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Liverpool 0 Southampton 1
The televised Saturday 3pm kickoff match throughout Africa and the other not so important non UK countries in the world was Liverpool, and because support throughout the world is still based on the 2005 “big four†the bars and restaurants were packed yesterday with fans ready to witness the re-emergence of a sleeping giant, this was the day Liverpool would establish themselves as true Championship contenders. However, what they had not taken into consideration was that this Ugandan correspondent was wearing a Southampton shirt shrouded in magic, stored for 13 years, signed by the mercurial magician himself, Matt Le Tissier, and worn proudly for the very first time. Liverpool were powerless against such a force.
Of course there will be the Scouse whingers, “we should have had a penaltyâ€, “Moses didn’t fall over every time he got the ball, he was fouledâ€, and the ever popular “if we had Saurez, he would have bitten themâ€, but the truth hurts, Southampton are class and Liverpool aren’t. Liverpool fans should be grateful that they now have a goalkeeper who can keep the defeats to a respectful margin.
As for Southampton, the defensive frailties that dogged them last season have dissipated with the arrival of Lovren, the competent Boruc in goal has resigned the calamitous Davis to the bench, the exciting England U21 full back pairing of Clyne and Shaw, and the surprising emergence of Fonte, cool under pressure and a master at positional play. In front of them are the steel barrier that are Schneiderlin and Wanyama, those that sniffed at the latter’s price tag are now asking why their club didn’t invest in Kenya’s star player. Midfield is completed by the skilful Lallana and the penetrating running of Rodriguez, while up front the pairing of England’s Lambert with Italy’s Osvaldo is still in its infancy, but the potential is there for all to see. The Manager, Pochettino has added another dimension to the team Adkins designed by the astute purchases of the missing pieces, a top class centreback and a midfield enforcer, Cork had the passing ability but not the muscle of Wanyama. But where Pochettino really scores over Adkins is his ability to read the danger signs and make substitutions to counteract the threat. A talent that was wasted against a Liverpool team that couldn’t create a danger sign, let alone a goal.
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