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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Long awaited victory

I just wanted to take a minute and celebrate our long awaited victory- finally Liverpool does something this season, it was becoming a dreadful one with nothing but draws and losses. And my love gets on a score sheet twice- that's the way to do it and in addition just when I said last week that the only worthy buys were Suarez and Enrique both of them get on the score sheet just like I wanted- also they both happen to be on my fantasy team and with clean sheet it is a big win for my team. Some surprising results from Chelsea and Manchester United who both registered losses, Arsenal played another game where everyone scored, Arsenal showed they attack and ability to score is as always up to maximum capacity and they do fabulous job when it comes to scoring, but also they showed their sucky defense- once again, they let three goals past. I start thinking either Wenger needs to buy more defenders, or get a coach whose goal will be only to train defense how to defend. Argentinians had a big day with four goals in total for Manchester City- well done, once again- very well done. But the week is not over- so we watch on and see how it unfolds. 

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Being Liverpool- my way

Being a pretty crappy fan, it makes harder to judge and write about my team. But I figured there are so many fans just like me who have not learned yet to support the team with passion not only when they are up and doing well but when they are down and trying to get better. And besides, this is not a grilling post, just thoughts on the season so far and general mood.

On Sunday, I was pretty ooccupied with helping to clean up mess at SI and Coney Island after frankenstorm Sandy that left shores of our beloved city destroyed and thousands of people without homes- people who already belonged to the poorest of communities. So I could not watch the match against Chelsea. But then again, to be honest I was not able to watch any of the games this season. Since King was sacked, I could not find strenghs or inspiration to do that- honestly. He had his ways- but mostly he knew how to win- and he brought us back to Europe and he won the big matches. The club should have given him more time to help the team grow. Kenny had his minuses too (and this is strictly my opinion), for example buying English players for too much money who were absolutely useless. On the other hand there were Surarez and Enrique- both excellent and in the right place. With the new manager- the vicious cycle continues. He is looking for new players, he is helping the team to learn his style of playing and when all finally adjust and start doing it- the season will be over and who knows.... if there was one thing we have learned from history is that consistency is VERY important in soccer: Sir Ferguson, Mancini etc....

But for now, we have to just patiently wait and look with hope towards the transfer window and see if there is more in stock for our great club. Watch couple games, support the mission and hope that soon again we will be produly marching through the streets for one of the greatest football clubs in history- EVER. You Never Walk Alone!