Another win for Liverpool

I spent my lunch hour watching the second half of Liverpool's semi final match at the world club championships in Japan. Needless to say, the result was pretty pleasing. 3 nil to The Reds. You can read the reports on your favourite site.

This is one team that has benefited immensely from good coaching. Any guy who can teach Carrager to cross a ball deserves praise. After all, it's something that hasn't been achieved in 5+ years. And he's also learnt how to use his left foot. I have also never subscribed to the hero worship of Steven Gerrard, but he's another guy who's come in leaps and bounds in the past season. Before, he only used to pass the ball across the full length of the pitch. These days, he tries short passes and touches. There are better aspects to his game but it's still indicative of better coaching. More emphasis on ball skills rather than just defending ability. Well, they aren't conceding too many goals either so it's an improvement on all fronts. The golden era of Rush, Burns and Grobbelaar may be gone, but the current crop of players are doing the manager and the club proud.