The last ounce of truth to this can easily be eradicated. All Mourinho has to do is
watch Glen Johnson against Blackburn...defensively he was woeful.
Going forward the England International is threat, his delivery is decent and he has a good eye
for goal he has scored an impressive 3 goals per season, for the past two seasons.
Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Sigi Schmid on how players and team grow during the off-season:
"I think you saw glimpses of it last year, but it grows. I always view it as really the amount of
work that's put in during the offseason. When guys are really buying in, when they're really
committed, then they're very conscientious in their offseason and come in prepared to play.
For the fifth year running. Not for those with weak stomachs.
Points total after 19 games:
10/11: 25
09/10: 30
08/09: 42
07/08: 37
06/07: 34
Results over 19 games:
10/11: 7 wins, 4 draws, 8 losses
09/10: 9 wins, 3 draws, 7 losses
08/09: 12 wins, 6 draws, 1 loss
07/08: 10 wins, 7 draws, 2 losses
06/07: 10 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses
League position after 19 games:
10/11: 9th
09/10: 7th
08/09: 1st
07/08: 4th
06/07: 3rd
# of points behind 1st place:
10/11: -16
09/10: -12
08/09: +1
07/08: -10, with a game in hand
06/07: -13
Goals scored after 19 games:
10/11: 23
09/10: 36
08/09: 30
07/08: 33
06/07: 28
Goals against after 19 games:
10/11: 24
09/10: 25
08/09: 12
07/08: 12
06/07: 15
Home Goals:
10/11: 17
09/10: 26
08/09: 16
07/08: 20
06/07: 20
Away Goals:
10/11: 6
09/10: 10
08/09: 14
07/08: 13
06/07: 8
Clean Sheets:
10/11: 6
09/10: 6
08/09: 11
07/08: 10
06/07: 10
Goal scorers:
10/11: Torres 6; Gerrard, Kuyt, Maxi 3; Kyrgiakos, Ngog 2; Babel, Cole, Johnson, Skrtel
1
09/10: Torres 11; Benayoun, Gerrard, Kuyt 5; Ngog 4; Babel, Johnson 2; Skrtel 1
08/09: Gerrard 6; Keane, Kuyt, Torres 5; Alonso, Riera 2; Arbeloa, Benayoun, Babel,
Carragher 1
07/08: Torres 9; Gerrard 7; Babel, Kuyt, Voronin 3; Alonso, Benayoun 2; Hyypia, Sissoko
1
06/07: Kuyt 6; Bellamy 5; Alonso, Gerrard 3; Crouch, Garcia, Gonzalez 2; Agger, Carragher,
Fowler, Riise 1
# of games Liverpool failed to score in:
10/11: 5 [Wolves (h), Stoke (a), Everton (a), Brum (a), City (a)]
09/10: 4 [Chelsea (a), Sunderland (a), Blackburn (a), Pompey (a)]
08/09: 4 [Villa (a), Stoke (h), Fulham (h), West Ham (h)]
07/08: 5 [Pompey (a), Birmingham (h), Blackburn (a), United (h), City (a)]
06/07: 7 [Everton (a), Chelsea (a), Bolton (a), United (a), Arsenal (a), Boro (a),
Portsmouth (h)]
Home form:
10/11: 6 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses; 20 points out of 30
09/10: 6 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses; 20 points out of 30
08/09: 6 wins, 4 draws; 22 points out of 30
07/08: 4 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss; 16 points out of 27
06/07: 8 wins, 2 draws; 26 points out of 30
Away form:
10/11: 1 win, 2 draws, 6 losses; 5 points out of 27
09/10: 3 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses; 10 points out of 27
08/09: 6 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss; 20 points out of 27
07/08: 6 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss; 21 points out of 30
06/07: 2 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses; 8 points out of 27
I guess it's not all bad news.
I think I'll let the visuals do the talking. A highly entertaining game, with former
Real graduate Daniel Pajero taking the plaudits for his performance for
Getafe...
The deadly duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Oezil was ever present again for Madrid. Ronaldo,
put Los Blanco ahead before Ozil doubled the lead eary on in the game.
A Cristiano Ronaldo goal was all that Real Madrid needed to beat city rivals Atletico 1-0 to
reach the Spanish Cup semi-finals 4-1 on aggregate. Real, who have not won the competition since
1993, will place holders Sevilla in the last four while Barcelona, who saw off Real Betis 6-3 on
aggregate, despite losing the second leg of their quarter-final 3-1 on Wednesday, will meet
Almeria.
The more I see of Raul Meireles, the more I like.
He is a player used to playing at a slower tempo in Portugal and who is having to come to grips
with the hustle of the Premier League.
But he is quickly figuring it out and is getting better for us by the week.
Most encouragingly, he has just added a couple of important, not to say spectacular, goals to his
game.
Real Madrid's La Liga title hopes suffered a huge blow with a surprise 1-0 defeat at Osasuna on
Sunday which left Jose Mourinho's side seven points adrift of leaders Barcelona.
Javier Camunas broke the deadlock with a shot off the post in the 62nd minute of a typically
bruising battle at the Reyno de Navarra stadium.
Javier Camuñas nets his second of the year.
Javier Camuñas' toe poke after a mess of a defensive play was just enough to bring victory to
the Pamplona side, who saw off Real Madrid from their lowly spot at the edge of the relegation
zone. The 30 yr old Spaniard was the bright spot in attack for the team who are a full 30 points
behind their opponents, and though he'll take most of the praise today it was in fact the defensive
effort that gave Los Rojillos the chance at the win.
