Match Report 050316 vs Blackburn Rovers: Time is running out.

0-0 and time is running out for us to catch Everton. And we are now running the risk of being catched by other teams. Player seems to be disinterested in the league. And if this is the case, the club has no hope at all.

The fact that both goalkeepers have not have a decent save to made probably tells you how boring the game is. It was not until Riise come on during half time that we started to look interested in the game. Rafa need to use whatever method to boast up the morale before it's too late.

Player Rating:
Dudek: 6.5 Not a save to be made.
Finnan: 6.5 He does not have any significant impact on the attack.
Carragher: 6.5 Solid as ever, could have earned us a penalty but referee think the other way.
Pellegrino: 6.5 Surprised start so that Hyypia can take a rest, and he is doing OK without any significance moment. Have probably our only 2 shots in 1H but both failed to trouble Friedel.
Warnock: 7 Played well both attacking and defending. Considering Smicer is almost invisible and he is doing everything alone in 1H this is an exceptional performance.
Garcia: 6 Start from the right and this is not his best position and no doubt his game suffered.
Gerrard: 6.5 Suffered from the rumours or what? He's just ineffective.
Hamann: 6 Again, did not raise his level when it is needed.
Smicer: 5 I won't be surprised if this is his last game for us.
Baros: 6 Made a lot of runs, but clearly he's not playing his best game.
Morientes: 6 Always double marked and hardly made an impact.

Substitutions:
Riise: 7 Come on during half time and we look a different team with him. Sadly it didn't last too long.
Nunez: 5.5 Almost invislble like Smicer.
Biscan: Not enough time to make an impact.

Rafa: 5 Rumor said Real Madrid may want him, and given the players' performance I am afraid he will be tempted.

Blackburn: 6 Come for 1 point and get it.

Friedel: 6.5 Hardly challenged and deserved to win his first clean sheet against us.
Matteo: 6 A late 2H substition.

Man of the match: Warnock. One of the few players that shown determination in the game.