For those who read the review I made before the English Premier League started this season, I guess I was right, well sort of. Before the season started, I said that Liverpool would be triumphant over the Devils, Manchester United. Last night was a clear proof. Liverpool hosted Man United in Anfield. Man United were the favorites of course and Sir Alex was looking to put the nail to Rafa Benitez's coffin last night but the plan was thwarted by some individual brilliance from Fernando Sanz Torres.
I watched the game last night and after watching my Spurs lost to Stoke I thought Liverpool would eventually suffer the same fate despite controlling the majority of the possession. Spurs had most of the possession on Saturday night but the team lacked the finishing touch. Last night, Liverpool came close in several occasions. Dirk Kuyt and Fabio Aurelio was a handful for Van der Sar but Manchester United had their occasional counter attacks too. Rooney had a great chance but his header could do very little damage while Berbatov's touches were good as well but would end up being roughed out by the Liverpool defenders. Yes, last night Liverpool played very VERY aggresive football, probably the finest I have seen from Mascherano and Lucas. Good job to Rafa for playing both of them as the both of them are great ball winners. I don't know WHY Alex Ferguson didn't play Anderson. He was left on the bench from start til end, he didn't even come on as a substitute. They're already missing the hard tackler, Darren Fletcher and Alex insisted on playing Carrick and Scholes. Both Scholes and Carrick are great passers of the game but they will not stand a chance against Mascherano and Lucas.
Now lets talk about their line ups. Liverpool is missing Steven Gerrard while Manchester United is missing Darren Fletcher. So which is the weaker side if both those players are absent? Liverpool of course. If Gerrard had played, oh Manchester United would be glad to have lost just by 2 goals. From the game, I think the reason why Man United lost is in the center of midfield, they've got no steel in that area and with that Liverpool dictates play, simple as that.
On to the goal then. Rio Ferdinand was very very shaky last night, United played like they only had Vidic in the center of defense so when he was sent off, N'gog just pounced on that opportunity to double their lead. For the first goal, full credits for Torres to hold Ferdinand off and finishing it off from such a tight angle. It was a GOOD goal, even the United fans should agree.
So okay, after the game of course there are some people who had their views. United fans are sad of course. All over Facebook you see people being sad and disappointed and how they SHOULD have gotten all 3 points. Then there are those who chose to blame the referee for not being professional. This season, it has happened in a couple of occasions where United were the victim of poor refereeing but last night, other than Jamie Carragher's challenge on Michael Owen, I don't see why the referee should be blamed. In fact, Manchester United had quite a lot of free kicks awarded right outside the penalty box but they never made full use of it. Obviously, they are missing someone who is currently free scoring in the La Liga. But anyways, they never made full use of the free kicks. In many occasions I thought Giggs would step up to take it but I kept seeing Rooney taking them. Why?
And why are United fans so quick to accuse the referee when they lose a game? Shit happens, probably for the past few seasons and a one time this season(The controversial injury time winner against Manchester City), United were pampered by the referees. There's also news saying that before this, referees were afraid to go against United players and their manager so they always had things their way. I dont know how true is that, I'm not saying its true but what I'm trying to say here is that, shit happens.
I've said it over, and over and over again. This season is going to be a VERY tough year for United fans. So for the Glory Hunters, its time to switch sides. With no Ronaldo and Tevez, United will not be so invincible. I've made my points clear enought, but heres a short recap : Last night, the reason why United lost is not because the referee was poor but its because they got their tactics wrong. You always need a hard tackler in the center of your midfield. United had too much flair but no steel. Valencia, Giggs, Berbatov, Scholes and Carrick are all skillful players but how can you leave the tackling job to just Rooney? Liverpool had a mix of flair and steel. Kuyt is almost similar to Rooney while Mascherano wins all the challenges and pass it on to the lighter players like Benyoun and Aurelio.
I've only got respect for the United fans that admit their loss. Stop whining! People might say that "hey, you're just a Spurs fan and you are used to losing and not finishing at the top." Well, screw you. Lol. Losing is part of the game, as well as winning. With no Ronaldo and Tevez, theres going to be a lot more losses this season and pray Chelsea and Arsenal stop scoring goals for fun. But in my review months ago, I said that Liverpool will win the title, well I might be wrong. United might not have to worry to much about Liverpool but Chelsea would be a bigger threat so good luck to all United fans!
P.S : read this, just for kicks.
cyen/tristan
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