Liverpool Fc @ Anfield - Reds Supporters Gatherings

[rahl]

Originally Posted by Frankiestine

Unfortunately as the commentators themselves were second guessing too, most probably Mascherano was made the scape goat for the actions of cole and company..

Yeah absolutely, Bennett was the 4th official in the Chelsea match and had done absolutely nothing. So he got on his moral high horse in our match.

Originally Posted by Regaine

It can only get better if SG is still with Liverpool . But can say that for Rafa. agreewith some bros here that Rafa still not able to come up with a strategy to deal with the top 3 teams. That is why we are always No 4. Thinking about yesterday's game only can say is that maybe referee kelong.

What's lacking is the passion, aggression and self-belief. It's not strategy but as another bro stated, completely mental. I remember once under Houllier we played Scum at home and first minute, Stevie launched into a biting tackle. He led from the start and we won the game.

[yellowmilk]

all i can say is that fortunately, this is not the champions league...

[Regaine]

Originally Posted by rahl

Football is a game of passion. There's nothing that Mascherano did which was worse than Ashley Cole or John Terry, Wayne Rooney or Ronaldo.

Inconsistency from refs again. That's what's ruining football, not rude players.

Maybe he was so badly affected by what Fergie had said to protect players like Ronaldo and Rooney ? I the decisions went against Liverpool.

Originally Posted by Rahl

You are going to sack players based on 1 match when we were 1-0 down away against the champions and current leaders?

For that matter, why not sack Babel as well? He was as shite as anyone else on the pitch, and Gerrard for that matter?

We shouldn't go bonkers over just one result. We should concentrate on achieveing that 4th spot. If Rafa failed to do so , then I can see his future at Anfiled will be shotlived.

[Regaine]

Originally Posted by rahl

What's lacking is the passion, aggression and self-belief. It's not strategy but as another bro stated, completely mental. I remember once under Houllier we played Scum at home and first minute, Stevie launched into a biting tackle. He led from the start and we won the game.

It seemed that our lads lack in this area. They have all the skills in every department but the all important is their confidence level and the belief that they want to win it badly .

[rahl]

Originally Posted by Regaine

Maybe he was so badly affected by what Fergie had said to protect players like Ronaldo and Rooney ? I the decisions went against Liverpool.

We shouldn't go bonkers over just one result. We should concentrate on achieveing that 4th spot. If Rafa failed to do so , then I can see his future at Anfiled will be shotlived.

Don't worry pal I haven't lost it yet and won't over 1 game heheh.

I have no doubt we will finish fourth. I will say at this point, thrashed away with 10 men by our greatest rivals and the eternal scum, and with our red carded player facing an extended ban FFS, that we are better now than last season. We have already scored 105 goals compared to 90 the whole of last season. so we are on the right track addressing our weak point the last few seasons

[Regaine]

Originally Posted by rahl

I have no doubt we will finish fourth. I will say at this point, thrashed away with 10 men by our greatest rivals and the eternal scum, and with our red carded player facing an extended ban FFS, that we are better now than last season. We have already scored 105 goals compared to 90 the whole of last season. so we are on the right track addressing our weak point the last few seasons

Must be thanks to Torres and Gerrad . wish that our lads will win the next match and in style.

[Xgenre]

Originally Posted by Regaine

Must be thanks to Torres and Gerrad.

Plus Benyanoun give us some hat tricks against lower teams. Our strike force is better cos of Torres. Kuyt and Crouch and Voronin remain wasteful and uninspired. All we need is an injury to Torres to know that our strike force hasn't improved beyond Torres. We should buy some decent strikers to complement Torres.

Not sure if you guys know but we can watch Liverpool TV on channel 116 on starhub at certain hours.

[ANDYSIAO14]

Mascherano charged !!

Liverpool were tonight left to consider their response after midfielder Javier Mascherano was charged with improper conduct.

