Liverpool v WestHam 05/03/08

[Bren100]

Wont be an easy one, a win against the hammers and were in 4th spot - on GD!!

[carragherisgod]

I think we'll win comfortably. 3-0 at home against them should be to hard to achieve :)

[GaryMc]

Is this on TV, I know Champs League is on same night?

[carragherisgod]

I don't think it's being broadcast mate :(

[edcarroll02]

Should be a comfortable win and another chance for Babel to build on his last few performances. Hopefully Rafa doesn't mess too much with the starting line up, would like to see Alonso get a few games under his belt, would be a great help if he could find some good form with Inter, Utd and Everton coming up over the next few weeks.

I reckon 2-0 (depending heavily on team selection)

[maloneavic]

This has to be a win and a comfortable win at that.

The way we have been playing lately and scoring a good few goals in the last few games suggests we should get a couple at least.
Will be interesting to see what team he starts but i would go with the same that beat bolton, formation was good and gerrards free role let him do damage.

[maloneavic]

with cl footie on telly this isnt on anywhere, just highlights, only option is to watch it online.

[krazykeith]

This has to be a win and a comfortable win at that.

The way we have been playing lately and scoring a good few goals in the last few games suggests we should get a couple at least.
Will be interesting to see what team he starts but i would go with the same that beat bolton, formation was good and gerrards free role let him do damage.


Agreed, if he didn't change the team i would have no complaints at all, but he may change the right full and put carra back inside and rest big sami, as for the formation, i think it is the best for the players we have, we only have one world class centre forward, and gerrard needs space and freedom, while we still have the comfort of two excellent midfielders.
good to see xabi back, and had an improved performance against bolton which was definetly required.

[stunnedmullet]

why do we play in the league this week and the CL next week...?
wouldn't it make more sense to play the CL at the same time as everyone else and play WHU next wednesday?

also yeah if anyone has *any* idea of coverage for this one, seems every channel is covering the CL

[sean]

why do we play in the league this week and the CL next week...?
wouldn't it make more sense to play the CL at the same time as everyone else and play WHU next wednesday?


Because AC Milan also need to use the San Siro this week. Whoever drew Internazionale in this round of the European Cup was always going to have to play the 2nd leg a week later than everyone else.

[Westlake]

Does anyone know where this will be online? If TVU Player will have it on one of their channels?

I'd be happy with this team

Reina
Finnan Carragher Skertal Aurelio
Mascherano
Pennant Gerrard Babel
Kuyt Torres

Anyway we have to win this. I reckong we'll win 2 - 1!

[Thanx]

I think that we should win this and have no doubt that we will find it on some channel on t'internet.

[red1965]

anybody going over for this game im getting into liverpool at 6 wen evening

[Monty]

if we took fourth spot now, i'm sure the other teams around us would start fretting, both above and under us...

[arklowred]

Steve Bennett is the ref for this one. he has referee'd us twice at anfield this season so far in the league, our 4-0 beating of Bolton at the start of December, and then for our 1-1 draw with Wigan at the start of December.

3-1 to the redmen is what im predicting for this one. bennett to award a peno to both sides

[peterk]

We'll set-up differently to Bolton game - we're at home so no real chance of catching Hammers on the break. That'll inevitably mean some players will change to suit the system and the opposition.

I think he may rest Torres who looked a bit sluggish on Sun. So that could mean Crouch could be in for a starting place. Wouldn't be surprised to see Benayoun either. Also one of Masch/Alonso/Gerrard could miss out (can't see him dropping Torres and Gerrard though...)

West Ham got spanked at the weekend so they could have got a bollicking and be really up for it but they have nothing to play for - they'll remain in 10th regardless of the result - so I predict 2-0.

Also reckon we're overdue to score from a corner so I reckon Skrtel or Sami could well get on the scoresheet!!

Crouch and Sami/Skrtel 2-0...

[callyno3]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2008/03/05/fernando-torres-hit-by-bug-100252-20560113/
Looks like torres has a Bug and is rated as a major doubt

[Elnino_the_kid]

anybody going to the game ???????????????

red1965 is going and was looking to meet a few for a few beers after match in sandon

[LOU2]

hopefully we will get a good few goals in i dont mean to out downer on this but its what we all said last time we played west ham, theres a pub in bray showing it they have all the foreign channels.

[corcaigh]

2-0 to the reds, time to forget about that horrible result/performance in Upton Park.

[Niall]

hopefully we will get a good few goals in i dont mean to out downer on this but its what we all said last time we played west ham, theres a pub in bray showing it they have all the foreign channels.

