A very clinical win from liverpool overall. Yes, there was a red card for everton, but in the end liverpool were very comfortable all the way through the game and andy carroll and luis suarez deserved their goals
Yeah its pretty clear that rodwell got the ball but I think nowadays you go sliding in 2 footed whether you get the ball first or not if your follow up hits a player I think its red. I think it serves as a protection to all players on pitch
"A player who jumps into a tackle two-footed is not in control of himself and therefore if he makes contact with the player, ball and player, or if the referee determines there to be excessive malice in the challenge, he will be dismissed.".... - from The Independent News (2007)
Haha to be honest Carroll was being complained most through the game.... And then he scored. Bellamy came on and dribbled in within minutes, Enrique played a great cross to Andy who finally got a reason to silence complaints about 'em
Well as much as I know.... A lot of us not agreed with that.... But for Liverpool fans, booed Suarez because of referee mistake decision are hurt as much as your player red carded
I'm sorry, as much as I can see that Suarez is a gifted player, I just can't stand the man. Pulls so many cheap tactics and dramatics. Lost most of this respect for his lack of honour in the world cup. But I guess as long as he's scoring goals...
Lol, funny comment ! The guy is a hero in Uruguay and too talented to be hated. Luis Suarez is nothing compared to gay assholes like Ronaldo and Nani in terms of "cheap tactics and dramatics" !
@ Wetporridge(Manchester City) : who cares, I guess Suarez was punished by being sent off in that match and on the other hand, Ghana had a penalty to win the match but Gyan missed it - so Gyan is the real culprit for Ghana's loss !
I'm sorry but suarez didn't appealed for the red card.... It was the ref decision.... Blame him not suarez. Most footballers in modern day footie do that anyways
You brits and your pseudo honor. What suarez did in the world cup any person with a little love for their national team would have done. He would die for the uruguayan jersey, and that for me is honor
Suarez did what he had to do in the world cup, he played and fought with all he had, and he payed for it, because he was red carded, it wasnt cheapo, he was punished for it, gyan just f****d up
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I'm glad he did what he did because I waned ghana to lose soooo bad
Suarez deserves an oscar for that performance. Rodwell went for the ball, got the ball and in the follow through got Suarez with his knee. Maybe a yellow card would have been sufficient. Rubbish referee!
@ Franky4fingers(Barcelona) : LMAO, it's widely known and understood that no one can beat Sergio Busquets for the oscar for best actor - maybe Ronaldo and Nani !
Look who is talking.... You can't blame our players if the ref was shitty.... Above all in la liga players dive and do lots drama.... What you think about that then?
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Canibalsuarez why are you even bringing ronaldo and nani into this discussion? They are miles ahead of busquetes and light years behind alves, mascherano, villa and messi when it comes to diving. Funny thing is.... How barcelona fans even have the decency to bitch about somebody diving is beyond ME
FYI, Barcelona players dive ONLY against Madrid because of the ugly tactics from Mourinho. If you think Barca players need to dive against sides from EPL such as Liverpool which look like a 2nd division team, you're just an idiot.
Petronie…You think Messi dives? Messi is probably the only player in the world who gets pounded every minute he's on the pitch and wants to get up and run because of his ability to tear apart defenses.
You Liverpool fans need to stop talking crap about higher level teams. First "try" to win something then start dissing the likes of Barca or Madrid. I read another "Tool" fan dissing Bayern Munich. If Liverpool met Bayern on the pitch right now, they would get slaughtered. United, Chelsea and even Tottenham can destroy your litle team. 4-0! Haha What a joke!
Poooh! You guys are at least 5 years away from even being considered a threat in Europe! So STFU!
@ Petronie: When Barca literally manhandled Man UTD in Wembley, did you see any Barca players diving? You see, if other teams actually came out to play football against Barca instead of parking the bus or tackling like they're playing rugby, Barca will automatically kill them. I still think Man UTD has a tremendously talented side but you wish you could play like Barca
@Franky4fingers little club? I hope you realise you just tagged the 3rd most successful team in European Cup history with this. More than your club. You show a total spoilt attitude and lack of respect for other teams, you little brat.
I once thought Barca were a team who conducted themselves with honor and their fans similar but since I've seen your players play act and unsettle players at other clubs. And now you've shown a complete lack of respect to a club that is your European superior.
You say United or City would beat us? We crushed United 3-1 (which frankly flattered them) and Man City 3-0 last time we played both. Perhaps you don't watch clubs outside the champions league because they're not big enough for your stuck up narrow mind
All you loser Liverpool fans can't accept that Everton got robbed by the referee. Suarez was acting and Rodwell didn't deserve a red card. The penalty was also uncalled for. Instead of accepting that Suarez is a hand balling SOB you go around calling Barca a bunch of divers in response to legitimate criticism of a cheap bustard of a player.
