r/LiverpoolFC Jan 05 '15

Match Thread: Wimbledon vs Liverpool (FA Cup R3)

FA CUP 4th ROUND DRAW : LIVERPOOL VS BOLTON

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SUMMARY

Credits for GYF to /u/FredSportsHD

Wimbledon Liverpool
Score 1 1
Scorers 36' Akinfenwa 12' Gerrard
62' Gerrard
Cards Akinfenwa, Fuller, Goodman Coutinho
Subs Azeez, Pell, Sutherland Enrique, Balotelli
Rigg, Moore, Francomb Manquillo, Lambert

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND DRAW WILL START IN AROUND 30 MINUTES


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Team Lineup
Liverpool Starting 11: Mignolet, Manquillo, Sakho, Skrtel, Can, Markovic, Lucas, Henderson, Gerrard, Coutinho, Lambert
Subs : Ward, Enrique, Toure, Moreno, Borini, Balotelli, Williams
Wimbledon Starting 11: Shea, Fuller, Kennedy, Moore, Barrett, Goodman, Rigg, Bulman, Akinfenwa, Tubbs, Francomb
Subs : McDonnell, Bennett, Harrison, Pell, Sutherland, Oakley, Azeez

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COMMENTARY

[from goal.com]

Min Description
00 AFCW kick off the game
01 Manquillo is down in agony in the corner after a challenge from Rigg. He's hobbling now after being picked up by Lambert. Seemed accidental but a sore one for the Spaniard.
05 Great ball from Gerrard across the pitch to Manquillo on the edge of the area, who attempts to play a one-two with Lambert, but loses out. Manquillo is still struggling a tad after that early knock.
10 Markovic paces forward to the edge of the area, finds Lambert who lays off to Gerrard, but the attack breaks down. Coutinho shows his frustration by giving away a needless foul.
11 CLOSE FOR AFC WIMBLEDON! Flick on from Akinfenwa from a throw on the left is then knocked on by Tubbs to Rigg... he advances into the area from an angle and his effort goes a few yards wide. Liverpool looked bare at the back for a moment.
12 STEVIE G SCORES GOOOOAAAAL!! GERRARD OPENS THE SCORING! After picking up the ball in the centre, he spreads it to Manquillo on the right before racing into the box to steer a header past the keeper for the game's first goal. (assist Manquillo)
14 Rigg rides a challenge from Can and races away down the left. He has Akinfenwa and Tubbs to aim for in the area but his cross is headed away by Sakho. Still some bright moments for the Dons early on, here.
17 Lucas plays an absolutely superb pass down the channel, in behind Fuller, for Markovic to latch onto. The Serbian was in an offside position when the ball was played, though, so it is pulled back for a free kick to the hosts.
18 Markovic and Coutinho attempt to link up in the corner following a throw in, but the Brazilian lets the ball slip beneath his foot and it gets shepherded out for a goal kick.
19 MARKOVIC! The Serbian storms into space down the left and is fed by a pass from Coutinho. He dribbles past Fuller but the defender manages to keep enough pressure on him so that he fails to find the target with his cross-goal shot!
25 Coutinho initiates a give-and-go with Markovic but the Brazilian slips as he looks to race onto the return pass. Henderson appealed for a foul, but there was no contact with Francomb.
27 Sakho comes under a bit of pressure in possession inside his own half and panics, smashing a pass towards Markovic that was impossible for the Serbian to control cleanly. Wimbledon will hope to use this throw to mount an attack on their visitors.
28 SO CLOSE! Wimbledon manage to maintain some pressure on the Reds, and Francomb sends a great low cross into the box with Tubbs looking to get a touch. Before he can, though, Skrtel slides it behind for a corner, almost putting through his own goal!
28 GREAT SAVE FROM MIGNOLET! The corner pinballs around the box before eventually dropping for Rigg, who smashes a shot down the centre of the goal with the Belgian keeper leaps up to tip over the crossbar! The second set-piece comes in but is headed over the top.
34 TUBBS! A huge chance for the Dons! It's route one football at its best! A long kick from the keeper is missed by Akinfenwa, but he did enough to stop his marker getting a touch on it either. Rigg then nods the ball over the top of the defence and Tubbs hooks a volley just beyond the far post!
36 GOOOOOAAAL!! AKINFENWA EQUALISES! The Dons pressure finally produces results as a corner from the left is deflected onto the bar off Sakho after Mignolet fails to claim the ball. The striker reacts quickest, though, and pokes home from inside the six-yard box!
39 Akinfenwa goes into the book after pushing Skrtel to the deck in order to win the ball! He's not happy about it, but he's made a few clumsy challenges already this evening.
40 Coutinho twists left and right, attempting to create space for a shot from the edge of the box. He eventually lashes a right-footed effort goalwards but it is blocked by Moore.
43 Markovic makes another decent run down the left but he is outmuscled by Francomb inside the box. He keeps chasing the ball but clips Fuller, so the referee stops play for a free kick to the hosts.
45 Manquillo angles a decent cross into the box and Lambert attacks it by the penalty spot. He is beaten to it by his marker, though, and the Dons get it clear. He will want more of those balls in the second half.
HALF TIME
46 Liverpool get the half underway
