Player ratings

[Cisse]

Boring first 35 mns then a very pleasing game to watch.

 

Reina 6

Sami 6

Agger 6

Finnan 6

Riise 7

Gerrard 7

Xabi, Momo 6

Gonzalez 5,5

Bellers 5

Kuyt 6

 

A fantastic 3-0 win, considering there were a lot of our pliers who looked rather jaded today.

[Sion]

wow you're harsh...

 

 

Liverpool

25 J Reina 7

03 S Finnan 7

04 S Hyypia 7

05 D Agger 7

06 J Riise 7

08 S Gerrard 8

14 X Alonso 8

22 M Sissoko 9

11 M Gonzalez 8

17 C Bellamy 7

18 D Kuyt 8

 

Garcia 7

Edited September 23, 2006 by Sion

[John Nada]

  Sion said:

wow you're harsh...

Liverpool

25 J Reina 7

03 S Finnan 7

04 S Hyypia 7

05 D Agger 7

06 J Riise 7

08 S Gerrard 8

14 X Alonso 8

22 M Sissoko 9

11 M Gonzalez 8

17 C Bellamy 7

18 D Kuyt 8

 

Garcia 7

 

I think you're harsh. Alonso gets 8, yet Garcia gets two assists and only gets 7?

[Sion]

  John Nada said:

I think you're harsh. Alonso gets 8, yet Garcia gets two assists and only gets 7?

 

It's because i'm sleeping with Xabi

[Guest billypilgrimnz]

  Cisse said:

Gonzalez 5,5

 

Did you even see the game, or are you just guessing? Gonzalez was great today, worked hard in defense in the first half, won a lot of headers, AND set up Bellamy. And then in the second half, he scores a goal, gets a lot of dangerous crosses in, and looked very dangerous on the ball.

 

Do you work for the ratings department of one of the major newspapers?

 

[Toni]

Liverpool

25 J Reina 7

03 S Finnan 7

04 S Hyypia 7

05 D Agger 7

06 J Riise 7

08 S Gerrard 9

14 X Alonso 7

22 M Sissoko 8

11 M Gonzalez 7

17 C Bellamy 6

18 D Kuyt 7

Edited September 23, 2006 by Toni

[Ginu]

Gonzalez 8

Sissoko 9

 

Anybody notice how Sissoko's passing improved today?

[Guest lepper5]

Ratings

 

Reina - 7- consistent

Riise- 8- welcome back ginger

Hyypia- 7- steady

Finnan- 7

Agger - 7.5. quality

Gerrard- 9, great vision

Momo -8.5, what an engine

Gonzalez- 7- but needs to improve

Xabi- 7- the usual

Bellamy-7- great runs

Kuyt- 7.5- growing into a kop favourite.

 

subs

Garcia- 8- what a week for him

Carra- no rating,

Aurelio- no rating.

[Guest Sabre]

  Cisse said:

Boring first 35 mns then a very pleasing game to watch.

 

Reina 6

Sami 6

Agger 6

Finnan 6

Riise 7

Gerrard 7

Xabi, Momo 6

Gonzalez 5,5

Bellers 5

Kuyt 6

 

A fantastic 3-0 win, considering there were a lot of our pliers who looked rather jaded today.

 

What odd ratings

 

You give Gerrard 7 and Gonzalez 5.5? Did you even see Gerrard in the first half? He redeemed himself in the second by actually looking bothered but he was no way our joint best player with Riise. You're on the ale.

 

Reina - 7 - steady, controlled his area and gave nothing away

Finnan - 7 - made a terrible error which almost led to a Spurs goal, but otherwise worked very hard to patrol the right side and support the attack

Hyypia - 7 - steady. Was guilty of playing too many long balls in the first half but defended stoutly

Agger - 8 - was taking responsibility for bringing the ball forwards rather than just hoofing it long like his partner. No problems in defence and so composed.

Riise - 8 - up to an 8 for the goal. Was worried that he would be lacking match sharpness but he coped well.

Gerrard - 7 - poor first half, great second half. He just didn't seem interested in the first, waiting for people to play it to him and not closing down the full back often enough. Second half he was key and should have been that way all game.

Sissoko - 8 - much better game from him today and when he pushed further forwards in the second half he was causing Spurs problems with his quick feet.

Alonso - 7 - steady without being brilliant. Tracked Murphy well and didn't give Spurs a chance to build through the middle. Distributed reasonably well, keeping it ticking over. At times he wanted to go wide to Gerrard but Stevie was hanging too close to him.

Gonzalez - 7 - wasn't really in the game until the second half but you can see his qualities. Quick feet, fast with the ball at his feet and a very good crosser. Also, very comfortable with his head. Composed finished after Bellamy's miss!