Boomerang is the name of the pub in Bray showing it. Been told to stay clear of it! Never been in it myself but that's what i have been told.

[RedJohn]

should be 2-0, we need to keep some more clean sheets, see on the bbc website that 'REINA is one of four jointly leading the race for the Barclays Golden Glove. Tim HOWARD (Everton), David JAMES (Portsmouth), Petr CECH (Chelsea) and REINA have all kept 12 clean sheets.'.

[peterk]

Going to watch it in the Quad in town, bit of an LFC pub. Big projector screen, nice pints of Carslberg.

Mmmmmm...pints....:D

[LOU2]

Boomerang is the name of the pub in Bray showing it. Been told to stay clear of it! Never been in it myself but that's what i have been told.

ah its grand for watching the matches when nowhere else is showing them, real oldfashioned with the cans of minerals lol.........

[Niall]

ah its grand for watching the matches when nowhere else is showing them, real oldfashioned with the cans of minerals lol.........

I have always been tempted to nip into it when the games that ain't on sky/setanta etc are on but my mate use to do the door in Dustys across the road from it and he advised me off it. Might give it a try!

[mypost]

West Ham are shite at Anfield, they haven't won since the Shankly days, so I'm predicting a facile 4-0 win. :)

[maloneavic]

Is it defo on in the quad peter?

Looks like there is gonna be a half time protest against the americans.

Hope it does go ahead tho, 15 mins of constant singing would be great.

[redeagle]

is it on the box?

[corcaigh]

Dang, got a game down in Skibbereen tonight that i should go too. i never knew the Quad was a Liverpool Pub. pretty good pub if they're showing a game not on Setenta/Sky etc.

[peterk]

As far as I know the Quad shows every single Liverpool game throughout the season, without fail. I think either the owners are Liverpool fans or the bar staff.

It's been a couple of months since I've been in there but I only live around the corner now so it's handy.

I've had some good, drunken times in there. Watched the cup finals in 2001 in the Quad - good memories!

[legend24]

you`ll get the game online using SOPCAST on channels Super Sport 5 or Eurosport 2 Ro according to SPORTSTALK WORLD. its not bad coverage,i`ve used it a few times when i cant get to the pub or if games not on sky/setanta.bout a min of a delay in the coverage though an sometimes commentating can be in diff language,but sure football only has one language :)

[legend24]

also, hope he sticks wit basically the same team as wkend! i`d def rate the midfield of babel/masch/alonso/gerrard as our strongest by far! an he has hardly used the 4 of em together this season.because of games coming up i`ve a feeling he mite change it about wit maybe yossi comin in for def n more than likely crouchy too

[novasteve]

tvants://www.p2psports.cn/tvants/?k=eb6fc5fef444e059348474e8f25114e5

If you have TVants installed this is where you'll find the match apparently, paste it in your browser and it will open the application

Would like to see Kuyt get a couple tonight - 2-0

[Fowler's God]

The Liverpool team in full is: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Arbeloa, Riise, Mascherano, Alonso, Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel, Torres. Subs: Itandje, Pennant, Crouch, Benayoun, Hyypia.

[Westlake]

Any links for the game on the internet?! Pleaseee!!!

[Fowler's God]

http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/ -- Anyone from Waterford match is Live in Alfies in Ballybricken.

[Westlake]

Thanks very much man! I'll try and get it set up now.

[MrsStevieG]

1-0! Go on the Nando!


Can't get onto that website to watch the game, not working for me.....

[arklowred]

match on sopcast channel 6106, great pic, english commentary.

[redeagle]

come on the Torres.

what a legend.

[DaPitViper]

lively game good crowd for a wednesday night

[RedMurph08]

Get in Nando!! Another hattrick please

[StevieGisMyIdol]

Torres again !!!!:D:D

[Elnino_the_kid]

torres again

pure class

[StevieGisMyIdol]

Get in Nando!! Another hattrick please

Torres again !!!!:D:D

torres again

pure class

Jinx !! lol:D:D

[DaPitViper]

can anyone stop the boy torres

[SUPERFAN]

Jaysus Dirk,Take a Bow Son!

[DaPitViper]

shit hit the post

[StevieGisMyIdol]

Jaysus Dirk,Take a Bow Son!

He played well ??

Im lost without watching it !!

[DaPitViper]

He played well ??

Im lost without watching it !!

ya played well
thegame needed a change though it was getting messy

[StevieGisMyIdol]

ya played well
thegame needed a change though it was getting messy

Yeah i understand he came off after 60 mins with Benayoun replacing him ...

[RedMurph08]

Jaysus Dirk,Take a Bow Son!

