Liverpool Qualify for Champions League
Liverpool avoided tripping on a potential banana skin last night, although we did manage to tread squarely on it and have a bit of an unsteady moment first.
The game would have been boring to anyone who doesn't follow one of the teams involved, but for Liverpool fans it was the nervous, teeth-gritting experience that CL qualification always becomes. As a Liverpool fan said to Maradona at the Ataturk stadium before kickoff: we will win the game, but we will be made to suffer.
The fixture list won't get any easier in the next few weeks and we will certainly miss Momo and Carra in the derby, but we remain unbeaten at this stage of the season and will be looking to improve from here on in now that the distracting initial European hurdle is over.
Daniel Agger is a bonus from these initial games, despite a mini-injury crisis. Handed a chance at the Charity Shield, the young Danish centre-back impressed against Drogba and Shevchenko, and with Carra's injury against Sheffield United he is likely to get a run in the side, where he is looking increasingly assured.
Pennant and Gonzales also continue to impress, and Aurelio looks like a talented addition to the squad. Bellamy only got a late runout, but has looked useful in previous appearances.
Overall it looks to have been a very satisfying transfer window, although business may not be completely concluded: according to AS in Spain, Benitez has had Lucas Lobos, a £10M rated attacking midfielder scouted, and the Independent has him mulling over a bid.
Personally I think it's more likely to be a long-term target for next summer however, as if we had an extra ten million floating around we would have likely used some of it it on Alves.
There is also a strong undercurrent of rumour that we will sign Lucas Neil from Blackburn on a free, if Benitez can offload Kromkamp. The only thing I can say about that is at least he would be breaking the opposition's legs not ours, if it's true.
The game would have been boring to anyone who doesn't follow one of the teams involved, but for Liverpool fans it was the nervous, teeth-gritting experience that CL qualification always becomes. As a Liverpool fan said to Maradona at the Ataturk stadium before kickoff: we will win the game, but we will be made to suffer.
The fixture list won't get any easier in the next few weeks and we will certainly miss Momo and Carra in the derby, but we remain unbeaten at this stage of the season and will be looking to improve from here on in now that the distracting initial European hurdle is over.
Daniel Agger is a bonus from these initial games, despite a mini-injury crisis. Handed a chance at the Charity Shield, the young Danish centre-back impressed against Drogba and Shevchenko, and with Carra's injury against Sheffield United he is likely to get a run in the side, where he is looking increasingly assured.
Pennant and Gonzales also continue to impress, and Aurelio looks like a talented addition to the squad. Bellamy only got a late runout, but has looked useful in previous appearances.
Overall it looks to have been a very satisfying transfer window, although business may not be completely concluded: according to AS in Spain, Benitez has had Lucas Lobos, a £10M rated attacking midfielder scouted, and the Independent has him mulling over a bid.
Personally I think it's more likely to be a long-term target for next summer however, as if we had an extra ten million floating around we would have likely used some of it it on Alves.
There is also a strong undercurrent of rumour that we will sign Lucas Neil from Blackburn on a free, if Benitez can offload Kromkamp. The only thing I can say about that is at least he would be breaking the opposition's legs not ours, if it's true.
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