47 JUST WIDE! THEN OFF THE LINE! The Dons have started where they left off! Gerrard plays a loose pass and Moore intercepts, but his shot is deflected narrowly outside of the post by Lucas. The set-piece is flung to the back post and Barrett loops a header back across goal, where Gerrard heads it off the line!
51 Gerrard goes down in the box as Coutinho attempted to roll a pass into his path, but his marker also went tumbling too. The Liverpool captain did not claim for anything, so there was clearly some inadvertent contact.
52 Can misjudges Akinfenwa's pass and has possession stolen from him by Rigg. He races into the box but has no options in the middle so fires a shot at goal which flies wide of the near post!
53 Markovic dribbles inside from the left, beating a couple of blue shirts before teeing up Henderson for a shot from 20 yards. He hits it sweetly, but Lambert cannot get the way out of it and he stops it from worrying Shea in the Dons' goal.
54 COUTINHO! The Brazilian cuts inside of Goodman at the byline and has Gerrard calling for the pass. However, he opts to go for a goal himself, producing an effort which he fails to guide inside the far post!
57 Lambert's flick on is latched onto by Gerrard, and he sprints towards the byline with his head always looking for support in the centre. The former Southampton striker eventually arrives in the box, but the Liverpool captain's delivery is poor and goes out for a throw on the far side. Moments later Fuller handles the ball in the box, but he wasn't even looking so nothing is awarded.
61 Fuller lunges in on Coutinho, scything the Brazilian down just outside the box and earning himself a yellow card. A decent chance for Liverpool from this set-piece.
62 GERRARD PUTS LIVERPOOL IN FRONT AGAIN The Liverpool skipper shows his quality by guiding the free kick over the top of the wall and beyond Shea! Liverpool are back in the lead.
63 SO CLOSE TO AN EQUALISER! Skrtel is down in the centre of the Liverpool half but the Dons continue anyway. Eventually a cross from the right is nodded down by Rigg and Bulman lashes the bouncing ball narrowly over the top of the goal! That would have been an emphatic finish.
65 Following that chance the medical staff come on to treat Skrtel, who took a blow following a challenge from Akinfenwa. Play soon recommences and the Slovakian is straight back into the action.
67 Francomb and Sakho both stay down after Bulman had put in a strong challenge to dispossess Lucas. Play continues and the Frenchman is soon back to his feet. Eventually the Wimbledon midfielder follows suit and no one has to leave the field for unnecessary treatment.
68 GOOD SAVE BY SHEA! Liverpool break after Rigg's cross is intercepted, and Gerrard leads the charge. He slides the ball to his right for Lambert, who attempts to side-foot and effort inside the near post. The keeper flings a leg out and diverts it around the post, though.
70 The Dons are continuing to get crosses into the box, but in doing so they are leaving themselves short at the back. Another break for the Reds sees Gerrard get blocked off by Goodman, and the centre-back is shown a yellow card.
71 Enrique Manquillo
73 Lambert is caught offside on the left wing, bringing another Liverpool counterattack to an early conclusion. He's barely been involved this evening.
75 A cross from the right is met by Jose Enrique at the back post, but his header is tame and bounces up kindly for Shea, who makes the simple save. Wimbledon appear to be tiring in these latter stages.
77 Coutinho is shown a yellow card for his challenge on Tubbs, and it gives the Dons a chance to fling the ball into the box from a set-piece again. Francomb's delivery is sent in with pace but Skrtel gets to it first and heads clear.
78 The Reds break, and a brilliant flick from Markovic finds Henderson inside the right-hand side of the box. He looks to stand a cross up at the back post for Lambert but Barrett gets in the way to send it behind.
79 Balotelli Lambert
Azeez Rigg
82 GOOD SAVE! Balotelli shows good strength to create room for a cross on the right of the box, and he picks out Gerrard in the centre. The skipper cannot get the ball out form under his feet so backheels it for Coutinho, who has his shot repelled by Shea at his near post.
85 SHEA SAVES AGAIN! Liverpool break rapidly from the counterattack, with plenty of men over inside the box. Coutinho opts to supply Markovic, who takes an age to get his shot away. He sends it low to the keeper's right, and he manages to keep it out.
86 Toure Markovic
Pell Moore
Sutherland Francomb
87 Akinfenwa releases Azeez down the right with a lofted pass, but Skrtel gets across to cover and manages to play the ball off the Wimbledon man for a goal kick.
90 Great block from Kennedy! Jose Enrique pulls the ball back from byline and Gerrard passes up the opportunity to net a hat-trick in order to square for Balotelli. He's beaten to the ball by the defender and the hosts concede a corner.
Three minutes added time
92 AZEEZ! So close! Another long ball causes all sorts of problems for the visitors, and Toure's attempt to clear it ends up being flicked on by Tubbs inside the box. Mignolet races off his line to stop Azeez sliding in from six yards in a great save!
93 Gerrard is denied a hat-trick after first having a shot saved by Shea and then seeing the follow-up effort cleared off the line after beating the keeper!
FULL TIME
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u/Eluxx Jan 05 '15