The Football Association issued the charge this afternoon in response to Mascherano's reaction to his dismissal from Sunday's 3-0 Premier League defeat by Manchester United.

The Argentinian midfielder had to be dragged from the pitch by coaching staff and colleagues, after being shown a red card in the 45th minute by Steve Bennett.

The referee had awarded a second yellow following his protests against a caution issued to Liverpool striker Fernando Torres.

Reds boss Rafael Benitez admitted Mascherano made a mistake in refusing to leave the pitch but felt his sending-off was harsh.

The club has until 6pm tomorrow to respond, with the case scheduled to be heard by a regulatory commission on Friday April 4.

Mascherano can accept or deny the charge and also has the option of requesting a personal hearing.

The 23-year-old is currently serving a one-match suspension for the dismissal, ruling him out of Sunday's Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield.

But if the charge of improper conduct is upheld then he will also miss Premier League games against Arsenal on April 5 and Blackburn eight days later.

However, any ban would exclude the Champions League quarter-final first and second legs against Arsenal on April 2 and 9.

A statement released by the FA said: 'Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has today been charged with improper conduct.

'The charge relates to his reaction towards referee Steve Bennett after being sent off against Manchester United on Sunday 23 March.'

Benitez had reacted to Mascherano's red card by demanding showdown talks with referees' chief Keith Hackett.

The Spaniard told the club website: 'I would like to speak to Keith Hackett, because it is important that we find a solution.

'At Liverpool, we respect the game; we respect the rules and we respect the referee - and it is important to remember that Mascherano was the first Liverpool player to be sent off in the league this season.' -soccernet

[Regaine]

Originally Posted by Xgenre

Plus Benyanoun give us some hat tricks against lower teams. Our strike force is better cos of Torres. Kuyt and Crouch and Voronin remain wasteful and uninspired. All we need is an injury to Torres to know that our strike force hasn't improved beyond Torres. We should buy some decent strikers to complement Torres.

I think we should sell Voronin and get some better striker in.

Don't know if this is the latest news.But happened to read in today's Straits Times that DIC is set to seal a deal for S$1.1 B deal for Liverpool They are confident that this time Tom Hicks may be tempted to sell. Hope this is true.

[Regaine]

Originally Posted by ANDYSIAO14

Mascherano charged !!

Liverpool were tonight left to consider their response after midfielder Javier Mascherano was charged with improper conduct.

Mascherano can accept or deny the charge and also has the option of requesting a personal hearing.

The 23-year-old is currently serving a one-match suspension for the dismissal, ruling him out of Sunday's Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield.

But if the charge of improper conduct is upheld then he will also miss Premier League games against Arsenal on April 5 and Blackburn eight days later.

However, any ban would exclude the Champions League quarter-final first and second legs against Arsenal on April 2 and 9.

A statement released by the FA said: 'Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has today been charged with improper conduct.

'The charge relates to his reaction towards referee Steve Bennett after being sent off against Manchester United on Sunday 23 March.'

Benitez had reacted to Mascherano's red card by demanding showdown talks with referees' chief Keith Hackett.

The Spaniard told the club website: 'I would like to speak to Keith Hackett, because it is important that we find a solution.

'At Liverpool, we respect the game; we respect the rules and we respect the referee - and it is important to remember that Mascherano was the first Liverpool player to be sent off in the league this season.' -soccernet

He will be sadly missed for the next few games.

[Xgenre]

Originally Posted by Regaine

I think we should sell Voronin and get some better striker in.

Don't know if this is the latest news.But happened to read in today's Straits Times that DIC is set to seal a deal for S$1.1 B deal for Liverpool They are confident that this time Tom Hicks may be tempted to sell. Hope this is true.

I think it's hard to sell someone we got for free ourselves. Plus he's been injured for some time so no chance to show his true worth plus knowing Rafa, he will be given another chance and kept for another season.

Until the deal is confirmed, I think better not jump the gun. A lot of false starts already.

