Liverpool VS Aston Villa : Match Review

I have to confess first that I only managed to watch
the second-half of the match and completely missed
the first-half due to tiredness and went back to sleep
after the alarm had rang. I woke up in shock after suddenly
sit-up and rush out to switch on the cable box and TV.
Fortunately, I am rather pleased to see that Liverpool
was 2 goals up against Villa and I am still able to watch
the 3rd goal scored by Maxi live.

Liverpool started the match without Torres as his
wife is in labour and give birth to a baby boy, Leo Torres.
Congrats to Torres. Joe Cole was also sitting on the
bench and was only substituted in the 2nd half to replace
the hardworking Kuyt. His performance was again flat
and normal although he only had 10 minutes on the field.
Cole really need to play a few more matches to regain
his form and composure.

Babel and Ngog started as the front two for the Reds
and both performed well with a goal each to show.
I have long said that Babel if given the chance will
shine and glow in the squad and I still maintain this view.
Hodgson gave Babel a December 31 deadline to perform
or face the exit during the January transfer window.
I say, keep Babel for another 6 months at least and partner
him with Torres at the front or put him as a winger to let him
run at the defender with his pacy and trickery skill.

Hodgson may have other ideas about Babel and he may
still sell him away in January, but given his performance
lately, he should be able to command a higher transfer fee
this is the eventual outcome. I don't like to see Babel leave
the club as I consider him to be an asset to the team, but Hodgson
has the final say. I held the same view for Aquilani and hope to
see him back into the squad next summer and not at Juventus.

Maxi appears to be improving with goals and wonderful
performance to show recently. It is looking like he will be
useful asset as a utility man in the reserve if Hodgson were
to bring in new faces as the left winger role.
Actually, we will definitely see new faces come into the
squad in the transfer window, but what I really hope to see that
nobody is leaving the team at least for another 6 months.
It is a long season and we will need all the players we have to
have a serious assault for the Champions League position or even
higher if the top teams continue to stumble along the way.

Hodgson requires a transfer kitty of about 25-30 millions to be able
to bring in quality players to strength the team and we will see
how determined is Henry in his pursue of great honour for the team.

The Reds next game will be away to Newcastle at St James Park
this Saturday, and looking at the current manager-less situation at
Newcastle, Liverpool should be able to come back with 3 points in the
bag again. Torres should be able to start in this match and hope that his
newborn son, Leo, will be able to bring him luck to score a brace or hat-trick.
Hopefully, Gerrald can be back to the squad after the injury and that will
increase the strength of the team against the Magpies.

You Will Never Walk Alone!