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

These men perfectly sum up what it means to be part of and lead a team

1999–2007 Bolton Wanderers
2007–2008 Newcastle United
2008–2010 Blackburn Rovers
2011– West Ham United

ffs thanks for the spoiler, guys

chillax ismael, wasssup?

Rousing stuff alright, I'm a human dynamo now.

true, true.

let me add that i also thought liverpool were quite good against city the other night

this is madness

not really, they dominated possession, they just were poor at using it to create chances. in the first half they played quite good football. 3-0 flattered city at any rate.

Yes, City were quite happy to let them dominate possession as there wasn't a hope in hell they were going to score. Liverpool had no plan beyond lumping it to Carroll and I lost count of how many of their crosses hit the first man. Can't remember them creating much beyond a tame enough Adam (who was beyond awful) free-kick.

6-1 flattered city too but they're still going to walk it, aren't they?

i thought liverpool were very good in spells too. They just lacked the final ball.

possession is the most mendacious stat in the game, it's about how u use the ball. a lot of world class teams will let the opposition have as much possession as they want in non-dangerous areas.

not if they're actively first to all the 50/50s. city played a v dangerous game and were giving it away constantly, yes they defended well but no good team sits back with that amount of carelessness. the fact liverpool weren't good enough to punish them doesn't exonerate them. possibly just a lack of confidence based on some bad results but that was like trapp or benitez style once they went two up.

well i'm not thinking specifically of Liverpool in that match tbh, i've seen too many Wolves games (and others) where somebody says we played well cos we knocked the ball about in the middle of the pitch all day and had 1 shot on target.

fuck the pundits' attitude to the resurrection of St Gerrard btw but i think there's something to the idea that he's the only Liverpool midfielder who's realised that Carroll will only be any use if he gets early crosses to his head.

Carroll plaintively entreating his team-mates to "whip it in" in the centre circle before the kick-off was a rather pathetic sight.

he's rubbish with his feet for a big man

fuck the pundits' attitude to the resurrection of St Gerrard btw

OTM. Liverpool fans don't even like the cunt.

^ sorry, went at bit Boaby Gillespie there

mourinho's inter vs barca was the apex of 'possession is for wankers' tactical approach imo

as a rule i like possession football better than counter-attacking, but the bare percentages in the match stats tell you very little

Andy Carroll's woes at Liverpool continued with a poor display in the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City, but statistically he is at the club that suits his game the most. Liverpool attempt 30 crosses per match in the Premier League this season, more than any other – Everton are next best on 27 per match, with Manchester United on 26.

While this figure doesn't take into account the position of the cross, nor the quality of the ball played into the box, it's still staggering that Liverpool cross the ball into the box every three minutes. Whatever the reason for Carroll's poor form, it certainly isn't a case of Liverpool not trying to play to his strengths.

looooooooool

http://www.101greatgoals.com/pot-kettle-black-video-footage-of-patrice-evra-calling-chelsea-mother-fker-n/130332/

had to happen

doesn't take into acount the lack of support or runs coming into the box either, half the idea of a big man is making life miserable for centre halves so ferrets like bellamy or maxi can pick the loose balls off. None of that at all in the last match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zabaFDXufgQ

i will never stop loving zlatan

oh shit it was from training. shld read the small print first.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/pot-kettle-black-video-footage-of-patrice-evra-calling-chelsea-mother-fker-n/130332/

had to happen

― I am Newgod (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 5 January 2012 16:00 (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

that's a somewhat short-sighted pot calling a blind-folded blind kettle blind tbf

That Evra clip has been around for aaaages. I mean "suck my pussy Lampard" is an all time classic.

evra is actually christine bleakley

...ranting as if he had turrets...

Ummm

tim timminey tim tim terroo his name is tim howard and he says "i am a castle"

<3

http://www.darlofc.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15733&sid=3d0eadd00bfd4a12a0afd8354fa748c1

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/7779/489539857.jpg

So.... Lampard to United?

fuck no

oh god it's a real thing

Get the feeling there is an important goal to come from Lampard this season.

deflected via Michael Owen's arse

Evra is actually christine bleakley

― jhøshea nrq (nakhchivan), Thursday, January 5, 2012 4:38 PM (5 hours ago)

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%22fergie%20out%22

He's still a good player, like, but at United? Now?

From looking at the front page of tomorrow's Star i now also know that Georgia Salpa is going to be on Big Brother. A day which will live in infamy.

And Drogba to Villa? That would be superb.

SALPA

Drogba to villa is three years too late, they needed a proper CF back when they had Young and Agbonlahor taking teams to pieces and a CB pairing of Laursen/Mjellberg

if Lampard goes to United he'll get to visit Molineux again this season, what a treat

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2082879/Manchester-United-want-Frank-Lampard.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

That reads like a done deal, subject to the Glazers. It *is* quite Fergusonian.

yes, that's my fear