Been super this past month without any credit......
well credit where its due well done Dirk son!

[RedMurph08]

Too easy Nando ya leg-end!!!! Class act

[DaPitViper]

there is the hattrick

[RedMurph08]

Stop it stevie son .........stop it!

[StevieGisMyIdol]

Hat Trick
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss

[DaPitViper]

thats four gerrard

[Elnino_the_kid]

3 hattricks this season

its like he's toying with teams

pure gem

[Elnino_the_kid]

thats four gerrard

ha ha i though u meant he scored it for gerrard lol

didnt know gerrard scored lol

[DaPitViper]

its like carra is playin left wing

[DaPitViper]

ha ha i though u meant he scored it for gerrard lol

didnt know gerrard scored lol

ya absolute screamer

[DalglishN]

Anyone got the final score? 2-0 the last i saw on sky? 3-0 torres hatrick ? 4-0 stevie g?

[DaPitViper]

all over great win

[The Chanter]

Good performance at home and sounded like a good atmosphere too, Torres unbelievable again. He almost had 5. Himself and Gerrard linked up well, some nice passes between them, Kuyt worked hard and got a couple of assists, Skrtel looked solid and Mascherano is becoming Mr. Consistent.

Looked dangerous going forward and a clean sheet too.

[DaPitViper]

Anyone got the final score? 2-0 the last i saw on sky? 3-0 torres hatrick ? 4-0 stevie g?

4-0 in the end

[StevieGisMyIdol]

Thats gonna put a smile onto my face into school tomorow !!:D:D

[SOC]

I had 3 tickets for this game and game them to my mate who flew over with 2 of his work mates. Great night for them, nothing like flying over and getting a 4-0 win and a Torres hat-trick to boot!!

[DalglishN]

4-0 in the end

Nice one got carried away reading another thread forgot about the laptop on my lap!!!! :eek:

[Bren100]

Good Result, well done Torres.

[Pimboli]

Please Rafa let Torres play on Saturday and not rest him for Inter, another hat trick against Newcastle and he's level with the Manc greaseball on 21.

[Bren100]

Just saw a quick clip of Gerrard on SSN, looked a happy man.

[sobu74]

http://files.filefront.com/050308wmv/;9761543;/fileinfo.html

[Monty]

great performance tonight...have to say i think rafa's recent formation is really working and i don't mean that because they're winning, but it looks balanced.Long may it continue...a bit of consistancy, wouldn't that be a welcome relief.. there was a lot of happy red supporters in the pub tonight.

[GaryMc]

Great performance, thought good performances, Alonso was steady without being great, Babel was wasteful but still promising. Srtkel looks better with every match.

I can't help though that feel slightly downhearted as this is what the squad is capable of..... we could be much nearer the other three on current form. Acid tests though at the end of the month.

[irishroey]

great three points and four on the bounce now great stuff and lets hope they keep it up,once again the kid steps up his game well done and long may it continue.

[syngerdub]

Watched the game in the Living Room in Dublin - really comfortable performance. Don't think Reina had a proper save to make, although he nearly creamed Skrtel at one point, going for a punch.

Torres (obviously), Masch (as usual), and Gerrard were top notch. Even Riise looked good and nearly scored a cracker :-)

Torres fell really awkwardly and I had a panic moment where it looked like he'd done some real damage, thank goodness it was nothing.

[liverbird!!]

Now thats what i call football!!

Great to see that the confidence is back. Some great finishing and a few players stood out tonight, altho! Arbeloa was a bit suspect.

Well done Redmen, on and upwards from here!!

[Badman]

This was by far and away our best performance of the season - adn i think its down to one thing -BALANCE. With Alonso playing in that system everyone has a clearly defined role, the tempo is controlled from the middle of the park and the guys at the top of the pitch had a steady stream of good possession. He may not have been spectacular (doesnt have to b) put just did the simple thing well adn kept the ball moving and was always available> Skertl was like a rock and Torres' performance was...well...as Chris Kamara would say "Unbelievabel Jeff!!"Even Kuyt played well - although would prefer yossi in that posn myself.
Hope Rafa sticks with this coz its also how he used to play with Valencia. Nice to c Gerradr give torres the match ball himself too - nic touch.
All in all very good stuff - albeit against a woeful west ham side -R u Charlton in disguise i think was the chant)

[peterk]

Went to the Quad to watch it on the big screen, although pub was 80% Italians & Spanish watching the Madrid v Roma match.

