Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Stooping to Conquer



The mistakes of a night. Unfortunately, while it was Jon Arne Riise doing the stooping, Chelsea were doing the conquering. Dude, what's wrong with using your right foot?!

After 30 minutes the moderator on UK TV called the game 'tight and tense', by which he meant 'boring and shite'. For most of the first half it looked like Liverpool Vs Chelsea was going to be another snooze fest, but in fairness things improved. The quality wasn't always there, but there were a fair few chances on both sides, and the second half was more entertaining than expected. Even though they have a tough game against ManU on Sat, Chelsea must be massive favourites, especially when considering Liverpool's scoring record at Stamford Bridge. Last eight games = no goals.

The Norwegian's headed own goal deep into stoppage time gave Avram Grant's side the edge
Riise's spectacular own goal stuns Liverpool

David Pleat: Chelsea too often hit long balls to Didier Drogba but working the ball around more got them out of jail
Short passes are the key to escaping Liverpool's cage

A disappointed Rafa Benítez blamed the referee's time-keeping and his players' finishing
Benítez: every decision went against us

Riise 's calamitous own-goal at Anfield in the Champions League semi-final first leg brought to mind some of the worst own goals ever seen
Six of the worst own goals

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