Chili Palmer

I have to say watching Crouch at the minute is frustrating, I hate it when a pass goes astray and he runs in a big semi circle with his hands up as if under arrest looking to the skies, once at Highbury he did this and the ball bounced back to where he orginally was, no effort to win it back a la Rushie. Needs to get back to basics. If Sissoko was back I would play Gerrard or Garcia up front with Fowler for the rest of the season.

I like him, a good judge of what a player is actually like is how the opposition players treat him, I cannot remember a time where he is involved in any aggro., other players look like they like him.

I think thats what Rafa was indicating when he said about fewer games will allow him to play the same players, I think we will see Didi start every game until Momo is fit and Stevie will be back on the right, where BTW I think he and Finnan are the best Midfield/defender combination in Europe.

I agree, sometimes fans would love to hear their manager come out and echo what is being said on here 'yes, Djimi is a bit of a lemon and will no longer play while I'm in charge' but Rafa has the longer game in mind he has to weigh up confidence in a player if he is called upon, future transfer fees etc. But yeah, I agree it would be funny to hear exactly what managers really think of some players.

I'm sure Rafa let them know exactly what he thought of their finnishing behind closed doors, no need to make it public, thats what we do...

I know that what ever the families want is what should happen. However, would it not be an idea to actually request from the FA a home fixture on the 15th every year so that we can have the service before a full anfield crowd and pay respects to all that were lost. A very public and emotional service every year would ensure that they are never forgotten and would publicise the need for truth and justice. Just a thought. But whatever tha families decide will always have my full backing. ynwa

Rafa's a sly one, if you re-arrange those letters it spells out 'I'm off to Real Madrid no matter what, Feck your 30 million and Feck off parry' Oooohhh this man knows how to play the press and get his message across...

True

We are a better team than last year and we won it then.

No thats not even funny

which would be?

Try looking here for the answer.

If Tactics were right, selection was right, 2 out of 3 subs were right, why did we lose? It is not always the managers fault and players need to deliver but imo he did not get everything spot on last night.

Thats shocking, Our forwards should be shot...but then again there is only a 3% chance we would hit them...

Don't Panic...Don't PaNIC...DON'T PAAAANNNNNIIIICCCC!!!!!

He brought Hamann on in Istanbul when we needed 3 goals, we only needed 2 at the start of play yesterday. Cisse has pace. Owen says that Gerrard is the fastest player in the england squad. But you need to have pace in the right areas, see Henry for example

No as someone said earlier, during the first half the whole Benfica team were getting boo-ed when they had the ball.

Some do, some don't. Bowyer for example never has a good game at Anfield and he is always boo-ed. I don't mind it if they deserve it.

I would never leave before the end of a game because I support the team as much in the last minute as I do in the first, but I also don't care if people leave before the end, maybe they have reasons. I hate this 'real' fans against the rest nonsense that raises its head now and then.

I have no problem with anyone kicking Drogba...

I think he could be the type that if playing for a team who are 'under the cosh' more so than Liverpool are then he would do quite well, its because we are usually attacking and the defence needs to keep its concentration so when they are called on they react well, Djimi can't concentrate. A bit like Kirkland, good when under pressure, useless when called on to make 2 saves per game.

Goalkeeper, defence, Midfield are as good as anyone in Europe, Stikers are as good as anyone in the Irish League...spot where we need to improve.

He is the type of player that will probably come good at another club.

Right from the start he looked nervous, and putting him and Warnock together on the left hand side was always going to cause a few heart stopping moments. I miss Sami...

Are we over the 40 point mark, because relegation is a real possiblity listening to this! We only need at least one of our strikers to hit form and we will be up and running, I havn't seen a match in all this bad run where we have been out played or havn't created chances. It will come, hopefully on sunday.