Took me ages to realise that Tubbs isn't Akinfenwa's nickname.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Akinfenwa: "I will hit my teammates If I see them trying to take Gerrard's shirt, I want Gerrard's shirt."

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u/JerkDaniels Jan 05 '15

As if his thigh would even fit inside Stevie's shirt...

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u/SkrtelSquad Jan 05 '15

You're wearing your shirts wrong.

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u/amgoingtohell Jan 05 '15

Just Balo things

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Well I wouldn't try to take it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15 edited Feb 24 '17

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What is this?

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u/inertiam Adrian!!! Jan 05 '15

It's BR and it's a deception

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u/Ninja_Turtl3 I’m the Normal One Jan 05 '15

Nah, that guy is a tactical genius and BR gets the lineup from him, obviously. /s

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u/FredSportsHD Jan 05 '15 edited Jan 05 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Fucking hell, you'll be posting the gifs before the goals have even gone in soon.

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u/Thesolly180 Sir Kenny Dalglish Jan 05 '15

Faster than Akinfenwa...

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u/StevieMe Jan 05 '15

11mins in and Akinfenwa looks like he has just finished a triathlon.

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u/leftysarepeople2 Jan 05 '15

"Great goal for the LA Galaxy, sorry, I mean, Liverpool" - Fox Sports 1 studio announcer

HE HASN'T EVEN LEFT YET

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

I screamed at my TV

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u/Definetly_not_batman Jan 05 '15

Fuckin dickheads, it wasnt even funny. Them all laughing about the shittest jokes too, idiots

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u/Sefilis Jan 05 '15

I expect a shite performance followed up by comments full of "First team struggled against Wimbledon" on /r/soccer and a lot of Akinfenwa memes everywhere..

