Closed Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea

[Special Juan 28,133]

Yeah ok, so then why are we taking mata off for Lampard. JT should be on the pitch. Not one guy you want more on the pitch than him, to do everything he can to get rid of it and organise everyone rather than flying around like headless chickens.

Yeah ok, so then why are we taking mata off for Lampard. JT should be on the pitch. Not one guy you want more on the pitch than him, to do everything he can to get rid of it and organise everyone rather than flying around like headless chickens.

So we go super defensive, then everyone is like "Oh god Rafa what have you done" JT isn't ten men, he is one person. First of all we have to stop the cross coming in, we didn't, JT could of done nothing about that.

Bang goes that theory.

[Rupert 130]

As I predicted, it was 2-2 (actually I had said 3-1 for Chelsea or 2-2) I suggested the wild card would be the physical condition of the two teams. LFC have been on holiday compared to Chelsea's gruelling schedule. The longer the game went on the more chance they would draw. I could see Chelsea wilting in the last 20 minutes. As it happens the game went on beyond the specified injury time.

As I said, there would be a penalty involving Suarez although I had thought he might draw a penalty from a Chelsea defender. In fact he should have been involved in two penalties of his own and a sending off. As I also said, he can score from impossible angles.

Apart from the fouls, bad refereeing and timekeeping, the result was fair. LFC were pushing hard for most of the 2nd half. Chelsea has a weakness for giving away points in the dying minutes. It is due partly to exhaustion, lack of experience and concentration.

In the first 20 minutes I was thinking Oscar was playing one of his better games striding strongly and passing accurately. His goal was well taken and also well practised on the training pitch. Rafa knows that Carragher is the weak link and Rodgers was using man-to-man marking - Oscar's movement exposed it. However, after that Oscar reverted to his customary poor distribution, bad short passes and giving away the ball when we are attacking, thereby exposing us to counter-attack.

I had warned about Sturridge - who was it who decided to drop him from Chelsea's first eleven and buy Demba, instead, and then sell him to LFC - was it the 16th minute manager or one of the other numerous short-term managers?

Coutinho lived up to my expectations - direct, dangerous but he was substituted - was it an injury or a managerial mistake?

Neither Mata nor Hazard took control and both Chelsea's goals were from set-pieces.

I had suggested that Demba should start and Torres be used as second-half substitute. I still think that would have been better.

The game was well won (if a bit lucky) with only a few extra seconds to go - so it was no disgrace for Chelsea - just a shame.

The LFC supporters showed again why they are among the wittiest in football with their "Rafa was right your supporters are shite" - and I was disappointed that the Chelsea away supporters could not match them - apart from the forlorn groupie calling for Aunty Jose Maureenho.

I believe if Chelsea had the kind of support LFC gets, we would be 2nd in the league now. Chelsea have done very well in away stadiums considering the lack of support.

I still think Rafa will lead Chelsea back into the CL competition.

[didierforever 7,349]

YES! VERY POOR SUBS!

actually i can understand the subs dude (and i hate FSW).

the 1st 2 subs might be a little tricky but they worked. our bench dint have the quality to give pool a fight given that even our 3 maestros were not able to do much.

hence FSW just took off our attacking wingers and put in ones who are far better defensively. and it worked to a large extent. pool dint have any clear cut chances until the since yossi came on.

the sub which was bad was LAMPS for MATA. at that point he should have put JT in for MATA, thus having 5 defenders to shut pool out or just shifting DL into the CDM position and thus having 3 midfielders to close pool down.

my opinion though.

[Hutcho 8,443]

So we go super defensive, then everyone is like "Oh god Rafa what have you done" JT isn't ten men, he is one person. First of all we have to stop the cross coming in, we didn't, JT could of done nothing about that.

Bang goes that theory.

You even just said, its all out offensive or defensive.

Theres 5 mins left on the clock they are throwing everything at you. Your best creative players are off the pitch... Of Course you want a defender on, let alone, the Captain, who is eaisly the best leader. If you want to be like that, you might as well say, that if we put JT on we have 5 defenders meaning everyone moves along. Or JT shouts at them to close him down, or they don't cross it in because of the heavily packed midfield... Or even that it would have set off a completely different set of events. Its not as easy as incerting a imaginery picture of JT on the penalty spot and saying that it wouldn't have made a difference.

