The Premier League Owl
This was a bit catty.
You’ve all heard the comments Steven Gerrard made about Everton yesterday, comparing them to Stoke City – essentially the footballing equivalent of telling a woman that she has ‘a nice personality’.
Every single time they get the ball to the goalkeeper it comes in long.
There was only one team who came to play football and that was us. Everton are not better than us.
I thought we were fantastic and stood up to a team that are very similar to Stoke.
Everton are effective because they have some big, physical lads in the team. We had a young, small team out there who were men and stuck together.
Or, an alternative way at looking at it, was that Liverpool threw away a two-goal lead.
Anyway, childishness aside, here are some statistics from Sunday’s derby – courtesy of the BBC:
Yup, Liverpool sure did play all the football, if by ‘all’ Gerrard meant ‘completing fewer passes, with less accuracy, with a statistically more direct approach’.
It just seems a bit unnecessary: the game’s over, and in spite of the disallowed goal a draw was probably a fair result. Move on – Gerrard needs to stop telling us how good a side Liverpool are, and focus on improving the club’s table position to back up his claims.
Stoke City? Behave yourself…
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Quality! I tell you what Stoke would by Liverpool standards would give them a run for their money! As for Stevie g get hold of suarez and ask him if he wants to go to Brazil! Surely his national side have a diving team. Maybe Drogba has parents from the same region, What a dive team that would make.
The stats not only back up what everyone else in the leagure can see but prove that Everton are now the footballing team in Merseyside…Gerrard – wind your neck in. Indeed wind yer neck in about diving too. I saw your reaction to Neville’s dive. It’s not like you you’ve never dived to get someone sent off is it? I think Hibbo would have something to to say about that – oh hang on. No he wouldn’t. He is far more professional than you with your sour little grapes – grow up.
very good and concise article.
Gerrard’s very poor attempt to divert attention away from Liverpool’s own failings is fooling nobody (except perhaps Liverpool supporters blinded by Rodgers ‘ singleminded management style)
Gerrard’s tone trys to be insulting to Everton (and Stoke) but merely shows his own tactical naivety.
Stevie G….the stats and the table do not lie……..GET USED TO IT!