Player Rating: Liverpool v Manchester City

This week Super Sunday match was between Liverpool and Manchester City. The outcome for this game was 1-1 draw, way far from Mr I prediction.

Liverpool started the match with 4-5-1 formation, with Luis Suarez upfront support by Jordan Henderson. City also started the game with caution as they threw two defensive midfielder in 4-2-3-1 formation. Kun Aguero play as single striker supported by David Silva.

It was Manchester City who had an early foothold. The Reds look struggle to contain City’s attacking. However, the game looks balanced as the clock ticking up.

Manchester City got the goal lead from Vincent Kompany’s header near post upon received corner delivery from Silva. It was poor defending from the Reds. When you are defending, you need to be in front of the attacker. What happened was both Kuyt and Johnson were behind Kompany, and the Belgian took full advantage of it.

The Reds drew level upon Charlie Adam’s long shot deflected into own net by Joleon Lescott and send Joe Hart into wrong way.

As the match reached towards the final whistle, it was Liverpool who took the game to Manchester City. The Citizen played with 10 men after Balotelli received second booking after fouled on Skrtel. Mancini withdrew Aguero for Dzeko and Silva for Kolo Toure. Liverpool only change was Carroll on for Kuyt. Carroll almost scored a winning goal after he head the ball from Henderson’s cross. The only thing that denied him was Hart’s reflect.

On the other hand, Mr I still believes that this is the game Liverpool should have won. Credit to Kenny Daglish. He got the tactical right as the Reds nullified Aguero and Silva threat throughout the match.

Match Stats: Courtesy ESPN Soccernet

Here are some guidelines for the rating.

10: Brilliant – Superlative performance

9: Superb – Great performance

8: Remarkable – Very influential performance

7: Very good – Dazzling performance

6: Average – Good game

5: Below Average – Decent game; with some faults

4: Poor – Didn’t have any positive impact to the game

Reina: Very good performance from the Spaniard. He has also good at anticipating the ball as he cleared out two poor back pass from Enrique and Adam which can nearly lead to goal. Rating: 8

Johnson: Same as Kuyt, he was guilty for City’s 1^st goal. However, he did well to shut Nasri down. We even did not notice Nasri did play in the match until he was substituted by Balotelli. Provide the cross that nearly serves as Liverpool’s winning goal. Rating: 7

Skrtel: Solid as well. Hardly put the wrong foot. Rating: 7

Agger: Looks like he is going to form good understanding with Skrtel. Hope he stay fit through the season. Rating: 7

Enrique: His poor back pass almost cost Liverpool. Luckily Aguero failed to capitalize and Reina was quick enough to clear the ball. Despite that incident, he worked hard enough to keep Milner frustrated all the time. Rating: 6.5

Kuyt: Same as Johnson, Kuyt was also guilty for lose his man, resulting City’s 1^st goal. He saw his effort went wide in the second half. Was replaced by Andy Carroll. Rating: 6.5

Lucas: Again, a very good performance from Lucas. He provided cover for the back four and man marked Silva in the second half. He kept the pass simple and hardly lost possession. Rating: 8.5

Adam: Another good performance from Charlie Adam in Reds shirt. He was pulling the string from the middle of the park. Let’s not forget that Liverpool goal came in from his shot. A little bit disappointing as none of his corner produces a goal. However, same as Enrique, his poor back pass cause problem to Reina. Rating: 8

Downing: Linking well with Enrique on the left side of the field and provided some delicious cross too. Rating: 7

Henderson: Played on his natural position. Not involved in many of Liverpool attack in the 1^st half. However, he started to shine in the second half. Rating: 7

Suarez: The hardworking ‘El Pistolero’ once again unsettled the opponent’s defense. However, Suarez needs to improve on his first touch, in my opinion. Rating: 7

Carroll: Should be introduced earlier in the pitch. Despite 7 minutes remaining, Carroll managed to get 1 shot on target. Rating: 7

Our New Home

Looks like Mr & Mrs I new home is almost 85% finish. Guess which one is theirs? Hint: Unit no. 3 from the end lot.

Site engineer (Mrs I) was doing her routine checking....monitored by site manager (Mr I)

Almost 85% finish...=)

Mr & Mrs I new home. Can you guys recommend any contractor for renovation?

Olympics Qualification: Malaysia v Bahrain

Just before the match between the Reds and City, our National squad faced Bahrain for Olympics qualification. Disappointing performances from Harimau Muda as they surrender two goals lead against 10 men Bahrain. The visitors managed to grab 3 goals in the space of 6 minutes. Gurusamy absent certainly been felt by the Malaysian players as the Bahrain conquered the midfield. The lost put Malaysia bottom of the group after 3 matches, with 3 lost in the row.

"Kalau tak boleh bersorak ketika kalah, jangan bersorak ketika menang"

Final score; Malaysia 2 – 3 Bahrain

Ultras Malaya: Terbaeeekkk!

