by Wilhelmsson » Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:48 pm
I’m completely furious, but not overly surprised Chelsea managed to get a point out of the match. I have a few points I would like to get off of my chest.
1) Its about time referees and linesmen were accountable for their decisions. Rob Styles should consider a career somewhere else, because that has to be the worst display of refereeing I have witnessed.
If Managers are accountable for the team they are in charge, players are accountable for their performances and conduct, and then referees should be accountable and open to scrutiny.
Rob’s two terrible decisions completely changed the complexion and outcome of what was to a large extent a Liverpool dominated match.
2) Kuyt seems ineffective; I don’t usually single out criticism for a player, but Kuyt seems to me to be little more than a work horse, there doesn’t seem to be an end product with his work ethic.
3) The team still isn’t scoring enough goals, if the team had converted the chances wasted then the atrocious penalty decision wouldn’t have made any difference to the outcome of the match. If the players aren’t converting chances, then these types of decisions will cost us points.
There are some positives, the team didn’t lose today, there is a game in hand for the team to go out and collect three points.
Four points from the first two matches isn’t something to begrudge, the matches have been two challenging games to play in quick succession and the team has shown a lot of character and improvement. The test now is to carry on performing as the team has done in the two matches and build the momentum.
The Gerrard and Alonso partnership seems to be flourishing, I would have liked Mascherano to have played a part in the team, he would have bossed the Chelsea midfield and maybe the pendulum would have remained in Liverpool’s favour.
Today was disappointing, but the season has just begun, the team has gotten two challenging matches out of the way now and can focus on picking up more points against ‘lesser’ teams. I’m not letting today put a dampener on what has been an impressive start to the season.
'There's Man Utd and Man City at the bottom of Division 1, and by God they'll take some shifting.' - Bill Shankly.