He's at it AGAIN

[kopite]

mourhino is a worried man, why should he mention liverpools strenghts and weakeness before the season begins,I consider this to be playing on his mind.
the mental battle will begin.
Have you noticed Chelski buy over the top players shevkenchenko

[Ryan]

[QUOTE=kopite]
Have you noticed Chelski buy over the top players shevkenchenko

[Shaggy]

Hold on a minute.

Are you trying to draw comparisons between Andriy Shevchenko and Jermaine fcukin Pennant?

Our "bosman" was Fabio Aurelio, theirs was the German captain Michael Ballack, one of the best players in the World. There's a smidgeon of a difference mate.

And we never once bid for Fernando Torres.

I agree with you that Mourinho's murmurings are those of a slightly threatened manager, but let's not get carried away here...

In terms of transfer dealings, they operate on a different stratosphere to us.

In a different stratosphere. In.

Anyway, so what? They can keep their thirty million pound veterans. Real Madrid operated "in a different stratosphere" to Rafa's Valencia and we know what happened there two seasons out of three.

[Ryan]

Their "thirty million pound veteran" will score 20+ goals for them this season, something which they didn't have previously from any of their strikers.

Add that to the copious amount of goals Lampard, Terry, Robben, Cole and NOW Ballack will score, and they could yet be an even more formidable force.

They shouldn't be written off because their manager's a ballroot, and because they've overpaid for players.

[Shaggy]

No-one's writing them off but by the same token no-one (save for one or two idiots) is hoisting the white flag just because they've gone and spent a fortune on some ageing megastars.

[G_Man]

Chavchenko is a better player than Pennant, but, I think Rafa will get more from adding Pennant to our team than Maureen will get from adding Chavchenko to Chavski's "team".
Chavchenko is winding down his career and cashing in on his reputation, fair play to him, I hope he takes the Chavs for all he can get, but I don't think he'll have the same drive and the same desire he had for Milan. He'll take some time to adapt to the premiership too.
Pennant is yet to reach his prime or fulfill his potential and is playing for his boyhood club in the league he is already accustomed to.
In a direct comparisson, Chavchenko wins hands down, but I think we'll get more out of Penant.

[Peter Delvechio]

[QUOTE=kopite]
Have you noticed Chelski buy over the top players shevkenchenko

[kopite]

its not a battle of money nor players of world class ability,its a physcological battle,The smidgeon of difference is all in the mind ,mate,Its not what the player has offered in the past its his ability in the future,can't you see shevchenko,ballack,roberto carlos,all world class players of the present/past
yes......

Pennant ,bellamy, ok not world class dont even go there ,,,but the ability to play and deliver and give the same quality for a less price..
its a battle of the mind.

since benitez has taken over the reins at anfield, look what he has done tactically, strenghened the team and also brought the silverware.
dont compare mourhino,with RAFA, he has just had the ready cash to buy the best and lengthen the bench.with SWP and the rest of the reserve team,were by we at liverpool develop the potential out of the players

[kopite]

peter **** off nob

[Peter Delvechio]

I say....steady on.

[dww]

Mind games and all that stuff but maureen doesn't realise that he's a **** ... He's giving us more motivation to beat them.

I actually think he has aimed this quote at other teams. While we don't have a forward who looks a consistant goal scoring threat any team that has a real go at us will have a chance of getting points as we have not yet shown we can get enough goals from other sources. I think Mourinho is looking to convince other teams that our lack of attacking options gives them hope.

If we have a poor start then this may well come to be seen as a very shrewd thing to have said. If however we can continue the form of the end of last season when we started o score a little more freely then he will look foolish and all he will have done is give us extra motivation as you say.

I want the Community Shield to be now.

[anfieldanfield]

I'd take a 4-0 drubbing by Chelsea in the Community Shield so long as we go to Bramall Lane and win the following Saturday.

Priorities lads.

Can't agree with that.

[Ryan]

Can't agree with that.

Why not?

[Mumsafan]

Yeah why not?

3 points in the Prem or the Community Shield? Er,,,,,,,,,,Community shield............3 points..........?

There's no way I'd trade that nothing trophy for 3 points (away) even if it does mean humiliation by Chelsea.

[Le Chacal]

the psychological effect of a 4 nil defeat to Chelski might cost more than 3 points in the long term...