"We have not seen a player like Shearer for years - a player who could almost guarantee you 30 goals a season at his peak. Scoring goals consistently is the hardest job on a football pitch and that explains why strikers get all the glory and more of the money. You just cannot put a value on someone who can bang in goals at such a rate. Sir Alex Ferguson paid tribute to him this week when he said that he says to his scouts every week 'find me a Shearer'. He says he gets people offered who can play 'in the hole' or just behind two strikers, or who can drop wide, and all he can say is 'why don't you find me another bloody Shearer?'
That tells you everything you need to know about whether there's a place for an 'English-style' centre-forward in the modern game. Every team in the Premiership would fall over themselves to sign another Shearer. If Liverpool could find one, they might well win the title."
-Andy Gray on the legend that is Alan Shearer (whose footballing career is finally over)
"My dream as a kid was to play for Newcastle United and to score goals at St James' Park. It doesn't matter that I didn't win a trophy because I did it my way and I lived the dream.
Unless you come from the area you wouldn't understand that mentality. Playing for the club is everything. I broke Jackie's record and no-one can take that away from me. I've never had any regrets."
just came from the tele room after watching the match between Spurs and Arse.
exciting stuff, even though it was from a neutral's point of view (with the added bonus of being able to witness the fans from both sides in the tv area taunting each other- more specifically, 2 pommie rivals)
gosh, Spurs... you guys were so close to victory. (Spurs, Spurs, always faltering at the last moment.) Basically, to sum up the downfall: the minute the team went ahead to a Robbie Keane goal, they just couldnt hold back the Arse onslaught led by Henry and essentially lost too much of their shape. come on, anyone who plays man behind ball against Arse will be severely punished.
and Edgar Davids being sent off... added woe
what a ripper...
yet, I reckon Michael Carrick...
an awesome player man. He really had quite a game (before the falterings). excellent solo run, ball control and especially great passing from the Spurs pivot. truly a very cool deep-lying playmaker who's a star in the making.
...and as for the match later, the almighty Liverpool will lock horns once again with money rich, zero-culture Chelski. They look unstoppable at the moment, but sometimes, you never know.
seriously, if the red machine clicks into play, then we'll def be able to bang their stupid team out of another cup competition like we did last year [Liverpool, Euro Champions 2005).
strongest line-up for us [I reckon]:
-------------Reina------------
Finnan-Carragher-Hypia-Riise
Gerrard-Alonso-Sissoko-Kewell
---------Cisse-Crouch--------
cisse being the most worrying factor. the dude's fast, but sometimes he's just too fast for his own good that he can't stop to make better decisions with the ball.
all those wasted chances, misses and ball losses. please cisse, if you ever step onto the pitch tonight, give us red fans a performance that we'd marvel at.
a pity that the man Robbie is ineligable for the tie tonight. He'd be a def starter.
however, knowing boss Rafa, he'd probably adopt 'flexible' 4-5-1 to give us more... options. and prob also because other than Fowler, there aren't any prolific strikers that we can call upon in such massive games.
Crouch will be doing what he does best: being a pivotal target man to hold all the balls for the midfield to enter into attacks. After all, that's what the gangly striker has been doing for us all season.
gosh, it's times like these [in the absence of Fowler] when we surely need a Shearer.
but anyhow, a holding man up front gives players like Gerrard, Garcia and Kewell the chance to break forward and attack.
the match won't just be Pool vs Chelski. It's also Liverpool vs robben and drogba theatrics and mourinho's trash talk.
but at the end of the day:
Good guys win
Bad guys lose
and Liverpool prevails
(last line was meant to be london and it was stolen off V for Vendetta from the 'voice of London'.)
4-5-1:
------------Reina------------
Finnan-Carragher-Hypia-Riise (the legendary back four will always be there)
Gerrard-Alonso-Sissoko-Kewell
------------Garcia------------
------------Crouch-----------
well, I know Garcia aint such a good choice: another frustrating player who always tries crazy stuff and loses possesion too cheaply.
but look, the man does score those spectacular goals and always somehow revels in the limelight that big matches provide.
(Liverpool to win 1-0)
a cheers [with my milo] to that.
Planet Shakers - Majesty is DE SONG
'All majesty, to the Lord of creation
All majesty, God of all generations
This anthem we'll sing
To the God of all nations
All majesty we sing'
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