eldo 868 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I think DL should have done better when Wolves scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,442 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 MOTM for me was Ramires....Torres deserves to be commended for his work-rate and playing for his team-mates...Tracked back several times and passed the ball to set up chances..Very similar to Drogba in those aspects...Special mention to Lampard, Cole, Bosingwa (even if his faulty clearance led to the equalizer) and of course, Romeu for composure and effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,442 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 just one question- which team was bosingwa playin for today? not just the goal we conceded was the moment he was at fault but even the first chance that wolves had (a header in first half) was abysmal.Terrible clearance for the equalizer but you can't blame him today for his work-rate..He kept the momentum going down that right flank, and this was important considering how tired some of the other players were after consecutive fixtures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Terrible clearance for the equalizer but you can't blame him today for his work-rate..He kept the momentum going down that right flank, and this was important considering how tired some of the other players were after consecutive fixtures... No work-rate in the world would make up for his inability to defend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,442 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 No work-rate in the world would make up for his inability to defend.True..just be thankful, for it could have led to a lot worse today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 MOTM for me was Ramires....Torres deserves to be commended for his work-rate and playing for his team-mates...Tracked back several times and passed the ball to set up chances..Very similar to Drogba in those aspects...Special mention to Lampard, Cole, Bosingwa (even if his faulty clearance led to the equalizer) and of course, Romeu for composure and effortRamires? with his awful passes and crosses today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola kinda blue 89 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Still problems. Jose Bosingwa's defending for the Wolves goal was comical, still not enough of a cutting edge and its a sad indictment of the squad that our replacement winger for Sturridge is central midfielder Ramires. Still though the negatives aside it was a hard fought and crucially important win.It was fantastic to see the lads celebrate with AVB and the backroom staff, clearly they believe in what AVB is trying to accomplish at the club, give him the time and the financial backing and I think we will be a genuine superpower again.Some good performances all round.Cech made an incredible last minute save. Terry and Luiz both played well at the back, Cole defended very well and got the assist for the winner with a vintage Ashley Cole cross, Romeu shielded the back four well and distributed the ball as well as we have come to expect, Lampard scored a typical Frank Lampard goal, Ramires is quite breathtaking to watch, the sheer energy he provides, whether it be out wide or in the middle is so crucial to the side, Mata was far better today than against Villa, drifted inside, created, linked up the play, it was a polished display from the Spaniard.But my pick for MOTM is Fernando Torres. I haven't been his biggest fan, his displays have often left me downright depressed but today he was excellent. Dropped deep, drifted out wide, ran the channels, ok he probably isn't the goal threat that we expected but his general play was far better tody than he is usually given credit for, his passing was slick and clever, his movement very good, his ideas quite creative, his ball through to Cole set up the winner and he was rightly applauded for that by his teammates, his work rate was top notch and like the Torres during his Liverpool prime, got about the pitch and made his presence felt. It is probably too soon to say that "now Torres is back" but it is an encouraging display. Something that I did think in the game though was, if we got 2 wide men who offered genuine penetration and pace down the flanks and actually stayed out wide and we got a creative player in the middle of the pitch, it would stretch back four's giving Torres more space to run into between full back and centre back and if we had a creative player behind him (Mata) he would be able to slip the passes into Torres and there would be no need for him to drop as deep and play as the creative player. But until we sign the quality players required, that is just a dream.Anyway important, and in some respects, encouraging win.Agree with all that, but who's job was it to pick up the 2 wolves players that forced a great save from Cech?Hopefully Luiz will grow into a good defender and not just a good ball playing playerRamires - still on the fence for me - needs to do finish better with the chances he creates himselfRomeu and Mata are the template alright.Need some decent wingers as both Mata and Danny like to drift inside and a creative midfielder for when Mata gets injuredMeireles is doing an ok job, but the reality is he isnt really top top draw.This is Mata's first season - he's going to be frightening good in years to come and the closet thing to Zola we have had in a long long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rising Sun 711 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Lucky to steal the win right in the end.... Almost screwed it up again.Cannot imagine if we did not score the winner what the general feeling would be...Still feel our pace and passing is too pedestrian most of the time... Our possession has no cutting edge...In my opinion we can not create any real chances simply because we play too narrow... We