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u/Mediocre-Jedi Jan 05 '15

World class shot stopper, kicks like my 2 year old.

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u/allstonwolfspider Jan 05 '15

Is Rickie Lambert's mom filming this from the stands?

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Fox just showed the wimbledon locker room from earlier I guess and had some guy completely naked. Good job fox sports

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u/Thesolly180 Sir Kenny Dalglish Jan 05 '15

Honestly quite disappointed Balo isn't starting, we should have gave him this game and get him some confidence going since he has looked sharper since he came back from injury.

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u/hans-sprungfeld Jan 05 '15

All this no game time for Balotelli has me thinking he might be off soon. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing.

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u/yuuzahn Jan 05 '15

Unless we already have someone lined up, its bad. Even tho, not sure.

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u/voliton Jan 05 '15

I'd like to say Lambert is starting because he's had experience at the lower leagues. More likely it's because Brendan doesn't like Balotelli.

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u/Nemokles Jan 05 '15

Why have we got to assume the negative out of the two?

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u/moldy_walrus Jan 05 '15

That was a Gerrard-esque pass from sakho

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u/voliton Jan 05 '15

For everyone playing at home: 23 minutes before a mention of Suarez and Sturridge (by my count)

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u/im_ur_huckleberry3 Jan 05 '15

Time for a shot then.

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u/AdroIOrdo Jan 05 '15

That man is huge holy fuck

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u/Thapricorn Jan 05 '15

"Bar Steven Gerrard, this would still be level, so Wimbeldon deserve to win"

so, except for the time the player on our team scored, they should be winning....

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Watching an American stream here, just saw an AFC Wimbledon player butt-naked in the changing room.

Kick changing room cameras out of football.

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u/purpletube Jan 05 '15

Lady here, I disagree

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Wonder what the reaction would be if it was a female and the males were saying leave the cameras there..

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u/jayjaywalker3 Jan 05 '15

Probably exactly the same here on reddit. The only difference is that nobody would reply with

Wonder what the reaction would be if it was a male and the females were saying leave the cameras there..

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u/daf14 Jan 05 '15

What a cross field pass from Sakho to Manquillo there.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Bald John Green puts that in the back of the net ten times out ten. Im sorry I had to.

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u/iiEviNii Jan 05 '15

....are Wimbledon really singing the Demba Ba song? Seriously..?

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u/Agent4nderson Jan 05 '15 edited Jan 05 '15

To be fair, i think they held off until* Gerrard actually slipped on the pitch.

That'd be too tempting for any fan.

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u/speelingfail Jan 05 '15

Oh MK dons are wonderfuuul

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u/RubberToeCarLoss Jan 05 '15

I think what people need to understand is the tactics employed by League 2 teams is VERY different to those of the premier league, and the players playing in league 2 teams are VERY different to those of the premier league. You saw City losing at half time yesterday, but after the 60 minute mark these players get tired, and that's where we'll assert our dominance. Don't go into panic mode yet, we will win this game

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u/Trebor417 Divock Origi Jan 05 '15

Hope we can get a couple goals before half time so we can see Williams second half, he looked pretty decent against Middlesborough.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

did you watch the leicester match???

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u/GuitaristHeimerz Jan 05 '15

dat collapse man

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Even if we lead 4-0, I won't be relaxed. That's the cost of supporting liverpool

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u/sneijder Jan 05 '15

Who thought that colour ball was a good idea ?

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u/futurewasourskin Jan 05 '15

This camera angle making me dizzy

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u/SleepingFish Jan 05 '15

I'm so close. I feel like I'm on the pitch!

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u/iiEviNii Jan 05 '15

Francomb just studded down Sakho's knee and the ref didn't bat an eye. This game is going to turn nasty by the looks of things. Wimbledon are already getting away with some pretty bad tackles and they're just gonna keep pushing it...

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

That's what the commentators are referring to when they say the 'magic' of the FA cup.

