Lucas Leiva

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LIVERPOOL PLAYER RATINGS V CITY

What a game at the Etihad, Liverpool came from 1-0 down to go 2-1 ahead only to concede an Aguero goal from a Reina mistake to end the game 2-2. Player Ratings: Pepe Reina: 6/10: Was solid until he left his area allowing Aguero to score. Jose Enrique: 8/10 Tackled well throughout the game, didn’t […]

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RODGERS : “I TAKE THE BLAME”

Liverpool Manager, Brendan Rodgers  came out in his pre-match interviews to admit that he was at fault in his team selection in the embarrassing defeat to Oldham last Sunday. He said repeatedly: “I take the blame.” “I picked the team and it wasn’t equipped to beat Oldham, so I take the blame.” Starting with Coates, […]

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LIVERPOOL MOVE UP TO 6TH IF THEY BEAT ARSENAL

After Sunday’s humiliating FA Cup defeat at Oldham, Liverpool have a chance of immediate redemption when they travel away to Arsenal on Wednesday evening. The big guns will be back in the team; Reina, Enrique, Johnson, Lucas and Gerrard. All these players were badly missed at Boundry Park, but thats in the past now and […]

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STURRIDGE IS THE MAN TO IGNITE OUR TEAM

Despite Liverpool coming away with nothing at Old Trafford on Sunday, we must be pleased with the second-half performance of the team. Many teams would have folded after going two goals down to Ferguson’s team, but Liverpool took the game to United and could have earned a draw against the Manc’s. Sturridge’s second-half arrival at […]

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LIVERPOOL GOALS AND PLAYER-RATINGS V STOKE

Well thats another poor perfomance by Liverpool. Yes, Stoke are a tough to beat but we handed them victory with mistakes by Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger at the back. But a poor performance by Liverpool’s midfield in covering for the back-four largely contributed to our downfall at the Brittania Stadium. Player-Ratings below: Pepe Reina: […]

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POSSIBLE LIVERPOOL TEAM TO FACE WEST HAM

West Ham v Liverpool With Liverpool facing a tough test against Sam Allardyce’s West Ham United today, I have tried to second guess Brendan Rodger’s team to play against the physical Hammers at Upton park today. I have gone with Gerrard, Lucas and Joe Allen to compete in the midfield area where the Hammers are […]

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POSSIBLE LIVERPOOL SIDE TO BEAT SOUTHAMPTON

Liverpool v Southampton With Liverpool’s eight match unbeaten run in the Premier League coming to an end at White Heart Lane mid-week, it is time for Brendan Rodgers to give his team a bit of a shakeup. That’s why I have put Lucas Leiva back in the midfield following a very long injury lay-off. The […]

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PROBABLE LIVERPOOL TEAM TO FACE WIGAN

Liverpool v Wigan With Liverpool currently 13th in the Premier League, a game at Anfield against Wigan, whilst it may prove tricky, is an absolute must-win for Brendan Rodgers Liverpool side. This is my possible team to face the Latics at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon for a change. Enriqué is a definite starter following […]

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LIVERPOOL LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST BOLTON

Liverpool will want to get back to winning ways tomorrow afternoon against Bolton away. With two defeats already this season, we will be looking to put in the kind of performance that saw us put four past…Stoke! Benitez singled out Steven Gerrard for mention today saying he had been below par to date, keep that […]

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