The Liverpool Way - The return to former glory

Liverpool – Everton: 3-1 | Premier League

Home: 4-2-2-2
Reina
Kelly | Coates | Agger | Johnson
Rodriguez | Leiva | Gerrard | Downing
Cavani | Damiao

ter Stegen | Skrtel | Aquilani | Suarez | Henderson | Adam | Hartlebury

Away: 4-1-2-2-1
Howard
Neville | Yobo | Sigurdsson | Baines
Gago
Cahill | van Bommel
Krohn-Dæhli | Bilyaledtinov
Rodwell

Mucha | Hibbert | Masiela | Osman | Stracqualursi | Mustafi | Browning

Subs:
Aquilani Downing (86)
Henderson Leiva (86)
Adam Gerrard (59)


Goals

Howard (21)

1-0 Half Time

Bilyaletdinov (55)

Bilyaletdinov (81)

Agger (86)

3-1 Full time

Agger 8.0

We gotta love it. Merseyside derby, and the victory is ours. Two own goal by Everton helped us establish a descent lead and it was never threathened. Even after the hit one it, cause Agger was massive and gave us that two goal lead that lasted all the way in. It was great to pressure the guest so hard that they couldnt handle it. We even had one in the aluminium. Great win after a lucky draw last match.

Next match: West Brom (H) | Premier League

Liverpool – Everton: 3-1 | Premier League

Home: 4-2-2-2
Reina
Kelly | Coates | Agger | Johnson
Rodriguez | Leiva | Gerrard | Downing
Cavani | Damiao

ter Stegen | Skrtel | Aquilani | Suarez | Henderson | Adam | Hartlebury

Away: 4-2-3-1
Steele
Reid | Dawson | Olsson | Shorey
Mulumbu | Scharner
Bentley | Dorrans | Mollo
Odemwingie

Myhill | Jara | Tamas | Brunt | Long | Korcsmar | Mattock

Subs:
Skrtel Kelly (66)
Henderson Rodriguez (69)
Adam Gerrard (80)

Coates (11)
Dawson (29)
Odemwingie (54)
Kelly (66)
Reid (78)
Brunt (90+1)
Mulumbu (90+3)


Goals

Johnson (16)

Cavani (26)

Cavani (37)

3-0 Half Time

Dorrans (47)

Agger (56)

Dorrans (85)

4-2 Full time

Cavani 8.8

Easy win, leading three to nothing at half time, I felt it was never an issue of losing points. Dorrans did do a good job though. Both his goals were amazing shots from 35+. Both is goal of the month material. Agger keeps up the good work. Putting a goal two games in a row and we couldve won even bigger. But Im satisfied.

Next match: Bolton (A) | Premier League

Bolton – Liverpool: 2-5 | Premier League

Home: 4-4-2
Jääskeläinen
Jonathan | Cahill | Turner | Ward
Chung-Yong | Davies | Radovanovic | Surman
Bangoura | Klasnic

Bogdan | N'gog | Masoud | Alonso | Hines | Anderson | Steinsson

Away: 4-2-2-2
Reina
Kelly | Coates | Agger | Johnson
Rodriguez | Leiva | Adam | Downing
Cavani | Suarez

ter Stegen | Skrtel | Aquilani | Gerrard | Henderson | Damiao | Hartlebury


Subs:
Damiao Rodriguez (66)
Henderson Downing (72)
Gerrard Leiva (72)

Suarez (17)
Leiva (58)
Johnson (82)

Goals

Surman (11)

Suarez (27)

Cavani (38)

Surman (44)

2-2 Half Time

Suarez (56)

Damiao (75)

Cavani (88)

2-5 Full time

Cavani 9.5

Bolton and Surman were good until half time, punishing our bad passing with great counters. But after the break they just werent quick enough. Cavani, Damiao and Suarez were destroying them and it was a well deserved win. 13 vs 4 shots on goal. We just have amazing finishers. I cant help loving them! And we are back on the winning streak. Let us roll boys!

