Just back from the match

stressederic · September 21, 2011

Thought I'd take the opportunity to jump on this first.

Was a decent game in all that. We definitely deserved to win it.

It could have been 4-0 at half time and Brighton wouldn't have had any complaints. They looked pretty over-awed about things in general but I think the chance just before half time (when Kelly cleared really well) probably set them up for a half time gee-ing up by Poyet and they were much better 2nd half.

That said there weren't many times when it looked like they were going to score.

As for us, Bellamy did well, Suarez was willing but it wasn't quite coming off for him. Maxi seemed to fade in and out of the game over the 90 minutes. Most of our best stuff seemed to be coming down whichever flank he wasn't on. That said he did well to set up Kuyt, although it looked a bit like he'd gotten caught in two minds and suddenly realised he didn't have the pace to run clear of the defence himself.

We weren't the most creative in midfield and Spearing was a bit hit and miss at times but we weren't getting overrun massively.

Great to see Gerrard back and he looked to be in decent shape (abysmal control for that throw in he conceded apart) and the Brighton fans seemed to be applauding him when he was warming up.

The away fans were in pretty good voice throughout and it's a nice stadium Brighton have gotten themselves now. I've been watching them build it for ages from the University so it was nice to get inside it. Brighton should beat Leeds as well, who were f***ing rubbish against United.

All in all a decent result. We should have been out of sight at half time and they put us under pressure in the 2nd half but we stood up to it and got the 2nd goal. We go through, Brighton didn't disgrace themselves and it means I don't have to move house to avoid mocking and abuse.

Win - win.

Plus it was the first Liverpool game I'd been able to get to since New Year's Eve 2005 when we played WBA. So cheers to Paul B for the tickets.

Cobs · September 22, 2011

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