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Originally Posted by Rob Ban Fan
Gerrard was the man, Owen was good too, so was Carragher. You should've wrapped the game up by halftime but at times your defence looked a bit shakey, we just couldn't take advantage of it.
as far as lucky goes, id rather have Patrik Berger and Steve Stone back than go through 
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Gerrard is the only Liverpool player who can hold his head up high at the moment, and you know something, all the talk is about Owen leaving, but if Gerrard has any sense, he'll get out when he can, and I wouldn't blame him if he did, the guy is in a different class to the rest of the side. Owen just doesn't have "it" anymore, to me he's just another striker, he plays well for England, because he gets service, Kewell, Cheryou and Le Tallec, just don't provide it. Carragher is quality, very underrated, very consistent, but is IMO being played out of position on the left, which is restricting him. The defence has been looking really shaky, so I think we need to bring back in Riise, sure he's attacking, but he has a good presence and a good header, and puts in good challenges, as well as going forward, the problem today and recently is that Houllier wants both full backs to go forward, which suits Finnan, but not Carragher, get Riise in, attack down that left and leave 3 men back is what I'd do. Riise and Kewell down the left should = service. I was completely shocked by your goal, cos I was talking to my mate one minute about how bad Heskey was, but at the same time the reason I think he should be played, the next minute all I saw was you scoring. I think that was your 1st or 2nd shot in the half?
Anyway, I really think you'll go through, your great at home, and Liverpool just have nothing at the moment, so
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Originally Posted by Rob
I thought Pompey deserved something from that match. Liverpool have no tactics and it's clearly a matter of time before Houiller is gone. I think if they don't win the replay he is gone. Gerrard and Owen played well but that's about it for them. Smertin and Yakubu were really good for Portsmouth. Does Yakubu ever run out of energy? I don't think I've seen a striker run as much over 90 minutes (Paul Dickov is close but that's it).
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I disagree with Pompey deserving something. They defended well, but they barely attacked, Liverpool were all over them for most of the game, and should have won comfortably.
Liverpool's tactics are so varied, they make no sense. Switching wings for the wide men is stupid, it doesn't work, its been proven this season. We're still pumping high balls forward, even though Owen and Pongolle are midgets and Heskey can't head a ball to save his life. Today, when we were passing the ball around on the ground, one touch style, we were superb, and it was a joy to watch, but then, it might be successful, so Houllier wont touch it with a barge pole.
Houllier's gonna be out at the end of the season. The fans have turned against him, because he has no heart (not doing a bad joke). He doesn't know what his best 11 is, he doesn't have any idea about how to break teams down, he just doesn't have a clue. He persists in playing guys like Diouf, Biscan and Cheyrou, who all have had a few good moments (Diouf vs Blackburn, Biscan vs Everton (both away) and Cheryou for a couple of games) but that's it. We have no width, we have no speed, and we have strikers who don't make enough runs. Gerrard can't do everything, but Houllier is expecting him to do that. We need Cisse, we need a winger, and we need someone to replace Henchoz, Mexes and Cisse from Auxerre would be great signings, and it might be a long shot, but Pennant from Arsenal would be a great signing, he's quick, he can cross, he's got so much potential, he's not gonna get in the Arsenal side, and he's a Liverpool fan.
If we don't win the cup or qualify for the Champions League, Houllier is out. Hell, if we don't do both he should go.