I started writing this blog on the 11th of September. Ever since then I've been meaning to write a match report of a Liverpool FC match. Since it would be my first match report, I wanted to write about a match which they won. But it took 92 days, thats right 92 days, between two victories that I saw Live on TV. The last time I saw Liverpool win was against Arsenal, on the 20th of August, a whole 3 weeks before I started writing this blog. Ever since, when I've watched, they haven't won, and when they've won, I haven't been able to watch!
All that changed on the 20th of this month when they played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. If ever there was a away performance which was exceptional and fully deserving of the 3 points they picked up, then this was it. Goals from Maxi Rodriguez, who incidentally, was in the starting line-up for the first time this season, and a brilliant goal from Glen Johnson, who left his fellow English defender Ashley Cole in his dust, before finishing clinically past Petr Cech at the far post(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUXs1SjLXqQ&feature=related). But the performance of the match goes to Charlie Adam who played a major part in both goals, dispossessing Mikel for the first, and providing the accurate cross-field pass to Johnson for the second. He was brilliant all over the pitch, breaking up the opposition's play, linking up with the wingers and the forwards with crisp passes and working really hard off the ball to keep the pressure on the opponents.
And then there was the match yesterday, against the league leaders, the only unbeaten team in the Premier League, the team riding high on the power of money to reach the top of the standings. Liverpool dominated the match. City were lucky with their goal, the ball coming off Vincent Kompany's shoulder instead of his head to end up in the back of the net. Liverpool were even luckier with their equalizer, with a weak effort from Charlie Adam, which was heading away from the goal, deflecting off Joleon Lescott and past the wrong-footed Joe Hart. And talking about Joe Hart, he is the only reason City got away with a point last night. After the equalizer, it was one-way traffic with Liverpool piling on the pressure, and City hanging on for dear life at the end. A few incredible saves by Hart helped them secure what turns out to be a well earned draw at Anfield. A save with his legs while he was going the wrong way from a Charlie Adam drive, a save to deny Suarez a goal at the end of a driving run and a diving save to deny Andy Carroll a last gasp winner were the highlights. Liverpool were helped in their cause towards the end with the dismissal of Mario Balotelli for a second bookable offence. Having earned praise for the sense of composure which he had been displaying in recent weeks, Balotelli was back doing what he is infamous for, and he paid the penalty for it. A pull back on Glen Johnson and an elbow smash to the side of Skrtel's head earned him his marching orders. At the end, Liverpool were left disappointed at their inability to get the eqauliser. Man of the match Lucas played his usual role in midfield, forming both the sweeper as well as the link to the forwards.
There's another important fixture coming up tomorrow, the Carling Cup quarter finals against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Let's hope they can build on the past two performances and make progress in the rest of the season.
Signig off...
All that changed on the 20th of this month when they played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. If ever there was a away performance which was exceptional and fully deserving of the 3 points they picked up, then this was it. Goals from Maxi Rodriguez, who incidentally, was in the starting line-up for the first time this season, and a brilliant goal from Glen Johnson, who left his fellow English defender Ashley Cole in his dust, before finishing clinically past Petr Cech at the far post(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUXs1SjLXqQ&feature=related). But the performance of the match goes to Charlie Adam who played a major part in both goals, dispossessing Mikel for the first, and providing the accurate cross-field pass to Johnson for the second. He was brilliant all over the pitch, breaking up the opposition's play, linking up with the wingers and the forwards with crisp passes and working really hard off the ball to keep the pressure on the opponents.
And then there was the match yesterday, against the league leaders, the only unbeaten team in the Premier League, the team riding high on the power of money to reach the top of the standings. Liverpool dominated the match. City were lucky with their goal, the ball coming off Vincent Kompany's shoulder instead of his head to end up in the back of the net. Liverpool were even luckier with their equalizer, with a weak effort from Charlie Adam, which was heading away from the goal, deflecting off Joleon Lescott and past the wrong-footed Joe Hart. And talking about Joe Hart, he is the only reason City got away with a point last night. After the equalizer, it was one-way traffic with Liverpool piling on the pressure, and City hanging on for dear life at the end. A few incredible saves by Hart helped them secure what turns out to be a well earned draw at Anfield. A save with his legs while he was going the wrong way from a Charlie Adam drive, a save to deny Suarez a goal at the end of a driving run and a diving save to deny Andy Carroll a last gasp winner were the highlights. Liverpool were helped in their cause towards the end with the dismissal of Mario Balotelli for a second bookable offence. Having earned praise for the sense of composure which he had been displaying in recent weeks, Balotelli was back doing what he is infamous for, and he paid the penalty for it. A pull back on Glen Johnson and an elbow smash to the side of Skrtel's head earned him his marching orders. At the end, Liverpool were left disappointed at their inability to get the eqauliser. Man of the match Lucas played his usual role in midfield, forming both the sweeper as well as the link to the forwards.
There's another important fixture coming up tomorrow, the Carling Cup quarter finals against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Let's hope they can build on the past two performances and make progress in the rest of the season.
Signig off...
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