Liverpool VS Boro
Now once again, is the Toshiba full time report with rafael gohnitez. Zenden will be probably out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury. Therefore the liverpool boss had harry kewell to replace him.
The Anfield faithful have been praying for him to find his form, the harry kewell that we see in leeds united a few years ago. A strong starting 11, with the same back 4 that was so solid in the past 10 games.
Reina
Finnan
Carragher
Hyppia
Riise
Gerrard
Alonso
Sissoko
kewell
morientes
crouch
Gerrard once again on the right, and the first half begins. Liverpool started out strong, and was pushing for an early goal. It never came, and i was thinking it may be one of those nights again where chances after chances, and still no goal.
Boro on the other hand were containing their attacking counterpart quite well i must say, and set up quite a few situation where they should have scored, and probably would have if not for reina. A number of chances came and go, some quite clear cut and should have been a goal.
2nd half came on and Boro looked like they were beginning to get a feet into the game. There were another few great chances which went begging for boro, but credit to reina too, who made quite a no. of saves, and with some luck too. Time for a change, great mind thinks alike, and out came luis garcia, surprisingly for crouch, with benitez opting for a 451 formation.
It was crucial as it added the much needed creativity in the game, which of course, lead to the first goal by fernando morientes. Gerrard received the ball, took a touch too far, garcia took it away from him and drifted right, floats a delightful cross from nowhere into the direction of gerrard and morientes. Great play from gerrard who shows superb awareness, bending low for the ball to go pass his head, which landed for morientes to finish it off. Great finish, but even greater assist.
Boro tried to push for an equaliser, and it is always the case when you try to attack, there will no doubt be some "holes" at the back. So came no. 2. Actually the commentator was saying it was an offside, i don't think so though. A ball was played to garcia who was onside, but a boro defender heads it into the path of morientes, who lobs a wonderful ball pass a helpless keeper. If i'm not wrong if they ball is not intended for the player that is offside, then play will continue. However i'm not so sure about it, the offsides rule was a massive debate at one point.
Anyway, that was the winning goal, and 10 clean sheets in a row for Liverpool, equalling the record set by kenny dalglish team.
Great spirit by the liverpool team, they never gave up, kept creating, chances after chances, and in the end it paid off. However, i would like them to be more clinical in front of goal than now, but i guess it will slowly come.
Another point is how the back 4 of Liverpool operates. As i've said, the media is crap by saying what zonal marking doesn't work, FUCK OFF, look how in just a few months time, that benitez have changed the defence into. I must say i am very impressive with the back 4, the coordination and marking is very very good. Just look at how they set the offside traps, 1 straight line, no doubt an offside can be spotted easily. Their coordination are perfect too, look at how they cover up each other when the other is out of position. For example when riise ran 80 yards into opponent half, xabi alonso ran back and took up the left back position for him, and the many cases of not just carragher and hyypia, but also the full backs helping out with the central defenders. Their display was wonderful, and they truly deserved the 10 clean sheets.
Now, liverpool will travel into middle east for their world club championship, a chance to be named champions of the world.
That's all for today from rafael gohnitez, now going to watch other games to improve my tactical knowledge.
The Anfield faithful have been praying for him to find his form, the harry kewell that we see in leeds united a few years ago. A strong starting 11, with the same back 4 that was so solid in the past 10 games.
Reina
Finnan
Carragher
Hyppia
Riise
Gerrard
Alonso
Sissoko
kewell
morientes
crouch
Gerrard once again on the right, and the first half begins. Liverpool started out strong, and was pushing for an early goal. It never came, and i was thinking it may be one of those nights again where chances after chances, and still no goal.
Boro on the other hand were containing their attacking counterpart quite well i must say, and set up quite a few situation where they should have scored, and probably would have if not for reina. A number of chances came and go, some quite clear cut and should have been a goal.
2nd half came on and Boro looked like they were beginning to get a feet into the game. There were another few great chances which went begging for boro, but credit to reina too, who made quite a no. of saves, and with some luck too. Time for a change, great mind thinks alike, and out came luis garcia, surprisingly for crouch, with benitez opting for a 451 formation.
It was crucial as it added the much needed creativity in the game, which of course, lead to the first goal by fernando morientes. Gerrard received the ball, took a touch too far, garcia took it away from him and drifted right, floats a delightful cross from nowhere into the direction of gerrard and morientes. Great play from gerrard who shows superb awareness, bending low for the ball to go pass his head, which landed for morientes to finish it off. Great finish, but even greater assist.
Boro tried to push for an equaliser, and it is always the case when you try to attack, there will no doubt be some "holes" at the back. So came no. 2. Actually the commentator was saying it was an offside, i don't think so though. A ball was played to garcia who was onside, but a boro defender heads it into the path of morientes, who lobs a wonderful ball pass a helpless keeper. If i'm not wrong if they ball is not intended for the player that is offside, then play will continue. However i'm not so sure about it, the offsides rule was a massive debate at one point.
Anyway, that was the winning goal, and 10 clean sheets in a row for Liverpool, equalling the record set by kenny dalglish team.
Great spirit by the liverpool team, they never gave up, kept creating, chances after chances, and in the end it paid off. However, i would like them to be more clinical in front of goal than now, but i guess it will slowly come.
Another point is how the back 4 of Liverpool operates. As i've said, the media is crap by saying what zonal marking doesn't work, FUCK OFF, look how in just a few months time, that benitez have changed the defence into. I must say i am very impressive with the back 4, the coordination and marking is very very good. Just look at how they set the offside traps, 1 straight line, no doubt an offside can be spotted easily. Their coordination are perfect too, look at how they cover up each other when the other is out of position. For example when riise ran 80 yards into opponent half, xabi alonso ran back and took up the left back position for him, and the many cases of not just carragher and hyypia, but also the full backs helping out with the central defenders. Their display was wonderful, and they truly deserved the 10 clean sheets.
Now, liverpool will travel into middle east for their world club championship, a chance to be named champions of the world.
That's all for today from rafael gohnitez, now going to watch other games to improve my tactical knowledge.
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