The Liverpool vs Chelsea thread!!

shazlx wrote:That's why I rate Kalou so highly. The new Henry, though less brains and more skill.

It's a pity he can be so irritatingly casual, but he's the best dribbler in the world in my opnion. Unlike say Henry he doesn't need space at all, he has much more variation than say Ronaldo & is faster than Messi. Can stroll 'through' 3 defenders, always ball on a string.

Chelsea have the upper hand. If they leave Lampard on the bench they could become clear favorites...

S4P wrote:

shazlx wrote:That's why I rate Kalou so highly. The new Henry, though less brains and more skill.

We were awful until he came on. But with Essien back, Belletti and Kalou hopefully starting we should be much better at the Bridge.

Belleti's always got a mistake in him!

Markus wrote:Where was Lamps and Ballack?

No doubt Otto will explain to us why they were the best players on the pitch

Glenn Hysén wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:At least Torres can watch tomorrow and see what a real forward looks like:

which Champions League Semi Final is Chevantón involved in by the way?

He's not involved with one because he gets knee injuries + he gets managed by clowns like Deschamps or glorified fitness instructors like Ramos.

Sir Les wrote:

S4P wrote:

shazlx wrote:That's why I rate Kalou so highly. The new Henry, though less brains and more skill.

We were awful until he came on. But with Essien back, Belletti and Kalou hopefully starting we should be much better at the Bridge.

Belleti's always got a mistake in him!

Much better on the ball than Ferreira and gives you more in attack. Our right flank was dreadful tonight.

S4P wrote:

Sir Les wrote:

COTR wrote:I think we can conclude that rafa will now see riise in the summer


Chelsea were so fucking dreadful, at no point did it cross my mind they would score

Then boom

Malouda should have scored. Chelsea cut you apart several times in the second half. They didn't play well overall but they did have a solid first 15 mins and a very good patch in the second half when they should have scored. Granted you missed a few chances yourselves.

Ignore coater. He's just getting a taste of what 2005 felt like. Liverpool were hardly createful themselves anyway.

Yeah when the ref saved you from a pen and ten men


Chelsea had one chance which was defended well

Did Reina have to do anything, whereas Cech was MOTM

What the hell does this imply ?

Brian2468 wrote:Chelsea have the upper hand. If they leave Lampard on the bench they could become clear favorites...

Yes hardly noticed him at all except for the C0ck up after his good run into the box.

De Guzman wrote:

shazlx wrote:That's why I rate Kalou so highly. The new Henry, though less brains and more skill.

It's a pity he can be so irritatingly casual, but he's the best dribbler in the world in my opnion. Unlike say Henry he doesn't need space at all, he has much more variation than say Ronaldo & is faster than Messi. Can stroll 'through' 3 defenders, always ball on a string.

Up there certainly but better than Joaquin, Govou, Keita, Ribery and McAnuff ?

Essien is going to make Gerrard his biatch in the next game.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

De Guzman wrote:

shazlx wrote:That's why I rate Kalou so highly. The new Henry, though less brains and more skill.

It's a pity he can be so irritatingly casual, but he's the best dribbler in the world in my opnion. Unlike say Henry he doesn't need space at all, he has much more variation than say Ronaldo & is faster than Messi. Can stroll 'through' 3 defenders, always ball on a string.

Up there certainly but better than Joaquin, Govou, Keita, Ribery and McAnuff ?

Messi is miles ahead of everyone

COTR wrote:

S4P wrote:

Sir Les wrote:

COTR wrote:I think we can conclude that rafa will now see riise in the summer


Chelsea were so fucking dreadful, at no point did it cross my mind they would score

Then boom

Malouda should have scored. Chelsea cut you apart several times in the second half. They didn't play well overall but they did have a solid first 15 mins and a very good patch in the second half when they should have scored. Granted you missed a few chances yourselves.

Ignore coater. He's just getting a taste of what 2005 felt like. Liverpool were hardly createful themselves anyway.

Yeah when the ref saved you from a pen and ten men


Chelsea had one chance which was defended well

Did Reina have to do anything, whereas Cech was MOTM

What the hell does this imply ?

