Liverpool 3-1 Blackburn...!!!
Almost two weeks of International Duty and two very crucial England wins later, the Premier League boyz are back to serve us tasteful treats.
Liverpool started the match against Blackburn Rover with no less than 15 players back from international duty. Luckily all of then came back in one piece. Sadfully the same cant be said after the match.
We lost two influential players payin the cost for the victory. Milan Baros will be out wif a broken fibula while Jamie Carragher will be out wif a badly bruised leg and both our players will have to thank Lucas Neill for it.
The game was not shown live on Astro but from the post match lighlights, Liverpool again played superb football. It was kindda reported that Liverpool shold have won by 7 or 8 goals wif Owen having no less than 5 one-on-ones wif Brad Freidle who was marvellously outstanding.
Apart from Owen, Kewell scored. Smicer had a wonderful game wif his fine control and touches. Overall good game play, good match.
We are now 6th in the table. A very encouraging sign but would not want to jinx it. So just hope that they play good football all the time.
Next up will be Leicester.
So till then.
Have a nice week ahead.
U'll Never Walk Alone...!!!
Sunday, September 14, 2003
Liverpool 3-0 Everton...!!!
Now let me see, this match was played on the weekend of August 30th. Yup! That's the eve of our 46th National Day Commemoration. Sad to say, I wasnt in Malaysia. Newayz, I would never forget such an important day.
Okie, back to business. As mentioned earlier, I was not in Malaysia however I would also try not to miss a Liverpool match wherever I might be. Oh by the way, was in Krabi, Thailand for some R&R and I am glad to inform that itz a beautiful place. Sumthin like our very own Cherating in Pahang. The main attraction I guess would be the very very beautiful Phi Phi Islands (the place where alot of hoo haa was created prior to the filmin of the BEACH - the Leonardo Di Caprio movie).
note: sowee no pics yet...!!!
Ok Ok. Back to the match. After the dull draw wif Spurs, no one on this planet would have bet on Liverpool winnin the Merseyside Derby against local rivals Everton. Hell, I was expectin an arse whoopin by the boyz in Blue.
It was dinner time in Krabi, went to this recommended restaurant for some original hot & spicy thai food and it was superb as most of the entourage was perspiring bucket loads. Nothin beats original Thai. Newayz, back to the match.
By the time we sat down on the dining table, the match was already half way through. I couldnt believe it for a moment. The Reds were leadin the Blues by one goal but hey, it was barely first half. So basically is was still too early to shout.
From the one nil lead and the way the lads were playin, it was really encouragin. Hell it was entertainin. That was the first time that one would have the feelin that the team might actually win the bloody match.
True enuff, second half came and two more glorious goals were added to the tally. It was oh so satisfying. Not only was I enjoyin the holiday, Liverpool won wif clean sheet and all but the biggest joy of it all was, it was over Everton.
Three beautiful RED sunset days over the pale BLUE seas of Krabi...!!!
Ever wondered why we managed a win over Everton when everybody knowz that the Blue half was playin much better football lately compared to their Red half?
Put it this way, Liverpool played the correct style and tactics. The passing was back. Not polished though but nevertheless, it was back...!!!
U'll Never ever Walk Alone if u play dat way...!!!
Now let me see, this match was played on the weekend of August 30th. Yup! That's the eve of our 46th National Day Commemoration. Sad to say, I wasnt in Malaysia. Newayz, I would never forget such an important day.
Okie, back to business. As mentioned earlier, I was not in Malaysia however I would also try not to miss a Liverpool match wherever I might be. Oh by the way, was in Krabi, Thailand for some R&R and I am glad to inform that itz a beautiful place. Sumthin like our very own Cherating in Pahang. The main attraction I guess would be the very very beautiful Phi Phi Islands (the place where alot of hoo haa was created prior to the filmin of the BEACH - the Leonardo Di Caprio movie).
note: sowee no pics yet...!!!
Ok Ok. Back to the match. After the dull draw wif Spurs, no one on this planet would have bet on Liverpool winnin the Merseyside Derby against local rivals Everton. Hell, I was expectin an arse whoopin by the boyz in Blue.
It was dinner time in Krabi, went to this recommended restaurant for some original hot & spicy thai food and it was superb as most of the entourage was perspiring bucket loads. Nothin beats original Thai. Newayz, back to the match.
By the time we sat down on the dining table, the match was already half way through. I couldnt believe it for a moment. The Reds were leadin the Blues by one goal but hey, it was barely first half. So basically is was still too early to shout.
From the one nil lead and the way the lads were playin, it was really encouragin. Hell it was entertainin. That was the first time that one would have the feelin that the team might actually win the bloody match.
