End the year with a high

It was not a good year but we still need to end it with a high.  Suarez is suspended for the game so this is a perfect time for Carroll and Bellamy to prove they can help.

My Team Prediction:
Reina
Johnson
Skrtel
Agger
Enrique
Downing
Adam
Henderson
Maxi
Bellamy
Carroll

Result 2:0

Match Report 111226 vs Blackburn Rovers: No confidence

1:1 and once again the lack of confidence at goal costed us another two points.  We have enough chance to kill off the games but we just can't finish it.  King Kenny really need to address this problem in the new year.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7 Denied another clean sheet by an unlucky own goal.
Johnson: 7 Solid performance.
Skrtel: 7 Superb assist.
Agger: 7 Solid defending and should have scored in the last minute.
Enrique: 7 Defended with ease.
Downing: 7 Should have scored.
Adam: 6 Scored an own goal and did not played well.
Henderson: 6.5 Solid but not impressive with some good passing.
Maxi: 7 Scored a great header.
Suarez: 7 Wasted too many chances.
Carroll: 6 Still not in form.

Substitutions:
Gerrard: 7 Good to see him return but need more time to improve form.
Bellamy: 6.5 Not enough time to impress.

King Kenny: 6.5 Need to improve the confidence of the players immediately.

Blackburn Rovers: 7 Credits to them in defending really well.

Man of the Match: Skrtel.  A superb assist and good defending.

Christmas Present

It is the festive time of the season and let's forget all the unhappiness and try to win every game from now on.  Blackburn is at the bottom of the league and we need to show no mercy and bring home the three points.

My Team Prediction:
Reina
Johnson
Skrtel
Agger
Enrique
Spearing
Kuyt
Adam
Henderson
Downing
Suarez

Result 2:0

Match Report 111221 at Wigan Athletic: Affected

0:0 and the result is a bit disappointing.  We have many chances, even had a penalty saved, and failed to breakthrough.  Surely the players are affected by the news of the Suarez suspension, but the team formation was a bit strange with no defensive midfielder and as a result we lost the midfield easily.  It is another 2 point loss, and we need to work harder and harder now or top 4 will be out of our reach.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7.5 Made a few important saves to keep the clean sheet.
Johnson: 7 Have a great run and almost scored.
Skrtel: 7 Solid defending.
Agger: 7 Good on both ends of the pitch.
Enrique: 7 Solid defending.
Downing: 6 Started well but faded quickly
Adam: 6 Had a poorly taken penalty saved.
Henderson: .6.5 Nice passing but failed to sparkle the team.
Maxi: 6.5 Solid but unimpressive performance.
Kuyt: 7 A good performance.

Suarez: 7 A bit quiet.

Substitutions:
Bellamy: 6.5 Fight hard for the team.
Shelvey: 6.5 Another solid performance.
Carroll: 6.5 Needs more game time.

King Kenny: 6.5 Need to improve the form of the strikers.

Wigan Athletic: 7 A good tactic with 3 at the back.

Man of the Match: Reina.  Captain lead with example.

Suarez will never walk alone

It is probably the joke of the century that Suarez is found guilty in racism by the FA.  This is completely rubbish.  The Club and us supporters will be fully in support of Suarez, and we will fight to clear his name.  YNWA.

My Team Prediction:
Reina
Johnson
Skrtel
Agger
Enrique
Adam
Downing
Henderson
Shelvey
Bellamy
Suarez

Result 2:0

Match Report 111218 at Aston Villa: A fine performance

2:0 and we won comfortably with two goals up in 15 minutes.  We should have win by a bigger margin but at the end the woodwork denied Suarez twice, and we are settled with a nice win.  In general this is a fine performance that we should be happy with.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7.5 Another clean sheet.
Johnson: 7 A good performance.
Skrtel: 7.5 Power header.
Agger: 7.5 Another neat and tidy perforamance.
Enrique: 7 Solid performance.

Shelvey: 7.5 A nice start.
Adam: 7.5 Good performance.
Downing: 7.5 Fearless to the boos.
Henderson: 7 Neatly organizing from the middle.
Bellamy: 8 One goal, one assist.
Suarez: 8 As usual, all round performance apart from finishing.

Substitutions:
Carroll: 7 Did not do much.
Carragher: 6.5 Age is counting on him.
Kuyt: 7 Not enough time to impress.

King Kenny: 7.5 Would be delighted about the teamwork.

Aston Villa: 6 Did very poorly.

Men of the Match: Bellamy/Suarez.  Deadly couple.

Tough away game

Villa had been doing fine this year and so it will not be an easy task.  Downing may be booed by the Villa fans but it is now time for him to finally deliver.

