I'm f*****g knackered after that!
Obviously i'm ecstatic we won but you've got to give credit to Cardiff. Hudson and Turner were awesome at the back for them.
I didn't agree with Kenny's decision to start Henderson over Kuyt/Bellamy though, I would of gone with Kuyt from the start.
Onto the positives from the game - Skrtel was brilliant once again and it was hard for me to pick between him and Downing for MOTM.
My player ratings are:
Reina - 6 - Dealt with most of the crosses put his way (Apart from the Turner goal), was commanding as usual.
Johnson - 6 - Once again a constant threat going forward and really unlucky not to score in the opening 2 minutes.
Skrtel - 8 - Was at fault for Mason's goal but dominant in the air and a did really well to score his 4th goal this season.
Agger - 6 - Dealt with everything in the air along with Skrtel. Hope his injury doesn't keep him out of the Arsenal game.
Enrique - 6 - Solid when called upon and did well going forward, but far too hesitant in the final 3rd.
Henderson - 5 - Totally out of his depth on the right wing (Still not sure which position he is best in). Should of started the game on the bench.
Gerrard (C) - 6 - Had a number of chances to score, but today just wasn't his day.
Adam - 7 - One of our better performers today, always tried to get forward and kept Cardiff's midfield quiet.
Downing - 9 - His best performance for Liverpool today, constant threat down the left and from the right after half time. Maybe he's starting to show us what we payed for!
Suarez - 6 - Didn't look himself today, wasn't to quick and lacked energy towards the end of the game.
Carroll - 6 - Held the ball up on a few occasions and unlucky with his glancing header in the second half. Made a few defensive challenges/headers - Most notably late on when Miller looked certain to score.
Subs;
Carragher - 6 - Didn't have to much to do as Miller and Gestede were knackered by the time he came on.
Bellamy - 6 - Was kept quiet by McNaughton when he came on but had really good effort which wasn't to far over.
Kuyt - 8 - Scored a well taken goal which we thought had won the game and then scored a Pen in the shootout. Fantastic player for us and will be a LFC legend for many years.
Overall I think we deserved to win - We showed great effort, commitment and togetherness when It looked like Cardiff were going to win.
I hope the players all have a good night tonight and recover well in time for the Arsenal game..
Let's all enjoy our latest trophy and hope we can get further in the FA cup and push for fourth.
Even if we don't finish fourth we'll still be in 2 more competitions next year than we were this season - The Europa League and The Community Shield!
We're on the up!
YNWA!
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