And if that's the case where we only turned up for the 2nd half then am sick of it already
In that case, at least we played 45 minutes with our 'B' team, rather than 13 like Monday with the full squad, eh? The only things I'm really upset about was N'Gog missing a sitter and Pacheco not starting. But we can fix those things in time.
They scored a slightly fortunate and very early goal; not the way to keep the crowd quiet, is it? So it's hardly surprising we were under the cosh in the first half. But you know what? Football is a game of ninety minutes, and as the game progressed we asserted ourselves to the point where they could no longer compete - lucky own goal or not. Jamie Carragher has scored his fair share of own goals, and he'll tell you they come from pressure rather than pure misfortune or a lack of ability to defend. That we did what we did with the squad we did in the wretched conditions and the atmosphere of a vibrant crowd after going a goal behind in a country where we have never won, speaks volumes for our achievement last night. Given that last season all we did was capitulate in the face of obstacles, I'd have to say that this was a win for the manager.
And in the light of our heavy defeat on Monday when he got everything wrong, I take my hat off to the man. Well done, Roy. Let's keep it going.
