Rafael Benítez has, in this very funny period of world football, chosen to not yet buy players. I do not know if he is satisfied with the squad (which I do not think he is) or if he is blocked from above (the owners?). Instead, players are leaving.

Krizstian Nemeth, the young Hungarian from the reserve-team has been lent out to Championship (!) team Blackpool (where Adam Hammill spent some time, up to Christmas this season before returning to Anfield, I am still hoping Rafa will try him out), where he will have great chances of competing for a starting XI striking position in very weak competition. I hope that our 20-year-old finally takes the step into a first-team on this kind of level, get some games and goals, and hopefully return to Anfield full of confidence!

 Nemeth from pre-season game against Lazio.

 His reserve-team striker colleague Craig Lindfield has also been sent out on loan (he is always out on loans…), this time to our cooperation club Accrington Stanley, where he will be competing for a starting XI place, just as Nemeth will in Blackpool. Lindfield, who has featured in English junior national team, has not yet reached his potential, as has had a hard time even staying at Anfield, nevertheless getting into the first-team. Hopefully, he can do some good in Accrington, but I doubt he will develop into a future first-team player.

The former U19 international celebrating a Liverpool goal.

By the way, what is happening? Two draws against Everton… I am ashamed, Rafa. Ashamed. Steven Gerrard the only one still going strong.

Thumbs up!

 Sincerely yours,

Liverpool have today confirmed that Jermaine Pennant will be loaned to Premier League competator Portsmouth.

The new Pompey manager Tony Adams knows Pennant from their time in Arsenal, where Pennant made himself a name for real. Adams have had a tough start, and Pompeys are only on 12th place. Jermain Defoe has recently been re-sold to Tottenham, and Pennant is loaned in to provide attacking power, I reckon.

Adams eyeing success?

Good decision by Rafael Benítez, one must admit, because I did not want to sell him at all, and Rafa did not want to paly him – compromise. I just hope that Liverpool did not set one of those low pre-decided fees for him, so that Portsmouth can buy him at for instance five million pounds whenever during the loan spell. But he needs to get games, he has started one single game so far in the league and a couple in the FA Cup and Carling Cup, I think.

If lucky, he makes a super spell at Pompeys and then decides to return and covers our right-wing up (if not my dream comes true and Ashley Young or Joaquin is bought) for the next five years.

Good luck in Pompeys – I dearly hope that you will make it into the starting elevens!

By the way, dreadful game against Everton… What did Martin Skrtel do when letting Tim Cahill (one of the best players in the Premiership when it comes to heading) run free in the penalty box? Embarrassing.

Sincerely yours,

Hello mates. Sorry for the absence, have been occupied with all sorts of stuff. Birthdays, training session, school… You name it. But now RedWalk is back in business!

Liverpool-Everton tonight (late game, 8 pm), a delayed game due to I do not know what factors, but here we are anyway.

Last game was nice, very fine game indeed! Two goals from Fernando Torres, supported by a brilliant Robbe Keane, secured three points away at Goodison Park, back in time when Andrea Dossena still played…

Torres has said about tonight’s game: “Now is really the time to step up a gear” and I must agree. Liverpool have not impressed me since the 5-1 win against Newcastle, and Rafael Benítez’s press statements have been embarrassing to be frank. I do not like this side of football, and something in my brain tells me that Rafa maybe cannot handle the pressure anymore, now as Manchester United have climbed up above us at last.We are lucky that the Belgian super signing Marouane Fellain (who Liverpool actually met in the Champions League qualifier against Standard Liege)i is suspended, he has shown great play and potential since he arrived to Everton’s side. The national team midfielder has scored four goals in 18 games for the Toffees, and tonight Tim Cahill will probably be own his own up front with the second attacker gone. Cahill will pose a great threat together with Spaniard Mikel Arteta (one of few Evertonians I honestly would like to see in Liverpool – think of him on our right winger position!) and Leon Osman.

To balance it, we get Xabi Alonso back from the foot injury he got against Preston North End, and Martin Skrtel will probably play again as Daniel Agger is allegedly injured (I pray to God, if there is one, that he will not leave us! Would be freaking criminal by the owners and by Rafa if he would). Note that Emiliano Insua is away on a U20 tournament with the Argentinian national U20 team.

Possible starting eleven: Reina; Arbeloa, Aurelio, Carragher, Skrtel; Mascherano, Alonso; Kuyt, Riera, Gerrard; Torres. Hoping though that Agger features, and that Keane plays at least half an hour. Alonso is a vital piece, something which we noticed against Stoke City, and now he returns to face his Spaniard friend Mikel Arteta.

I will be anticipating a Liverpool win. 2-0. Goals: Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.

I will let Rafa sum it up, now in a much more eloquent manner: “Hopefully we will win and it will be a fantastic game and normally that means more confidence for the team.”

Will be streaming if I find a stream!

EDITED 21.14

Found two streams

English, code 150804

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And this:

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Sincerely yours,

Hi!

I managed to get my youtube account banned, or “permanently banned” as the text so nicely puts it. I would fancy youtube did not sign all those deals with the big television companies and broadcasting companies about the rights to the pictures. No, I would like to put up and to watch whatever I want to.

