By Since66
February 2 2009
.......Especially when you are the home team playing at Anfield. Scouse fans were hoping before yesterday's game that The Kop would be Liverpool's 12th man. Until Torres' opener two minutes from time The Kop were mewing like kittens instead of roaring like Tiger.
Liverpool had their 12th man...... in referee Mike Riley who has to be the worst referee ever to officiate in the Premiership, since the Premiership started almost twenty years ago and we all thought Graham Poll was bad. He bottled decisions where he needed to be strong, like Gerrard's ball boot in the gut of Bosingwa as early as the 4th minute. He bottled it when Gerrard almost took JTs head off, he bottled when Gerrard crunched into Kalou and OVER the ball. Riley did eventually book Gerrard for an outrageous dive - he had to, simple, but did Riley book Gerrard for the lack of artistic impression? Gerrard wouldn't have won a Gold for that effort at any diving competition. It was just on the hour mark that the game's most controversial decision came. Lampard and Alonso came to together in the middle of the park. Lampard clearly won the ball, Alonso followed through, raked his studs up Lampard's shin and then rolled about in agony treating us to an Oscar winning performance of someone losing their leg without anaesthetic. Riley fell for it, out came the red card and Lampard was off. JT protested ao vehmently that he received a yellow card which now means he will miss the FA Cup-tie against Watford in two weeks. Deep into injury time, Torres got his second and after a wayward slip by Ashley Cole and how Bossie didn't see red after almost decapitating Benayoun, just proves how rubbish Riley and his team were. No doubt the FA will retrospectively ban Bossie, fine, as long as they rescind Frank's red. If you thought the performance against Man Utd was rubbish, then I am afraid yesterday's fare was even worse. Although Chelsea contained the Liverpool threat, it took Chelsea 75 minutes to have their first shot on target which for a title chasing team (forget that now) frankly isn't good enough. Scolari in his pre-match conferences was sending the right messages when he talked about Didier Drogba starting. Obviously Scolari hadn't done his homework, as in recent years Drogba had led the Liverpool defence a merry dance. Drogba and Deco appeared twenty-minutes from time, too little to late and Scolari gave Stoch another few minutes to further his footballing education. Scolari maybe a World Cup winning manager but he isn't a Premiership manager and to blame Riley for costing Chelsea the Premiership title is a bit beyond belief. Scolari with his lack of motivation and 'laid back' attitude and the relentless pursuit of the 4-3-3 with players that simply CANNOT perform in that system and the lack of conviction to make dramatic changes when things aren't going well, simply Scolari must go. I have had enough and I know there are many many other Chelsea fans that have had enough too!! Bring back Avram!!! I bet Jose is sitting in his plush offices somewhere in the San Siro, laughing into his Chianti. Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Mascherano (Babel 82), Alonso, Kuyt, Gerrard (c), Riera (Benayoun 73), Torres (Ngog 94) Goals: Torres 88, 90+4 Booked: Mascherano 19, Alonso 45, Gerrard 69, Arbeloa 90 Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry (c), A Cole, Ballack, Mikel, Lampard, Kalou (Stoch 84), Anelka (Drogba 68), Malouda (Deco 68). Booked: A Cole 21, Mikel 52, Terry 61 Sent off: Lampard 59




@your match report. You had 2 shots on target in 90 minutes ffs, get a grip of yourselves.
Quote:Captain Scarlet
Gerrard and Delap incidents totally different, but don't expect you to notice that.
Quote:Reds@your match report. You had 2 shots on target in 90 minutes ffs, get a grip of yourselves.
The rest was just pure, wonderful Karma.

Quote:Capn:
Delap saw red for kicking the ball at an opponent - quite an important point which you conveniently and deliberately miss.

