"A draw tonight would be a tremendous result. The backline are going to be tested bigtime and i fear its a mistake playing Carra with Coates in defence..however win or lose its going to be good for the younger players to see what they can do.."
"Hope that the lads can get a result tonight. Only one complaint with the line up though - for me, Pacheco has to start in place of Cole who should really not put on a red shirt again."
"downing and cole are lame unless downing plays left back because at least he could overlap and cross, but has no dribbling, pace or skill to be an effective winger. flanagan? why not robinson, hes actually good and left footed. and carragher? no clean sheet today. sama would have been better. gulacsi will never get a game at this rate and pacheco only on bench?!!!"
"WOW!!! 9 English players in the starting 11, that has got to be a record.Though would have preferred and loved to see Assaidi and Pacheco start instead of Downing and Cole."
"Somebody is having a laugh. Was going to record the game and watch later but have turned it off now. Just another defeat to add to a growing list , this is shamefull , we used to be a big club ,now we are just a big joke !"
"Ok we got Chelski at the week end and not much of a chance at winning there so thats two defeats on the bounce. Laughing stock , big time. Liverpool are now looking for miricals to win games, what a joke , what a team , what a manager. Next Win ? Who knows !!"
"I guess with Joe Cole Brendan has got his hands tied. AT 31 or whatever his age is? No form, confidence in the prem for a few years now, Cole is left as a huge expense. At least the cups allow Brendan to get some return for the high wages and at least put him in the shop window. I don't think it's att-i-tude with Joe, just confidence. "
"I'm not quite sure what Cole has done to receive such negative comments? He's hardly been given a fair chance in the first team. If you've played football yourself (which I doubt hardly any of you have) you'll understand that it's hard to impress when you don't get a decent run of games (how many has Cole started in a row?)"
"I do agree with people that Assaidi should be starting tonight though. He has looked good in every game he's played so far, not sure what's going on there unless he's starting on Sunday?"
"really interesting line up!
With the bad start to the season, it is a very good idea to start some players who havent had so much playing time yet. Thank you BR."
"My life isnt misserable and your opinion does not interest me. This is a poor team , tonight and not much better on weekends. Liverpool used to win more than they lost now its the other way round , argue with that if you can little boy !!"
"maybe we get a point...we beat YBoys and if we lose tonight then we use first team in Italy and pick in 1pts....for next stage is enough 4pts from last three games."
"wow people ask to see the young ones and then when it happens ain a non must win with a big game on the weekend i am shocked.
no real ture reds comminting today.
i would like to ask were is DONI"
"Why is everyone complaining? Team tonight is just for testing some players. Coady and Morgan get a start which is good and Joe Cole gets a last chance. If he does nothing then he is out. Assaidi and Pacheco will get a run out in second half. Just watch the game for evaluating young guys prospects. Even if we lose we can get through later on and this is why BR can choose this team "
"Pacheco HAS to be more productive than Cole. Joe's last performance should have been his last!
Pacheco played brilliantly for the U21's this week. Also Ngoo seems to be overlooked - he was very impressive in that game as well."
"not being negative but point would be awesome(considering the team)...win is just a bonus..just have to make sure we progress....and hope that Coady and especially Morgan don't go for any rash tackles..."
"why is there so many negative posts? what happened to you'll never walk alone? when we put out a strong team when we last played them there were people bleedin moanin. Get a grip and get behind the team, supporters my ass."
"Nice goal rich dudes. Never mind. Don't really give a s*** about the Europa league Trophy. Would like to stay in it just to see the youngsters. I think the performance has been very pleasing so far. Just that cutting edge and final ball that's lacking. Again. :("
"buck is losing the plot!!! i liked him at first! but he's starting to look like he aint got a clue!!!!!!! what on god's earth does he expect cole to do!!! get pacheco on now!!! and why does he always overlook ngoo!!!! best player for under 21's this season but never gets a chance"
"Not too bad. Credit to a very young side for their performance against tricky Opponents away. This constant looking for a pass was highlighted in a negative aspect again. what was Wisdom doing? Just get rid. Sadly that has happened a few times this season. Tika taka is great with the right players but can look foolish when not engineered correctly "
"Anzhi are a joke - but we are the laughing stock. Dreadful team set-up. They are not Real Madrid -we should be attacking and taking them apart, not sitting back and defending. "
"How can people on this site not see what great football is building from our club? In 2 years many of these players will be running rings round the premier league opposition and we WILL finally find that final ball. Can't post again. Can't bear to read the negative bull****. "
"Aside from the goal it has been an inspiring first half performance from our collection of youngsters and misfits. Coates continues to show signs that he is not ready for first team football with his naivety and oh Hendo, how you need to learn how to score. Let's see someone pacy on the right bring on Assaidi"
" hell people, the opposition are dire. Theres a phrase of its a game of two halves, im sure most of you pray that lfc get beat so you can feel better in your warped minds."
"I understand we are trying to promote english players but this is a joke..! Shouldve be Sama for carra, assaidi for cole, pacheco for coady,yesil for morgan...."
"Well this is about as exciting as watching dog shiitt dry in the sunshine. Hendo, Shelvey, Cole, Downing, Coates, Flanno not good enough. LFC the best team in Europe at keeping posession in their own half, the final third they have no clue."
"what is the role of henderson...lacks self confidence..for him ball is like a bomb...morgan??only striker..should have been there..why can't jan window come fast...FSG do r die"
"The kids didn't let us down, but how many chances is Cole going to get ? Lots of shouts for Pacheco, but I have yet to see him perform and to see him pull out of a 60/40 tackle ???"
"It is hard to believe we actually bought Henderson, he seems to have immense stage fright. I thought the lads did quite well and the final third was the only area that needed more intensity and speed. we are to slow on the counter, always against 9 men in defence."
"Well on that performance they are lots of positives ref up and coming youngsters but on the other hand, there are lots of players that need shipping out. Suso was my motm. Jonjo needs to step up if he wants to replace SG. Well off the pace."
"How on earth did we collect such a useless group of players, they cannot shoot straight for goodness sake. Shelvey, Cole, Henderson, Downey etc., what a bunch of losers. BR should play anybody but these.
How can this be LFC, we are the joke of Europe.
Watching them play is a health hazard."
"I can see that some of you are a bit angry over this game but what did you expect? the line up was from the reserves and Anzi played 1st team. our squad is thinner than thinner and we are playing Chelsea this weekend. A red shirt doesnt give a kid experiance, BR does not have other players."
"How can people curse BR? he has taken a job at a big club and has lost 30% of the squad and doesnt get to sign players worth SG's wages.. If I was BR I would have walked out.. He was conned by the owners!! CONNED out of a much better job at Swansea.. "
"people say we should have lost 4 nil, using that logic we could have had 3 or 4 ourselves, did you not see that? we had our chances and didn't take them again."
"With all due respect, Mr Rodgers, if you have players of the quality and youth of Suso, Pacheco and Assaidi, should you not start them ahead of the likes of Cole, Henderson and Downing? Even Carra would probably agree with me in secret. Personal loyalties seem to have come first ahead of the team and the LFC public one more time."
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