re: Liverpool FC 2012/13 Season Long Thread

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Let's not forget the club's foundations because of 3 matches.

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fricking 1,000,000,000% agree with this.

Xabi Alonso with a very young Adam Morgan

Love seeing pictures like this. Very cool.

Missed you today bro. Real homo.

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Missed you today bro. Real homo.

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I know, I really wish I could've come. But we didn't have power until this afternoon, so I would've been nursing a hangover in the heat and the dark.

EDIT: Just saw that the homo was real. I'm telling the Arsenal girl in the back of the cab on that FSC commercial.

Let the people talk. Is there a reason I should think Boroni isnt shite?

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Let the people talk. Is there a reason I should think Boroni isnt shite?

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Not saying he isn't shite, because he has put in some meaningless performances this season, but it doesn't help that Suarez and Gerrard are both out of form as well. It would be one thing if Suarez and Gerrard were both on top of their game, but they aren't. Borini is an easy target because he's unproven in the PL so far. We know what Gerrard and Suarez can achieve, so we are more lenient with them. It's an unavoidable frame of mind, but one that is rather unfair to someone who just finished their 3rd ever match in the PL.

FWIW, Borini had the least touches of any starter on the pitch, so that isn't helping him much either. Also, he has played Arsenal and City in his first 3 PL appearances. If he continues to play like he has come January, I will be worried.

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For those of you that are members of Facebook's New Orleans Liverpool Supporter's club, I need backup.

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Well you did tell the guy you were arguing with that we had 90% possession today

My match summary (also posted in the Arsenal thread:

Just rewatched the match. Warning: LONG POST!

A few side notes:

Liverpool started off really well. They did a good job in tight spaces, and worked the ball to the forwards. I thought they were the better side in the first-half, but a goal was never going to come. They also played exceptionally well (maybe the best I've seen) out of the back.

Arsenal maintained their shape throughout the whole match, and really took advantage of LFC's spacing. They were the better side and deserved 3 points. A goal from Liverpool simply wasn't going to come.

Liverpool's pressing was very good. Arsenal's back line had multiple panicked passes and forced long balls that won possession back for Liverpool. Mannone really struggled when the ball was played back to him. A better side probably would have done better with those chances.

Gerrard was horrible. Absolutely horrible. Our offense is really supposed to flow through him so I give him a lot of the blame. Really wasteful.

Suarez was also bad. He wasn't himself on the ball.

Borini is not a wide player. It's frustrating to watch, but I'd rather Downing on the right if Rodgers isn't going to play Borini in the center. He simply can't create space for himself.

Sterling did well on his shot off the post. Good presence of mind to take the ball outside and then get a shot off. Borini made a good effort to keep that ball in play and LFC came close to converting on it.

Joe Allen and Arteta are brilliant. Simple as that.

Sahin definitely wasn't bad, actually one of our better passers on the match, but he looked confused. I'm not sure he had a clear role, or if he did, knew what it was. His defensive efforts were bad, and he made no attempt to hustle back in defense on Arsenal's counters.

Even more unimpressed with Giroud and I watched him every time Arsenal had possession. Only a few times did his movement really impress me, and his immobility really stood out to me. Skrtel beat him in a dead sprint a couple of times. There were a handful of plays where he literally stood still in the box on a cross, no back post or near post run. I certainly won't write him off this early, but he has me worried (especially since he is on my fantasy team). He pulled Agger across goal a few times, either giving another player a look at goal or opening up a diagonal run behind the defence. He did well on a counter to draw Agger wide before cutting back in, allowing Diaby to play him through but he couldn't get his foot around the ball. He also looks really strange when he runs

Podolski impressed me on his goal. Led the counter and then beat Glen Johnson in a sprint from midfield to claim his prize. Rodgers' system creates so much space on the pitch and Arsenal took advantage of that very well. He also did well defensively.

Diaby was MOTM for me. Very composed on the ball and even putting in a good defensive shift when needed.

Cazorla is the real deal. How many times have I said that now? Really would have loved to have seen him paired with RVP.

Per played well too. He had a couple poor passes, but was solid defensively. That yellow card was very harsh, and there were several fouls in the match that were worse than that one (2 by Vermaelen).

I loved seeing the couple of battles between Ox and Sterling..the future of England. In 5-10 years I will remember watching those challenges as they play in World Cups.

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Exactly what I wanted to hear. Reinforces all of my thoughts about this season.

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Couldn't agree more. I'm excited that we have owners that hold the ideals this club was founded on, and operated under, so close to their hearts. It'll be a rough road, but it'll be worth it in the end.