The Liverpool FC Thread XII

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Reply 9840

Bubzeh

Original post by Wilfred Little

Is Balotelli injured?

No. Just ****.

Reply 9841

username917703

Original post by Bubzeh

No. Just ****.

So has he been permanently dropped then or what? When was the last time he played?

Something's not right if he can't even make the bench for a cup game.

Reply 9842

Mackay

Original post by Wilfred Little

So has he been permanently dropped then or what? When was the last time he played?

Something's not right if he can't even make the bench for a cup game.

He's basically been told he won't make the team until he completely alters his gameplay.

Reply 9843

Mackay

Original post by sr90

It's the only trophy we have any chance of winning, and he can't use the excuse of resting players because we're not in Europe. Plus i'm sure the players want to win it too, we have won it once since the turn of the century which is an appalling record considering our successes elsewhere. Ferdinand never won it in the 12 years he was at the club and Rooney hasn't either.

Yeah, he's spoken about how he's always won a trophy in his first season - and he'll want to keep that going. Give the teams already out, and your run so far, you'd have to be favourites for it. I fancy West Ham as an outside bet.

Reply 9844

TornadoGR4

Rooting for Bolton, not out of spite against the big team, but I've got money on Palace to win the cup & don't particularly want you to knock them out

close :/

That's a fantastic turn and pass from Lallana to tee up Sterling there. So close.

Reply 9847

TornadoGR4

Oh dear God, I can't deal with Phil Neville's commentary. Gary is way better.

Reply 9848

TornadoGR4

Phil Neville: "He was just offside there" ...no he wasn't! He was level & probably fractionally behind the Bolton defender. He's talking way too much for a co-commentator :angry:

Reply 9849

joey11223

Feel for you guys if you can't win this, so many awesome chances.

....and my acca just needs you guys now (well others in-play too but all going my way)

Reply 9850

Mackay

There's a few commentator-friendly phrases I hate, but Phil Neville is a walking textbook on how to grind my gears.

Reply 9851

samir12

Our forwards are hopeless infront of goal, final ball has been lacking too.

Reply 9852

Lúcio

i wonder what coutinho's stats are like in terms of beating players.
it's astounding how many men he beats with ease and how seldom he loses possession.
conversely, lallana is skillful but he loses the ball so much more than i would like.

mignolet looks weirdly better.
not sure if it's the system or the threat of being replaced, but he looks so much more comfortable and confident now; seems to actually make the right decision.

overall, bolton as in the first leg haven't really done anything.
they've had decent possession but their lack of quality has broken down most of their attacks before they can get a real chance.
as the commentators were saying, bolton are playing so high that a simple ball over the top puts sterling in on goal.

really don't want ET, not with everton and spurs coming up so soon.

Reply 9853

Mackay

Original post by samir12

Our forwards are hopeless infront of goal, final ball has been lacking too.

Coutinho has been dictating the pace again, but Markovic and Moreno need to get forward with more urgency. Sterling was a whisker away from giving us the lead, and that changes the game's complexion entirely.

Allen has been absolutely anonymous - time for a sub, I think. Gerrard hasn't contributed massively, either, but Bolton are a well organised unit and we just need that goal now.

Mignolet and the back three have been spot on - aside from losing the man at that early free-kick and giving him a free header.

Reply 9854

fallen_acorns

good game so far..

as with the first game, you guys would be miles away if you had a decent goal scorer.

Sturridge to come on with the winner it seems