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Pagi ini akan berlangsungnya undian pusingan ke-3 Piala FA bagi edisi yang ke-134. 64 pasukan akan berentap di pusingan ini dan perlawanan akan berlangsung pada 4 dan 5 Januari 2015.



Liverpool FC berada di bola bernombor 23 dan undian akan berlangsung pada jam 3.00 pagi ini. Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila ke The FA Cup.



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Pagi ini akan berlangsungnya undian pusingan ke-3 Piala FA bagi edisi yang ke-134. 64 pasukan akan berentap di pusingan ini dan perlawanan akan berlangsung pada 4 dan 5 Januari 2015.



Liverpool FC berada di bola bernombor 23 dan undian akan berlangsung pada jam 3.00 pagi ini. Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila ke The FA Cup.



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As Raheem Sterling celebrates his 20th birthday, we look at some remarkable statistics in the attacker’s Liverpool career so far.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, August 17, 2014: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring the first goal against Southampton during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Age and Appearances


20 – Raheem Sterling’s age.


98 – Liverpool appearances so far.


75 – Premier League appearances so far.


5283 – Minutes played in the Premier League.


17 – Sterling’s age on his Liverpool debut.


24 March 2012 – Sterling’s Liverpool debut, in a 2-1 loss to Wigan Athletic in the Premier League.

LONDON, ENGLAND - Sunday, December 15, 2013: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring the fifth goal against Tottenham Hotspur during the Premiership match at White Hart Lane. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Goals


15 – Liverpool goals so far.


14 – Premier League goals so far.


17 – Sterling’s age on his first goal for Liverpool.


20 October 2012 – First goal for Liverpool, in a 1-0 victory over Reading in the Premier League.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, October 7, 2012: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling in action against Stoke City during the Premiership match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


First Full Season for Liverpool


36 – Overall appearances for Liverpool.


24 – Premier League appearances.


1754 – Minutes played in the Premier League.


2 – Premier League goals.


2 – Premier League assists.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, December 7, 2013: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling in action against West Ham United during the Premiership match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Second Season for Liverpool


38 – Overall appearances for Liverpool.


33 – Premier League appearances.


2230 – Minutes played in the Premier League.


9 – Premier League goals.


5 – Premier League assists.


LONDON, ENGLAND - Sunday, October 19, 2014: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring the third winning goal against Queens Park Rangers during the Premier League match at Loftus Road. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Season So Far


21 – Overall appearances for Liverpool.


15 – Premier League appearances.


1274 – Minutes played in the Premier League.


3 – Premier League goals.


5 – Premier League assists.


NEW YORK, USA - Wednesday, July 30, 2014: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring the second goal against Manchester City during the International Champions Cup Group B match at the Yankee Stadium on day ten of the club's USA Tour. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Next 10 Years for Sterling?


These figures are based on Sterling’s average output so far, and therefore take a fantasy look at the player after his next 10 years at the club.


Liverpool Premier League Appearances: 325


Liverpool Premier League Goals: 47


Liverpool Premier League Assists: 40


And many more, Raheem!


Where do you Raheem Sterling progressing for Liverpool? Let us know in the comments below.



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Raheem Sterling Turns 20: His Liverpool Career So Far in Numbers

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As Raheem Sterling celebrates his 20th birthday, we look at some remarkable statistics in the attacker’s Liverpool career so far.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, August 17, 2014: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring the first goal against Southampton during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Age and Appearances


20 – Raheem Sterling’s age.


98 – Liverpool appearances so far.


75 – Premier League appearances so far.


5283 – Minutes played in the Premier League.


17 – Sterling’s age on his Liverpool debut.


24 March 2012 – Sterling’s Liverpool debut, in a 2-1 loss to Wigan Athletic in the Premier League.

LONDON, ENGLAND - Sunday, December 15, 2013: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring the fifth goal against Tottenham Hotspur during the Premiership match at White Hart Lane. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Goals


15 – Liverpool goals so far.


14 – Premier League goals so far.


17 – Sterling’s age on his first goal for Liverpool.


20 October 2012 – First goal for Liverpool, in a 1-0 victory over Reading in the Premier League.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, October 7, 2012: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling in action against Stoke City during the Premiership match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


First Full Season for Liverpool


36 – Overall appearances for Liverpool.


24 – Premier League appearances.


1754 – Minutes played in the Premier League.


2 – Premier League goals.


2 – Premier League assists.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, December 7, 2013: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling in action against West Ham United during the Premiership match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Second Season for Liverpool


38 – Overall appearances for Liverpool.


33 – Premier League appearances.


2230 – Minutes played in the Premier League.


9 – Premier League goals.


5 – Premier League assists.


LONDON, ENGLAND - Sunday, October 19, 2014: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring the third winning goal against Queens Park Rangers during the Premier League match at Loftus Road. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Season So Far


21 – Overall appearances for Liverpool.


15 – Premier League appearances.


1274 – Minutes played in the Premier League.


3 – Premier League goals.


5 – Premier League assists.


NEW YORK, USA - Wednesday, July 30, 2014: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring the second goal against Manchester City during the International Champions Cup Group B match at the Yankee Stadium on day ten of the club's USA Tour. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Next 10 Years for Sterling?


These figures are based on Sterling’s average output so far, and therefore take a fantasy look at the player after his next 10 years at the club.


Liverpool Premier League Appearances: 325


Liverpool Premier League Goals: 47


Liverpool Premier League Assists: 40


And many more, Raheem!


Where do you Raheem Sterling progressing for Liverpool? Let us know in the comments below.



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MIGNOLET MUNGKIN DIJUAL



Seandainya Liverpool berjaya mendapatkan penjaga gol muda FC Koln, Timo Horn, Simon Mignolet berkemungkinan bakal dijual Januari ini.



Horn yang kini menjadi bermain bersama pasukan senior FC Koln sejak musim 2012/13 dan juga bermain untuk pasukan German U-21.



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MIGNOLET MUNGKIN DIJUAL



Seandainya Liverpool berjaya mendapatkan penjaga gol muda FC Koln, Timo Horn, Simon Mignolet berkemungkinan bakal dijual Januari ini.



Horn yang kini menjadi bermain bersama pasukan senior FC Koln sejak musim 2012/13 dan juga bermain untuk pasukan German U-21.



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Salah satu gol terbaik daripada Steven Gerrard .. Hari ini genap 10 tahun gol ini dijaringkan ketika menentang Olympiacos .. "What a hit son! What a hit!!" .. Good Old Days ..









Pada hari ini di tahun 2004, gol bersejarah daripada Steven Gerrard melayakkan Liverpool ke saingan kalah mati Liga Juara-Juara Eropah sekaligus memenangi kejohanan tersebut pada tahun 2005. *Admin best dengar komentator tu ...hafiz



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Salah satu gol terbaik daripada Steven Gerrard .. Hari ini genap 10 tahun gol ini dijaringkan ketika menentang Olympiacos .. "What a hit son! What a hit!!" .. Good Old Days ..









Pada hari ini di tahun 2004, gol bersejarah daripada Steven Gerrard melayakkan Liverpool ke saingan kalah mati Liga Juara-Juara Eropah sekaligus memenangi kejohanan tersebut pada tahun 2005. *Admin best dengar komentator tu ...hafiz



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FA Cup: Eight non-league sides will be in the draw for the third Round


FA Cup: Eight non-league sides will be in the draw for the third Round




Eight non-league sides go into Monday's draw for the third round of the FA Cup dreaming of playing a Premier League giant.


The 44 teams from the Premier League and Championship enter the competition at this stage, with 69 teams - five will fall in second-round replies - in the draw altogether.


Of the minnows to contest the next round, Blyth Spartans come from the most humble origins, plying their trade in Northern Premier, the seventh tier of English football.


They won a spot in the third-round draw with a surprise 2-1 win over League Two side Hartlepool.


