Last nights result goes to show, although some people have griped with individual players, when this team is focused & set up correctly it can play a bit, still think were short of two of three players & the players needs to match that effort in every game, but when everything clicks it clicks well.
Watched the match again on LFC TV last night and apart from a five to ten minute spell after City's second goal we more than matched them on the pitch, infact in terms of creating chances and shots on goal we were head and shoulders the better team.
Bellamy has a heart of a lion doesn't he, never stopped running last night & kenny should give him until the weekend to rest them knee's of his.
Downing I thought had a very good game, dissapointed me a little bit in the first half as when Bellamy was pressing he was dropping off players and trying to usher them rather than pressurising them, but overall he played some nice balls into the box, always looked to take on his man and was unlucky not get an assist and a goal.
Henderson thought he done alright but the same as Downing dissapointed in the first half not pressing as hard as Bellamy, but think Kenny had a word at half time as both him and Downing pressed more in the second half.
Adam had a pretty decent game but still gave us his trademark foul, which could have easily been a foul, seriously needs to work on his positioning and tackling, but his passing for teh majority was crisp and sharp.
Gerrard thought he was pretty quiet in the sense he played a more disciplined role, but stroked the ball around well for the most part, converted the penalty, think he was at fault for City's second goal, if Johnson had allowed Kolarov to get that cross in he'd get crucified.
Kuyt best game in a Liverpool shirt this season, looked like the Kuyt of old, tireless running and good link up play with the worst touch in football history thrown in just for good measure, nah he wasn't that bad, just one or two occassions, but he can be forgiven.
Johnson thought he had a pretty good game going forward and linked up well with Bellars and Kuyt for Bellamy's goal.
Agger didn't really put a foot wrong,apart from losing the Ball to Barry when he marauded out from theback, wasn't much he could do about both goals.
Skrtel pretty much as above.
Enrique back to his best & he's a cool customer in that form, theres players I don't like to see trying to play football in their own 18 yarder, Enrique is not one of them, he always looks in control of the situation.
Reina thought he was at faulst for the first goal, his positioning and leap did not have the spring you expect from Pepe and I think he'll know that himself, not much he could do about teh second goal, but over all he had a good game with his distribution and the save from Aguero near the end.
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