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While I'm unhappy that Spurs won, I'm not sad Sunderland lost, which keeps them below us on the table (in fact they lose ground and goal difference). With Man City losing and having played an extra game as well, there could be a 3-way fight for 3rd. While it's possible we might overtake one of those sides, leaping two seems unlikely.

Kelly will (and should) play RB for the rest of the season. He really has come on strongly this season and looks the part both in defense and going forward. I'm honestly surprised he hasn't represented the England senior side more often, but I'm sure that's just a matter of time.

Our squad core is quickly shaping up to be: Gerrard, Meireles, Suarez, Lucas, Kelly, Carra, Agger, Reina, Johnson (LB) with Carroll yet to feature. That's an astonishing 10 players, with Kuyt, Aurelio, and Maxi to fight for the remaining midfield position (unless we play 3-5-2 in which case Soto or Skrtel get the nod). The squad is starting to have a settled look to it, and that really is the first step; a competent first XI of with no actual weaknesses. Some might question Lucas still, but honestly the guy is well worth his place for most games.

Sadly our replacements for these players are either poor substitutes or don't really fit with Kenny's game plan (though the squad is versatile enough to change to very nearly any formation). This is an area where we need to develop in the summer. A proper wing so that all of Kuyt, Aurelio, and Maxi can sit the bench. A proper left back (so that Johnson can go to the right, and Kelly to replace Carra at CB). Another central midfielder (Adam?) so that Lucas doesn't need to play 90 minutes of every LFC and Brazil game each season. We should also be talking up a first choice keeper now just in case United get sold and then front up the 20m to steal Reina.

We also need to be looking to bring in the "forgotten" youth players like Pacheco now that Shelvey is out essentially for the rest of the season, and maybe even give Suso a taste of the action so that we have something more resembling a plan when Meireles and Gerrard are injured. In all honesty I wonder whether any of our usual midfield trio will start the Europa Cup game this week, which leaves us with who? Pacheco-Spearing-Maxi? That isn't likely to be effective, is it?

Thought we missed danny agger yday big time. Although carragher was immense at Chelsea last week, when agger is fit I'd put him straight bk in for carra with skrtel next to him, unless kenny decides to have all 3 in. But certainly not carra in a two. Sick of him just hoofing it upfield when there's a better short pass on

Fantastic goal, suppose he is the only person capable of doing that unfortunately, a true world class player always has that sort of thing in his locker even when out of form.

Still think we can get sixth even after yesterdays results, Sunderland when we play them in a couple of weeks will be massive. I think next season will be interesting because I fully expect the likes of Villa and Everton to challenge us for sixth alot more stronger than this season.

yeh first overhead kick(shinner)i've ever seen.

wont be challenging anyone with Rafa's legacy getting a game 70 thousand pound jovanavic , but i suppose that the reply will be he never bought him it was purslow or hodgson or someone else as anyone bad benitez had nothing to do with it none of it was his fault it was all purslow's,hodgson's,h&g's ,the tealady ,the moon in conjunction with mars ,the lad who sells the echo on anfield road on match days , but not the god-like whiter than white benitez.

I'm suprised to see how blameless you seem to think the previous owners were.

his one of the most over rated players on the planet. yes his good but the way the media and other idiots go on abt him you would think his pele messi and maradona all in one.
world class;
messi
ronaldo
iniesta
gerrard ( few years bk)
torres ( when he can be bothered)
villa

from the past;
ronaldo
zidane
carlos
figo
maradona
pele
maldini

now rooney isnt any where near that standard. his a good player, his english so he must be world class and a gift to the whole fcuking world.

see still doing it blaming everyone else .

While you persist in blaming one person. We've all heard your tune before, and it's really becoming tiresome, especially in a thread about a draw with Wigan under Dalglish.