Spartans boss Tom Wade is betting on his team drawing a home fixture against Chelsea in the third round after a psychic fan predicted it.


The Spartans play at Croft Park, a pitch that holds just 4,500 spectators, but Wade said an "old woman" in the car park had foreseen Spartans would play Chelsea in the next round at home.


"She’s been right on four results before the games were played... my assistant thinks I'm crazy, I'm psychic or I might even be speaking to ghosts," Wade said.


Dover Athletic, who play in the Conference Premier division, also earned their place in the third round with a shock 1-0 win over Cheltenham. The victory came in the wake of a form-defining win away to Coventry in the first round.


Conference North side Worcester City must play a second round replay against League One’s Scunthorpe United after a 1-1 draw in their first meeting.


The remaining Conference sides in the draw, who all beat non-league opposition, are Wrexham, Southport and Gateshead. Also in the mix is Aldershot (64), who face a replay against League One Rochdale.


The third-round ties will take place between January 3 and 6.


1. AFC Bournemouth


2. Arsenal


3 Aston Villa


4 Birmingham City


5 Blackburn Rovers


6 Blackpool


7 Bolton Wanderers


8 Brentford


9 Brighton & Hove Albion


10 Burnley


11 Cardiff City


12 Charlton Athletic


13 Chelsea


14 Crystal Palace


15 Derby County


16 Everton


17 Fulham


18 Huddersfield Town


19 Hull City


20 Ipswich Town


21 Leeds United


22 Leicester City


23 Liverpool


24 Manchester City


25 Manchester United


26 Middlesbrough


27 Millwall


28 Newcastle United


29 Norwich City


30 Nottingham Forest


31 Queens Park Rangers


32 Reading


33 Rotherham United


34 Sheffield Wednesday


35 Southampton


36 Stoke City


37 Sunderland


38 Swansea City


39 Tottenham Hotspur


40 Watford


41 West Bromwich Albion


42 West Ham United


43 Wigan Athletic


44 Wolverhampton Wanderers


45 Oxford United or Tranmere Rovers


46 Bury or Luton Town


47 Wrexham


48 Scunthorpe United or Worcester City


49 Colchester United


50 AFC Wimbledon


51 Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town


52 Blyth Spartans


53 Chesterfield


54 Southport


55 Gateshead


56 Doncaster Rovers


57 Preston North End


58 Barnsley Or Chester


59 Bradford City


60 Sheffield United


61 Dover Athletic


62 Cambridge United or Mansfield Town


63 Bristol City


64 Aldershot Town or Rochdale


Sky Sports News HQ will be with Blyth Spartans and Dover Athletic as they watch the draw for the third round, from 7pm.










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FA Cup: Eight non-league sides will be in the draw for the third Round


FA Cup: Eight non-league sides will be in the draw for the third Round




Eight non-league sides go into Monday's draw for the third round of the FA Cup dreaming of playing a Premier League giant.


The 44 teams from the Premier League and Championship enter the competition at this stage, with 69 teams - five will fall in second-round replies - in the draw altogether.


Of the minnows to contest the next round, Blyth Spartans come from the most humble origins, plying their trade in Northern Premier, the seventh tier of English football.


They won a spot in the third-round draw with a surprise 2-1 win over League Two side Hartlepool.


Spartans boss Tom Wade is betting on his team drawing a home fixture against Chelsea in the third round after a psychic fan predicted it.


The Spartans play at Croft Park, a pitch that holds just 4,500 spectators, but Wade said an "old woman" in the car park had foreseen Spartans would play Chelsea in the next round at home.


"She’s been right on four results before the games were played... my assistant thinks I'm crazy, I'm psychic or I might even be speaking to ghosts," Wade said.


Dover Athletic, who play in the Conference Premier division, also earned their place in the third round with a shock 1-0 win over Cheltenham. The victory came in the wake of a form-defining win away to Coventry in the first round.


Conference North side Worcester City must play a second round replay against League One’s Scunthorpe United after a 1-1 draw in their first meeting.


The remaining Conference sides in the draw, who all beat non-league opposition, are Wrexham, Southport and Gateshead. Also in the mix is Aldershot (64), who face a replay against League One Rochdale.


The third-round ties will take place between January 3 and 6.


1. AFC Bournemouth


2. Arsenal


3 Aston Villa


4 Birmingham City


5 Blackburn Rovers


6 Blackpool


7 Bolton Wanderers


8 Brentford


9 Brighton & Hove Albion


10 Burnley


11 Cardiff City


12 Charlton Athletic


13 Chelsea


14 Crystal Palace


15 Derby County


16 Everton


17 Fulham


18 Huddersfield Town


19 Hull City


20 Ipswich Town


21 Leeds United


22 Leicester City


23 Liverpool


24 Manchester City


25 Manchester United


26 Middlesbrough


27 Millwall


28 Newcastle United


29 Norwich City


30 Nottingham Forest


31 Queens Park Rangers


32 Reading


33 Rotherham United


34 Sheffield Wednesday


35 Southampton


36 Stoke City


37 Sunderland


38 Swansea City


39 Tottenham Hotspur


40 Watford


41 West Bromwich Albion


42 West Ham United


43 Wigan Athletic


44 Wolverhampton Wanderers


45 Oxford United or Tranmere Rovers


46 Bury or Luton Town


47 Wrexham


48 Scunthorpe United or Worcester City


49 Colchester United


50 AFC Wimbledon


51 Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town


52 Blyth Spartans


53 Chesterfield


54 Southport


55 Gateshead


56 Doncaster Rovers


57 Preston North End


58 Barnsley Or Chester


59 Bradford City


60 Sheffield United


61 Dover Athletic


62 Cambridge United or Mansfield Town


63 Bristol City


64 Aldershot Town or Rochdale


Sky Sports News HQ will be with Blyth Spartans and Dover Athletic as they watch the draw for the third round, from 7pm.










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Untuk pengetahuan anda, Main Stand akan mempunyai 3 lapisan selepas ini (rujuk gambar) dan pada lapisan paling bawah, terowong akan diperbesarkan, bangku simpanan akan berwajah baru dan lebih luas, platform untuk pihak media akan dibina dan tempat untuk penonton berkerusi roda juga akan turut dibina.



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Untuk pengetahuan anda, Main Stand akan mempunyai 3 lapisan selepas ini (rujuk gambar) dan pada lapisan paling bawah, terowong akan diperbesarkan, bangku simpanan akan berwajah baru dan lebih luas, platform untuk pihak media akan dibina dan tempat untuk penonton berkerusi roda juga akan turut dibina.



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Kopblog’s Joseph Cousins takes a look at the defensive midfield role; it’s importance in successful sides, the reasons why it worked for Steven Gerrard last season and why it doesn’t this.


JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Thursday, July 18, 2013: Liverpool's Lucas Leiva and captain Steven Gerrard during a training session at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta ahead of their first match of the Preseason Tour. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


It was during and after the 1994 World Cup when the defensive midfielder came to prominence – well at least to me anyway. Having always been a fan of the Brazilian national team at World Cups, I made sure I watched all of their games at this tournament.


Two facets of Brazil’s game stood out immediately; 1. The fullbacks, Leonardo on the left and Jorginho on the right. played like winger; 2. The two central midfield players, Mauro Silva and Dunga just sat deep and protected the defence.


Known for their defensive vulnerability in previous tournaments, Brazil made a conscious decision to be more solid through the centre and let the flair come from the wings (the attacking fullbacks) and the strikers (Romario and Bebeto).


The tactic worked a treat as they went on to win the tournament scoring 11 goals, conceding only 3 and keeping 5 clean sheets in their 7 games.


The new pragmatic style of play was disliked by many in Brazil but in the UK, we seemed to be fascinated with this seemingly new tactic where the central midfield players sit and the fullbacks play more like wingers.


