Good performance marred by two points drop. We show we can play well but we lack leadership and solidarity at back that we once had, and could and should've scored more than two goals. We need consistancy in performances and more luck.
"Why is Mancini Fuming? If Garcia felt Dzeko was injured, why did he not play the ball out when he intercepted liverpool play. True LFC fans, lets take the positives in the game. We are the true Fans."
"Well done to all the lads today. Really showed some grit and determination for the full 90. Easy to say Pepe shouldn't have come for that, but Aguero still had it all to do. Disappointed, but thought we have played our two best games this year against the Champions. Play like that every week and up the table we go."
"Yes, those mistakes are killing us but our last two performances give great hope for the future. Now Brendan, just take us on a decent run of victories. Top-4 is a tall order, while the next teams above keep picking up points. Who knows !!!!! YNWA"
"4 me having a solid bck 4 hs changd our seasn if we hv kelly n martin fit. We hv a gud run bt hendo lucas downin n stevie G hv dne well they hve a flow n charcter. Plus Daniel n Suarez hpe we now start buildng Assaidi Sterlin Suso n Coutinoh combination "
"LFC needs to learn that with the end in sight and you are leading you play to WIN. Too often we are nail biting because either the back 4 or the goalie can and as we discovered today let us down. Pepe needs to go, he is no longer hungry and is collecting a king's ransom for poor efforts ! "
"Not sure I'd describe a 2-all draw as proof of anything, but it was a good performance generally. Unfortunately you don't get 3 points for performances, only for results & we can't seen to beat the best teams. That should worry BR because it means we won't end up playing in Europe next season...."
"4 me having a solid bck 4 hs changd our seasn if we hv kelly n martin fit. We hv a gud run bt hendo lucas downin n stevie G hv dne well they hve a flow n charcter. Plus Daniel n Suarez hpe we now start buildng Assaidi Sterlin Suso n Coutinoh combination "
"If it was not for Pepe's mistake we would have won the game. But frankly we didn't really deserve to win it. It is a fair result. Still I regret Pepe made that mistake... we are yet to win against a top 10 club. Keep going. YNWA"
""Great overall performance by the team but one moment of madness cost us the 3 points.That's the way the cookie crumbles. We just don't seem to get the luck going our way, the luck seems to be only going to the manure. ""
"Sincere congratulations to BR to having finally found an ideny for our squad! Now we know which are the 3 strikers upfront who start, the 3 players who boss the midfield and the 4 who command the back! Last two games are the basement on which we have to build the attempt of come back in the table and the potential insertion into the top 4!..."
"Another game thrown away due to a stupid mistake, Reina trying to be clever, but the Liverpool team as a whole have shown how far they have come and still we're improving, there's alot more to come from LFC, I can't wait, great game we should have won as were the better side....YNWA "
"Very dimplomatic,re the DS booking.LOL. It was a great performance today and Daniel Sturridge flatley's feet are so quick.A joy to watch.I'm never negative but I was surprised with the subs though.Everything was working so well,I would have gone like for like.ie Wisdom(who has been playing FB well) for JE.But that's being picky.Can't knock the effort from all.YNWA"
"Right you are, Rodgers. Players played out of their skins today. Pats on the back are deserved. John Barnes summed it up nicely, too - "If Liverpool can play like this week in, week out, they will be real le contenders.""
"Well played lads,I am critical when we play badly, so fair's fair, we should have won we deserved to, good to see the team playing well together, proud of you tonight, keep your chin up Pepe, you have saved us enough times."
"When you put it all in to perspective, we have out played the Champions twice,drawn twice,because of bad mistakes from ourselves.As BR says I'm sure he will rectify this.DS gives as so much more attacking options."
"The proof may not be in the result, but in the performance. Outstanding against the champions in their own back yard (although stuffed them at Anfield too). Played the full 90 with determination; but for a lapse in judgement we came away without a deserved win. The PL punishes mistakes, esp when a GK makes them. Pepe, you've saved our skin many a time mate, don't worry about it."
"BR is right there is at least 3 more players needed to make us stronger, he's got the right idea that competition for places is vital to sustain good results. 1 defeat and 2 draws from 3 games are not good results, 2 out of 6 points in EPL is not good enough, how well we played doesn't change the end result and BR must address this."
"Voki, you are so wrong. We definately DID deserve to win. This was a superb display by all players (except the subsutes - get that right please BR). O.K Pepe made a mistake, but Aguero had no right to score from that angle, be fair, it was freakish! I thought every starting player rated from good to excellent, especially Sturridge. Unconditional praise lads."
"Today's perfomance was probably the best perfomance against big teams. The application of the players, the movement and the finish on the two goals was excellent. Cut out the silly mistakes atteh back and we can be on a run. "
"Pepe did fantastic save one on one with Theo on Wed - good tip over at 0-0 today and looked gutted at the end following gaff today - lets stay on his side - still top keeper - Team were stunning today - including much maligned Hendo & Stuey - future looks great - YNWA!!!"
