3-0 and this is easily our best performance this season. Rafa seems to have found the best lineup for the team and it is now up to him to stick with this formation for a longer time. Stevie G did well on the right and moving as a free role and is everywhere. It just make the opponents more difficult to mark him. Morientes scored a nice goal that will make him confident, and Luis Garcia... what a header! Love him or hate him, he is King of Europe.
The only down point is really Chelsea not winning, so we need to get at least a draw vs Betis to secure qualification.
One thing worth noting is that the referee Mr Nielsen has done a great job in sending off the guy who racially abused Sissoko. These things are just not tolerable.
Player Rating:
Reina: 7 Nothing to do but is commanding.
Finnan: 7 Do well and his crossing are beautiful. Benefited the most with Stevie G moving right.
Carragher: 7 Commanding as usual.
Hyypia: 7 He is retiring from international football and it should be good for the team. Not seriously challenged.
Riise: 7 He feels comfortable back to left back and the defense looks more solid.
Gerrard: 7.5 A nice assist, and he is everywhere.
Alonso: 7 Pulling the strings in the midfield as usual.
Sissoko: 7 Commanding in the midfield, earned a yellow card and get the opponent sent off when he was abused.
Luis Garcia: 8 Simply on fire and contributed a lot to the attack.
Crouch: 6 Yet to score and pressure is now on him.
Morientes: 7.5 Scored a goal that bring his confidence back.
Substitutions:
Zenden: 6.5 Created a lot of opportunities.
Cisse: 7 Scored another great goal from assist of Kewell.
Kewell: 7 Created a very good goal for Cisse. His intellegince was shown in passing the ball such that Cisse is not offside.
Rafa: 8 Now that we have our best formation and lineup found, it's up to Rafa to stick with it as often as he can.
Anderlecht: 6 11 straight loss in Champions League, hope they can stop the count now and at least draw Chelsea.
Man of the Match: Luis Garcia. Great European player.
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