Brazil were probably not the first team to employ this tactic. In fact I remember Fabio Capello’s Milan using Desailly and Albertini in central midfield, both holding. Desailly would protect the back four while Albertini would orchestrate attacks.


I would imagine other European clubs would have played with a specialist defensive midfield player in the early 1990s. After all Dunga played for Stuttgart and Mauro Silva for Deportivo La Coruna at the time.


In the English league most of the successful teams had box to box central midfield players where both could attack as well as defend. Thinking of the great Liverpool teams from the 70s and 80s we had the likes of Souness, McDermott, Whelan, Molby and McMahon. This was the case through the 90s as well where the title winning teams played with central midfield players that were expected to attack as well as defend.

Title winning teams throughout the 1990s and their midfield partnerships


Liverpool 1989-90 Steve McMahon and Ronnie Whelan

Arsenal 1990-91 Michael Thomas and Paul Davis

Leeds 1991-92 Gary McAllister and David Batty (possible exception?)

Man United 1992-93 Paul Ince and Brian Robson/Mike Phelan/Darren Ferguson

Man United 1993-94 Paul Ince and Roy Keane

Blackburn 1994-95 Tim Sherwood and Mark Atkins

Man United 1995-96 Roy Keane and Nicky Butt

Man United 1996-97 Roy Keane and Nicky Butt

Arsenal 1997-98 Patrick Viera and Emmanuel Petit

Man United 1998-99 Roy Keane and Paul Scholes


The Premier League DM era


It wasn’t until 2003-04 when a team with a specialist defensive midfielder would win the Premier League title. Arsenal signed Gilberto Silva in 2002 and the following season he would go on to play a key role in their invincible season.


Chelsea signed Claude Makelele in 2003 and he would go on to play a key role in the club breaking defensive records and winning back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004-05 and 05-06.


This three season period – from 2003-04 to 2005-06 represents the longest Man United have gone without winning the title since they ended their 26 year drought in 1992-93. I don’t know if it’s coincidence or not but during this era they didn’t have a defensive midfielder. Of course they had Roy Keane but he was more of a box to box midfielder and perhaps more importantly was declining as a player. They signed the liked of Kleberson and Djemba Djemba to try to do the job but those players never worked out.


Interestingly it was when United signed Michael Carrick for £18.6m (that’s £45.4m TPI) that they began to dominate the league and Champions League again. Obviously it wasn’t all down to Carrick (they had great players such as Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Ferdinand and Vidic as well), however I think the role he played in that United team was very important and very underrated. Maybe people were expecting 12 goals and 12 assists per season having signed for so much money. The fact is he played centre mid every week in one of the best club sides we’ve seen in the last 30 years so he must have been doing something right!


Since that Arsenal invincible season all the title winning teams have had a quality defensive midfield player:


Arsenal 2003-04 Gilberto Silva

Chelsea 2004-05 Claude Makelele

Chelsea 2005-06 Claude Makelele

Man United 2006-07 Michael Carrick

Man United 2007-08 Michael Carrick

Man United 2008-09 Michael Carrick

Chelsea 2009-10 Michael Essien

Man United 2010-11 Michael Carrick

Man City 2011-12 Gareth Barry

Man United 2012-13 Michael Carrick

Man City 2013-14 Fernandinho


When I look at the above title winning teams what stands out is not only did all have quality defensive midfield players they also had at least one world class centre back as well.


Liverpool


BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12th 2005: Liverpool's Dietmar Hamann in action against Birmingham during the Premiership match at St. Andrews (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Of course Liverpool signed a specialist defensive midfield player a good few years before Arsenal or Chelsea did, having signed Didi Hamann in 1999. We didn’t win the title but did manage to win the Champions League, UEFA Cup, FA Cup (twice) and League Cup (twice) with Didi in the first team squad. During Hamann’s time at the club we signed Alonso and since the German left we went on to sign Sissoko, Mascherano, Lucas and, err, Christian Poulsen (cheers Roy).


Interestingly, since Brendan Rodgers became manager the club has not signed a specialist defensive midfield player. This could be excused early on in the Rodgers era because we had Lucas fit and in good form. In fact some fans considered him one of if not the best defensive midfield player(s) in the Premier League at the time.


The manager was certainly happy with the defensive midfield player he inherited but unfortunately Lucas got badly injured 4 minutes into the second game of the 2012-13 season and would be out for over 3 months. Rodgers had this to say about him at the time.


“We’ll keep his spirits up”

“We’ll use him to go and look at some games for me, because he’s tactically very good, he’s someone that I’ll get to go with my analyst and look at some games to make sure that tactically he stays ‘in the game’ – because that’s important.”

“We now know that his knee is strong and he can keep working on that and hopefully when we get him back he’ll have benefited from all the work and come back a better player.”

“I’m bitterly disappointing [about the injury] as he is a player who understands totally what I’m trying to implement [tactically].”

“He’s one of the disciples I would say, he understands totally what we’re doing”.


One could argue that the club should have went out and signed a DM as cover for Lucas in the January window. By then the transfer committee were in place and Lucas had just recovered from his 2nd bad knee injury but the priority seemed to be to create and score more goals. Fair enough. Sturridge and Coutinho were brilliant signings and Lucas played in every game for the remainder of the season.


It was in the summer of 2013 when ‘DM’ was lighting up my timeline on twitter. Every Liverpool fan wanted a DM whether it be as cover for Lucas, competition for the Brazilian, or an upgrade. I personally wanted an upgrade as I thought Lucas was no longer the same player he was between 2010 and 2011. Even at his best I thought he’d gone from being a very underrated player to a somewhat overrated one. I thought we could do with a top class player in that position.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, May 19, 2013: Liverpool's Lucas Leiva in action against Queens Park Rangers during the final Premiership match of the 2012/13 season at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The transfer window came and went and much to a lot of fans disappointment there was no DM in sight. The feeling among the fan base was that we’d have to cross our fingers and hope Lucas stayed fit. He did stay fit but there was still a gaping hole in our midfield whenever we got caught in possession. There was no better example of this than the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park last season where Mignolet pulled off 4 or 5 one on one saves less than 10 seconds after we had the ball deep in Everton territory.


After the Derby, news began to circulate that Yann M’Vila was at the game as a guest of Sakho. Social media lit up linking the French DM with a move to Anfield in the January window.


The M’Vila signing didn’t happen. Instead it was Steven Gerrard who became our new DM in January. Most of us thought Brendan had lost his mind especially after Gerrard’s first outing in the position where we beat Stoke 5-3 in an incredible game that could easily have finished 9-7. As fans most of us hoped the experiment would be put back in the cupboard, so imagine our horror when Brendan said Gerrard was outstanding, was perfectly suited to the role and could extend his career 2 or 3 more years in the position.


In the following game against Aston Villa, Gerrard again played the holding role. We were 2-0 down after half an hour. “What the fuck, Brendan?” is a question I think all of us were asking at the time. We came back to draw the game 2-2. Afterwards Brendan stuck to his guns, kept Gerrard in the position and we would go onto to win 13 draw 2 and lose 1 of the remaining 16 games. Scoring 48 goals and conceding 22. Incredible.


I have said it before in a previous blog but I think moving Gerrard to the DM role is what almost won us the league last season. We won all of those matches by outscoring the opposition – not by controlling things, not by being tight and seeing it out 1-0 or 2-0. In my opinion had we tried to play with defensive responsibility, like a normal side, we would have finished 4th. Other teams do normal better than Liverpool.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, January 28, 2014: Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard celebrates scoring the first goal against Everton during the 222nd Merseyside Derby Premiership match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Our poor defending last season didn’t cost us the title. It was our incredible attack that got us close. Gerrard as the DM, or maybe more accurately, the deep lying play maker, was key to our incredible attack.