[edetarod 2,155]

i still can't believe what i've just seen

speechless

[The only place to be 11,313]

The LFC supporters showed again why they are among the wittiest in football with their "Rafa was right your supporters are shite" - and I was disappointed that the Chelsea away supporters could not match them - apart from the forlorn groupie calling for Aunty Jose Maureenho.

I believe if Chelsea had the kind of support LFC gets, we would be 2nd in the league now. Chelsea have done very well in away stadiums considering the lack of support.

I still think Rafa will lead Chelsea back into the CL competition.

Mods, come on.

We've had this guy trolling for months now and it's getting to be a fucking joke. We've lost a game in pretty shit circumstances, fans are pissed and this cunt comes on and slags off our fans?

It's not even like he's trying to hide it anymore and it's taking the piss.

Why isn't he banned?

[Special Juan 28,133]

You even just said, its all out offensive or defensive.

Theres 5 mins left on the clock they are throwing everything at you. Your best creative players are off the pitch... Of Course you want a defender on, let alone, the Captain, who is eaisly the best leader. If you want to be like that, you might as well say, that if we put JT on we have 5 defenders meaning everyone moves along. Or JT shouts at them to close him down, or they don't cross it in because of the heavily packed midfield... Or even that it would have set off a completely different set of events. Its not as easy as incerting a imaginery picture of JT on the penalty spot and saying that it wouldn't have made a difference.

We have to stop the cross before we worry about what JT would of done. I mean for gods sake, how hypothetical do you want to get.

No JT and we didn't 'Deal with it"

[Stingray 9,441]

Y'all are really awesome, Suarez didn't cut off Brana's flesh or anything, it was a simple air bite. There'd be hardly any traces of the bite on his shoulder and that didn't lost us the match.

Actually, IT WAS RAFA FUCKING BENITEZ, whose substitutions were totally mind baffling. He's fucking responsible and so is our team, both goals we conceded were totally stoppable, we can't defend for shit. Henderson was roaming freely and Mikel was fouling Suarez . David Luiz? People here were talking bout making him our Future Captain. NEVER EVER EVER

Oh and Mata was fucking poor, Oscar was he even there? Torres, he was fucking useless not cause he didn't put an effort but cause no one bothered to involve him.

And it's just me or the referee usually have their worst games against us ?

Suarez is #toodraculatobereal #uttercuntsuarez #rafaisadumbshit #hashtagssuck

That cunt. do NOT underestimate his cuntness, Mr. Backstreet

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Shouldnt laugh but the biting incident...just mental seriously who does that?!Bizare the whole thing!

[bushman 2,043]

Mods, come on.

We've had this guy trolling for months now and it's getting to be a fucking joke. We've lost a game in pretty shit circumstances, fans are pissed and this cunt comes on and slags off our fans?

It's not even like he's trying to hide it anymore and it's taking the piss.

Why isn't he banned?

Why can´t he differ in opinion ? Just because you don´t like it ?

There is a poster who told you to go f....stick it up your ass & I read no complain on your part. Come on now.

[Special Juan 28,133]

Who does that? A horrible Uruguayan with a fucking track record that's who.

[Hutcho 8,443]

We have to stop the cross before we worry about what JT would of done. I mean for gods sake, how hypothetical do you want to get.

No JT and we didn't 'Deal with it"

The facts are we didn't deal with it but I was just responding to you saying it wouldn't have made a difference... We don't know either way.

Serious Question though.

If you are the Chelsea Manager. You have 1 sub left... The game is in the 90th min with a 2-1 lead 6 mins of added time. What do you do?

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

How did this come back to Rafa? Are you telling me it was the subs he made that ended up costing us two points in this game?

Do me a favour and just log out, Jesus.

im not going to sit going through the subs but you cant tell me that ANY of the subs made were beneficial today. Usual bollocks from rafa

[bushman 2,043]

One thing I did not see Rafa showing some discontent when Iva was bitten by that dog.

Personally, I would like to see him or any coach showing some vocal support, complain to the fucking ref.

Sometimes, the ref realizes he made a mistake & tries to correct it, later.

Rafa just stands there like a blob of manure, I feel.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

You fucking Disgrace!