2-0 and we could have win more. In fact in the first 15 minutes we already had 7 shots, if not for the alert of Kiely and the superb last man save by Murphy we would be 2-0 up in 10 minutes already.
We controlled the game as the 1H of the Deportivo game, and Charlton had only about 3 shots in the whole game, but none is dangerous. We may just put Diao there and still win the game easily.
Maybe it's just the opponents are crap, but certainly the 4 home wins will build up our confidence, and Fortress Anfield is rebuilt.
Player Rating:
Kirkland: 7 Nothing to do 2 games in a row and got 2 clean sheets. His presence makes the back 4 feel comfortable.
Finnan: 7 He's doing quite well and probably right back is a better position for him. Challenging Josemi's position.
Carragher: 7.5 Another excellent for Carra. Patrolling the defence brilliantly.
Hyypia: 7 Almost score from a corner if not for Murphy's last man save (probably he practiced this in the past). The subsequent overhead kick is close as well.
Traore: 7 Getting better and better. Maybe there's really something Rafa spotted that we don't...
Garcia: 8 Scored a brilliant goal and has lots of links with both midfield and the front 2. A very good game for Garcia.
Alonso: 7.5 Another good game for Xabi. Keep up the consistency!
Hamann: 7 Another solid performance from Didi.
Riise: 7.5 Scored a brilliant goal. It's really too long that he has not scored in 65 games... Hope he can score 4-5 more this season at least. And need to try shotting using the right foot too.
Cisse: 7.5 Probably his best posotion is to be inclined to the right. The co-operation with Milan is slowing working. In 2H he showed us how quick he can be, getting rid of Murphy in midfield by kicking the ball far away by ~20 yards, and managed to cross it out.
Baros: 7.5 Could have scored a hat trick in the first half. He works very hard, and the linkage with Cisse is improving, though more improvements are still needed.
Substitutions:
Kewell: Rafa is not rushing to put Kewell in the squad, which is good.
Sinama-Pongolle: Worked hard to try impress the manager. Keep it up!
Warnock: The Kop definitely loves to see this lad on the pitch. Good job Steve!
Rafa: 7.5 A good choice of squad. Though he still need to work more for Milan and Djibril.
Murphy: 5.5 Only highlight is the first half last man save, and he balloned 2 free kicks in the similar position as where Alonso balloned 4 vs Chelsea.
Charlton Athletic: Really need to improve the away form if they want to challenge Europe. But I think at least they will finish in the top half of the table.
Man of the Match: Garcia. Scored a great goal, and done a lot of tricks. Keep up the good job!
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