ANTHONY DUNN, Wavertree
THE way we overcame City on Sunday was as significant as the result. The belief running through the team was brilliant to watch.
We kept the ball moving and a red shirt was always available. When we didn’t have the ball we worked hard to get it back.
It is still too soon to talk about chasing titles, but if we can approach each game as we have been and keep up the commitment and determination, we shouldn’t be far off.
There can be no doubting Liverpool boast the best midfielder and centre forward in Europe. They are frightening at the moment. The skipper is the benchmark for how football should be played, and in this form, Torres will finish the season as leading scorer in the division.
But we are much more than these two players, and credit must go to Benitez. Few are shirking responsibility at the club and this consistent group of players is giving 100%.
JOHN CRUCES, Kirkby
IT feels like the International break has come at a bad time for us considering recent results. Sunday’s game at City shows the level of confidence running through the side at the moment, in that it always felt like we would get back into the game after going behind.
Previous years may have seen panic set in and desperation to ‘hoof’ the ball forward which would have been bread and butter for Dunne and Richards, whereas here we continued to play the ball with pace and more purposeful intention.
Torres has returned to form with a bang and it was nice to see Kuyt get a league goal following up from his European effort.
Obviously the Skrtel injury was a blow, hopefully the early indications that he will not need surgery are true as that will mean he is be back sooner rather than later. In the meantime I am sure Agger will step in and prove to be a more than capable replacement. In the meantime I guess we have to keep our fingers crossed for all our lads out on International duty and hope they come back injury free.
PAUL O’LEARY, Allerton
EVEN the most pessimistic Liverpool fans will agree there isn’t much to grumble about at the minute.
We have key players coming into excellent form, Torres is back in the goals and his partnership with Keane is starting to show real promise. However, what is more impressive is Keane’s enthusiastic character which appears to be having an infectious effect on our team.
Riera has slotted in nicely. Finally we have a winger who isn’t afraid to go at a full back, much is expected from the Spaniard, but what we have seen is encouraging.
Generally speaking, there is a more confident feeling among the players this season; certainly this is the perception among many fans.
Of course we are still in the first quarter of the season, we shouldn’t starting start self congratulating just yet.
There is nothing wrong with feeling good about making a strong start, but let’s not go overboard, it is just a ‘good start’.
MICHAEL THOMPSON, West Kirkby
THE Reds showed great character in the fightback at Manchester City but our first half performance was still a major concern.
Our weakness is in the full-back positions and City were able to exploit that to go two goals up.
Fabio Aurelio had a shocker on the left and Alvaro Arbeloa was also very poor down the right.
Unless we improve in those areas then it’s going to be tough for us to maintain a title challenge.
On the plus side it’s clear Fernando Torres is getting back to his best and it was great to see Dirk Kuyt end that long wait for a league goal.
Sunday also showed we now have quality players on the bench who are able to come on and change a game if things aren’t going well. Yossi Benayoun and Robbie Keane both made vital contributions.
After the buzz of a win like that it’s just a real shame we have to wait until a week on Saturday for our next game.
THE way we overcame City on Sunday was as significant as the result. The belief running through the team was brilliant to watch.
We kept the ball moving and a red shirt was always available. When we didn’t have the ball we worked hard to get it back.
It is still too soon to talk about chasing titles, but if we can approach each game as we have been and keep up the commitment and determination, we shouldn’t be far off.
There can be no doubting Liverpool boast the best midfielder and centre forward in Europe. They are frightening at the moment. The skipper is the benchmark for how football should be played, and in this form, Torres will finish the season as leading scorer in the division.
But we are much more than these two players, and credit must go to Benitez. Few are shirking responsibility at the club and this consistent group of players is giving 100%.
JOHN CRUCES, Kirkby
IT feels like the International break has come at a bad time for us considering recent results. Sunday’s game at City shows the level of confidence running through the side at the moment, in that it always felt like we would get back into the game after going behind.
Previous years may have seen panic set in and desperation to ‘hoof’ the ball forward which would have been bread and butter for Dunne and Richards, whereas here we continued to play the ball with pace and more purposeful intention.
Torres has returned to form with a bang and it was nice to see Kuyt get a league goal following up from his European effort.
Obviously the Skrtel injury was a blow, hopefully the early indications that he will not need surgery are true as that will mean he is be back sooner rather than later. In the meantime I am sure Agger will step in and prove to be a more than capable replacement. In the meantime I guess we have to keep our fingers crossed for all our lads out on International duty and hope they come back injury free.
PAUL O’LEARY, Allerton
EVEN the most pessimistic Liverpool fans will agree there isn’t much to grumble about at the minute.
We have key players coming into excellent form, Torres is back in the goals and his partnership with Keane is starting to show real promise. However, what is more impressive is Keane’s enthusiastic character which appears to be having an infectious effect on our team.
Riera has slotted in nicely. Finally we have a winger who isn’t afraid to go at a full back, much is expected from the Spaniard, but what we have seen is encouraging.
Generally speaking, there is a more confident feeling among the players this season; certainly this is the perception among many fans.
Of course we are still in the first quarter of the season, we shouldn’t starting start self congratulating just yet.
There is nothing wrong with feeling good about making a strong start, but let’s not go overboard, it is just a ‘good start’.
MICHAEL THOMPSON, West Kirkby
THE Reds showed great character in the fightback at Manchester City but our first half performance was still a major concern.
Our weakness is in the full-back positions and City were able to exploit that to go two goals up.
Fabio Aurelio had a shocker on the left and Alvaro Arbeloa was also very poor down the right.
Unless we improve in those areas then it’s going to be tough for us to maintain a title challenge.
On the plus side it’s clear Fernando Torres is getting back to his best and it was great to see Dirk Kuyt end that long wait for a league goal.
Sunday also showed we now have quality players on the bench who are able to come on and change a game if things aren’t going well. Yossi Benayoun and Robbie Keane both made vital contributions.
After the buzz of a win like that it’s just a real shame we have to wait until a week on Saturday for our next game.
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