True enuff, second half came and two more glorious goals were added to the tally. It was oh so satisfying. Not only was I enjoyin the holiday, Liverpool won wif clean sheet and all but the biggest joy of it all was, it was over Everton.
Three beautiful RED sunset days over the pale BLUE seas of Krabi...!!!
Ever wondered why we managed a win over Everton when everybody knowz that the Blue half was playin much better football lately compared to their Red half?
Put it this way, Liverpool played the correct style and tactics. The passing was back. Not polished though but nevertheless, it was back...!!!
U'll Never ever Walk Alone if u play dat way...!!!
Friday, August 29, 2003
Itz National Day this weekend and all Malaysian will be celebrating Hari Merdaka or Independence Day. So wutz Independence Day?
IN 1955, Tunku Abdul Rahman headed the triumphant Alliance Party in the first-ever Malayan General Elections. The Alliance comprised Umno, the MCA and the MIC, representing the three main races in the country. His resounding victory earned him new respect in the eyes of the British who were battling the communists in a guerrilla war since 1948.
While we have seen many photographs of Tunku and other Alliance party leaders in Kuala Lumpur, we are fortunate that our readers have sent in some photographs of Malaya prior to independence. Photographs between 1955 and 1957 tell the tale of a nation in preparation for independence.
Lim Yee Ko, who was formerly the head of the Auxiliary Police of Sepang District, submitted a photograph of the late British High Commissioner Sir Henry Gurney taken a week before he was ambushed on his way up Fraser’s Hill by members of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). Lim is standing beside Sir Henry in the photograph. He acted as translator during Sir Henry’s visit to Sungei Pelek, one of three settlement areas in the Sepang district then. The man in military uniform in the background is Lieutenant General (Rtd) Sir Harold Briggs who was appointed Director of Operations in Malaya in 1950. He introduced a strategy of resettlement to cut off supplies to the MCP. Dubbed the Briggs plan, it led to the creation of new villages.
In a photograph taken on the eve of Merdeka in 1957, Tunku Abdul Rahman is seen with local Alliance leaders visiting Dr. MPL Yegappan (in tie) who was then the town council chairman of Bukit Mertajam, Penang. This photo is submitted by Shalini Muthu Armuugam.
In remote villages, the outside world intruded in times of need, as the photograph of Red Cross Society workers in Ulu Benut, Pahang, demonstrates. Shot in 1954, the photo was submitted by Navindran Snarajah of Raub, Pahang. In the 1950s, especially at the height of the Emergency, planters and rural folk were easy prey for the communists.
As new villages were being formed, the larger towns were busy celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Despite the on-going talks for independence, Malaya was still firmly in the grip of British rule and coronation arches were erected in major towns. Abdul Malik Shaari of Sungai Petani, Kedah, submitted a photograph of two arches erected near the Clock Tower at Jalan Ibrahim in “the heart of Sungai Petani”. A similar arch put up outside the Seremban Market is seen in the photograph submitted by Mike Low Hoy Boon.
In 1955 another royal celebration was commemorated by the erection of arches. That year, Sultan Sir Ibrahim of Johor celebrated his diamond jubilee. Nizamuddin Hashim submitted several photographs taken by Hashim Hamid in 1956. Although Sultan Ibrahim celebrated his 60th year on the throne on Sept 17, 1955, it seems the arches were still standing in 1956.
Although Sultan Ibrahim was initially not in favour of independence, he eventually gave his full support to the Alliance-led government in their mission to negotiate for Malayan independence in London. The Alliance had since the 1952 Kuala Lumpur municipal elections proved to be able to unite the people under its manifesto of “Merdeka”.
However, before independence was achieved, the Tunku and other Alliance party leaders travelled around the country to prepare Malayans for independence. In a photograph taken on the eve of Merdeka in 1957, Tunku together with local Alliance leaders visited Dr M.P.L. Yegappan, who was then the town council chairman of Bukit Mertajam, Penang. The photograph was submitted by Shalini Muthu Arumugam.
Md Zain Mohamed’s photographs best illustrate the Merdeka fever in Nibong Tebal, Penang. His photos of three arches dedicated to Merdeka clearly show how things had changed from colonial rule to independent self-government. The first photograph is of an arch at the junction of Sungai Acheh and Sungai Udang roads. Standing on the left of the car is Datuk Haji Ahmad Salleh, a former state executive councillor. The building in the background is the Sekolah Umum Sungai Acheh. His second photograph is of another arch with the slogan written in Jawi. This photograph was taken outside the Sungai Acheh mosque and boasts a star and crescent moon, representing Islam. The photograph of the third arch was taken in front of the Perak-Penang border. Like the arch at the Sungai Acheh-Sungai Udang junction, this one had words in Malay, Tamil and Chinese.