"I don't understand this club anymore. 5 times European champions yet now happy to settle for an ex Swansea manager to show us the way forward and tell us when we are doing well.
Unberinglievable.
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"Skirtel cost us 2 points at Anfield, Agger and Pepe cost us 2 points today. When players goof up like this don't pat their backs and say hard luck, drop them for about 5-6 games to get them to realise how vital those squandered points were, then that gives them the message they must sharpen up. That's why SAF is top of the league with his team...discipline so vital. "
"Please play like you have the last two games against the "lesser" teams. Don't get arrogant. THis was superb, just keep it up. I was proud to be a Red supporter today. Make me proud again. "
"Mistakes cost us points and bad management cost us a place in the next round of the FA Cup. The jury on Rogers continues to be out! It will be a miracle if we get sixth, fifth or fourth! Hope in your heart and all that! "
"Our players should be told by BR to save the celebrations until we actually secure the win or the 3 points, too many times I've seen us celebrate too soon and then go on to throw away the advantage, 2-0 up against Arsenal and threw it away through complacency, we blew it again today, what does it take for them to learn, play brilliant then go to sleep match by match? "
"Fantastic display from the 10 outfield players who outplayed man City in very department, but for one mistake would have been 3 points. Still a little concerned as to why Enrique wasnt taken off before he was I could see he was struggling with fitness and we almost got punished just as I wanted a defender on when 2-0 up against Arsenal. Do you need to score another when 2 up?"
"Well Done BR and Reds! We had some Veterans on the pitch and we got a good result because of it. Keep the young ones on the bench untill absolutely needed. YNWA!"
"Redbastion. The team you are talking about is long gone. Only Gerrard and Carragher remain of the team, none of the management and new owners. Liverpool F.C. is a name. Only the supporters and the stadium remain constant.BR is building a new future. Forget about the past. Remember when Leeds were THE top team. Get real."
" BR said "We might be missing two or three players who can really help the group that clubs
like Manchester City have"
Yeah Downing and Henderson did nothing important.no threat came from them at both flank.both should have been subsuted.they are both average players who disappear in big games."
"We definitely won't, for certain, get CL this season but if we can add 3-4 top quality players to the squad and get the discipline sorted out and the premature celebrations, then we can get CL football next season. The opposition won't stand still remember, our defenders are not hard enough, then need to be much more physical, too soft by a country mile and too sloopy. "
"Loz99. Do you never make a mistake? These guys cover miles over the 90 minutes and have to make split second decisions on the run with opposition players breathing down their necks. Also Fergie has a squad so big he could probably field 3 teams, we haven't."
"rodgers u are not a liverpool kind of coach.the backpasses and mistakes are costing us.why did u bench enrique.now look at what yr skertel did,u cost us 4 points arsenal and city,rubbish coach"
"Here we go again, one half-decent result and Rodgers thinks we're back in business, top-four material etc etc. Yes it was an excellent performance but City were without Kompany and Yaya Toure and we couldn't finish them off. Keep this level going for the rest of the season and I will be the first to congratulate you but until then stop patting yourself on the back over one match."
"I can't believe there is still people whinging. Get a grip. We played great both matches and deserved the win but in football its about luck aswell. As we have seen over the years by the s."
"The subsutions was absolutely horrific. Why sub Enrique for Skrtl? What message does it send to City? And Sturridge for Allen? And Pepe Reina should stay in his zone. Did u see sturridge smile? hahha"
"Terrific performance against team second in the league and for most of the game we played them off the park. the points will come as BR says its just silly erors that have cost us perhaps 12 points so far But support the team they are going the right direction as is BR YNWA"
"This is KK and Rafa's team bar Sturridge so what is BR talking about ??? I will never be convinced that this man could ever take us forward, his lack of experience shows - fancy taking Sturridge off and why was Allen brought on ? oh to make the stats! total joke!"
"Good game for us but br has to find another striker who could fill Suarez place which I doubt and let skirted and downing out n replace them with high quality player"
"osebasa; criticise where due, praise where due. I have criticised in the past as much as anyone, but today LFC were totally dominant, deserved the win against the reigning champions in their own ground. Henderson was brilliant, strong, agressive and very positive. I don't know what you were watching."
"Great performance, really! But I,ve been saying for years that the defence line lacks somewhere especially the goalkeeper.Reina MUST be replaced by a top-class keeper and thus adding twenty points each season!!!! Sami. YMWA."
"Hard luck lads unlucky Renia at Arsenal he saved our lives.At the start of the year we would have taken two draws in these two matches keep working redmen.YNWA"
"Amazed that people think luck had anything to do with today's draw. Maybe they're being kind and I can appreciate that, but it's not realistic. Poor defending on both goals (the second was all Pepe) is what cost the two points today. Contd...."
