Liverpool versus Tottenham Hotspur – Second half review: English Premier League (Part 2)
Tottenham’s second goal came as a wakeup call for Liverpool who increased the tempo of their passing at Anfield. This was evident in the 63rd minute when Luis Suarez was played in by John Flanagan as the full back once
again surged forward in support of his team mates. Nonetheless, Suarez disappointed with his final finish as the ball sailed over the bar.
In the 65th minute, there was a clear sign of offensive intent by Kenny Dalglish as he brought off http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonjo-Shelvey-c19081. In the 66th minute, Liverpool
almost pulled a goal back as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sandro-c32460 cleared the ball away with an overhead kick but the Brazilian midfielder’s clearance fell straight to Shelvey. Liverpool’s youth academy product tried his luck on Carlo Cudicini’s goal but luckily for the away side, his
shot sailed over the cross bar.
In the 70th minute, John Flanagan went into the referee’s book after he deliberately fouled http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 N’Gog into the fray as
the French striker replaced Maxi Rodriguez on the field of play for the home side. Rodriguez was an anonymous figure in the first half and throughout the second half as well as his contribution towards Liverpool’s build up was minimal in creative terms.
In the 76th minute, Liverpool’s corner kick caused chaos inside the Tottenham penalty area before http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dirk-Kuyt-c11348 collected the corner
kick and fired off a shot at Cudicini’s goal but the Dutchman was wayward with his effort as the score line remained at 0-2 at Anfield.
In the 90th minute, Tottenham broke free of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aaron-Lennon-c3062 raced down the right wing of the away side. The English winger then picked out Steven Pienaar with a first time cross but the South African
winger’s shot sailed over the cross bar as the match eventually ended in a win over Harry Redknapp’s men. Tottenham’s first goal came in the first half through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rafael-c30339 Van der Vaart and their second one was a result of a penalty kick which was taken by Luka
Modric after John Flanagan’s foul on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Pienaar-c34208.
Tags: