Manchester teams are celebrating, Londoners not so much

Another curious week in EPL. I can of course speak for a long time about Liverpool vs Bolton game, but than again- there is not so much to say. We did not do it. And most importantly it only looked for 10 minutes as if we could. Kenny was disappointed with his player, I guess the Kop was disappointed with Kenny? I don't know but I still think that a lot depends on the coach. At the end it is his game plan and he is the one calling the starting line up. People criticized a lot Carroll being in the starting line up, but he actually did not do bad, he did well. He did not score but who but Bellamy even got close? We had no midfield- and it has nothing to do with clumsy Andy. Our only hope is Chelsea and Arsenal continuing their mistakes but how many one team can hope for? Because every time London sides show weakness, we drop or draw and can't pick up points to make it into top four. Too much pressure on the club and the manager. But then again, someone has to be the 7th? Don't think that I am giving up on my team, or think that we cannot make it - but I think that something is psychology of the club must change. Something which will bring the glory. But for now, like my Tango teacher often says, "more of the same".

Manchester City looked vulnerable against the Spurs and I think if the referee was not so obviously helping blues out, we might have seen a bog surprise. The penalty was a penalty, but the person who caused it should have been sent off long ago. They got away with two challenges and then the dices fell their way.

Manchester City vs Arsenal- hold off well, did not fell low and hard as at the start of the season but Arsen will get a lot of heat for the calls he made and needless to say that manager so blind to his weak defense, will have a lot to answer for.

Here are my predictions for line up of top 4: Manchester City; Manchester United; Tottenham and Newcastle.

End of story for now

No blogging period

Just noticed that I have not been writing much in this blog recently. No excuses, there was a lot going on- I will add some of my thoughts on December- January at the end of the week- that's a promise. There is a lot to say, but I guess us dropping to the seventh spot is a little demotivating- when it comes to writing about it. If I have to bet on title winners- I go for Tottenham. And have to agree with my friend Ian that chances of us reds making to top 4 are very weak. I just don't see Chelsea, Arsenal and even Newcastle dropping enough points for us to go to the 4th place. And we need all three of them do really worse. Tough path for LFC- again!

Curling Cup Semi-Finals

As Manchester City beats Liverpool 3:0, lots of thoughts cross my mind. There are two games left against City in Curling Cup Semi-Finals and more than ever we want to finish on top. We played strong against city- but can we put them behind? Question lots of fans might be asking in January. And here what I think, we need to give it a good go- when we played against them this week- we looked like a strong team- the game ended against us and I am not looking for excuses but we did not deserve to loose to to loose with that score. I hope out players don't suffer from City Hype like many seem to do this season. This is when good strong players just start loosing when faced with city- because media already gave them victory and sadly some fans already think it's a done deal.

Liverpool can and will beat them next game. Let's seat back and enjoy the game. I realize that after loud statements, it will be hard if the team does not deliver but I believe in our lads and the Kop to make it happen. All we need is 1:0. So here we go, that's my prediction.

Pounded

So I wanted to find couple minutes the other day to blog about our beautiful win at Anfield and breaking the curse but I did not find time and today I got to writing except the today there are two other important events I just can't ignore. One of them is game again Man City away which we somehow lost 3:0. Somehow, because when you look at replay we did not do that bad, however we didn't do great either- City has Hart and we've gotta go around him somehow. Also, the choice of players. Kenny is playing Carroll- Carroll is not delivering and this is hurting us. I think Maxi has proven himself, Kuyt did well and I think those lads should get opportunity to play. Also, if he is looking for a couple to hook up in front then Kuyt- Bellamy is so much more impressive then any combination which includes Carroll. We have two more games left against city- we've gotta do better then this.

Second news is that Luis and Liverpool have decided not to appeal decision of FA regarding 8 game ban. This incident is becoming ridiculous. I am not going to bring any more arguments but say what I commented on LFC NY page: "Some of my friends who are LFC supporters also thought Suarez should have not said that. I have to agree with Nigel that the argument was not whether or not Suarez was a racist but that he said racially abusive word. Suarez agreed he said that. I don't think though his intend was to "abuse Evra", Suarez used the word because between Hispanics it's a common word to use- and it is NOT offensive. Even though I think Suarez should have known better, the FA punishment is very harsh and unfair- because it is ridiculous to make a showcase of Suarez when no one learns anything from this except that FA continue being bunch of douchebags. With Blatter clearly being a racist and saying many inappropriate things about racism, women in soccer and homosexuals- this attack UNFAIR on Suarez just makes FIFA, FA and the likes look really bad. Iniesta - who abused Marcello on camera- get's away with slap on the wrist, when someone who clearly is not a racist or did not mean to say anything racist is being harshly punished. Evra was really under-performing at that game and because he could not do anything and felt frustrated he just took it out on Luis. Evra though did racially ABUSE Suarez and admitted this on the record. Even if Luis did not hear it, it's on the record- Evra should get the ban for 8 games and pay a fine. We do want to be fair right? FA is such a fucking joke". Football justice-end of story. Until we get dictators out of FIFA and UEFA and FA- not much will change here.

So overall, a great win followed by a lousy day......

Week of seven draws

What an interesting week comes to close at EPL. 10 matches and 7 draws. Turkey dinner might be taking toll on people. Apparently only Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham approached their task with precision and went out of way to win or win big. It's that or the holiday schedule is putting modern pampered players into holiday fatigue.

I will start with the game between Norwich and Tottenham. That was a good win from Bale and the team. As my sis noticed, Bale is the best winger out there are the moment (coming from Man United fan it's a big praise). For people who have Nani, Young, Valenica and Park last two on the mark this weekend, it's a big praise. I don't necessarily agree he is the best but I do have him in my fantasy soccer and agree that he was amazing. Tottenham looks really strong this season and with one game still left, they definitely not only have advantage over teams like Chelsea and Arsenal but also can catch up with leaders from Manchester, which given their performance this season might be very possible but harder a bit in case of the City. We'll have to see. As LFC fan, I still hope to see Chelsea and Gunners drop some points and us finally to pick up some. Though this weekend we did not take any advantage of both teams drawing as we went on to draw at home- but that was blogged about already.

Nothing more to say about this weekend, except that I feel for Chelsea boss, no matter how good he is- EPL is turning into a real challenge for him, and I am afraid he won't be here long unless he produces some miracle with Chelsea in UCL.

Man United is back and kicking so let's see where it takes them.

And last but not least, I am reading Jamie Carragher's Autobiography and really enjoying it so far. I recommend it to blues and reds alike

Anfield Curse

As I am watching replay of today's home match against Blackburn, I am trying to understand how the team with so much possession, so many shots and playing home with the best supporters ever manages another draw at home? This is 6 for us this year in a row. Our failures are though a mystery for me and many other fans. Let's start with El Pistoleto. He is very good, it was obvious from today's game- he creates a lot of chances and does amazing tricks but he also hits the bar and misses plenty. He has the skills and he has the ability- it's clear from his performances for National Team, Ajax and Liverpool is Cup games. But something isn't right when it comes to weekly games in EPL. Why? I think because he needs someone like Bellamy and Kuyt playing along instead of Carroll. The English International just does not cut it. Also, Suarez has a lot on his mind and takes abuse more than others. I think, if the ban is not lifted then he should just treat it as good break ad opportunity to start over fresh with clean mind and the goals will come.

Next one is Downing. He is clearly good- but can't find the target. Again, not clear why? Can the expectation put pressure on him? But then again, if you are playing for major club like Liverpool, you should know that the expectations never go away. So he needs just to get over it and start getting results.

Henderson- OK but not very impressive, I like the youngster and I think he has it to get better. But we are running out of time so he really needs to step it up.

Adam, I know Daglish loves him but I think he is very average. He has the passes and he can create chances but I think if you compare him with our skipper, Adam has a long way to go and if Gerra is back in form, I would like to see him starting.

I also think that players such as Kuyt, Bellamy and Maxi have proven being very good and I hope we will see more of them in action and they can really deliver in hard situations and create chances for others. I know Kenny wants to show that money we spent were worth it (and in most of cases they were) but I think these players should be given many more chances.

Overall I think though, we have some jinx over- everyone expects Liverpool do better then ever, and I think this puts unnecessary pressure on all players. But if we can get over this, and start really just playing and enjoying football, I think we can come stronger and better than ever. So let's see what the next big game brings.... YNWA

Boxing Monday Football, Racism and other Drama in EPL

Ho ho ho.... It's been a while. Things are going as usual in EPL except that very recently FA decided to make a Crucifixion case just in time for Christmas of Luis Suarez and show the world how tough they are on racism, except and here goes the"best" part of it, they said "Suarez is not a racist- even Evra says it, but we are punishing him for racism and banning for 8 games" - does that even make sense to anyone? I know it doesn't but best pat about FA and the likes that making sense is not important. Just once more they want to show how unlimited their power is and how they do not abide by any rules. As I write this, I feel more disgusted with such a corrupt and senseless organization like FAs. I also think that whoever paid off FA to get LFC Start Striker suspended is about to learn their lesson the hard way. I think we will still make it and no matter what we will be champions soon enough.

Now to the games this weekend, nothing much stands out tomorrow- I think two teams which have same strength and it can go either way is Ashton Villa vs Stoke City, everything else unless someone has a real unexpected tactical failure should be pretty straight forward. Chelsea's weaker form might turn Fulham's game into interesting result. And now that I am thinking of it Everton might struggle against Sunderland. But overall nothing really big and bad. So let's see how it all turns out. All I care about is Kuyt getting his 50th goal and I hope tomorrow is the day. Also it would be miraculously wonderful is Chelsea, Tottenham dropped some points and my REDs could pick up some, but Tottenham's recent form shows that it will be most unlikely, especially considering their opponents this time around are Norwich City. No power clashes, so we are in for another great surprising EPL football Monday. Let the games begin....