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Football, Liverpool FC

Liverpool 0-2 Chelsea – Hindsight is 20/20

Jonathan Carroll
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By Jonathan Carroll

 

It was a game that Liverpool needed only a point from. A game that Chelsea really needed to win in order to stay in the title race. Brendan Rodgers didn’t back in down in trying to go straight at Chelsea from the off and take the game by the scruff of the neck. His Liverpool side did face two resilient lines of four as Chelsea camped out twenty yards from goal. Demba Ba and Willian capitalized on two Liverpool mistakes to hand the title initiative back to Manchester City.  Continue reading →

Liverpool FC, Miscellanous

Liverpool 3-2 Man City – Fortune Favors the Brave

Jonathan Carroll
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By Jonathan Carroll

Sundays win over Manchester City could prove to be crucial in deciding where the title ends up. It was a game that had everything. A rampaging Liverpool team that ripped City apart for the first twenty five minutes. A comeback from the visitors that rocked the home team and truly tested their spirit and character and an amazing winner from a little Brazilian magician. It was an appropriate way to honor the ninety-six lives lost at Hillsborough. A tragedy that will be twenty-five years old on Tuesday April 15th.

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Liverpool FC

West Ham 1-2 Liverpool – A Test of Character

Jonathan Carroll
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By Jonathan Carroll

Sunday saw the reds travel to London to take on Sam Allardyce’s West Ham. In true big Sam fashion, Brendan Rodgers will have prepared his team to face a physical onslaught with a good helping of long balls into their eighteen yard box. West Ham who are now relatively safe from relegation had nothing to lose. Liverpool on the other hand were looking to hold their nerve in a true test of character in the title race. Continue reading →

Miscellanous

Sunderland 1-3 Liverpool – Suarez and Sturridge Shine

Jonathan Carroll
 
By Jonathan Carroll
 
In a game that was defined by Liverpool’s response following Sunderland’s goal showed that even though Liverpool were far from top class they still done enough to win the game and claim all three points. It was the lethal combination of Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge that took Sunderland apart and keeps them rooted to the bottom of the Premier League. Continue reading →