IN 1955, Tunku Abdul Rahman headed the triumphant Alliance Party in the first-ever Malayan General Elections. The Alliance comprised Umno, the MCA and the MIC, representing the three main races in the country. His resounding victory earned him new respect in the eyes of the British who were battling the communists in a guerrilla war since 1948.
While we have seen many photographs of Tunku and other Alliance party leaders in Kuala Lumpur, we are fortunate that our readers have sent in some photographs of Malaya prior to independence. Photographs between 1955 and 1957 tell the tale of a nation in preparation for independence.
Lim Yee Ko, who was formerly the head of the Auxiliary Police of Sepang District, submitted a photograph of the late British High Commissioner Sir Henry Gurney taken a week before he was ambushed on his way up Fraser’s Hill by members of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). Lim is standing beside Sir Henry in the photograph. He acted as translator during Sir Henry’s visit to Sungei Pelek, one of three settlement areas in the Sepang district then. The man in military uniform in the background is Lieutenant General (Rtd) Sir Harold Briggs who was appointed Director of Operations in Malaya in 1950. He introduced a strategy of resettlement to cut off supplies to the MCP. Dubbed the Briggs plan, it led to the creation of new villages.
In a photograph taken on the eve of Merdeka in 1957, Tunku Abdul Rahman is seen with local Alliance leaders visiting Dr. MPL Yegappan (in tie) who was then the town council chairman of Bukit Mertajam, Penang. This photo is submitted by Shalini Muthu Armuugam.
In remote villages, the outside world intruded in times of need, as the photograph of Red Cross Society workers in Ulu Benut, Pahang, demonstrates. Shot in 1954, the photo was submitted by Navindran Snarajah of Raub, Pahang. In the 1950s, especially at the height of the Emergency, planters and rural folk were easy prey for the communists.
As new villages were being formed, the larger towns were busy celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Despite the on-going talks for independence, Malaya was still firmly in the grip of British rule and coronation arches were erected in major towns. Abdul Malik Shaari of Sungai Petani, Kedah, submitted a photograph of two arches erected near the Clock Tower at Jalan Ibrahim in “the heart of Sungai Petani”. A similar arch put up outside the Seremban Market is seen in the photograph submitted by Mike Low Hoy Boon.
In 1955 another royal celebration was commemorated by the erection of arches. That year, Sultan Sir Ibrahim of Johor celebrated his diamond jubilee. Nizamuddin Hashim submitted several photographs taken by Hashim Hamid in 1956. Although Sultan Ibrahim celebrated his 60th year on the throne on Sept 17, 1955, it seems the arches were still standing in 1956.
Although Sultan Ibrahim was initially not in favour of independence, he eventually gave his full support to the Alliance-led government in their mission to negotiate for Malayan independence in London. The Alliance had since the 1952 Kuala Lumpur municipal elections proved to be able to unite the people under its manifesto of “Merdeka”.
However, before independence was achieved, the Tunku and other Alliance party leaders travelled around the country to prepare Malayans for independence. In a photograph taken on the eve of Merdeka in 1957, Tunku together with local Alliance leaders visited Dr M.P.L. Yegappan, who was then the town council chairman of Bukit Mertajam, Penang. The photograph was submitted by Shalini Muthu Arumugam.
Md Zain Mohamed’s photographs best illustrate the Merdeka fever in Nibong Tebal, Penang. His photos of three arches dedicated to Merdeka clearly show how things had changed from colonial rule to independent self-government. The first photograph is of an arch at the junction of Sungai Acheh and Sungai Udang roads. Standing on the left of the car is Datuk Haji Ahmad Salleh, a former state executive councillor. The building in the background is the Sekolah Umum Sungai Acheh. His second photograph is of another arch with the slogan written in Jawi. This photograph was taken outside the Sungai Acheh mosque and boasts a star and crescent moon, representing Islam. The photograph of the third arch was taken in front of the Perak-Penang border. Like the arch at the Sungai Acheh-Sungai Udang junction, this one had words in Malay, Tamil and Chinese.
Liverpool 0-0 Spurs...!!!
Another one of those games? Hmm...since it wasnt live on Astro, I cant really commment on it. So I'll ave to trust the news.
It was reported that Liverpool played a very fierce attackin game. So the question is, why the 0-0 draw? Well, come to think of it, a goaless draw is not that bad. Better than losing rite?
