Match Day Thread FA Cup Sixth Round: Liverpool v Blackburn

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers on BBC Radio 5 live:

"Martin Skrtel is fine. He could have played on but you have to listen to the medical team and the experts and he is fine in the changing room. He fell heavily so there was a feeling he could have been knocked out or concussed but I'll leave that to the medical experts.

"Our objective this week was to get four points out of six in the league and get into next round of the FA Cup. We got six points out of six and although we are not through to the next round, we are still in the draw."

 

He's offside when Studge heads it prior to the handball

Yes, we should have had a penalty for the Lallana foul but at the end of the day, we should be beating Blackburn with referee decisions being a factor.

 

Agree with this...but (and this will leave me feeling a little dirty) Liverpool aren't Arsenal in Europe. And you were equally ****e up to the last group game the last time you won it.

 

If he were a Man Utd or Spurs player he would have been deemed not interefering and then the handball would be considered the second phase of play

 

Those fcking anti-Livpl bastrds twisting things again and making Rogers sound semi-normal!!!

 

They were worth their draw, yes we ould have been better but that doesn't mean score, Studge was blocked every time almost, credit where its due

 

Surely it's about building. Winning the FA Cup this season is great short term but getting top four for a second season running would be better in the long term assuming we make the right decisions off field.

I'd rather do both tbh

 

Yawn.

Of course Liverpool never get any decisions ever like.....

*shakeshead*

 

And you'd be celebrating

 

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers:

"It's been difficult here against Championship teams, Blackburn deserve credit. But my players also deserve credit, they were missing sharpness but they kept going and tried to create chances.

"It wasn't to be but we will look to get into the semi-final when we play away. When you have that many bodies behind the ball it's difficult. I thought we should have had a penalty on Adam Lallana and if you get a goal in the first 20 minutes it opens the game up."

"We kept a clean sheet and still have big confidence. We just lacked that final ball.

"We don't play until next Monday and that gives us a chance to prepare well. They put so much into the game but couldn't find the breakthrough."

 

TBH it could quite easily have been the case in the goal against City but lets ignore that

 

So you want to sink to their level?

Two wrongs don't make a right

 

I'd still be on the pitch now

#overjoyedfans

 

Please state if this is a BBC report also so I can fully examine any anti-livpl twisting of the fakhts

 

Nah just saying refs are ****e and need to sort themselves out

#noconsistency

 

Exactly

But it wasn't meant to be

 

http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/304550

#Rant

 

It's a radio transcript. It doesn't pass through #bbcsalford or McCunty's editing

 

You've got to be inside the ground to invade the pitch lad, so I reckon the Anfield turf is safe

 

Bar the Lallana decision, I actually thought the referee had a good game.

Blackburn defended well. and we just weren't good enough.