0-0 away in Europe should never be considered a poor result, although people may question Rafa's decision of leaving out the big guns like Stevie G, Xabi and Sami. Rafa's game plan seems to be making it hard for PSV to penetrate and in this regard the game is a real success. We finally get our first clean sheet of the season (since mid April) and Stevie G almost win it for us at the end. Depending on whether you are optimistic or not, you may view this as a start of another unbeaten run, or we are 2 games without a win now. But let's be positive.
Players Rating:
Reina: 6.5 First clean sheet of the season although at times he was a bit shaky.
Finnan: 6.5 Good defensive display.
Carragher: 6.5 A better display than the derby.
Agger: 6.5 A really eye-catching display. Proved again he can dispense Hyypia.
Warnock 6.5 A good display after back from injury.
Pennant: 6.5 Working hard from the right flank.
Zenden: 6 A good display back to his former team.
Sissoko: 6.5 Bossed the midfield in the absense of Stevie and Xabi.
Aurelio: 6.5 Played better as left midfielder.
Bellamy: 6.5 Constant threats to PSV.
Kuyt: 7 Played very well back to his home country.
Substitutions:
Alonso: 6 Distributed the ball well when we needed it.
Gerrard: 6.5 An encouraging display and almost scored to win the game.
Gonzalez: 6 Not enough time to impress.
Rafa: 6.5 A solid lineup and get a deserved point. And the defense looks calmer.
PSV Eindhoven: 6.5 A good display too but we should be able to beat them in the return game.
Man of the Match: Kuyt. Great display. Still looking for his first goal and it will come soon.
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