heedthebaa Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Tee hee hee x 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Champions league they want? Can't even win home games in the Europa League 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Not entirely sure why a mostly reserve team losing against fairly decent opposition in a competition that the management clearly doesn't really care about is funny, to be honest. When you see that Carragher is playing, you know goals are going to be conceded. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 He looks a bit like Nick Stokes from CSI in that picture. Couple of decent goals from Udinese tonight and, as usual, they can't win a game where they dominate. Put it down to youngsters or whatever, but it's been the same for a number of seasons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I don't understand why they wouldn't care about it, they are miles off challenging for the CL. Gutted I missed being Liverpool last week, the first one was highly amusing at times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEY_SIDNEY Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 It's been a cracking game, some hilarious refereeing, a rugby tacke, and a Downing assist all in there. Liverpool are really poor at the back though and they only have themselves to blame for all three goals, but at least their games are watchable these days. Oh and Joe Allen has been murder. Correct. I quite like players who retain the ball and use it well, however it seems as if he is not one little bit interested in going forward with a pass. Its always his left & right back he looks for and never a cutting edge pass. I like the lad and how he always wants to retain the ball but God just move it forward would you ha! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum_gers Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Why has Joe Allen bashing become fashionable? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Why has Joe Allen bashing become fashionable? Probably because he's shite and they paid too much for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 He's a decent player I think. He certainly had his uses at Swansea. He certainly isn't shite. He's been exposed as nothing special though with Liverpool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Correct. I quite like players who retain the ball and use it well, however it seems as if he is not one little bit interested in going forward with a pass. Its always his left & right back he looks for and never a cutting edge pass. I like the lad and how he always wants to retain the ball but God just move it forward would you ha! Joe Allen is normally deeper than the full backs, therefore passes to them are forward passes. I could understand if people accused Henderson (who, unsurprisingly, had another good game tonight and who's withdrawal left the midfield wide open) of taking the easy option but Allen generally chooses the right one. Remember, he's being asked to play as the deepest midfielder which isn't his natural game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEY_SIDNEY Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Joe Allen is normally deeper than the full backs, therefore passes to them are forward passes. I could understand if people accused Henderson (who, unsurprisingly, had another good game tonight and who's withdrawal left the midfield wide open) of taking the easy option but Allen generally chooses the right one. Remember, he's being asked to play as the deepest midfielder which isn't his natural game. Regarding the first part - you know what i mean - its not a penetrating pass forward, just side ways. As i said i love ball retention on the football park. Im not for one second saying he chooses the wrong option or anything like that, your correct when saying its usually the correct one... I would rather see more cutting edge passes going forward. Perhaps he has been told just to pass sideways or to Gerrard to let him do his thing. Plus im not bashing him, i do actually think hes a good player, just wanna see more. Hes only 22 so there is so much time for the lad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Probably because he's shite and they paid too much for him. I don't think he's shite, but while Liverpool were spending £15 million on him, Barca were spending £15 million on Euro champ Jordi Alba. Go figure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 It's been a cracking game, some hilarious refereeing, a rugby tacke, and a Downing assist all in there. Sorry, but I'm going to need at least three different sources on this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Ponce Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Why has Joe Allen bashing become fashionable? I'm just having a go at him for last nights performance he was shocking for the first Udinese goal and all he seemed to do was get in Gerrard's way once he came on making him chases his own pass at one stage which led to another Udinese break. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Not entirely sure why a mostly reserve team losing against fairly decent opposition in a competition that the management clearly doesn't really care about is funny, to be honest. When you see that Carragher is playing, you know goals are going to be conceded. Yip, definite reserve team - With first choice goalkeeper Pepe Reina, £18 million pound Glen Johnson, Jamie Carragher with close to 500 Liverpool appearances, £7.5 million Sebastien Coates, £18 million pound Jordan Henderson, £15 million pound Joe Allen, £20 million pound Stewart Downing, £11 million pound Fabio Borini starting and "Captain fantastic" Stevie "Me" Gerrard, and £25 million pound racist Luis Suarez coming off the bench for the last half an hour, how were they possibly ever meant to compete? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banterman86 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Fabio Borini cost £11m? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Fabio Borini cost £11m? News stories confirming the transfer vary between £11 million and £12 million. Thought I'd be generous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Yip, definite reserve team - With first choice goalkeeper Pepe Reina, £18 million pound Glen Johnson, Jamie Carragher with close to 500 Liverpool appearances, £7.5 million Sebastien Coates, £18 million pound Jordan Henderson, £15 million pound Joe Allen, £20 million pound Stewart Downing, £11 million pound Fabio Borini starting and "Captain fantastic" Stevie "Me" Gerrard, and £25 million pound racist Luis Suarez coming off the bench for the last half an hour, how were they possibly ever meant to compete? I'll grant you Reina, Johnson and Allen. I doubt Borini would have played had he not missed the last match through injury. Carragher hasn't been a starter for a year now, Coates has never been starter and Downing and Henderson have been substitutes in the league matches. I don't think Gerrard and Suarez coming off the bench really proves anything either - lots of teams do this when they've fielded a weakened side and are struggling for a result. It didn't work for Liverpool, obviously. So, yeah; four of last night's starters have started for Liverpool on a regular basis this season. I think that's a good definition of a mostly reserve team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 So, yeah; four of last night's starters have started for Liverpool on a regular basis this season. I think that's a good definition of a mostly reserve team. It was definitely a Liverpool reserve team. I imagine it wasn't the Italians' full strength side though either? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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