Stoke Shocker

Anything but vintage tonight

20 corners and no goal to show for it. How's that? Disappointing to say the least after a good week, beating MU and OM in the process. Disappointing? It's too modest I guess. I can find many other sarcastic words to define Liverpool's jaded performance today.

Well...if you cannot beat Stoke, might as well forget about title dreams for now.
They came with a bus parked in front of their goal but Liverpool just cannot find their way in.

Chances were a plenty, nobody took it. Kuyt, Torres, Keane and the normally dependable Gerrard were off colours. I've mentioned it before, width is utmost important but Liverpool started with Kuyt on the right. Kuyt? This is not CL where he normally excels. Kuyt on the right is akin to Rooney in wide position for MU. You'll get nothing.

This Dutchman doesn't belong to Liverpool first team. He doesn't score since December last year, possesses poor first touch and everything but class.....and yet Rafa still believes in him.
A striker without a goal? Mr Rafa, send him to the scrapheaps please.

What is Pennnant doing? If he isn't good enough, why keep him in the squad. Why not play him then on the right wing and demote Kuyt to the bench? Rafa has a lot to answer, this time his tactical nous and credibility certainly can be questioned. He could have started the game with flair players, Babel and Benayoun to unlock a rigid defence of Stoke but he chose Kuyt instead.
I'm tired of this Kuyt really...he's pathetic. When Torres and Gerrard do not score, no one else does. This is Liverpool's biggest problem, solve it and you are in with a title shout. Else, just watch MU or Chelsea to fight among them.

The referee? Andre Marriner certainly has a beef against Liverpool. Last year, he gave a penalty for Reading outside the penalty box and condemned Liverpool to their first defeat and today he cancelled out a valid SG's goal. Explanation anyone?

Nothing went right today...and with it, a supposedly good weekend for me goes out of window. Many others too, I'm sure.

It's a terrible disappointment and Kuyt, please get out of my sight. I'm sick of you.