Liverpool won-3 Chelsea

*No knowledge of football means you should not be going further into this blog*

It’s been 4 odd months since my last blog, and I really lost the habit of writing them. Of late I can’t find time for them, can’t find any topics(to be honest), and above all, I got lazy. It’s been a very long time, and now I have the perfect opportunity, and the perfect case. “LIVERPOOL FC”

Yes, Liverpool. First things first, I’ve never been a die hard fan of Liverpool, nor Chelsea, nor any other club. I just watch them play and keep on speculating. As far as my original rules of my favouritism for any club go, I should be a fan of AC Milan now, for Beckham is playing there. I just love that guy. But now, I’m chanting the “you’ll never walk alone” lyrics day and night, and downloading the Liverpool FC greatest games from internet. Why this sudden found interest..? Why Liverpool..? Why now..?

The answer: My “college”. SVNIT, Surat. They screwed up my brain like anything. Here 9/10 football watchers are Man U fans. I asked so many of them, so many times. “Why do u like Manchester United..?” The answers I got: “It’s the greatest club in the world.” “It has the best attack”. “Cristiano Ronaldo”. And the dumbest answer i’ve heard: “because 5% of the people in the world are Man U fans”.

Idiots, they don’t even know why they like that particular club. They just follow it like a herd of goats because everyone says Manchester is a great club. That’s it. And in my college, no one dares to say anything against it. That’s the mad following Man U has here.

Let’s look at the facts now.

All Man U did with their billions of dollars and superstars for the past 3 yrs: 2 EPL titles, I UCL title. Pretty good enough, u might think. The first title, with a margin, nice enough, but the second one huffed and puffed, almost gave it to Chelsea, and the UCL: “Why the hell did JT miss that penalty..? Where would that Portugese piece of shit be, if JT has scored that..? His 42 goals..? To what would his acting and diving skills count to..?". All Manchester does and will continue to, is, to count on their luck. The second richest club in the world with all its hype and fuss surrounding it and with the help of that great manager, is struggling like anything. You may save fortune favours the brave and all, but the fact is that Man U are just a bunch of pushovers. Ok, its getting too anti-Man U, so lemme conclude this: “Manchester is a good club, good to win trophies, nice players, but the way their fans think about themselves as the greatest thing to have ever happened to football is just not okay.” And lastly this season, the signs are ominous for a club in decline, but they are just getting over with it, escaping somehow each time.

Why Liverpool..?

Because they surprise u. Even when they are loosing or winning. They have that belief in them, that they can beat anybody, anywhere, anytime, anyhow. Agreed, their football is not great, they produce scoreless draws at Anfield, they play like school kids once in a while, loose to Middlesbrough when they can beat Real Madrid away, whatever.. All said and done, they are average players, with not so much high class wages, and only one man to look up to. “Steven Gerrard”, the heart and soul of the team. How many times, has this team surprised everyone, when they least expected them to. The Istanbul final, the Olympiakos game at Anfield with Gerrard’s 89th minute thunder volley, the FA cup final with West Ham, the defeat of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the 14th March 2009 1-4 drubbing of Man U, the last gasp winner at Fulham when they hit the goal post 4 times in the first half, etc etc… All these moments just take the life out of you. You can just end a season with these memories, without winning any titles. Who needs the crowns when ur mind is full of joy, who needs the accolades from media, when u know that u given your best shot and u have shown the world what you are capable of.

I never had anything against Man United or never had anything for Liverpool. But my batchmates are hyping this MU club so badly, that I was and am desperate to see it loose. I been following their games closely and yukk, they are just a bunch of bullies. Except for Vidic and Rooney, nobody has their heart in the team.
And the Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea saga. Liverpool marked badly, and they had an off game. The most preposterous part of this was, when the other day, when I was passing thru my Mech Dept, these Man Yoo fans were shouting, “1-3 .. 1-3 ..”. Why were they shouting..? Did Man U defeat Liverpool..? No. Or did Man U win its home game against and so called weak Porto side..? No. then why are they so proud of themselves..? Stupid people really, they got the easiest of draws in UCL, got the home game against a very weak side, still they drew 2-2. Liverpool on the other hand were paired with Chelsea for the fourth time running, potential opponents like Barca or Bayern in the semis, and Chelsea has all the experience on how to play at Anfield, and they showed it. I would say Guus Hiddink defeated us, not Chelsea.

The thing with Liverpool is “You never know”. Miracles will happen with them. You just wait for them to unfold. Only if they had a bank balance as Man U or Chelsea.. Only if..

So if anyone asks why you like a particular team, its because they surprise u and fill your heart with joy, and Liverpool never failed at this. And the latest news is that Liverpool won 4-0 at home against Blackburn, and Manchester United just huffed and puffed for another victory at Sunderland 2-1, with another late goal from that Kiko Kid. Manchester United, all the best guys, The title is yours to loose and ours to win.

And may be the Champions league too.!! 14th April, Stamford Bridge, I long for those Gerrard’s volleys and Torres’ strikes. Not that they are the greatest, but that they are the most amazing, at that point of time. They just lift u up. Chelsea still have a decent chance though, but with Liverpool “YOU NEVER KNOW & YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE” Go Reds, Even if u loose its okay for me. The Champions League title, The EPL just don’t matter, Go, play with your hearts on your sleeve, Show them what you are.

And as the famous Anfield chant goes, “Walk on, Walk on, With hope in your hearts, And you’ll never walk alone, and you’ll never walk alone.”