Liverpool Fans all look the same

A picture is worth a 1,000 words and this picture of your typical Liverpool supporters is no different. At least Liverpool supporters all have great porno mustaches.

Day of Grit, Frustration and Massacre

Date: 25th Nov 2007, Sunday
Setting: FOOTBALLLLLLL

GRIT
Yes, that's what Liverpool showed in their game against Newcastle United. They showed character, determination and they were duly rewarded for their efforts by a 3-0 win. This figure kind of undermines Liverpool's effort, Fernando Torres missed atleast 3 chances, but the guy is amazing!!, he 'is easliy the best foreign entrant into EPL this year. Do we need to talk about Steven Gerrard ?? that free kick it just decided the game right in the first half, Newcastle United already the kind of ladies they are were totally finished, no chances, pathetic football. I just wonder, when will Newcastle United pull up their socks and start displaying some character ?? May be the first step would be chucking that mafiaso looking manager who seems to be staright out of a Guy Ritchie movie.

FRUSTRATION
for me, for all Manchester United fans. not just frustration, but tension too, Liverpool won big against Newcastle, Arsenal is going strong, is the title slipping away ?? No no it can't be..... How in God's name did Carlos Tevez missed that chance ?? and Why the fuck didn't Patrice Evra pass that ball to Louis Saha in those dying minutes ??, it would have been a sitter for Saha. But a good game by Bolton, due to some sloppy defending by United in the early minutes and a great defense by Bolton let them emerge winners. Score line Bolton -1 , ManU - 0

MASSACRE
that's what Everton did to Sunderland. They just killed them with a 7-1 victory, They were scoring for fun, with arrogance. it was 3-1 in the 1st half, but the 2nd half was a total nightmare for Sunderland fans. Each time the ball came into their half, it was finding its way into the back of the net!! A good skillful play by Everton, escpecially by Pienaar and Arteta.

Other games:-
Derby 0-2 Chelsea
Arsenal 2-0 Wigan

Massacre at Anfield - Liverpool 8-0 Besiktas

The setting: Rafa benitez's 50th European game in charge of Liverpool. Liverpool has managed to pull just one point out of 9 in the last three champions league games and Benitez is the man under fire for his obscure team selection. Even a draw and Liverpool are out of Champions league. But spirit is high at Anfield. Liverpool's new American owners have got the go-ahead from the local council to build a 60000 stadium at Stanley Park. Peter Crouch gets his chance on the frontline after months of warming the bench. Also, key central defender of Besiktas, Gokhan Zan is out with a injury.

The heroes:

Yossi Benayoun 31',52',55': Riise releases Voronin down the left. Voronin's cross to the center and Yossi Benayoun has an easy time putting it in. Benayoun's second goal, it's voronin-riise-Benayoun again. Arikan parries off Riise's shot and Benayoun finishes from six yards for Liverpool's third goal. Benayoun's third goal came 2 minutes after the second. Voronin is in it again. Voronin is fouled on the edge of the box, Steven Gerrard takes the free kick and it is too powerful for Arikan to hold. Benayoun finishes fron close-up once again.

Ryan Babel 78',80': Comes in on the 62th minute for Fabio Aurelio. Benayoun crosses low from the right, a clever back heel and it's Liverpool's goal six. Babel deflects in the seventh off Ibrahim Uzulmez's clearance. Babel misses a hat-trick by a whisker as his header comes off the cross-bar.

Peter Crouch 18',88': Voronin prods a pass through the middle to Crouch. Crouch forces his way between two defenders and takes the shot, only to see Arikan block it. Crouch follows up for his second only goal of the season. Benayoun's cross and Peter Crouch finishes off the game with a header.

Steven Gerard 68': It is Voronin's day. Voronin plays Gerrard in a fine one-two and Gerrard scores with a dipping drive. Arikan has no clue where the ball is.

What follows?

Liverpool still have to win the remaining two games against Marseilles and Porto to go through to the next round. But confidence is one thing they won't be short of.

Liverpool's next fixture:

Liverpool - Porto 28 November 2007 Anfield

The Eagle-- easy way to remain in touch with EPL

It happens with all of us, that we want to be in touch with the Barclay's EPL, but we can't manage all the times.

"The Eagle" can be a perfect solution to the above problem. "The Eagle" is a RSS reader customized for the EPL. Just this install this simple application (currently this is availble only for Windows), and it keeps running in the background, and whenever something exciting happens (be it a goal, a card, a transfer, or a transfer rumour, an injury) it alerts you. It gets even better, you can also configure "The Eagle" for other news items, and stay in touch with all the fields you are interested in.

It has been useful for me, and "Memoirs of football fans" recommends "the Eagle" for all the Barclay's English Premier League lovers.

To install,or know more about "The Eagle" go to: -

http://www.premierleague.com/page/Eagle

Waiting in the wings

Here, we scout the world for the best of teenage talent in football.

