Liverpool a place in the last 16 of the Europa League.
Kuyt grabbed the winner on the 83th minute but ideally
the match should already be wrapped up by half-time.
Ngog missed a sitter and if Cole has more courage or
taller by 5-10cm, he will score the follow-up.
Nevertheless, this is a fantastic victory for King Kenny
who pick up his first victory in European match as
Liverpool manager.
There were a number of injuries from this match with
the likes of Martin Kelly, Kyrgiakos and Agger. Although
we still have enough defenders as the back-up, it is
essential that the injury list is keep to a minimum as we
strive for a Champions League position and getting the
first silverware as the Europa League remains as the only
realistic opportunity to be won.
Ngog was wasteful in his finishing and with a bit of help
from Lady Luck, he should have scored 2-3 goals this
morning. Joe Cole played the full 90 minutes and he
delivered a reasonable performance which will be
wonderful if he scored the nearly 1-to-1 opportunity
near the end of the match. I do think he is better than
Maxi sometimes but he need to be consistent and
perform at his best when he is given a chance to shine.
Meireles was quite quiet in this match and he should have
scored the open volley when he had the clear scoring chance.
But it is Ok if he continues to score in the Premier League
as we need all the 3 points we can get and leave the
scoring in the Europa League to the rest of his team-mate.
Kuyt was as usual very hardworking throughout the match
and his effort was paid off with a header goal. He remains
as the Kop favourite and look to be written into the history
book if he ends his career at Liverpool.
The next match will be away to West Ham and it will
be exciting if Kenny choose to start Carroll with Suarez
or use him as a substitute during the match. With a commanding
towering figure, Carroll will cause chaos to the fragile
West Ham defence and create chances for Suarez and
himself to score. Gerrard maybe back from injury and
ready for this match as well but Kenny will make the
final decision whether to risk Carroll and Gerrard in this match.
I don't think West Ham can deal with Saurez's skill and
agility and Carroll's strength and power, this match will
likely ended in a clear 2 goal victory for the Reds.
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