Neways, looks like the boss is tryin to change the style of play this season. It was reported that they played some nice passing game. Now the thing is, can they do dat game after game week in week out.
The concern here was that, on the nite that they played against Spurs, they had loads of chances to wrap up and kill the game but it didnt happen. Well wut do u expect, the strikers are soooo accustomed to long balls that they cant control grounders and put it in the net. See the bad thing bout not polishing ones skills.
People might say that playin long ball is hard coz of all the chasin but let me assure u that playin a flowing pass and move game is even harder. try runnin and controllin the ball at super high speed and pass it accurately to another player while keepin the pace. So u see, if u r good wif the hard part, then the easy part is...well...easy.
For me, i'm a firm believer of the pass and move system. Itz the old boot room legacy. It should be revived.
Okie.
Gonna cut this short.
Most of u will be on loooooong holiday so, enjoy yerselves and have a great time.
Itz Liverpool vs Everton on Saturday, 30 August 2003 at 8.00 pm.
If u can, catch it.
As for me, i'll just have to catch it on repeat.
So take care people, hang loose.
U'll Never Walk Alone...!!!
Another one of those games? Hmm...since it wasnt live on Astro, I cant really commment on it. So I'll ave to trust the news.
It was reported that Liverpool played a very fierce attackin game. So the question is, why the 0-0 draw? Well, come to think of it, a goaless draw is not that bad. Better than losing rite?
Neways, looks like the boss is tryin to change the style of play this season. It was reported that they played some nice passing game. Now the thing is, can they do dat game after game week in week out.
The concern here was that, on the nite that they played against Spurs, they had loads of chances to wrap up and kill the game but it didnt happen. Well wut do u expect, the strikers are soooo accustomed to long balls that they cant control grounders and put it in the net. See the bad thing bout not polishing ones skills.
People might say that playin long ball is hard coz of all the chasin but let me assure u that playin a flowing pass and move game is even harder. try runnin and controllin the ball at super high speed and pass it accurately to another player while keepin the pace. So u see, if u r good wif the hard part, then the easy part is...well...easy.
For me, i'm a firm believer of the pass and move system. Itz the old boot room legacy. It should be revived.
Okie.
Gonna cut this short.
Most of u will be on loooooong holiday so, enjoy yerselves and have a great time.
Itz Liverpool vs Everton on Saturday, 30 August 2003 at 8.00 pm.
If u can, catch it.
As for me, i'll just have to catch it on repeat.
So take care people, hang loose.
U'll Never Walk Alone...!!!
Monday, August 25, 2003
What will it be for the Mighty Reds this season...???
The season has begun. The league is 2 games old. The 2-1 lost to 'Chelski'. The 0-0 draw with the 'Villians'. What's next against the 'Spurs'?
With the arrival of Australian Harry 'the Kid' Kewell, Frenchmen Anthony Le Tallec and Florent Sinama Pongolle and the Irishman Steve Finnan, what can one expect from these players? Are they Championship material?
Armed with yummy snacks and refreshing thirst quenchers, I was looking forward to the first game of the 2003/2004 season. No wait, I mean the Reds first game of the season. Then having sat through the first 90 minutes of the season, I find myself with a sore bum and gastric complications. Then came the following weekend (Sunday) whereby another 90 minutes passed by with nauseating effect towards the extent of visiting the washroom. One could only imagine how badly the two games turned out to be.
Lets see, based on the latest news post on the various websites imaginable in this universe, it was noted that the beloved Reds are playing too much 'long ball'.
Hmm...now where have i heard that before?
Oh! Silly me. It was the mad voices in my head drumming common sense and logic from what was viewed and interpreted by the eyesight.
So the question is, how long will we have to see this carry on?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do think that the Reds should get back to the basics!
If one would assess the previous 2 matches, one would note that the passing was poor, ball control was catastrophic, teamwork was terrible, positioning was pathetic, the shooting was 'senseless' and the list goes on.
My fellow Red Fans have been asking, what's wrong with the team?
Why don't we go one by one shall we?
1. Passing Lesson: Try passing over shorter distance, say 5 to 10 yards rather than spraying the ball 3 quarters of the field and asking a hell of a lot from the forwards. It's not as if all the strikers have the legs to chase after the 'stinger missile' long balls neither are they all 'Bruno' Heskey.
2. Ball Control Lesson: Looks like all the other teams manage this rather well except for our Mighty Reds. First touch at the back, the center and the front are soooo poor that none of the players are now comfortable with the ball at their feet. So how do one expect to do anything else?
