Liverpool v Portsomouth

[Baz1969]

A very strong team and I am happy with that although I'd have played Babel ahead of the hapless Kuyt.

 

The league is priority and I seriously think Rafa's job is on the line over Christmas for events ON the pitch and not off it. If we fall too far behind and looks like another season not challenging then questions need to be asked.

 

My thoughts exactly. Well said.

[fin-bat]

We´re gonna squeeze the shit out from this southern lot. Good line up. I´m confident.

 

Yep yep.

[Red Nick]

The Liverpool team in full: Reina, Arbeloa, Riise, Hyypia, Carragher, Mascherano, Gerrard, Benayoun, Kewell, Torres, Kuyt. Subs: Itandje, Aurelio, Babel, Voronin, Lucas.

 

just the team i thought it would be, can live with that team but why o why do we have to put up with Kuyt in the team, Babel should play

 

Saying all that Come you reds, we need to win this

[StevieH]

just the team i thought it would be, can live with that team but why o why do we have to put up with Kuyt in the team, Babel should play

 

Saying all that Come you reds, we need to win this

 

Babel must be wondering what he has to do to get in the team.

[Rashid]

Babel must be wondering what he has to do to get in the team.

 

As a starter I'd say play well when he does start in the team.

[Thants]

Our 12 match unbeaten run starts today. Cmon Mr Dirk Kuyt.

[Sangria]

Good side now I am off to the bar for beer and football.

[loadsoftrophies]

I think we're going to need a lot of patience today as Portsmouth have a very very good defence and they're well capable of getting a result. We need to good football today against a confident team.

I'm going for 2-0 but it won't be easy.

[Brownie]

I'm a bit uncertain about today. They have a decent record away from home and i've got a lot of respect for Harry Redknapp - no matter what you say about him, he builds good teams and they play decent enough football.

 

We're miles better than them though, and should win comfortably but the problem with us is that you never know what team is going to turn up.

 

EDIT - Team selection is good today - would have preferred another option up front to Kuyt but hopefully he'll have a decent game.

[lifetime fan]

Can't complain with that team, we could all make a couple of alterations but you can't grumble with it.

 

Up to them to go and do the business now. I hope to fuck we score early or I can see this being an absolute mare of a game with a matching atmosphere.

[StevieH]

Our home form needs to considerably improve and I'm sure it will from now onwards.

[Liam]

I expect a 2-0 win. I dont expect us to score early on but we should break them down eventually. Lets hope David James hasnt saved his performance of the season for us!

[coop]

I felt confident until i saw the Ref.

[G Richards]

I still think Kuyt is the man to partner Torres up front. Babel will be - but not just yet. When Babel starts he doesn't have as much impact as when he gets the last half an hour.

 

Don't get me wrong, I rate Babel, but I think Rafa is using him correctly at the moment.

[Stu Monty]

Me too. Saha's 1st touch is awful, but he has pace and scores goals which is something that neither of those 2 can offer on a consistent basis.

 

There is only proof of Kuyt scoring on a consistent basis, there is actually no proof to the contrary. He might be having a slow season now but pretty much every other season in his career he has scored a very handsome amount of goals. Even with us he is a one in three player.

 

Apps (gls)

 

FC Utrecht 184 (66)

Feyenord 122 (83)

Liverpool 47 (15)

 

If you take out his early career and take into account his improvement as a player since then his figures look even better over the last five seasons. In the last five seasons and the half of this one he has played 225 games and scored 127 goals.

 

I can't even be arsed to dig up Saha's record but I think that the figures clearly show that Kuyt consistenly scores goals. And that isn't an opinion, or debatable, it's a fact.

 

*Figures used are up to Nov 25th 2007*

[StevieH]

I felt confident until i saw the Ref.

 

Who is the ref?

[coop]

Great my stream has gone ta tas.

[Brownie]

Great my stream has gone ta tas.

 

Mine too - is it worth waiting for them to sort it out, or should we try another one?

[Sweeney287]

Who is the ref?

 

Mike Riley.

[rory]

anyone got a sopcast addy ?

[coop]

Stream back working fine.

[StevieH]

Mike Riley.

 

That little runt.

[StevieH]

Kuyt chance but a good sliding challenge by Johnson.

[Dirk]

Kuyt miss, should've been 1-0. Great interplay by Benayoun and Torres.

[coop]

Good challenge by Johnson but Kuyt should have scored.