Guardian: Liverpool played some of the best attacking football ever seen in English football

Originally Posted by jem

it would be rather small to deny they have played some good attacking football at times, but the standard of the league currently is shite.

at least brenton only forgot to coach the defence and not the whole £#%&!ing team.

Originally Posted by dunk

It really, really is. 2 teams scoring over 100 goals, when has that ever happened?

It makes United's season all the more infuriating tbh.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Yes they've played a massive 41 games this season in all competitions. 4 games a month.

We've played 54 games this season. City have played 56 and Chelsea have also played 54 games.

Compare that to United's 2008/09 campaign where we played 65 games in total and still managed to win the league as well as reach another Champions league final.

Originally Posted by Rhodzy

The best attacking teams combine it with decent defending. They've conceded a £#%&! load this season.

All excellent, valid and balanced points

Originally Posted by redhegemony

the three front players have combined well and are tricky, it will be very different next year when coaches work out how to counter them and deny them space.

Especially when the buck toothed facist @#%&! £#%&!s off to Spain.

Originally Posted by redhegemony

the three front players have combined well and are tricky, it will be very different next year when coaches work out how to counter them and deny them space.

Probably by sitting back, denying them space and countering them.

Some of the defensive set ups against them have been absurd. Think of Spurs or the Arsenal home game, high lines with slow defenders.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Probably by sitting back, denying them space and countering them.

Some of the defensive set ups against them have been absurd. Think of Spurs or the Arsenal home game, high lines with slow defenders.

Everton as well. Its ridiculous. Although I don't think I have seen a more pacier team than this liverpool team. So it was probably difficult to defenders as well to cope with so much pace.

they did play football, and it was played in england. that much cannot be denied.

Originally Posted by Rhodzy

The best attacking teams combine it with decent defending. They've conceded a £#%&! load this season.

This... Conceded as many as West Ham and 2 less than Hull.

Scoring shitloads but letting loads in at the back too... Except that @#%&! Moyes whose team didn't score any.

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

This... Conceded as many as West Ham and 2 less than Hull.

Scoring shitloads but letting loads in at the back too... Except that @#%&! Moyes whose team didn't score any.

That's because he didn't have enough time.

Originally Posted by TravellingRed

That's because he didn't have enough time.

Ahem... Guilty of saying that.

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

In fairness they have played some great attacking football this season and will score over 100 league goals which is something we haven't done since the 50s

It's one of the reasons why them winning it this year would have been so hard to take as they would have done it with a much smaller budget than their title rivals while playing fantastic attacking football

Let's face it they have played better attacking football this season than we have done in a number of years

Thankfully they will end the season £#%&! all to show for it

Well since 2006/07 anyway. Let's not go overboard now

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Probably by sitting back, denying them space and countering them.

Some of the defensive set ups against them have been absurd. Think of Spurs or the Arsenal home game, high lines with slow defenders.

City at Anfield wasn't much better. I was surprised by Pellegrini's naivety there. Toure is a beast and Fernandinho has been good for them, but neither is a true holding midfielder, and it's crazy to play against pace without one, especially when your front three are definitely not going to be doing any defensive work.

Chelsea sorted them.

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

Thankfully they will end the season £#%&! all to show for it

if they win the league now, i am going to hunt you down. slit your throat, shit down it, and feed you to your mum

thats how disgusted i am at such a blasé comment

do not forget its city they are up against for £#%&! sake. anything is possible

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Well since 2006/07 anyway. Let's not go overboard now

Start of 11/12 until the city game.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

Start of 11/12 until the city game.

We seemed to be going £#%&!ing mental at the time

£#%&!ing hell, I must have missed all those great attacking United sides that spanked the top teams and wrapped the title up with games to spare, thus easing off for the last 3 or 4 games.

Originally Posted by wiganste

£#%&!ing hell, I must have missed all those great attacking United sides that spanked the top teams and wrapped the title up with games to spare, thus easing off for the last 3 or 4 games.

1999/2000

Scored 97 goals and finished nearly 20 points clear of 2nd placed Arsenal. Won the last 11 games of the season and had the title wrapped up by April 22nd. Which I believe is still a record.

Ancellotis Chelsea totalled 103 and were devouring opposition when the pressure was on.

But they probably weren't as dignified as this all conquering Liverpool side who could finish on a world record 84 pts.

Originally Posted by Grimson

City at Anfield wasn't much better. I was surprised by Pellegrini's naivety there. Toure is a beast and Fernandinho has been good for them, but neither is a true holding midfielder, and it's crazy to play against pace without one, especially when your front three are definitely not going to be doing any defensive work.

Chelsea sorted them.

Good argument that city were still quite unfortunate to lose, though. According to some, the "injustice" of that result has spurred them on

utd in 94/08 would piss all over the @#%&!s..

Also hate this £#%&! that the scousers have done it on a shoestring, the wacky batty boys are the third highest spenders since the premiership came into being...