desperately need quick out and wingers,,, Speed is the key,,,,If a winger is going crazy running fast with the ball, that will force the other players to bust their guts to get ahead... ATM there is no one doing that, so everyone plays at the same pace.... That makes us very one dimensional and other teams can cope with us, and score a goal eventually....But when Ramires goes on one of his pacy runs, have you noticed that NO ONE runs and tries to get in there?? He is always forced to shoot or play back.Mata is creative, but is losing his pace and urgency.... maybe he needs a game off to rest....he has played every game since he came....that is alot of game time without a break....It will help him....Buy a pacy winger,,,,If AVB buys a skillful winger who doesnt have pace,,,,that will be a FAIL. we need pace ....for the teams sake....Torres is good but sulks too much,,,,thats the only thing i dont like about him....He had a good game tho....Bosingwa out. He has simply got to go. Our defense will never regain confidence till he practices and plays with them.Glad to see alot of the deadwood out.... not even on the bench.Next 3 games vital. If we get 9 points i think the gap to 1st should reduce to maybe 7 points or so..... That should motivate players towards the title and change the current mindset of top 4, which is a substandard ambition.... Even though we might not realistically be challenging fo r the title, the urgency will only come if the players are thinking about closing the gap with 1st, rather than 4th.Come on Blues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Phil Tommo is still Bitterhttp://www.skysports.com/tv_show/story/0,,12383_7407096,00.htmlTorres did everything right. His work rate passing was immense. He just needs to gain confidence when infront of the goal and start shooting instead of taking an extra touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,442 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Ramires? with his awful passes and crosses today?Was involved in a lot of chances and build-up play + had a number of shots on target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Cech was better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Luiz was very good too, doesn't get mentioned when he does well but gets a tap from everyone and their dog on a mistake.Was very good today and even against Villa he was our best performer imo. He's very quick and pretty strong which are the attributes a modern footballer, especially a defender. Not sure what'll happen when or if Cahill comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortilla9 390 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Phil Tommo is still Bitterhttp://www.skysports...7407096,00.htmlTorres did everything right. His work rate passing was immense. He just needs to gain confidence when infront of the goal and start shooting instead of taking an extra touch.If Thompson said that about Torres what is he saying about the current #9 at LFC? Torres for all his struggles at CFC is head and shoulders above Carrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Phil Tommo is still Bitterhttp://www.skysports...7407096,00.htmlTorres did everything right. His work rate passing was immense. He just needs to gain confidence when infront of the goal and start shooting instead of taking an extra touch.What he is saying is all pointed at this:"This, to me, was not good enough from a £50million player. Is he going to be staying at Chelsea? I would have to say yes, but he was poor nonetheless."I have to say though, Torres did look decent. Couple of good runs and surprisingly great link up play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 What he is saying is all pointed at this:"This, to me, was not good enough from a £50million player. Is he going to be staying at Chelsea? I would have to say yes, but he was poor nonetheless."I have to say though, Torres did look decent. Couple of good runs and surprisingly great link up play.To say he was Poor is just being bitter. He was fantastic but need to pull the trigger and that will happen with playing more and gaining confidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortilla9 390 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 What he is saying should also be pointed at this:"This, to me, was not good enough from a £35 million player."I have to say though, Torres did look decent. Couple of good runs and surprisingly great link up play.I changed the fee above to a certain player wearing red. When he starts being just as critical of LFC's current #9, may be it'll be easier to take him half seriously.Torres for all his faults as a player has never been considered a selfish teammate so I'm unsurprised by his link up play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTu6fOIkXPg&feature=g-u&context=G22d3a6eFUAAAAAAAAAATorres for all his faults as a player has never been considered a selfish teammate so I'm unsurprised by his link up play.His usual linkup play for us has been terrible in the past for most of the time. Whenever he got the ball he either lost is rather fast, tried and failed a dribble or sent a bad pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTu6fOIkXPg&feature=g-u&context=G22d3a6eFUAAAAAAAAAAHis usual linkup play for us has been terrible in the past for most of the time. Whenever he got the ball he either lost is rather fast, tried and failed a dribble or sent a bad pass.no video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 no video...Just got removed by user >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Phil Tommo is still Bitterhttp://www.skysports...7407096,00.htmlTorres did everything right. His work rate passing was immense. He just needs to gain confidence when infront of the goal and start shooting instead of taking an extra touch."Really poor" lol idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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