"MERRY CHRISTMAS in February Aguero! You couldn't repeat that freak shot again if your life depended on it! Luck doesn't even begin to describe it! Bravo LFC lads on a great performance today. Keep it up and we'll soon be there! In BR we trust!!!!!"
"Good play alone, nice passing and nice goals alone are not nearly enough to get us where we want to be. Our mindset is incredibly casual. If our boys were an army we'd be slaughtered, we need grit and determination for 90mins + ET, match after match after match, we can't carry passengers or under performing inconsistent players, these guys are paid £1000's per week remember, make them earn it eh?"
"...Without stupid mistakes (the mental ones-not the physical ones)LFC would easily have 4th or better RIGHT NOW. Love what I'm seeing as a whole- team is playing with shape and purpose, and work rate is through the roof. No one wants to play Liverpool now, when a short time ago they were licking their chops at possible wins against one of the greatest clubs in the world. "
"Well Pepe will be ashamed making effort made by the entire team and fans pointless! that error is well too low for keeper of his calibre! but what can we do? move on and show the same effort throughout the rest of the season! the rest team above us are coming to Anfield & we can regain points from there! YNWA!!!"
"Let´s bring Big Sami back in the summer to get our defence back to it´s best. Steve Clarke was organizing defence last season and we were at the top three defences in country. This season we´ve lacked something back there."
"Great performance. The team deserve massive credit, City are nearly invincible at home but they hate playing us. I am really excited at what BR is doing here, he has been shrewd and got some talented players in. YNWA"
"Very good performance, but we need another good gaoal keeper sorry to say Pepe Reina is not performancing up to expectation again, i wish people could see this from my point of view, we would have won today, and apart from today Reina is not really performing up to expectation again. BR need to see this, and everyone concern in the management.
if we want to progress. YNWA"
"Loz99 in the past I would have agreed with you 100% but not today. I don't think any team could have shown more commitment, energy and desire than LFC did today. They were magnificent. Don't forget who they were playing. the reigning champions with a squad worth 10 times our own in their own back yard, yet WE looked like the home team and the BETTER team."
"REdAlieN you are an idiot! Its not a quick fix strategy its about putting in place strong foundations that are required to make LFC as successful as we once were. It requires developing the stadium and putting in strong financial structures. In Brendan Rogers we have a young manager who has the potential to become a great manager. So stop ging off the manager and FSG give them your support."
"Getting bored of all this post match 'We should have....' Reina continues on his downward spiral, dreadful mistake. Let him go back to Spain and get in a solid 'keeper. Costing us points the last two seasons"
""You are only remembered for your last result". Unfortunately Reina made a mistake at the end of the game. Until then he had played superbly, like previous games when he was the only one who saved us from total humiliation. How quickly people forget."
"OldVic
3rd Feb 2013 20:16
Knee jerk frustration is getting the better of me watching this happen so often all season long, it's rotten seeing our hopes dashed whilst the mancs just seem to stroll from one victory to the next. Fergie promised he'd win the EPL before the season began and it looks like he's gonna keep his word. Mindset is the Key I'm certain of it.
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"Great performance lads and a decent result! Disappointed not to win however, like Wednesday it was another promising performance. Evidently the quality is there but we need to install a winning mentality so we can see out the game against the top teams. "
"Great game we were unlucky but great game still. the way things r going i think we can win the rest of the remaining games in the league. Downing is starting to impress me."
"Some of the comments on here are unbelievable!
Those 'fans' saying Dalglish or Rafa should be back have not got a clue about football.
Brendan Rogers has got this Liverpool team playing some of the best FOOTball in the league, he cannot help it if his goal keeper decides to go for a wonder around the pitch!
"
"These 'BR out' people are all ridiculous!! We laugh at Chelsea but many out here are no different from them. Give BR time,I believe he's doing a great job. The team has never seemed more attacking and determined since the decline from 2009 onwards."
"Final word. Until today Manchester City/Hart had a clean sheet this season at home. We not only broke that record, we smashed it by putting 2 past them. The fact people are disapointed we did not win shows how far we have come in the last few weeks. Keep it going lads. "
"SPOT ON BRENDAN, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. MORE POSSESSION AND CHANCES THAN THE CHAMPIONS AT THEIR HOME. SHAME WE NEVER TOOK ALL 3 POINTS THAT WE DESERVED. WE'RE DEFINITELY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION !!"
"We need to cut out individual mistakes. However, the goal was not all Reinas fault. Skrtel could have easily cleared the ball rather than signalled for Reina to come and collect. Therefore Martin has to take some responsibility for the goal."
"In Brendon I trust to get us back winning the league and cups. Good to see positive comment and for all negative comment towards our manager remember when we have fully turn the corner you will remember your impatient, disrespectful and weak comments. In Brendon I trust."
