Thinking though, the CBs must've been rocks, but I can't say I've really noticed.They have been, they compliment each other so well. Skrtel looks a lot more comfortable alongside Agger than Carra. Beast in the air, defends on the front foot, goal threat from set pieces and not afraid to venture forward like Agger. Lots of question marks over him but he's been great this season, and also very under-rated last season too.
did you see gary nev's analysis of Lucas' performance against City Chris?I did. Was already aware of how good he'd been, but to see it from that aerial POV just focussed on him was a real treat. Thing is he wasn't just snuffing out attacks, and he wasn't just doing that last season. There was some serious Xabi Alonso-esque control going on, not even joking. Those last 3 games were breath-taking.
My 4-0 prediction for today isn't looking too promising.
― Chris, Monday, 26 December 2011 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
Argh!
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 26 December 2011 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
Ha ha ha ha. FFS
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
og ffs
4-0 to who Chris?
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 26 December 2011 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
Adam finds his range.
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
xp. Well, Liverpool. Suppose Blackburn could get another 3 though!
― Chris, Monday, 26 December 2011 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
Never mind.
Managerwatch: I've mentioned before that my mate's dad was a coach/kind-of-mentor to Steve Kean when he was at boys' club level. He (the dad) was round at ours a few days ago and I took the chance to grill him, but he had nothing but good words for our hapless hero conqueror of Anfield. Lovely lad, hard worker, good listener, always did what he was told, no ego, no complaints.
The sad thing is that SK always enjoyed taking his wife and young son along to watch the team, but he can't even do that anymore because the abuse has got so vicious and personal that the little lad gets too upset.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 26 December 2011 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
can i just say i think i was right about liverpool this season
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 15:55 (twelve years ago) link
hm think you also claimed bolton in no danger of relegation...so.
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
the nature of the abuse levelled at Kean is sort of out of order but can i say i'm fed up of cunts who presumably don't pay for a Blackburn ticket week in week out telling those who do what they should think?
― Nemanja Vmić (Julie Lagger), Monday, 26 December 2011 16:00 (twelve years ago) link
and the LMA can go fuck itself too
― Nemanja Vmić (Julie Lagger), Monday, 26 December 2011 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
― pandemic, Monday, December 26, 2011 3:56 PM (8 minutes ago)
nah, i would never say that about any team worse than say liverpool
i still sort of rate owen coyle tho
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:06 (twelve years ago) link
maxi you beautiful bastard
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
citeh are looking really rather listless, they need a 'moment of magic from one of their special players'
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:14 (twelve years ago) link
that's a pretty bad miss from suarez imo
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:17 (twelve years ago) link
also, after being chided for slowness by the guardian a few weeks ago, kolo touré shows he can still run quite fast over a long distance
nasri was shit, a sort of anti-silva who flits about in futile hope of combining
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:17 (twelve years ago) link
berba gets a run in the team and he'll finish top scorer again
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:19 (twelve years ago) link
nicky shorey, premiership footballer
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:19 (twelve years ago) link
what's spurs news my internet is for shit tbh
― twice banned gabbage is death (p much resigned to deems), Monday, 26 December 2011 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
Still no score in the non-existent Spurs match
― The Artist Formerly Known As Teh HoBB, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:22 (twelve years ago) link
He's been ok against the ten men of Wigan. tbf games like this are how he ended up being top scorer last season
― Number None, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
Chief football writer Phil McNulty at Anfield: "Anfield is now wide awake after the post-Christmas slumber following Maxi's equaliser. Blackburn manager Steve Kean not so happy and has been in deep discussion with the fourth official Martin Atkinson."
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
ah yeah tomorrow night norwich sright
― twice banned gabbage is death (p much resigned to deems), Monday, 26 December 2011 16:24 (twelve years ago) link
Steve Kean not so happy and has been in deep discussion with the fourth official Martin Atkinson."
asking if there's a quiet exit
― twice banned gabbage is death (p much resigned to deems), Monday, 26 December 2011 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
there have been LFC home performances this season that have been frustratingly wasteful, but this is just shit.
here comes Stevie to save the day.
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:26 (twelve years ago) link
5 secs - first mention of 'talisman'
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:27 (twelve years ago) link
this is probably the worst citeh have played in the epl this season
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:27 (twelve years ago) link
oy vey
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
Should've scored that.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
What was Yakubu doing?!
― Chris, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
What was Carroll doing?!
― Chris, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
yeah. lucky.As far as Carroll goes i don't think i've been so depressed to have a player in the team since salif diao.
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
konchesky made me angry rather than depressed
Berb pen hat
― The Artist Formerly Known As Teh HoBB, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
they shd have brought edin on earlier
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
silver lining for you there Ismaelxp
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
Why is Carroll playing DM?
― Chris, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
who is dm?
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
oh deems right
Has Carroll not got the brain of a footballer, is that it? Like a Walcott with less potential? So often you see him taking an option that obviously isn't on, or ignoring options that are, and switching off was so the wrong thing to be doing there.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
Just need another six to write off City's goal difference
― The Artist Formerly Known As Teh HoBB, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
Carroll's gonna score the winner here.
― Chris, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
Text from anon: "Great to see Berbatov back and scoring. Last season's joint top scorer and he can't get a game this season."
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
Just a point for City, United go level
― The Artist Formerly Known As Teh HoBB, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
This is turning into a re-run of the Blackburn game I saw at Sunderland. Retreat, retreat - and then lost late on.Person Name@philmcnulty2 mins ago
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
Nearly right Chris
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
There's the heroic save I was waiting for.Liverpool-dreck.
― pandemic, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
Merry Christmas everyone!
― Number None, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
Dalglish out
― The Artist Formerly Known As Teh HoBB, Monday, 26 December 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link