Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Torres The Terror

Once again, Reading failed to live with Liverpool's (mostly) reserve squad and got beaten up by a brilliant Fernando Torres hattrick. While it seems incredible that in a Liverpool shirt, Torres does not display any of the profligacy in front of goal compared to his time with Atletico Madrid, do note other than the goal he scored against Chelsea, the other few were against the lesser teams. Derby is not what you would really call a world-class setup.

That said, Reading have always been a battling club and have given a tough time to most of the other English Premier League giants. So has it been against Liverpool. Except that with the quality striking setup that we have now, it has been really easy scoring against Reading.

What was worrying was the defensive lapses that have been showing up of late. This time, it yielded 2 goals. Granted there were a few young ones in the backline but look at Arsenal! There has been a noticeable lack of concentration in the back four the past few games. And if they are not also weak in set pieces, it would be a flaw that teams would be quick to exploit.

Maybe Benitez is now looking over his shoulder. In a year's time, he might be out of a job, if he does not deliver.

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