The Hibernian Miscellany

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Thursday, August 10, 2006

Scouse Escape / Prospects for New season

After going one nil down to the Israelis, the two scouse new boys, Craig 'GBH' Bellamy and Mark Gonzalez conspired with the Red version of The Great Escape. Indeed, it was the young Chilean who came off the bench to rescue the ten million in Chamions League fees in the last minute. High drama at Anfield.

But what about their prospects for the coming year? They show great potential. Barring Peter Crouch, Bolo Zenden and Luis Garcia they have quality all over the pitch and though it pains me to say it, they do look like contenders, but they do seem to lack direction and strategy.

Where Chelsea, and to a lesser extent, Man Utd, play to a preordained system, Liverpool seem to lack the understanding of the system they try to play. Playing a centre forward alone means that he needs to be mobile. So much so, when the game necissatates him (Bellamy) to drift left or right, the hole in the centre needs to be plugged very quickly by either a Gerrard moving up quickly from midfield, or a Gonzalez or a lesser spotted Pennant coming in from the flanks. Out of all thre players mentioned above it was only the Chilean who seemed to grasp this concept.

This is where Liverpool floundered lkast season. The inept Crouch being used as a spearhead only contributed to a blunt attacking force and a whole litany of wasted opportunites. It looks like that unless Dirk Kuyt arrives from Holland in a big hurry that Liverpool's plan B will again involve the worst centre forward in England. Liverpool are one nil down. Twenty minutes to go and Crouch comes off the bench. Not exactly striking fear into opponents hearts now is it....

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