3. Teamwork Lesson: Remember the phrase, "there's no I in team" well as i reckon there's no other alphabets (apart from the T.E.A.M.) either in the Reds TEAM. There's no communication amongst the players. Unless the players are all mind readers I don't see how they can understand one another.
4. Positioning Lesson: The year that the Reds won the treble, solidity in the defence was at its best. Defenders positioned themselves superbly. It was so hard to beat them. But now, opponents seemed to be running rings around the defenders. Does one know why this happens? Lately, it's not only the defenders are out of position but practically the team. Most of the time they were caught flat footed when caught out on a counter attack.
5. Finally, the Shooting: So what if we have half a million shots on goal? It's the ball in the net that counts for all that one cares! But the saddest (is there even this word) thing is, most of the shots are not directly on goal. Balls are pumped senselessly high, wide and god knows where else. Just think, the probability of a ball entering the net would be oh sooo much higher if they were on target anywhere within the 4 corners of the goal post.
Final Lesson, it kills me to say this but, Learn from Man U!
These are all basic ball skills which seemed to have deserted the Mighty Reds.
Where's the Liverpool of Old? We sorely miss the Pass and Move game!
Houllier should seriously think of cutting down on the tactical game play and get back to basics.
Will the slumbering giants ever wake up from its hibernation?
You'll Never Know Until You've Walk Alone!
Jim
The season has begun. The league is 2 games old. The 2-1 lost to 'Chelski'. The 0-0 draw with the 'Villians'. What's next against the 'Spurs'?
With the arrival of Australian Harry 'the Kid' Kewell, Frenchmen Anthony Le Tallec and Florent Sinama Pongolle and the Irishman Steve Finnan, what can one expect from these players? Are they Championship material?
Armed with yummy snacks and refreshing thirst quenchers, I was looking forward to the first game of the 2003/2004 season. No wait, I mean the Reds first game of the season. Then having sat through the first 90 minutes of the season, I find myself with a sore bum and gastric complications. Then came the following weekend (Sunday) whereby another 90 minutes passed by with nauseating effect towards the extent of visiting the washroom. One could only imagine how badly the two games turned out to be.
Lets see, based on the latest news post on the various websites imaginable in this universe, it was noted that the beloved Reds are playing too much 'long ball'.
Hmm...now where have i heard that before?
Oh! Silly me. It was the mad voices in my head drumming common sense and logic from what was viewed and interpreted by the eyesight.
So the question is, how long will we have to see this carry on?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do think that the Reds should get back to the basics!
If one would assess the previous 2 matches, one would note that the passing was poor, ball control was catastrophic, teamwork was terrible, positioning was pathetic, the shooting was 'senseless' and the list goes on.
My fellow Red Fans have been asking, what's wrong with the team?
Why don't we go one by one shall we?
1. Passing Lesson: Try passing over shorter distance, say 5 to 10 yards rather than spraying the ball 3 quarters of the field and asking a hell of a lot from the forwards. It's not as if all the strikers have the legs to chase after the 'stinger missile' long balls neither are they all 'Bruno' Heskey.
2. Ball Control Lesson: Looks like all the other teams manage this rather well except for our Mighty Reds. First touch at the back, the center and the front are soooo poor that none of the players are now comfortable with the ball at their feet. So how do one expect to do anything else?
3. Teamwork Lesson: Remember the phrase, "there's no I in team" well as i reckon there's no other alphabets (apart from the T.E.A.M.) either in the Reds TEAM. There's no communication amongst the players. Unless the players are all mind readers I don't see how they can understand one another.
4. Positioning Lesson: The year that the Reds won the treble, solidity in the defence was at its best. Defenders positioned themselves superbly. It was so hard to beat them. But now, opponents seemed to be running rings around the defenders. Does one know why this happens? Lately, it's not only the defenders are out of position but practically the team. Most of the time they were caught flat footed when caught out on a counter attack.
5. Finally, the Shooting: So what if we have half a million shots on goal? It's the ball in the net that counts for all that one cares! But the saddest (is there even this word) thing is, most of the shots are not directly on goal. Balls are pumped senselessly high, wide and god knows where else. Just think, the probability of a ball entering the net would be oh sooo much higher if they were on target anywhere within the 4 corners of the goal post.
Final Lesson, it kills me to say this but, Learn from Man U!
These are all basic ball skills which seemed to have deserted the Mighty Reds.
Where's the Liverpool of Old? We sorely miss the Pass and Move game!
Houllier should seriously think of cutting down on the tactical game play and get back to basics.
Will the slumbering giants ever wake up from its hibernation?
You'll Never Know Until You've Walk Alone!
Jim
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