Reina had to pick the ball out of the net

De Guzman wrote:

shazlx wrote:That's why I rate Kalou so highly. The new Henry, though less brains and more skill.

It's a pity he can be so irritatingly casual, but he's the best dribbler in the world in my opnion. Unlike say Henry he doesn't need space at all, he has much more variation than say Ronaldo & is faster than Messi. Can stroll 'through' 3 defenders, always ball on a string.

Bona looked more like Henry then Sala. With Sala its all about keeping the feet on the ball and see where it ends. Bona is much more like Henry with a more explosive style of play.

We deserved to win, but Riise wasn't at fault for the Chelsea goal. It was 2 vs 1 and he had to get some contact on the ball because otherwise they would have scored anyway. Where were the rest of our defense? Anyway, never mind, we were the better team, Alonso was class, and it's not like we're out of it just yet.

The ref was bollocks.

Historicus wrote:
Disagree, Riise is probably going to have to start as Aurelio looks seriously injured, I think they other players will step up their game because they realize that they should have put the game away earlier and they'll want to pick up their teammate after a grievous mistake. I don't see how Chelsea takes a psychological boost out of this, "Yea! We can go home and keep a clean sheet and win because their defender screwed up, HOW AWESOME ARE WE?!"

This would be the ideal response from your team. But for Chelsea however this late equaliser feels like a win, they'll be much more confident than they would have been after a 1:0. Makes it much easier for them also, knowing that a goalless draw would be enough for them to qualify for the final. Liverpool have to score at the Bridge, while Chelsea don't have to score as long as they keep a clean sheet.

But still, I think that the chances are 50/50, and that it will be a tight match, probably needing extra time / penalties even.

COTR wrote:

S4P wrote:

Sir Les wrote:

COTR wrote:I think we can conclude that rafa will now see riise in the summer


Chelsea were so fucking dreadful, at no point did it cross my mind they would score

Then boom

Malouda should have scored. Chelsea cut you apart several times in the second half. They didn't play well overall but they did have a solid first 15 mins and a very good patch in the second half when they should have scored. Granted you missed a few chances yourselves.

Ignore coater. He's just getting a taste of what 2005 felt like. Liverpool were hardly createful themselves anyway.

Yeah when the ref saved you from a pen and ten men


Chelsea had one chance which was defended well

Did Reina have to do anything, whereas Cech was MOTM

What the hell does this imply ?

Malouda's effort, Ballack's effort and but for some serious lack of control, Lampard and Joe Cole would have had excellent chances.

You were better than us tonight, but certainly not a lot better. The only joy out of this game is that tomorrow's game will be no better (might have more passing and a better flow but it won't have the same level of tension).

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

De Guzman wrote:

shazlx wrote:That's why I rate Kalou so highly. The new Henry, though less brains and more skill.

It's a pity he can be so irritatingly casual, but he's the best dribbler in the world in my opnion. Unlike say Henry he doesn't need space at all, he has much more variation than say Ronaldo & is faster than Messi. Can stroll 'through' 3 defenders, always ball on a string.

Up there certainly but better than Joaquin, Govou, Keita, Ribery and McAnuff ?

Yes imo he is (don't know about McA). Much more variation and more unpredictable than the players you mention. Messi is second when it comes to dribbling. Heerenveen's Sulejmani isn't bad either.

Sir Les wrote:

Brian2468 wrote:Chelsea have the upper hand. If they leave Lampard on the bench they could become clear favorites...

Yes hardly noticed him at all except for the C0ck up after his good run into the box.

Grant could cement his name better at chelsea going forward using Ballack more than Lamps, and start to play more creative football. Drogba is not his best either.

Malouda should have pulled the ball back, Kalou was totally unmarked on the penalty spot.

Crouching Tiger wrote:We deserved to win, but Riise wasn't at fault for the Chelsea goal. It was 2 vs 1 and he had to get some contact on the ball because otherwise they would have scored anyway. Where were the rest of our defense? Anyway, never mind, we were the better team, Alonso was class, and it's not like we're out of it just yet.

The ref was bollocks.

