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Gerrard will have a dooby in the dressing room before the match and be fine.

Jol is affable and quotable. Rafa gives 'em nowt.

LFC have quality drugs.

about 22 times? It was more to do with his method/style of defending.

Think the comparison Elisha made with Henchoz is a good one.

Just found my new signature.

Mascherano Voronin Hyypia

Crouch looked like he was trying for a Rafa goatee

Few players have more talent than Kewell, Quaresma for all his fancy arsed tricks and flicks certainly doesn't, but unfortunately few have fitness records quite as bad. Kewell in his early 20's was streets ahead of Quaresma.

Mathematically they do. Pennant is the square root of Messi.

Sure he's happy at his decision to put King and Woodgate in front of Carra now they are injured again. You made your bed, Ginge.

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Its not about the names or the lack of a fancy dan winger for me. Its the feeling that some of the players we have in key areas just aren't as good as Chelsea or the Mancs. Maybe that will prove not to be the case - its very early to make definitive conclusions. If they are, maybe it doesn't necessarily matter and we can overcome it. I hope so, but was also hoping that after this summer it wouldn't be a concern anymore.

Doesn't seem to have done him too much harm, in terms of his athletic career.

I can't shake that feeling either, but am trying to placate myself with the thought that they can't do that much better in the league where should improve. Sort the away form out, and do a bit better against the other top 4 teams and hopefully we'll not be far off.

We probably have, but maybe 2 steps won't be enough, when Chelsea and the mancs start long jumping

It would certainly make for a really funny pre game discussion on sky.

I'd much rather have the barcodes squad than Evertons, and I suspect Allardyce will prove a much better manager than Moyes with a bit of money. He probably has already given Bolton's recent finishing positions Vs the amount of money he had. If I was the supporter of some tedious mid table club, I'd prefer Allardyce managing it, of the two.

Tugay at his best pisses all over Carrick. Really underrated and intelligent player. He's about 45 now though isn't he.

I am not Kaizers biggest fan but I don't think he was even remotely implying that, just that Riise tends to score/do well against them. Which is probably true and fair enough.

This version of that article also adds "Jermaine Pennant has not travelled to France with the rest of the squad." at the end. Which is odd.

Wouldn't surprise me too much, that team, but I think we'll go 4-4-2 with Mascherano instead of Xabi. Rest will be the same as Sunday. In anticipation of that, I expect to see Xabi and Momo play in the middle tomorrow.