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A dose of the Blues



Blues are in a bit of a slump. By slump, I mean 1 win in 19 league games and no away win since we managed to defeat a depleted Leicester back in December 2003. A string of recent games has seen us dominant in terms of defending and possession but, despite boasting some of the best "shots on target" stats in the Premier League, we've failed to find the back of the net. Take Palace for example; 1 shot on goal to our 11, 68% possession. Guess which team took all 3 points?

Blues travelled up to Anfield to face the only team with a 100% home record. Best home record v one of the worse, there could only be one result. Right? Liverpool did everything possible to put this game out of the reach of Bruce's side but, despite a lot of possession, an appeal for handball and forcing Maik Taylor to make more saves in 90 minutes than he's done all season, Liverpool couldn't get that ball over the line.

The stats showed the Scousers had 68% of the possession at half time. Blues dropped the sweet and subtle stuff for some good old fashioned kicking and clogging. It paid off. Anderton managed to make sure Blues left with all 3 points. It wasn't a stunning shot or heroic header. A 1 yard tap from an Upson header. We'll take it.

A minutes silence for the demise of Liverpool's 100% home record will be held at Mersey Docks on Thursday.


posted by kwacky at 9:55 am