Yellowish Reds did the stripping all week long. Thanks to this man,
Si Buncit, Si Dahi Luas, Si Bijak Pandai.
Yeah, a week full of reds stripping others standing in their way. Sadly, I wasn’t there in front of the tv to watch how Rafa’s side tamed down the team that tamed down Arsenal in the last sixteen turmoil, the Boeren, PSV Eindhoven because of a fucking chemistry lab reports in need to be handed in the next day, but I managed to log in early in the morning and found myself shouting of content alone in my class. Well, the name Boeren is because of their origin of provincial city and yes, it is ‘farmer’ if you direct-translate it. Of course, hungry Kop wouldn’t give a shitty damn. Three goals against the farmers, and it were two Kop starlets who stole the show, our own Julius Caesar and Mark Antony by the name of Stevie G and Jamie Carra.
"Skipper Gerrard became his side's highest ever scorer in the European Cup, while Carragher passed Phil Neal's record for the most appearances in the competition." - Daily Mirror
As solid as anyone would reckon, those two patriots were second to no one. They were everywhere, ushering ball and opposing attackers to less dangerous areas, tackling like a demon and screaming constantly at his team-mates. And it was great to see how they peak at the right place and at the right time. When the pressure is on, expect great things out of the Kop. Now, we have one foot on the semi-final tie and last night, a win over Reading at Madejski Stadium put us stay on the third place. And credits also should be given to Peter Crouch and Steve Finnan for their outstanding performace over the week, with Crouchie netted thrice against the Gunners, and proved that he is a complete package, having used all his right and left foot, and of course, his head. And Finnan was rocking solid at right back all week long and no question over that he is one of Liverpool's most consistent performers this season. Credits and credits to newly signed Javier Mascherano, who was having tough time over the season, struggling with a struggling side, West Ham, before joining the ever established the Reds. He is the real Javier Mascherano we knew at the Olympics as he is dubbed as ‘monster of all players’ by Rafa Benitez after dazzling performance on his debut against Sheffield United and to put icing on the cake, the great Stevie G also tipped his hat off over Masche’s breathtaking hard-tackling and solid technique performance, which was indispensable in Red’s 4-0 riot over United.
I laughed when Alvaro Arbeloa, a Spaniard who just came into the Kop red force out of nowhere, scored a very important goal in the match. As rich as any American-owned club, Rafa Benitez had been given a cushioning cash from Gillette-Hicks, the emperor and empress. But instead of buying players with nice boots and nice resume, he chose players he has faith with (and players with murah murah price). Nicknamed as The Disease, Arbeloa is now reunited with Rafa Benitez, after spending years in Real Madrid C together, but now, only the color of the jerseys differ. Mourinho should learn something from this. Afterall, cash isn’t actually everything when you have a team full of loyal, enthusiastic and passionate players like Liverpool.
"All the players are important and I cannot talk about the situation of each player. It's better to talk to them. It's fair to say I am really pleased with my squad and would like to progress with all my players." - Rafa Benitez
And that’s why; you will never walk alone once you are one of the Reds. P.S. I laughed, and who expect me to not to, when Man Utd and Arsenal picked up their two consecutive losses in a week. From chuckle to giggle before turning to a big ha ha ha for me.
Si Buncit, Si Dahi Luas, Si Bijak Pandai.
