Rafa leaving...

Again, the news of Rafa leaving Liverpool looming before the Stoke game because lack of support from the American owners. Like usual, Rafa had denied the rumuor & said he is 100% committed to the club, fans & players. He had done so much to the club & there are more trophies to be won..

In Rafa we believed...

1st win of the season...

We got our 1st win of the season at home, beating Stoke City 4-0. A superb play to bounced from the opening defeat to Spurs. The game also mark Glen Johnson scoring his 1st goal at Anfield with spectacular scissor kick. Torres also open his account for the season, so did Kuyt & Ngog.

Much more to cheers with our victory was MU defeat away to Burnley. Hope that the good form will continue against Aston Villa next Tuesday (25th Aug) at home.

1st Game, 1st Defeat...

We started the 2009/2010 campaign with a defeat at White Hart lane. Beside all the top 4, include Manchester City got the results, we had the worse results on the opening. We can only envy the Gunners thrashing Everton 6-1... we can even envy Manchester City victory at Blackburn or we can say how lucky Manchester United & Chelsea won narrowly at Birmingham & Hull respectitively, yet we are one who played badly to even get a point!

The whole team were not playing as a unit. The passing was bad, the defence was bad (how could two CB colleded?) & there were no co-ordination at all. We probably woke up in the last 15 mins of the game when Benayoun & Voronin came in as subs. But then it's already too late to save even a point. Credits to Assou-Ekotto & Bassong to scored against us..

Gerrrard & the gang should learn from this defeat & take it on from here. Let's forget about this defeat & move on to the next game... Stoke on Tuesday? Bring it on!!!

Welcome, Aquilani..

Hailed as the future midfielder for Azzuri, seem like Rafa had signed a good replacement for Alonso. Aquilani possess a good passing & can score through free kicks. Unfortunately, the Kop will only see him in action 4-8 weeks as he is still recovering from his injury. Hope it will not take him too long to settledown at Anfield...

Well beaten...

A painful defeat at Anfield, 2-1 to Atletico Madrid a week before EPL season start. No only we lost the game, but a posibble lost of Carragher & Torres with both limped out. Though Rafa not too concern when he said it's only precaution... Wihout 3 experience Centre Back (Carragher, Skrtel & Agger, it's looked like trouble for us to face a challanging season ahead..

Winning In Norway

As usual, Liverpool had turned Norway reds, like any other places the visited. After loosing 3-0 to Espanyol in Spain, The Mighty Reds found back their winning way by beating FC Lyn 2-0 (goals from Voronin & Ngog) in their new awesome all-white away outfit. Though, the fans never get to see the goal from either Gerrard or Torres, they had seen what Reds capable of, even when they only played their 2nd team. With the next game again Atletico Madrid at home this weekend, we are looking forward for Torres to score against it's former club before the season start.

East Of Anfield....

The Kop Comes To Asia 2009 had realised many fans dreams of watching the supported team played before their eyes. With thounsand of supporters, myself & my eldest son, Jia Jun had turned Kallang Stadium to be a temporary "Anfield" of the night... Result of the night was not important, because we do enjoy our trip...

Next trip, the real Anfield?....

Defeat in Spain

Despite fielding quite a strong team head by Steven Gerrard, Liverpool were well beaten by the La Liga, Espanyol 3-0. Eventhough it's just a friendly, it was hard for Liverpool faithfull to muster the defeat. Or maybe because it was friendly, our team never put all their heart in the game, hence get beaten by such margin. Rafa clearly dissappointed because the season is about to start in two weeks time, yet the whole team still looked very shaky. Rafa knew he still got a lot to do with the team.

In Rafa we believed....

Leaving Anfield?

As the season draw nearer, without any new signing, we were seem destined to loose two of the most gifted midfielders who had done so well last season in challanging MU for the EPL title. Xabi Alonso & Javier Mascherano...

Alonso been courted by Real Madrid seem so eager to leave Anfield to become the latest "Galacticos", expect to decide on Monday. Perhaps, what had happenned last season when Rafa tried to sell him to Juventus to financed the bid on Gareth Barry did hurt him...or perhaps, his unfinished business in La Liga with Real Sociedad...or perhaps, joining the "Galacticos" is a dream to every footballer.

Mascherano, on the other hand was courted by the other La Liga giant, Barcelona. Beside stating his family find difficult in settling down at Anfield, he was seem wants to join his fellow Argies, Lionel Messi more than anything else.

Whatever reasons it might be, we will accept it with open heart...

We had seen what happened AC Milan without Kaka (loosing all their pre-season friendlies), so did MU without C.Ronaldo & Tevez (loosing to Bayern Munich in Audi Cup)..., but I guess, the Kop did not depend just on Alonso & Mascherano...