Topic: Liverpool - 2 Arsenal - 2 - Full TIme

[Macphisto80]

Martin Skrtel directly responsible for 3 goals in my book.

Seriously? How? The second goal we conceded was no one's fault but the system we were playing. Henderson should have dropped deeper. Do people actually just like to come on here and slag off players instead of actually trying to analyse things instead?

[bobadicious]

I thought we were great in the middle again. Weakness in the two boxes though is gonna cost us until we fix one or both.

[Michel]

As grateful as I am to Skrtel for scoring that goal, he was at fault for both goals today

His apologists will disagree.

[keeby]

You cannot blame that draw on the ref, borini was a tool, what if your honest and take the rose tinted glasses of is the Abject defending, its woeful, it's been woeful for a season and a half, it's is Rogers job to do something about it, get a fucking top notch defensive coach in and just watch us rise up the league, yes other posters are going to think I,m off my rocker but blow the budget on  quality centre back, as the very first January signing, paired with a really good defensive coach we will be better.

[N0rnIr0nRed]

On the plus side, Markovic looks a player.

[elpistolero7]

All the last week's told me is that we'll be fine come the second half of the season. We were really good today for the most part. Really good.
Got to remember, Markovic, Coutinho, Sterling and Lallana were our main attacking threat today. That's 20, 21, 20 years old the first 3 of them.


Arsenal were always going to score one, fair play to them for the second goal. The first...it wasn't a freekick, and Skrtel...fucks sake.

The issue today was the lack of a finisher in the team. Till Sturridge gets back/we sign a decent striker in Jan/Balotelli magically starts scoring, we're going to struggle a wee bit to get the results that reflect our performances. Well, at least the performances are getting good now. One step at a time. Win the next 2, end the year on a high and get Danny fit ASAP.

[Trotterwatch]

What I wouldn't give for a young again Sami Hyppia

[vblfc]

Somehow good to see passion from borini. Bit ott but we have lacked passion lately

[McSquared]

Should have won. I'll take the many positives over any negative. Markovic, Lallana, Lucas, Coutinho and Sterling all played well. Shame Coutinho didn't have his shooting boots on in the second half though.

[killer-heels]

At the end of the 1st half there were dozens slagging off Skirtel for his performance, just watch the same ones come in now and praise him.

He was shit before their first goal. He was shit after their goal. He is shit after his goal.

[Bincey]

We dominated and played well, yet we're terrible in both boxes, for me we deserved nothing as we were inept in the most important areas of the pitch.

Completely disagree. Absolutely deserved a point at the absolute minimum.

[1892tillforever]

Not as late as Dirky's equaliser but nice to sicken them so late. Frustrating as always but I am encouraged as we played much, much better and showed a lot of character to get a point.

No complaints about Borini's red as he was too fired up but I have no idea how he allows Flamini to get away with a second yellow for a poor challenge.

[SwordInYourGut]

Get in. Fantastic game, play that way for the rest of the season and we get 4th.

[tommy LFC]

Lallana completed 90 mins 

We won't see him til Spring.

[Geezer08]

Meh performance, we were decent going forward, but shocking at the back, no more than a meh performance against an bad opponent on the day.

10th at Christmas with a -3 goal difference, says it all.. Fuck 2014 horrible year!!

[Red Sea]

Oh yes, Gerrard was abysmal.

[SimplyRed91]

Relieved that we got the draw, gutted we didn't win. Funny old game isn't it?

Overall a very good performance. Don't understand the idiots saying we deserved nothing, probably the bunch that pine for us to do badly just so they can get on the managers/certain players backs.

We really need to sort out that defence though, it will cost us time and time again. It's not the personel IMO, it's the system. The system isn't working and hasn't been for a while, and it's knocking the defences confidence which runs through the whole starting 11. Rodgers is still a young manager and I think he needs help in this department. The way forward is a good, solid, proven defensive coach IMO. Hope Brendan can swallow his pride and accept he requires help. It's no problem wanting/needing help sometimes.

Onwards and upwards

[Twelfth Man]

Liverpool: 27 shots -> 2 goals
Arsenal: 7 shots -> 2 goals

We have a bite, but no teeth. Chances don't count. 

Easily fixable of the will is there.

[tommy LFC]

What I wouldn't give for a young again Sami Hyppia

Or an old one.