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

Result 2:0

Match Report 111210 vs Queen's Park Rangers: Home victory

1:0 and it was an overdue first home win since September 24.  We still have the problem of not scoring goals at home, but fortunately Suarez broke his duck and scored a superb header.  We did had many chances but their goalkeeper was in superb form and as a result we cannot break through it.  At the end, a superb header from Suarez is enough to bring us the very important 3 points.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7.5 Not much to do and earned another clean sheet comfortably.
Johnson: 7 Solid in general.
Skrtel: 7.5 A rock in the middle.
Agger: 7 Solid defending.
Enrique: 7 Good on both ends.
Downing: 7.5 Had a few great crosses but the strikers can't finish it.
Henderson: 7 A solid but not impressive performance.
Adam: 7.5 A good assist as birthday gift.
Maxi: 7.5 Denied a hat-trick of chances.
Kuyt: 7.5 A good performance as usual.
Suarez: 8 Scored a magnificent header.

Substitutions:
Bellamy: 7 Almost curve in a free kick.
Shelvey: 7 Provided more defensive cover when called upon.

King Kenny: 7 Would be delighted about the result but still need to work hard on the strikers.

Queen's Park Rangers: 6 Not doing much in the game but were very difficult to beat.

Man of the Match: Suarez.  Need to score more from now on.

Score a cracker tonight

It is the 26th birthday of our #26 tonight and let's hope he will score a cracker and win the game tonight.  QPR hasn't been to Anfield for many years, but we did not play well against weaker teams this season, so we need to find a way to breakthrough it.

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

Result 2:0

Match Report 111205 at Fulham: Nightmare

0:1 and it was a nightmare result from many dubious decisions by the referee.  We failed to fine a way to drill through the Fulham defense and when we did, Suarez' goal was wrongly ruled offside.  Spearing was harshly sent off and now Suarez may face further trouble as the FA is charging him misconduct.  We have a tough month to go...

Players Rating:
Reina: 6 Made many great saves in the match but unfortunately a simple error was also made and we lost 3 points.
Johnson: 7 Solid in attack and defense.
Skrtel: 7 Solid in defense.
Agger: 7 Elegant as usual.
Enrique: 7.5 Did well on both ends.
Henderson: 6.5 Had a nice attempt hitting the post.
Adam: 7 Did well in the middle.
Spearing: 7 Solid in defending and was harshly sent off.
Bellamy: 7 Fight for the team.
Suarez: 6.5 A wrongly ruled offside goal.
Carroll: 6 Still not up to standard.

Substitutions:
Kuyt: 6.5 Worked hard when called up.
Downing: 6:5 Had a great shot hit the post.

King Kenny: 6.5 Wrongly denied another victory, but need to find way to improve Suarez' goal scoring record and to fill Lucas' big hole.

Fulham: 7 Credit to them to defend well.

Man of the Match: Enrique.  Steadily performance as usual.

Maxi the London assassin

It is Fulham again and we have our London killer in Maxi.  We have lost Lucas and now is the turn for the other players need to raise their game and win it for our mighty Brazilian.

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

Result 2:0

November Month Report

2W2D and we are on a 11 game unbeaten streak since mid September.  The month started with a disappointing draw at home vs newcomer Swansea, but after the international break we steer up a gear and beaten Chelsea twice, with a good draw vs the leader.  The team is finding some momentum, but as Lucas is injured, the other midfielders need to steer up and win the games for him.

Players of the month: Reina/Agger/Lucas 7.5  All three of them played really well in the month and are deserved winners.  It is also worth noting that Bellamy also did very well in the month whenever he is called upon with 3 assists.

December prediction:
12/5 Fulham (a) Another west London game and we need to take 3 points home.
12/10 Queen's Park Rangers (h)  Another home game against newcomer and we need to make sure we did well to get 3 points.
12/18 Aston Villa (a) A tough away game but we should have enough power to win it.
12/21 Wigan Athletic (a) Wigan is in trouble so we need to take our chance well.
12/26 Blackburn Rovers (h) Blackburn is at the bottom of the league but still we should avoid any post Christmas tiredness.
12/30 Newcastle United (h) The Mappies are the surprise package this year, so we need to be careful about them.

Match Report 111129 at Chelsea: A strong performance

2:0 and it is a very good performance for the team as a whole.  With 7 changes made and we still can file a strong squad shows how much stronger the team has become.  We may be a bit lucky of not conceding a penalty in 1H, but at the end the two goals scored are of high quality, especially the delivery from Craig.

Our luckless in draws continues with City again, but we will become stronger when facing strong teams.

Players Rating:
Reina: 7.5 Made a few great saves in keeping another clean sheet.
Kelly: 7.5 Scored a well deserved first goal for the team.
Carragher: 7.5 Solid in defense.
Coates: 7.5 Won't afraid to make tackles and was getting more and more confident.
Enrique: 7.5 Another good performance.
Henderson: 7.5 A great vision pass for the first goal.
Lucas: 7.5 Get well soon.
Spearing: 7 A solid performance.
Maxi: 7.5 London killer did it again.
Bellamy: 8.5 2 superb assists.
Carroll: 7 Missed a poor penalty but in general he has done well.

Substitutions:
Adam: 7 Solid performance.
Kuyt/Skrtel: 7 Not enough time to impress.

King Kenny: 7.5 Would be delighted about the team performance.

Chelsea: 6 Poor in defending as usual.

Man of the Match: Bellamy.  His mate Gary will be proud of him.