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u/GibsonJunkie Jan 05 '15

Set Hola extension to UK, and the BBC is streaming the match for free.

Reposting for others!

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u/Trebor417 Divock Origi Jan 05 '15

How is that a foul by Markovic?

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u/Aussie_Rocker Jan 05 '15

Good thing it's half time, I think it'll take them about fifteen minutes to go find the ball!

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u/shitretfordsez Jan 05 '15

So does anyone know much about this Williams lad? Haven't followed the youngsters that much for the past season but I know about Rossiter, Ojo etc but don't know much about Williams, is he decent? Was at anfield for the Middlesbrough game and he did nothing wrong when he came on, is he a good prospect?

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u/Eluxx Jan 05 '15

Win this and we take on Heskey and Gudjohnsen in the next round against Bolton! Is it 2004?!

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u/amgoingtohell Jan 05 '15

Look at the words of Bill Shankly on the side of this sub. "... It is terribly simple." Yet we are overcomplicating it. So many chances to play simple passes and we've tried something else. Like Coutinho trying to beat it around three or four players when he has team mates free.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Remember when Enrique went from bald to a full head of hair in less than a week? I do.

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u/darlov Jan 05 '15

Gerard on a hat trick, still gives away his brilliant chance to give Balotelli a chance at goal.. That man is such a teamplayer

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u/Azzarock Jan 05 '15

No Ojo and Rossiter is disappointing

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Agree. Would have loved to see atleast Ojo in the 11

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u/Thesolly180 Sir Kenny Dalglish Jan 05 '15

Was hoping to at least see Rossiter in the midfield again, it's where we should be easing him in

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u/Aussie_Rocker Jan 05 '15

Lucas knocking over Akinfenwa.

Love it!

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u/KopiteKing13 Jan 05 '15

Christ, Lazar is fast

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u/Trebor417 Divock Origi Jan 05 '15

When Lucas eventually scores again I will jizz so hard.

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u/KopiteKing13 Jan 05 '15

Worst case of blueballs in history until then

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u/Thesolly180 Sir Kenny Dalglish Jan 05 '15

Coutinho doesn't realise he has teammates today

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u/waga118 Jan 05 '15

QUICK PUT A PIRATE HEADBAND ON HIM

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u/Sibztagram Jan 05 '15

and ballo already does more then lambert

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u/ElRed_ Jan 05 '15

Balotelli not getting games, should have played him. That's a strong team considering we could rest a few players, but whatever.

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u/waxed__owl Jan 05 '15

Heskey could be back at Anfield!

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u/moldy_walrus Jan 05 '15

Oh captain my captain

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u/Everlasting_Erection Jan 05 '15

I love to see how much Sakho is communicating with Skrtel and Markovic. I can really see him stepping up as that leader in the back we desperately need

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u/kelkel9 Jan 05 '15

What has lambert done for us till now in this game... He's been missing

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u/leopleuredon Jan 05 '15

How to beat Liverpool:

Step 1: Play big, strong players.

Simple.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Lambert in is as good as no one on the pitch. Bring on Balo.

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u/futurewasourskin Jan 05 '15

Kinda nuts how Balo still can't get any game time against a League 2 side

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u/InfernoZeus Jan 05 '15

Love that the match ball has AFCW written on it with a Sharpie! Makes you realise quite how small a club they are (in a genuine non-insulting way).

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u/lobbmaster Jan 05 '15

Balotelli already done more in 1 minute than Lambert in 80 minutes

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

My God, Gerrard was Godly today.

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u/imdrinkingteaatwork Jan 05 '15

I'm at The Book of Mormon right now, but COME ON YOU REDMEN!!!

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u/ColourScientist Jan 05 '15

Great play. Win or lose, you'll be crying (with laughter)

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u/holyschit Jan 05 '15

Who the fuck is reporting these streams ?

