Anfield Talk 20 November @ 04:50 PM EST
The first Premier League match of the weekend also happens to be one of the biggest, as Liverpool
look to revive their season when they take on top four chasing Manchester City.
The Reds' 2-2 draw with Birmingham City last time out stretched their horror run to one win in nine
games. With five league losses already, it would appear that their title race is all but run.
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7:45am, live in the US on espn2
Last 4 head-to-head:1-1 (h) 02.22.09
3-2 Liverpool (a) 10.05.08
1-0 Liverpool (h) 05.04.08
0-0 (a) 12.30.07
Last three matches:Liverpool: 2-2 Brum (h); 1-1 Lyon (a); 1-3 Fulham (a)
City: 3-3 Burnley (h); 0-0 Brum (a); 5-1 Scunthorpe (h)
Goalscorers (league):Liverpool: Torres 10; Gerrard 4; Benayoun, Kuyt, Ngog 3; Babel, Johnson 2
City: Bellamy 5; Adebayor 4; Petrov 3; Tevez, Wright-Phillips 2; Barry, Ireland, Lescott,
Richards, Toure 1
Referee: Phil Dowd
Guess at a squad:Reina
Johnson Carragher Agger Insua
Lucas Mascherano
Kuyt Gerrard Aurelio
Ngog
Okay, so what's going on with this Serbian horse placenta lady?
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Liverpool-Manchester City
A battle of number six and seven squads in the league table in this match. Both have been kind
of disappointments despite their decent rankings and Manchester City has achieved five straight
draws and have struggled to find the back of the net as of late.
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SoccerLens 19 November @ 12:19 PM EST
France qualified for the World Cup in South Africa in the summer thanks to a William Gallas
header against Ireland in Paris. With French supporters everywhere celebrating, replays showed in
the build-up to the goal, Thierry Henry hand-balling the ball onto his foot to cross. Of course,
that is against the rules and it is very unfortunate that he should have done that however, would
we be complaining if Kevin Doyle had done it for Richard Dunne to score?
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I know the decade technically isn't over for another year. Don't care. As far as I'm concerned, and
for our purposes here, the decade is from 2000-2009.
And since we had such fun with the ‘compare the squads' vote a few weeks back, I thought another
poll or nine would be entertaining. Plus, it's easy content!
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The following list of elite midfield players in the world will exclude the likes of Lionel
Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka since they sometimes play as forwards or as support strikers
depending on the strategy deployed by their team. Kaka has previously played as a second striker
during his spell with Milan while both Messi and Ronaldo have played in various attacking positions
for their club (mostly on the wing though).
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Anfield Red 17 November @ 12:28 PM EST
International breaks can be extremely beneficial when it comes to teams that have massive injury
worries. Just ask Liverpool, who currently have their two best players (Gerrard and Torres), plus a
host of key first team selections all on the mend. The rest and recuperation is critical especially
when you have quite possibly [.
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Four months into the season, and Liverpool still hasn't deployed the first-choice XI thanks to
injuries. And last week we got word that both Benayoun and Riera could be out for a month.
Awesome.
Injury problems have consistently troubled Liverpool this season, but with those two missing, the
left flank is a massive concern.
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Liverpool Kop 17 November @ 06:27 AM EST
The trap-door has been opened at Anfield, and above it perches a team on the brink. Consequently,
every game seems to be make or break for Liverpool this season. Every decision is overly
scrutinised, and despite us being without a league title since 1989, the media tells us that the
league must be won or the manager must go.
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SoccerLens 16 November @ 06:48 AM EST
Sometimes in football, the chemistry between two extraordinary players are at such a high level,
that it makes it a privilege to watch.
Last season, when Manchester United fumbled, the two players that came to the forefront in
Liverpool's, ultimately fruitless, challenge was Gerrard and Torres.
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Anfield Talk 14 November @ 11:02 AM EST
The vast majority of Liverpool fans are still right behind Rafa Benitez and rightly so.
There is enough instability at the club with the owners and the debts, and the last thing we need
is to be looking for a new manager.
One win in nine games isn't great but you don't turn into a bad manager overnight.
