Progression

After a tough game on Sunday the focus is now back to the League Cup, with Chelsea awaiting.  The FA has been a disgrace in forcing us to play within 48 hours of the League game, but King Kenny will make sure a strong team will be fielded so that we will play well and go through to the next round.

My Team Prediction:
Reina
Kelly
Carragher
Coates
Enrique
Kuyt
Adam
Lucas
Maxi
Bellamy
Carroll

Result 2:0

Match Report 111127 vs Manchester City: Another 2 points loss

1:1 and although we are facing the league leader and was trailing behind, it still feels like a 2 points loss given the domination we had in the game.  Nevertheless a draw is still a good result, but we need to find a way to win at Anfield.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7.5 Acted like a sweeper to clear the lines.
Johnson: 7.5 Another good performance.
Skrtel: 7.5 Solid at the back.
Agger: 7.5 Good game at both ends.
Enrique: 7.5 Grown bigger at the defense.
Kuyt: 7.5 Did well and should have scored and win the game.
Adam: 7.5 Should have take more shots.
Lucas: 8 Giant in the middle.
Downing: 7 A few deadly crosses made.
Henderson: 6.5 Forced to drop too deep and failed to link up with Suarez.
Suarez: 7.5 Was isolated but still very dangerous.

Substitution:
Carroll: 6.5 Should have scored in the dying minute.

King Kenny: 7.5 Would be delighted about the performance in general, but still need to improve the shooting accuracy and conversion rate.

Manchester City: 7 A slightly off day but still they should be the Champion this year.

Man of the Match: Lucas.  Improved a lot over the years.

Beat the leader

City has revamped their squad very well and are rightly to sit at the top of the table, so it will be a very tough match for us, even though we have the home court advantage.  Needless to say, we need to be at our very top in order to beat them.

My Team Prediction:
Reina
Johnson
Skrtel
Agger
Enrique
Kuyt
Adam
Lucas
Maxi
Bellamy
Suarez

Result 2:0

Match Report 111120 at Chelsea: A morale boasting win

2:1 and King Kenny's superb record against Chelsea continues.  We did very well in the first half but was only 1 goal up, and in the second half we let them played the ball and equalized.  Nevertheless, the players have the determination to win the game and at the end a fine-taken goal by Glen Johnson against his former club settled the game.  It was a great win, but we need to keep at this level if we want to grab the top four spots.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7.5 A superb save in 1-1 to keep to keep us in the game.
Johnson: 8 A superb goal to win us the game.
Skrtel: 7.5 Rock solid defending.
Agger: 7.5 Good defending performance.
Enrique: 7 A good performance.
Kuyt: 7.5 A hardworking performance.
Adam: 8 Best performance to date.
Lucas: 7.5 Solid in the middle.
Maxi: 7.5 Clever runs and scored a great goal.
Bellamy: 7.5 Unselfish performance with a nice assist.
Suarez: 7.5 Causing all kinds of troubles.

Substitutions:
Henderson: 7.5 Middle of the field is his best position.
Downing: 7 Provided some fresh legs to stretch the field.
Carroll: 7 Not enough time to impress.

King Kenny: 7.5 A good tactical play and a well deserved win.  But need to maintain the consistency.

Chelsea: 7 Defense was getting worse.

Men of the Match: Adam/Johnson.  Both played very well.

Tough games ahead

The last 3 matches of November couldn't be harder, and we may end up get zero points and out of the League Cup by the end of the month.  It is no doubt that players need to be stand up and be counted.  It will be difficult, but fans are 100% supporting the team for sure.