Unfortunately this is not the case, and no PRemier League football for the ongoing season will be shown there for more than a day, at its most, before the youtube staff removes your little innocent video, but they keep highly and doubtful political videos and radical stuff there. Many extremist groups can put up worse things than a couple of goals from Steven Gerrard – but no money there, is there, youtube board?

No, guess not.

A youtube-strike perhaps?

Naah, impossible.

Or? Some angry mails? Complaints? Will not work. Money is everything today, Every and thing.

Goodbye-five,

Feeling so sick of this, and it is not the love songs our dear Mr Ne-Yo sings about. No, it is the useless draws against bottom- and midtable teams.

I do not have to say much about the game, and I do not want to – it was one of the worst performances I have ever seen Liverpool in. Stoke City, newly promoted, had chances to even win this game by a couple of goals, and had one goal taken away  from them.

I think most of us noticed the abscence of Xabi Alonso. A key player, that is for sure. Unfortunately, our fears rooted in the second half of the Preston North End game came true – we had very little bam-bam-bam play, with Alonso in the building-up phase. No, he was missed.

Steven Gerrard is the only one who made a good game, he had two in the woodwork in the end and deserved a goal.

Rafael Benítez. Question mark. Why start only with Dirk Kuyt up front, having Robbie Keane AND Fernando Torres (both better strikers than Kuyt in my opinion) against such a team as Stoke, which we knew would back down home? We needed at least two strikers on the pitch to score. No, shape up, and stop that b*llsh*t you are doing in the media about Sir Alex Ferguson. Childish.

I will just let one picture summarise the rest of the game:

 An, by the way, Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-0 today. With two games less played they are five points behind. Chelsea, currently at 21 played games just as Liverpool have 42 points. Manchester United are now in the leading seat. Thank you Rafa.

Sincerely yours,

a depressed RedWalk,

Only about four hours to go before Stoke City host Liverpool in the 21st round of the English Premier League. Last time the teams met I wrote this post at pre-match: Stoke-Liverpool.

Stoke is currently positioned low in the table, namely on 18th place, with 20 points o 20 games. Their top-scorer is Ricardo Fuller, the 29-year-old Jamaican has scored 6 goals for his team in the league in 19 games. He is a poweful and quick player, but his tough playing style has led to seven yellow cards, and lots of free-kicks. However, his disciplinary problems have led to that he is suspended for this game, leaving the responsibility up front to Dave Kitson.

I personally thought that 5.5 million pound signing Dave Kitson would pose a great threat for the other Premier League teams, but the tall Englishman has scored no goal in 14 games. In Reading Kitson was a feared player, playing beside, mainly, Irishman Kevin Doyle. However, now he is not even a regular att bottom-side team Stoke.

Another good player in Stoke is the January signing Matthew Etherington, who has joined from West Ham United. A quick left-winger with a good left-foot who can deliver both great crosses and shots. If he gets to start, Rafael Benítez must look to neutralise him instantly, as I see him as the biggest threat now before-hand.

Embarrasing to get only 0-0 last time, and I want revenge now.

Torres trying, but failing, in the last meeting

Lucas wants it as well: “We had a difficult game against them at Anfield when we could only draw which was very frustrating. Hopefully we will have more space on Saturday to pass the ball well and create more chances and put them away. In the game at Anfield we had about 70 per cent of the possession but it was really difficult to break them down because they were really narrow. They are near the bottom of the table so they will be trying to get the points but we will be ready for the game and we know what we have to do.”

Wanting revenge.

However, Stoke is a strong team on Britannia Stadium, even though they are not the greatest team  they have only lost to Chelsea, Manchester United, and Everton. Now, if Chelsea, Man, and NEverton has won there, of course we have to as well. And we will. We have to. With ManU and Chelsea facing off at Old Trafford tomorrow we have the chance to break from them, getting a six point lead.

Preliminary first XI: Reina; Carragher, Aurelio, Hyypiä, Agger; Babel, Riera, Gerrard, Mascherano; Keane, Torres. 4-4-2 in attacking style, trying to unlock Stoke’s tight home defence. I hope that young Adam Hammill is in the squad. The young attacking midfielder has been on loan to Blackpool on the autumn and returned now in January. I have not yet had the pleasure to see him in action except bits and pieces on youtube, but he looks promising and we do need another Liverpool-kid coming up beside Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard, right? The fact that he might be THE next right-winger does not hurt anybody.

Back in scoring manner?

I am anticipating a win, even though Stoke are tough to beat in Stoke-on-Trent. 3-0 coild be a possible result, having Fernando Torres back scoring alongside Robbie Keane and Albert Riera. Ryan Babel returns in favour of more defensively Dirk Kuyt, and Javier Mascherano balances up the offensive line-up, in favour of Lucas Leiva.

If I find a good stream I will stream from here, so check it out before the game starts (5.30 PM) to see whether or not I am streaming.

EDITED 19.02:

New stream, password is foxsports2008.

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Sincerely yours,