Sterling's performance against Man City basically cemented him a World Cup place.

Incredible to think Sterling is only 19. Unbelievable. I don't think he gets enough credit - he's been as important as Luis in the second half of the season especially.

Hopefully Studge is back to play Chelsea, I can see him having a big game there.

I hope Suarez gets his hattrick against Norwich to break the scoring record :lol:

yer yer if only it panned out looking at it that way without heart attacks and whatever else boils over 8-[

Only game of concern is the Chelsea one.

And that's only a concern if Suarez is acting like a fuckknuckle again.

-PB

I'm not concerned about Lucas' fitness as much as his ability to get back to sustained match pace.

I disagree, if we fell short it would be a disaster. We've made it so far this season on being the plucky underdogs. We won't have that advantage next season.

I'm not worried, when he came on at West Ham he did a terrific job. He's a model professional I'm sure his fitness will be ok.

Even if we fall short now, which would be upsetting, if someone offered me top 3 at the start of the season I would bit their hand off. It's been a great season.

Luis is due a goal or two (or three). Hopefully we can play our game and wipe Norwich off the park. Losing Hendo and Sturridge is certainly a loss but I think we can cope.

Thankfully Stevie managed to avoid a yellow for 3-4 games so now he's got a clean slate (even if he gets booked in all 4 games from now until the end he'll be ok, the mark is 15 now)

Any more injuries and we'll be in trouble. Hopefully Sturridge is back soon. I have a feeling we'll need him against Chelsea. He's been looking a little flat the last few games, he's not made of titanium like Suarez is, probably needs the rest.

Nice early kick off v Norwich as well. Love that.

I do have concerns about Lucas' ability to hit the ground running given that he hasn't played 90 minutes since 12th January.

:lol: - all good no matter where us Reds are that game was epic, shame we having to watch through the evening, a bbq ales/cider would have been a nice mix !
I have a long time citeh supporter working for me - took it very well and congratulated me/us on the fine result :) damn glad it went our way.

So Hendo out till the last Toon game ? - he'd be so gutted has worked tirelessly, proved many of us doubters wrong over his previous 2yrs this season he's done the job ! Now Allen has to step UP !
Lucas I'm sure will also come in, wonder how BR will play SG the coming games.
Sturridge slight hammy tear ? anyone got more on this ?

Actually ended up going over to my mates' place down in Richmond- a couple of frozen pizzas and a few ciders on a sunny Sunday afternoon watching us take a major step towards winning the League was definitely something to remember! On more than one occasion I had to resist the urge to start singing "We are Liverpool" on the train back into town...

Well said Cap H - did you end up finding a good watering hole to watch the game ?

It's a great sign when Suarez and Sturridge can both have relatively quiet games, against Man City of all sides, and still walk away with the 3 points. I loved the contrast in Stevie G and BR's post-match interviews- Captain Fantastic was trying to contain his emotions while BR was professional as ever about the game just played.

Suarez needs to stay on his feet- BR should have a word in his ear, tell him to calm down and not to go down so readily inside the box, or it could end up working against him. It seemed to be a result of his frustration at not having a bigger impact on a big game- as the match went on he started complaining and trying to milk penalties more than usual.

I think between them, BR and Stevie G will make sure the team are well prepared for their visit to Norwich. Both men have enough experience to know that it's especially important to keep their focus and standard of play up at this point in the season after a big win like yesterdays'. Even if they were to go into half-time down to the Canaries, I think this squad has it in them to overturn the deficit. No disrespect to Norwich but I think the Chelsea game in a fortnight will be the definitive match- depending on the Norwich result we either come away with a loss/ draw and BR will hammer it into the team again what an important match the Chelsea game is- in front of our home crowd. Or we beat Norwich and could virtually seal the title with a further win against the rent- if this was the case, we would only need a single point against either Palace or Newcastle to be out of reach for the other teams.

Edited by Captain Haddock: 15/4/2014 02:35:58 AM

Haha so we're thrown in with the Kop faithful :lol:
Hey they are enjoying the moment but I'm sure like us they are aware it ain't over till the fat lady sings.
I'm just happy finally we have become contenders and making CL was my prayers and I'm sure others would feel the same - just as Afro has mentioned this is Liverpool ! Been 24yrs and anything extra will be icing on the cake but none of us are counting our chickens till they've hatched be very silly to do so.
BB is just drawing a path to be able to say you blew it :p

That would be disastrous. We're really banking on the fact that Chelsea's main focus is the Champions League and hope that Atletico don't kill the tie off before the second leg.

The Kop have been singing it since 5-0 spuds away. Over half a season ago 8-[

Okay yeah, just Busby :lol:

But still, I'm a firm believer this should never be sung unless you're at least 10 points, or at this point in the season with fewer games to play maybe six or so clear :lol:
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Edited by gooner4life_8: 14/4/2014 10:38:17 PM

All what? Has anyone in this thread said we're going to win?

I just had a dream last night where Liverpool lost to Chelsea 2-1, and Suarez did jail time for biting off the referee's finger. My family have kind of had this thing over the years where we've been able to predict major world events in our dreams before they happen, so who knows? :lol:

The only person that has said we'll win (on here) is Busby...

I think we're all aware that there is 4 games to play and if we drop a point the dream ends.

Imno to be all over that one :lol:

The prevailing opinion is that if we can beat City we can beat Chelsea. But there's no point in worrying about that if we can't beat Norwich. By that time City will have made up one of their games in hand and we'll have a better idea of where we stand too.

All this is so premature :lol: Is Stevie G the only guy that realises you've got 4 games still to play, not least one of them against Chelsea.

Honestly, willing to put my balls on the line and say Liverpool won't win the league this season. Quote me, sig me, you get to choose my avatar for a month if I'm wrong etc.

I'm not gracious. I can accept Liverpool have been the best side this season.

It's a shit feeling but there is no denying it. Have to give them credit. There has not been any season in the EPL that a team won it that didn't deserve it.

Come off it, you're a good bloke but you're not that gracious :lol:

Double

Edited by milan_7: 14/4/2014 10:13:21 PM

Oh that's what it's about :lol:

There is no way Liverpool won't win it, they have played the best football, they have the best story and have got the luck when they needed it. They deserve to win it. And the team that deserves to win the league does win the league.

Quit trying to jinx us. =; [-x

What does that have to do with me saying Liverpool fans should enjoy it?

You do know that Brendan Rodgers and the team don't browse the FFT Australia forums don't you? You're as bad as Mourinho! :lol: ;)

Sterling was the best player on the pitch IMO.

Sturridge's form declining a little is probably a good thing, it allows other guys to prove their worth in the team and also gives teams other things to think about when we play them so it'll give him more space when he comes back.

My first thought was Sterling. Lad was everywhere.

But you've gotta give it to Mignolet. When the OG went in it would have been so easy for him to just capitulate but he stood back up and made some crucial plays that steadied the ship and set us up for the win.

Honestly, Sturridge out isn't the worst thing. He hasn't played that well recently and we did well just fine with just Suarez as the target man earlier in the season.

If he's fit play him, but we have so many goal threats it isn't that bad.

Much more disappointed hendo will be out for 3 weeks :,( no one has his engine

--------------------Suarez
Coutinho-----------------------Sterling
-------------------Allen
----------Lucas---------Gerrard
Flanno---Skertl---Sakho---Johnson
----------------Mignolet


Who's your MOTM btw? Toss up between Mignolet, Coutinho and Sterling. All fucking superb but I'll give it to Mignolet. Did amazing in the most nerve racking position.