Just got back from the game.
Indifferent type of match to watch that.
First half started as if we had just thrown 11 players into the team who had never played before.
It doesn't help when when players are playing out of position. Why Kuyt was out on the right wing beats me ? (figure of speech), we have Pennant, Yossi and Kewell who could of started there.
Playing just one up front doesn't do us any favours either at home.
We should be saying we are Liverpool, and we are going to play and beat you comfortably.
But on from that little moan, Boro's first goal - big claim for off-side. Now I haven't seen or heard anything apart from seeing it first hand, and I thought he was clearly off. But the lad took it well, and looks a good player for them - Tuncay.
The equaliser came when we needed it badly. You could see our players struggling with the game, and the crowd not contributing to the atmosphere. A poor mistake by them let in Torres to run onto goal unchallenged. He just loves to round the keeper, instead of taking the chance early. Could of gone down for a penalty, but stayed on his feet and rounded the keeper before slotting the ball into an empty net.
His and Liverpool's second was world class. This is why he is worth so much money, and needs to play as much as possible for us.
20 yards out and hits it first time into the bottom corner of Schwartzer's right hand post. The keeper tried his best to reach it, but it was hit with power and accuracy. A great goal, and just what we needed.
Second half and again Torres was the scorer of the next Liverpool goal. Schwartzer and Wheater (did not impress at all, with all the talk of Liverpool being interested in him) made a real hash on what should of been an easy clearance for either of them. Torres nipped in and clipped the ball round them from the edge of the area into an empty Kop net.
Hat trick for Torres who now has 21 ? goals this season.
The game seemed to just pass by, nothing really happening until Aliadiere bi*ch slapped Masherano. Amazingly the referee saw this incident and produced a straight red for him.
The last ten mins should have been a stroll, but as so often we struggle to put the game to bed. Downing showed some control and speed down there left and shot passed Reina to make the final score 3 - 2.
Torres will get all the plaudits - and rightly so for his hat trick.
Many will say, he was gifted 2 of his goals, but he was there to put them into the net.
Gerrard and Mash, unflappable in midfield.
Lucas, getting in more Premiership experience, did nothing special and had a quiet game.
Kuyt ran all day for his team, playing out of position, but always making himself available.
Good to see from him, and his 2 goals recently has lifted him. Well played mate.
Babel, again showing his ability without excelling.
I would still like to see him play a full 90 mins tho'.
At home now happy with the 3 points.
But there's still a hell of a lot more to come from us, and maybe now is the time to go out and show the rest of the league and Europe that we mean business.
Well done lads.
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