Today's Football 2014/15

[paulbefc]

Lots of possession for Liverpool, but lacking creativity. Several really poor passes as well. Hope they get punished and we don't see another QPR.

 

[MikeH72]

what is gerrard's role? you never see him as an attacking threat, never in the oppos half. but there is a massive chasm between allen and the defence, a team who plays the x-mas tree formation would have a field day. you see liverpool's centre backs always two on two. isn't gerrard suppose to be a DM? or i just don't see what he does except take penalties.

Field goal kicker (AKA set-piece taker)

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Sterling looking like an Aaron Lennon tribute act.

 

[davek]

The only thing Palace are doing wrong is not getting enough support up to Gayle and Bolasie. Chamakh or Ledley need to be getting up there offering options.

 

[toffeejack]

Former QPR striker Bradley Allen: "It's been a contrast of styles with the two sides - Liverpool intricate with their passing and movement and Palace a lot more direct. Yannick Bolasie, in particular, has been outstanding for Palace and caused Javier Manquillo all sorts of problems."


:O what game is he watching? palace have been keeping it on the ground using bolasie's pace on the counter whereas liverpool have been pumping it long to the grock up front. i hate that no-one in the media sees liverpool as a long ball team. all the stats back it up. they scored the most goals from set-plays last season etc.

 

[toffeejack]

The only thing Palace are doing wrong is not getting enough support up to Gayle and Bolasie. Chamakh or Ledley need to be getting up there offering numbers.

i think the other two are just too quick, but yeah chamakh has been a bit annonymous

 

[Jib in lad]

The RS are so bad.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Koff back where you belong Palace.

"Applauds quietly"

 

[toffeejack]

brilliant movement from gayle for the goal

 

[peteblue]

"Clever ball from Gerrard"

= was a ten yard pass along the back line

Earlier he made a bog standard 10 yarder and again the commentator said great ball from Gerrard......

 

[peteblue]

The RS are so bad.

World class mate.......

 

[riddick]

Motd's Simon Brotherton at Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace 1-1 Liverpool

Posted at14:19

"It was a wonderful start for Liverpool and Rickie Lambert. Palace regained their composure and came straight back at them. Liverpool again not having things their way at Selhurst Park."

Do you think if palace scored first he would have said 'it was a wonderful start for palace'?

 

[toffeejack]

Lots of possession for Liverpool, but lacking creativity. Several really poor passes as well. Hope they get punished and we don't see another QPR.

63% 1 shot on target.

palace have had 8 attempts, they're running them ragged. the team in 19th place.

 

[Philw]

Messi's records
Most La Liga goals: 252

Barcelona's top goalscorer: 365

Most goals in a season: 68

Most goals in a calendar year: 91

Most Ballon d'Ors: 4

Most goals in a La Liga season: 50

Most European Cup top scorer awards: 4 (with Gerd Muller)

Most consecutive La Liga matches scored in: 10

Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season: 8

Most goals in El Clasico: 21

Most goals in Club World Cup: 4 (held jointly with Denilson)

Most goals in a single European Cup game: 5





ignore what i said about ronaldo, those are crazy as well

Incredible record - there was a great image going around on facebook the other day about it.

Break down of his goals on the beeb here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29507683

Since 2008, 222 goals in 211 games. Over a goal a game for 6 years. Unreal.

 

[davek]

i think the other two are just too quick, but yeah chamakh has been a bit annonymous

Yeah, possibly the other way around then: Bolasie especially needs to hold it up and wait for support rather than just blast it all the time when he gets in the box.