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Jesus Almeyda 13 November @ 09:44 AM EST
If only those scarves were bandagesFresh news out of Anfield is reporting that Albert Riera and the Israeli Landon Donovan (Yossi
Benayoun) are going to be out for a month with muscle injuries.
It's been a rough season for the Merseyside Reds, with most of their stars having sat out for at
least a few games.
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Define Irony : A bunch of football players missing Internationals for an injury they got
introduced in the previous Internationals.
So finally we get to watch some International action. And boy, don't I love it. England versus
Brazil yeah. Does it get better than this.
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For all you football fans out there, Saturday will be an important date to mark on your
calendars. Once again it will be a remake of the mouth-watering 2002 world cup quaterfinal match
between England and Brazil.
That day Brazil prevailed 2-1 thanks to the ingenuity of Ronaldinho and company.
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by JOSH My friend posed this question to me on Sunday morning after Cesc moved to the top of our
goalscoring charts for this season. Was this just another knee jerk reaction after a sumptuous
run of form, or is Fabregas turning the corner from potentially world class, to one of the best
midfielders in the world?
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Liverpool 2 - 2 Birmingham City
Richard Jolly: No glory for Reds in Anfield draw
Andy Hunter: Ngog's embarrassing case of cheating gets draw
Kevin McCarra: Gerrard returns to curb humiliation
November 10, 2009 P Pts Chelsea1230Arsenal1125Manchester United1225Tottenham Hotspur1222Aston
Villa1221Manchester City1120Liverpool1219Sunderland1217Stoke
City1216Burnley1216Fulham1115Everton1115Wigan Athletic1214Blackburn Rovers1113Birmingham1212Bolton
Wanderers1111Hull City1211West Ham United1210Wolverhampton Wanderers1210Portsmouth127
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(video gol highlights di Liverpool-Birmingham City)
Nel classico "Monday night", il posticipo della Premier League, deludente pari (il primo
stagionale) per il Liverpool che viene stoppato in casa, per due a due dal Birmingham City.
L'undici di Benitez passa in vantaggio al 13' con una violenta conclusione, da distanza
ravvicinata, di Ngog, ma subisce il pareggio ospite al 26' (realizzato da Benitez, omonimo del
coach spagnolo del Liverpool) e, addirittura, la rete di Jerome che regala, al terzo minuto di
recupero, il sorpasso ai biancocelesti.
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I probably filled my quota of Major League references with the one about Jobu a few weeks ago. I
apologize to international readers and those who aren't connoisseurs of marvelously cheesy sports
movies, but this is too apt. Plus, it's Major League 2.
Just like weak-hitting, voodoo apostate Pedro Cerrano, right now, Liverpool has no marbles.
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OK, so we dropped two points against lowly Birmingham at home in the Premier League to leave us 11
points behind table-toppers Chelsea but, its not the end of the world.
That's because we put our best performance of the season and we could have and should have won this
match.
Liverpool played some really good positive football, mounting wave after wave of attack for the
full ninety minutes.
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Reina
Johnson Skrtel Agger Insua
Lucas Mascherano
Benayoun Kuyt Riera
Ngog
Goals:Ngog 13'
Chucho 26'
Jerome 45+3'
Gerrard 71' (pen)
The beach ball season rolls on. That's seven league games without a win against Birmingham.
And both sides will feel cheated.
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Rafa Benitez's future hangs in the balance after his side fails to get past Birmingham at home.
Alex McLeish may feel hard done by as David Ngog dives to win the penalty that hands Liverpool a
point.
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Anfield Red 09 November @ 02:24 PM EST
Rafa Benitez has named his starting 11 to face Birmingham City at Anfield this evening, with David
N'Gog replacing Fernando Torres upfront. The team in full is full is: Reina, Johnson, Insua,
Skrtel, Agger, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Benayoun, Riera, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Gerrard,
Kyrgiakos, Babel, Spreaing, Darby.
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Liverpool are looking to ge their Premier League season back on track (again) against Birmingham
City. Will we field a strong enough team? Tonights lineup against Birmingham City at Anfield:
Reina, Johnson, Insua, Skrtel, Agger, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Benayoun, Riera, Ngog. Subs:
Cavalieri, Aquilani, Gerrard, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Spreaing, Darby.
