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Theres the Dirk Kuyt I know and love. Thats his best game in months, maybe all season.

Everybody gets a 10 from me

Reina - 6 - Couldn't do much for the goals, made no mistakes and the very little he did have to deal with he did.

Glen Johnson - 6 - dont rate Johnson but was one of his better performances

Martin Skrtel - 8 Had a great game and showed why he starts instead of Carra

Daniel Agger - 9 - Thought he played well won the penalty and made a great block towards the end.

Jose Enrique - 8 - great performance from him, unlucky not to score.

Jordan Henderson - 7 - has improved alot as the season went on.

Steven Gerrard - 8 - played in a deep role to try and break up play and did it to the best of his ability.

Charlie Adam - 7- Was more his usual spell, he plays far better when he has a defensive player alongside him.

Stewart Downing - 7 - Another player that delievered one of his better performances.

Dirk Kuyt -7- Worked hard

Craig Bellamy -10- faultless

I agree. I think if he and Downing need to start on the flanks from now on. Dirk was the absolute workhorse we remember, and Downing did exactly what we bought him to do: run past players down the touch line and make crosses. I think the team is finally starting to become the cohesive whole we need it to be.

I think that night, Downing was also a 'work horse' he finally put some effort into his runs and deliveries. Hopefully this effect carries on into the prem

He worked very hard too. I don't think his effort was ever in question, though, just his confidence and his touch. At the beginning of the season, he looked great when he was playing on the left, his preferred position. He hit a bit of a slump, but now he looks like he could come out of it. I think he's been slated in a way he hasn't quite deserved, though he has not as of yet lived up to expectations. If he plays that way every night, I will be thoroughly happy with him on the left flank.

I wouldn't put my money on this team just yet. One good game doesn't remove all those bad performances from the past few weeks.

Not only that but the pattern this season has been to follow one good performance with a poor one,

Hopefully tomnorrow we'll buck that trend - but let's just wait and see

One good resukt can't disguise what a horrendous season it has been for us in the league with Comoli's ill-advised signings

Jim thats bang out of order AGAIN. UTD spent 19mil on Jones and he is struggling but do we hear their fans questioning the manager or club?
Nani and Anderson were 18mil each and again only Nani in his 3RD season has shown signs of being decent.
Only Carroll has been what you call poor, the others have contributed and generally improving(although Enrique has looked dodgy last two games). Let them grow into the club.

I watched doc on shanks last night(footballs greatest) and it talked about LFC team of 68'. How shanks brought in Thompson, Clem, Toshack, Hughes and that it took two years for them to bond and develop into a quality team. Nothings changed, 7 new players of which 5 should still be under 30 in the next 5yrs. something to build on do you not think?

I disagree

Apart from Enrique and Bellamy I haven't really been impressed by any of our summer signings

Adam started well but has looked out of his depth recently, Downing has been a big disappontment, although he has lookec better in his last few outings, Henderson doesn't realky bring anything to the team and we've seen the sublime and the horrendous from Coates so it's probably to early for a full assessment of him yet

These don't compare to the type of players Houllier - Hyypia, Henchoz, Hamann, Camara - and Rafa - Alonso, Luis Garcia, Reina - brought into the ckub during their early years

And they certainly don't compare to the likes of Thompson and Toshak

I was actually one of the few at the time who said I couldn't see our summer signings taking us back into the top four and whilst i don't want to come across as 'I told you so' I think that assessment at this current time looks about right

Of course there's more games to go and the team might go on a run - in which case my assessment will have been wrong (and I hope it is) - but just as with the away victories against Chelsea, Everton and Arsenal, it takes more than a couple of good displays, albeit against a top side, to convince me this club is moving in the right direction

There's been too many false dawns this season