[hawksbay]

took me a few days to digest the defeat to the scums.after watching the vid again.we were ok for the 30 mins,then we conceded the 1st goal.utd had a game plan they knew reina was poor on crosses,mind u utd did not play with a out n out forward.our defence did not protect him enough,then masch got send off,i tot the ref cld have use abit of commonsense cos the 1 st foul did not merit a yellow card but then i guess he deserved to go.with 1 man dwn we found did difficult,wat i saw of the players body language was LET S GET IT OVER WITH IT FAST.we did not play at all in the 2nd half.as for the 2nd goal frm the corner god only noes why alonso was marking ronaldo,every one noes he s a gd header of the ball, i can t believe why carra or skertl marked him they surely wld have put him off,again i wld like to state utd did not play with a centreforwad.the team made all the wrong desicions.we were lucky it cld have been 5 or 6.ouch it hurt me badly nvr liked to lose to the scums.i just take it that pool had a bad day at the office.we will be back against everton n arsenal in the champs league for sure.no need to sack the players jus cos they had a bad day at the office.long live rafa n the reds.

[rahl]

Originally Posted by hawksbay

utd had a game plan they knew reina was poor on crosses,mind u utd did not play with a out n out forward.our defence did not protect him enough,then masch got send off,i tot the ref cld have use abit of commonsense cos the 1 st foul did not merit a yellow card but then i guess he deserved to go.

as for the 2nd goal frm the corner god only noes why alonso was marking ronaldo,every one noes he s a gd header of the ball, i can t believe why carra or skertl marked him they surely wld have put him off,

Yup, I don't really blame Reina for the goals, he has his strengths and weaknesses. Skrtel didn't jump for the first goal.

But wrt Alonso, remember we don't man mark. The player at the near post simply didn't clear the ball.

I'm sure Masch will be found guilty, given the politics ongoing on now, we might as well not appeal and take the charge. Lucas will have to come in but he's not the same kind of player. It's a blow with the big games coming up and we need to deal with it.

[Xgenre]

I do blame Reina for unsettling the defence with his uncertainty. He is obviously looking into a very bright sun in the first half yet he doesn't have the sense to wear a cap! I think he lost sight of the ball many times due to the bright sun.

Mascherano is disappointing. His big match temperament is really suspect. While we may say the referee is harsh, Mascherano is dumb enough to put himself in a position where the referee can give a harsh judgement. He was scolding the referee quite frequently with 'Fuck Off' after the first yellow card. His opponent for the match isn't Man U, it's the referee. When he harassed the referee, he's doing it for his own ego while ignoring the duties required by the team.

I feel we should use area marking for set pieces against Man U. How many times have they scored against us by making diagonal runs that cross the areas controlled by different players, thus causing confusion in our defence? It hurts we have been exploited on this by them so many times and yet we persist. This Man U team has enough talented players to beat us in our system of area marking, unlike other lesser teams.

For this match, Rafa's a bit strange too. Normally he's by the byline, shouting instructions and guiding the team, calming players down. It's obvious that we are struggling to match Man U's tactics yet he decided to sit in the dugout and sulk.

[Xgenre]

Hi people, please watch channel 116 on SCV if you do subscribe. It shows Liverpool TV direct from Anfield. Got chiobu named Claire hosting the programs. got Call-in segment, Just watched the top 10 goals from 2004/05, interviews with Rafa etc. Very varied and interesting

A documentary on Shankly was also aired. which is impt for guys like me, who are born after he retired. Every true liverpool fan will have read abt his comments that 'Football is more impt than life and death' but to hear Shankly express it in his forceful manner, now that's a different experience.

If you are a regular reader of Liverpoolfc.tv: Official Web Site, the program shows the latest interviews that u read on the webiste. They will type out the comments and post on the web but nothing beats hearing it. Unfortunately, we don't get to see it on channel 27. Darn...