"That's not the case Mr BR. The proof is that there too much for the team to do. Learn to play to win not draw! Man City were up for a beating today but we let them live"
"BILLY B GIRL, 20.20, RE KK'S TEAM ??? YOU'RE CRITICISM OF BR IS WELL OVER THE TOP, THE REDS WERE FANTASTIC TODAY. BY THE WAY, WAS IT KK'S TEAM AFTER THE VILLA DEFEAT AND OLDHAM GAME ? THE MAN HASN'T EVEN BEEN IN THE JOB FOR A YEAR AND YOU CONSTANTLY SNIPE AWAY AT HIM."
"Well lads. I am amazed that Skirtel is on the bench when the goals conceded always appear to be Agger going to sleep and not staying with his man. Would be interested to see how many have gone into our net from his man. "
"Mr.Ostrich...Skrtel signalized for Reina - stay in the net...he did opposite....he was comfortable with Aguaro on the way to corner, but Reina was shocking and left net..."
"just had a phone call from uncle brendan. he said not to worry if we happen to miss out on CL this season due to mistakes as once rectified we will be challenging for the le next season not top4. in brendan i trust. well played redmen. YNWA"
"Brendan's one of the most enthusiastic managers around and really puts his heart and mind into his work but the problem lays in the tolerance level with some managers i.e. what they are prepared to put up with and vice versa. e.g. Fergie has low tolerance. Brendan I fear, could be one of those unlucky nearly men and our team may mirror that very characteristic. Played well today most of the match."
"We all saw today the heart of Liverpool. We have made costly mistakes this season, but the wise ast us know that they will become less often as we gain more experience as a unit and the squad gels. I think the future is looking good.YNWA"
"plyno1red - Are you Joe Allen's cousin then?LOL I would like to see us get it this season but its unlikely now unless we win every game until the end of the season."
"CL is still reachable because Chelsea, Spurs, Gunners, Everton, United and City didn't played against each other, so the season is not finished yet but I don't care if we don't reach CL spot this season; this team will fight for LE next season, not just for CL spot, that's more important to me, in BR we TRUST, YNWA "
"Sometimes I feel we are afraid to win, how many times do we get in a winning position only to keep hitting the self destruct button? Not enough experience in the squad to steady the ship through choppy waters may be another reason for these ghastly slip ups. At the moment it's the defence that is at fault, more experience and more brutal defenders required. "
"REDAHENDO, KEEP THE FAITH, THE TOUGHEST AWAY GAMES ARE OUT OF THE WAY. WE HAVE CHELSEA, NEVERTON AND SPURS TO VISIT ANFIELD. WE'VE GIVE OURSELVES AN UPHILL CHALLENGE, BUT IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE. "
"Clear and obvious signs of progress under Brendan...every player fought for the shirt today...if we had won - BR would have got the credit he deserves...the more educated fans can see the great work our manager is doing"
"We've matched or bettered most of the top teams but had bad luck, decisions or lacked cutting edge. Rare defensive mistakes this year. Kelly and Enrique back and DS firing, maybe even AC back as another option (scored yesterday) and plenty of positives I think"
"LFC THRU - You should know I have faith by the name I adopted! I still believe, don't you worry although the odds are stacked against us like they were at Half-time in Istanbul. "
"yes we were superb today , but for BR to start talking as if he won the league is just a joke, win 4 games in row then start talking, we had this talk before then we lost to villa, then talk again and lost to stoke, and frankly we have lost 4 points lately nothing much to cheer about"
"EarlofAnfield, yes I'm in a bit of a negative mood after today's result, the performance was great for 80% of the time and it was so pleasing to watch, so fluid, Hendo and Stewie were running their socks off, Sturridge superb, Stevie was fantastic, Lucas and Johnson too, I really though we'd got it in the bag and then BANG!! all ruined, can you blame me??? I'm only human mate?"
"LOZ99 you got to keep your chin up. we are going to get back to the top very soon so you might as well enjoy the positives abit more. there were plenty today. 3pts next game guaranteed. YNWA"
"Well its nice to see BR still getting the support he deserves, there was one two changes he made that was perplexing to me but all in all we stamped this game with necessary authority. I cant blame Reina for that move he made but I'm sure next time he will not make the same mistake. YNWA"
" a great performance by the redmen should have got all three points, i blame rodgers for city's second goal for changing tha back line to three centre backs, had jose still been on he would have covered that area."
"Brilliant the future is looking good, on more than one occasion this year I have enjoyed our football more than I have done than in the last 5 years, for the first time in a long time I am positively optimistic for the start of next year, other teams beware we will!! win the le next year, in the meantime shame on you Riena IDIOTA. ANFIELD RISING YNWA. "
"It's been mistake after mistake; it's like when we fix one problem another arises. Last season we had a problem with scoring goals, we fixed that this season, now we have a problem with defending. What's the point of scoring if all the goals we score come back?! It's frustrating really!!!"
