Monday, December 31, 2007

Manchester City vs Liverpool - Liverpool Inches Closer To Premier League Title

By one point and perhaps 5 seasons more, that is. Sure, they had enough chances and Richard Dunne was a giant for Manchester City, but Liverpool continues to be a team with an obvious lack of conviction. Until they get rid of the mental crutch, they will always flatter to deceive.

Before we go on, here are some highlights of the game:



You could see that it was virtually the team in red all the way. Better chances, faced less problems. But the rest of the team do not have the same self belief that possesses Steven Gerrard to drive himself to the ground each game (I have to give him credit for that), and this disability is dangerously close to driving the Kop's favoured boy away.

Benitez is a brilliant tactician - but it would seem this only works in Europe where the smarts can get you by. But in Britain, physical power and swagger are the additional ingredients required. I only have to point to Alex Ferguson's results to prove this. The reason why Queiroz has a place on the management is because Ferguson needs advice on the white board placing markers. But add to that Ferguson's famed man management and it is the reason why even third rate players like Darren Fletcher wins Championship medals while Steven Gerrard sticks to Cup wins.

2 comments:

Baby Faced Assassin said...

Yo, Fletcher has captained Scotland numerous times. He gives his best for both country & club & that brings hims the medals he deserves! Unlike a certain Mr Stevie G...

Soccer Rag said...

So, Fletcher has captained Scotland numerous times, what does that have to do with what I said? He is a third-rate player - if he wasn't in the Manchester United -squad-, you would not see him in the Scotland team. And it's easy to win medals with Manchester United with the first team they have - once they're comfortable, just put in the substitutes like Fletcher and pretty soon he'd meet the minimum requisites for a medal. Btw, yes, Scotland is a third tier international team, despite their recent results. Scoring the occasional upset does not make them world-class.