Next match: Watford (A) | Premier League

Watford – Liverpool: 1-5 | Premier League

Home: 4-4-2
Loach
Spence | M Taylor | Mariappa | N taylor
Solli | Buaben | Eustace | Sarpong
Sordell | Sa

Bond | Hodson | Dickinson | Yeates | Iwelumo | Doyley | Mirfin

Away: 4-2-2-2
Reina
Carragher | Skrtel | Agger | Johnson
Rodriguez | Leiva | Gerrard | Di Maria
Cavani | Suarez

ter Stegen | Henderson | Downing | Damiao | Coates | Adam | Aquilani

Subs:
Downing Di Maria (65)
Adam Suarez (65)
Aquilani Rodriguez (83)

Skrtel (74)

Goals

Cavani (8)

Cavani (19)

Suarez (27)

Eustace (39)P

1-3 Half Time

Cavani (53)

Cavani (69)

1-5 Full time

Cavani 9.8

And hello Watford, lets say it this way. They had one shot on goal the entire match. And that was. You guessed it, a penalty. This was a Cavani show deluxe and he's been worth the £ 39 m since the day I bought him. World Class player. We utterly crushed them, no questions asked. And the goals keep running in. This is a team that can fight for the number one spot this year.

Next match: Newcastle (A) | FA Cup

Newcastle - Liverpool: 0-1 | FA Cup 3 round.

Home: 4-2-3-1
Krul
R Taylor | Tomkins | Williamson | Santon
Tiote | Cabaye
Obertan | Jimenez | Ben Arfa
Ba

Forster | Gosling | Aird | Jones | Xisco | Marveux | Ferguson

Away: 4-2-2-2
Reina
Flanagan | Skrtel | Agger | Johnson
Gerrard | Leiva | Aquilani | Di Maria
Cavani | Damiao

ter Stegen | Fierro | Downing | Suarez | Coates | Rodriguez | Carragher

Subs:
Downing Aquilani
Suarez Damiao
Rodriguez Di Maria

Cavani (90)

Goals

0-0 Half Time

Cavani (68)

0-1 Full time

Johnson 8.0

Fighting for a spot in the 4th round and we did it. Struggled hard and long to get the goal in. But finally a Cavani moment got us through. But oh lord! Cavani injured in the last minute of ordinary time, and he's out for four weeks. Disaster has struck Liverpool. Can the team stay strong and keep up a good appearance without him. Suarez and Damiao must rise to the occasion. I fear for our next few matches, but the replacements have been good this season to. I'm staying hopefull.

Next match: Norwich (H) | Premier League.

Liverpool - Norwich: 3-0 | Premier League.

Home: 4-2-2-2
Reina
Johnson | Carragher | Agger | Enrique
Gerrard | Leiva | Adam | Di Maria
Damiao | Suarez

ter Stegen | Henderson | Aquilani | Coates | Fierro | Downing | Skrtel

Away: 4-4-2
Ruddy
Rosenior | Whitbread | Halford | Kokili
Pilkington | Crofts | Fox | Ayala
Vaughan | Morison

Subs:
Henderson Johnson
Aquilani Adam
Downing Di Maria

Morison (47)
Adam (54)
Fox (73)
Carragher (74)
Damiao (76)

Goals

Adam (11)P

Gerrard (19)

Damiao (38)

3-0 Half Time


3-0 Full time

Adam 8.2

The midfielders took responsibility today, Adam with the penalty and Gerrard with a long shot. And Damiao started great with a goal before the break. The troublesome part is the red card Damiao gathered with a nasty twofoot tackle. Nothing I want to see in a game and a fine was given. Still 3-0 to half time, and the second half was influence by the ten man Liverpool. Still a great win at home and now lets see what I can do. Damiao probably gonna get a three match ban, and with Cavani out for three to four weeks, then Suarez and Fierro might get a chance.

Next match: Manchester United (H) | Carling Cup Semi Final leg 1.

Liverpool – Manchester United: 0-1 | Carling Cup Semi Final leg 1

Home: 4-1-2-2-1
Reina
Kelly | Carragher | Skrtel | Enrique
Leiva
Aquilani | Gerrard
Henderson | Di maria
Suarez

ter Stegen | Shelvey | Downing | Fierro | Coates | Cole | Suso

Away: 4-4-2
De Gea
Martin | Jones | Evans | Blackett
Cleverley | Anderson | Carrick | Zhirkov
Petrucci | Young

Lindegaard | Ferdinand | Rafael | Valencia | Barmby | Wilkinson | Ekangamene

Subs:
Shelvey Aquilani
Downing Henderson
Fierro Di Maria

Anderson (40)
Gerrard (41)
Evans (41)
Zhirkov (63)
Martin (70)

Goals


0-0 Half Time

Petrucci (90)

0-1 Full time

Jones 7.3

A fifty fifty match where United drew the long straw. It didnt help that Gerrard followed up Damiao's two footer last match with his own on Evans who had to go out. Captain Fantastic got him self a deserved fine. United massed a young team that got the best of us ten men. Suarez couldnt handle it alone without Damiao and Cavani. This looks bad for the chance of a finale.

