Sunday, October 19, 2008

Comeback Kings?

Wow.. what another comeback. i'd rather not to be called comeback kings. Because i'd rather we won from the start than trailing and comeback. It's not good for my heart. Hehe.
Well, about the game itself. I think Wigan played very well considering they are playing away from home. Agger showed that he still need some match awareness after a long layoff from the game. Amir Zaki scored with ease after the mistake by Agger. Agger immediately redeemed himself by setting up the equaliser for Dirk Kuyt to score. It is like him playing as a left fullback instead of the dissappointing Dossena. After that Liverpool controlled the game but went behind by a wonderful strike by Zaki that silenced the Kop temporarily.
Second half remains the same story. Wigan played everyone behind the ball and was pressing hard on the Liverpool players. Then, the turnaround came. A. Valencia rash challenge on Alonso (Hmmm... it seems that every bad tackle on Alonso would be followed by a red card...que Everton game and Man City game). A second bookable offense resulting in a red card. A. Riera then opened his account as a Liverpool player by scoring.
Then, the man on form himself Dirk Kuyt. Popping up to score by the underside of the bar after some good work from Jermain Pennant. That's 4 goals in 3 games. The gaffer Rafa Benitez showed the will to win by scarificing 2 fullbacks Dossena and Arbeloa. That shows that he really wanted to win the Premiership this year. A couple of season back i think that he would not have made the tactical switch by playing with only 2 centrehalfs at the back. Kudos for him.
Overall, i think we deserved the win but should be better than this because next week comes the big test..... CHELSEA.. Enjoy this win and let's take one game at a time..
You'll Never Walk Alone.

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