by SouthCoastShankly » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:53 am
Andy Gray summed it up last night, both teams were playing like it was a practice match. No tackles. No enthusiasm. No need. It was boring but we're through so who's really bothered. It would be folly to compare our second leg performance against that of Man Utd's, their second leg result was one out of necessity considering they went into the match losing - in the end they did much more that they needed. I mean do you really think they would of won that 7-1 if they went into the second leg 3-0 up??
The Bellamy injury was all we need, although it could be a blessing in disguise and force Rafa to play Crouch more, who is clearly our form striker at the moment. I honestly can't see Fowler getting any games next season (that's even if he is even at the club?). The fact is Fowler isn't a shade of the player he used to be, that is probably due to the fact that he is getting older and his fitness isn't what it used to be. Regardless, the more I see him play unfortunately the more I think he can't cut it at the level we play at. It's a shame but that's the way football is. he'll always be revered for the player he was and what he did for us but it was a dream out of reach for him to think he could make an impact a second time at Liverpool.