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Originally posted by stellazio:
if liverpool can overturn this then their title credentials will be for real this year.. morever this is a match after benitez said they can win it.
still quite conversative with that assumption regardless of the result.on the other side of london, chelsea is comfortably leading aston villa with a very thin squad.
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great result. torres did what is matters most. good strikers may not have a single shot on goal, but when they are given the opportunity, they took it.
the unsung hero here is dirk kyut, who made all the space available for the 23 million striker to end his mini goal drought. though he is still not playing like footballer, him making a nuisance provide all the time torres needed. and i still think keane and kyut should swop position.
great team performance? maybe not. though i like how fast they move the ball in the first half and those sleek one-two, opening up space for one another. continue dazzle the fans with that.
till now, liverpool owes their favourable results by capitalising opposition blunders, which is slightly not convincing as a title contender.
on any other day when the luck element is not present against a well-prepared team, liverpool will still frustrate the fans.
i still believe in the saying that champion can win the game even on their off day, rather than winning the game only on other's off day.
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stoke played the right tactic. negative approach, but right tactic.
only team like arsenal could deal when visitor try to park a bus in front of their goal post. a few one-two is the only way to lure the defenders outta their hole.
with 11 defenders inside the penalty box, u try to attack with crosses and long balls? who have more heads near the goal posts?
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this is precisely the reason why liverpool has not won the league for past 18 years.
3 points gained from man utd and they give it away to stoke city.
worse, while chelsea is playing man utd, it is the best opportunity to stretch the lead.
it would have been a sucker punch if not for reina.
29 shots.. not a single farking goal.
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babel is good if he plays sub, full of speed when the defenders are worn out in the second half. his performance is mostly average if he's in the starting eleven.
winning man utd is nice, but to win convincingly is more satisfying.
and i like wat i see in reira so far. better than the hype over gonzalez a couple of seasons back
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agree that more defenders are required. but i believe hyypia still have lotsa to contribute. i dont see many defenders who can read the game as well as he does even though he is getting slow. the reds shouldnt make the same mistake like what they do to hamman.
agger is plain unlucky this season. his absense really cause a lot of unbalance to the team's defence.
Edited by www 01 May `08, 5:45AM
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the odds was against the reds right from the start. thats why i feel rather numb about the outcome. at least chelsea didnt walk away with a clean sheet and it wasnt lost because of some silly howlers.
both keepers deserved most credits for whatever outcome. reina and cech were the one that keep the team alive still the very last minute.
just feel gutted that the final is featuring my least favourite two teams.
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luck not on liverpool's side today.
the first goal was from an offside and hyypia was denied a penalty. even the last tackle from cole on gerrard resulted as a goalkick. pretty much sum up the day.
nevertheless, liverpool can only kick themselves with such lousy performance in the first half and most importantly, the precious own goal from riise.
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