"plyNo1red, You're right, I run out of it sometimes, especially when we're robbed of victory against these Balloons twice when victory was in the palm of our hands, then against Arsenal as well, it really sucks doesn't it? We truly were the better team in all 3 games and the blame alas, lays at our own door. Next season we should be stronger and wiser, the potential is there YNWA. "
"some of you so called fans should realize how far behind the leaders we were before Rodgers came in and how we were playing then,yes it needs to improve week after week and i think it is going in the right direction. Brendon cant be blamed for individual mistakes. "
"LOZ i absolutely hate it when we lose but i love LFC even more. our efforts are unrewarded at present but im sure we are soon to return to good times. YNWA "
"LFC THRU - I'm missing Buddha, I know he's annoying and knows next to nothing about football but he's a good toy to play with now and again. Can we do some sort of official apology and get him back posting. The other thing is while he's on here he's not annoying anyone in real life."
"Plyno1red.LS has changed my opinion recently but I would still like to see something a bit more direct. IMO we need a different approach at times, a more physical striker to assist DS and LS. Only to be used in times of emergency though!We seem to waste a lot of corners also.But these are only constructive criticisms."
"we had 1 but wasn't really given chance to fit in. did get lot of injuries but probably only just stopped growing. waiting to see philippe. think he will surprise many. our secret weapon YNWA"
"Still cant believe the idiots that continue to BR!He is absolutly the right manager for our club,Taking note of all of u and lookforward to shoving your words down your throats when we make CL and Win the premier league with in the next few seasons!!!!"
"Red Alien, you are an idiot. I can believe ed fans still come up here and post comments. omg... Kenny and Rafa? What has Rafa done at Chelsea? Dalglish took us down by miles and BR has only succeeded to stabilize the ship and all you can say is that rubbish? Ur mum shld be worried."
"Last 3 league games we have played really well should have got 9 points but for silly errors. For me, we need 3 players to challenge next season a GK, CB and winger. Reina seems to have lost it, love Carra but can't see him lasting a whole season and still don't think Downing is good enough. "
"Plyno1red - I'm also looking 4wd to seeing PC, it is a shame for AC as at times he looked lethal and it seems he hasn't been given a chance. Combined with DS and LS the so called big guns would have Sh** themselves. "
"felt D.S harshly booked. contact was made and didnt get that leg down lost balance. penalty. classic stevie going to finish season with a bang. he will want it. YNWA"
"It's the story of LFCs season " we should have won the game" at the end of the day it's who ever scores more goals than the other team. How many times do u reckon we've said that this season, we need to cut out these stupid errors that's going to cost us top 4. We need a few wins on the trot now YNWA"
"Why do i persist on reading these comments? The IQ level here is well below . Excellent performance today lads, showed maturity and that we are actually progressing as a team. Head up Reina, these things happen"
"Very proud of the team today! Hendo, downing and sturridge played their hearts out and play confident football! Wish the people trashing BR and the defence would stop posting useless comments that do not help anyone. Well done Liverpool! YNWA! "
"Great performance today and fans should not crucified Pepe today. Assessment on players and manager should be done end of season and as promised we need to see progress over last season. The club spent 50M pounds so far and yet BR saying we need 2-3 players. I have to note that aside from Daniel this is KK team "
"Ob this kind of display cant happen every week, no team can do that all the time.The more quality we have we will keep winning even when we dont reach these high levels, thats the trick bren is trying to achieve and he will once he gets all the player he wants.Good show from the LFC!"
"Games where we should won but ended up in draw that cost us so may points: ManCity 4, Stock 4, Sunderland, 2, Arsenal 2, Everton, 2, Swansea 2. Those were 16 points wasted!! Will be number 2 in the league by now."
"Rafa came 5th in his 1st seasn ,won d UCL whc we hd qualifyd 4 b4 he came.Kenny qualifyd 4 Europa & we're still there.We wre 4th d yr b4 rafa meaning he finished 1 worse in d league,we were 7th or so last season so finishing 6th or 5th with a lot of young players coming in & through wld be amazing.This team can win trophies for yrs once they build d right winning mentality & dt takes time 2 build"
"Liverpool have had a rep for drawing games sinces Rafa's days. All this proves, inc taking of Sturridge, is that some managers believe a point is better than risking going for a win - its not. Still not beaten a top club. "
"A good performance. We held possession well, and the players are showing a developing ability to play to BR's preferred style. The opposition supporters are always a good guide to who's on top, particularly with away games, and they were agitated by their team throughout. More work to do, but some very good signs."
"Couldn't disagree with you more redalien, Brendan has instilled a great system and has given our boys confidence . Lets put the past behind us and move forward , u like rafa , go support chelski, this is our boss and we need to back him."
"Mucheki, u are a idiot , Enrique was clearly losing steam , he still needs to work on his fitness , did u watch the match today ? We utterly dominated this game , BR's system is working if you can't see that then u need a head check. "
"People are saying we are played good in last three games. Well for arsenal one we did not. Today Man City was without Kompany and Yaya against our fully fit best 11. Suarez looks igued now. Gerard has is some god playing that well for that long #YNWA"
"The only joke is your post billy b girl. Go support manure or the Manchester money bags , Brendan is our coach , deal with it , this team is improving before our eyes , build up was good today the boys are a playing all out for him. Go away with your negative trash."
