luck
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Luck.
Every team has that.
Its the hallmark of potential Champions.
It goes against you...
And then for you.
Karma, most might say?
Liverpool had it against with Florent Malouda.
Now Joleon Lescott is for the Reds.
What's wrong with that?
Every team has
luck.
Liverpool won Everton 2-1! What an early birthday present for me... So so pleased. Now just because Liverpool won with two penalties, everyone is saying it was lucky. Wasn't Everton lucky, or wasn't Liverpool very unlucky at the first goal? Sami Hyypia's sliced clearance, to Everton, great finishing, just so unlucky to Liverpool. In truth Hyypia's clearance could have gone anywhere couldn't it?
Everton 1-0 up on the luck count.
Liverpool started to attack more in the second half. Fair play to them, and to Rafa Benitez for his change of Steven Gerrard in the center. Everton were still threatening, no doubt. A Mikel Arteta corner is whipped in, Liverpool clear towards the halfway line. Andriy Voronin does brilliantly to head the ball towards the path of an oncoming Steven Gerrard. Tony Hibbert tracks him. Gerrard races towards Everton's goal, and their goalkeeper, Tim Howard. Gerrard uses his experience to go across Hibbert, to also get a better position to hit the ball with his right foot, and to block Hibbert from getting the ball.
Wrong? I don't think so...
Hibbert thinks he has to intervene. Okay fine. He tugs Gerrard's shirt and entangles his legs with Gerrard's. It obviously unbalances a full-paced Gerrard. No? Gerrard can't stay up any longer because of the tugging and has to go down. Penalty. You can't call the lucky. Hibbert, last man. No? Unless you are blind, as to see other players near Howard. Red card? Letter of the law, it states to send off the last man. Hibbert's off, Dirk Kuyt steps up. He deceives Howard on his run-up, and slots it the other way.
Liverpool equalise, 1-1. No luck involved. Find for me if you still doubt it.
The other end, Steve Finnan holds Lescott off in the penalty area. It was just a little tug, both were at it... No penalty. No luck involved! Liverpool continue to go on the offensive. Kuyt centers the ball to John Arne Riise, who blasts it over. He could have done better, but his shot could have easily gone into the net, like Hyypia's unlucky clearance.
Everton 2-0 up on the luck count.
Liverpool go on a last ditch offensive near the end of 90 minutes. A Ryan Babel cross reaches Kuyt, who can only hit the goalkeeper. The ball reaches to substitute Lucas Leiva, with an open goal, blasts his shot towards the net. Everton's disgraced captain Phil Neville, whom I like to highlight is a defender, saves the ball with his hand. Great save too, sadly he's not a goalkeeper. Luck? More like luck on Everton's side, or else Lucas would have scored the winner. Penalty. Kuyt steps up again, and scores, just. Howard gets a hand to it but Kuyt's effort is too hard.
Liverpool up 2-1, with a minute left. Liverpool pegged back on the luck count, 1-2.
Very very late, last minute. With 9 men, the ball is launched up into the box from a throw in. Jamie Carragher's arms are wrapped around Lescott. Lescott backs into Carragher and both fall to the floor. And of course, Lescott makes himself the victim. No penalty. Liverpool lucky there, this was not like the Finnan one.
Liverpool win the match 2-1. And draw level with Everton on the luck count, 2-2.
So there you go, if you still think Liverpool were lucky. Wasn't Everton oh so lucky too? Biased Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea fans are suddenly on Everton's side. Chelsea fans, weren't Finnan unlucky for that Malouda incidental collision? You say its not lucky. Every team has luck, its just when and during what match.
Oh yeah, and did I mentioned Liverpool's best player, Steven Gerrard, was brought off for a youngster, Lucas Leiva, who almost scored the winner, but for Phil Neville's cheating attitude?
Bye~!
my thoughts at 11:35 pm