Torres was electric again. I love the formation Rafa is playing. Two solid centre midfielders in Xabi & Masch, Babel on the left, Kuyt on the right and Stevie in a free role. Anytime I've seen Stevie play there it doesn't really work (Athens) but with Torres and Babel he has two players who can play the game as fast as him and those three look like they are developing a real understanding. We look dangerous even when we're defending - waiting for Masch or Xabi to nick the ball and lay it off to one of those three. It's been a long time since Liverpool looked dangerous on the break.

The hunger seems to be back.

See Stevie went and got the match ball for Torres at full-time? Torres was subbed so Stevie made it his business to get the ball and bring it over to him! Class...

I'm over to Newcastle match on Sat - hope he doesn't rest half the feckin' team!!!!

[Meijer the trier]

Its obvious that the players now seem more comfortable for two reasons: they have played the same system in the last 4 games, 7 players have started each of those 4 games and there seems to be a bit of confidence back in the squad.
Glad to see two players who's futures are up in the air, Alonso & Riise, get a start and play well. Cant say much more about Torres, we just better hope he doesnt get injured before the end of the season. Mascherano looked to get a nasty knock to the thigh late on, could make him a doubt for Inter, I'd be surprised if he played this weekend.
We're still 12 points behind the leaders and would be in the shake up only for the points dropped at home to Wigan, Birmingham, Villa & Spurs.

[GaryMc]

We're still 12 points behind the leaders and would be in the shake up only for the points dropped at home to Wigan, Birmingham, Villa & Spurs.

Don't forget Reading and West Ham away also. another 6 or 8 points we would still be in with a chance. Maybe the penny with drop with Rafa and he will now dump his mass rotation policy. Its ok rotating full backs and maybe wingers, but the spine needs to be there week in week out....

[Aido82]

Awesome performance

Totally battered west ham, torres is unreal and another stevie g thunderbolt sealed a nice win.

4th spot looks safe enough now another win at the weekend will pile the pressure on the BS

[maloneavic]

Very good performance i thought over all.

Torres was the diference but i think when him and gerrard play the whole team plays.

83 Min and gerrard was still chashing every ball with the game 3-0/

3 against boro, bolton and 4 against west ham i think rafa has to stick with this team for newcastle and inter on tuesday. this team has the confidence now and shouldnt really be changed at all.

[Pimboli]

Im still a bit suspect of any formation that has Carra thinking he is a striker, it was quite obvious though he has been picking up striking tips from Kuyt and not Torres........

[peterk]

The commentator last night put it well - he said Carra had a life-time of chances in one game!!

Had to laugh at the replay where he threw his whole body at the ball from a corner - I don't what part of him eventually made contact!

[red1965]

babbel looks great till he sees penalty box then he seems to panic he had many chances last night to shoot but seemed nervous great win and great match go on stevie g

[RedJohn]

Great finishing by Torres, maybe if he played more regular we could have more points on the table !!

[flashm]

Boomerang is the name of the pub in Bray showing it. Been told to stay clear of it! Never been in it myself but that's what i have been told.

i've been watching liverpool games in the boomerrang on the foreign channels for some years now, last nights 4-0 v west ham included and never seen trouble in it, only major problem sometimes is getting a seat cause it gets packed out esspecially on saturdays when they could be showing up to three live games plus the horse racing. so come along and try it out, theres a lovely pint in it as well.

[Daz]

Great finishing by Torres, maybe if he played more regular we could have more points on the table !!


:rolleyes:yeah cause he's been dropped so many times this season:rolleyes:

[SOC]

Does anybody know who Gerrard swapped shirts with at the end just before he gave the ball to Torres? Just curious who he swapped with.

[Malzheimer]

Does anybody know who Gerrard swapped shirts with at the end just before he gave the ball to Torres? Just curious who he swapped with.

Zamora

[Malzheimer]

Class hi-tempo performance 2nd half, really got the crowd going. Alonso near back to his best and Stevie working hard again off the ball, things are looking up. Lets keep the momentum going now and hockey the Geordies tomorrow. Another El Nino treble would go down a treat the lad is on fire!

....."Fer-nando Torres, Liverpools number 9" (cant get that tune out of my head since the game)

[lfcfan]

I was at the game (1st since Oct '05) and I couldn't have picked a better one to go to. I was with my missus and all the games we've gone to together have been 1-0 wins so I figured after Torres scored, that would be that. We kept attacking though and looked really comfortable. The atmosphere was great and there was a lot of signing. Was surprised to see a packed ground on a Wednesday, especially after all the abuse Rafa and the owners have gotten recently. The players looked really happy. It certainly looks as if whatever 'issues' the players had, have gone and in the games since this they really look like they are on a mission!