Author Topic: Man City 1 Liverpool 0 : match reports, reaction, analysis (Read 16039 times)

Rushian · « **on:** April 9, 2005, 04:57:55 pm »

all in here ...

Pheeny · « **Reply #1 on:** April 9, 2005, 04:59:07 pm »

come on slag them off then

Fitzy. · « **Reply #2 on:** April 9, 2005, 04:59:14 pm »

JonnyCigarettes® · « **Reply #3 on:** April 9, 2005, 04:59:15 pm »

And it was all going so well......

-Gianni- · « **Reply #4 on:** April 9, 2005, 04:59:33 pm »

Man city deserved it.

Gutted but we'll bounce back

YNWA

zigackly · « **Reply #5 on:** April 9, 2005, 04:59:38 pm »

Not a lot to say is there? Fingers crossed that the bitters lose tomorrow

Aidan_B · « **Reply #6 on:** April 9, 2005, 04:59:55 pm »

Spoils the week somewhat dunnit

hooded claw · « **Reply #7 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:00:09 pm »

Was very much afraid of that, after the heroics of Tuesday.
Will the real Liverpool please stand up?

ALPH1217 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:00:22 pm »

We're the model of inconsistency.

BazC · « **Reply #9 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:00:32 pm »

SHIT

but remember, we were forced to play with no strikers for some of the game today... missed baros today. and alonso. and hamann.

Johnnyboy1973 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:00:37 pm »

They deserved it. It is about mentality - and a lot of current Liverpool players clearly aint got it.

gramck24 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:00:54 pm »

Away form letting us down again.

City deserved it by all accounts though.

Hugh · « **Reply #12 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:01:08 pm »

Draw would have been fair IMO but sure nothing's been fair for us this season has it.

Just gotta hope Everton don't pull away again tmw.

hooded claw · « **Reply #13 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:01:12 pm »

Any point in pointing out they're the only team to beat Chelsea?

Thought not.

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #14 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:01:24 pm »

As fucking usual, a let down.

FFS you expect a transisitional season but to me we just seem to have a completely lazy approach to these games. Soton, Birmingham, City...

I hope and pray that during the summer he brings some players in with a hunger for everygame.

We asked for that today, asked for it.

Fitzy. · « **Reply #15 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:01:52 pm »

Quote from: Johnnyboy1973 on April 9, 2005, 05:00:37 pm

They deserved it. It is about mentality - and a lot of current Liverpool players clearly aint got it.

A bit unfair, they showed mentality on Tuesday night.

cakmin · « **Reply #16 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:02:02 pm »

I hate this first...first...first....
If you want to get your first win, first goal of the season, and so on..just play Liverpool!

The Fletcher Memorial · « **Reply #17 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:02:16 pm »

More than half expected this. Not to worried though!

Crazy-Horse · « **Reply #18 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:02:19 pm »

Quote from: Pheeny on April 9, 2005, 04:59:07 pm

come on slag them off then

They fucking deserve slagging off. Absolute shite! No heart.

It's alright raising your game for the CL QF, but these games are just as important.

The sooner Alonso is back in the side and playing the better.

SMD · « **Reply #19 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:02:22 pm »

Hmm. We always seem to play shite after a European match. And then...

Here's hoping.

Red Squiggle · « **Reply #20 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:02:29 pm »

shit shit shit. but I just don't think oour squad is big enough to go from playing a gritty Premiership game at home against Bolton followed by an exhausting 90 minutes against one of then best sides in the world THEN travelling away to a Man City side welcoming a new boss's first game. To have won all three would have been a hell of an achievement. Looking on the bright side we won two, better than none.

hooded claw · « **Reply #21 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:02:37 pm »

Quote from: SkyBolt on April 9, 2005, 05:02:02 pm

I hate this first...first...first....
If you want to get your first win, first goal of the season, and so on..just play Liverpool!

Exactly- we are turning into the girl everyone loses their cherry on

gramck24 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:02:45 pm »

Quote from: zigackly on April 9, 2005, 04:59:38 pm

Not a lot to say is there? Fingers crossed that the bitters lose tomorrow

Shame we have to rely on others to do us favours though.

Too inconsistent. Esp. away from home... again.

ckkj · « **Reply #23 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:02:56 pm »

Absolutely gutted

RayO'Biscan · « **Reply #24 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:03:30 pm »

Quote from: ALPH1217 on April 9, 2005, 05:00:22 pm

We're the model of inconsistency.

I don't think so. We are quite consistent in underperforming at away league games this season.

kopkev · « **Reply #25 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:03:42 pm »

wouldn't class it with the soton or birmingham aways more like our game at newcastle

Bob Kurac · « **Reply #26 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:03:49 pm »

Lazy, amateurish - showboating in big games is not enough. They're all big games at this time of year when you've thrown away so many already.

