by andy_g » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:17 am
i'm as delighted as anyone to see harry back on the pitch as you put it so well, jmac - hitting that touchline like he owns it. myself i never lost faith with him, it's been frustrating not having him perform as we'd like him to but i'd never put that down to his own wishes. the look on his face when he was brought of after 23 minutes of the CL final said it all, he looked devastated. how so many fans could say that he obviously wasn't up for it and was crying off because we were one down absolutely astonished me, it was the pinnacle of pointless abuse getting thrown at him for month after month.
i'm not slating anyone for being frustated about not having such a well paid and high profile player on the pitch but i think the majority of that frustration was vented inappropriately.
so now we have what looks like a new signing. there are still people saying that he's only making an effort because its world cup season but if you look at his body language and aggression on the pitch you can tell that's way off the mark. in my view a large part of the reason why we've been doing so well (most of the time) recently is the presence on the field of a rejuvenated harry kewell.
maybe, in a skewed logic, there has been some kind of benefit froom all the abuse he was getting. harry must have known he had to win back many fans, that he had something to prove, that this was his make or break season. and by god is he going about setting things straight in a fantastic way.
Get up! everybody's gonna move their feet
Get Down! everybody's gonna leave their seat