Sunderland Vs. Liverpool

[Gav]

Can't believe that the old Fowler chant is the fuckin best that people can get going for Torres-sounds shit

[Rex Banner]

Decent 1st half, good goal from Momo and Pennant has been really impressive he keeps the ball really well under pressure.

[CrouchieBoy]

First half has been well worth waking up at 4:45am..

 

Good first half gents

[King Emlyn]

I have to admit, Pennant is starting to make me look a right mug. He's had no bigger critic than me but credit where it's due, his transformation since he first came here has been incredible.

[Owen]

Of course you were....

 

Indeed. How could anyone possibly be irreverent on a football forum?

[Owen]

I have to admit, Pennant is starting to make me look a right mug. He's had no bigger critic than me but credit where it's due, his transformation since he first came here has been incredible.

 

Winning me round this season too. Still a twat though.

[WeAreTheBest]

Was starting to take total control there, their work rate was amazing for the first half hour then it slipped and we've took over, got a goal, Torres should/could of had another and we're looking good. Great save by Gordon though to be fair.

 

Pennant is outstanding, again.

[Mr Piechnik]

Not a great first half but we're a goal up and thats all that matters. Pennant has been our best player by far, he actually plays with confidence these days and is so much the better for it.

 

Regarding the corners debate, I'd much rather we punted them into the box than the short ones. Nothing EVER comes from us fucking around by the corner flag (cue us scoring from one in the 2nd half...)

[smokinsteve]

Momo is showing his pre-season form......

 

Cant see how he can be left out for the big games....

[King Emlyn]

Winning me round this season too. Still a twat though.

Aye, your not wrong there like.

[Liam]

Hopefully Babel can bag his first goal in the second half.

[RedKnight]

I really like Pennant. I never thought I'd say it, and he may be a massive twat off the pitch, but he's giving some very decent performances. Especially in a game where the midfield is very compact.

[Carradona]

Nice goal Momo.

 

Rashid, you say Riise's days are numbered, didn't he start the first two league games? And wasn't he playing midweek for Norway? Maybe that's why Rafa didn't select him.

[05 Milan]

What a cross from Pennant right before the break, he didn't even look up but foubd Torres inch-perfectly. Fantastic that he's finally starting to deliver.

 

Babel was a bit out of it until we scored, it's obvious he needs a run of games to gather confiedence. The talent is there for all to see, but still very raw.

 

Assist by Voro, I thought he has looked good as well. Torres has been a bit quiet, he needs to stop complaining about not getting free kicks all the time, just get on with it son.

[Carradona]

Is Babel carrying a slight unjury? I think I seen him limping in the last 5 minutes after he was showing off his skills.

[bonzo]

First half has been well worth waking up at 4:45am..

 

Good first half gents

We started it well and finished it well but there were far too many long balls in the middle of the half. It negates our skill advantage when we're just playing head tennis.

We're good for another couple of goals against these.

Also,

MOMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Paul]

Awful ale house football from both sides for 35 minutes that completely bypassed the midfield. The Torres drops a bit deeper, Xabi gets on the ball and Big Mo scores a fucking peach. We looked much better after that.

 

Not a lot to say about the new lads other than first impressions of Voronin are that he's strong, fast and direct with what looks like decent awareness of what's happening around him. Babel saw almost nothing of the ball until after the goal and then showed us a bit of jiggery pokery with both feet (although it ended up going backwards again). I also saw a couple of signs of Torres' famed heading prowess - although not quite enough, unfortunately.

 

Let's have the better quality of the last ten minutes of the first half repeated for the entire second half please, boys.

[coop]

Sunderland are running about chasing every ball but that is to be expected.

 

The only reason the game isnt over at half time is thanks to Craig Gordon. He has done 2 good saves although i think both Voronin and Torres will both be gutted not to score.

 

Pennant has once again been a threat down the right and by taking players on is creating Sunderland plenty of trouble.

 

Its not been a great game and Sunderlands game plan was 0-0 and hope to nick a goal, now thats gone out the window it should open up.

[smokinsteve]

Cant see why most people on here is against riise.....

 

The lad runs all day and can play LB or LM..Maybe not a world beater but I would rather have him than not...

[ali]

made up for Momo :thumbup:

[Paul]

By the way, how fucking smalltime are the Sunderland fans? Repeatedly booing Carra and Voronin for being fouled and then heartily applauding McShane for getting up a whole four seconds after being fouled. You'd think he was about to play on with a broken neck or something. All he did was stand up.

[kopitegaz]

Can't believe that the old Fowler chant is the fuckin best that people can get going for Torres-sounds shit

 

You mean the old Fowler chant that is also the old Owen chant which is also the old Dalglish chant which is also the old St John chant? Thought it sounded ok last week.

[Carradona]

By the way, how fucking smalltime are the Sunderland fans? Repeatedly booing Carra and Voronin for being fouled and then heartliy applauding McShane for getting up a whole four seconds after being fouled. You'd think he was about to play on with a broken neck or something. All he did was stand up.

 

It's the sunshine.

 

Oh, and most of them are probably irish daytrippers!

[BatChainPuller]

Great performance from the two write-offs - made up for Momo and Pennant is really starting to look the business, including away from home. Real learning experience for the new boys. We got pushed around a lot until we woke up and started competing properly shortly before the goal. Voro contributes a lot even when he's not a goal threat.

[CrouchieBoy]

wow that pace is just incredible...