A month ago our form was simply terrible. The international break arrived at just the right time to provide a distraction for the players. After that, the manner in which we beat both United & City is something which has acted as a significant confidence booster for the players.

That should've been a catalyst for an extended run of good form. Click to continue reading...

While the first half belonged to Manchester City who were deservedly beating us. The second half exemplified the belief and character present in our team to come back and win 3-2.

Comebacks are becoming a recurring theme for us this season. At times we didn't deserve them. But recently we've started playing attractive attacking football. Click to continue reading...

Last time Skrtel got injured was for something minor, so I decided to have a little fun with it. About 30,000 people have checked out the "Unthinkable / Chuck Norris" post (link) and left 331 comments (so far).

But this time round, it's no laughing matter. With only a few minutes left of the match against Manchester City the guy ended up twisting his knee, which is going to lead to a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Click to continue reading...

Too many unsettling rumours have been doing the rounds over the last week concerning Aggers future, with Real Madrid his main suitors. It's one thing for a player to say he's happy at a club and wants to stay but it's another thing for the manager to reinforce that.

Agger himself has said that he's not happy with his lack of playing time but he also fully accepts that he has to fight for us place. Click to continue reading...

How nice of Torres to return the favour he was gifted at Goodison Park, and set up Robbie Keane for his first ever goal for Liverpool. It was a pretty cool goal as well, under pressure (both on and off the pitch) yet he placed it beautifully into the bottom corner.

He can't be faulted for his workrate which was impressive up and down the pitch. Click to continue reading...

It's shocking just how easy a game this was for us. You wouldn't think this was supposed to be the Champions League at all considering the gulf in class. In fact it was so easy for the Reds that it was almost boring to watch.

At least there was a couple of standout moments, the obvious ones being Keane scoring his first (link), and Gerrard scoring his 100th. Click to continue reading...

The starting line up against PSV is unlikely to be affected by news that both Mascherano & Benayoun are back from injury. But it does mean Rafa will have a full squad to choose from for tonights game. In reality though they've only had 2 days of training so I doubt either will be starting against PSV. Click to continue reading...

I know we shouldn't really underestimate PSV, but it should be yet another case of 3 easy points in the bag for us. Plus they'll be missing their star creative player (Afellay) who sustained a toe injury last week. Our game with City on Sunday is far more important but I hope Rafa stills plays our strongest side against PSV to ensure victory. Click to continue reading...

I think I'll contradict my post yesterday where I stated that it doesn't really matter who scores, only that we win (link). The essence of it is still very much true, in that we just want the team to win, any way we can.

But there's serious positive effects for a player when he scores (not including OG's). Click to continue reading...

Apart from when we beat United, our form this season has been terrible, thankfully the results have been pretty good. The thing with derby days though, is that form generally goes out the window. The possibility of beautiful football is non-existant, and we expect physical battles.

Even though Torres & Keane have both been off form this season, it's Keane that bears the brunt of the criticism by the media. Click to continue reading...

Degen is after breaking a couple of ribs and joins Aurelio on our injury hit list, which leaves us looking a little light in our full back positions. Dossena and Insua have the left-side sewn up. But what about the right-side ?

Many Kopites would love to see Stephen Darby make the breakthrough to the first team. Click to continue reading...

This could be a double edged sword for Keane, if he scores, it should give him the confidence to relax and perform in subsequent games. On the other hand if he doesn't score against a team of Crewes calibre, that's bound to shatter his confidence even more than it already is.

This isn't the first and no doubt the last time that he has experienced goal scoring droughts. Click to continue reading...

Gerrard scored his 100th goal, only for the referee to disallow it for some unknown reason. It's one thing for the crowd to be labelled the 12th man, but when the referee is the 12th man, it's a bit of a sucker punch. Can't really blame the referee for 2 points lost though.

The harsh reality is we lacked the creativity required to carve open a stubborn Stoke City who were determined to defend for 90 minutes. Click to continue reading...

Following Chelskis example of introducing cheerleaders to Anfield Road is probably not the best way to liven up the crowd. It's sad to say but Anfield Road can be disappointingly quiet at times, fans clearly need no encouragement for the big games, but it's a very different story for the smaller ones. Click to continue reading...

It has been 8 long years since we last played Stoke City. God scored a hat trick in a game we won 8-0 at their place. But I think it's safe to say that they're a much improved side since then (mind you, so are we). It's common place for new teams to become the whipping boys of the Premier League.

But Stoke have shown that they're capable of scoring some sneaky goals. Click to continue reading...