Tajuk Kosmo: Keciwa dengan editor+writer

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To all fans, I on behalf of Mr & Mrs I apologize as we cannot deliver the articles on time. Please be inform that this is due streamyx ‘upgrading’; and it is always ‘upgrading’ in Sri Pristana. Should they upgrade to Unifi? Anyone?

Match Preview: Liverpool v Man City

The mighty REDS will host the Sky Blue team (Manchester City) in the EPL gameweek 13. Stay tuned at Stadium Astro channel 817 from 2300 to 0230.

City will come to Anfield with 100% record without losing. They only dropped points upon give up 2 goals lead at Fulham. City is currently 5 points clear on top of the EPL. However, the recent game at Naples proves that they can be beaten.

Liverpool is currently sit in sixth position, same point as Chelsea and Arsenal. The REDS is unbeaten at home so far this season. Nevertheless, they already had drawn four of their six home games. Recent victory against Chelsea could prove vital.

Key battle in this match would be MIDFIELD. The team which can dominate the midfield area should come out winner.

As Liverpool spirits is extremely high at this moment, can they pull out an upset against the City?

Possible Lineup

Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Kuyt, Lucas, Adam, Maxi, Bellamy, Suarez

Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Silva, Barry, Toure, Milner, Aguero, Balotelli

Mr I Prediction

Liverpool 2 – 0 Manchester City; with Suarez and Bellamy on the scoresheet.

Liverpool so far had struggle against the lesser opponents. But Mr I thinks that the REDS will triumph against the team who play open football. Some more, morale inside Liverpool’s dressing room is much higher compare to City.

Their First Ever Trip To Singapore Together

Hello peeps ....

Lets continue travel....and for the second post ...they will bring you guys to the famous Spore man-made island ;)

Mr. I was driving again n Garmin ( the trusted GPS ) has helped a lot during the traveling trip. The journey was smooth ( or maybe Spore is a small city ) where anyone won't not be lost! Basically , for this trip , they only went to Vivo City ( it's a shopping mall ) & Sentosa Island.

It took about 20 minutes from Tuas Link to reach the Vivo City . They preferred using the second link instead of the causeway link simply because less homo-sapiens are using this path :) Though the toll charge is more expensive but it is less hassle .

So , they went straight to the Vivo City . Vivo City is a shopping complex near to the Sentosa Island. This mall offers many boutique ... It's actually similar to our One U or The Curve.

Sentosa Island was initially a fishing village before the Spore government started to develop the area into a holiday resort . Guess , it is an outstanding man- made island yah . Some of the hot spots of Sentosa Island are Merlion , Underwater World , Songs of the Sea , Dolphin Lagoon , Mount Faber Cable and so many more attractive places to be visited :D

Let's see the pictures which I sort from Vivo City --> Sentosa Island..=)

The obedient escalator guardian

Beware; you have been watched!

Crap...the ticket sold out already

The monorail which took them from Vivo City to the Sentosa Island

Arriving at the Imbiah Station. Please do not leave anything behind....except the foot steps...=)

The famous Merlion...hope The Tiger will always 'bite' the Lions..if you know what I mean

4D Cinema..lets look what movie did they offering. Please scroll down...=)

Was waiting when can GSC or Cineplex can offer this kind of combo..I'm tired of popcorn combo already

Lets ride the Sky Ride

View from the Sky Ride

Please don't try this at home

With her best friend...long time no see huh?

Mr I: Why la I need to buy this expensive Coke when I can just buy it for half of this price..huhu

Until next time....challo

Player Rating: Chelsea v Liverpool

Right..seperti yang dijanjikan, Mr I will give his player rating on the REDS recent encounter with Chelsea on the last Super Sunday match.

The mighty REDS have won the match where Maxi scored his 1^st goal of the season while Glen Johnson scored against his old club, and it is already 2 months since Fernando Torres score..hahaha.

Here are some guidelines; based on scale 4 to 10 you might want to know. I don’t think there is a player to perform below than 4.

10: Brilliant – Superlative performance

9: Superb – Great performance

8: Remarkable – Very influential performance

7: Very good – Dazzling performance

6: Average – Good game

5: Below Average – Decent game; with some faults

4: Poor – Didn’t have any positive impact to the game

Reina: As usual, commanding at the back and stand out Captain for the team. He brought confidence the team back four. Most notable was his point blank save to deny Ivanovic. Rating: 8

Glen Johnson: Good at going forward but poor at defending. Something that Johnson needs to improve. Couple of times did Johnson was given Malouda times & space. Perhaps Chelsea 1^st goal was from Malouda cross. However, he did finish the game with nice solo effort and important goal for us. Rating: 7

Martin Skrtel: Had a good game by keeping Drogba out of the bay. He won many aerial battles as well. Looks like Carra will be struggling to find his place back. Rating: 7

