Man of the match?

[Stouffer]

Gonna go for big DT tonight. Who you want sucka?

:party:

[RedinSweden]

Gonna go for big DT tonight. Who you want sucka?

:party:

 

Apart from that one shot he had Robben and then SWP in his pocket. Thats 33 million quids worth of players. Thems big pockets. I agree.

[Rashid]

Xabi Alonso by a mile.

[Stouffer]

Xabi Alonso by a mile.

 

Had a LOT of heart tonight did XA, but why MOM Rash?

[05 Milan]

Djimi Traore by a million miles. when duff finally managed to jump out of jimmys pocket so he could be subbed, the 20 something million man SWP jumped straight back and took his place

 

HUGELY IMPRESSED Djimi lad

[Rashid]

Had a LOT of heart tonight did XA, but why MOM Rash?

 

He ran the show, was everywhere and gave a fuck out there. Also made himself available all game. Can't wait to see Sissoko in there Sunday.

[Dermot]

While his passing is still a touch astray was really impressed by Xabi's attitude and he got stuck in despite the early yellow card. Would plump for him as MOM, but special mention must go to DT and SF who did great work against Duff, Robben, and then SWP.

[RedinSweden]

He ran the show, was everywhere and gave a fuck out there. Also made himself available all game. Can't wait to see Sissoko in there Sunday.

 

It was a close run thing, I have to admit. XA was ace.

[Dermot]

BBC website gave DT 5/10, saying:

Troubled by Duff when he swapped flanks and also by high balls. An unconvincing performance at left-back.

What game were they watching.

They made Didi MOM.

[05 Milan]

finnan made a couple of errors that could have been fatal. he's still not the same player as last year, but he'll get there

[RedinSweden]

BBC website gave DT 5/10, saying:

Troubled by Duff when he swapped flanks and also by high balls. An unconvincing performance at left-back.

What game were they watching.

They made Didi MOM.

 

I just started a thread about that, sorry. I am a bit thread happy tonight. Blame the wine.

[MLB]

Xabi was slightly better than he has been recently, but he was still our third best central midfielder. Gerrard and Hamann were both excellent.

 

MoM was clearly Djimi - fucking immense performance from him barring a couple of pieces of dodgy positional play that he recovered from well.

 

Oh, and once again, the less said about Garcia's atrocious display, the better.

[Paul]

Fucking hell - I completely forgot they had SWP. I was so far away when he came on that, after seeing the complete ease with which my man Djimbo handled him, I just assumed it was Geremi. Djimi Traore is the best left back we've had in fucking years - and I don't even think it'll ultimately prove to be his best position. He'll do a Carra and switch to the middle eventually, becoming twice the player he is now for his experience on the flank.

 

I thought Finnan was fine, but I was screaming at him to get forward in the last 20 mins or so. He had acres of room and no-one to mark. Sami worried me a couple of times, but his dominance in the air is a huge asset for us. Carra was just Carra - as usual. As for Reina, one flap aside, I was impressed - especially by his reactions off his line which will allow us to defend further up the pitch.

 

In midfield, I thought Didi showed his usual big game class and temperament, Gerrard was disciplined and aggressive, and Xabi was conducting the play - as he should have been allowed to do at Birmingham.

 

I've mentioned Crouch elsewhere (class but needs more around him), but I felt sorry for Cisse and Lil' Luis. His Lordship clearly needs to feel loved and spending his days on the bench and then only being trusted to start on the right is not helping him. As for Luis, I think the fans are too ready to groan when he gives the ball away. He never once put us in danger as he was high up the pitch, and he really scares opponents because he's so tricky. I think he's quality.

 

Man of the match has to be Djimbo, though. A quality defender who has now handled every big name winger he's faced with ease.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*I'll let him off with Joaquin because he was only beaten twice and it was his first start after injury.

[Brownie]

Traore, Hamann, Alonso and Crouch were our best players. Difficult to choose a MOM i think, very close run thing.

[Shanklys Ghost]

I thought Xabi in the second half was one of the finest midfield performances, i sat 20 rows further back than usual and watching him spread the ball second half was a joy.

 

Everything went through him, corker of a performance.

 

DT was sound again, interesting to see who gets the place in the league game.

[DT]

I agree wholeheartedly with Rashid's choice of man of the match.

 

There, I said it.

 

Alonso was back to his usual self.

[Guest spanishkopite07]

I think the Ref was MOM, for letting that prick carvallo of the hook and not given us 2 clear penalties

[Nunavut Patrick]

Djimi is becoming a fantastic left back. As someone else mentioned, Cheslea switched Robben and Duff and then SWP. And only Robben had a shot, but that was through Sami.

 

Alonso I thought gave the guttiest performance and it wouldn't stretch the imagination that the Basque has a real dislike of these fuckers.

[LiverpoolFreak]

WOW... Who would have thought that DT will become a favourite amongst the supporters, esecially after his performance under GH.

GET IN THeRE DJIMI!

[Hoddy]

Fucking hell - I completely forgot they had SWP. I was so far away when he came on that, after seeing the complete ease with which my man Djimbo handled him, I just assumed it was Geremi. Djimi Traore is the best left back we've had in fucking years - and I don't even think it'll ultimately prove to be his best position. He'll do a Carra and switch to the middle eventually, becoming twice the player he is now for his experience on the flank.

 

Paul, I thought Djimi was superb yesterday, and almost flawless in his marshalling of their sixty-seven hundred million billion pound wingers, but do you still think his best position is centre-back? He was beaten twice in the air by SWP in the second-half and misjudged two pretty easy headers in the first. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy and still think he's our no.1 left-back and was one of the stand-outs from a match where no Liverpool player performed badly - I just really can't see him being a dominant force at centre-half.

[ScouseAndy]

Agree completely with Ian Brown. They were my 4 picks too.

 

Crouch was the one though. Held everything that was sent into him up and got fuck all support again.

[Anubis]

Traore was excellent. Was a bit annoyed at a couple of blokes behind me in the Upper Cent, who were having a go at him because he didn't win a couple of headers. They thought he'd misjudged the ball, but I thought he'd just realised he wasn't going to get it, so he didn't committ himself, but waited for the ball to hit the floor before tackling. Idiots.

[Guest JOJO]

Xabi Alonso by a mile.

 

 

For once I agrre with you - Xabi was amazing!

[fivetimes]

Am i the only one who doesnt think he was "amazing"? Played well yes, and showed lampard up for the over rated shite he is but still think there is more to come from him, as for the first few games, he seemed to be having a bit of the old second season syndrome.

[05 Milan]

Am i the only one who doesnt think he was "amazing"? Played well yes, and showed lampard up for the over rated shite he is but still think there is more to come from him, as for the first few games, he seemed to be having a bit of the old second season syndrome.

 

see the "quarter of a bla bla"-thread