Liverpool vs Watford
Sunday May 8th
16:00pm vs
Well depending on when you read this, we'll either be in a European Final or we'll be feeling like the players performed v Swansea. So I'll hang off with any emotional comments on the past and potential near future and merely point out that the last time we played these at home in a PL game was 2006 with the 2-0 scoreline provided by Msser's C.Bellamy and X. Alonso. Alonso eh, what would we give to have him still playing especially now the two rumbling powerhouses of Henderson and Can aren't available. I do miss a silky soccer skilled proper midfielder at Liverpool, like Jari, Xabi and anyone else who's first name ends in an 'i' usually.(Igori Biscan anyone?)
Any (Vicarage) road, last time we played them it was shiter than a trip to Wales last weekend, 3-0 down, Bogdan bogged down, Skrtel off with injury and Liverpool's worst defeat to a newly promoted side since Newcastle in '93. But Jurgen has been in charge a bit longer now and I absolutely believe that irrespective of Thursday night's result, we'll be more up for this than we were last Sunday. If we win on Thurs, we'll be bouncing, if we lose we should have something to prove and I'm not entirely sure 4th spot isn't utterly out of who am I kidding it clearly is fuck it I've got no idea who'll turn up.
Watford's boss Flores' has steadied his side and has managed to ensure Premiership safety which is the main priority for a promoted side unless its to actually win the league. Still, they play well, fast and hard and are always a tricky side to play against, mainly because they get 'up' for games against teams like us and still have that Championship physicality to their team.
Still they've only won twice in the last 11 PL games and of course lost to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi's. But they did beat the real Villa this week 3-2, lets hope we can do one better with Villareal (
worth doing come on be fair)
Ighalo has scored 16 this season and Deeny 13, not a bad return, comparing with Coutinho's 12 and Sturridge's 11 respectively, and I really don't have much more to say because its not about this game this week, its about scoring a few against Villareal.
It will be our penultimate game at Anfield this season in the PL, the last coming against Chelsea on the 11th, so lets hope we can still put a few past them and put to bed the bad memories of the December away game.