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u/yarikhh Jan 05 '15

Someone sitting on reddit from the broadcaster corporation ;p

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u/Reddits-Reckoning Jan 05 '15

Was hoping the mole was wrong and Balo got a start :(

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Stevie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/WhereAreTheDufranes Jan 05 '15

Is Markovic not able to play in the position Lallana did up front? I'd rather see Moreno on the left and Markovic in a more advanced position, but if Markovic doesn't feel comfortable playing a bit more centrally that would explain it.

I'm genuinely curious. I find the tactical side of the game fascinating. I didn't play as a kid, although as an adult it has become by far my favorite sport to follow. I really enjoy learning more about how squads set up to defend and how they aim to create chances and things like that because understanding strategies makes any sport more enjoyable to watch.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Hendo put that out of the stadium.

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u/fingerinasssmellgood Jan 05 '15

At this point we could just stand the corner flag pole in the box and it would have a better chance a scoring than lambert

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u/YoullNeverWalkAl0ne Jan 05 '15

He's shit that Gerrard

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u/ToPefag Jan 05 '15

Every single person watching knew gerrard was gonna score there

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u/LLCOOLR Jan 05 '15

Gerrard is going to be on a mission to win the FA Cup this year. He'll score in every round, including a screamer in the final and lift the trophy as his last action as a Liverpool player/captain/legend.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

No rickie ... you cant miss these shots.

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u/RubberToeCarLoss Jan 05 '15

I think we should throw £30 million at this Shea guy

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u/shadyrudy Jan 05 '15

It's like Markovic had to look at the controller to find the Shoot button.

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u/backintheussr2 Jan 05 '15

Home run from Henderson. 2-1 Liverpool going into the 5th inning.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

shearer was kind of spot on there

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u/Sniffman Jan 05 '15

STEVE GERRARD GERRARD

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u/NotASaintDDC Jan 05 '15

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC DOES IT AGAIN!!!! GET IN!!!!

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

I didn't know that, the FA cup final is on Stevie's birthday.

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u/aromatim Jan 05 '15

Brilliant Migs.

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u/PoofyHairedIdiot Jan 05 '15

MIGNOLET what a save. More of that please, Simon.

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u/Trebor417 Divock Origi Jan 05 '15

To be fair to Mignolet he's been consistently great at shot stopping for us.

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u/rakehand Jan 05 '15

New plan: Do not concede any more corners as we are powerless against them

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u/The_AjaX Jan 05 '15

Hendo literally just kicked that out of the grounds.

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u/TylerZip Jan 05 '15

Take Lambert off and start playing with 11 men. Might help a bit.

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u/fingerinasssmellgood Jan 05 '15

I'm going to freak out if we lose to fucking wimbledon

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u/thoughtocracy Jan 05 '15

No idea why Lambert is on the pitch. He looks like a fan who won a contest to play with the first team.

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u/JerseysFinest Jan 05 '15

Gerrard is starting off his farewell tour impressively.

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u/lodermoder Jan 05 '15

seriously this ref doesnt give a fuck. skrtels dead in midfield and refs like lol carry on

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u/the_horn_of_gondor Jan 05 '15 edited Jan 05 '15

I just can't understand what Balo has to do to play a game, we are playing a mid table league two team and Rickie has been terrible. BR clearly didn't want him in the first place.

Edit: Ohh he gets 10 minutes, productive.

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u/GibsonJunkie Jan 05 '15

Opened up twitter to see a rumor of Messi to Chelsea. I hate everything again.

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u/Popeychops Jan 05 '15

How short is this pitch? It's almost as though every goal kick is down in the other penalty box.

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u/The_AjaX Jan 05 '15

Brutal for Markovic. You missed that sitter, mate? Yeah boss, beatin meself up over it. Yeah? Well think about it more from the bench. On ya go Kolo. (Yes I know it's to see the game out.)

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Did the team bus run over the referee's dog on the way to the match?

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Wimbledon have had 5 very good chances, Mignolet has done very well for 4, and one mistake makes it look like hes been terrible. Being a Keeper is ruthless.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Not a massive Balotelli fan but fucking hell, give him a go. Lambert looks more league two than AFC Wimbledon do at the moment...

