refreshing the page the whole day to no avail. :(

[homo_erectus32]

spore vs liverpool.

the stadium was filled with spectators. all sporting red jerseys. and id bet 99% of it is all for liverpool. the defeat of 5 nil is just pathetic. especially considering that thailand and malaysia played better, much better than spore. at least they scored a goal or two. spore hardly even got near the goal.
however, i think they

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[shah_i_ra_h]

I would hardly consider myself a football fan but even I could see the massive disparity between how Singapore played and how Liverpool played. Singapore deserved the 5-0 thrashing, I don't see why Liverpool should refrain from scoring out of "courtesy". Like you said, 99% of those in attendance probably paid the $88 to see their favourite team play their best. If that means Singapore comes out of it looking awful, then so be it. Haha.

The one major difference between how Liverpool played and how Singapore played is the players of the former team play as a unit. They hold the ball for as long as they can, and then they pass it to someone available. They pass the ball aiming for a particular person. The Singapore team played as disparate individuals. They didn't hold the ball for long, almost immediately passed it as soon as it came into possession, and half the time they just kick the ball hoping someone in red would catch up with it. It wasn't nice to watch. Also I felt that the Singapore players were too caught up in their respective roles on the pitch. I remember one part where one of the defenders, No. 3, got the ball and managed to get a clear passage almost all the way to the penalty box, but then he hesitated, as if he remembered, "eh! I'm not a striker, I'm a defender!" and he passed the ball to a striker, and the striker missed.

They need to play with world class teams and subsequently learn from their mistakes if they're ever going to be a world class team themselves.

(Sorry for the essay! :P)

[homo_erectus32]

Babe, HUNDRED PER CENT ok to put essays here. im honoured u took time out to rant on my humble blog.

though its soo outdated, i totally agree w u babe. -affirmative nod-