Match thread - Grasshoppers

[Bob]

Reina - 6 - Erratic at times
Paletta - 5 - Looks the part, not here though
Hyypia - 6 - Good in the tackle. Shambles positionally - he'll be back to his best with more games + better company.
Riise - 6 - Bombed forward too much for my liking, leaving me thinking we had three at the back!! Better in Midfield second half.
Pennant - 7 - Looking forward to more of pennant. Not afraid to be beat a man, high work rate.
Hobbs - 6 - A much needed boost to his confidence after the kaisersulten game.
Sissoko - 8 - MOM. Boundless energy. Showed yet again he's not a DM but a box to box player, shame he was deployed in an advanced role in the first half - missed his cover at the back.
Zenden - 6 - Perhaps a bit harsh as i'm used to seeing Alonso in this role. May provide cover for the CM role given this performance.
Gonzalez - 6 - Needs a bit more confidence in his play, subbed at half time.
Anderson - 5 - Much potential, and one for the future. Hoped he learned something today. Didn't seem to know where he was supposed to play.
Bellamy - 8 - I predicted (boldly) he'd get 25+ goals a season in all comps this season. With the movement he showed today he'll certainly get plenty of chances.

Mentionable subs:
Gerrard - 8 - You know the score by now. Would have been MOM if he'd been on for longer. Captain Reliable!
Carra - 7 - Solid, hobbs would have learnt more from Carra.
Crouch - 7 - Good touches and link up play. Still want to see another striker at the club.
Troare - 6 - Dependable, brought much needed strength to the LB role - Riise pushed forward.


Don't worry this wont be a regular joint chaps

300 posts... this rate wont stay for much longer.

[kopite]

good report mr mcreary got to agree with MOMO played like a true lfc player

[G_Man]

Ta Rob

[Bob]

Good training exercise for bolo,riise Momo Looks exceptionally sharp
the new players, bellamy and pennant look like they are settling into the team.
Positionally in the first half It was looking like school boy football, 3 or 4 players chasing the ball.
The defence was run ragged and was a shambles,but hey its all training

Grasshoppers were a good side Played very very well and substituted 12 players through the game
swapping all positions including the goalie.
torn our defence to pieces at times through some excellent skills

We were caught out too often with the diagonal ball. The back line first half were embarrassing.

You're right though - this is training, nothing more. Big boys looked sharp and nearly there. That's good enough for me.

Oh, and no injuries - result!!

Grasshoppers are a few games into their season and have started really well. Our first team would piss on them though.

[Bob]

Thanks for the updates Rob

No worries bud.

[Bob]

good report mr mcreary got to agree with MOMO played like a true lfc player

I love him - after all he went through last season.

Will be a legend at this club at the end of his career. Our midfield is outstanding with his energy.

I don't mind spending a little over the odds for players like Pennant if we continue to get bargains like this.

[leftpeg]

Bit of a damp squid folks.

That would be "squib".

Thanks for the great scouting report, wasn't able to watch it myself.

[Bob]

thanks for the correction

PM me and i'll see if i can mail you some vids of the goals.

[leftpeg]

i'll see if i can mail you some vids of the goals.

Good one. I'll wait to watch them all on the e-season ticket.

[Cisseshairdresser]

Cheers Rob, good job! Appreciated!

[Bob]

Good one. I'll wait to watch them all on the e-season ticket.

No worries. Good man.

[rnm]

Hello Mr McCreary

[Bob]

Hello, hello you *unt.

There's your 'c' for you!!!

[Rich]

Bit of a nothing game - didn't look solid at the back, but hey, it wasn't our normal settled defence so I ain't worried.

We looked ok going forward, Pennant needed to sort out his studs, the amount of times he lost his footing was frustrating. Bellamy looked pretty good, although he wasn't clinical in the couple of chances he snatched at.
Momo, very good again, Zenden is tidy, but he did get over run by the opposition.

Gerrard looked different class when he came on. Awesome. If anything his stock is even higher - I think the opposition will be quaking in their boots when they see him leading our team out.

[rnm]

i didn't realise that that's what the extra 'c' stood for in your name, if that was the case you should really be called maccreary (for *sswipe)