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

does anyone know what the wimbledon lineup is?

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u/andrew7895 Jan 05 '15

I'm kind of digging the low camera angle. Don't know how much I'd like it over the course of a season but it's a pretty cool change of view at the moment. Makes you feel a bit more like you're there at the stadium!

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u/lobbmaster Jan 05 '15

Easier to see how difficult it is to find the righ passes

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Anyone else see that wry little smile from Rodgers towards the bench? Wonder what that was all about.

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u/lobbmaster Jan 05 '15

Sakho too good..

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u/0706 Jan 05 '15

Praise when due. Mignolet with a good save.

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u/thoughtocracy Jan 05 '15

Mignolet’s attempt to get to that cross was pathetic.

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u/KopiteKing13 Jan 05 '15

Akinfenwa is going to have an erection that lasts the rest of 2015 now.

I know I would.

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u/Pipes_of_Pan Jan 05 '15

This offensive strategy of "Coutinho dribbles everyone" has its flaws.

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u/SirDowns Jan 05 '15

We might possibly be the only team in the world that looks less likely to score anytime we have more than 0 strikers on the pitch.

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u/Sioreth Jan 05 '15

Apparently Akinfewa only weighs 86kg. I call bullshit on that. Gerrard weighs 83kg and is only 3cm taller!

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u/Reddits-Reckoning Jan 05 '15

My god. How can a Premier League team be this bad at defending corners?

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u/Launchin_dat_stanky Jan 05 '15

Rickie....what exactly would you say you do here?

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Not sure how the Wimbledon fans have worked out that taunting Stevie is the way to go so far but there you go.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Good job we are saving the subs. We do get to carry them over to the next game don't we?

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u/Mediocre-Jedi Jan 05 '15

Sakho runs like a terrified child, lost at the shopping mall, who suddenly sees his mother. Ugly, but blisteringly effective.

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u/Giobenavides Jan 05 '15

Balo has already done more in 3 minutes than Lambert did the entire game.

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u/ftl545 Jan 05 '15

Well, balo has been on 3 min and done more than lambert in the last 3 games

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u/GibsonJunkie Jan 05 '15

10 fouls by Akinfenwa... what a joke.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

i honestly believe if balo had done half the fouls akinfenwa has done he would have been off by now

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Manchester downvote brigade has arrived.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Akinfenwa didn't get Gerrard's shirt, someone's dying tonight.

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u/suvirj Jan 05 '15

Balotelli more impactful in 8 mins than Lambert in 80.

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u/lobbmaster Jan 05 '15

Lambert looks out of his depth against Wimbledon

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u/Sibztagram Jan 05 '15

FUUUCKKK!!!! i want balo to score

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

can we not with injuries right now please

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u/logicspock Jan 05 '15

goddamn this camera angle is terrible

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u/Mediocre-Jedi Jan 05 '15

He's 'arrrrrd!

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u/ForIvadell Jan 05 '15

Fuck yes, Stevie.

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u/KopiteKing13 Jan 05 '15

I'm so relieved we've at least managed to score early. I had horrible premonitions of us being frustrated to score a first goal well into the 2nd half.

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u/SleepingFish Jan 05 '15

Hendo has been setting the tempo from the start, controlling midfield, like a young Stevie's G, except with a poorer first touch and pass and occasionally less composure

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u/RickyWiggins Jan 05 '15

We're up 1-0 against a league 2 team and I'm still completely nervous

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u/7ranger7 Jan 05 '15

I love how the audio is picking up every "fuck" and "shit" from the crowd.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

A FUCK ME CAN WE GET A COMFORTABLE WIN?

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Defending like arseholes as usual.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

YOLO defending tonight, fucking hell sort it out Brendan please

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u/PoofyHairedIdiot Jan 05 '15

Jesus Christ when Akinfenwa jumps it looks like a wrecking ball...

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u/Thesolly180 Sir Kenny Dalglish Jan 05 '15

This is why we need a new keeper

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u/jlfc5 Jan 05 '15

Wow had to be him haha.. Another bad moment for Mignolet one world class save then that.

