game is on tape delay right now here across the pond, half-time...
it was very unclear whose backheel sprung Baros for the first pk, was that Kewell or Garcia? if it was Kewell, he deserves a bit more praise than he's getting. the second goal was a very nice, creative touch from Garcia's free-kick, and Kewell seems to be playing harder. He still struggles to show the pace he had two or three seasons ago, but he looks much more confident playing as the second striker. hope to see that, and his run of form, continue...
if it was Garcia, maybe he's getting beaten up a bit much. like Baros, Garica will always be a frustrating player to have in your side, but you have to take the bad touches and missed "easy" chances to get the other brilliant stuff from Luis. The thing about him is that he plays hard even though he doesn't tackle hard, and he is a game-breaking player, the kind who can unlock opposing defenses. like Baros really, who along with his two goals so far has missed Garcia, Kewell and Riise who were open in the box at various times while Milan tried to dribble five players. Life with Milan and Luis...
the by far most impressive thing about the first half for me, besides the goal we conceded, a mis-pass by Kewell and a mistake by Josemi, was how we pressed.
admittedly, it was Palace, not the most skillful of sides, but this was the first match i've seen us play like Valencia used to under Rafa. We pressure their defenders every time they are on the ball, win it back, and being knocking it about looking and probing for openings.
The ability to play further up the field and pressure the opposition, and use the ball when we win it, is the biggest difference between Rafa's Liverpool and the way we played under Houllier.
a refreshing change...
whoops, second half is on, got to watch...
cheers,
turkish