"Next two game are against 8th and 9th placed teams and will decide where we are finishing this season. Next season Gerard will be one year older, Suarez will be lured for big big money and CL. Hope Coutinho turns out to be as good signing as Sturridge. #YNWA"
"What we lack as a team is the power of instant response. Once we concede our response is not good enough. Downing-hando have lift up their game but it got to be better especially downing-given hando is 22 only. I hope coutinho can outplay downing"
"For instant reponse we need a very good support for Sturridge and Suarez. Gerard playing deep can only help when we have pinned the opponent in their half not instantly. Downing is running faster then ever but his influence in 30 Yard area is not like a player of top 4. Hando still learning #YNWA"
"Next two game will tell where we are in terms of progress in our game. Both are home bame and away game in first half of season were big disappointments. against wb we lost thx to Red Card. against swans we drew. We must win both of these games easily. Cant wait to see some of coutinho. Hope sturridge will be all right #YNWA"
"What a lousy manager. Dont you guys think its time for Pepe to go ! He has been awful apart from the first 3 seasons. Stupid mistakes at the back as always."
"Nice to see Sturridge doing well Suarez has taken us alone for too long. He looks igued (or Sturridge makes him look slow :-)). Hope he get some booster by watching the God called Gerard #YNWA"
"Redalien are you a manure troll ?sounds like it , Brendan is not a "winner" . It's his 1st season as our coach , give him some time .your negativity annoys me ."
"Pepe is not a good shot stopper but is positioning, decision making, distribution has been outstanding. Today was one of mistake in decision making. We badly need one more stopper. Goni is gone now so it shudn't be a problem. Would love to see if we can steal begovic under manure's nose #YNWA "
"BR I have told you
many a time and will say it again REINA IS A LIABILITY.Get another keeper ...you lost out to Stoke, they got themselves the future England keeper for peanuts."
"Wouldn't say we were "fully fit" super Suarez , don't think the toure's or kompany would have made any difference . They played at an field and we still dominated so ...."
"These idiots on these boards .... "All this proves is that we can draw against city"? ....u are the idiot not Brendan . This game would have been in the bag if not for reina , that's nt BR's fault 1st was gone a long time ago so that point is null 7 points out of CL football definitely not out of our reach . Go and stare at your KK poster to make you feel better. "
"Two silly mistakes cost us four points from the home and away games against the Champion. We have improved generally but have a long way to go. Should quickly kill off games. Keep up the good performance. BR is showing promise. Give him another season and if he doesnt get CL then he must go. YNWA Klang Malaysia "
"I am still optimistic we can make top four, if you look at the next ten games we are more than capable of winning AT LEAST 8 of them. If we play like we did today we might even win all ten. Great performance by the lads. Reina I don't know if you need extra training sessions or what, but you really are letting these stupid mistakes creep more and more into your game."
"2nd goal wasn't totally Pepe's fault. Skirtel allowed Aguero to run from a goal side position rather than take control of the situation & clear. Pepe's been in & out of the side with injuries & needs a good run of games to find his form & confidence."
"caliredfan .. Come on Kompany & Yaya make huge difference. Last time Yaya was the best player at anfield (along with Tavez). None of the Lpool player was missing so we were fully fit. Anyway, I am very happy the way we played but I doubt we can play like this every game. Next to games are test for our progress. #YNWA"
"Agree oldvic, voki is wrong we deserved the win. I dont blame players who give there best and Pepe has done that and saved us many times. Head up and carry on. YNWA"
"True SS, do you think if Enrique was fit Rodgers would have still taken him out? Aguero was giving him fits late in the second half ,sturridge got a nick early he even said he couldn't accelerate in the second . Yay a is definitely the driving force for city. But hey I loved our drive and focus today minus reina ,we e were impressive ."
"The striking force consisting of Suarez, Sturridge, Gerald, Hendo, with an assist from Jose was so effective. Downing could have been aggressive and create harm on the right winger, but not quite.
Keep on Liverpool. The mistake on the defense caused us the winning. But good sign for the next season...."
"Redbastin. what an ignorant comment. Not a clue. what does it matter where Br came from. im sure Utd don't mind rednoses small club beginnings. anyway didn't BR start at Chelsea under the guidance of the special one"
"Reina mistake was unfortunate. We can't really blame him only, but the manager who shuffle Skotel and he can't adjust at that area yet. Of course we need to strengthen the defensive and fix the tactic. We conceded many goals and cost us many game wins this season. These players are the same as last years, arent't they? What's wrong then?"
