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Crimson_Tank · « **on:** August 17, 2015, 06:45:59 pm »

Liverpool FC v Bournemouth FC
17/8/2015
Week Two

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Kick Off - 20:00

Venue: ANFIELD

Current League Form:

Liverpool FC: W

Bournemouth FC: L

Managers -

Liverpool FC: Brendan Rodgers

Bournemouth FC: Eddie Howe

Greetings, Salutations, and Welcome everyone to our second week of league play this season. We kick off as the last match of the week on Monday. However, while last week we had to travel to Stoke, this week we are back in Liverpool. At our home. At Anfield. Today we take on newly promoted Bournemouth FC, as side which we played and beat 3-1 in the League Cup last season. They should not be discounted or underestimated. Yes we beat Stoke last weekend and yes Bournemouth lost of a very uninspiring Villa side, but Bournemouth have fought long and hard to get into the Premier League and they will not be a push over. Lest we forget that even the so called "lesser sides" in the league have been able to spend big this summer (Well not all of them, *cough, Everton, cough*). Sorry about that cough, must have swallowed my ale down the wrong pipe. Anyway, back on topic, The Cherries are managed by Eddie Howe, who has a close relationship with our new assistant coach, Sean O'Driscoll. O'Driscoll spent 22 years with Bournemouth, as a player, coach, manager, and when the times were difficult, he even drove the team bus. So expect some warm welcomes but steely resolve from both camps. Sturridge, Flanno, and Allen are all still out for the Reds due to injury and recovery, while Bournemouth are likely to be without Christan Atsu and Shaun MacDonald.

Our lads should be well up for the match, they love being back at home almost a much as we love watching them ply their trade before us. Lets show the new boys how much support passion the city possesses. I know it is still alive and well, having read about the successful efforts to thwart the hate march on the city. Well done to all involved, well done indeed.

So get down to the ground.

Make your voices heard, raise the hairs on arms of those around you, send spine tingling excitement down the backs of supporters world wide.

Lift those flags and scarves.

Fill all of Anfield with a fervor of Red Passion.

COME ON YOU RED MEN

Manager Quotes -

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Rodgers: "Building confidence early on is important and building the vibrancy around the place, winning early on is important to that. Home form is so important if you are going to improve. The main attribute is confidence. If you have that, that will give you success. That confidence will come from working hard and getting results at home. We are a team who wants to dominate, that will always be the case particularly at home. We trained at Anfield last night [Friday]. It was important for the new players and staff to acquaint themselves. It's important our home form is second to none this season."

"Eddie Howe is a good guy who I've got to know over a number of years. He will find every game in the Premier League is like a cup final. He and the Bournemouth squad deserve to be in the Premier League. Anfield is one of football's iconic grounds and they will enjoy it."

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Howe: "Rodgers has been a role model, really, for me. Someone you look up to and admire. I admired watching his Swansea teams play. When you try and analyse games and analyse systems, and philosophies, he's certainly someone that I've looked at. I respect the way he conducts himself as well. He's now building another Liverpool team, a new Liverpool team, this year, so it'll be interesting to see how they do."

Lineups - Forthcoming

Liverpool FC: Mignolet; Clyne, Skrtel, Lovren, Gomez; Henderson, Milner, Coutinho; Ibe, Benteke, Lallana

Subs: Bogdan, Toure, Firmino, Moreno, Can, Origi, Ings

Bournemouth FC: Boruc, Francis, Elphick, Cook, Daniels, Ritchie, O'Kane, Surman, Gradel, King, Wilson

Subs: Federici, Smith, Distin, Mings, Gosling, Pugh, Tomlin

Match Officials -
Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistants: H Lennard, A Garratt
Fourth Official: M Jones

The 5th Benitle · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2015, 07:37:10 pm »

That'll teach me to have favourite players! I never learn...

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2015, 07:59:36 pm »

YNWA rings out loudly for the first time at Anfield this season.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:00:04 pm »

Reds kicks towards the Kop in the first half.

Crimson_Tank · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:00:45 pm »

Flags and scarves are out and being moved about!

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:01:23 pm »

0 - Liverpool kick off, immediately earning a throw deep on the right.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:02:57 pm »

1 - Scrappy in the opening moments as both sides try to settle. Bournemouth attack down the left, crossed in towards Wilson but knocked behind for a corner.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:03:42 pm »

2 - Bournemouth try a set piece routine but we defend well, Lallana clearing before Clyne is taken out and we get a free kick.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:04:52 pm »

3 - Lovely football, Benteke flicking on a long ball to Lallana, he finds Coutinho who dinks a ball towards our number 9. The defender gets across to clear.

From the corner, the ball breaks to Ibe at the top of the box but his shot is high and wide.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:06:12 pm »

4 - Wilson attacks down the right, beats Lovren but the Croat recovers to block the cross well. Another away corner... GOAL! Elphick heads home! But it's disallowed. No one quote knows why, might be a pull on Lovren's shirt. We get lucky.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:07:15 pm »

5 - The visitors will be pretty aggrieved with that one, not much more pressure than you see every week. A long free kick towards Benteke, his head on doesn't find a player.

Crimson_Tank · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:07:27 pm »

Pull on Lovrens shirt and a push on his shoulders.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #12 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:07:59 pm »

6 - Wilson runs at Lovren, barges him over (legally) but the defender gets a toe to put it out for a throw. A cross whipped in, Skrtel heads back over his own bar - a third away corner.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #13 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:08:35 pm »

7 - Lallana clears the corner then plays it off Gradel for a goal kick. We haven't settled yet.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #14 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:09:58 pm »

8 - Skrtel misplaces a pass, long ball over the top but it's too deep and Mignolet collects.