Next match: Birmingham (B) | Premier League.

Birmingham – Liverpool: 1-2 | Premier League

Home: 4-4-1-1
Foster
Carr | Davies | Pablo | Ridgewell
Phillips | Spector | McGugan | Beausejour
Eriksen
Zigic



Away:4-1-2-2-1
Reina
Johnson | Carragher | Agger | Enrique
Leiva
Aquilani | Henderson
Suarez | Di maria
Damiao

ter Stegen | Shelvey | Downing | Fierro | Skrtel | Cole | Suso

Subs:
Shelvey Henderson
Downing Suarez

Henderson (18)
Carr (39)

Goals

Damiao (32)

Eriksen (33)

1-1 Half Time

Downing (89)

1-2 Full time

Enrique 8.1

Phew, its like luck at a bad effiency day. More than enough chances. But after going one up Christian Erikson just shot us down. A tie just a minute after. It felt like this was a match we couldnt win but the substitute of downing did the trick. He went on a run and placed the ball down at the post. A win at a bad day. We need this kinda shit wins when we lack Cavani. Im sad to say it but without him we are a tad slow on top at the moment.

Next match: Fulham (H) | Premier League.

Liverpool – Fulham: | Premier League

Home 4-1-2-2-1
Reina
Johnson | Carragher | Skrtel | Enrique
Agger
Leiva | Aquilani
Downing | Di Maria
Suarez

ter Stegen | Hartlebury | Shelvey | Flanagan | Fierro | Henderson | Kelly

Away: 4-4-2
Pouplin
Grygera | Shawcross | Hangeland | Berardi
Garcia | Sidwell | N'zonzi | Riise
Dembele | Zamora

Stockdale | Baird | Senderos | Murphy | Johnson | Hughes | Feltscher

Subs:
Shelvey Agger

Agger (67)
Grygera (72)
Baird (88)

Goals

Suarez (23)

1-0 Half Time

1-0 Full time

Enrique 7.4

Another bad game from us. But three points is three points. I love the way how we can get the points of bad days. Suarez got a poacher goal like most his goals. Agger got a small injury and might be out a for a few days. 4-1-2-2-1 is working when we lack the forwards. And Enrique seems to enjoy it. Getting two motm in a row. And the young bench we massed shows that we have abit small squad. But now it is all about the next semi final match vs United. Wish us luck, I think were going to need it at Old Trafford. We havent got the best results there over the years.

Next match: Manchester United (A) | Carling Cup Semi Finale Leg 2

Manchester United – Liverpool: 0-1 FT. 0-2 E.T
Aggregate 1-2 in Liverpools favor

Home 4-4-2
De Gea
Rafael | Smalling | McGinty | Fabio
Valencia | Carrick | Jadson | Cleverley
Petrucci | Young

Lindegaard | Massacci | Keane | Cole | Morrison | Ekangamene | Blackett

Away: 4-1-2-2-1
Reina
Johnson | Agger | Skrtel | Enrique
Carragher
Leiva | Henderson
Suarez | Di Maria
Cavani

ter Stegen | Aquilani | Downing | Fierro | Kelly | Shelvey | Cole

Subs:
Aquilani Henderson
Downing Di Maria
Kelly Skrtel

McGinty (19)
Petrucci (45+2)
Rafael (59)
Aquilani (81)
Morrison (90+1)
Suarez (104)
Enrique (117)

Goals


0-0 Half Time

McGinty (56)

0-1 Full time

Suarez (120)

0-2 Extra Time End

Agger 8.0

United did yet again show up with a team filled with youngsters. It seems they dont take this cup as serious as we do. But still, these young ones have potential. At times the just played us around. But with Cavani back we had more guts and we turned it around. With pressure we made United make a fault and get an own goal. This sent us to extra time and both teams got really tired and it looked like it went to penalties but Suarez didnt want that. A late corner fell down on the foot of Suarez and he fired a volleyshot for the winner. We're in the finale!

