Keepy Ups

You all know my love/hate relationship with Liverpool (and my soft spot for scousers apparently). I can't give up a chance to poke a little fun. It's so easy: over emotional, over sentimental with paranoid victimisation complexes. That said, when they're doing well (or beating Manchester United) I can't help but cheer them on a bit for the same exact reasons.

So football365.com has given some shocking stats with regard just how much trouble Liverpool are in.

Liverpool
* Only six Premier League teams - Burnley, Wigan, Birmingham, Blackburn, Hull and Portsmouth - have lost more league games than Liverpool this season.

* Liverpool have conceded twice as many goals as at the same stage last season.

* Fernando Torres has scored 45 goals in 68 Premier League games for Liverpool at an average of two goals every three games.

* Liverpool had 64% of the possesion at Fulham but managed only one shot on target - Torres' goal. ...

* Bottom club Pompey have conceded fewer goals than Liverpool this season.

It all makes one wonder just how long they'll stay towards the top of the table. Hull were doing brilliantly last year until December. Oh my god, Liverpool fans will persecute me for comparing them with Hull.

While tagging this post I realised I have a "Teams that will surely beat Liverpool" tag. Oh this is a long standing tradition round these parts.

Posted by Chrissy at 11:10 PM 0 comments    

Labels: England, England Premiership, Fernando Torres, Liverpool FC, Portsmith, Teams that will surely beat Liverpool

I only caught the second half of two champions' league matches yesterday.

Olypiacos v Chelsea -- YAWNNNNNN There were so few chances during this game, that at one point I just stopped watching it and only looked when the Chelsea fan sat accross from me made some sort of reaction. That barely happened.

Liverpool v Inter -- A lot of people are giving Liverpool a lot of credit today. The truth of the matter is they still have one tactic and have done for the past couple yester: "Wait til the 89th minute when Stevie G will knick us something after running around like an idiot". Of course they'll win the European cup.

Who Ate All the Pies has a rundown on who should be kept and who chucked at Liverpool over the summer. I agree 99% (I think Masch is a lot better than Anderson for example)

I wish I watched Roma that looked like a good match.

Posted by Chrissy at 8:31 AM 0 comments    

Labels: Champions League, CSKA Chelski, Liverpool FC, Teams that will surely beat Liverpool

There is this interesting theory/fallacy in European football from an English perspective. Basically that in the Champion's League English Teams are infalliable, undestructable, and impossible to beat unless by one of the following teams:

AC Milan
Real Madrid
Barca
Inter Milan (swaps places with Roma depending on Italian Standings).

Liverpool advanced out of Group A in the Champion's League yesterday in second place. That means for the first round of the knockout they will face a first place team from any of the other groups provided that they aren't English.

First place in the other groups (sans English Teams)

AC Milan
Real Madrid
Barca
Inter Milan
(Sevilla if Arsenal don't win today)

If Arsenal don't win today, they are in the same situation as Liverpool. Though for some reason I imagine more people would back Arsenal to come out alive than Liverpool (despite the fantastic Golf Swing Celebration victory at the Nu Camp last year).

The other English teams have a pretty easy road to go as there are some especially weak second place teams from the groups. Though there a couple more undecided.

It's just funny I guess.

Posted by Chrissy at 8:51 AM 0 comments    

Labels: Arsenal, Champion's League, CSKA Chelski, Liverpool FC, Manchester United, Teams that will surely beat Liverpool