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Degen is woeful. Disappointed that we didn't have a proper go after their goal and put Riera on for Maxi. Someone needs to have a good look at our wasteful possession, its almost criminal how easliy we give the ball away.

Because Rafa must have wanted Keane, Dossena and Degen - Parry doesnt just go out and spend £27m on a whim, and not without the manager knowing about it.

No you're right, of course he's gone from being a £20m player who the manager must have wanted, to being one worth next to nothing who the manager doesnt want 6 months later. Keane came to Liverpool as a proven goal scorer in the Premiership, the fact that this hasnt worked out says as much about the manager and his man management skills as it says about Keane, and leaves us with weaker options up front. I dont buy this line that Rafa didnt want Keane, its been conveniently trotted out since things didnt turn out well. The dropping of Keane from the match squad has smacked of spite. So thats Keane gone, Dossena not making the starting 11, and the player we tried to get shot of being one of the best performers of the season so far - what a great summer that was.

Is right, depressing but true. Seems to be an inevitability about it all.

Kuyt starts right hand side for me, need to stop Clichy attacking down their left. I'd give Babel a go through the middle. Is Aurelio fit for this ? Hopefully Masch will find his form on Sunday.

Rooney doesnt learn at all. Despite getting sent off in big matches previously for England and Man Ure, he launched himself last night at a time when they were 2-1 down in a match they needed to get a result in. Blokes obviously a moron without the brains he was born with.

I was in the Leppings Lane upper stand. We helped a couple of lads get up out of the terrace. I'd actually swapped my terrace ticket for a seat ticket the night before.

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No one ever said it was soley about the "big" players playing well, however if those players that are ackowledged as being the most talented dont perform then you have to question the overall quality. I would have been delighted to watch Ronaldinho, or Henry, or Messi, or Gerrard for the sake of argument, perform to the levels that we're used to, but they didnt. I enjoyed watching Spain, actually wanted them to at least play against Brazil in the quarters as that had the makings of a great game, but I dont think that in 6 - 12 months time anyone will recall any of Spain's games as outstanding. Ghana were enjoyable , to a point, the only memory I'll take from their games being a great performance from Michael Essien. Ivory Coast you have me on, because I cant claim to have watched any of their games in entirety. Did you think that the games involving the 3 teams you were identified were "really really good" then ? And if the world cup is about the best team, do you think that the best team will win it ?

No, you're wrong as it goes. Three good games this tournament thus far, Italy v Germany (the best of the bunch), Argentina v Mexico and Croatia v Australia, the rest have been immediately forgettable. The alleged "big" players havent performed at all, with the exception of Zidane, who had been written off by most pre-tournament.

Is it true that Sepp's wife's name is Fanny ?

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Thanks for the tip, you might want to to try reading a post before responding, as you'd see I agreed with his second point. I dont see us in the middle of a nightmare run, its not great, but its not a nightmare.

First point is utter bollix, its not a "very very bad spell at all", we're 3rd in the league with a strong chance of finishing 2nd, we're in the cup and the knockout stages of the Champions league, and yet we're in the middle of "a nightmare run" Second point I think has some credence, not much, but some.

I'm not entirely sure what your reply has to do with my post, but I'll respond. I dont assume anything, I try to post based upon what I've seen, but if Cisse was told to stand 1 yard directly behind Crouch when a high ball gets played up to him then I'll eat my hat. I'd also venture that Cisse wasnt told to experiment with a new style of heading which actually involves meeting a cross with the back of your head. Cisse's performance yesterday has been coming for a while, he's not good enough for LFC.

I think Mikes right in another thread, when he said we played the fixture and not the team in front of us. I couldnt give a monkey's @rse where they are in the league, the team they put out yesterday was there to be beaten. Cisse - never been a footballer.

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