Premier League whopper weekend 12/13 December

Arsenal deserved the win because you always get what you deserve unless there is a travesty of refereeing that influences the outcome.

A definite pen not given Gallas on gerrard but Liverpool went 1-0 up after that so not influential.

I have never heard someone looking for a story that isn't there as much as Andy Gray did today.

Arsene Wenger changed things at HT

No, the game was changed by a slow reaction from Glen Johnson and the fact that Liverpool are, at the moment, the only EPL team more guaranteed to go to pieces mentally upon conceding an equaliser than Arsenal.

Ashavin was woeful until his brialliant goal.

Torres and Gerrard were shit but will get none of the blame - Torres missed a sitter and Gerrard was such a petulant c**t.

Not since Dennis Wise have I seen a midfielder trying to ref the game like Gerrard was today.

I thought Liverpool's 2nd half performance was as bad as it gets - Benitez should have had Aquilani and Lucas in the opposite positions so Aquilani could take the ball off the defenders and find Gerrard with Lucas pressing higher up the pitch.

COTR #6 wrote:

borocooper wrote:

COTR #6 wrote:

borocooper wrote:Probably wouldnt happen if you had a better manager.

Can't really fault Rafa for this one

Howard Webb, luck and Glenn Johnson will have to do instead

You've been shit throughout this 2nd half..and he had only 2 attacking options on the bench.

Same players on the pitch who dominated the first half Coop

Luck plus Howard Webb (not giving the most obvious pen you will see and penalising a perfectly good Masch tackle before the 1st Arsenal goal) gave Arsenal the lead. Changed the game and we were awful after that.

Rafa isn't getting any blame for this one

Wenger obviously got his team to play better with his team talk, Rafa let his team rest on their hardys.

Then having no options other than the french kid and the forever injured water hero is pretty shit. We all knew these problems would come around during the season, apart from this fat beardo cuntonio.

Pens dont get given, thats life, Gerrard will learn not to cry wolf from now on. As eventually they just let the wolf eat right into your DJ raping face.

I can't believe we won having played so poorly. We were better in the second half, if nothing else, and weren't under too much pressure after taking the lead. Unbelievably good weekend for us now (as long as we don't have any injury problems). Arshavin shows his worth again. Even when not playing well he has the ability to create something out of very little. Still lots of room for improvement.

TheCrazy58 wrote:

Rosicky. wrote:No way will Arsenal win this.

Great here comes Diaby

Bump

However keep it up Rosicky, we always win when you write us off

He has adopted the 'kas' method.

Cesc and Verm (MoTM) post match interview, apparently AW gave them the bollocking of their lives during HT.

Vermaelen has this habit of looking away from the camera or constantly touch his face during interviews. He's obviously rather shy.

TheCrazy58 wrote:Cesc and Verm (MoTM) post match interview, apparently AW gave them the bollocking of their lives during HT.

Vermaelen has this habit of looking away from the camera or constantly touch his face during interviews. He's obviously rather shy.

Or sometimes he's worries his face has fallen off.

We all do it.

Being realistic.... we need a miracle.

Were not going to get 4th, were not going to win the fa cup, or the Europa league, All hope is lost. Unless Alonso, Messi and Kaka decide they wont to join Liverpool then were going to the Championship.

TheCrazy58 wrote:Cesc and Verm (MoTM) post match interview, apparently AW gave them the bollocking of their lives during HT.

Vermaelen has this habit of looking away from the camera or constantly touch his face during interviews. He's obviously rather shy.

He's obviously a compulsive liar.

I don't know if you need a mirical. You might need a miracle.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

TheCrazy58 wrote:Cesc and Verm (MoTM) post match interview, apparently AW gave them the bollocking of their lives during HT.

Vermaelen has this habit of looking away from the camera or constantly touch his face during interviews. He's obviously rather shy.

He's obviously a compulsive liar.

I am told I do that too.

