.

The manager said: "It was a good point. We knew it was going to be a tough game. The occasions when they created some chances were largely of our own making. They were the result of unfortunate individual errors. I thought the shape of the team and the way we approached the game - I can have nothing but praise for my team.

"We created some good chances ourselves also. It wasn't a dull 0-0, there was activity at both ends of the field.

"Utrecht did well. They were as determined and committed as we expected them to be, so we had to be at our best defensively and we were.

"We saw some very determined chasing down from the Dutch forwards, their crossing and attacking the ball from crossing was good and it was easy to see why Utrecht have got a very good home record.

"So it's a good point to take back to Liverpool. Four points out of two games. It's the first time we haven't won one of these games but to be honest it would have been unfortunate for them if we'd won the game tonight. They would have felt hard done by. For me, a draw was a more than satisfactory result.

"I think the group is going to be very tight. The other game finished in a draw. We're top with four, then Utrecht and Napoli with two points and Steaua Bucharest with one point. It's already quite close and I think it will be close right until the end with the way this group is panning out."

Asked about the performance of Fernando Torres, who had a great second-half chance saved, Hodgson said: "There was some good combinations between him and the wide players and Dirk Kuyt. He worked very hard but he's still missing that elusive goal.

"There were a couple of quite good occasions for him to score but I think he'll feel it was a good 90-minute workout for him and another step in the right direction."

Hodgson was also quizzed on Meireles playing on the right.

He said: "We don't play with wingers. The way he plays and the way Joe Cole plays, we think (playing wide midfield) is more than suited to their qualities.

"We saw evidence of that in the game because they often got into situations where they received and turned with the ball - especially in the first half. I think we can get some use from Raul Meireles there with his passing ability."

[Kronenburg1892]

Yes I think I do know the meaning of pre and post: English is my first language

As I said, watch the city game on Channel 5 then give a "post" match judgment on him.

To be fair, it's taken a few seasons to get his eye fixed after that knock he had with us. Rafa sold him at the right time imo.

[Mattshark]

"I thought it was a good point. We knew it was going to be a tough game. It wasn't a dull 0-0. Utrecht did well. Utrecht were very committed. We saw a good team. We knew we had to be at our best defensively to keep them out. We will take a good point back to Liverpool."

That's it for me.

[Chris]

Please tell me those quotes are fake, he's completely lost the plot.

[saj]

Umm, I don't believe I need to, given that I was specifically questioning whether or not he was good for us, POST (after) injury?

I'm intrigued to know what was contradictory about my post?

And - considering you think my post was, and I quote "one of the worst I've had the displeasure of reading" - where you were when Marky was around?

Hehe, that was your 2500th post! I hope you're proud

Oh ****ing hell - what a way to celebrate it

Yeah Marky (aka Marky19) was a bit dumb - RIP MARKY.

[Rudo]

He has to be on a wind up, surely?? jjjjeeeeezzzzzzzz!!

[Fierce]

Roy Hodgson believes Liverpool can be pleased to have gained a point against an impressive Utrecht side on Thursday night.


Both sides had chances to prevent the game ending 0-0, though with last-ditch interventions required from Pepe Reina and Raul Meireles, Hodgson had no complaints at returning home with a share of the spoils.

The result leaves Liverpool top of Group K, two points ahead of both Napoli and Utrecht.

The manager said: "It was a good point. We knew it was going to be a tough game. The occasions when they created some chances were largely of our own making. They were the result of unfortunate individual errors. I thought the shape of the team and the way we approached the game - I can have nothing but praise for my team.

"We created some good chances ourselves also. It wasn't a dull 0-0, there was activity at both ends of the field.

"Utrecht did well. They were as determined and committed as we expected them to be, so we had to be at our best defensively and we were.

"We saw some very determined chasing down from the Dutch forwards, their crossing and attacking the ball from crossing was good and it was easy to see why Utrecht have got a very good home record.

"So it's a good point to take back to Liverpool. Four points out of two games. It's the first time we haven't won one of these games but to be honest it would have been unfortunate for them if we'd won the game tonight. They would have felt hard done by. For me, a draw was a more than satisfactory result.

"I think the group is going to be very tight. The other game finished in a draw. We're top with four, then Utrecht and Napoli with two points and Steaua Bucharest with one point. It's already quite close and I think it will be close right until the end with the way this group is panning out."

Asked about the performance of Fernando Torres, who had a great second-half chance saved, Hodgson said: "There was some good combinations between him and the wide players and Dirk Kuyt. He worked very hard but he's still missing that elusive goal.