Liverpool’s record in 2013-14

Before Gerrard switch to DM. P20. W12. D3. L5. 39 points. (1.95 PPG)

After Gerrard switch to DM. P18. W14. D3. L1. 45 points. (2.5 PPG)


Extrapolate the records over a season for when Lucas played as the DM – the first 20 games of last season and we’d have got 74 points. That would have been good enough for 4th place. 2 points above Everton.


Extrapolate the records over a season for when Gerrard was switched to DM – the last 18 games of the season and we’d have got 95 points matching the Premier League record and winning title number 19.


Looking at the above stats it’s easy to see why Brendan has kept faith in Gerrard as the DM we conceded a lot of goals but we scored an incredible amount and crucially we won. A lot.


Gerrard as DM – the bad and the good


Of all the games last season, the win away to Fulham gave a good example of the good and bad from Gerrard as the DM.


The Bad – Kolo’s own goal


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1. Gerrard has the black arrow pointing towards him. He’s jogging back watching the ball. Look at Kieron Richardson (red arrow), making a forward run.


2. Richardson has run past the referee now. Gerrard is still looking at the ball but is in a decent position should the ball be played square to Richardson.


3. Another second later. Richardson is about to make a forward sprint, he’s pointing to where he wants the ball passed. Look at Gerrard. What is he doing?


4. Look at the next second by second images…


5. Gerrard barely in the shot.


6. Here it is from another angle… Don’t let the angle fool you into thinking Skrtel had a chance to clear the ball. The pass from Sidwell is perfect. Look at Gerrard, I wonder if he’s noticed Richardson yet.


7. The image sees Richardson in possession now. With a worried looking Kolo in the middle…


8. Richardson squares a poor ball. But Kolo….


The own goal is so bad that Kolo gets slaughtered for the mistake while criticism for Gerrard’s role in the goal is minimal.


The Good – the assist for Sturridge


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1. Cissokho plays a pass in space to Gerrard who isn’t in the frame yet. He’ll be coming onto the ball in a second.


2. Here is Gerrard now, not looking at the ball but up the field. Looking for a forward run. He sees what he is looking for… Fuck off out of the way Hendo!


3. A beautiful pass…


4. This is Sturridge’s first touch after the pass.


Beautiful goal and without a player with Gerrard’s ability in that position we won’t score goals like that.


This season


The dynamic has changed this season though. There is no pace and energy in the forward positions and so Gerrard as the deep lying play maker doesn’t work. It hasn’t worked and Brendan has admitted as much and has taken the captain out of the position and, to the relief of most Liverpool fans has put Lucas back in there.


The decision has been vindicated by the results we have had since. A draw against Ludogorets, wins against Stoke and Leicester and a draw against Sunderland. We’ve looked more solid in these games – but we’ve also looked very ordinary.


I hate ordinary which is why I was one of the few not to be full of relief when Gerrard was pulled out of DM and Lucas put in there. We’ve gone back to being normal, which we don’t do very well. Not well enough to compete for the big trophies anyway.


I guess we’ve got to crawl before we can run so I’ll take the ordinary while hoping better things are around the corner. It sure beats losing regularly and looking anxiously towards the relegation zone.


What happens next?


It will be interesting to see what happens when Sturridge returns. Does Gerrard go back to the DM position? Do we stick with Lucas? God forbid we play Gerrard and Lucas as the double pivot in a 4-2-3-1.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, November 29, 2014: Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard comes on to replace Lucas Leiva against Stoke City during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


I have a profound dislike for the double pivot midfield but a lot of teams do make it work. Usually by having a play maker and an energetic destroyer. We had Alonso and Macherano performing these roles at a high level. Chelsea currently have Fabregas and Matic. City have had have Yaya Toure and Fernandinho.


I prefer the 1-2 midfield with the single pivot, the controller/DM/deep lying play maker and 2 energetic midfield players further ahead either side. Last season this was Gerrard with Henderson ahead to the right and either Allen or Coutinho ahead to the left. It worked a in an attacking sense but had its flaws defensively.


The best midfield combination I have ever seen was Barcelona’s at their peak. They had Sergio Busquets as the DM with Xavi ahead to the right and Iniesta ahead to the left. Xavi and Iniesta got all the plaudits but for me Busquets was equally important. He is a dream of a player.


Rodgers has said he prefers the 1-2 midfield as well so I’m looking forward to seeing the team return to that. The problem is I do not think we have the DM to make it work.


In an ideal world the DM can be a deep lying play maker as well as a quality defensive minded player. Busquets has these attributes. The likes of Javi Martinez has shown these attributes as well. We are talking players at the top end of the market though who are already at elite clubs.


My knowledge of world class DMs is not extensive so maybe some of you can help me out in the comments section? I just think we need a player in that position that has the potential to be among the best in the world at what he does. This type of player won’t come cheap but if we want to be among the big boys we need to spend big boy money and attract the top talents especially for a key position such as the DM.



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The Defensive Midfielder – A Liverpool Fan’s Obsession

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Kopblog’s Joseph Cousins takes a look at the defensive midfield role; it’s importance in successful sides, the reasons why it worked for Steven Gerrard last season and why it doesn’t this.


JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Thursday, July 18, 2013: Liverpool's Lucas Leiva and captain Steven Gerrard during a training session at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta ahead of their first match of the Preseason Tour. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


It was during and after the 1994 World Cup when the defensive midfielder came to prominence – well at least to me anyway. Having always been a fan of the Brazilian national team at World Cups, I made sure I watched all of their games at this tournament.


Two facets of Brazil’s game stood out immediately; 1. The fullbacks, Leonardo on the left and Jorginho on the right. played like winger; 2. The two central midfield players, Mauro Silva and Dunga just sat deep and protected the defence.


Known for their defensive vulnerability in previous tournaments, Brazil made a conscious decision to be more solid through the centre and let the flair come from the wings (the attacking fullbacks) and the strikers (Romario and Bebeto).


The tactic worked a treat as they went on to win the tournament scoring 11 goals, conceding only 3 and keeping 5 clean sheets in their 7 games.


The new pragmatic style of play was disliked by many in Brazil but in the UK, we seemed to be fascinated with this seemingly new tactic where the central midfield players sit and the fullbacks play more like wingers.


Brazil were probably not the first team to employ this tactic. In fact I remember Fabio Capello’s Milan using Desailly and Albertini in central midfield, both holding. Desailly would protect the back four while Albertini would orchestrate attacks.


I would imagine other European clubs would have played with a specialist defensive midfield player in the early 1990s. After all Dunga played for Stuttgart and Mauro Silva for Deportivo La Coruna at the time.


In the English league most of the successful teams had box to box central midfield players where both could attack as well as defend. Thinking of the great Liverpool teams from the 70s and 80s we had the likes of Souness, McDermott, Whelan, Molby and McMahon. This was the case through the 90s as well where the title winning teams played with central midfield players that were expected to attack as well as defend.

Title winning teams throughout the 1990s and their midfield partnerships


Liverpool 1989-90 Steve McMahon and Ronnie Whelan

Arsenal 1990-91 Michael Thomas and Paul Davis

Leeds 1991-92 Gary McAllister and David Batty (possible exception?)

Man United 1992-93 Paul Ince and Brian Robson/Mike Phelan/Darren Ferguson

Man United 1993-94 Paul Ince and Roy Keane

Blackburn 1994-95 Tim Sherwood and Mark Atkins

Man United 1995-96 Roy Keane and Nicky Butt

Man United 1996-97 Roy Keane and Nicky Butt

Arsenal 1997-98 Patrick Viera and Emmanuel Petit

Man United 1998-99 Roy Keane and Paul Scholes


The Premier League DM era


It wasn’t until 2003-04 when a team with a specialist defensive midfielder would win the Premier League title. Arsenal signed Gilberto Silva in 2002 and the following season he would go on to play a key role in their invincible season.


Chelsea signed Claude Makelele in 2003 and he would go on to play a key role in the club breaking defensive records and winning back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004-05 and 05-06.