Liverpool just look so bad, i cant believe how many times they are taking the lead at Anfield only to throw it away, Lyon, Brum, City, Fiorentina and Arsenal...its crazy. Just 3 wins in 15 is laughable and they have lost 6 in the league...i really think for the first time this season they might not finish top 4.

Sgoater1 wrote:Liverpool just look so bad, i cant believe how many times they are taking the lead at Anfield only to throw it away, Lyon, Brum, City, Fiorentina and Arsenal...its crazy. Just 3 wins in 15 is laughable and they have lost 6 in the league...i really think for the first time this season they might not finish top 4.

You mean they've being doing that for a while ?

I thought it was Arsene Wenger's half-time team-talk and tactical changes that did it

Ian St John is virtually crying on Sky sports.
Don't like Liverpool but he's a great man, actually sad to see.

The talk about Arsenal picking up after halftime was bollocks. The were shit in the first half, Pool were ok, in the 2nd they were both shite, but Glen Johnson decided to give them 2 goals. I always said Pool shouldn't have sold Arbeloa, he was a reliable player.

We are a naive team. We go to big 4 teams away from home and allow them to hit us on the break. Pool's best chances in the game were all as a result of us committing too many men forward and Pool breaking out with quick counters. We should have been the team profiting from Pool committing men forward, we were the away, yet we tried to play as if we were at home. Very naive.


Glad we got this one out of the way

Such an irritating team to play against - don't think there's a better pressing team around.

But u could see in the 2nd half the best way to play them is to press them, they'd all just pass it backwards to their defenders who'll lump it forward.

This one is for Pierre:



Super Andrey - ultimate big game player!

Vermaelen - what a defender!

Pierre Littbarski wrote:Arsenal deserved the win because you always get what you deserve unless there is a travesty of refereeing that influences the outcome.

A definite pen not given Gallas on gerrard but Liverpool went 1-0 up after that so not influential.

I have never heard someone looking for a story that isn't there as much as Andy Gray did today.

Arsene Wenger changed things at HT

No, the game was changed by a slow reaction from Glen Johnson and the fact that Liverpool are, at the moment, the only EPL team more guaranteed to go to pieces mentally upon conceding an equaliser than Arsenal.

Ashavin was woeful until his brialliant goal.

Torres and Gerrard were shit but will get none of the blame - Torres missed a sitter and Gerrard was such a petulant c**t.

Not since Dennis Wise have I seen a midfielder trying to ref the game like Gerrard was today.

I thought Liverpool's 2nd half performance was as bad as it gets - Benitez should have had Aquilani and Lucas in the opposite positions so Aquilani could take the ball off the defenders and find Gerrard with Lucas pressing higher up the pitch.

fair assessment

Pierre Littbarski wrote:
Gerrard was such a petulant c**t.

I enjoyed it when he stupidly hacked Traore (i think) down in the 92nd minute before the commentator providing the cliched comment of, "you can see how much he cares about the club and its history"

Hlebagone wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:
Gerrard was such a petulant c**t.

I enjoyed it when he stupidly hacked Traore (i think) down in the 92nd minute before the commentator providing the cliched comment of, "you can see how much he cares about the club and its history"

The Professor wrote:
Super Andrey - ultimate big game player!

Wait until the CL KO phases get underway and you potentially have midweek games followed by big EPL games.

Was a great strike in an otherwise dismal individual performance.

The Professor wrote:Vermaelen - what a defender!

He had nothing to defend.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

The Professor wrote:
Super Andrey - ultimate big game player!

Wait until the CL KO phases get underway and you potentially have midweek games followed by big EPL games.

Was a great strike in an otherwise dismal individual performance.

The Professor wrote:Vermaelen - what a defender!

He had nothing to defend.

They had their hands full when N'Gollywog came on.

Kimbo wrote:The talk about Arsenal picking up after halftime was bollocks. The were shit in the first half, Pool were ok, in the 2nd they were both shite, but Glen Johnson decided to give them 2 goals. I always said Pool shouldn't have sold Arbeloa, he was a reliable player.

