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Well it’s been a roller coaster ride
from start to finish and its true to say Liverpool gave me a run for my money. The
bet was Liverpool to win the league £20 at 33-1 it was binned last night. But
it was the 1st time I had bet on Liverpool to win the League for a
decade…Having been going to Anfield since the age of 8 the football gods must have
told me it was not money wasted. Though the slip was not handed over the
counter the money was not in the wallet. The slip was still valid on the last
game of the season. For Gerrard it came in the statement “at the age of 33 for
the 1st time I can truly say I been involve in a true title showdown”
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For most of the season Liverpool were
firing on all cylinders. With goals galore from a slick attack from Suarez and
Sturridge after Suarez had missed the part of the season due to suspension. All
this was being fed by a very mobile midfield of Coutinho Henderson and Sterling.
With Gerrard dropping off into a Pirlo roll just in front of the 2 central
defenders with his ball distribution being probably the best of his career. For
me in this role he has a couple of good seasons ahead.
But with that role comes danger it
encourages the opponents to push through midfield so the defence has got to be
on their game. The defence was always the cylinder miss firing as Liverpool
went into the mode we will just score more goals than you. You score 3 we will score 5 …Great for the neutral
but along with the Chelsea game cost Liverpool the league. Also for me Mignolet
suffered from this phase.
As for the Chelsea game we just needed a draw so
that was down to the manager ….For Chelsea a draw was no good it was not rocket
science Brendon . But I am sure he will admit that in time. So Liverpool aimed
for top 4 they nearly Koped the lot. So all in all a success it was just a bit
of a downer Liverpool had one hand on the trophy ….
So next season Liverpool go shopping …..The difference
is now Liverpool has more bargaining power …..Not just Champions League football
but title contenders also regeneration of the ground the club is going places. Liverpool’s
bargaining power has been based on promises. Which many top players have not
bought into …hence losing out to Liverpool’s main rivals …But it also gives us
the chance to be more care full with money getting good deals like Suarez and
Sturridge….
Which will
fall into the owner’s cautious strategy. After this season there will be a lot
of top players wanting to come to Liverpool. So all that has to be built into
showing how much of a success this season has been. The future looks good…. but
if this season was important ……It is nothing like how important next season is
going to be ……The Football World needs to watch this space.
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