Kuyt - 8 - yeah he wasn't sensational in the first half but his goal was just pure class and he didn't waste the ball today. Very fit too, always running

Bellamy - 6.5 - I think he may be the whipping boy this week but he worked hard. You can see he's desperate to score a league goal but he's getting into positions to score. Today's counts as an assist!

 

Aurelio - 6.5 - worked the space well and covered for JAR.

Luis Garcia - 8 - great performance from the little wizard.

 

May I just add that people are nuts to give Gerrard the top rating today. He was anonymous first half and only bothered when he got to play a more advanced role.

[lawrie]

  Ginu said:

 

Anybody notice how Sissoko's passing improved today?

 

His passing was better but I thought he was shrugged off the ball a bit too easily on several occasions today.

[McBain]

  John Nada said:

I think you're harsh. Alonso gets 8, yet Garcia gets two assists and only gets 7?

 

One assist

 

Passing the ball to someone who's 50 yards out who then run with it and smash it in isn't an assist. He did play well when coming on though

[chiliking]

Sabre, I'm with you on this one. I thought Sissoko was worse and Xabi better than your ratings, but hey, we wacked'em today

[Bjarkinn]

J Reina 7

Finnan 7

Hyypia 7

Agger 7

Riise 7

Gerrard 8

Alonso 7

Sissoko 9

Gonzalez 7

Bellamy 6

Kuyt 8

[Cisse]

Maybe a bit harsh but we were very quiet in the 1st half today. To give people an average rating of 8 for just one half doesn't add up for me. Back to the ale

[Earl Hafler]

How the **** can Sissoko get a 9 ?

[McBain]

  Big Stuff said:

How the **** can Sissoko get a 9 ?

 

I didn't quite see it with Momo today. He did the things he's good at well, but his passing and control for me still elude him a lot of the time

[Earl Hafler]

  Mcbain said:

I didn't quite see it with Momo today. He did the things he's good at well, but his passing and control for me still elude him a lot of the time

 

Aye, but just like Gerrard ( or Xabi when he first arrived ), Momo is going through a stage where some fans refuse to see his bad points.

[shabirmia]

Reina - 7 Had very little to do but looked comfortable.

Finnan - 7 Solid, if unspectacular performance.

Hyppia - 7 Comfortable; still hoofing the ball at times.

Agger - 8.5 Very composed on the ball. Gives us an extra option by coming forward with the ball.

Riise - 8 Looked up to speed on his return to the squad. What a goal!

Gerrard - 7.5 Only looked effective in the second half. Very anonymous in the first half.

Sissoko - 8 Broke up the Spurs midfield play consistently. Looking better going forward.

Alonso - 7 Solid performance. Still not up to hios usual high standards though.

Gonzalez - 8 Looks good running at pace with the ball. Composed finish for the goal.

Bellamy - 7.5 Is possibly trying too hard for his first league goal. Gives us a very good option up front.

Kuyt - 8.5 Was constantly involved in our forward play. Great drag down for the goal. A Kop idol in the making!

 

 

Subs:

Garcia - 7 good controlled performance. Showed good vision for pass to Kuyt for the goal.

Aurellio - no rating

Carragher - no rating

[jfogarty]

I actually thought Zakora got the better of Momo today. He still played well but he doesnt deserve a 9

[Guest Sabre]

  jfogarty said:

I actually thought Zakora got the better of Momo today. He still played well but he doesnt deserve a 9

 

I thought the battle between Murphy and Xabi was quite interesting too and for me, Danny had quite a good game, twisting away from challenges that I expected us to win and he was passing quite well.

 

Zokora is a good player but his passing is a little wayward. He's not Carrick on the ball but he is a powerful runner.

[Guest lfc_owens]

  Mcbain said:

One assist

 

Passing the ball to someone who's 50 yards out who then run with it and smash it in isn't an assist. He did play well when coming on though

 

I think you will find that, it is.

[jfogarty]

  Sabre said:

I thought the battle between Murphy and Xabi was quite interesting too and for me, Danny had quite a good game, twisting away from challenges that I expected us to win and he was passing quite well.

 

Zokora is a good player but his passing is a little wayward. He's not Carrick on the ball but he is a powerful runner.

 

Yep,for somebody that hasnt played much Murphy had a good game. He and Zakora could form a decent partnership

[Florist Cinema Pond Goal]

I'll give them all 9 cos I'm that nice a guy.

[eth]

  lfc_owens said:

I think you will find that, it is.

You provide a persuasive argument for a ban on the use of statistics among the general public.

[Sion]

Someone give me some analysis or something that i can use against some clueless spurs fans who reckon the only reason we won today was because of Gerrard, who was the difference between the 2 teams... bizarre.