Comments on: Arsenal 1 – 1 LFC

By: phreakaholic

phreakaholic — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:14:18 +0000

no cup this year but Champions League

By: steven.

steven. — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:22:00 +0000

those other teams were dead, dead wrong ..

By: CSD

CSD — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:22:02 +0000

Thanks for the kind words. I’m not sure where Babel played before, but he’s performed well from where he’s at now in the past. He recently said in an interview that the season is taking it’s toll on him. He’s not used to having so many big games to play so quickly. The BPL is also faster and rougher than leagues in other countries. That’s why many clubs passed on Torres. They didn’t think he would be able to adjust to playing in England.

By: Conrado

Conrado — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:58:39 +0000

oh and great job posting on a regular basis, this is one of my favorite sites to get news around the league, but i notice some teams have been left out of the blogging loop for about a year now… so just a quick thanks for keeping up with it

By: Conrado

Conrado — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:52:59 +0000

Thanks for the actual formation, and you are completely correct, when the formation is played correctly it does put great pressure on opposing defenses. Speaking of Babel, why do I get the distinct feeling like he is playing like he is thinking too much and not playing like he knows how to. The two matches that I have seen him play in (Everton Arsenal), he looks lost when he gets the ball on the left side. I have some of my buddies tell me that he is not playing his natural position, is that right? and if so, why do you think Rafa wouldnt make some changes?

By: CSD

CSD — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:07:23 +0000

That’d be the 4-2-3-1.. it basically puts the 2 central midfielders in with the defenders. Gerrard plays in the middle of Babel and Kuyt who put pressure on as forwards and then there’s Torres as the striker that gets way out. I do think that Crouch and Babel could be interchangeable, with Crouch playing a bit more further up. When played right, the defense is compressed and the offense does put the pressure on.

By: Conrado

Conrado — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:55:53 +0000

what we need to do is find a way to put Crouch on the starting lineup… i say screw the 1-3-4-3 and go with a formation that can really put pressure on opposing defenses

By: Elisa

Elisa — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:08:02 +0000

C’mon Liverpool. I am feeling good about this next game! Rafa is the master.