Another cross, this time from King, Skrtel hacking away for a throw.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #15 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:10:36 pm »

9 - Benteke gives away a free kick in our own half with a barge. Looks likely to be whipped in.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #16 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:12:13 pm »

10 - Free kick clears everyone and out for a goal kick.

We break, Ibe out on the left trying to play one-two with Coutinho (who is trying to fizz around everywhere) but the pass is heavy and goes to the visiting GK.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #17 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:13:06 pm »

11 - Bournemouth attacking again, King and Gradel combining, Gradel has plenty of space to pick a cross but Skrtel blocks for a corner.

King heads the corner over the bar.

Crimson_Tank · « **Reply #18 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:13:53 pm »

Quote from: Solomon Grundy on August 17, 2015, 08:08:24 pm

We are lucky not to be a goal down here.

We are lucky indeed!

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #19 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:15:05 pm »

13 - We try to run a few passes together with Benteke as the focus, Borunemouth avoid a corner. Massed blue ranks when we push forward but we recycle well for the first time.

Clyne bursts forward, played in by Coutinho, but his cross is well blocked and Bournemouth clear.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #20 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:15:55 pm »

14 - We need to keep the ball for a bit. Nervy atmosphere at Anfield and the visiting fans enjoying themselves.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #21 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:16:50 pm »

15 - Coutinho tries to spray a pass out wide but Francis slides it to intercept.

Now Skrtel tries a long pass, cleared again.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #22 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:17:45 pm »

16 - Coutinho drops back to get the ball and tries to play Benteke in behind the defence, good run and a decent pass but just long. More promising.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #23 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:18:59 pm »

17 - Haven't seen much if anything of Lallana yet and our middle pairing have been quiet. We're trying to get Coutinho on the ball as often as possible with Ibe hugging the left touchline and Benteke working hard.

A bit wasteful, we get numbers forward but Coutinho takes too long and his pass is eventually picked off.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #24 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:20:08 pm »

18 - Another waste. Wonderful pass by Coutinho, Ibe in behind the full back but a really poor touch lets him down and it bounces out for a goal kick.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #25 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:20:51 pm »

19 - Daniels tries to play in Gradel but Clyne intercepts. Clyne there again to clear the follow up from Surman. He's looked bright in the opening 20.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #26 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:22:08 pm »

20 - Wonderful pass from Ritchie to Gradel, but he's taken out by an absolutely superb tackle by Clyne.

We try to build but Gomez's pass to Lallana is pinched off the latter's toes.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #27 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:23:08 pm »

21 - A couple of nervy moments, Wilson attacks down the right but his cross-pass is poor, Clyne there again. Then Bournemouth come down the right, Skrtel's touch not the best but luckily the ball bounces off Wilson for a goal kick.

At the other end Ibe runs at Bournemouth and earns us a corner.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #28 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:23:52 pm »

22 - Aimed at Bentke, headed away. Henderson tries to flick it back in but it's cleared. Coutinho penalised for a foul in midfield, looks a stupid call.

Over to tgf!

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #29 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:24:53 pm »

Balotelli in the crowd looking like a member of Wham.

thegoodfella · « **Reply #30 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:25:19 pm »

23' Sloppy pass back from the visiting midfielder allows Benteke to take a shot from outside the box, wide.

thegoodfella · « **Reply #31 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:27:40 pm »

25' We have the control of the game now it seems, Bournemouth under pressure to keep us away. Coutinho finds Ibe on the left again, low cross in the box, turned out for a corner.

Coutinho does a one two with Henderson, cross in the box Benteke turns it in on the far side. 1-0

Crimson_Tank · « **Reply #32 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:28:54 pm »

What a way to open up your Liverpool goal account!

Well done Banned Turkey. Well done indeed.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #33 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:29:41 pm »

There'll be debate about that one! Benteke scores with his feet

In all fairness that should have been disallowed, it's a really neat/clever set piece from Liverpool, but Coutinho was offside when the cross came in, and clearly tried to play it. He missed the ball and Benteke popped up to stab home.

Under the new offside rules, if you're in an offside position and attempt to play the ball in a way that impacts play, it's offside. Bournemouth may feel doubly aggrieved!

thegoodfella · « **Reply #34 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:29:50 pm »

28' Discussion about off side between the commentators, and I've not seen the replay yet. In the meanwhile, Clyne gets fouled in attacking position, Milner tees Henderson up, it dips, but is slightly high. Goal kick

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #35 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:30:32 pm »

Quote from: thegoodfella on August 17, 2015, 08:29:50 pm

28' Discussion about off side between the commentators, and I've not seen the replay yet. In the meanwhile, Clyne gets fouled in attacking position, Milner tees Henderson up, it dips, but is slightly high. Goal kick

Hendo clips the top of the bar! Wonderful effort.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #36 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:31:34 pm »

Benteke and Coutinho linking up well in the opening 30 minutes, very promising.

thegoodfella · « **Reply #37 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:32:12 pm »

30' Long for Benteke, heads it down and retain possession. Coutinho will shoot, deflected for corner. Nothing comes of it.

thegoodfella · « **Reply #38 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:34:23 pm »

33' Tough to dispossess Benteke as he controls Clyne's throw in and wins a foul.

Bournemouth will win it back and try to put together a move, passing it nicely enough in the middle in front of our midfield, win a throw in.

thegoodfella · « **Reply #39 on:** August 17, 2015, 08:35:29 pm »

34' Threw in the space in the middle, a bit of confusion and indecisiveness between our players and Lovren has to tackle and clear it.

Coutinho runs with it, is fouled.