Next match: Charlton (H) | FA Cupen 4th Round

Liverpool – Charlton: 2-1 | FA Cup 4th Round

Home: 4-2-2-2
ter Stegen
Kelly | Skrtel | Wisdom | Flanagan
Gerrard | Henderson | Suso | Di Maria
Fierro | Damiao

Shelvey | Cole | Bueno | Downing | Sokolik | Sama | Pelosi

Away: 4-4-2
Hamer
Solly | Taylor | Morrison | Wiggins
Wagstaff | Alonso | Stephens | Jackson
Kermorgant | B Wright-Phillips

Arestidou | Poyet | Raven | Daley | Pope | Evina | Cousins

Subs:
Shelvey Suso
Cole Di Maria
Downing Fierro

Wright-Phillips (67)

Goals

Fierro (9)

1-0 Half Time

Wright-Phillips (48)

Gerrard (56)

2-1 Full time

Di Maria 7.5

Against Charlton it was our turn to bring a young team. And they did good, Fierro got his first goal but Wright-Phillips didnt want to make it easy for us. If I can say luckily he got injured cause he was theyre best player and harrassed us quite abit. A well deserved win by us today. So now we are through to the 5th round and still a chance to get success in both cups yet.

Next match: Arsenal (A) | Premier League

Arsenal – Liverpool: 0-0 | Premier League

Home: 4-1-2-2-1
Szczesny
Sagna | Samba | Koscielny | Balzaretti
Djorou
Arteta | Nainggolan| Ramsey | Hamsik
van Persie

Fabianski | Chamberlain | Arshavin | Denilson | Chygrynski | Walcott | Bendtner

Away: 4-2-2-2
Reina
Johnson | Carragher | Agger | Enrique
Gerrard | Aquilani | Leiva | Di Maria
Cavani | Damiao

ter Stegen | Kelly | Skrtel | Downing | Suarez | Flanagan | Shelvey

Subs:
Kelly Aquilani
Downing Di Maria
Suarez Damiao

van Persie (22)
Sagna (39)
Nainggolan (62)
Gerrard (65)
Enrique (78)
Kelly (82)

Goals

0-0 Half Time


0-0 Full time

Carragher 7.4

A boring match with lots of tackles and semi ugly play. But again a god result away from home, can live with one point at emirates. But it couldve gone both ways. Seems like I strugge against the best teams away from home. We need to get a hold of a good tactic that we can use.

Next match: Q.P.R (H) | Premier League

Champions League

First knockout leg is drawn:
Liverpool Fc vs Bayern München

This will be fun game, one of the more tough opponents I couldve met.

Arsenal-Liverpool ... What, you mean that Cavani didnt score? He is a monster that man!

The Bayern match will be exiting indeed. Hopefully you win the home match cause its not going to be easy to win in the beautiful Allianz Arena.

Liverpool – Q.P.R: 2-0 | Premier League

Home: 4-2-2-2
Reina
Johnson | Skrtel | Agger | Enrique
Rodriguez | Leiva | Gerrard (k) | Di Maria
Cavani | Damiao

ter Stegen | Fierro | Henderson | Coates | Suarez | Downing | Carragher

Away: 4-4-1-1
M Howard
C Gunter | M Howard | P Kah | J Bennett
S Wright-Phillips | D Albelda | J Barton | F Zuculini
P Vaagan-Moen
T Smith

B Murphy | M Ehmer | L Young | P Diop | A Taarabt | A Traore | J Ekstrand

Agger (36)
Barton (63)
Johnson (72)

Subs:
Suarez Damiao
Carragher Skrtel
Downing Maria

Goals

Gunter (19)

1-0 Half time

Cavani (51)

2-0 Full Time

Cavani 7.8

Q.P.R didnt even get a shot of at the goal for the entire match. This was a major show in both defence and attacking football. Cavani got back on the scoresheet and Gunter was unlucky to put a goal behind his own keeper. If there anything to complain about there is the two dumb yellow cards we got in a match like this, no need at all to pull shirts or tackle hard. Another three pointer and we're still up there in the top. Fighting United.

Next match: Manchester City (H) | Premier League