alexf Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 In a normal match most of the fouls today wouldn't be yellows. However because he set a precedent for soft yellows early on, he can't then change his mind because it's Gerrard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I'll have to watch it again because even in the context of the match that wasn't a yellow imo. Utter wishful thinking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I'll have to watch it again because even in the context of the match that wasn't a yellow imo. Utter wishful thinking. In the context of the game it was a yellow lest the referee be accused of double standards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 What a game that was, man. Really enjoyed it, other than the last ten minutes. The tempo was bang on from the off, which is unusual for the day's early kick off. Actually, it's unusual from us, full stop. Saw a lot of pride and effort from the players out there. They looked as if they really wanted to put the 6-0 right. I think we probably would have done that, if it wasn't for the sending off. Fantastic goal from Cabaye. There aren't many better players when it comes to striking a ball. Too many standouts to mention, really, but, Tiote and Gouffran really impressed. Tireless in defence and, more often than not, made good use of the ball. The first 40 odd minutes had some very nice football indeed. Properly chuffed for young Dummet, like. Fantastic to see a celebration like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Gerrard was applauded when he went over to take a corner first half, don't know how I feel about that to be honest. I know he's England captain but for f*** sake.. Bah, there's no way our fans should be doing that. And that goes way back to him reffing half the games between the two teams. Standing over the ref screaming at him to send Lee Bowyer off, for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Genuinely thought we were under attack when that banger went off. I doubt many of their fans can hear much tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 This was a very entertaining and high quality match throughout. I enjoyed it. Liverpool were rather poor for large periods. Initially I thought this was to do with international hangover, but they definitely improved when Rodgers brought on Alberto and changed the formation a bit. Moses (who once again was ineffectual centrally) came to life and became a threat, while the front two began to combine at a much higher rate and hurt us with their fantastic movement. Henderson continued doing nothing. We also tired notably at the 70 minutes plus mark, which should be expected with ten players in a competitive match such as this. The back four and Krul all played very, very well today, imo, which is odd to say in a match where you concede twice. Williamson is literally useless on the ball, but he does his job well when called on to defend. Yanga-Mbiwa was very comfortable and assured until the one moment that changed the game. Football's a fickle game. I thought he was he was our best player until those five seconds. All three fullbacks were class as well. Debuchy was brave and Santon gave a very clean and polished performance. I thought Dummett made and error or two, but he battled throughout in a competitve atmosphere and even went and finished very well at the other end. What else would you ask of an academy lad on his home debut? Cabaye was fantastic in the first half. Nothing more needs to be said. On a pitch with several stars of this league, he was the best player by a distance. Tiote did exactly what we need of him. He had a few questionable moments, but if he continually plays at this level, he will gain his reputation back quickly. It is a shame Sissoko had to go off because I thought he was just finding himself in the match and would have been large in the second half. We didn't see so much of the ball, so it was a long day for the attackers, but Remy provided a great outlet to the break and Gouffran ran and fought constantly. Ben Arfa never really could get started and wasn't going to get enough chances to rectify it. Samuel (seyi) came on and once again proved to be the slowest quick person in the world. We have a good team and Pardew deployed them well today. Things are looking upwards. I hope Taylor is back for Sunderland, we should eliminate them if so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Gerrard was applauded when he went over to take a corner first half, don't know how I feel about that to be honest. I know he's England captain but for f*** sake.. Bah, there's no way our fans should be doing that. And that goes way back to him reffing half the games between the two teams. Standing over the ref screaming at him to send Lee Bowyer off, for example. He didn't get applauded like. He got booed to fuck every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Playing Ben Arfa as a central striker at least relieved him of any defensive duties, and I think that was half of Pardew's reasoning. That, and we're not getting much from Cisse. Gouffran put in a lot of good defensive work, but unfortunately, on the one occasion where he ended up in the middle and Benny was back wide right, they got their second goal down that side. It was a shame, because in the second half, up to that point, we looked as likely to score as them. On the bright side, I was again very impressed with Dummett. I thought he looked very composed and assured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 How did the pre-match march go - was it well attended or a damp squib? Well I saw two handkerchiefs in the entire stadium being waved when the teams came out. Out of a 52K crowd I guess that protest was indeed a "damp squib". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Entertaining match and a superb effort from our lot - especially Cabaye, Debuchy and Tiote. To get a draw after playing for 50 minutes against a better team with more players is fantastic. I thought the ref was poor, especially with the Skrtel backpass and I still don't like the 'penalty + red card' combination. We played well at times and finally showed some desire - a great setup for next Sunday's war. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 A very satisfying point. Krul was fantastic. And, while Liverpool looked hung over, I thought the team played very well. Mbiwa was disappointing in giving away the pen and getting the red card. However, Tiote looks to be getting back to his old self. I'm hoping that Cisse's game off helps him get refocused and confident. I look forward to helping Sunderland going down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Gerrard was applauded when he went over to take a corner first half, don't know how I feel about that to be honest. I know he's England captain but for f*** sake.. Probably still remember his performance in the 1-5 a few years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Entertaining match and a superb effort from our lot - especially Cabaye, Debuchy and Tiote. To get a draw after playing for 50 minutes against a better team with more players is fantastic. I thought the ref was poor, especially with the Skrtel backpass and I still don't like the 'penalty + red card' combination. We played well at times and finally showed some desire - a great setup for next Sunday's war. It's horrible, so many good games have been ruined due to that rule. Only give the red card if the last player tackles a striker on an empty goal or handles on the goal line. Basically if there's a goalie to beat, give only a yellow+penalty for a foul on the box. If MYM does that pull outside the box, give a freekick and a red. Not this double punishment bullshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The clapping of Gerrard today was fucking embarassing. Not saying don't appreciate a good player but fuck me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The clapping of Gerrard today was fucking embarassing. Not saying don't appreciate a good player but fuck me. Was it not to do with him scoring to get England to the World Cup? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The clapping of Gerrard today was f***ing embarassing. Not saying don't appreciate a good player but f*** me. I agree when he was applauded off in the 1-5 because he was world class. Today - nah - fuck him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The clapping of Gerrard today was fucking embarassing. Not saying don't appreciate a good player but fuck me. Was it not to do with him scoring to get England to the World Cup? Even if it was, leave it to pre/post game. Shouldn't be giving any applause whatsoever to opposition during the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Thought Tiote was really good today, kept himself under control and was really effective, wonder how much of that was down to him being captain? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The clapping of Gerrard today was fucking embarassing. Not saying don't appreciate a good player but fuck me. Was it not to do with him scoring to get England to the World Cup? Even if it was, leave it to pre/post game. Shouldn't be giving any applause whatsoever to opposition during the game. Agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The foul throw boiled my piss today, because even though it was a foul throw, 90% of ones taken are. Including the Liverpool one which followed immediately, where their player had both feet on the pitch. Be consistent, either give them all of don't give any. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Same with pulling shirts in the box really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The foul throw boiled my piss today, because even though it was a foul throw, 90% of ones taken are. Including the Liverpool one which followed immediately, where their player had both feet on the pitch. Be consistent, either give them all of don't give any. Spot on. Bad throw ins are a special hate of mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 General recap for a sadlad who missed the game cos he was visiting his Nan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 General recap for a sadlad who missed the game cos he was visiting his Nan? We scored two, they also scored two. Mapou was sent off. Suarez is a cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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