It was Oasis who used to claim of having the best B-sides, producing a whole album of them, which swaggeringly enough they called ‘The Masterplan’.
Talking about B-sides, the side that Benitez put on today to face Arsenal on their own turf, having eight changes from the one that started three days earlier, and including the debuting Damien Plessis, could just be called that. Certain names have probably confused the on looking Tom Hicks. And like most B-sides on the mentioned Oasis album, it did not disappoint at all, made us nod in appreciation of the simplicity of it all, and finally applauding the 1-1 creditable draw it earned, in the process paving the way to their more illustrious squad members to finish the job, and stamp their authority at the finale of this trilogy in less than a week.
It was the out of favour Peter Crouch who set the tone of the match, when he forced opposing keeper Manuel Almunia into a great save and got the first corner of the day. And it was only justice that he got on the score-sheet, shortly before half-time. Firstly nodding the ball to Yossi Benayoun after a long Pepe Reina spot kick, he received the ball again from the former, wrong-footed Gallas and drove an unstoppable and accurate kick at Almunia’s right. Apart from setting the tone of the match, the 6’7’’ one set the talking point of most post match rants between reds. Rafael Benitez is claiming that another contract only lacks his signing but the regular snubbing of him from the starting line-up is as enigmatic as Crouch himself – the very tall player who is weak in the air but defies gravity and is sometimes unplayable on the deck. It was Rafael Benitez who really put faith into him and from a relegated team and a ridiculed figure gave him the chance to prove himself with a big club. I understand his frustrations of not playing, and today in a true Liverpool way he answered Benitez with a man of the match display. Nothing is straight forward with Crouch though, and such a display will most probably still not be enough to get him a starting place in the big one next Tuesday, as today Rafa rotated for the sake of not rotating on next Tuesday. Still, the sight of him warming up come next Tuesday could give Arsene Wenger the jitters.
Tuesday is now ever so close, and psychologically this was another boost for Liverpool. With all three scores so far as equal as George Orwell’s animals, it could well be another draw that will be more equal than others.
Talking about B-sides, the side that Benitez put on today to face Arsenal on their own turf, having eight changes from the one that started three days earlier, and including the debuting Damien Plessis, could just be called that. Certain names have probably confused the on looking Tom Hicks. And like most B-sides on the mentioned Oasis album, it did not disappoint at all, made us nod in appreciation of the simplicity of it all, and finally applauding the 1-1 creditable draw it earned, in the process paving the way to their more illustrious squad members to finish the job, and stamp their authority at the finale of this trilogy in less than a week.
It was the out of favour Peter Crouch who set the tone of the match, when he forced opposing keeper Manuel Almunia into a great save and got the first corner of the day. And it was only justice that he got on the score-sheet, shortly before half-time. Firstly nodding the ball to Yossi Benayoun after a long Pepe Reina spot kick, he received the ball again from the former, wrong-footed Gallas and drove an unstoppable and accurate kick at Almunia’s right. Apart from setting the tone of the match, the 6’7’’ one set the talking point of most post match rants between reds. Rafael Benitez is claiming that another contract only lacks his signing but the regular snubbing of him from the starting line-up is as enigmatic as Crouch himself – the very tall player who is weak in the air but defies gravity and is sometimes unplayable on the deck. It was Rafael Benitez who really put faith into him and from a relegated team and a ridiculed figure gave him the chance to prove himself with a big club. I understand his frustrations of not playing, and today in a true Liverpool way he answered Benitez with a man of the match display. Nothing is straight forward with Crouch though, and such a display will most probably still not be enough to get him a starting place in the big one next Tuesday, as today Rafa rotated for the sake of not rotating on next Tuesday. Still, the sight of him warming up come next Tuesday could give Arsene Wenger the jitters.
Tuesday is now ever so close, and psychologically this was another boost for Liverpool. With all three scores so far as equal as George Orwell’s animals, it could well be another draw that will be more equal than others.
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