The ref was pretty good. Missed the foul against Kuyt and was generous to give the foul on Torres which lead to the goal but other than that he stopped the game getting nasty by calling up all those niggling fouls that you normally get away with.

Sir Les wrote:

Crouching Tiger wrote:We deserved to win, but Riise wasn't at fault for the Chelsea goal. It was 2 vs 1 and he had to get some contact on the ball because otherwise they would have scored anyway. Where were the rest of our defense? Anyway, never mind, we were the better team, Alonso was class, and it's not like we're out of it just yet.

The ref was bollocks.

The ref was pretty good. Missed the foul against Kuyt and was generous to give the foul on Torres which lead to the goal but other than that he stopped the game getting nasty by calling up all those niggling fouls that you normally get away with.

Don't be silly

Football is a contact sport so defenders have to be able to challenge. From the very first minute he was giving fouls for nothing.

He did get the bigger decisions right though, apart from knowing when four minutes is up

3 great Norwegians



And.....Rivera!

Ballack wasn't fully fit after the injury, that was pretty clear tonight. Still, he could and probably should have played better though.

Will be an interesting match at the Bridge for sure. But never ever write off Liverpool in Europe, this is still far from over.

S4P wrote:

COTR wrote:

S4P wrote:

Sir Les wrote:

COTR wrote:I think we can conclude that rafa will now see riise in the summer


Chelsea were so fucking dreadful, at no point did it cross my mind they would score

Then boom

Malouda should have scored. Chelsea cut you apart several times in the second half. They didn't play well overall but they did have a solid first 15 mins and a very good patch in the second half when they should have scored. Granted you missed a few chances yourselves.

Ignore coater. He's just getting a taste of what 2005 felt like. Liverpool were hardly createful themselves anyway.

Yeah when the ref saved you from a pen and ten men


Chelsea had one chance which was defended well

Did Reina have to do anything, whereas Cech was MOTM

What the hell does this imply ?

Malouda's effort, Ballack's effort and but for some serious lack of control, Lampard and Joe Cole would have had excellent chances.

You were better than us tonight, but certainly not a lot better. The only joy out of this game is that tomorrow's game will be no better (might have more passing and a better flow but it won't have the same level of tension).

Yes that's a balanced view. Chelsea only played well in a couple of patches plus 20 seconds at the end. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's game. Man U and Barcelona, huge game both sides with players who can turn it on. Why won't it be tense?

L r d wrote:3 great Norwegians



And.....Rivera!

blutgraetsche wrote:Ballack wasn't fully fit after the injury, that was pretty clear tonight. Still, he could and probably should have played better though.

Will be an interesting match at the Bridge for sure. But never ever write off Liverpool in Europe, this is still far from over.

60% pass success isn't great for Ballack! He did some good things but wasn't the player I remember in the WC.

Riviera wishes she looked like that!!

That girl has a huge pimple on her huge ass.

blutgraetsche wrote:Ballack wasn't fully fit after the injury, that was pretty clear tonight. Still, he could and probably should have played better though.

Will be an interesting match at the Bridge for sure. But never ever write off Liverpool in Europe, this is still far from over.

Gerrard looked pretty ballbagged too.

You're right, 1-1 is hardly game over! We like our 6 goal thrillers.

COTR wrote:

Sir Les wrote:

Crouching Tiger wrote:We deserved to win, but Riise wasn't at fault for the Chelsea goal. It was 2 vs 1 and he had to get some contact on the ball because otherwise they would have scored anyway. Where were the rest of our defense? Anyway, never mind, we were the better team, Alonso was class, and it's not like we're out of it just yet.

The ref was bollocks.

The ref was pretty good. Missed the foul against Kuyt and was generous to give the foul on Torres which lead to the goal but other than that he stopped the game getting nasty by calling up all those niggling fouls that you normally get away with.

Don't be silly

Football is a contact sport so defenders have to be able to challenge. From the very first minute he was giving fouls for nothing.

He did get the bigger decisions right though, apart from knowing when four minutes is up

The ref was shocking, but no one can claim that he was biased! He gave appaling decisions in favour and against both teams whenever there was the slightest bit of contact. The freekick he gave to Chelsea in the opening minutes was laughable.