John Barnes Testicles · « **Reply #27 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:03:56 pm »

didn't get to watch it - any positives at all? lot of disppointment on here, understandably - but I'll have to go elsewhere for reaction if all it winds up being is a lot of OMG!!! WTF!!!! SHITE!!!!

give me something concrete to work with here - I'm starved for info

Pheeny · « **Reply #28 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:04:30 pm »

Yes its been an up & down season but to say

Quote from: walshys_mullet on April 9, 2005, 05:01:24 pm

As fucking usual, a let down.

is belittling the performance on Tuesday.Its not that we've played bad every game its our consistency thats the problem.

Crazy-Horse · « **Reply #29 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:04:46 pm »

Quote from: Fitzyboy on April 9, 2005, 05:01:52 pm

A bit unfair, they showed mentality on Tuesday night.

Fuck that! Good sides show the right mentalty for every game. And it's big players don't go into hiding just cause they don't fancy it. Morientes, Garcia, Gerrard (if someone offers us 30 million, take it quick)

Johnnyboy1973 · « **Reply #30 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:04:51 pm »

The mentality I am talking about is treating every opposition as the same and the belief that everyone is their for the taking and that you can win every game.

Our away form and general inconsistency says to me that the players just dont have the belief.

Same old story - glory night at Anfield and the belief is there. Prem game against City and its the, "phwoar, do I really want this."

You have to be hungry for every game and they aint.

hooded claw · « **Reply #31 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:05:19 pm »

Quote from: Bob Kurac on April 9, 2005, 05:03:49 pm

Lazy, amateurish - showboating in big games is not enough. They're all big games at this time of year when you've thrown away so many already.

Shocking to hear us described like that Bob, especially when every game is so crucial right now.
Very disappointing but not wholly surprising- they fancy themselves against 'big' teams at home, do City, and we weren't able to step up.

Andy-oh-six · « **Reply #32 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:05:22 pm »

Seemed knackered out there. This is where the injured players are really costing us. We haven't got the quality of player to rotate.

massive boost for the bluenoses tomorrow

SimonW · « **Reply #33 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:05:27 pm »

Just not good enough today. City deserved the win by the sounds of things. We need to sort out this away form.

IndoRed · « **Reply #34 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:05:51 pm »

Quote from: Red Squiggle on April 9, 2005, 05:02:29 pm

shit shit shit. but I just don't think oour squad is big enough to go from playing a gritty Premiership game at home against Bolton followed by an exhausting 90 minutes against one of then best sides in the world THEN travelling away to a Man City side welcoming a new boss's first game. To have won all three would have been a hell of an achievement. Looking on the bright side we won two, better than none.

totally agree with this - at least we won the right two of the three. I know we cant afford to lose any games at this stage, but of the three this was the least damaging. Dissapointed we didnt get a point today, so close.

Throxenby · « **Reply #35 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:05:57 pm »

given that the lads obviously tired during the tues game and we arent in a position to rotate any of the squad it wasnt unforseen. you can only have as much desire as the body allows, and teams are all roll overs in this league. people expecting to win all the remaining games is different to having winable games left.

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #36 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:06:00 pm »

Quote from: Johnnyboy1973 on April 9, 2005, 05:04:51 pm

The mentality I am talking about is treating every opposition as the same and the belief that everyone is their for the taking and that you can win every game.

Our away form and general inconsistency says to me that the players just dont have the belief.

Same old story - glory night at Anfield and the belief is there. Prem game against City and its the, "phwoar, do I really want this."

You have to be hungry for every game and they aint.

Spot on.

Harry_Wong · « **Reply #37 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:06:10 pm »

Bradley Wright Phillips and another Academy youngster, Lee Croft created the goal in the 90th minute down the right. (i.e. our Left - Traore for Warnock, cover from Riise?).

Gerrard reported to have missed a good chance in the 81st minute. I think accumalated fatigue may be more of an explanation than a poor attittude.

But neither 'fatigue' or 'attitude' actually say much about the football that was played.

tax_man · « **Reply #38 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:06:41 pm »

Immensely frustrating but I think we'll still get 4th. If it was anyone other Everton (well not anyone just not like when Leeds were good or Newcastle were good) then I would kiss 4th place bye bye but Everton are playing terrible at the moment and have only won twice since Gravesen left. They must be thanking the man upstairs that they are still 4th after only winning twice in months!!!!!

We'll do it I reckon but they'll only be 1 or 2 points in it. Perhaps it'll even come down to goal difference. They'd be oddly satisifying, beating them on goal difference!

RayO'Biscan · « **Reply #39 on:** April 9, 2005, 05:06:46 pm »

Quote from: The Eye of Horace on April 9, 2005, 05:03:56 pm

didn't get to watch it - any positives at all?

Carson was good.