International Reds Round-Up

By This Is Anfield On · 15 Comments · In LFC News

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Due to the sheer number of injuries in the Liverpool squad at present, there were few Reds on international duty on Saturday.

Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson both missed England’s 1-0 defeat to Brazil in Dubai, midfielder Lucas Leiva was an unused sub for the South Americans.

Over in Madrid, former Liverpool team mates Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano squared up as Spain hosted Argentina. It was Alonso who came out on top, scoring both goals in a 2-1 win for the home side. Pepe Reina replaced Iker Casillas in the last minute to allow for a standing ovation on the keeper’s 100th appearance for his country.

Across Europe the Dutch were in action against Italy, playing out a drab 0-0 draw. Dirk Kuyt played the full 90 while Ryan Babel played a cameo role from the bench for the last 20 minutes, something he is used to from his club football! Holland play Paraguay on Wednesday, in Holland thankfully.

The only player to actually take part in a match of importance was Sotirios Kyrgiakos, whose Greece side played out a 0-0 draw against the Ukraine in the first leg of their World Cup play-off. The second leg takes play in Ukraine on Wednesday. Good luck Sotirios.

Martin Skrtel impressed as Slovakia enjoyed a 1-0 win over the United States. Slovakia face Chile on Wednesday.

Fernando Torres, Albert Riera (Spain), Daniel Agger (Denmark), Yossi Benayoun (Israel) and Fabio Aurelio (Brazil) were all unavailable for their country due to injury.

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  • MOHAMED HASSAN

    Good&Bad ,good if our players come back and perform well against man money.bad if we miss torres…….

  • MOHAMED HASSAN

    Good&Bad ,good if our players come back and perform well against man money.bad if we miss torres…….

  • MOHAMED HASSAN

    Good&Bad ,good if our players come back and perform well against man money.bad if we miss torres…….

  • boon

    What’s good a break when we are so far off the mark with, i lost count, so many points lost in the BPL. Hope all top players gather their wits and courage and play lkike they used to, attacking the ball, haunting the opposition and get the terror duo (SG and Torres) to whack in those goals.. I missed those days!!!

  • boon

    What’s good a break when we are so far off the mark with, i lost count, so many points lost in the BPL. Hope all top players gather their wits and courage and play lkike they used to, attacking the ball, haunting the opposition and get the terror duo (SG and Torres) to whack in those goals.. I missed those days!!!

  • boon

    What’s good a break when we are so far off the mark with, i lost count, so many points lost in the BPL. Hope all top players gather their wits and courage and play lkike they used to, attacking the ball, haunting the opposition and get the terror duo (SG and Torres) to whack in those goals.. I missed those days!!!

  • afaris

    its good because its a chance to regroup and take a little breather..we are not that far off,common..

  • afaris

    its good because its a chance to regroup and take a little breather..we are not that far off,common..

  • afaris

    its good because its a chance to regroup and take a little breather..we are not that far off,common..

  • lin

    i hope i am welcomed in this forum.i have using this site for years but i have never used its blog.however, we need to just stay positive and hope we gather momentum once again.

  • lin

    i hope i am welcomed in this forum.i have using this site for years but i have never used its blog.however, we need to just stay positive and hope we gather momentum once again.

  • lin

    i hope i am welcomed in this forum.i have using this site for years but i have never used its blog.however, we need to just stay positive and hope we gather momentum once again.

  • tiki-taka77

    You are welcome Lin. Your first comment is encouraging too!True, Afaris, the break could not have come at a better time to enable our players regain fitness. Lets stay positive and patient despite our points tally and the recurring injuries to our key players. Hopefully Torres, Gerrard, Johnson, Aurelio and Agger will be back against the Citizens and that we will not suffer lack of width or fluency in the final third with both Benayoun and Riera out. YWNA

  • tiki-taka77

    You are welcome Lin. Your first comment is encouraging too!True, Afaris, the break could not have come at a better time to enable our players regain fitness. Lets stay positive and patient despite our points tally and the recurring injuries to our key players. Hopefully Torres, Gerrard, Johnson, Aurelio and Agger will be back against the Citizens and that we will not suffer lack of width or fluency in the final third with both Benayoun and Riera out. YWNA

  • tiki-taka77

    You are welcome Lin. Your first comment is encouraging too!True, Afaris, the break could not have come at a better time to enable our players regain fitness. Lets stay positive and patient despite our points tally and the recurring injuries to our key players. Hopefully Torres, Gerrard, Johnson, Aurelio and Agger will be back against the Citizens and that we will not suffer lack of width or fluency in the final third with both Benayoun and Riera out. YWNA