Articles tagged with "xabi-alonso"
Anfield Banter: Gerrard available for Chelsea but not McClown, Finnan & Agger to face off, McClown warns Crouch, & another keep signed? What the...?
By Brian | August 16th, 2007* Apparently, despite a slight hairline fracture of his toe, Stevie-G will be available for the Chelsea match come Sunday. Honestly, I don't think ...
Liverpool vs Toulouse: the starting line-up
By Brian | August 15th, 2007Reina Finnan Carragher Hyypia Arbeloa Benayoun Gerrard Mascherano Babel Voronin Crouch Subs: Itandje Agger Riise Torres Alonso Kuyt Sissoko Good to see Mascherano out there. The only surprise for me is Hyypia over Agger, hopefu
Liverpool vs Toulouse: What will Rafa do?
By Brian | August 14th, 2007Well, Jermaine Pennant and Harry Kewell will definitely not be in the line-up, that's for sure. JP was given a rest and Harry Kewell ...
Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 1: final observations
By Brian | August 14th, 2007A friend of mine recorded this match for me, so I got to watch it again last night and a few things stood out to ...
Liverpool vs Aston Villa: starting line-up
By Brian | August 11th, 2007Here it is: Pepe Reina Alvaro Arbeloa Jamie Carragher Daniel Agger Steve Finnan John Arne Riise Steven Gerrard Xabi Alonso Jermaine Pennant Dirk Kuyt Fernando Torres Subs: Charles Itandje Sami Hyypia Andriy Voronin Ryan Babel Momo Sisso
Liverpool vs Aston Villa: What will Rafa do?
By Brian | August 10th, 2007Well, I'm hoping he puts out our best XI despite having to go to Toulouse next Wednesday. There are no new nor niggling injuries ...
Anfield Banter: Pepe's the best... again, super model be gone, & red card odds
By Brian | August 9th, 2007* Pepe Reina, quite possibly the best keep in the world, won his second straight golden gloves award for his performance last year in the ...
Top 5 preseason players
By Brian | August 7th, 20075. Xabi Alonso - seemed to already be in mid-season form, making fantastic passes and being an all-round menace on the pitch. 4. Dirk Kuyt - ...
Liverpool 0, Feyenoord 1: first half thoughts
By Brian | August 5th, 2007I don't really have that much to say. It's been more exciting then that dreadfully awful charity shield earlier today, but that's not saying ...
starting line-up versus Feyenoord
By Brian | August 5th, 2007Reina Arbeloa Riise Carragher Agger Gerrard Alonso Kewell Pennant Kuyt Voronin Subs: Martin Finnan Torres Benayoun Crouch Mascherano Hyypia Sissoko The first thing I thought was Finnan isn't on the first team? I doubt that, but ri
Liverpool 2, Shanghai Shenhua 0
By Brian | August 3rd, 2007Another preseason win, though frustrating. In the first half, we really let Shanghai's physical play bother us. We are going to have to ...
Liverpool 1, Shanghai Shenhua 0: halftime thoughts
By Brian | August 3rd, 2007Let me first say, Shanghai Shenhua may be feisty, but it's clear they are the inferior squad. They would might be able to prevent ...
Liverpool vs Shanghai Shenhua: starting line-up
By Brian | August 3rd, 2007Wow. Leiva, Leto, and Insua to start! We are the South America FC of the EPL. Torres will also get his first start ...
Liverpool 0, Portsmouth 0: Final Thoughts
By Brian | July 27th, 2007Not much to complain about in this game, except maybe Portsmouth's play which was overtly physical and boring. They kept nine men behind the ...
Liverpool 0, Portsmouth 0: First Half Thoughts
By Brian | July 27th, 2007If I had to pick one word to sum up the first half, it would be frustrating. The two things that are causing this ...
Liverpool 3, South China 1: extended highlights
By Brian | July 25th, 2007Here's 15 min. more of video highlights of yesterday's Barclays Asian Trophy match with South China FC. Enjoy. South China vs Liverpool - LFC.tv HighlightsUploaded ...
Liverpool 3, South China 1: the goals
By Brian | July 24th, 2007I love how all the Liverpool players, especially Momo, get the heck out of dodge as Riise is about to connect. If I was ...
Anfield Banter: Godwin watch, More Chiellini talk, Xabi & Stevie-G speak out, & that Man U dude
By Brian | July 19th, 2007* Godwin Antwi garnered some praise from Hartlepool boss Danny Wilson after containing Obafemi Martins in the first half of Newcastle's 3-1 victory over the ...
Liverpool A vs Liverpool B: Who would win?
By Brian | July 18th, 2007With the addition of Benayoun, Babel, and Torres, we are ridiculously loaded. So much so that I think our B team could probably make ...
Goals vs Werder Bremen
By Brian | July 17th, 2007Voronin's solo effort. Andriy Voronin - 1st goal v Werder BremenUploaded by lfcredsdotcom John Arne Riise! I wanna know oh oh, how you scored that goal! John Arne ...
Liverpool 3, Werder Bremen 2: El Niño debuts!
By Brian | July 17th, 2007What an odd affair. First off, someone needs to explain to Werder Bremen what the word 'friendly' means because apparently they have no idea. ...
Liverpool vs Werder Bremen: Pre-season Friendly Preview
By Brian | July 17th, 2007I won't try to attempt to guess what Rafa will do until later in the pre-season, there's just too many options. With the three ...
Liverpool 3, Crewe Alexandra 0
By Brian | July 14th, 2007Let's face it, it was Crewe Alexandra, a lower League One side. Some of the kids they put out there, well, were kids. ...
Interesting squad vs Crewe
By Brian | July 14th, 2007Well, Rafa is certainly in the 'experimental' mode. Voronin gets his first match and starts up front with Crouchy. No big surprise there. ...
Anfield Banter: Babel babble begins, Xabi's bro Bolton bound, Fergie annoyed, Amoo captured, A Valiant God?, Reds TV, Hammill's no Bhoy, Gerrard excited yet cautious, & Houllier's back?
By Brian | July 11th, 2007* Plenty of stuff to go over and none of it has to do with the Amy Winehouse & Pete Doherty tour of drunken terror. ...
Benayoun on board
By Brian | July 10th, 2007It looks as if it's official. Yossi Benayoun is now a member of the Liverpool Football Club. If he's beaten out Ryan Babel as ...
Anfield Banter: Bells Tolled, Babel fished, Benayoun soon, Kids challenged, Calling in the big guns, & Everybody loves Carra
By Brian | July 10th, 2007* It's official, Craig Bellamy has joined West Ham on a record breaking fee for the club. The Hammers will pay £7.5m for Bells, ...
More Anfield Banter: Yossi Benayoun, Gabriel Paletta, 2005 CL Final, Xabi praises Coleman, & those delusional Evertonians
By Brian | July 9th, 2007* It looks as if we've agreed on the contract terms for West Ham midfielder and Israeli National team captain, Yossi Benayoun. All we ...
Anfield Banter: Xabi's happy, Sven wants Crouch, Roy ponders Bells, & Hammill to Celtic or Rangers
By Brian | July 3rd, 2007* My man Xabi has a smile on his face right now that would melt ice cream. Despite losing his buddy, Luisy, he has ...
Xabi signs for five more years
By Brian | June 8th, 2007Speculation on his exit was adamant late in the Premiership season, especially following some suspect performances when he was included in the B side, but ...
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