"Considering the last four seasons.. the average for the fourth team is 70 pts.. which means we need more 55 pts out of the remaining and possible 78 pts.. GAME ON!!"
"man.utd makes points when they play badly, or referees help them...
imagine our dropped points in games we were better team -
man.city-skrtel error 2pts, man.utd - refere 1-3pts, everton-refere - 2pts, sunderland - missed chances 2pts...with these points in hand we could be in tle race. I hope in our bad days we get lucky/unlucky points back."
"Top four, Carra? It's not just the self belief on the pitch that needs rebuilding, it's in the stands as well. The lack of faith in the team yesterday was palpable, we were there more in hope than expectation and this is against Wigan! It's not the time for this type of talk, no, lets keep our heads down and see if others can handle the pressure and spotlight usually reserved for top four teams. "
"That is the spirit we need in the heads, and hearts of players and supporters alike. First, we must win at Swansea. No more bogey teams, then course trouble at the Lane b4 claiming 3 points against Southampton! "
"Considering the start of the season we can say we have still good chances to fight for a top 4 spot, but we have to be careful and continue with a policy of the little steps. Let's hope we keep going so, add a couple of new faces in january, then we will see... we need at least 70 points..."
"If we forget Ticky-Tacky get another couple of players in, rest Allen for the rest of the season, and use Lucas, Hendo and Suso, and SG as the midfield we might win a few more games. And use Assaidi more"
"Harsha9633...U r absolutely right mate...if v keep up our concentration level as like in yesterday's game,then i think top 4 is achievable. we need to get minimum 55to60pts from remaining 26games.we can do this by adding 3or4 quality players in jan,then we can reach the top 4 or atleast top 6. Y.N.W.A.
(DIEHARD FAN FROM TUMKUR/BANGALORE, INDIA)"
"Maple red. Allen has played 12 games, has yet to get anywhere near scoring, has no assists, and is far to lightweight for the position he plays. When he tries a forward pass it usually gets intecepted and he is now getting caught in possesion more and more. I am sorry to criticise your hero but please be realistic"
"Harsha9633...u from India mate?bcz now a days,in comments sections n in blogs,i see lots of Indian supporters,in INDIA lots of ppl started supporting LFC IN RECENT days.I HOPE Dis Numbr INCREASEs day by day,bcz lots of ppl who support châ"
"Carra is pure class. I only hope we produce another Carra-type player or two out of this current group of young players.
On a side note, it makes me crazy that I cannot watch embedded videos in articles on LFCTV in the USA until midnight Sunday BST. Why is that?"
"(contd) bcz lots of ppl who support chelski & s manr,dont knw our rich history and simply support other clubs just bcz of their recent league success. They are nothing but plastic supporters.
But I can inarguably say LIVERPOOL SUPPORTERS ARE THE MOST EDUCATED AND INTELLIGENT SUPPORTERS IN THE WORLD and I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF IT!!
RED TILL MY DEATH."
"Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor. Shanks. There are only 8 points between us and Steve Clark's side in 4'rth wich means if we hit a run of wins we could be close if not there in feb.. "
"Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor. Shanks. There are only 8 points between us and Steve Clark's side in 4'rth wich means if we hit a run of wins we could be close if not there in feb.. "
"LOVE THE OPTIMISM CARRA. IT'S A MARATHON NOT A SPRINT AND A LOT OF BIG GAMES ARE OUT OF THE WAY, SO WHO KNOWS ?? XXRUSSXX, IF YOU CAN'T SEE JOE ALLEN'S QUALITY THEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND FOOTBALL. "
"OO pls.. Don't talk about top 4 again after winning 1 game. That's what we always said and look at where we are last season?
Just never learn their lesson. Keep quiet and play our game. If we reach there then we talk about it.. "
"Well its good to have dreams but finishing in the top four will take some doing. From now untill the end of the season we have to win more than we draw or lose, thats a big ask for a team that doesnt score enough goals, yeaterday not withstanding."
"I doubt we will get 4th? Hopefully though the win will inspire confidence and at least set the foundations to push on next year. FA cup/Europa cup triumph would be an added bonus but top4- Nay!!!!!"
"I'm not having a pop at BR it has been a difficult time for him. Peter Cech the other day said how he felt LFC should of gone for Steve Clarke. This is a guy with no agenda or trying to wind up just someone has worked with BR and SC and formed an opinion. Clarke is doing a great job and has always been a great number 2. Surprised we never went for him... But hey!!!"
"Aniroad the difference is WE are a team in 'transition' whereas WBA are just a team with a new manager. Confused?? I don't understand the difference either except that WBA are streets ahead of us, but we must 'be patient' for some reason."
"People are far too hard on Allen. A few games in i remember people calling him superb after a few top class performances. Give the lad a bit of time for fu&cks sake!"
"xxrussx seriously? Did you really think Allen is supposed to score goals and get assists? Does Lucas do those a lot? You don't have a clue about this formation. He's role is to shift balance from side to side and link between defense and attack. Study tiki taka a tiny bit and you'll understand. It's about short passes and mate spends most of his time in the center circle. Dear me! The ignorance..."
