DESPITE Liverpool FC’s dramatic 3-1 victory over Zenit st Petersburg last night to level the scores, Luis Suarez’s brace and a scrappy goal from Joe Allen was not enough to prevent them going out of the Europa League.
This, after Hulk capitalised on an unfortunate mistake by Jamie Carragher to clinch a crucial away goal which meant Zenit went through on away goals.
The defeat means Liverpool will be without a trophy this season, but Joe Allen insists that the Reds still have a lot to play for this season. In an interview with the clubs’ official website after the game he had this to say about the match:
”It was extremely disappointing. You score, win the second leg 3-1 and still don’t go through – it’s pretty hard to take. The scoreline showed how much effort we put into the game and on another day we might have done enough to go through. It’s hard to look at the positives at the moment but when we look back I’m sure we will.”
Allen then turned his focus towards Liverpool’s ambitions for the end of the season.
”We approach every game between now and the end of the season to try and get as many points as we can and get ourselves as high a position in the table as we can. There might not be a trophy to play for but there’s plenty for us as a football club to play for and we’ll do that.”
Allen went on to describe how the tumultuous support at Anfield was an encouraging factor on the pitch.
”It made all the difference. When you’ve got an environment for opposition to come and play in like that, and support for yourself as strong as that, it really gives you a lift and helped us to almost get there.”
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He has done more talking this season off the pitch , than he has on the pitch . he talks rubbish and he plays rubbish . Go back to a small club Joe
Right we know that the fans are still huge at this grand old club.
We know that we are trying and at times playing better football then most in this league.
we also know that the structure is going in the right direction, we also know that we are much more stable as a club.
We also know that we have some good players and some good squad players but this is now the huge problem.
We need to now add that 4- 5 better quality of player to bring in this club and add to the main core of the group.
we have limited funds but lets use the deadwood and the players who are just not good enough and are clearly not up to it.
sell;
johnjo, carroll, spearing, wilson(contract up), jones gk, pacehco, downing, coates.
that abovve are not even playing when they do jones apart has done very little, jones is to old to be good long term back up and will not give us any value going forward. downing is avergage at best, shelvey attitude problem are bigger then his head!! coates lots of the pace, lack of games is not good but he just looks poor.
that aboove would bring in close to 30 mill.
Loan out;
suso, flanagan, robinson, – they are just not going to be what we need for this current moment in time, they should not be taking up squad places just because they are young! good young players they are but next year we have no time for waiting, these above all go out on a season long loan play football and if need be come back in on a recall option but at this time they are taking up wages and places in this young team.
Allen, henderson, kelly, borini, skrtel are all squad players only, you then need the new 5 players to come in and be quality additions.
LFC SEASON 2013 – 2014
REINA
JOHNSON LOVREN AGGER ENRIQUE
GERRARD LUCUS ALONSO
ERIKSEN
SUAREZ STURRIDGE
Should be game over for BR, Allen and FSG ???
Hopefully yes
LFC SEASON 2013 – 2014
REINA
JOHNSON LOVREN AGGER ENRIQUE
GERRARD LUCUS ALONSO
ERIKSEN
SUAREZ STURRIDGE
Manager: Rafael Benitez
If the club and the very own manager in Rodgers cant see that just having young kids that are ” so called full with future talent and potential” then we have problems.
Suso is very young and will get better but he is to slight, not fit enough and gets tired after 50 minutes and cant run and at present does not have the needed power.
Flanagan, Robinson are good young pros who will either be good squad players for us or move on to other clubs and cut it at another level but at this time we cant carry them, send them on loan.
Shelvey!!! what is it with this guy, he has a huge attitude problem, can someone please tell him he came from bloody charlton!!! yes you will tell me he is young but hey come on, he cant tackel, he has a anger problem which at times has cost us! he is slow, he cant win anything in the air and he is tall? id get rid, he is not good enough.
Carroll, not going to be needed in the system and is not what we need, cash in.
Pacehco – cant hang around on loan deal all year and every year ? what are we doing with him, its either sell him or keep him which one, but i know what he is better then shelvey. id still let him go.
Wilson, poor buy yes another one, this guy stinks, and yes have seen him at rangers and at youth level with reserves and still bang average. contract ends in summer thank god!!
Sterling – what is all the fuss about did well at the start but as soon as he signed his new deal he has been so so bad, id send him on a season long loan, with recall option, that would bring him down to earth.
downing- great he works hard, so what, your paid too? what does he give us bar ok balance with glen johnson, is that it, for 70 k a week this guy is bang average, sell him and use the money to buy a better footballer in Arda Turan.
Liverpool have huge work to do and to be ruthless is what we need now, we are close to knowing what we need and then go out and get it.
If we cant spend player sales of around 25- 30 mill which we could bring in form sales, if you include assiadi, he can go to, even though he was ok, id sell him and bring the money in.
Fsg need tho then add 50 mill then add the player sales to then of around 30 then you are talking!!!
lovren 10 mill
willams 10 mill
alonso 12 mill
turan 15 mil
eriksen 20 mill
Season over in February with 6th place the only realistic aim left. If people call this progress then they need their heads testing or they just dont have any standards. Get Ancelotti in this summer.
Great effort, outstanding performances by enrique, gerrard and suarez, but best performance was by the fans! Worst performance goes to mr. Casual glen johnson, just kept giving the ball away in great attacking positions. If we had better quality players than henderson and downing we would have scored 6 on a night like this !
Carragher u must never play for us again bcos of ur stupid mistake we are out of d competition we should have won. It will take a while for me to forgive u cos u undone all our hard work. Carragher u are d one our enemy have use to get to us. Dis is so painfull n difficult to accept. Despite playing over 700 games, he’s still prone to mistake shame on u idiot. Go to exile n never come back again.
Allen worst Liverpool player ever . We should try and sell this lightweight championship player ASAP
Probable Liverpool line up IF Rodgers stays –
Vorm
Johnson Williams Agger Enrique
Gerrard Lucas Allen
Sterling Borini Coutinho
subs . Jones , Wisdom , Skrtel , Britton , Downing , Shelvey , Assaidi
Get Rid of Rodgers now b4 he fills our squad with even MORE lightweight rubbishy ex-swans
http://live4liverpool.com/2013/02/lfc-news/season-not-ove
Joe Allen biggest waste of money in history of LFC , worse than Carroll defo
be quiet Joe . Your rubbish and dont deserve to be a LFC player