That's nonsense Kimbo, you need to listen and learn - allow yourself to be educated on the finer points of the game...

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

The Professor wrote:
Super Andrey - ultimate big game player!

Wait until the CL KO phases get underway and you potentially have midweek games followed by big EPL games.

Was a great strike in an otherwise dismal individual performance.

That makes it 5 strikes at Anfield from 2 appearances. Is there Any player with a better record?

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

The Professor wrote:Vermaelen - what a defender!

He had nothing to defend.

Didn't u see the numerous longballs into our box + some vital blocks and challenges?

The Professor wrote:That makes it 5 strikes at Anfield from 2 appearances. Is there Any player with a better record?

Certainly not this one...

The Professor wrote:
Didn't u see the numerous longballs into our box + some vital blocks and challenges?

Standard EPL defending that you see week in, week out from Nelsen, Zayatte, Dunne etc.

borocooper wrote:

Hlebagone wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:
Gerrard was such a petulant c**t.

I enjoyed it when he stupidly hacked Traore (i think) down in the 92nd minute before the commentator providing the cliched comment of, "you can see how much he cares about the club and its history"

That is pure gold.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

The Professor wrote:That makes it 5 strikes at Anfield from 2 appearances. Is there Any player with a better record?

Certainly not this one...

I can't think of a player with a better record

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

The Professor wrote:
Didn't u see the numerous longballs into our box + some vital blocks and challenges?

Standard EPL defending that you see week in, week out from Nelsen, Zayatte, Dunne etc.

They can win u headers but will always be a bit out of positition, so will miss out making those vital blocks or challenges.

Vermaelen was a rock!

Glad Arsenal won. Before the game Pool fans were at it again.

''If we win we'll be just a few points of third despite being in 'meltdown' funny that''

Still not realising how shite they are and what a fucking mess the club is in. Torres and co being back means fuck all they're still not a great team. There is NO CHANCE...of Pool finishing in the top 4. If Pool had any money Rafa would be gone. But im enjoying watching them fuck up every week.

debethlehem wrote:

Rosicky. wrote:

COTR #6 wrote:Pretty much full strength lineup for us today so no more excuses

COTR #6 wrote:

borocooper wrote:Probably wouldnt happen if you had a better manager.

Can't really fault Rafa for this one

Howard Webb, luck and Glenn Johnson will have to do instead

That didnt last long then.

Funny stuff.

Remember telling COTR last week, with Torres, Gerrard Johnson and co they lost to Villa and struggled in other games at the beginning blaming it on their absences was lame excuses. Gerrard's had one good game this season.

L r dd wrote:Glad Arsenal won. Before the game Pool fans were at it again.

''If we win we'll be just a few points of third despite being in 'meltdown' funny that''

Still not realising how shite they are and what a fucking mess the club is in. Torres and co being back means fuck all they're still not a great team. There is NO CHANCE...of Pool finishing in the top 4. If Pool had any money Rafa would be gone. But im enjoying watching them fuck up every week.

A 5 point gap is insurmountable with only 5 months left in the season

Thanks Rafa Benitez - for ruining my weekend

gurdevlfc

The Professor wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

The Professor wrote:That makes it 5 strikes at Anfield from 2 appearances. Is there Any player with a better record?

Certainly not this one...

I can't think of a player with a better record

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

The Professor wrote:
Didn't u see the numerous longballs into our box + some vital blocks and challenges?

Standard EPL defending that you see week in, week out from Nelsen, Zayatte, Dunne etc.

They can win u headers but will always be a bit out of positition, so will miss out making those vital blocks or challenges.

Vermaelen was a rock!

Simferopol 2 - 3 Dynamo Kiev
2 - 3 90' FT
1 - 2 45' HT

Goals
8' - Artem Milevskiy
29' - Andrej Shevchenko
Vasil Gigiadze - 41'
Lucky Idahor - 65'
82' - Artem Kravets