Not much time to blog today as the crack of the slavemasters whips constantly whistles around our ears and the drummer acting as stroke pounds out his monotonous and wearying rhythm. Boom, boom, boom. Pull, pull, pull!
Ahem, anyway, but we couldn’t possibly miss doing something on last night’s pulsating Champions League fixture as Liverpool took on Arsenal in one of the truly memorable European encounters.
Frankly, this one had everything going for it from the off, from dodgy tactical selections (Gerrard at left midfield, Kolo Toure at right back?) to possibly suspect penalties and four goals in the last ten minutes. As a spectacle there’s been little or nothing finer to savour all year.
Forget the dour predictions of a 1-1 draw and the interminable lottery of penalties, this was two great Premiership sides going at hit hammer and tongs with little quarter asked and none given.
Benitez’s dodgy tactics saw Arsenal played Liverpool off the park for the first twenty minutes, but Hypia’s goal restored confidence and Torres’ second half strike was superb. Then Walcott off the bench and a simply amazing run which for all the world should have won it for the Gunners. But less than two minutes later – penalty (deserved - but on this Arsene Wenger’s usual myopia strangely deserted him). Anfield holds its breath, Gerrard slots it home and Babel secures the win as Arsenal push for an equaliser.
Phew, we’re almost breathless from writing and it was more nip and tuck than a surgeons’ convention.
While several Gunners fans of our acquaintance are crying into their beer and other Scousers are equally breathing a sigh of welcome relief, both can take pride in providing one of the greatest of all European nights. It’s difficult to see two continental teams serving up such raw gripping entertainment.
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