Liverpool 0 - 2 Tottenham ; Streaker on Anfield pitch
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Liverpool 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2: match report
Kenny Dalglish first match as permanent manager ended in a 2-0 defeat. Read a full match report of the game at Anfield on Sunday May 15 2011.
Party pooper: Rafael van der Vaart (centre) is congratulated by his Tottenham Hotspur team-mates after the Dutchman put his side ahead after just nine minutes at AnfieldRarely can a poisoned chalice have been so fiercely contested.
Liverpool have long aspired to the Europa League as the only coronation gift available to Kenny Dalglish; Tottenham Hotspur have long scorned it as an unwelcome consolation. Seeing their Thursday nights booked up is hardly a prize either will treasure; both fought until their last breath to earn the right to complain, long and loud, next season.
Spurs are worthy of what will, if they beat Birmingham next week, be their place in Europe, although justice was only done in the most unjust of circumstances. They deserve it for this display and this season. They started brightly, endured a predictable dip and ended on a high. Both in this display and in this season.
But that their guests are better prepared, equipped and suited to an autumn of far-flung travel will not assuage Liverpool’s anger. Dalglish’s side fell behind to a fortuitous opener from Rafael van der Vaart and they lost thanks to the sort of decision which would have sent Ryan Babel scrambling to Photoshop.
Even Spurs seemed taken aback to see Howard Webb point to the spot when John Flanagan and Steven Pienaar’s shoulders collided outside the box. There was no intent from either party; Webb’s decision, and Luka Modric’s coolness, certainly spoiled one.
“I’m not here to sponsor the FA,” Dalglish said. “It is just unhelpful to everyone that we cannot express our true thoughts and it’s even more disappointing that the officials get away scot-free without having to come and explain their decisions.”
Streaker Video:
Pepe Reina, Lucas and Martin Skrtel were so ruthless in dealing with a streaker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaZyjVZo8wI
From another angle...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aJbZsUyZp4
Another Anfield Streaker back in 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP65n2812c8&feature=related
That anger was manifest in the Scot’s fans and players, too. On this of all days, when Dalglish was unveiled to a deafening roar as the club’s permanent manager, when Fenway Sports Group, the owners who have done so much to steer Anfield back on course, were present. Little wonder Pepe Reina, Lucas and Martin Skrtel were so ruthless in dealing with a streaker. It was no laughing matter.
Yet hindsight will tell them that sixth place, after the start to their season, is a feat. It will tell them that Spurs deserved this, Webb or no Webb. It will tell them, too, that for all Redknapp’s insistence that he has no interest in the Champions League’s ugly sister, he knows – to misquote Ian Holloway – that it is better to go home at the end of the night with someone, rather than all alone.
“I scared them into it,” the Spurs manager said. “I told them that if we qualified through the Fair Play league, we’d be back playing in June. We are not fighting for the Europa League. We are fighting for fifth, because you want to finish as high as you can.”
It worked. Spurs started excellently, pressing high, suffocating their hosts. Van der Vaart’s opener, volleyed in off Glen Johnson, was ample reward.
Andy Carroll missed the best chance of the half by ballooning a Skrtel cross over, while Luis Suárez, usually electrifying, offered the Kop the odd jolt rather than full charge.
When Webb intervened, Liverpool could not muster a response. Anfield will not be blessed with Europe next season. Spurs, now that they are there, may not appreciate it, but Liverpool will tell them that, even with poisoned chalices, you do not know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
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Again another kelong match played by liverpool.
Can win also don't want to play properly.
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Pool is like that want lah... Kenny got his contract liao now can relax already...
So far cos of their end season form, some of the Pool guys are at it again... Starting to think they got a good chance for the title next season just because "King" Kenny (lol) is now there...
I still maintain they were under no pressure since Kenny took over so a lot of things were made easier but the moment the real pressure starts, they will fold again... The Spurs match was the start of a little pressure cos they wanted the Europa place badly while Spurs didn't really wanted it... Then what happen? Lose at Anfield to a Spurs side that is not doing as well as at the start of the season...
I still think they should have gone for Marseille's Didier Deschamps as manager... Oh well, lucky they didn't... phew...
And come the end of his time at Liverpool as manager, I guess someone could say... OMG we killed kenny! (reputation)... lol.
Anyway, the new owners so far isn't bad, they have given him a lot of money to play with. So even like this he can't make it to the top 4, then nothing to say liao... Just glad he is the sitting manager at the time United knock them of their perch... lol.
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Originally posted by TIB1167D:
Again another kelong match played by liverpool.
Can win also don't want to play properly.
they still had a chance then of finishing above spurs for the europa spot right?
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Originally posted by dragg:
they still had a chance then of finishing above spurs for the europa spot right?
Should be.
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wah zocoss so kua suay king kenny ah lol. Next season will be exciting.
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What king kenny? More like hypocrite Kenny lah... He acted all good and innocent and say referee are human lah, and not their fault kind of stuff at the beginning... Wait we see next season when he under real pressure he can still say the same or not when decision go against his team...
Pretender only this fellow, we already saw the last match against Villa he upset with the referee and start to kpkb as well... lol.
The worse kind is the type that act all nice and good but behind that smile hide a knife ready to stab you...
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king kenny no moral ethics one..he annouced to the world he wanted the liverpoo job..while roy hodgson was still in charge..btw,to all liverpoo fans...esp that taxi driver pooman..comeback here when u have won 19