Ten days after Liverpool's impressive defeat of Chelsea at Anfield, Liverpool continuted their winning form, this time at West Ham's Upton Park. It wasn't the same vintage Liverpool that Anfield witnessed some ten days before, but it was enough to keep Liverpool's winning form on track - nine wins in the last ten matches in the Premiership and a 100% record during 2007 in the same competition. Rather than spectacular Liverpool were smart, doing more than enough to travel back up North without too many bruises.
After last match's explosive start, Liverpool rather disappointed in the first forty-five minutes, as under the formation of 3-4-3 most players in the yellow shirt took their time to find their feet and maybe even their positions properly. The explosive start though duly arrived as soon as the first minute of the second half, thanks to Dirk Kuyt, again finding the net with aplomb from outside West Ham's penalty area. It was the spring some of the Liverpool lads needed in their feet, as they roamed around with their shackles now broken. It was Peter Crouch who confirmed the confidence roaming in the team, as outside the West Ham area again he side-footed the ball into the back of the net with a finesse and delicacy. It defied all assumptions of clumsiness so many attribute to a six foot seven lad.
West Ham were visibly shaken by it all, and Liverpool only had to pass the ball around. Blanco Gonzalez Kepa had a dream start to his English career by putting one back but reality soon checked in for West Ham as there was no way Liverpool would concede again and in the end Rafael Benitez even had time to put on Anfield's favourite son Robbie Fowler.
It is only three days to go now for the next fixture and it is Everton who are to call at Anfield. Rafael Benitez's record against them at Anfield is perfect, and his main worry for next Saturday should be who to drop rather than who to pick.
After last match's explosive start, Liverpool rather disappointed in the first forty-five minutes, as under the formation of 3-4-3 most players in the yellow shirt took their time to find their feet and maybe even their positions properly. The explosive start though duly arrived as soon as the first minute of the second half, thanks to Dirk Kuyt, again finding the net with aplomb from outside West Ham's penalty area. It was the spring some of the Liverpool lads needed in their feet, as they roamed around with their shackles now broken. It was Peter Crouch who confirmed the confidence roaming in the team, as outside the West Ham area again he side-footed the ball into the back of the net with a finesse and delicacy. It defied all assumptions of clumsiness so many attribute to a six foot seven lad.
West Ham were visibly shaken by it all, and Liverpool only had to pass the ball around. Blanco Gonzalez Kepa had a dream start to his English career by putting one back but reality soon checked in for West Ham as there was no way Liverpool would concede again and in the end Rafael Benitez even had time to put on Anfield's favourite son Robbie Fowler.
It is only three days to go now for the next fixture and it is Everton who are to call at Anfield. Rafael Benitez's record against them at Anfield is perfect, and his main worry for next Saturday should be who to drop rather than who to pick.
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