Daniel Agger: Very intelligent to intercept the pass and position himself. Had a solid game as well. Rating: 7

Enrique: He gave Mata a torrid time. However he failed to track down Sturridge and cost Liverpool the clean sheet. As Johnson is good at going forward, Enrique was largely ineffective when attacking. Rating: 6.5

Kuyt: Had a disappointing game. Apart from his hard work, he was hardly noticeable. He put the ball wide after great play by Henderson. Rating: 6

Lucas: Remarkable performance by the Brazilian in the defensive midfield area. He hardly put the wrong foot, broke the opponents play and track down every Chelsea’s player. Rating: 8

Adam: This is the best performance from Charlie Adam in the REDS so far. His noteworthy contributions were pressurized on Mikel resulting the 1^st goal and diagonal pass to Johnson for the match winning goal. Need to improve on set piece anyway. Rating: 8

Maxi: Daglish hands him 1^st Premier League start and Maxi repays his boss faith by scoring the 1^st goal. His off the ball running always worried the opponent’s defender. Yet he was fading badly in the 2^nd half, suspected due to the lacking match fitness and been replaced by Downing. Rating: 7

Suarez: Constantly worrying Chelsea back line. However he looks like unfocused and seemed unsettled. Been replaced by Caroll. Rating: 7

Bellamy: His intelligent and unselfish played causing havoc in the Chelsea defense. It is from his movement that Maxi scored the 1^st goal. Been replaced by Henderson. Rating: 7.5

Henderson: Another positive impact from Henderson. Most notable was he dribbled pass Cole and Terry to create chance for Kuyt. Rating: 7

Downing & Caroll: Not much impact to the game. Rating: N/A

This is ANFIELD

Hi again…=)

Once again Mr I came to the rescue as Mrs I was so lazy to update this famous blog…kakakaka. Lately Mr I was thinking about writing some of his thought about soccer, mainly about technical analysis and player rating. Since he is Liverpudlian, most of his thought would be based on the The Reds performance. So, stay tuned and stay alive. You’ll Never Walk Alone. This is ANFIELD!

Why We Want You to be Rich

Hi there…=)

This is Mr. I first entry for this blog. Actually Mr. I is secondary author in this blog. Mr. I used to have blog before this, however he forgot the password already. Biasela…orang tua kan.

Recently, Mr. I read the book titled ‘Why we want you to be rich’. It is written by Robert Kiyosaki & Donald Trump, two very famous and multi-millionaires individuals. As he found out the book is interesting, he decided to write a simple review about this book.

Mrs. I bought this book for only RM8. Ye ke? Tipulah. Mane ade murah camtu, paling koman pun RM50. Betul…she bought it at Big Bad Wolf Expo. Sounds familiar? Heard they are coming again on 24 to 28 Nov this year. Will keep you guys update on this.

What is the message from this book anyway? Mr. I think that the best phrases to describe the book’s message is WAKE UP. This book tells us about financial education; which Mr. I believe that all of us must take care of our financial situation now and not the government. While most individuals think that the government owe them free medical and think that their government and employer owe a good and wealthy pension plan; Robert & Donald thinks otherwise. In their opinion, this will never happened; considering population growth, inflation and large government’s debt.

For each chapter, Robert & Donald share their thought. However, Mr. I do believe that Robert wrote the whole chapter while Donald tends to agree. Mr. I like Robert’s view as it is more close to ordinary people as Robert starts his empire from zero.

This book helps Mr. I as it serves as a wake up call for him. Hope that you guys can take some times to read this book.

Ok…that’s all peeps. Its time to play Doodle Truck….=)

See ya.

p/s for those who do not know what is Doodle Truck, please refer below picture…=)

Their First Vacation Trip

After they got married , this is their first vacation trip. Nah... It wasn't a honeymoon trip cuz they went there two months after the ceremony. They have to cancel their honeymoon trip to Krabi though they have purchased the flight tickets n paid for the hotel due to Mr. I was away to the land of rising sun for job training purpose .

So yeah , let's start the journey . Mrs. I personally picked this place after Mr. I asked her to search for a nice place to unwind from the hustle and bustle city life right after he touched down on thier homegrown airport.

This place called Damai Laut Swiss-Garden Resort & Spa. It is situated in a remote area somewhere near to Lumut. The hotel is in an extremely quiet location , which means there is a total absence of traffic noise and the ambience is peaceful. The hotel is big and it did offers many interesting activities to be explored .Let's enjoy the pictures!

Welcome to Damai Laut...=)

They had a beautiful view of the sea and stunning sunset during evening time

The green scenery from their room.... Very relax n soothing

This is The Gayam place where one can sit n enjoy the view of the sea while having the glorious seafood buffet.

One of the restaurant is surrounded by small manicured garden and trees

This is how the endless swimming pool looks like at night

Ended this post with Mrs. I happy face picture :)