A crucial 3 points to keep the momentum going

The game against Pompey early this morning was indeed a tricky affair. If we had failed to win, the 3 points we earned against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge over the weekend would have been futile. I don't think any Liverpool fan will complain about the penalty that gave us the precious 3 points and kept us at the top of the table. It's not important how we win as long as we get the 3 points. Remember how Chelsea won the league title scrapping through 1 goal wins a few seasons ago?? A colleague of mine said that this may well be Liverpool's season since we are showing signs of a "champions luck". I really hope he is right. Luck or no luck, the overall shape and look of the team has indeed been promising thus far.

This Liverpool team is beginning to play the kind of football that resembled Rafa's title winning Valencia. Perhaps it has finally taken the Gaffer 4 seasons to build the team he wants. All around the pitch, there is a new sense of excitment and belief. You can see it in their eyes. We have quality and loads of it too.

In Reina, we have one of the best keeper in the world and he is showing his true form again this season. In defence, we have the ever reliant Carragher together with Skrtel, Agger and Hypia. 4 fantastic players. Every championship winning team boasts a backline that is solid and steady. In these 4 players we have the kind of quality and depth that will carry us through the season. Although I feel if ever we need to buy in Jan, we will need to strengthen the left and right backs. Arbeloa, Dossena, Aurelio can look rather ordinary at times. We need better quality in these areas.

"We have the best midfield in the world....." and so the song goes. With Mascherano and Alonso playing well, working hard and protecting the back line, it frees Gerard to roam upfront. His favourite position. I read in his autobiography that this is where he feels he can play his best football although he will play anyway the manager wants him to play. For a long time, Rafa received heaps of criticisms for leaving Gerard out at the right flank. With Kyut flourishing on the right now, Gerard's restoration in the middle of the park can only be good for the team. Albert Reira has impressed me so far. He has provided the team with a new attacking option down the left. He is what we have been lacking all these seasons. Even Babel has been displaced onto the bench. In attack, we have a partnership that can potentially be the best in the premiership and even the world. Keane is starting to settle down and in Torres, we hv one of the best strikers in the world. At their peaks, I think both of these players can be devastating.

Above all these, there is a renewed sense of hunger and focus. The players now understand what they need to do in order to mount a serious title challenge. 3 points every game. It's that simple. Week-in-Week-out. It has been 19 long years since the title came home. It's the dream of every true Liverpool fan and player, both past and present. This is the right time to reinforce our status as the most successful football club in England.

3 points away at White Hart Lane this Saturday.....Let's take it one game at a time.