"I'm not writing off Joe Allen or claiming he isn't a good footballer. I just don't think he is world class player as some fans proclaim him. Equally I feel there are other players who can do his job. "
"Not demeaning his position but equally some thought he was a unique player with his talents. Hendo could play there as I am sure Suso could. Allen hasn't been on top form lately yet seems undroppable in Br's eyes"
"I fully respect Carragher as he has been a great player for Liverpool but speaking of top 4 after just one game that is also after Wigan is very prematurely. We didn't score in the first half. We still have to be more clinical and support Suarez with scoring goals."
"I honestly think the only thing between us and a good finish in the league is a 20 goal a season man, weve had a very tough fixture list and 2 of our 3 defeats were against arsenal and man u, also played ncastle, stoke, everton, man city, sunderland"
"Nice thought but lets not get carried away we have only won three games this season i hope we can kick on but me thinks top four is a bridge to far but i hope i am wrong"
"We could do it, but it's not in our hands. Other clubs need to do really badly and we need to win the majority of games, which BR has never done before in any season, ever. "
"there is always two perspectives the optimist and the pessimist im an optimist we are 7 games unbeaten we have the top goal scorer in the league and now have a run of 7 or 8 games that are winnable with only tottenham in there as a tough game by january we could be in fourth lets be positive ynwa"
"LOOKS LIKE CARRA'S WORDS ARE BEING TWISTED SLIGHTLY BY SOME FANS. THE MAN IS JUST SHOWING POSITIVITY RATHER THAN NEGATIVITY. WHAT WOULD WE PREFER HIM TO SAY, "WE'RE SH** AND WE'RE GOING DOWN.""
"Developing youngsters is fine but that should run parralel to building a powerful first team squad that requires buying in top class from outside. The youth developmentproject cannot be allowed to become the main priority or you risk becoming a nursery feeder club for ambitious clubs to feed on."
"Its way too early to start talking about top 4, we have alot of games in row that are so called must win games like Wigan game was. Lets concentrate on winning them and see where it takes us. Consistancy is the key to be successfull in league and so far we havent had it."
"Just take it a stage at a time never look beyond your next game, be realistic, 4th place shouldn't even be mentioned at this time. Just try to improve week by week, we haven't really become consistant yet. don't count chickens before they hatch, there is a very long hard road ahead of us but we need to become ambitious starting with the next window or we are wasting our time, really ambitious!!"
"Aim high and see where you finish. Anyone who has acheived anything aims high. What do you want him to say aim for 5th or 6th?
That is all he is doing. When Rafa finished 3rd on 82pts and 2nd on 86th, he was aiming high, maybe he thought we could win it, but we still finished 2nd."
"we should sign two world class striker and Walcott, then let's speak again about 4th place, it's not I don't believe in our recent team, it this team is too tiny."
"Carry On Being Liverpool and must win every game from now...then we can stand a chance. Just read the bullies' postings had to say about it on BBC football website written by their sportswriter Phil McNulty..must be jealous of LFC! YNWA!"
"For Pete's sake, we need to start somewhere to be at Top4...no harm done saying will be there...Carra carry on the good job with LFC! May our dreams come through!"
" brthkmrLFC89... u r absolutely correct.. considering the other club's fans in india... infact they even dont know anything about the clubs they support.. and neither know anything regarding the behind the scenes' game.. I'm from Hyderabad, India."
"We've had our share of tough games, now it's everyone elses. If we can beat Tottenham and beat Arsenal, City, United etc when we next play them we have a great chance of coming 4th."
"harsha9633 in the given scenario 68 points will be enough to qualify top 4. that means 34 by half of the season. that means 19 from next 7. That means 6 win 1 draw. (we have swan, wham, stn, villa, qpr kind of games we must win).. One t'hem and one fulham. what if we won 1 of that and draw the other..:) Also in Jan we will have slightly better squad so its game on :).."
"we are slowly climbing up the table, few more wins and we should be right up there, not gonna get carried away though, will wait and see what happens..."
"OnSide u are absolutely correct mate.. the present season is a wee bit on a lower side considering points but on a higher side considering the teams competing for that 4th spot.. and the way u predicted and Carra said.. probably we can make that 4th or 3rd spot..!!"
"Isn't it funny that Luis should have had a card (probably Yellow) for his late tackle, and we scored from a throw in that should have been Wigan's, and no -one mentions it, BUT when this happens TO US we kick off about conspiracy's and ref's being anti Liverpool.Just a Thought."
"Here we go again! I can't believe that after any single win (and there were only 3 out of 12 this term) we got carried away in optimistic wishes that are not founded on the facts at all. Forget about top 4, try to catch Everton(!), Newcastle and WBA likes first! Start wining regularly before you start talking about it... YNWA"
"We didn't win against any of top 10 teams this season for God sake. Keep Your head down and keep winning matches. Wigan is Ok but let us see more of that week after week. And then we'll see... YNWA "
"I think Carra has been taking some happy pills! top 4?? I think we be lucky to break into the top 6. We beat Wigan.. Wigan! not Man U or Chelsea or Arsenal or Man City.. Bl**dy Wigan."
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