- Ryan Giggs : Liverpool's most dangerous player. Reflection of how poor Liverpool was. Unbelievable the number of stray passes Giggs made and gave possession to Liverpool. Thank God we had Valencia, Scholes (94% passing completion rate) and Welbeck.
- Suarez : Refusal to shake hands with Evra was petty. 小气. Admire his footballing skills but lost all respect for the guy now.
- De Gea : another great save (Johnson), protecting the MU win. Last week against Chelsea (3-3) too, 2 great saves (Mata, Cahill) near the end. Have to revise my low opinion of him.
- Kenny Dalglish : got it wrong. Lack of ambition in starting line up cost dearly. Really sour character if you watch all his post match interviews. Always on the defensive and unnecessarily confrontational responses to completely reasonable questions. What a grouch. From admiration (super duper footballer) to neutral (Man U rival manager), to falling off a cliff (insisting Suarez should never have been banned AFTER QC led independent commission found Suarez guilty + today's rubbish interview) here in my book.
- Carroll : Beaten in the air by Rafael. Spends more time whinging than playing.
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Ferguson had written in his programme notes that his "biggest regret is the way Patrice has been castigated in some quarters for standing up to racism". Now he let it all out. "For a club with their history, I'd get rid of him, I really would," he said. "Liverpool Football Club have a player banned for eight matches, and they've tried to blame Patrice Evra? It's him they should be bloody blaming. He could have cost them a European place. He is a disgrace to Liverpool Football Club. That player should not be allowed to play for Liverpool again."
From NY Times. How often do they talk about EPL?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/sports/soccer/liverpools-luis-suarez-refuses-to-shake-the-hand-of-uniteds-patrice-evra.html
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has today issued the following apology:
"I have spoken with the manager since the game at Old Trafford and I realise I got things wrong.
"I've not only let him down, but also the Club and what it stands for and I'm sorry. I made a mistake and I regret what happened.
"I should have shaken Patrice Evra's hand before the game and I want to apologise for my actions.
"I would like to put this whole issue behind me and concentrate on playing football."
Liverpool Managing Director Ian Ayre has today released the following statement.
"We are extremely disappointed Luis Suarez did not shake hands with Patrice Evra before yesterday's game. The player had told us beforehand that he would, but then chose not to do so.
"He was wrong to mislead us and wrong not to offer his hand to Patrice Evra. He has not only let himself down, but also Kenny Dalglish, his teammates and the Club. It has been made absolutely clear to Luis Suarez that his behaviour was not acceptable.
"Luis Suarez has now apologised for his actions which was the right thing to do. However, all of us have a duty to behave in a responsible manner and we hope that he now understands what is expected of anyone representing Liverpool Football Club."
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish today insisted Luis Suarez is right to apologise for failing to shake Patrice Evra's hand at Old Trafford.
"Ian Ayre has made the Club's position absolutely clear and it is right that Luis Suarez has now apologised for what happened at Old Trafford," said Dalglish.
"To be honest, I was shocked to hear that the player had not shaken hands having been told earlier in the week that he would do.
"But as Ian said earlier, all of us have a responsibility to represent this Club in a fit and proper manner and that applies equally to me as Liverpool manager.
"When I went on TV after yesterday's game I hadn't seen what had happened, but I did not conduct myself in a way befitting of a Liverpool manager during that interview and I'd like to apologise for that."
OK. Time to move on. All could have been avoided if Suarez had just shaken hands.
Now for Evra's apology for his post match celebrations. Uncalled for and lowering himself to Suarez's level.
Fan letter from Football365 :=
This Is What Is Meant By 'Harming The Brand'
Since I began watching football 10 years ago I have been a Liverpool fan. As an American I would get up at 5:30am sometimes on the weekends to watch the live matches. I now will no longer support Liverpool, which I find heartbreaking.
I have packed away my Liverpool kits as I do not support or tolerate racism and I find the way this whole issue has been handled, not just by Suarez, but by the club, disgusting.
I sadly am the new fan that the Premiership is going after American middle class, small town, and female to boot. This whole incident and the reaction from not only the club management (excuses anyone), but the fans has really turned me off Liverpool. This handshake thing was the absolute last straw and Kenny Dalglish comments afterwards were despicable. John Henry you need to do something, I personally believe that you would never allow this to happen at the Red Sox so why are you allowing it at Liverpool?
One man is never bigger than the club or so I have always heard and if this is true why the club is supporting a player who obviously has issues (I mean he did at one time bite another player) is beyond me. I also realize he may be the team's best player, so what, if he throws the team into such a nasty light.
Sorry I know lifelong Liverpool fans will never understand my point and will feel that since I am not a Scouser that I just do not get it. What I do get is the booing of a player every time he touches the ball because he made a complaint about racial abuse is uncalled for. I do know that a team defending the player and making it seem that they support the players continuing actions uncalled for. I do know after being assured by a manager the issue has been put to rest, then said manager defending the offending player when he stirred it up again is uncalled for.
I do know that I will never spend another penny on anything Liverpool which I feel is quite called for. I have children and for me to teach them tolerance and then to support a club that shows so little is hypocritical and I lead by example in my family. This may be a lesson that Dalglish and Henry may want to take a look into.
Tracie Armendariz
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