This three season period – from 2003-04 to 2005-06 represents the longest Man United have gone without winning the title since they ended their 26 year drought in 1992-93. I don’t know if it’s coincidence or not but during this era they didn’t have a defensive midfielder. Of course they had Roy Keane but he was more of a box to box midfielder and perhaps more importantly was declining as a player. They signed the liked of Kleberson and Djemba Djemba to try to do the job but those players never worked out.


Interestingly it was when United signed Michael Carrick for £18.6m (that’s £45.4m TPI) that they began to dominate the league and Champions League again. Obviously it wasn’t all down to Carrick (they had great players such as Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Ferdinand and Vidic as well), however I think the role he played in that United team was very important and very underrated. Maybe people were expecting 12 goals and 12 assists per season having signed for so much money. The fact is he played centre mid every week in one of the best club sides we’ve seen in the last 30 years so he must have been doing something right!


Since that Arsenal invincible season all the title winning teams have had a quality defensive midfield player:


Arsenal 2003-04 Gilberto Silva

Chelsea 2004-05 Claude Makelele

Chelsea 2005-06 Claude Makelele

Man United 2006-07 Michael Carrick

Man United 2007-08 Michael Carrick

Man United 2008-09 Michael Carrick

Chelsea 2009-10 Michael Essien

Man United 2010-11 Michael Carrick

Man City 2011-12 Gareth Barry

Man United 2012-13 Michael Carrick

Man City 2013-14 Fernandinho


When I look at the above title winning teams what stands out is not only did all have quality defensive midfield players they also had at least one world class centre back as well.


Liverpool


BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12th 2005: Liverpool's Dietmar Hamann in action against Birmingham during the Premiership match at St. Andrews (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Of course Liverpool signed a specialist defensive midfield player a good few years before Arsenal or Chelsea did, having signed Didi Hamann in 1999. We didn’t win the title but did manage to win the Champions League, UEFA Cup, FA Cup (twice) and League Cup (twice) with Didi in the first team squad. During Hamann’s time at the club we signed Alonso and since the German left we went on to sign Sissoko, Mascherano, Lucas and, err, Christian Poulsen (cheers Roy).


Interestingly, since Brendan Rodgers became manager the club has not signed a specialist defensive midfield player. This could be excused early on in the Rodgers era because we had Lucas fit and in good form. In fact some fans considered him one of if not the best defensive midfield player(s) in the Premier League at the time.


The manager was certainly happy with the defensive midfield player he inherited but unfortunately Lucas got badly injured 4 minutes into the second game of the 2012-13 season and would be out for over 3 months. Rodgers had this to say about him at the time.


“We’ll keep his spirits up”

“We’ll use him to go and look at some games for me, because he’s tactically very good, he’s someone that I’ll get to go with my analyst and look at some games to make sure that tactically he stays ‘in the game’ – because that’s important.”

“We now know that his knee is strong and he can keep working on that and hopefully when we get him back he’ll have benefited from all the work and come back a better player.”

“I’m bitterly disappointing [about the injury] as he is a player who understands totally what I’m trying to implement [tactically].”

“He’s one of the disciples I would say, he understands totally what we’re doing”.


One could argue that the club should have went out and signed a DM as cover for Lucas in the January window. By then the transfer committee were in place and Lucas had just recovered from his 2nd bad knee injury but the priority seemed to be to create and score more goals. Fair enough. Sturridge and Coutinho were brilliant signings and Lucas played in every game for the remainder of the season.


It was in the summer of 2013 when ‘DM’ was lighting up my timeline on twitter. Every Liverpool fan wanted a DM whether it be as cover for Lucas, competition for the Brazilian, or an upgrade. I personally wanted an upgrade as I thought Lucas was no longer the same player he was between 2010 and 2011. Even at his best I thought he’d gone from being a very underrated player to a somewhat overrated one. I thought we could do with a top class player in that position.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, May 19, 2013: Liverpool's Lucas Leiva in action against Queens Park Rangers during the final Premiership match of the 2012/13 season at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The transfer window came and went and much to a lot of fans disappointment there was no DM in sight. The feeling among the fan base was that we’d have to cross our fingers and hope Lucas stayed fit. He did stay fit but there was still a gaping hole in our midfield whenever we got caught in possession. There was no better example of this than the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park last season where Mignolet pulled off 4 or 5 one on one saves less than 10 seconds after we had the ball deep in Everton territory.


After the Derby, news began to circulate that Yann M’Vila was at the game as a guest of Sakho. Social media lit up linking the French DM with a move to Anfield in the January window.


The M’Vila signing didn’t happen. Instead it was Steven Gerrard who became our new DM in January. Most of us thought Brendan had lost his mind especially after Gerrard’s first outing in the position where we beat Stoke 5-3 in an incredible game that could easily have finished 9-7. As fans most of us hoped the experiment would be put back in the cupboard, so imagine our horror when Brendan said Gerrard was outstanding, was perfectly suited to the role and could extend his career 2 or 3 more years in the position.


In the following game against Aston Villa, Gerrard again played the holding role. We were 2-0 down after half an hour. “What the fuck, Brendan?” is a question I think all of us were asking at the time. We came back to draw the game 2-2. Afterwards Brendan stuck to his guns, kept Gerrard in the position and we would go onto to win 13 draw 2 and lose 1 of the remaining 16 games. Scoring 48 goals and conceding 22. Incredible.


I have said it before in a previous blog but I think moving Gerrard to the DM role is what almost won us the league last season. We won all of those matches by outscoring the opposition – not by controlling things, not by being tight and seeing it out 1-0 or 2-0. In my opinion had we tried to play with defensive responsibility, like a normal side, we would have finished 4th. Other teams do normal better than Liverpool.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, January 28, 2014: Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard celebrates scoring the first goal against Everton during the 222nd Merseyside Derby Premiership match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Our poor defending last season didn’t cost us the title. It was our incredible attack that got us close. Gerrard as the DM, or maybe more accurately, the deep lying play maker, was key to our incredible attack.


Liverpool’s record in 2013-14

Before Gerrard switch to DM. P20. W12. D3. L5. 39 points. (1.95 PPG)

After Gerrard switch to DM. P18. W14. D3. L1. 45 points. (2.5 PPG)


Extrapolate the records over a season for when Lucas played as the DM – the first 20 games of last season and we’d have got 74 points. That would have been good enough for 4th place. 2 points above Everton.


Extrapolate the records over a season for when Gerrard was switched to DM – the last 18 games of the season and we’d have got 95 points matching the Premier League record and winning title number 19.


Looking at the above stats it’s easy to see why Brendan has kept faith in Gerrard as the DM we conceded a lot of goals but we scored an incredible amount and crucially we won. A lot.


Gerrard as DM – the bad and the good


Of all the games last season, the win away to Fulham gave a good example of the good and bad from Gerrard as the DM.


The Bad – Kolo’s own goal


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1. Gerrard has the black arrow pointing towards him. He’s jogging back watching the ball. Look at Kieron Richardson (red arrow), making a forward run.


2. Richardson has run past the referee now. Gerrard is still looking at the ball but is in a decent position should the ball be played square to Richardson.


3. Another second later. Richardson is about to make a forward sprint, he’s pointing to where he wants the ball passed. Look at Gerrard. What is he doing?


4. Look at the next second by second images…


5. Gerrard barely in the shot.


6. Here it is from another angle… Don’t let the angle fool you into thinking Skrtel had a chance to clear the ball. The pass from Sidwell is perfect. Look at Gerrard, I wonder if he’s noticed Richardson yet.


7. The image sees Richardson in possession now. With a worried looking Kolo in the middle…


8. Richardson squares a poor ball. But Kolo….


The own goal is so bad that Kolo gets slaughtered for the mistake while criticism for Gerrard’s role in the goal is minimal.


The Good – the assist for Sturridge


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1. Cissokho plays a pass in space to Gerrard who isn’t in the frame yet. He’ll be coming onto the ball in a second.


