yup its going all going round and around a bit but the facts- fuck it I'm not putting inverted commas around that word anymore- are there for anyone interested, just not many in the media are.
I'ts not that the media is utter bollox in itself just that the state of punditry in England is so absoultely shocking, it really is. Dean sturridge slaggin off rafa on espn? I saw hasslebank having ago on sky about Rafa's transfer policy. Dya remeber Tim Sherwood's reaction to Torres last minute winner against Portsmouth last year at Fratton Park, he was absolutely fuming.
I dont think they hate liverpool or rafa. I think they dislike rafa and get pissed of with Liverpool fans constant support-although this is as Fat Scouse rightly points out is in decline. Support should never be confused with or become moaning. The problem is most journlists can write, but dont like taking the time to think. So once they start writing about liverpool: the 'zonal marking' 'rotation' 'transfer policy ' stuff jumps into their heads and they just jot it down with out a moment's thought. Cos to actually consider those things might take up more time and mean missing or delaying a deadline or blog. After that game at fratton park last year the tone amongst most of the journos was the same, anger at our percieved jammyness with a winner deep into stoppage time. The truth was most of them had to adjust their match reports and they fuckin hated doin it.
On the cotinent they usually have a couple of journalists in the studio, in Italy anyway, and tradtionally good journalists will have good contacts with in the club and be able to place whats happening on the pitch in a greater context, with some attention to detail.This is worth a look, its is a decent link to well respected french journalist attacking the english press for the reporting on Ramsey's inury.
http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/35100/Ramsey_reaction_Written_press_deafened_by_shrill_chorus_of_ex-players.aspx Now there is fuck all chance of this happening on sky sports, who prefer the saturday night tv show presenter approach. I mean honestly, Redknapp banging on about Alonso's slick interplay with Gerrard and Torres at old trafford in the 4-1 last year, jesus christ.
Anyway, we'll be back lads.We are Liverpool!