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Anfield Red 09 November @ 12:00 PM EST
Liverpool can pull level with Aston Villa (and one point off Tottenham for fourth) on Monday
evening with a victory over Birmingham City. That's about the only certain thing we know right now.
As for the injury news on Torres, Gerrard, et al well you might as well just consider the starting
XI [...
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"He picked me again." "Should have picked me though." "Idiot."
So here it is, I'm
putting myself out on the line. More vulnerable than ever. Almost 12 weeks down, 26 to go. While we
still have 70% of the Premier League season remaining, I'm in the midst of my worst "Captaining"
stretch in 5 years, and I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing a similar misfortune or has in
the past?
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3pm, live in the US on espn2
Sorry this is late, but I wanted to wait given the injuries and the game being on Monday. Posting
on Friday morning like usual would have meant even more baseless speculation over who's
available.
Last 4 head-to-head:2-2 (a) 04.26.08
0-0 (h) 09.
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Liverpool Kop 07 November @ 06:49 AM EST
No matter what happens from now until the end of the season, and whether we finish in the top 4 or
not, there are a number of recent transfer deals that bother me greatly - signings, sales or missed
opportunities that could've improved our squad and afforded us more depth than we currently
have.
The deals relevant to last season may even have turned some of those nagging draws in wins, maybe
giving us enough points to have snatched the title from Man Ure.
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Liverpool Kop 07 November @ 06:47 AM EST
Gerrard out. Johnson out. Aurelio out. Torres half-fit. Several other players doubtful. Two defeats
in three CL games. Third in the CL group table. eight defeats since the start of the season.
Liverpool have no chance of beating Lyon on their own ground, right? WRONG.
Liverpool thrive on being underdogs and if history has proven one thing about the club it's this:
in times of adversity, and when everything looks hopeless, Liverpool can and will triumph.
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Liverpool Kop 07 November @ 06:47 AM EST
Peter Beardsley! The more I watch Benayoun the more I'm convinced that he is the current Liverpool
team's version of Beardsley.
Beardsley was an absolutely superb player for Liverpool, and anyone who had the privilege of
watching him play during the Dalgish era will know what I'm talking about.
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Elizabeth Lambert. Plays of the University of New Mexico.
She's brutal. Worse than Cantona or Gattuso or Materazzi or anyone you can think of.
Check out the highlights from SportsCenter.
Then check out some links:
- MLS Defender of the Year: Chad Marshall.
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Can I get an Amen?This week's winner is: The Holy Babel.
I don't know if you guys have noticed this yet, but I really REALLY like name puns. And I think
there is a serious lack of clever names in the official game. Too many teams are named some form
of: FC My Town or Gunners Rule6969.
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Stats Top Goalscorers in All Competitions: Torres- 10 Kuyt- 4 Benayoun- 4 Gerrard- 3 Ngog- 3 Babel-
3 Johnson- 2 Insua- 1 Biggest Win: (away) 3-2 over Bolton and West Ham (home) 6-1 over Hull City
Biggest Loss: (away) 1-3 @ Fulham (home) 1-3 v. Aston Villa Games Played/Won/Clean Sheets/etc.:
Played: 17 Won: 8 Drawn: 1 Lost: 8 Clean Sheets: 5 Goals Scored: 30 Goals Conceded: 22 Current "5
match" Form: 1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses.
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KICKETTE 06 November @ 10:08 AM EST
You know there's only one thing to talk about in this photo, right? And it ain't how gorgeous
Mrs. Gerrard is looking though she is looking completely foxy.
It's the boots.
Do you love or do you hate? Our shins are getting sweaty just looking at them. We would,
frankly, rather go barefoot.
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KICKETTE 06 November @ 10:08 AM EST
You know there's only one thing to talk about in this photo, right? And it ain't how gorgeous
Mrs. Gerrard is looking though she is looking completely foxy.
It's the boots.
Do you love or do you hate? Our shins are getting sweaty just looking at them. We would,
frankly, rather go barefoot.
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