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TORRES HAS A HERNIA! GOD, THATS ALLWE NEED

According to Tony Barret in The Times, Fernando Torres has been struggling with a hernia he developed while playing for Spain last month. Great news is it not? The only proper striker we have at the club is playing through the pain to try and save the club from disaster. With so many players in […]

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RAFA NEEDS TIME TO GET IT RIGHT

Its got to be Liverpool’s worst run in years. Five defeats in the League already, beaten twice in the Champion’s League and we will be going out unless we win our last three group matches, plus out of the Carling Cup already It is Rafa Benitez’s poorest spell in charge of Liverpool since he joined […]

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INJURY CRISIS THREATENS TO DE-RAIL LIVERPOOL

After today’s bizarre defeat to Fulham which defies description, I have to take a look at the Liverpool’s injury list to explain things away. We were missing Danny Agger, Martin Skrtel, Alberto Aquilani and David Ngog to a virus, not the swine-flu, but a virus nonetheless. We were also missing Captain Steven Gerrard to a […]

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CALAMATOUS DEFEAT AT FULHAM

Liverpool suffered a disastrous defeat to Roy Hodgson’s Fulham at Craven Cottage this afternoon. Without Skrtel and Agger due to a virus, Rafa chose to field an emergency line-up with Deggen and Kyrgiakos in defence and Voronin upfront alongside Torres. Liverpool started brightly attacking Fulham in waves. However, it was the Cottagers who took the […]

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LIVERPOOL TEAM AGAINST FULHAM

Andriy Voronin partners Fernando Torres in attack, While Degen and Kyrgiakos start in defence. Team: Reina, Insua, Degen, Carragher, Kyrgiakos, Kuyt, Benayoun, Mascherano, Lucas, Voronin, Torres.

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HOPING FOR A WIN AGAINST FULHAM

Liverpool face Roy Hodgson’s Fulham at Craven Cottage today needing all three points to push for a place at the top of the table. This will be no easy task as Fulham are very difficult to beat home or away. Liverpool will again have to do without Steven Gerrard, still suffering from a groin strain […]

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REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL, PARTS 1,2 AND 3

After Sunday’s great victory over Man Utd and a very good performance in the Carling Cup defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday, Rafa Benitez must be starting to believe that Liverpool have turned a corner this season and that his side are now prepared to fight again for the Premiership title. Lets face it, we played […]

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STEVEN GERRARD MAY NEED SURGERY

News tonight that Steven Gerrard may need surgery on his troublesome groin injury will be meet with dismay by Liverpool football club and its fans. Gerrard, after all, got injured playing for England against the Ukraine when England had already qualified for next year’s World Cup so what was he doing playing in that match […]

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ARSENAL KNOCK US OUT OF CARLING CUP

Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 at The Emirates to knock us out of The Carling Cup tonight. A goal by youngster Merida on 19mins was cancelled out by Emeliano Insua’s stunning volley on 26mins. This left the sides level on half-time in an open and lively encounter. Nicolas Bendtner scored a Torres-style goal on 50mins to […]

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ITS ARSENAL NEXT IN THE CARLING CUP

After the euphoria of Sunday’s win over Man Utd, Liverpool face a trip to London to face Arsenal’s youngsters at the Emirates in the 3rd round of the League Cup. This is a trophy that Liverpool have won seven times, a record. However, in the Champions League era, the competition is used by the top […]

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