Here is a sample of what is to come. Here are geniuses gifted by the gods. Here are young lads preparing to conquer the world. And most importantly, here are happy boys ecstatic beyond all belief. What will happen to them? Will they wither away, wasted prematurely, will they soar higher than the anyone ever has or will they meet a cruel fate, a reckless tackle from behind perhaps. Whatever it may be, let's follow them in their fantastic journey.

Mexico: Carlos Vela

Born: March 1, 1989

League: Spanish Primera

Club: Osasuna (On Loan from Arsenal)

The year is 2005. The setting: FIFA U-17 world cup in the heights of Peru. Mexico thrashes Brazil in the final 3-0 thanks to a stunning display from the golden boot winner 16 year old. Thus starts the ascent of Carlos Vela from a relatively lowly Guadalaraja to the bright lights of Europe. Lucky Arsenal beat others to the race for signing him and came out with a 5 year deal. He had to be loaned to Spanish clubs, first Celta Vigo, then salamanca and to Osasuna due to work permit restrictions in England. Next season, he moves back to England.

Nigeria: Macaulay Chrisantus

Born: August 20, 1990

League: National D1 (Second tier of Nigerian Football)

Club: Abuja FC

Seven goals in seven matches. Need we say more? His goal-scoring led Nigeria to victory in the U-17 world cup 2007. What's next? Medicals in Manchester, London, Moscow, big bucks, tabloids blah blah..So, what's in it for us? If we are lucky enough, we might see him next season in England now that his nurturing in the Nigerian capital looks to have fruitioned. One big question remains though, 'How the hell is he playing in the second tier in Nigeria?'

Germany: Toni Kroos

Born: January 4, 1990

League: Bundesliga

Club: Bayern Munich

Bayern manager Uli Hoeness says Toni is going to wear the number 10 jersey once he gains enough experience. In his 2007 UEFA cup debut against Red Star Belgrade, where he came in the 81 st minute, he set up one for Miroslav Klose and scored One himself. In his Bundesliga debut, he created 2 for Klose. Hopes have built in the German Public so much so that they think he will be the next great playmaker after Sebastian Diesler. We hope, they are right.

Saturday EPL

An exciting day of football, the results are: -

• Arsenal (2) Man Utd. (2)

Arsenal once again proved to be a hard nut to crack, with william Gallas redeeming himself and his club by scoring the late late equaliser after he had diverted a Rooney shot into his own net in the 1st half.

• Wigan (0) Chelsea (2)

Chelsea continues its fight, or in words of their manager "As long as we win and play attacking football that is good for me. We want to play good positive football" May be that's another way to say "Ok, I know that we are out of race this time, still we'll try to save our face". But anyways full marks for Chelsea, for showing character. They outperformed Wigan in all the departments, though Wigan seemed belligerent in 2nd half.

• NewCastle (1) Portsmouth (4)

Ridiculous display of football by NewCastle. I want to see a match where NewCastle shows some characters of being a good club. They are even worse than the Indian Cricket Team!!, atleast the later is performing well in T20!!. Oh come on NewCastle Chak De!!

Well, that's for the football update for Saturday, tune in tomorrow. Am signing off, with the link of some good photos from today's matches: -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7076518.stm

Good riddance, Old Henry

At the beginning of this season's EPL, it looked like it's going to be a dry Henry-less season. Four months into the game and does anyone miss god Henry? Wenger and his young guns have more than made up for Henry's departure. What is on display is a young, fearless, attacking brand of football reminiscent of the best days of Arsenal. The Arsenal of 2002. Shorn of aging baggage, We have in Theo, the rightful successor of henry, We have in Cesc, the best midfielder of the game, We have in Adebayor, a consistent goalscorer finally coming out of so many years in Henry's shadow, We have in Hleb and Rosicky, exciting midfielders ready to take 'em on all alone, and even Toure manages to hit the woodwork regularly. King Henry would be sitting now, somewhere in a Barcelona castle, watching them young lads burning up the EPL. He would let out a sigh and would think, 'Maybe, Just maybe, I made a mistake'.

Arsenal's game has become far more exciting after Henry has left. For the last two seasons, you could see a griping henry on the pitch, complaining about why the ball wasn't put precisely at his feet, about why the play wasn't planned keeping his express wishes in mind. It looked like there was god henry in front and the 10 lesser mortals existed merely for the purpose of serving him.
Now, with the play-by-henry restriction gone, the game has become more free-flowing. Goals are coming from all sides and hopefully will keep coming in the future. What awaits us is an exciting season of 'football, as it should be played'.

Henry's stint at Barcelona can at best be described as average, easily swamped on the green and on the screen by the genius called Messi. No malice towards Henry. We hope he settles soon, we hope he scores as many as in EPL, but one thing is for sure. He ain't gonna get the royal treatment in an all-star Barcelona. Just for the record, Henry's tally in Barcelona till date:

La Liga appearances - 9: Goals - 4
Champions league appearences - 3: Goals - 1