Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The troubles continue for Liverpool



It seems year after year, since that Champions League win in 2005, that Liverpool's season cannot stay on track. After the well lauded win against Manchester United, they lost to Fulham, and now they have struggled in the Champions League.


Just when it seemed like Ryan Babel's wonder strike would have been enough to seal the win, Liverpool's defense decided to go to sleep. New defender Kyrgiakos, who is starting to look like a poor purchase, had a torrid time in defense and could not stay on his feet while battling with Lisandro Lopez. Benitez has a lot to think about. It is clear the owners aren't his biggest fans, and they're not interested in providing him with the money to bolster his squad, but he needs to find a way to make this team work. Hopefully Liverpool finds a way to get better without Gerrard, but that doesn't seem likely to happen.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Atletico and Chelsea play to a tie



To some players, being booed is just part of the game. Sergio Kun Aguero looked eager to enter the game as he watched his team and Chelsea play a stalemate game. Atletico Madrid dominated the game from the start, often pinning Chelsea and their big name stars in their own half, but as is often the case, they couldn't find the goal they needed.


Then Quique did what everyone knew he had to do, and brough on Aguero, for the once promising Pongolle. Sergio was cheered by some, but mostly jeered by his fans, which made absolutely no sense. It was his entrance which opened the game up. And did it open up? His one time strike has been without a doubt the goal of this Champions League round so far. But we all know Chelsea is known for never giving up, even when they're behind. They pushed for it and Drogba grabbed his first goal. Then as expected, he grabbed another. Only to be foiled by Aguero's fantastic freekick. Atletico just might turn things around, but they have a big problem letting in goals, which surely must be fixed sooner than later.