Manchester City 0 Liverpool 0
Team of the day..
Reina, Arbeloa, Agger, Carragher (c), Finnan, Riise, Alonso, Mascherano, Pennant, Gerrard MBE, Kuyt.
Subs - Crouch, Dudek, Gonzalez, Hyypia, Zenden
Match Highlights..
Louis' Comments..
As the result shows, it was another boring game for both fans and neutrals watching this game. So far this season, Liverpool have been pretty poor away from home. Apart from those handful games, we haven't produced much results away from home. This maybe one of the main reasons which explains our league form and standings now.
Playing a 4-5-1 formation is a tactic which Rafa loves to employ. It's also a formation which destroyed Arsenal recently with a 4-1 win. However, it didn't work at the Manchester Stadium. Liverpool play was dull and sadly, it's pretty negative. It reminded me of Gerald Houllier's days of only knowing how to defend.
What really disappointing was the way Liverpool played. They were slow in second balls and did not show any sense of urgency throughout the match. Didn't create much chances to trouble the Man City goalkeeper.
Dirk Kuyt is the player whom I was frustrated watching him play. Somehow, his form has dipped greatly and I really thought that his performance over the recent matches were below-par. Against Manchester City, he was the lone striker up front. He simply can't do much alone. He was slow on the ball, easily neutralised by the twin defenders of Dunne and Distin. Yes, you may argue that he's alone upfront, but, his overall play and runs were totally aimless and half of the time, I was just hoping that he can be removed as fast as possible.
Steven Gerrard was not playing to his best. Playing just behind Dirk Kuyt, he wasn't seems very comfortable and he didn't inspire the rest or create anything special out of anything. I was expecting more from him when the rest of the team was just simply helpless. Still, we can't always depend on him to create something special every single game. Football is a game of teamwork and coordination, there's no one man show. We really need to improve as a whole team to be on top.
A disappointing game and result with just Arsenal closing down on us with 2 points. 3rd place is very open and if we drop any more points, our place will be threatened. The season is coming to a close soon, and I do hope that we should at least put some good performances not only in the Champions League but also the league as well.
You'll Never Walk Alone..
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