It was a bad start to Liverpool’s 09/10 campaign yesterday when they lost to Spurs at White Hart Lane. I would call this a minor hiccup in our quest to win the league. It’s too early to tell whether the team will or will not cope with the loss of Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa, although I must say, Lucas is not exactly a good replacement for central midfield. Not that we have a choice; our little prince is still sidelined, but please, what do you know about raising our game, Lucas. I would definitely single him out as one of the worst players out there and the GerNando combo wasn’t exactly potent either. It didn’t help that our 2 central defenders clashed with each other, and at times, Torres looked like he was going to limp off the pitch :\
Nevertheless, we have Robbie Keane to thank for not banging a hat trick in the first half (kudos to Reina) and is there an age limit for linesman? Because apparently, Rafa thinks the fourth official is too young (hence too blind/dumb/immature to call for penalty/hand ball?) It’s pointless to cry foul over a robbed penalty or a slight handball, when you fielded a less than stellar first XI.
Lessons learnt in simple formula:
Yossi Benayoun > Ryan Babel (because we need a hustler, not a balloon chaser)
Official’s age > 26 years old (for Rafa to approve)
Kristian Nemeth > Andriy Voronin (shameless promotion here)
Daniel Ayala = ??? (thank God he came through)
Everton at the basement of the league table = good start to my week
On the bright side, at least we didn’t get our arses whooped by a team of median age 21.