Cannibalsuarez - you're an idiot for calling out names here. It is obvious that your frustration with your lousy team is spilling out here. Haha Here's what your little "tool" mind needs to understand. Liverpool will never reach those heights ever again. The reason for that is Barca, Madrid, Chelsea and United and now Man see have financially reached such heights that it will take another Sheikh from the ME to pour in tons of money into Liverpool to compete against top clubs in Europe. That won't happen because Liverpool is overpriced and nobody will be willing to pay that kind of money to rebuild the club. So get used to being mediocre for a very long time and keep living in the past. Also, fans like you are now hiding their face after boasting for years about liverpool's record. No more can you boast against United about your 18 titles. Barca's record in Europe vs Liverpool is pretty even. Tiki-taka football is much prettier to watch compared to your team playing a bunch of hopeful long balls which get deflected around and chances just come by accidentally. Barcelona plays complete football where every move they make is synchronized. Obviously you hate it because your team can't even get close to being that good.
Mickeylfc - Yes, you crushed United. Where did United end up last year? And for that matter Man City? Haha They're both playing in the UCL. Did you even qualify for Europa League? I think Liverpool is a great but when you have a player like Suarez, who is talented but cheap as hell, you should have the integrity to criticize his antics on the field. I am not too happy about Barca's players diving but Madrid play ugly football and get away with it because the refs are under too much pressure to send off 3-4 players per game
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Sounds like another scumbag, Man urinated? What you doing on the merseyside? Or even if your barca fan, stick to Spanish league. Epl have the best entertainments all around. Fool
Franky4fingers(Barcelona) : like it or not, we beat your ass too many times with your tiki-taka football and we have more European Cups - just accept the facts and move on w****r !
MoronSuarez: Too many times? In all time head to head statistics, Liverpool is only 1 (ONE!) game up in W vs Barcelona. Beating Barca's ass too many times? Haha You're just an ignorant Liverpool fan who actually doesn't know your own club well enough. Baa hahaha! Now you can stick with the club and be at bottom of the pile in Europe.
Century: Me no understand your crap english. It is "You're" not your. "Entertainment" not entertainments
Very harsh red card. Rodwell got the ball before clashing. Also, this is the first time I see kuyt missing a penalty. That said, well played Liverpool.
Oh bitterness, bitterness The only thing the blues possess, I thank the lord that I’ve been blessed, With none of the blueshite bitterness….
To me this world is a wonderful place, A red and white glow all over my face, I feel so good to be alive, European cups, oh we’ve got five….
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The bitters were living in a land of dreams, “you’ll lose if you ever face a decent team” But Juventus, Chelsea and Milan tried, They all got beat so the blueshite cried….
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At half time AC thought they had us beat, The blueshite were dancing in the North Wales streets, But Stevie G played like a man possessed, So all they’ve got now is their bitterness….
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They said Milan Baros was offside, They say Steven Gerrard took a dive, They say Jerzy Dudek shouldn’t have no pride, But they’ve got none and we’ve got five….
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Oh bitterness, bitterness, The only thing that they possess, If it wasn’t for Heysel they would be the best, But they prefer living in bitterness
Suarez is a character.... Liverpool fans are happy, faking injury.... If it was barcelona or madrid would me a big talking point.... Smh liverpool fans
Oh woe to us who aren't Chelsea fans, cause all our players dive while Chelsea has never had a player that's gone down a bit easy. Smh Chelsea fan cause its called a double standard. That Drogba lad is a wee bit bigger than Suarez as well.
I'll tell you what it is "Its a disgrace, its a f*****g disgrace!"
It wasn't a red card, and probably not even a yellow. Rodwell won the ball and pulled out of the challenge well before Suarez arrived. His studs weren't really showing and it only became two footed when his trailing leg came around when he was pulling out-then he hit Suarez. I honestly felt like it was a fair tackle. As much as I love Suarez, I hate this style of falling over whenever you are touched. And Mr. Barca fan who called Suarez out for diving.... You just need to stop talking for VERY obvious reasons. Its funny cause if he was on your team you'd be supporting his acting. I'm not supporting it but for you to say a word about it is nonsense.
It was definitely a penalty and a great save by Howard. I feel as though the red card ruined the occasion because Everton stopped being an attacking side and sat behind the ball (not that I blame them). I enjoyed the game much more when it was open.
Good result, I enjoyed the fact that we seem to have subs that make a difference now
And I'm not sure how much Suarez's rolling had to do with Atkinson's decision. He pulled the red out almost immediately. This doesn't excuse him for making the most of the challenge, but I think it says more about the dear referee's decision making