oh dear, there seems to be no end to this roller coaster ride. after thrashing levski sofia 4-2, we were forced to a 1-1 draw with Marseille and worse of all Marseille got the away goal. we looked poor and totally no drive to win the game. finnan was poor yet again; murphy was virtually non existence; owen looked more interested in leaving than scoring. and gh's tactics went haywired again. just out of curiousity, why did he: 1. 'cold-storaged' diouf when we need someone to run the flanks. and no surprise, he played heskey as right-wing. 2. loan babbel to rovers and ostemobor to bolton when finnan is not having a good run? 3. fielded murphy instead of cheyrou against a french opponent? i hope gh let diouf play in the nx match. although his passing is shit, at least he terrorise opponent's defence. and gh shd really work harder to improve the team's morale and encourage the players on the field. those who wear the liverbird on their chests shd give their 110% effort! ynwa, webmaster -------------------------------------------- Match Report: Liverpool 1 Marseille 1 Liverpool were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Marseille in their Uefa Cup fourth-round, first-leg tie at Anfield . Gerard Houllier's side were leading through a second-half Milan Baros goal but had never looked truly in control. And with 12 minutes remaining, Didier Drogba scored to give Marseille a precious advantage going into the return leg at a sold-out Stade Velodrome in a fortnight's time. It took 25 minutes for Liverpool to create a chance when Danny Murphy and Harry Kewell set up Michael Owen who, from 12 yards, mis-hit his shot straight at Fabien Barthez. Seconds from the break Jamie Carragher got down the left and hit a first-time cross that Owen met with his head 15 yards out, but he could not find enough power to trouble Barthez. Dietmar Hamann rose from six yards to power a 54th-minute header on to the roof of the net from Steven Gerrard's free-kick, and a minute later Liverpool grabbed the lead. Owen's run and pass sent Gerrard in, and he bravely hurled himself into a challenge with Barthez which left the pair on the ground. The ball broke for Baros to fire into an empty net and Gerrard needed treatment before he could continue. Liverpool threatened again when Sami Hyypia's ball sent Baros away on the left and he cut the ball back for Owen, who set up Hamann to drill wide from 25 yards. But after 78 minutes the home side failed three times to properly clear their box. The ball ballooned around and Camel Meriem put the ball back into the six-yard box for Drogba, who held off Steve Finnan and stabbed it past Chris Kirkland for the equaliser. In injury time Hyypia rose to meet a Gerrard free-kick and saw his header bounce inches wide, and then Barthez made another fine block from Baros. But the late bombardment was not enough to secure a lead for Liverpool to take to France. source: Ananova