Ohh!! Nuri Sahin pengutip bola

Seorang budak pengutip bola datang kepada Ronaldo selepas perlawanan Liga Juara-Juara antara kelab yang diwakilinya ketika itu, Real Madrid dan Borussia Dortmund. Niat budak pengutip bola itu adalah untuk meminta jersi yang dipakainya, namun malangnya tidak dilayan.

Selepas tidak dilayan, budak pengutip bola tersebut berlalu pergi dan kehadiran budak tersebut langsung tidak dihirau atau dipandang oleh pemain yang digelar Il Phenomeno ini. Mungkin Ronaldo akan kecewa atau terkejut apabila mengetahui bahawa budak pengutip bola itu sebenarnya adalah bakal pemain kelab Real Madrid yang diwakilinya ketika itu dan antara pemain muda berbakat yang telah menarik minat banyak kelab-kelab besar.

Budak yang dimaksudkan adalah Nuri Sahin.

Nuri Sahin(bulat merah) pernah menjadi budak pengutip bola bagi kelab Borussia Dortmund, yang juga kelab pertama yang diwakilinya.

Ohh Borini!! Blessing in Disguise

Does anyone understand his celebration?
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When Fabio Borini fractured a bone in his foot early in October, things were already dire for Liverpool at the striker position.
News that he could be out for three months was devastating at the time, and left Luis Suarez as the team's lone striker, reserves notwithstanding.

Now, a month after his injury, Suarez has reveled in the role and is tied with Robin van Persie as the Premier League's top scorer with eight goals so far.

To that end, Borini's injury has been a blessing in disguise. Brendan Rodgers was using Suarez and Borini in a timeshare as the team's front man until the injury. One would take the central role, while the other was pushed out wide.

Suarez, whose more natural position is on the wing, cutting in with pace, has proven that he is a formidable threat in any forward position.

He's scored all kinds of goals so far including free kicks, impossible angles right on the touch line, dribbling past defenders, receiving the long ball and beating the keeper and even headers from set pieces.

It's hard to imagine that all of those would have been possible if he was still splitting time with Borini.
Another bit of silver lining emanating from Borini's unfortunate circumstance has been the learning experience for Suso, who has filled in out wide numerous times in Borini's absence.

Suso has looked quite good, and has proved himself to Rodgers as a viable option to start in the league or in UEFA play.
His pace and touch on the ball look promising going forward, but it's his vision and creativity that set him apart from Stewart Downing and other candidates for the role.

Until his injury, Borini had played in every single match for Liverpool since the league began, including UEFA matches. Rodgers' affinity for the young Italian isn't surprising given their history, but the injury has forced Rodgers to look deeper onto his chart and he's liked what he's seen so far.
Still, given the brilliance of Suarez and the promise of Suso, Liverpool only have one striker on the teamsheet in most matches.

One more positive that may yet come from the injury is that there will be additional pressure to bring in a striker during the January transfer window.
Liverpool already needed one before Borini's injury, but now the stakes are higher, and the Reds are trying to get back into a reasonable table spot before the year ends.
Unbeaten in their last six league matches, if Rodgers and Co. can keep their form and turn some of those draws into wins going forward, then finishing in the top eight or six is not unfathomable by January.

While these all might prove to be positives for the club, it may be a bit more difficult for Borini to find his way back into the regular starting 11 if he returns on track by mid-January.
In any case, depth in the attacking front would be a luxury that Liverpool have not had in quite some time. 

By: Bleach Report

Anzhi vs. Liverpool: 6 Things We Learned in Reds' Europa League Defeat

Liverpool suffered their second group stage defeat in the Europa League against Anzhi Makhachkala as they fell to a 1-0 defeat.
Brendan Rodgers fielded a very young side over in Russia and a change in formation to help them stem the expected tide of Anzhi attacks and domination of the match, but instead it was actually the Reds who had the majority of control of the game.
Despite this, Anzhi scored the only goal of the match just a few seconds before half time, with Lacina Traore lifting the ball over first Seb Coates and then Brad Jones, for an excellent individual strike.
Here are six things we learned from the game.

Liverpool Look Solid Playing with a Back Three

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A big part of Rodgers' switch was to start a game with three central defenders, with Jon Flanagan and Stewart Downing acting as wing-backs.
Liverpool looked very comfortable for much of the match with three defenders at the back, with Andre Wisdom and Jamie Carragher occupying the channels either side of Seb Coates.
It aided the team in retaining possession because it offered a quick, easy route for the midfielders to turn back whenever they were pressed high up the pitch, and both Wisdom and Carragher were comfortable stepping into the midfield line when necessary.
It was a momentary lapse of concentration in defence from Coates which cost Liverpool the game in the end, but until the last minutes as the Reds chased an equaliser they remained comfortable in dealing with most of the threats Anzhi threw at them.
Three at the back, whether with five or four in midfield, remains a good option for the future for Liverpool.

Toothless in Attack Without Suarez

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As expected, Liverpool left several first team players behind in England with an important and difficult Premier League match against Chelsea on the horizon.
One of those players was Luis Suarez, the Reds' top scorer for this season and biggest threat by far in the final third.
Adam Morgan got his chance to start up front through the centre, supported by Joe Cole.
The Reds did well in possession and made a few interesting-looking chances on goal, notably in the first half when Henderson had a chance to shoot inside the box, but by and large there was a lack of spark, nobody to help hold the ball up near the Anzhi box and very little indication that Liverpool would actually score.
Suarez remains the only Liverpool player to have scored a goal since the Anfield game against the same opposition.

Ohh!! Liverpool FC possibility Line Up VS Udinese

P/S : Prediction guys? I guess it will be 3-1