DISQUS

Adrian · 2 years ago

I WISH that Liverpool can even catch Manure United. But looking at fixtures, I think they're having a "relatively easy" fixtures coming up.


As for Chelsea... It all depends on the mental strength of Liverpool. I believe they can do it.



In Rafa I trust...

YNWA... :)

PureDale · 2 years ago

In your report you say 'Despite West Ham having the better of the first half' which confused me so I checked with the minute by minute report from the Guardian, Sporting Life & Skysports who all state that the plucky hammers had their first shot at goal after 33 minutes.


Your credibility is nonexistent and your opinions worthless if you get something as simple as this so very wrong.

Anonymous · 2 years ago

I watched the game last night and there is no way West Ham had the better of the first half. For the first half an hour Liverpool were by far the better team.

The Gaffer · 2 years ago

Did you watch the match?? West Ham had several attempts on goal in the first half.


Here's the report from the BBC:



"But it was Carroll's opposite number Pepe Reina who was in the more meaningful action, despite Liverpool showing the greater quality.



He dived well to his left to keep out Marlon Harewood's low 25-yard drive, then saved again from Yossi Benayoun after a neat exchange with Carlton Cole.



Hammers' boss Alan Curbishley will have drawn encouragement from the latter stages of the first half - but all the good work was wrecked within 10 seconds of the re-start."



Cheers,

The Gaffer

JC · 2 years ago

To be fair, last night's FSC report said a similar thing: that West Ham had the better first half.

Anonymous · 2 years ago

"...despite Liverpool showing the greater quality..."

Simon Burke · 2 years ago

Having watched it i felt Liverpool were the better team in the first half though West Ham a couple of good efforts. They would have been encouraged to be level at half time as I felt Liverpool deserved a lead.

Anonymous · 2 years ago

Does it matter? They, like everyone, are trying to catch Manchester United. It makes no difference if they can catch Chelsea.

Kartik · 2 years ago

Call me crazy but Watford despite today's 4-0 thrashing vs Man U could escape. My feeling is that they are much more solid at the back than West Ham, Wigan, Charlton or Blackburn and if they can find some scoring between now and let's say the end of March they may be in good enough shape to make the great escape. They are NOT last year's Sunderland and I think the comparsions have been cruel and unfair to Watford who have scraped hard in almost every match.


Also, puredale West Ham controlled the flow of the game for most of the first half IMHO. Shots on goal was not the criteria the Gaffer or any other smart critic of EPL Football uses. To say his credibility is "non existent" shows you have spent little or no time examining the opinions on this website or listening to the podcast. You would realize if you spent any time here that the opinions are cutting edge and the Gaffer has an understanding of Soccer that most in the US don't quite have. That's why I spend so much time on this site. Have a look around before attacking his "credibility."

Anonymous · 2 years ago

Blue is the colour, Chelsea is the name!
JM is gona bring d trophy to S.Bridge

Anonymous · 2 years ago

Arsenal are only four points behind Liverpool with a game at hand. Therefore, they should be part of this discussion as well.