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He's had a couple of bad games now. This was always my worry with getting rid of Pepe. I know he'd been a bit off for a while but he is without doubt top quality. It's always a bit of a gamble changing your keeper especially for one who only had one good season.

Nothing new, have been saying this since the beginning of the season and spending 10m on a keeper was not necessary.

Really shows just where we’re at with this squad. If we don’t invest in a couple of decent players we, can revert to reality, because in reality, we are a 6th place team, and that’s providing we play to our best. Too many players not performing and dragging down those that are. We were very lucky to get a point at home today against a mid table team. They were faster to the ball, showed much more energy and were hungry, whilst we looked tired and lethargic. It just goes to show that playing fewer games in a season doesn’t make a good squad out of a weak squad and that’s where we’re at.
I say to Rodgers: now that you’ve finally got Henry at Anfield, convince him to invest, or else you can shut that big mouth of yours about the title, or even a CL place! That was a bloody awful dis[play there today.

My opinions mwahaha...

Cissokho was terrible. He had a nightmare game today, watching him he never seemed in control of the ball.

Gerrard was significantly better once he was given the license to push forward, he made passes that showed true quality, something that was lacking in the overall performance.

Mignolet! Chelsea, City and today he has made mistakes that have directly cost points. Currently, he is not reliable, which is essential for a keeper, especially in installing confidence in an already shaky defence.

Tactics - Our system from playing out the back is being analysed and now, at the mid stage of the season, it is becoming understood by opposition who are reading the play and choking us in our own half. Brendan Rodgers, as good as I believe he is, has to recognise that we are becoming predictable to well prepared teams.

With this said, we didn't lose the game, we know we need a certain number of wins and draws in order to be right up there, and today it was thankfully a draw picked up rather than a loss.

At least we didn't sell Reina. Get him back next year and we'll have good competition for them. Might keep them on their toes and stop the mistakes?

No you’re not Shaggydog, I said it also a week or two ago, I don’t know if its from watching the circus in front of him or what but he’s getting more nervous by the game, and looking decidedly dodgy now. FSG could well rue the few thousands they saved on Pepe’s wages before the season ends.

There was no need to get a new keeper. Other areas were crying out for investment before getting a new keeper.

Anybody care to hazard a guess at how pepe is doing at napoli?


Its a 4 letter word, begins with s and ends with t.

Mignolet will be fine, sort out our non existent defence and he will be grand.

Perhaps he will wakka, and I suppose any keeper would be nervous with the clowns he has in front of him, it’s a bloody circus at the minute. I’ve little faith in Rodgers sorting out defense though.