"There were a couple of quite good occasions for him to score but I think he'll feel it was a good 90-minute workout for him and another step in the right direction."

Hodgson was also quizzed on Meireles playing on the right.

He said: "We don't play with wingers. The way he plays and the way Joe Cole plays, we think (playing wide midfield) is more than suited to their qualities.

"We saw evidence of that in the game because they often got into situations where they received and turned with the ball - especially in the first half. I think we can get some use from Raul Meireles there with his passing ability."

Well, he's convinced me anyway. Was holding off voting in the other thread, I can quite happily steam in now

[Dalglish]

Roy Hodgson believes Liverpool can be pleased to have gained a point against an impressive Utrecht side on Thursday night.


Both sides had chances to prevent the game ending 0-0, though with last-ditch interventions required from Pepe Reina and Raul Meireles, Hodgson had no complaints at returning home with a share of the spoils.

The result leaves Liverpool top of Group K, two points ahead of both Napoli and Utrecht.

The manager said: "It was a good point. We knew it was going to be a tough game. The occasions when they created some chances were largely of our own making. They were the result of unfortunate individual errors. I thought the shape of the team and the way we approached the game - I can have nothing but praise for my team.

"We created some good chances ourselves also. It wasn't a dull 0-0, there was activity at both ends of the field.

"Utrecht did well. They were as determined and committed as we expected them to be, so we had to be at our best defensively and we were.

"We saw some very determined chasing down from the Dutch forwards, their crossing and attacking the ball from crossing was good and it was easy to see why Utrecht have got a very good home record.

"So it's a good point to take back to Liverpool. Four points out of two games. It's the first time we haven't won one of these games but to be honest it would have been unfortunate for them if we'd won the game tonight. They would have felt hard done by. For me, a draw was a more than satisfactory result.

"I think the group is going to be very tight. The other game finished in a draw. We're top with four, then Utrecht and Napoli with two points and Steaua Bucharest with one point. It's already quite close and I think it will be close right until the end with the way this group is panning out."

Asked about the performance of Fernando Torres, who had a great second-half chance saved, Hodgson said: "There was some good combinations between him and the wide players and Dirk Kuyt. He worked very hard but he's still missing that elusive goal.

"There were a couple of quite good occasions for him to score but I think he'll feel it was a good 90-minute workout for him and another step in the right direction."

Hodgson was also quizzed on Meireles playing on the right.

He said: "We don't play with wingers. The way he plays and the way Joe Cole plays, we think (playing wide midfield) is more than suited to their qualities.

"We saw evidence of that in the game because they often got into situations where they received and turned with the ball - especially in the first half. I think we can get some use from Raul Meireles there with his passing ability."

says the manager of Liverpool Football club after a nil nil draw away against the 12th placed club in Holland

[Mattshark]

Oh ****ing hell - what a way to celebrate it

Yeah Marky (aka Marky19) was a bit dumb - RIP MARKY.

Don't worry, Rudo is still here.

[Fierce]

Oh ****ing hell - what a way to celebrate it

Yeah Marky (aka Marky19) was a bit dumb - RIP MARKY.

[JohnDoe]

"It was a good point. We knew it was going to be a tough game. The occasions when they created some chances were largely of our own making. They were the result of unfortunate individual errors. I thought the shape of the team and the way we approached the game - I can have nothing but praise for my team.

**** off.

"We created some good chances ourselves also. It wasn't a dull 0-0, there was activity at both ends of the field.

**** off.

"Utrecht did well. They were as determined and committed as we expected them to be, so we had to be at our best defensively and we were.

**** off.

For me, a draw was a more than satisfactory result.

**** off.

"I think the group is going to be very tight. The other game finished in a draw. We're top with four, then Utrecht and Napoli with two points and Steaua Bucharest with one point. It's already quite close and I think it will be close right until the end with the way this group is panning out."

Nobody cares.

"There were a couple of quite good occasions for him to score but I think he'll feel it was a good 90-minute workout for him and another step in the right direction."

**** off.

"We don't play with wingers. The way he plays and the way Joe Cole plays, we think (playing wide midfield) is more than suited to their qualities.

£11m pounds to buy a player so you could play him out of position. **** off.

"We saw evidence of that in the game because they often got into situations where they received and turned with the ball - especially in the first half. I think we can get some use from Raul Meireles there with his passing ability.

**** off, you're completely hopeless.

[Shaggy]

**** off.



**** off.



**** off.



**** off.



Nobody cares.



**** off.



£11m pounds to buy a player so you could play him out of position. **** off.



**** off, you're completely hopeless.