by simic_ie » Sun Nov 09, 2003 8:42 pm
Must be a pretty small books cos its always only one of three excuses:
1) Too tired
2) Created enough chances but couldn't finish them (usually cos its Heskey who they fall to.)
3) We deserved at least a draw, we were unlucky, but I thought the boys showed , great character and determination.
I don't really think that we can look too harshly on Gerard Houllier from todays result though. He picked the best team available, apart maybe for leaving Flo Sinama-Pongolle on bench, then again he may be a bit young too start these kind of matches. Emile Heskey has to start now because everyone else is injured. The goals conceeded were unlucky, If the first hadn't fluked in then I don't believe the second would have went in cos Liverpool wouldn't have been as committed to attack. Jerezy Dudek sould have stopped the second in any case though I thought the defending was good, Man U didn't really have a chance until after the first goal, even Djimi Traore played well, making an excellent tackle stopping the Horseface getting yet anotner tap in.
Liverpool should have had a penalty, Heskey slipped at the worse possible moment when his chance came (something familiar there though). Liverpool have been extremely unlucky against all the big teams this year, they have outplayed both MAn U and Arsenal but just didn't get the breaks.
Liverpool will improve I have no doubt about that. They will improve when Didi Hamman gets back, it's been the pattern ever since he arrived at Liverpool. They have struggled defensivly without him.
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