"every lad in the team gave 200 percent determination, that's what Liverpool all about...but Reina let us down...this hurts me more than the draw against Arsenal...overall...it was a fantastic performance...well done...YNWA"
"BB...... You keep harping on that 26 points off of 1st , that was gone as a result of our slow start ,the players had to acclimate themselves to BR's system, remember how dreadful Gerard's form was in the early half,he has been reborn under Brendan and fully backs him as our boss ,we as fans should follow suit with our legend. The goal is CL football as of now . "
"Yes , possibly one of the dozen young German goalies in the bundesliga , I would do a straight swap with barca for their keeper that is in their right now , impressive against Real Madrid ."
"What`s been notable is the team`s willingness to battle over the last couple of games. We were outfought vs. Oldham, but on the present form, our opponents are now going to reckon on a more physical encounter."
"Maybe it would be helpful for players to mentally prepare for what they`re meant to do once they go ahead against top teams. As much as anything, it maybe a case of them convincing themselves that they actually deserve it (which they have done over the last two matches)."
"We had them ready to concede a loss ,u could see it in their body language , after Stevie's goal they were gutted, we just always bail these teams out with shaky mistakes ..... Talking about u mr. Reina"
"Surely today's game is a pointer that our team has progressed steadily under BR and without the silly mistakes should have taken maximum points in the last two games.
With astute addition to the squad in the summer transfer window we will surely be challenging for the le next season.
Contd."
"It is a measure of the progress made so far this season that we are disappointed to come away with draws from places as the Emirate and the Etihad.
Sadly I do not think that fourth place is in our hands now.
It will take a monumental loss of form by the
teams ahead of us especially Spurs for us to
overhaul them.
However I am eagerly looking forward to next season."
"I thought Liverpool outplayed the champion and we deserved to win. I really like brendan really coz the way liv perform today was brilliant. Only couple of mistakes had cost us. I do not blame reina for that goal coz he always comes out and defends, only this time it doesn't work for him"
"Good to see that RODGERS has seen the Fault in bacline and Reina but he is not publicly speaking it out...Things are gonna change in summer i hope..."
"BR is frealing blind to let Dowing play the entire game when he hardly did anything positve !!.
Their equaliser was due to Skrtle's fault.Not Reina ..
Skrtel should have cleared the ball instead of letting Ageuro run past him !!"
"Its not lack of leadership. carra shows enough...its Reina's show boating trying to show he's worth a la liga spot that keeps bringin us down. if he thinks he's better then LFC, then let him leave for barca, and let him give up soft goals there. cuz we dont need him"
"John Henry, did you see that.How Man City James Milner made the cross and Dzeko drifted in to score and Augero scoring for that acite angle. That is experience. You need to bring in older experience player as well. Young players is for long term but we need to have short term target to enhance the long term goal."
"If this is what the future is all about then we have to find another Steven Gerard very quickly. Good performance but again 2 points dropped because of a stupid mistake.
"
"be serious.how many boring and lost game we see previous yrs?they r greats but give credit where its due.heading the right way.we press away from home wantin to win wth no respect to them.dats how we should play.we spent millions and pay millions week in week out,why should we play like a team thats worth thousands?"
"we need to know our replacements us well.Assaidi must replace downing some part of the games.he has experience and da skills and pace we need.Assaidi cant be a bench warmer and if u cant fix him let him go.BR will soon use coutinho and 4gtAssaidi"
"Pepe`s dad spoke recently about his son`s ambition to return to Barcelona one day. It`s hard to say if any offers actually came in for him, but if he`s unhappy then Rodgers needs to get him back on track or let him go. The Beeb says that eight of his errors have led directly to goals this season, so for whatever reason, he`s not in good form."
"Sale Pepe Reine and get in Victor Valdes from Barcelona FC.
or
Silvio Proto (Anderlecht)
or
Andreas Isaksson (Kasimpasa)
or
Stephane Ruffier (Saint Etienne)
or
Nicolai Larsen (Aalborg)
or
Nikolay Mihaylov (Twente)"
"Where the hell was Pepe doing there and was was Skertel ball watching and couldn't any of our players any cover the goal when Pepe decided to be awol. Mistakes just like at Arsenal 4 points dropped. "
"Assaidi is more of a head down player he would much rather go at defenders by himself than contribute to the build-up. He does have skill , but I don't think Brendan believes in his form right now as a team player. Suarez sometimes has the same habit ."
"It's high time we start guiding ourselves to victory. In the days of Gerrard Houllier, a goal scored by the team in the 1st minute is hardly equalised by any opponent. But now, we dont believe we've won a game until the ref's blown final. We need that defensive atude so that great goals like Stevie's won't count for less...YNWA!"
"We need a winning mentality and its mathematically possible to win a league without winning games with the top 4 teams. We don't have to come out and play when we are playing the top teams only it should be an every day thing. What does it say when we struggle with some unknown West Brom next"
"I think i have enough of the proof B**ls**t.We know how good the team can be.What matters is winning games.Doesnt matter if we had 99% of possesion and at the end of day if we give away such easy goals.Back 4 has to track your players.Superb game for the team minus the culprits.YNWA"
"Oh Skipper, I wish you was five years younger. How much we need you when we lift the EPL le in a few years time. While MUFC march towards their 20th le, my dream will be to lift our 19th le. Forever Red!"