2. Here is Gerrard now, not looking at the ball but up the field. Looking for a forward run. He sees what he is looking for… Fuck off out of the way Hendo!


3. A beautiful pass…


4. This is Sturridge’s first touch after the pass.


Beautiful goal and without a player with Gerrard’s ability in that position we won’t score goals like that.


This season


The dynamic has changed this season though. There is no pace and energy in the forward positions and so Gerrard as the deep lying play maker doesn’t work. It hasn’t worked and Brendan has admitted as much and has taken the captain out of the position and, to the relief of most Liverpool fans has put Lucas back in there.


The decision has been vindicated by the results we have had since. A draw against Ludogorets, wins against Stoke and Leicester and a draw against Sunderland. We’ve looked more solid in these games – but we’ve also looked very ordinary.


I hate ordinary which is why I was one of the few not to be full of relief when Gerrard was pulled out of DM and Lucas put in there. We’ve gone back to being normal, which we don’t do very well. Not well enough to compete for the big trophies anyway.


I guess we’ve got to crawl before we can run so I’ll take the ordinary while hoping better things are around the corner. It sure beats losing regularly and looking anxiously towards the relegation zone.


What happens next?


It will be interesting to see what happens when Sturridge returns. Does Gerrard go back to the DM position? Do we stick with Lucas? God forbid we play Gerrard and Lucas as the double pivot in a 4-2-3-1.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, November 29, 2014: Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard comes on to replace Lucas Leiva against Stoke City during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


I have a profound dislike for the double pivot midfield but a lot of teams do make it work. Usually by having a play maker and an energetic destroyer. We had Alonso and Macherano performing these roles at a high level. Chelsea currently have Fabregas and Matic. City have had have Yaya Toure and Fernandinho.


I prefer the 1-2 midfield with the single pivot, the controller/DM/deep lying play maker and 2 energetic midfield players further ahead either side. Last season this was Gerrard with Henderson ahead to the right and either Allen or Coutinho ahead to the left. It worked a in an attacking sense but had its flaws defensively.


The best midfield combination I have ever seen was Barcelona’s at their peak. They had Sergio Busquets as the DM with Xavi ahead to the right and Iniesta ahead to the left. Xavi and Iniesta got all the plaudits but for me Busquets was equally important. He is a dream of a player.


Rodgers has said he prefers the 1-2 midfield as well so I’m looking forward to seeing the team return to that. The problem is I do not think we have the DM to make it work.


In an ideal world the DM can be a deep lying play maker as well as a quality defensive minded player. Busquets has these attributes. The likes of Javi Martinez has shown these attributes as well. We are talking players at the top end of the market though who are already at elite clubs.


My knowledge of world class DMs is not extensive so maybe some of you can help me out in the comments section? I just think we need a player in that position that has the potential to be among the best in the world at what he does. This type of player won’t come cheap but if we want to be among the big boys we need to spend big boy money and attract the top talents especially for a key position such as the DM.



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Liverpool secara dramatik menewaskan Olympiakos 3-1 pada perlawanan terakhir peringkat kumpulan UCL yang merubah nasib Liverpool daripada hampir tersingkir di peringkat kumpulan kepada menjuarai UCL pada musim 2004/05.









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Liverpool secara dramatik menewaskan Olympiakos 3-1 pada perlawanan terakhir peringkat kumpulan UCL yang merubah nasib Liverpool daripada hampir tersingkir di peringkat kumpulan kepada menjuarai UCL pada musim 2004/05.









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Liverpool FC on Twitter

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“10 years ago today, LFC dramatically beat Olympiacos 3-1 on a Champions League night to remember at Anfield...”



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Liverpool mahu mempertimbangkan bekas pengurus Tottenhan dan Chelsea iaitu Andre Villa Boas sebagai penganti kepada Brendan Rodgers.



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Selamat Hari Jadi kepada dua bintang muda Liverpool, Raheem Sterling Dan Jordon Ibe. Sterling menyambut hari jadi yang ke-20 manakala Ibe menyambut hari jadi yang ke-19.



Sterling setakat ini telah melakukan 98 penampilan untuk skuad utama dan menjaringkan 15 gol manakala Ibe pula setakat ini telah melakukan 3 penampilan bersama skuad utama.



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Sterling setakat ini telah melakukan 98 penampilan untuk skuad utama dan menjaringkan 15 gol manakala Ibe pula setakat ini telah melakukan 3 penampilan bersama skuad utama.



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"Steven Gerrard diletakkan di posisi Defensive Midfielder sebab sebelum ni dia dah flop teruk untuk Attacking. Sejak Suarez, Sturridge masuk dua season lepas, Steven Gerrard tidak sesuai main Attacking Midfielder. Asyik hilang bola. Dah tak creative untuk Attacking. Tapi disebabkan dia ni orang lama, otai dan captain, dia tetap di beri peluang untuk bermain. Tapi sebagai Defensive Midfielder."



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"Steven Gerrard diletakkan di posisi Defensive Midfielder sebab sebelum ni dia dah flop teruk untuk Attacking. Sejak Suarez, Sturridge masuk dua season lepas, Steven Gerrard tidak sesuai main Attacking Midfielder. Asyik hilang bola. Dah tak creative untuk Attacking. Tapi disebabkan dia ni orang lama, otai dan captain, dia tetap di beri peluang untuk bermain. Tapi sebagai Defensive Midfielder."



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14 - Aguero

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9 - Sanchez

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7 - Sakho, Bony, Cisse, Berahino



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Steven Gerrard may have taken some criticsm of late, as his superpowers diminish with age, but when it comes to truly pivotal matches, like Basel on Tuesday, he still stands head and shoulders above his teammates.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Friday, September 26, 2014: Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard celebrates scoring the first goal against Everton during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Gerrard has had a pretty rough time of things this season, it’s fair to say.


The 34-year-old, arguably the greatest player in the club’s history, has been written off in some quarters, with some questioning whether Liverpool’s poor start to the campaign was partly due to his below-par performances.


Gerrard splits opinion now, without question. There are those who have grown up idolising the legendary midfielder who find it extremely hard to pin much blame on him given his past exploits, and there are others who would happily see him play very little. There’s a middle ground somewhere.


Regardless of your stance on him, it’s hard to argue that, with Tuesday’s crucial Champions League clash with Basel upon us, there isn’t anybody in Brendan Rodgers‘ squad you would depend on more when it comes to producing a match-winning performance.


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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND- WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8th 2004: Liverpool's Steven Gerrard scores the winning goal, and his side's third, against Olympiakos during the UEFA Champions League Group A match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Proparganda)


Gerrard’s remarkable talents are clearly on the wane, and have been for several years now, but he is still unquestionably the Reds’ man for the big occasion. As Arsenal legend Thierry Henry once so accurately put it:

“I can’t think of a striker in the world who has scored as many important goals, never mind a midfielder.”


Whether it be nerve-jangling Champions League knockout games, domestic Cup finals and fierce clashes against Everton and Manchester United, the skipper has produced in the biggest matches more than any Liverpool player in the club’s rich and illustrious history.


He remains the only footballer in history to score in the final of the Champions League, UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup.


Some will try and argue that those days are long gone, and that he hasn’t been that player for years, but you only have to look at the last few years to prove that theory wrong.


Since reaching that dreaded age of 30, where suddenly every performance, misplaced pass and skewed shot is scrutinised, Gerrard has scored a hat-trick against the Toffees, two doubles at Old Trafford and many nerveless late penalties in tight games.


Even this season, where he has been so maligned at times, it was his wonderful free-kick that broke the deadlock in the Merseyside derby and his last minute penalty which saved the day at home to Ludogorets. He comes alive when it really counts.


