Preston North End v. Liverpool - FA Cup - Jan 3rd [R]

Babel all ALONE in the box, right side, swings and misses his shot. embarassing.

 

Babel totally whiffs on a half-volley. He's gotta get it together.

 

Keep up the good work...and now I have to go to work. I'll catch up at lunch time.

 

Babel is having a poor game on the right side. Sorry to say this too, he started the game menacingly over there.

 

Babel to Ajax for 5.5 mill, anybody?

 

Some PNE dude just nicked Xabi, Xabi is down, but uninjured. Yellow card.

 

Drobny23 son is "all done" with mac/cheese.

 

Agger carries it forward to the top of the box, hits one, deflected, corner. 36'

 

Thanks for the comms everyone.

drobny, I appreciate the personal touches you add to your commentary

I wish I could see Riera's goal!

 

Short corner, Gerrard, to Masch, Xabi runs up on it and hits it feebly wide left.

 

Who won????

I'm gone..

 

Keane gets stunning through ball, in all alone, great GREAT save. Keeper charged him and Keane put it off his chest. Replay shows Robbie offisde, undetected.

 

PNE has another moment of brilliance, only, their moments are getting the ball into the box such as making a move to get into a crossing position, nothing more.

However at 41' Diego is way out of position on a high ball, and it almost ends up at the feet of PNE to pu in the net.

 

That stretch with the open net was very scary.

 

Mac 3 - 1 Cheese.

 

A little nervy from Cavalieri when the cross just came in. PNE's strike force is bulky to say the least.

 

Carra incensed he didn't win a corner during a rare foray into the opposing box. Ref calls over Stevie to discuss it.

 

If we sub out Babel for Benayoun we will win this game 4-0.

Now Keane with a howler!

 

Gerrard crossed beautifully right to left, ball in air, Keane foots it wide left, camera shows drooling Torres

 

Benayoun's not on the bench.

 

Keane passes up another shot INEXPLICABLY and centers it for nothing. Halftime.

 

Three sitters missed by Robbie Keane, and then he passes up his fourth because he's lost his confidence.

Maddening.

 

Oh.

If he was on, we'd be killing them.

ALONSO IS HURT, he can't walk off the pitch, now he is up and limping.

 

Keane was just gift wrapped chance with that perfect ball from Gerrard and missed it...damn.

Babel is infuriating at times. He shoots when it is obviously not the best option and his final balls are often horrible. I think he needs some regular pt on loan to help sort that out.

 

Babel and Keane have been disastrous today. Thank God for Riera's moment of brilliance.

Should be 4-5 up right now.