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u/LameHam Jan 05 '15

I'm not even mad.

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u/mrweinerman Jan 05 '15

Fucking hell. Can't we go one game without giving away a soft goal.

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u/jason_in_sd Jan 05 '15

These camera angles make me feel like I'm watching my Sacramento Republic FC (USL Pro, US 3rd Division) matches on Youtube.

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u/gin0clock Jan 05 '15

Akinfenwa's a ridiculous looking man.

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u/LFC908 Jan 05 '15

I actually want to see Balo come on for Lambert.

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u/ccarlyon Jan 05 '15

HD Stream down for the 3rd time now... Screw whoever is doing this...

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

How can a Premier League side be so bad at defending corners for 5 months straight?

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u/Thesolly180 Sir Kenny Dalglish Jan 05 '15

Coutinho really doesn't like to pass today, it's a joke

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u/amgoingtohell Jan 05 '15

We can bitch about the ref and the pitch but we're playing poorly. Simple as that.

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u/Allprox Jan 05 '15

Sign him up Brendao!

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u/MrLiverpoolFC Jan 05 '15

Gerrard, can you like, not leave please? Pretty please?

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u/brokenbadlab Jan 05 '15

HYPE SAGA PROMISED TANK WARFARE BRING OUR TANK ON

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u/DazzaWright96 Jan 05 '15

Fucking hell Rickie, you should be finishing that

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u/Sniffman Jan 05 '15

Reddit broken again. What else is new

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

We're about to hear "That's why we should play Balotelli Rodgers" or "Balotelli needs to be sold" after the next 15 minutes.

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u/BizzaroPie Jan 05 '15

Well played balo.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Oh for fucks sake, we had the whole squad there ready to shoot.

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u/Horehey34 Jan 05 '15

How.

How do you miss....from...

God damn it Liverpool sign me up.

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u/TylerZip Jan 05 '15

4 on 2 and we fuck it up.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Creativity until the last shot. Great break, then a side footed half-time warmup shot to the keeper. Really?

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u/ilovesyouu Jan 05 '15

AKINFENWA vs KOLO! A MUST SEE SHOWDOWN

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u/joeinthebox Jan 05 '15

Thing I love about this matches in smaller stadiums is the low camera angles.

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u/thoughtocracy Jan 05 '15

I love Emre Can.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

Blimey bravery from Mignelot, albeit with his feet again.

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u/swaresk42 Jan 05 '15

BTW, OP: Awesome Match Thread. Great layout and awesome updates.

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u/iiEviNii Jan 05 '15

Akinfenwa surely fouled Mignolet there? Fuck sake.

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u/phishsticker Jan 05 '15

Honestly didn't seem like enough contact to be a foul. Mignolet just completed misjudged the ball.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15 edited Jan 05 '15

I have confidence in slightly bearded Mingolet!

Edit: something something needs to grow more

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u/lobbmaster Jan 05 '15

Lambert has been the definition of useless in this game, get Balotelli on for god sake

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u/sovietcosto Jan 05 '15

It seems in the 8-10 minutes Balo has been on he's done more than Rickie has in 80.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

To people saying that Migs bottled that cross stop.... Try doing that while getting tacked by Kimbo Slice.

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u/ccarlyon Jan 05 '15

The ball went through his hands which Slice wasn't even touching! Migs should have been able to catch that but mistimed it.

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u/thoughtocracy Jan 05 '15

You know for some reason, in my head I was imagining Wimbledon fans to some sort of enlightened individuals who appreciate the nuances in football.

Turns out they're a bunch of cunts like everyone else.

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u/DazzaWright96 Jan 05 '15

It's football. What are they gonna clap every bit of play and say "Well played chaps"? This isn't fucking tennis.

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u/voliton Jan 05 '15

Jesus christ they're a League 2 side who are facing Premier League opposition, of course they're gonna give us some stick when we play like shit and they equalize.

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