Monday, February 09, 2009 . 4:35 PM
Favouritism
I think the guy who wrote for the article for the Liverpool - Portsmouth match in today's Straits Times sports section either didn't watch the match at all, or knew nits about football.
Sure, Benitez fielded an under-strength lineup, sure, he may be losing his mind, but DON'T discredit the players out there. Portsmouth hardly had possession of the ball in the first half and in the 2nd up till their first goal. Liverpool, despite their under-strength lineup and weird formation, were CONTROLLING the match, and had the final ball been there, or if they had a little bit of luck, they'd have scored at least 1 in the first half (Babel missing the open goal was inexcusable, but the very fact that we managed to conjure several chances highlights the control we had over the match).
I'm now beginning to understand what Paul Tomkins means when he says that other title-chasing teams are shown so much more favouritism. Liverpool, on the other hand, are perpetually over-criticized. You only fear those that pose a threat, and so demean them as a form of defence.
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WTF Moment of the day: I actually managed to get both diagnoses right today in the neurodegenerative lecture :) Didn't really get paraneoplastic syndrome until the lecturer went AUTOIMMUNE! but the idea of cancer and metastasis was there, and CJD was obvious, but Chin Yee did very well to point out vCJD.
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