Kenny Dalglish Won't Be Delivering the Module: English Premiership 2011-12

4-4-1-1 I'd say - Lucas and Adam in the middle, Henderson on the right, Downing on the left. Carroll seemed to drop deep a lot and linked up quite well in the 1st half, think Lucas and Adam supported the attacks well - was willing that shot from Lucas to go in. Henderson was quiet from what I can remember. Easy in hindsight but surprised that Kuyt didn't start. Love Dirk.

Waddle's still saying peLanty isn't he.

I liked a lot about Liverpool today, the fluidity has been carried over from last season which is nice especially as so much of the team is new. But within that Carragher really sticks out for immobility. It knocks on to Agger too, who looks about to be caught in possession at times because Carragher standing still takes an option away from him. Flanagan got caught out a few times but will get better. Suarez' obvious vast superiority to everyone, bar conceivably Downing, worries me a bit, because a title-pushing side needs five players of that quality and noone's close.

Carroll just troubles me, I can't see where he fits here.

title pushing

carroll doesn't need to fit in but as an end point, imo. Crouch could be useful if redknapp/himself cultivated that view. Same with d bent. Everyone do their job, he'll do his.

Yeah, you know what I mean - how many years is it going to take to get to that place?

henderson, kuyt, neither rly gonna be rw but i suppose if they can work an overlap w/johnson then it'll look better in time

The utter shite 2nd half has somehow erased the 1st half from my memory; will have to watch it again.

Henderson ever play RW for Sunderland? Not that he can't learn the position or adapt, just wondering. Don't remember much about him from last season tbh.

Also, people who flick through their programme at the footy during the match are truly awful and shouldn't be anywhere near a football ground.

Barton startin'

― MPx4A, Saturday, August 13, 2011 4:44 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark

Another prophetic post by me there, by the way

dmac yeah theo was shit today.

jonawils Jonathan Wilson
@cognoscentinovo Barton shd have gone for violent conduct: grabbing somebody by the shirt and hauling them to their feet is violent.
44 minutes ago

@cognoscentinovo
@jonawils so hauling somebody off the ground is an offence under the laws of the game?
41 minutes ago

jonawils Jonathan Wilson
@cognoscentinovo Violent conduct is; and that was, to me, violent. Thank you for actually saying what you disagree with.
39 minutes ago

jwilson full off shit

It's such a bullshit distinction though. Like, the tiny little tap that Barton got is somehow worse than him manhandling Gervinho which was what started the whole thing anyway?

cmon this is not something that jumped up on ppl today at 7pm

You could argue Song's unnoticed stamp started the whole thing, in that you can't expect someone as full of himself as Barton to, excuse the catchphrase, 'get on with the game' after that foul. But a more professional player could have.

someone calling themselves 'cognoscentinovo' rmde

He was just the interlocutor, not endorsing the preciousness of his handle or anything.

I enjoyed Obertan's couple of little moments in the sun today. Cult hero in the making i reckon.

Yeah he was good I thought, would play him and Ben Arfa/Marveaux as R/L wings ahead of Barton + Jonas.

Good day for the Utd castoffs actually, what with Wes Brown picking up a man of the match

that one obertan flick to cabaye was sweet

I didn't even know we'd sold Obertan until I sat down to watch the second half of that match.

Thought this was funny - maybe you're watching the wrong sport?

cognoscentinovo
Cognoscentinovo
In 7 years of martial arts training (black belt 1st dan) "picking somebody up" has never been, so far, a useful violent technique.
17 minutes ago

Hope you're sitting down NBS, we sold John O'Shea as well

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Please tell me we still have Bebe?

There's good news and bad news...

lol

Having not seen it earlier, that was a horrible dive by Suarez for the penalty

It was a penalty though. Maybe the theatrics influenced the ref to only give a yellow, in which case fair enough (even if hisnext touch would have been to pass the ball in).

Absolute letter of the law it's a penalty, but Richardson basically just just lays his hands on Suarez and he clips his legs together and swan dives. We all know he's a seasoned diver though so it's not a surprise.

Looking for a penalty + red card shouldn't be a more attractive option than just scoring, really.

thought richardson catches his back leg?

Not to my eyes and i just watched it multiple times on MOTD

hmm

Joey7Barton Joseph Barton
Bad shirt, shoes and views from shearer again. Sort it out slaphead......

Oh I love it

lol

He's also admitted he dived to get Gervinho sent off.

piersmorgan Piers Morgan

@Joey7Barton if it was all about being macho, I'd be in Arsenal's starting line-up tomorrow....

oh god i shouldn't be quoting from twitter but joey barton is just the best irl troll

@RealArshavin: It is good to know @Joey7Barton goes down as easy as my first girlfriend.. #limplikealadyboy

that's never him

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/incoming/article744197.ece/ALTERNATES/gallery-large/sagna.jpg

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is plotting a sensational swoop for Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna.

And it is believed Sagna would be prepared to make the move to the Gunners’ bitter north London rivals.

That Sagna story is obvious bullshit.

Dunno about Carroll, by all accounts he should be great and he'll get a shedload of service but I dunno, could be a Spurs 2011 situation.

Carroll's too expensive not to play, which is a problem in itself

not sure the story itself was what was being pointed out there with sagna

didnt see any of the liverpool game but 4-4-1-1 doesnt strike me as the best use of talents available tbh

The Sagna story is almost as false as the photo they used.

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/725/campbellpresentation.png

Joel Campbell gets to work recycling Coke bottles to make his own 'official' shirt.