[Butter Keks]

No point in creating chance after chance after chance 29 shots! 29! the most since Opta started collecting stats, only 4 actually troubled the keeper.

It's almost like we haven't got Suarez and Sturridge up top anymore banging them in!!!! Any side without a recognised goalscorer is going to struggle to put the ball in the back of the net no how dominant they are.

[Solomon Grundy]

Blame the defence as much as him. They were equally at fault.

First goal I agree.

[Bolrick]

Jones cost us the match. Many here were calling it and it happened. And Rodgers has to take the blame. So f**king arrogant. Just Put back Mignolet in the team FFS.

[Kopenhagen]

Somehow good to see passion from borini. Bit ott but we have lacked passion lately

Playing for himself, to be honest. What he did was idiotic.

[jillcwhomever]

As grateful as I am to Skrtel for scoring that goal, he was at fault for both goals today

Yes he was at fault, but if Stevie hadn't brought the guy down in the first place.....

[10 years on]

We are better than arsenal with no striker or defense. That says a lot to me

Arsenal were missing wilshire Ramsey arteta and ozil in their midfield

[The G in Gerrard]

Seriously? How? The second goal we conceded was no one's fault but the system we were playing. Henderson should have dropped deeper. Do people actually just like to come on here and slag off players instead of actually trying to analyse things instead?

Thought Henderson and Toure could have done more imo.

[B0151?]

No point in creating chance after chance after chance 29 shots! 29! the most since Opta started collecting stats, only 4 actually troubled the keeper.

And a few that should've hit the target. Not clinical enough but we created enough to hurt them. Toothless wrong word. And they are Arsenal, not useless at all, even if we did make them look poor with our general play

[Max_powers]

A mostly good performance. Lazar, Sterling, Lallana and Coutinho were very good. Just lack the cutting edge really otherwise we were creating chances at will.

[Twelfth Man]

Oh yes, Gerrard was abysmal.

Poor shooting today. I would not go that far, but he looked his age and for once didn't contribute to our attacks as he normally does.

[LRRP]

I don't. He's a fucking idiot

I do. Imagine being your manager's first signing, but have to watch all of the newer players get ahead in the team (despite not playing much better), as well as not receiving a proper run in the first team. He was determined to prove himself. Like a caged animal, he had only what, 20mins to impress. The high boot was not deliberate and the ball throwing was out of mere frustration.

[Solomon Grundy]

Sol, there's no way he could have saved the second.

Are you fucking joking? It went straight at him. Are you seriously telling me that was an impossible shot to save?

[mikeinsheffield88]

We still cannot defend, and we didn't deserve to win. Same story.

We desperately need to change things defensively. Do we have a dedicated defensive coach? We need one. It has been the same problems for 3 years and after huge investment in the defence it is getting worse.

Having said that I think Toure and Sakho are both good players and played well, and our overall team play is good. A new GK that can dominate his area and command his defence, and a goalscoring striker is a must in January.

[Vorg]

Borini was far too hyped, far too determined to prove a point. It was like unleashing a starving, caged dog.

I feel for him. No blame at all. Just sympathy for how this season has gone for him.

Well put.

It was a spirited display by the whole team. We will turn season around.

[Kenny's Jacket]

Or you could argue it's the linesmans job to spot those things - he didn't. Oliver had to give a lot of decisions cos his linesman did fuck all...

The Flamini Red Card was easy. Really easy.   Or Manybe Im just angry at the ref cos of how the game went. 

[riismeister]

We deserved a win, but if there's one thing we should take with us from this game it's the never say die attitude we showed after their second.

[farawayred]

Yes he was at fault, but if Stevie hadn't brought the guy down in the first place.....

"Brought down" is an awful exaggeration. Yes, there was a slight contact, but Sanchez was going down whether Stevie touched him or not.

[smicer07]

Referee was fucking abysmal. How is that a red card when lallana got taken out on goal?

[Caston]

LFC's last 3 Prem games (Sunderland, Man Utd, Arsenal):
- 61 shots
- 21 on target
- TWO goals
- TWO points

[Upinsmoke]

You almost sound disappointed

No delighted with a point and the continuous defensive errors.

[elpistolero7]

Yes he was at fault, but if Stevie hadn't brought the guy down in the first place.....

He slipped, Sanchez that is. Watch a replay. Gerrard doesn't even fucking touch him, the thigh exposing London loving little diving diva c*nt.