The Right Reaction

I have not updated this blog after the previous 2 games mainly becos' I was too heart broken to write anything. In any case, the result last night was what I had expected. All week long, I talked about the likely result against an in-form Man U. I said we will not lose the game only becos' we can't afford to. Against a team in ascendency, it was normal for people to expect us to lose or maybe just draw. Well, again like I said, it is absolutely naive to think that the BPL is such a straight forward league. I also said before that it has shown so far this sason all top 4 teams are capable of dropping points anytime. The Arsenal and Man U games as the case in point for this weekend. Even Man City drew last night. No one is going to stroll away with the title this season. I still think Man U will not be a contender for the league title only becos' they don't need to. It will be a 3 horse fight between Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Back to the game. In a nutshell, we played with our heart and showed the world what Liverpool FC is all about. We may be taunted repeatedly by Man U fans over our title drought over the last 19 years but before any great comeback, one must experience a trough. We are in the tail end of the trough now. The reverse it true too. I can't wait for the post Ferguson days to arrive. Lucas, Aurelio, Carragher, Johnson, Kyut, Benayoun all played really well. We could see that Torres was not fully fit and he was given special treatment by Vidic all night long. When Vidic was red-carded (for the 3rd straight game against us!!!), we felt we were vindicated. On the contrary, the second yellow card on Mascherano was way too soft but, at 94mins, we are not complaining. Speaking about injury time, where did those 5 mins come from , one must ask?? Fergi had spoken about the Ref's handling of the game but he must be blind not to notice that we were the subject of a few dubious decisions from the Ref as well.

On a serious note, I hope we have just come through the lowest point in our season. Wins against big teams usually turn a season around. We will now need to consolidate and go on a winning streak. No more mucking around, Rafa! Best XI every game. The title is still up for grabs and we need to fight with our lives. The time is now......