November Month Review

4W3L. It's been a month of roller coasters. We lost Baros, Garcia, Trare, Josemi via injuries, but Stevie G and Nunez are back. We lost two league game, which at least we should get 4 points. Then we won a great game against Arsenal and hopefully this will re-ignite the players. We also won one and lost one in Champions League, so we need to win by 1-0 or 2 goals to qualify.

This month saw us losing one place to 7th, but with the game in hand we can go back to 5th. We need to keep the pace with the leaders before we lose too much ground (and Gerrard as well..) December is a big month with 8 games and we need to get a good result, particular with not enough service up front. Hopefully Stevie G, after 2 month's "rest", should have enough power to play like in the Arsenal game through this season.

Players of the Month: (1) Alonso (2) Carragher (3) Baros/Biscan/Mellor.
Xabi did well in the wins vs Palace and Arsenal, but somehow he's not too consistent and Rafa even dropped him for the Monaco game. Carragher, needless to say, is as consistent as ever. The third place goes to 3 different players because they all only played a few games, nevertheless Baros and Mellor both scored 3 goals, and Biscan has been class whenever he played.

December Prediction:
12/1 Tottenham Hotspur (A) This is the lowest on Rafa's agenda, but I think we can still win it.
12/4 Aston Villa (A) A draw won't be too bad, but with the big win vs Arsenal, we can carry the momentum and win this as well.
12/8 Olympiakos (H) A must win game. And their away record is poor. 2-0!
12/11 Everton (A) We seems to do good at Goodison Park over the past few years. First derby for the Spaniards and possibly Milan will be back this game. A win for us.
12/14 Portsmoouth (H) This is the game in hand. With Portsmouth recent turmoil and form we should win this easily. The only thing I am worry is this may be their new manager's first game, and for some reason we always perform badly in this kind of situation.
12/19 Newcastle United (H) Need to win this game. And we should be able to do it. But with Robson gone and Souness in, they may get a draw.
12/26 West Bromwich Albion (A) Another game we should win. But this probably is a test for Rafa's rotation strategy.
12/28 Southampton (H) Southampton is doing very poor. Another win.