Basel


LEICESTER, ENGLAND - Tuesday, December 2, 2014: Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard celebrates scoring the second goal against Leicester City during the Premier League match at Filbert Way. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Tuesday’s showdown with Basel has the potential to etch its name into Anfield folklore. It has a very similar feel to the unforgettable 3-1 win over Olympiakos in 2004 about it, which incidentally, was exactly 10 years ago today.


That side a decade ago was not littered with experienced, proven match-winners at all, and Rodgers’ current crop are no different. This is why Gerrard will be so vital to the Reds’ chances of qualifying for the last-16 on Tuesday.


Raheem Sterling certainly has the potential to be the star on the night, but it’s easy to forget that he has hardly played in games of this magnitude yet. The same applies to Philippe Coutinho, Emre Can, Adam Lallana and, dare I say it, Lazar Markovic.


Rickie Lambert may be 32, but he has never come close to experiencing such an evening during a career spent mainly in the lower leagues. For all the various qualities Lucas Leiva, Jordan Henderson and Joe Allen bring to the team, would you have total faith in them delivering when the pressure is really on?


Alberto Moreno and Javier Manquillo are both very inexperienced full-backs, while Simon Mignolet, Martin Skrtel and Glen Johnson don’t exactly fill you with any confidence.


Kolo Toure could thrive, in fairness, given his pedigree, while Daniel Sturridge would be seen as a big game player by many.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, December 6, 2014: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling is fouled in the area by Sunderland's Wes Brown but no penalty was given during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


This is a young, slightly naive Liverpool side – it’s times like these you have to question Rodgers’ decision to bring in so many young players in the summer, rather than some established stars – and there is every chance they could freeze a little on Tuesday.


Stood among that group of players will be Gerrard though, and Rodgers’ decision to rest him against Sunderland on Saturday clearly shows how important he sees his captain for this crunch clash.


The 34-year-old may not be the force he once was, but if there was one Liverpool player you would bank on being the difference against Basel, when we are most in need of a moment of inspiration, it would still be ‘Captain Fantastic’.


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Steven Gerrard Is Still Liverpool’s Man For The Big Occasion

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Steven Gerrard may have taken some criticsm of late, as his superpowers diminish with age, but when it comes to truly pivotal matches, like Basel on Tuesday, he still stands head and shoulders above his teammates.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Friday, September 26, 2014: Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard celebrates scoring the first goal against Everton during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Gerrard has had a pretty rough time of things this season, it’s fair to say.


The 34-year-old, arguably the greatest player in the club’s history, has been written off in some quarters, with some questioning whether Liverpool’s poor start to the campaign was partly due to his below-par performances.


Gerrard splits opinion now, without question. There are those who have grown up idolising the legendary midfielder who find it extremely hard to pin much blame on him given his past exploits, and there are others who would happily see him play very little. There’s a middle ground somewhere.


Regardless of your stance on him, it’s hard to argue that, with Tuesday’s crucial Champions League clash with Basel upon us, there isn’t anybody in Brendan Rodgers‘ squad you would depend on more when it comes to producing a match-winning performance.


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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND- WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8th 2004: Liverpool's Steven Gerrard scores the winning goal, and his side's third, against Olympiakos during the UEFA Champions League Group A match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Proparganda)


Gerrard’s remarkable talents are clearly on the wane, and have been for several years now, but he is still unquestionably the Reds’ man for the big occasion. As Arsenal legend Thierry Henry once so accurately put it:

“I can’t think of a striker in the world who has scored as many important goals, never mind a midfielder.”


Whether it be nerve-jangling Champions League knockout games, domestic Cup finals and fierce clashes against Everton and Manchester United, the skipper has produced in the biggest matches more than any Liverpool player in the club’s rich and illustrious history.


He remains the only footballer in history to score in the final of the Champions League, UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup.


Some will try and argue that those days are long gone, and that he hasn’t been that player for years, but you only have to look at the last few years to prove that theory wrong.


Since reaching that dreaded age of 30, where suddenly every performance, misplaced pass and skewed shot is scrutinised, Gerrard has scored a hat-trick against the Toffees, two doubles at Old Trafford and many nerveless late penalties in tight games.


Even this season, where he has been so maligned at times, it was his wonderful free-kick that broke the deadlock in the Merseyside derby and his last minute penalty which saved the day at home to Ludogorets. He comes alive when it really counts.


Basel


LEICESTER, ENGLAND - Tuesday, December 2, 2014: Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard celebrates scoring the second goal against Leicester City during the Premier League match at Filbert Way. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


Tuesday’s showdown with Basel has the potential to etch its name into Anfield folklore. It has a very similar feel to the unforgettable 3-1 win over Olympiakos in 2004 about it, which incidentally, was exactly 10 years ago today.


That side a decade ago was not littered with experienced, proven match-winners at all, and Rodgers’ current crop are no different. This is why Gerrard will be so vital to the Reds’ chances of qualifying for the last-16 on Tuesday.


Raheem Sterling certainly has the potential to be the star on the night, but it’s easy to forget that he has hardly played in games of this magnitude yet. The same applies to Philippe Coutinho, Emre Can, Adam Lallana and, dare I say it, Lazar Markovic.


Rickie Lambert may be 32, but he has never come close to experiencing such an evening during a career spent mainly in the lower leagues. For all the various qualities Lucas Leiva, Jordan Henderson and Joe Allen bring to the team, would you have total faith in them delivering when the pressure is really on?


Alberto Moreno and Javier Manquillo are both very inexperienced full-backs, while Simon Mignolet, Martin Skrtel and Glen Johnson don’t exactly fill you with any confidence.


Kolo Toure could thrive, in fairness, given his pedigree, while Daniel Sturridge would be seen as a big game player by many.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, December 6, 2014: Liverpool's Raheem Sterling is fouled in the area by Sunderland's Wes Brown but no penalty was given during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


This is a young, slightly naive Liverpool side – it’s times like these you have to question Rodgers’ decision to bring in so many young players in the summer, rather than some established stars – and there is every chance they could freeze a little on Tuesday.


Stood among that group of players will be Gerrard though, and Rodgers’ decision to rest him against Sunderland on Saturday clearly shows how important he sees his captain for this crunch clash.


The 34-year-old may not be the force he once was, but if there was one Liverpool player you would bank on being the difference against Basel, when we are most in need of a moment of inspiration, it would still be ‘Captain Fantastic’.


Do you agree? Let us know your thoughts on Gerrard in the comments section.



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Liverpool defender Kolo Toure believes their forthcoming must-win Champions League encounter against Basel is made for Steven Gerrard to create "magic" again.


CHARLOTTE, USA - Saturday, August 2, 2014: Liverpool's Kolo Toure hands the captain's armband to Steven Gerrard against AC Milan during the International Champions Cup Group B match at the Bank of America Stadium on day thirteen of the club's USA Tour. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Reds captain will return to the starting line-up on Tuesday having been rested in Saturday's goalless draw at home to Sunderland.


Brendan Rodgers' side have to beat the Swiss to progress to the knockout stage, and Toure reckons Gerrard is the man who can really make a difference.


And, in light of Rodgers' judicious use of his 34-year-old captain this season, the Ivorian insists the midfielder's class is such that he does not need a full match to impact games.


"He is a man for great days. He makes the magic when no-one can make it. That is why he is one of the best players in the world," he said.


"His age is nothing. People just keep talking, but if you have a player like that in your dressing room it is very important with his experience.


"Players like that don't need 90 minutes to make the difference – only 20 or 30 minutes – and I am really happy to have him as a captain first and as a man because he is a great player."



Having been frustrated by Sunderland, Toure expects Basle to be more aggressive – even though they need only a draw to progress at Liverpool's expense. And he admits the Reds will have to be more adventurous than their recent performances – which have all been about regaining some defensive stability.

"The team has had to settle defensively first and, because we have been conceding some goals, it was important to get back to basics," he added.


"It has been working well for us but not against Sunderland, but we will take risks against Basle because we have to put them under pressure and win the game.