My Team Prediction:
Reina
Johnson
Carragher
Skrtel
Enrique
Kuyt
Adam
Lucas
Downing
Bellamy
Suarez

Result 2:0

Match Report 111105 vs Swansea City: A very poor performance

0-0 and once again we cannot beat a newly promoted team at home.  Surely we have many chances and luck was not on our side with yet another shot hitting the post, but the players should take more responsibility and be more eager to win it.  One thing for sure is that with performance at this level, we will be lucky to finish top 7, let alone top 4.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7.5 Made a few crucial saves and otherwise we may lose the game...
Johnson: 6.5 Shaky defending.
Skrtel: 6.5 Solid in defending.
Agger: 7 Solid defending and was a bit lucky not to concede a penalty.
Enrique: 7 Did well in attack.
Henderson: 6 Very poor performance and offered nothing to the team.
Adam: 6 A very bad game.
Lucas: 7 Tried very hard but failed to inspire the team.
Downing: 6 Still failed to deliver the ball when we need him to do so.
Suarez: 6.5 Was dis-interested about the game.
Carroll: 6 Still don't play well in the team.

Substitutions:
Kuyt: 6.5 Could not inspire the team to victory.
Bellamy: 6.5 Failed to follow the script and score the winning goal.

King Kenny: 6 Unable to inspire the team, unable to improve the scoring.  With no Gerrard and Carra, what shall we do?

Swansea City: 7.5 A very good performance and they should be able to stay up.

Man of the Match: Reina.  A bit disappointed but this is his 150th clean sheets for us.

Welcome our friends from Wales

It is the first time we meet Swansea in the Premier League, and they had been doing very well so far, especially at home.  But we are playing them at Anfield so there is no excuse for us.  And we need to make sure we take our chances so that we will not be losing point at home again.

My Team Prediction:
Reina
Johnson
Skrtel
Agger
Enrique
Kuyt
Adam
Lucas
Bellamy
Suarez
Carroll

Result 2:0

October Month Report

3W2D and we continued our 7 game unbeaten run.  The month started with a morale boasting win at Goodison Park.  International break then interrupted, and we drew two successful games at home.  Then we finally beat the jinx and beat Stoke at Britannia, and the month ended with a nice win at West Bromwich.


Players of the month (1) Suarez 7.69 (2) Enrique 7.38 (3) Lucas 7.27.  The three best players of the season just keep occupying the top 3 positions, and their performance are really eye catching.  Apart from the big 3, Bellamy also did very well despite not running enough minutes.

November prediction:
11/5 Swansea (h) Swansea is the surprised team and we need to be careful and take our chances to avoid another home setback.
11/20 Chelsea (a) A tough away game but Chelsea seems to be in a bit of transition so we need to take our chance.
11/27 Manchester City (h) City is the strongest team and it would be an extremely difficult game for us.
11/30 Chelsea (a) The League Cup draw has been cruel to us, and we need to be at our full strength if we want to visit Wembley.

Match Report 111029 at West Bromwich Albion: A nice win

2-0 and it was another nice win despite without Gerrard and Carra.  We started the game well with a slightly controversial penalty scored in the 9th minute, and at the end of the first half Carroll extended the lead and the game is all settled.  It was a fairly straight forward game, and at the end of the day the gap of qualify between the two teams really makes a difference.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7.5 A good game rewarded with a clean sheet.
Johnson: 7 Good run in the team.
Skrtel: 7.5 Solid defending with almost faultless passes.
Agger: 7.5 Good performance and hope he will have an extended run of injury free.
Enrique: 7.5 Good performance.
Henderson: 7 Solid performance without too much flash.
Adam: 7.5 Scored a nice penalty.
Lucas: 7.5 Solid protection to the defense.
Downing: 6.5 A bit disappointed with his crossings.
Suarez: 8 Lively as usual.
Carroll: 7.5 Scored a nice goal.

Substitution:
Bellamy: 7 Another lively performance.

King Kenny: 7 Would be delighted about the professional performance of the team, although he still needs to find a way to improve the new boys, especially Carroll, Henderson and Downing.

West Bromwich Albion: 6 May feel a bit unjust of the penalty but in general the result is fair.

Man of the Match: Suarez.  He just keep running and menacing defense.