Comments on My Anfield: Another 3 points in the bag

@RedLucifer - lord no, not at all, not even nearly...

2009-09-30T10:01:48.837+01:00

@RedLucifer - lord no, not at all, not even nearly.

I think Babel has bags of talent but he can also be a very lazy and clumsy player at times (far too often for my liking).

How have I implied that I think I know more than Rafa ?

So you are saying that you know more than Rafa ?

2009-09-30T09:55:45.371+01:00

So you are saying that you know more than Rafa ?

@RedLucifer - not really, it seems like a silly th...

2009-09-29T22:47:37.583+01:00

@RedLucifer - not really, it seems like a silly thing to justify considering that its plain to see for anyone who has watched him play over the last couple of years.

Twombly red?? Care to list Babel's moments of mag...

2009-09-29T22:30:42.645+01:00

Twombly red??

Care to list Babel's moments of magic ?

@RedLucifer (Twombly Red) - when I've said Babel l...

2009-09-29T19:05:41.876+01:00

@RedLucifer (Twombly Red) - when I've said Babel lacks mental strength, it has only ever been in reference to his laziness / unwillingness to fight for his place. His ability to produce moments of magic has always been there and something which I've posted about numerous times.

Thought he didn't have the mental strength to do t...

2009-09-29T18:29:32.519+01:00

Thought he didn't have the mental strength to do that!

@Azza - Been watching several slow-mo replays of i...

2009-09-29T12:55:18.001+01:00

@Azza - Been watching several slow-mo replays of it and his facial expression backs that up.

I remember when I first saw it I thought he meant to flick it !

Babel's 2nd goal for goal of the season. He was co...

2009-09-28T20:58:31.310+01:00

Babel's 2nd goal for goal of the season. He was completely oblivious!

@suley - yeah I'm not too confident about Babels m...

2009-09-28T13:20:49.828+01:00

@suley - yeah I'm not too confident about Babels mental strength either. Shame for such an obviously talented individual.

Looking at Babel... you can see he has talent... y...

2009-09-28T13:11:39.433+01:00

Looking at Babel... you can see he has talent... you really can see that... but talent is not enough... i remember once reading somewhere that success is 20% skill and 80% mind... and watching babel he just seems so nervous whenever he sees the ball let alone touch it... he seems mentally weak to me... yeh he can get a good run of games and maybe gain alot of confidence and perform better... but he seems like a player that could lose that confidence in an instant...
Thats what separates him from a player like Torres... who always seems so confident(if not always in form)...

@Marcus - it was a very nice pass though ;-)

2009-09-28T11:22:09.593+01:00

@Marcus - it was a very nice pass though ;-)

gerrards goal was definitely just a cross great r...

2009-09-28T10:39:31.592+01:00

gerrards goal was definitely just a cross

great result but im still very worried about our defence and fiorentina and chelsea will give them a much sterner test than hull

The more I look at replays of Gerrards goal, the m...

2009-09-28T10:30:27.389+01:00

The more I look at replays of Gerrards goal, the more convinced I am that he was trying to pass it (not to begrudge him like).

We still need to sharpen up a bit at set pieces but I'm happy with the way things are progressing and feel we're ready for Chelsea next weekend. That Torres fella doesn't look half bad !