"It is a must-win game – it is like a final. We will take some risks to win the game.


"I think tactically they will be better than Sunderland, and going forward they are going to be dangerous as they have quick and intelligent players."



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Kolo Toure: Steven Gerrard a man for great days

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Liverpool defender Kolo Toure believes their forthcoming must-win Champions League encounter against Basel is made for Steven Gerrard to create "magic" again.


CHARLOTTE, USA - Saturday, August 2, 2014: Liverpool's Kolo Toure hands the captain's armband to Steven Gerrard against AC Milan during the International Champions Cup Group B match at the Bank of America Stadium on day thirteen of the club's USA Tour. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Reds captain will return to the starting line-up on Tuesday having been rested in Saturday's goalless draw at home to Sunderland.


Brendan Rodgers' side have to beat the Swiss to progress to the knockout stage, and Toure reckons Gerrard is the man who can really make a difference.


And, in light of Rodgers' judicious use of his 34-year-old captain this season, the Ivorian insists the midfielder's class is such that he does not need a full match to impact games.


"He is a man for great days. He makes the magic when no-one can make it. That is why he is one of the best players in the world," he said.


"His age is nothing. People just keep talking, but if you have a player like that in your dressing room it is very important with his experience.


"Players like that don't need 90 minutes to make the difference – only 20 or 30 minutes – and I am really happy to have him as a captain first and as a man because he is a great player."



Having been frustrated by Sunderland, Toure expects Basle to be more aggressive – even though they need only a draw to progress at Liverpool's expense. And he admits the Reds will have to be more adventurous than their recent performances – which have all been about regaining some defensive stability.

"The team has had to settle defensively first and, because we have been conceding some goals, it was important to get back to basics," he added.


"It has been working well for us but not against Sunderland, but we will take risks against Basle because we have to put them under pressure and win the game.


"It is a must-win game – it is like a final. We will take some risks to win the game.


"I think tactically they will be better than Sunderland, and going forward they are going to be dangerous as they have quick and intelligent players."



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Kolo Toure is confident Liverpool will make up lost ground on their rivals for a Champions League place.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, November 29, 2014: Liverpool's Kolo Toure and Joe Allen challenge Stoke City during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Reds missed the chance to close the gap on the Premier League’s top four as they were held to a goalless draw by a determined Sunderland side who restricted their hosts to very few opportunities.


With manager Brendan Rodgers having instilled a slightly more defensive approach in recent weeks – which has had the desired effect as they are now unbeaten in four matches in all competitions having lost their previous four – it has made it tougher to break down sides, particularly at home.


Having just edged past Stoke last week they could not manage a similar feat against the Black Cats but, although he watched another opportunity to stake their claim for a Champions League spot slip by, Toure is optimistic things will continue to improve.


“We knew it was going to be a tough game. They defend very well, they showed that against Chelsea (earning a goalless draw last weekend),” said the Ivory Coast defender, who now turns his attention to Tuesday’s must-win Champions League match at home to Basle.


“At the end we have one point, which is hard to take but this league is tough and every team fights – Newcastle won against Chelsea which shows this league is really difficult.


“It is better but last season we did much better than that. We have had a difficult start but we are catching up slowly and surely. There is more work to do, definitely.


“Last season we were outstanding in every area and going forward it was amazing, defensively we were strong, but this season has been difficult.


“When you have a tough start it is always difficult because the confidence is not always there.

“We are catching up and the team feels more secure and we need to keep going in that direction.”


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Toure: We’re catching up, slowly but surely

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Kolo Toure is confident Liverpool will make up lost ground on their rivals for a Champions League place.


LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, November 29, 2014: Liverpool's Kolo Toure and Joe Allen challenge Stoke City during the Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)


The Reds missed the chance to close the gap on the Premier League’s top four as they were held to a goalless draw by a determined Sunderland side who restricted their hosts to very few opportunities.


With manager Brendan Rodgers having instilled a slightly more defensive approach in recent weeks – which has had the desired effect as they are now unbeaten in four matches in all competitions having lost their previous four – it has made it tougher to break down sides, particularly at home.


Having just edged past Stoke last week they could not manage a similar feat against the Black Cats but, although he watched another opportunity to stake their claim for a Champions League spot slip by, Toure is optimistic things will continue to improve.


“We knew it was going to be a tough game. They defend very well, they showed that against Chelsea (earning a goalless draw last weekend),” said the Ivory Coast defender, who now turns his attention to Tuesday’s must-win Champions League match at home to Basle.


“At the end we have one point, which is hard to take but this league is tough and every team fights – Newcastle won against Chelsea which shows this league is really difficult.


“It is better but last season we did much better than that. We have had a difficult start but we are catching up slowly and surely. There is more work to do, definitely.


“Last season we were outstanding in every area and going forward it was amazing, defensively we were strong, but this season has been difficult.


“When you have a tough start it is always difficult because the confidence is not always there.

“We are catching up and the team feels more secure and we need to keep going in that direction.”


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Kolo Toure: 'We can still catch up'


Kolo Toure: 'We can still catch up'




Kolo Toure is confident Liverpool will make up lost ground on their rivals for a Champions League place.


The Reds missed the chance to close the gap on the Barclays Premier League's top four as they were held to a goalless draw by a determined Sunderland side who restricted their hosts to very few opportunities.


With manager Brendan Rodgers having instilled a slightly more defensive approach in recent weeks - which has had the desired effect as they are now unbeaten in four matches in all competitions having lost their previous four - it has made it tougher to break down sides, particularly at home.


Having just edged past Stoke last week they could not manage a similar feat against the Black Cats but, although he watched another opportunity to stake their claim for a Champions League spot slip by, Toure is optimistic things will continue to improve.


"We knew it was going to be a tough game. They defend very well, they showed that against Chelsea (earning a goalless draw last weekend)," said the Ivory Coast defender, who now turns his attention to Tuesday's must-win Champions League match at home to Basle.


"At the end we have one point, which is hard to take but this league is tough and every team fights - Newcastle won against Chelsea which shows this league is really difficult.


"It is better but last season we did much better than that. We have had a difficult start but we are catching up slowly and surely. There is more work to do, definitely.


"Last season we were outstanding in every area and going forward it was amazing, defensively we were strong, but this season has been difficult.


"When you have a tough start it is always difficult because the confidence is not always there.


"We are catching up and the team feels more secure and we need to keep going in that direction."










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Premier League: Kolo Toure says Liverpool can still finish in top four despite poor form

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Kolo Toure: 'We can still catch up'


Kolo Toure: 'We can still catch up'




Kolo Toure is confident Liverpool will make up lost ground on their rivals for a Champions League place.


The Reds missed the chance to close the gap on the Barclays Premier League's top four as they were held to a goalless draw by a determined Sunderland side who restricted their hosts to very few opportunities.


With manager Brendan Rodgers having instilled a slightly more defensive approach in recent weeks - which has had the desired effect as they are now unbeaten in four matches in all competitions having lost their previous four - it has made it tougher to break down sides, particularly at home.


Having just edged past Stoke last week they could not manage a similar feat against the Black Cats but, although he watched another opportunity to stake their claim for a Champions League spot slip by, Toure is optimistic things will continue to improve.


"We knew it was going to be a tough game. They defend very well, they showed that against Chelsea (earning a goalless draw last weekend)," said the Ivory Coast defender, who now turns his attention to Tuesday's must-win Champions League match at home to Basle.


"At the end we have one point, which is hard to take but this league is tough and every team fights - Newcastle won against Chelsea which shows this league is really difficult.


"It is better but last season we did much better than that. We have had a difficult start but we are catching up slowly and surely. There is more work to do, definitely.


"Last season we were outstanding in every area and going forward it was amazing, defensively we were strong, but this season has been difficult.


"When you have a tough start it is always difficult because the confidence is not always there.


"We are catching up and the team feels more secure and we need to keep going in that direction."










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