EPL Week 3: Liverpool Draw 0-0 Against Aston Villa in Uneventful Match
September 1st 2008 06:37
Football doesn't get more boring than the game that pitted Liverpool against Aston Villa yesterday. I even dozed off several times during the game, waking up every few minutes just in case I missed something. It turns out I missed nothing at all since the game ended 0-0; an injury to star striker Fernando Torres along with a plea for a penalty by Liverpool in the last quarter hour were the two highlights of the game. Just to show you how bad it was, here's a copy of my notes taken during gameplay.
25th minute – Torres out with injury. Liverpool are screwed.
34th minute – Reina makes a save.
51st minute – Alonso's shot goes wide.
82nd minute – Wilner shot saved by Reina.
84th minute – Laursen's header goes wide.
And that's all she wrote. Without Gerrard in the line-up, Liverpool couldn't a late goal like they did last week. Robbie Keane was forced to play on the left side of midfield for most the game since Benitez insisted on using a 4-5-1. The crowded midfield considerably slowed down the pace of the game. By the time either team made its way past the other's midfield, there were always enough players back to cancel any attack, and no sign of the EPL's usually open play. I know that this is a pretty short review, but anything else I might add can only come from my imagination, not from the football pitch.
Liverpool's line-up: Pepe Reina; Alvaro Arbeloa, Martin Skrtel, Jamie Carragher, Andrea Dossena; Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso, Lucas, Dirk Kuyt (Fabio Aurelio, 70th); Robbie Keane (Yossi Benayoun, 78th), Fernando Torres (David N'Gog, 30th).
25th minute – Torres out with injury. Liverpool are screwed.
34th minute – Reina makes a save.
51st minute – Alonso's shot goes wide.
82nd minute – Wilner shot saved by Reina.
84th minute – Laursen's header goes wide.
And that's all she wrote. Without Gerrard in the line-up, Liverpool couldn't a late goal like they did last week. Robbie Keane was forced to play on the left side of midfield for most the game since Benitez insisted on using a 4-5-1. The crowded midfield considerably slowed down the pace of the game. By the time either team made its way past the other's midfield, there were always enough players back to cancel any attack, and no sign of the EPL's usually open play. I know that this is a pretty short review, but anything else I might add can only come from my imagination, not from the football pitch.
Liverpool's line-up: Pepe Reina; Alvaro Arbeloa, Martin Skrtel, Jamie Carragher, Andrea Dossena; Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso, Lucas, Dirk Kuyt (Fabio Aurelio, 70th); Robbie Keane (Yossi Benayoun, 78th), Fernando Torres (David N'Gog, 30th).
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