Bayern Lev 0 Liverpool 3

Comfortable 3nil win for us and Bayern Lev rarely troubled us behind. 2 different teams started in separate halves and its nice to watch the new players in action. 1st Half Carragher and Whitbread started as the CB pair. Finnan played as the RB while Warnock took the LB only to see him replaced by Traore barely 5min into the 1st half after a nasty collision. In the midfield, there was Hamann playing as the DM alongside Alonso. Riise took his position at LM while youngster Darren Potter was given a chance to try that RM position. Up front we see Cisse heading the strikeforce with Anthony Le Tallec playing just behind him. The game started slowly with both sides not creating many chances in front of goal in the early minutes. A nasty collision between Step Warnock and Freier saw both players being replaced early in the game. Warnock was sent to a hospital for x-rays as he fell heavily on his arm. Bayern Lev's player Freier suffered a broken nose and chin and is likely to undergo surgery. The game resumed which saw Liverpool gaining in tempo and possesion. We eventually controlled the game from then on. Whitbread had a good game. He did well to clear several high balls pumped to the opponent striker. There were times when he struggled to clear the balls, thats when Carragher stepped in to help him. Otherwise, he looked pretty comfortable throughout the first half. Nice to see Whitbread play well, i definately hope he can continue learning and break into the first team but at this moment he still lacks the PL experience. I think he still has alot to learn from his two CB seniors. Meanwhile, Darren Potter also looked good at RM. He made several good runs down the flanks but too bad his passing still has to improve. Alonso was genius once again. His passings were a joy to watch and he prised open the opponent's defence with every single pin-point crosses. Hamann held the midfield well and i'm more than happy to see him back in action. Riise made some intelligent runs down the left flank. I think he played well in both the LM and LB (2nd half) position but its all up the Rafa to determine where he'll play this season. Up front, Cisse looke very threatening with his speed and he's always taking on defenders. Le Tallac looked poor in the early mins. His passing was awful and he made some aimless run. But as time passes, he gain composure and his beautiful pass saw Cisse scoring the opening goal. Within a minute, Cisse scored the second goal thanks to another wonderful pass by Le Tallac. 0-2 the half time score and we made real good use of the flanks. 2nd Half Hyppia was brought on for Carra, Josemi for Whitbread, young Medjani for Finnan and Riise was moved to LB to replace Traore. Gerrard came on for Alonso, Zenden played LM, Garcia played RM and Sissoko came on for Hamann. Up front we see Baros leading the strikeforce with Morientes playing behind him 10mins into the 2nd half. Medjani imho did not look comfortable as a RB. He swooped position with Josemi halfway into the 2nd half and i think he looked more comfortable there. I generally feel that Josemi is too slow to play in the centreback position and pls Rafa, abandon any thoughts to place Josemi at CB. Luis garcia looked different with his haircut (pls garcia, dun perm your hair lol). He looked like he has gain some weight. And he did not lose possession as often now. Zenden looked like a shrewd signing. He has an eye for goal and great workrate. Many times he comes back to help the defence. And he uses the flanks and touchline brilliantly. His cheeky crosses across the goalmouth looks very useful. Sissoko aka the new Vieira held the midfield well. He looked impressive with some nice footwork and well-timed tackles. Although his skills especially ball control are still way off Vieira, i think he will become good in time to come. He's just like a newly unearthed gem, waiting to be polished. Good buy. Capt Stevie is still the same old capt stevie...working non-stop to keep the team going. But i still have mix feelings about his last min's decision to stay. I can only use 1 word to sum up the strikefore i.e. Disappointment. Although Baros worked hard and scored a goal, he still looked like a headless chicken running around. Morientes was so quiet you wonder if he's really on the field. He looked like a pale shadow of his former self and its very sad to see him like that. I want to see him score again. Lord, pls make this man the man he use to be. Overall a great match. But we sure need someone more reliable to take up that RM position. And for the umpteen time i say this again... WE NEED A NEW CB!!!