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Liverpool´s French forward David Ngog(R) is challenged by Lazio´s Alessandro Tuia during their pre-season friendly football match in Liverpool. Liverpool won 1-0. |
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LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - Liverpool, without injured captain Steven Gerrard, beat Lazio 1-0 at Anfield on Friday in a friendly warm-up for next week's Champions League match with Xabi Alonso in fine form.
Liverpool travel to Belgians Standard Liege for the first leg of the third qualifying round on Wednesday and thigh-strain victim Gerrard at this point looks unlikely to feature.
Liverpool fans chanted Alonso's name constantly during the match and the Spaniard responded with a fine all-action display of passing and running.
Liverpool were crisp and assertive with Alonso pulling the strings in front of a 43,062 crowd.
They made it eight pre-season games unbeaten, the winner coming in injury-time when Andriy Voronin volleyed home from Jay Spearing's pass.
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Tontodonati August 9th, 2008 00:58
It would seem that English clubs are having a field day against Italian clubs in "warm up" games. I hope that's not contagious!Tontodonati August 9th, 2008 01:08
Never mind Liverpool beating Lazio in a warm up game. What about Italy beating . . . which team did Italy beat 3 -0 in the first game of the Olympics?philip99 August 9th, 2008 03:05
hondures lol.phughes699 August 9th, 2008 04:10
it will be a different story when they play in the Premiership.RGPII1 August 9th, 2008 04:59
Holland, we all know that, first game of the Euro, 3-0. I don't understand why an Italy fan brings that up.RGPII1 August 9th, 2008 05:00
I heard next year, the Italian teams are planning a schedule to play MLS teams! :-DDaJohnner August 9th, 2008 05:36
Liverpool are prime to get started. 2008 will be the year of the Anfield Boys.BesTalentScout August 9th, 2008 06:08
what's the big deal about beating Lazio ?Lazio is not what it used to be............
TONTO,
remember the time when Lazio had Signori, Fuser, Casiraghi, etc...............coach was Zeman
that Lazio team is still the scariest attacking team i've ever seen...........they ripped the then MIGHTY Milan 4-0 that season after destroying Foggia 8-0........
that was the time when the Italian league hardly produces more than 2 goals per game
that Lazio team would destroy ANY team today.........
phughes699 August 9th, 2008 07:22
Liverpool supporters never give up dreaming about winning the Premiership. You can dream as much as you like.....you will never win it.Timothy August 9th, 2008 09:31
What phughes699 said is what I would call "absolute MUPPET". It is something anyone could have said to ManUres 50 years agophughes699 August 9th, 2008 10:43
You can't say it now though Timothy know all!Tontodonati August 9th, 2008 12:02
RFPII1, wait until next year, then you'll know if you heard it!philip99 August 9th, 2008 16:13
liverpool are not going to win the premier league this year... look at who they bought. Robbie Keane, a good striker but not amazing, David Ngog, dont know much about him, Dossena, deccent player, Degen, decent, Weijl, Cavailierie and Mendy i have never heard of... plus he want Garreth Barry who is a pretty good player but again not amazing. The owners have put the club in a huge financial debt and are not going to give more money for transfers. So the team is pretty good i guess but deffinatly not good enough to win the Premier League. If you know more about those players i would love to hear about them!philip99 August 9th, 2008 16:14
and i think tottenham are going to take their place in the "Big 4"juanpgiraldo August 9th, 2008 16:50
I know Ngog and Mendy, and of course the players you mentioned at the beginnin. I think that Liverpool are getting bad players for their standard.phughes699 August 9th, 2008 17:15
Liverpool are a team of has beens, with no talent whatsoever. The manager switches the team around too much and all they seem to do is live on past glories. They look at Manchester United as a benchmark, but unfortunately never really come anywhere near to them. Their days have gone and they know it, but will not admit that they are just an average team now. As the years go on they will drop lower and lower in the Premiership rankings. Their stadium is out of date, the same as their team and all they have to live on is their dreams of many years ago.ajax72 August 10th, 2008 00:06
The only british club worth mentioning when it comes to top international trophies. The rest are all 'wanna-be's. Just think that 2 of the so called 'big 4' have never won, not a single time, the CL. So what's so big about them, exept for the hundreds of millions squandered trying to achieve what Nott Forest and Aston Villa did with pennies.philip99 August 10th, 2008 03:07
so basically liverpool suck and man utd are the bestDaJohnner August 10th, 2008 22:08
Liverpool have won every trophy at least once in the past 3 seasons except the EPL title. 2008/2009 will end their EPL title drought and once again show the world that Englands top team of all time wear Red and play at Anfield. ManUres, will begin to see the end of their recent form. Six simple words: No Carlos Queiroz = No Powerful United.newtonheath1878 August 11st, 2008 10:47
DaJohnnerLiverpool FC
2005-2006 FA Cup Winners
2006-2007 Nothing
2007-2008 Nothing
I don’t understand your last comment!!!
philip99 August 11st, 2008 22:39
do you really think that Carlos Queiros was the "brains" behind Man Utd? he was important but the main man is Sir Alex and he's still there with the other 10 assistants that he's always had... keep dreaming liverpool fansDaJohnner August 12nd, 2008 06:13
What I meant newton was:2005-2006 FA Cup
2006 FA Charity Shield Winners
2005 UEFA Champions League Winners
2005 European Supercup Champions
2006-2007 FA Cup Youth Winners
2007-2008 Reserves Division One Champs
2007/2008 Barclays Reserves Nat'l Champs
Do you want more??? just watch for the following:
2008-2009 EPL CHAMPS
2008-2009 FA CUP Winners
2008-2009 Champions League Winners
2008-2009 League Cup Champions
newtonheath1878 August 12nd, 2008 10:19
DaJohnner, all I can say is “pathetic”. The only major honour Liverpool have won in the PAST 3 SEASONS is the FA Cup. Now if you are seriously thinking that second string victories will provide your first team with major honours then you are more deluded than I ever envisaged!Yes, Liverpool reserves did win the reserve league last season, well done. Reading won it the previous season, the following season their first team were relegated. Food for thought, eh?
Yes, Liverpool’s youth team did win the FA Youth cup last season, again, well done. Man City won it the season before, say no more!
Liverpool fans scream and shout on how their team are the most successful British team ever, respectfully I can’t argue with that as the stats say it all, but your day has been and gone and you only confirm this by using your youth and reserve team successes as a benchmark. Unfortunately you are boxing in the wrong ring with this one as United are the most successful youth team in English football with the most FA Youth cup titles. The reserve team victories are meaningless, unless you a proud of the fact that your team are the best of a bad bunch!
This seasons predictions are laughable, you have a strong side this year but you still haven’t improved enough the break the United/Chelsea stranglehold!
phughes699 August 12nd, 2008 14:02
DaJohnner, what a prick you are!