What it means for us....
In South Africa the support for the English Premier League is largely split between Liverpool FC and Manchester United. In my town it gets a bit hectic, the Liverpool fans get hammered for our failure to win the league in the last 20 years.... we just hammer them back because they Man United, never liked much by anyone here.
So come this Sunday all fans will be wearing their respective team shirts and wait patiently for what will be our first 3 points of the season. In this fixture, form generally goes out the window and passion takes over...In front of our home crowd I have no doubt that we will truimph over out bitter rivals.
After four winless games so far we have made our worst start to a league season in over 100 years and no one is letting us forget it! The press and most betting companies are not giving us much hope either for a win on Sunday but I think we will prevail. WE ARE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB.
We were desperately unlucky not to win at least 2 of our opening 4 games, we outplayed Man City and should've won that one, in our last game against Sunderland we were very unlucky not to win again. With over 60% possession and 23 shots on goal it is clear to see we have problems up front, we just not taking our chances in front of goal, we hit the bar twice and had numerous other chances to score. We are being very patient in our build up and the partnership of Allen and Gerrard in the middle of the park is going to get even stronger. Jonjo is looking hungry and makes excellent forward runs. Yes it will take time for us to click the way the manager wants but its going to come sooner rather than later.
The best way to really kick off the 'Rogers Revolution' will be to take 3 points off Man United !!!
Fergie is going to play 5 in midfield to counter our style and I think this is where we are going to win the game. We have the potential to win the midfield battle especially with the over lapping runs or Kelly/Enrique and Johnson. Rogers biggest concern will be whether to play Borini or bench him . In my opinion we should start with Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtle, Downing/Enrique (if fit), Allen, Shelvey, Sahin, Gerrard, Sterling, Suarez....Gerrard pushed up front to play alongside Suarez could prove a master stoke by Rogers. Gerrard is the type of player that would be perfect for Suarez to really take advantage off. Lets not forget Gerrard has a goal or 2 in him especially against Man United. Borinin, Assaidi, Yesil and Downing could all come on to change the game should we need.
This game is going to be huge and I think the script is written once again for a Liverpool win at Anfield...
We will walk tall in Fordsburg Square with out Warrior shirts and I knw we won't find any Man Utd fans to have fun with !!!!!
C'mon you REDS ...do it for the 96!!!
#YNWA
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
Rogers left in Limbo by the Owners
Brendan Rogers was quoted three weeks ago "I'd be nuts to sell Carroll if theres no replacement for him and he needs 3 strikers"
Rogers was left in limbo last week as the owners sanctioned Carroll's move to West Ham on a season long loan. Rogers thought that he'd be getting a replasement in Clint Dempsey but the move never materialised. One wonders just how much FSG actually tried to get Dempsey when his move to Spurs was concluded in about an hour ! Refusing to spend 5 million pounds on a 29 year old who scored 17 goals last season....meanwhile the Mancs spend 24 million on a 29 year old in van Persie.
This left us very short up front with only Borini and Suarez as the recognised strikers. Yes Suarez is a striker but tends to create more than he scores. Borinin in my opinion is just not there yet, doesn't look like the 'goalscorer' that we need. Assaidi wasn't even on the bench while Yesil was bought as a future first team player.
For all our possession and good play yesterday against Arsenal we were left to rue missed chances again. Sahin was handed his home debut but failed to spark in a game that saw Joe Allen agani receive praise for his outstanding play. Gerrard looks a shadow of the player he once was, uncharacteristically giving the ball away far too many times. Its just not the same forcefull Gerrard that would carry the fight single handedly to any opposition. This I'm sure is a worry for any Liverpool fan. Our safe hands Pepe Reina also looked shakey early on in the season with two very bad mistakes in consecutive games, against Hearts and Arsenal.
Benitez once claimed that the he's got the best 'spine' in any team, Reina, Carra, Gerrard and Torres.
Torres jumped ship.....thank God Carra ain't playing ...
Ex Liverpool captains Phil Thompson and Jamie Redknapp urged Rogers to bring back Michael Owen, who is a free agent and make a move for Didier Drogba after being released by his Chinese club. While I'm sure the news of Drogba's arrival at Anfield will be welcomed I wonder about Owen's, the player who left us in 2004 to 'win trophies'. How would that go down with the Kop faithfull who have booed Owen every time he's returned to Anfield playing for Newcastle and Man Utd. Rogers says he will look at any player that can improve the team, I think he's just desperate and will take Owen back if the chance comes up.
Is it a case of the cup is half full or empty, We've done well in the transfer window brining in Joe Allen, Sahin, Assaidi, Yesil and Borini while letting Spearing, Adam, Carroll, Kuyt, Maxi and Bellamy leave. No replacements for Carroll, Kuyt and Bellamy could prove costly to an already shakey start to the Rogers Revolution.
Rogers was left in limbo last week as the owners sanctioned Carroll's move to West Ham on a season long loan. Rogers thought that he'd be getting a replasement in Clint Dempsey but the move never materialised. One wonders just how much FSG actually tried to get Dempsey when his move to Spurs was concluded in about an hour ! Refusing to spend 5 million pounds on a 29 year old who scored 17 goals last season....meanwhile the Mancs spend 24 million on a 29 year old in van Persie.
This left us very short up front with only Borini and Suarez as the recognised strikers. Yes Suarez is a striker but tends to create more than he scores. Borinin in my opinion is just not there yet, doesn't look like the 'goalscorer' that we need. Assaidi wasn't even on the bench while Yesil was bought as a future first team player.
For all our possession and good play yesterday against Arsenal we were left to rue missed chances again. Sahin was handed his home debut but failed to spark in a game that saw Joe Allen agani receive praise for his outstanding play. Gerrard looks a shadow of the player he once was, uncharacteristically giving the ball away far too many times. Its just not the same forcefull Gerrard that would carry the fight single handedly to any opposition. This I'm sure is a worry for any Liverpool fan. Our safe hands Pepe Reina also looked shakey early on in the season with two very bad mistakes in consecutive games, against Hearts and Arsenal.
Benitez once claimed that the he's got the best 'spine' in any team, Reina, Carra, Gerrard and Torres.
Torres jumped ship.....thank God Carra ain't playing ...
Ex Liverpool captains Phil Thompson and Jamie Redknapp urged Rogers to bring back Michael Owen, who is a free agent and make a move for Didier Drogba after being released by his Chinese club. While I'm sure the news of Drogba's arrival at Anfield will be welcomed I wonder about Owen's, the player who left us in 2004 to 'win trophies'. How would that go down with the Kop faithfull who have booed Owen every time he's returned to Anfield playing for Newcastle and Man Utd. Rogers says he will look at any player that can improve the team, I think he's just desperate and will take Owen back if the chance comes up.
Is it a case of the cup is half full or empty, We've done well in the transfer window brining in Joe Allen, Sahin, Assaidi, Yesil and Borini while letting Spearing, Adam, Carroll, Kuyt, Maxi and Bellamy leave. No replacements for Carroll, Kuyt and Bellamy could prove costly to an already shakey start to the Rogers Revolution.
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