"Pepe Raina and Martin Skertel (Usual carprets) caused us two points again. but one thing we've all noticed yesterday is that Rodgers needs to stop experimenting with the team and keep a regular starting line-up maybe put in one or two youngsters when the game is won. other than that we are on the right track and i was proud to be a liverpool suporter last nite, well done reds "
"We must work on our mental strength to maintain our lead in matches. Two draws when we were leading Top EPL teams show our vulnerability and will cost us any chance of a Top 4 finish. Forever Red!"
"Great performance, think it showed we need a real leader CB next season, needs to be a 25-27 year old with experience, power and speed so prob around £15-£20m mark and not in the usual parameters but vital. Def better attacking now, didn't feel under pressure like the arsenal match so a big improvement on that for me :-)"
"To all those who want to go back to the worst period in my 50 plus years following the Reds it is about time you starting thinking with your heads and not your hearts. Daglish had Spearing running around like a headless chook and BR is still cleaning out Rafa's mess. Only Reina to go. "
"First of all it was a great performance and even though we needed three points I think most of us would have been happy with two draws against them at the start of the season."
"proof that we need a new keeper. error strewn from Pepe and Brad. no where near good enough. cost us a place in the f.a cup and yet more points dropped
"
" That said, the equalizer had nothing to do with Aguero's skill but everything to do with sloppy defending. What on earth was Reina doing there and when he does come out, he should commit and take Aguero out or get sent off if he needs to keep Aguero from getting a shot off. "
"I would say another stupidity from paiez pepe reina that cause us 2 points and roger's standing mean nothing to the players ple roger we need more inspiration and be more tactics pls bring on jonjo jonjo jonjo jonjo not allen of all people...........never walk alone"
"WE REALLY NEED TO BUY GOALKEEPERS,GOOD SOLID RELIABLE ONES.REINA AND BRAD ARE MAKING TOO MANY SILLY MISTAKES. BRAVO TO THE REST OF THE TEAM.FANTASTIC IMPROVEMENT FROM HENDO AND DOWNING. WELL DONE."
"The game vs City is a proof that LFC can face a 'technical' team more comfortably than a 'power n direct' team for now.WBA next game is playing more direct n with power.LFC should prepare a different approach (physical)."
"i wonder why every body is talking about reina committing the mistake, skrtel should be blamed also, he should have made a cover-up for reina at least guard off aguero and let reina get hold of the ball before letting aguero go his way"
"We played so well. One thing I have learnt about us in the last few years is no matter how well we play we are not guaranteed victory. Unlike, I hate to say it, United. But we are slowly but surely getting there. I think BR is doing job :) "
"Also, City were not at their best, so this result proves nothing.A Small order statistic. The table and the trophy tally tell the real story of the direction we are heading. Everything wise is conjecture and subjective. THIS SEASON HAS BEEN A DISASTER. FAR WORSE THAN LAST."
"To mushroomscou ser67, how can you say this season is the worst when we are eight (8) last season at the end of the league but we are still in seventh position this season with more than 10 matches to be played. you said city were not at there best, how would they be? what can a lion do inside the gate with his meal is outside the gate? We over played them."
"good performance, need to sort the defence right out thats 4points dropped in the last 2 games, and we play better without the weak joe allen, lets keep it this way, no time for sentiment."
"Tthe last 2 matches is the best football we have played in 20 years, and under BR the best football we have played consistently over a season, great progress and PROOF, getting better bit by bit, which is what BR said we would do over the season FSG AND BR true to their word and only a moron would dispute it!"
"LAST SEASON was just terrible, kick and rush football, no organisation, players running round with no game plan, which they have admitted!!!! yesterday City were at the best as ther form proves we just made them look poor!! FACT"
"TO whykay, dont comment to him, he is clearly not a Liverpool fan and just a troll... he puts these stupid, childish comments on here to rile people, just ignore him he will go back to living under a rock somewhere manchester."
"The amount of negative comments on here is shocking, but just played the champions off the park and still complaints, we are not the finished article and wont be a competing team until next season, Skertl is not to blame, he ushered Reina back to his line, Reina is a great keeper but his errors have cost us many points this season... maybe its time??"
"To mushroomscou ser67, how can you say this season is the worst when we are eight (8) last season at the end of the league but we are still in seventh position this season with more than 10 matches to be played. you said city were not at there best, how would they be? what can a lion do inside the gate with his meal is outside the gate? We over played them."
"i hope those fans who still support BR is happy with accepting that a draw is an improvement. Records vs Man city:
BR- [2D] &
KD-[2W, 2D, 1L] &
RH-[1L] &
RB-[6W, 4D, 1L]
Wow BR, what a great improvement and proof. "
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