After a much needed break many injured players are recovering, and it is now time for us to restart the season. City has spent big money trying to buy glory, and we need to play to our best to get the 3 points to restart the season.
My Team Prediction:
Reina
Johnson
Carragher
Skrtel
Insua
Mascherano
Lucas
Kuyt
Gerrard
Babel
Ngog
Result 2:0
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2-2 and this is another 2 points lost. With the chances we created we should have won this game comfortably, but Torres was not around and we somehow conceded two goals. The penalty was dubious, but Ngog was not diving and merely lost balance and fall down. And our injury problem is never ending as Riera and Benayoun were both injured. Realistically we should now focus on safeguarding 4th place.
Players Rating:
Reina: 6.5 Can't do much on both goals conceded.
Johnson: 7.5 Very lively performance and created many chances.
Agger: 7 Solid display despite playing with back pain.
Skrtel: 6.5 Generally solid but at times feeling nervous.
Insua: 6.5 Did well in defending.
Lucas: 7 Solid in midfield.
Mascherano: 7 Tackles everywhere.
Benayoun: 6.5 Feeling a bit tired and torn his hamstring.
Kuyt: 6.5 Not taking his chances well.
Riera: 7 A nice assist before he torn his hamstring again.
Ngog: 7 Great goal scored, but was accused of diving in 2H.
Substitutions:
Gerrard: 7 Scored a penalty to savage 1 point.
Babel/Aquilani: 6.5 Not enough time to impress.
Rafa: 6.5 Would be grateful on the performance but not the result. Need to find ways to change our luck.
Birmingham City: 6 Taken their chances well and earned one point.
Man of the Match: Johnson. Good game going forward.
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After a period of 1 wins in 8 matches we now need to pick ourselves up and try to win every game. Many of the injured players are recovering, so we can have a better lineup tonight. Normally I don't like Monday night football but this time, the extra 2 days' rest really helps.
My Team Prediction:
Reina
Johnson
Skrtel
Agger
Insua
Mascherano
Lucas
Kuyt
Aquilani
Benayoun
Torres
Result 2:0
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1-1 and this result send us to a mission impossible. We need Lyon to help us to beat Fiorentina in order to have any real chance to qualify. It will be very difficult, but it is not impossible. We played well and deserved to win but with one error in the last minute, our hope is fading and Europa League is looming onto us.
Player Ratings:
Reina: 7 Made a few great saves but could do nothing on the goal conceded.
Carragher: 7 Solid at the right back position.
Kyrgiakos: 5.5 His lack of pace exposed us and lead to the goal conceded.
Agger: 7 Solid despite playing through the pain barrier.
Insua: 6.5 Solid at the back.
Mascherano: 6.5 Solid in the middle.
Lucas: 7 Did well in the midfield.
Kuyt: 6.5 Workaholic as usual but failed to have any real impact.
Voronin: 6 Missed a glorious chance in 1H.
Benayoun: 7 Quiet game other than the assist to Babel.
Torres: 7 Credits to him in holding up the Lyon defense despite playing with an injury.
Substitutions:
Babel: 7.5 Finally made an impact again when called up.
Ngog: 6.5 Not enough time to impress.
Rafa: 6.5 Would be disappointed on how we conceded the goal cheaply, despite it is clearly an offside goal. We need some more luck.
Lyon: 6.5 They didn't do too much to deserve a victory, but let's hope they will help us in beating Fiorentina in 3 weeks' time.
Man of the Match: Babel. Wonder strike although at the end it is still not enough
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With a long list of injuries we are hugely weakened going into this important game. Rafa can barely has 19 players flew to France and not all of them are fully fit. It is time for the squad players to stand up and be counted. And show the world that you are capable of, and show that you deserve the red shirt.
My Team Prediction:
Reina
Darby
Carragher
Agger
Insua
Mascherano
Lucas
Kuyt
Aquilani
Benayoun
Torres
Result 2:0
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1 win and 5 defeats and this is as poor as you can see. We did have lots of injuries, no luck, and the fixture is not helping us, but still we are Liverpool and we should perform much better. Even beating United is of no use if we keep on playing this. Rafa, please turn this around quickly.
Players of the month (1) Reina 7.10 (2) Benayoun 6.99 (3) Kuyt 6.84. Although we lost so many matches Pepe has been a consistent player. Yossi also provided a lot of sparks during the month, and Kuyt has also been working hard as usual. But the other players need to step up and be counted.
November prediction:
11/4 Lyon (a) A defeat will means Europa. But with currently lineup we definitely need a miracle to get a result.
11/9 Birmingham City (h) By the time we play Birmingham we may be down to 9th depending on results elsewhere, and we need to pick up soon.
11/21 Manchester City (h) They are one of the top 4 contenders so we need to beat them at home to maintain an advantage.
11/24 Debreceni VSC (a) No matter where we are heading in Europe we need to beat the Hungarian team.
11/29 Everton (a) This year the Merseyside derby will feature two teams in trouble, but this may be another good opportunity for us to keep moving up.
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1-3 and this is a very poor result. True, we were hit by injuries and virus, but the starting lineup is still full of internationals and we should get more. The fact that Torres' goal is the only shot on target tells you how poor we are. Both red cards should not be given and we will appeal for both of them.
Player Rating:
Reina: 6.5 Could not do much to avoid the three goals conceded.
Degen: 6 Did well going up but let the defense exposed. Was wrongly sent off.
Carragher: 6 Did well in the defense but was harshly sent off. Debatable decision.
Kyrgiakos: 5.5 Very poor defending and was ball-watching for the first goal conceded.
Insua: 6 Lose Zamora and let in the first goal conceded.
Lucas: 7 One of the better playing in the squad.
Mascherano: 6.5 Did OK but could not drive the team forward.
Benayoun: 6.5 Have a shot hit the bar.
Voronin: 5.5 Useless.
Kuyt: 6.5 Worked hard as usual but failed to provide any impact.
Torres: 7.5 His goal is not enough to get us at least one point.
Substitutions:
Babel: 5.5 Barely seen on the pitch.
Eccleston/Ayala: 6 Not enough time to impress.
Rafa: 5 Another very poor display by the team and he seems to have no method of turning it around...
Fulham: 6.5 Did enough to win the game although the scoreline flatters them.
Man of the Match: Torres. We definitely need him to be fit on Wednesday.
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After a memorable victory last week we need to build on it and start another winning streak. Fulham will be tough opponent at home and we need a wonderful strike by Yossi at the last minute to beat them last year, so we need to play exceptionally well again this time to get the three points.
My Team Prediction:
Reina
Degen
Carragher
Agger
Insua
Mascherano
Lucas
Kuyt
Benayoun
Babel
Torres
Result 2:0
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