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Column 20/11/01 Blackburn - Liverpool 1-1 (0-1) 17/11/01 This game was probably the most boring match I've seen this season. There was only a total of seven shots on the goal in this saturday evening match. Michael Owen put the visitors ahead but Blackburn Rovers equalised in the second half. Danny Murphy had a splendid change to score in overtime but his chip missed the goal. Ther is nothing much more to say about this game but being fair a draw was probably the right result because both teams played pretty passive football. On tuesday night Liverpool will face Barcelona in a UCL match. This should be a totally different kind of match. More speed, more good efforts and top of all more noise at the stands. MMN
Column 29/10/01 Derby - Chelsea 1-1 (1-0) 28/10/01 Not the goals but the atmosphere! Crowd loved this game and why not. Homeside Derby County played their best game of the season and they deserved the point against Chelsea FC. Ravanelli put homeside ahead after just seven minutes when made an easy goal after Benito Carbone's good effort. Chelsea made 1-1 in the second half and the goal was made by none other than Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. It was his 10th goal of the season. In the second half Fabrizio Ravanelli and Marcel Desailly had fifteen minute chat conserning their actions against each other on the field. That ended a tie aswell because both players received a yellow card. MMN
Column 08/11/01 Liverpool - Manchester U 3-1 (2-0) 04/11/01 No doubt this was the match of the week. Liverpool played excellent football and ManU looked pretty akward again. Michael Owen made two goals for the homeside and J. A. Riise scored once. His goal was in my mind the goal of the month. David Beckham hit one back for the visitors but he couldn't make more goals and neither could the other United players. Despite Gerald Houllier is out of action for months, his team looks at the moment very solid and the squad can win important games week after week. That's a good news for the Liverpool supporters all around the world. On the other hand Manchester United has lot of problems in their defence. They also lost 4-0 to Arsenal in the leaguecup after Wiltord hit a hat trick. What they need in their defence is Jaap Stam. Liverpool has a good central defence ManU do not. MMN
Column 29/10/01 Ipswich - West Ham 2-3 (0-1) 28/10/01 First half was pretty awful football and it ended 0-1 but in the second half we saw four goals. Ipswich goals were made by Hreidarsson and Holland. Visitors made three goals which was enough to win the match. Di Canio made the first and Kanoute and Defoe made the other goals. Both teams have struggled this season and I predict they will have a long winter ahead if they do not prove their game. West Ham took three wery important points and can sleep little easier atleast couple nights. Ipswich has problems in their defence and they have to fix that soon, very soon. MMN
Column 29/10/01 Manchester United - Leeds 1-1 (0-0) 27/10/01 Finally it looks like United has their defence in somekind of order. They didn't make any stupid mistakes like before and all and all they had a pretty solid game. Leeds showed again why they are one of the top teams in England. Their team playes good and entertaining football especially Australian midfielder Harry Kewell who was in my mind man of the match. United's best player was their substitute striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who made 1-1 two minutes before full time. Mark Viduka made 0-1 eleven minutes earlier. A tie was the right result and the crowd acreed that aswell. MMN
Column 29/10/01 Charlton Athletic - Liverpool 0-2 (0-2) 27/10/01 Saturday evening match Charlton against Liverpool was not the most intresting game we've seen this season. Liverpool made two goals in the first half and secured three points for the Reds. Charlton pushed hard through the game but couldn't score any goals. Captain Jamie Redknapp opened the scoring when he made the first goal on the 14th minute mark. Owen made 0-2 couple minutes before half time. Second half LFC consentrated defending their own goal and Charlton desperately tried to make a goal. Stephen Wright was sent off in the second half after two yellow cards. After this win Liverpool can put their mind to their next weeks Champion League match against Borussia Dortmund. MMN
Column 22/10/01 Leeds - Chelsea 0-0 (0-0) 21/10/01 No goals but what a game. Both teams played good football and the crowd seemed to enjoy the game. Leeds nearly scored in the first half but Chelsea's Gallas saved Viduka's shot from the line. In the second half it was Terry's turn to help Bosnich when he managed to clear the ball off from the goalline. Leeds pushed hard but couldn't make best of it. Chelsea's Emanuel Petit hit the bar but couldn't score in the second half. Chelsea seemed to be happy for a away point and they should because Leeds was the better team on Sunday. MMN
Column 22/10/01 Manchester United - Bolton 1-2 (1-1) 20/10/01 Could you believe it! ManU lost to weak Bolton. Despite the decision to rest David Beckham, United should have done better. Again young Wes Brown looked pretty unconfident and so did the other players as well. Veron put the home team ahead but Bolton came back with two goals. Ricketts made the Bolton's second goal couple minutes before the end of the game and secured three points for the visitors. Something is wrong in Old Trafford and Sir Alex has to use his magic to put United back on track if they want to win something this year. MMN
Column 15/10/01 Liverpool - Leeds 1-1(0-1) 13/10/01 This match was the top match in last weeks Premier league. Harry Kewell made 0-1 for Leeds United in the first half but Liverpool made 1-1 in the second half. Goal was scored by ex Crewe midfielder Danny Murphy who headed home after Robbie Fowler hit the bar. Say the least Leeds had the better opportunities to win the match but Jerzy Dudek kept his goal clean in the second half. Liverpool's Sami Hyypi� was voted the best player of the match but in my mind his partner in the LFC back four S. Henchoz played his best match in this campaign. For once Robbie Fowler looked quite sharp and had a decent match. A tie was the right result because both teams had good opportunities but couldn't make any more goals. MMN
TIP OF THE WEEK (COMING SOON) LAST WEEK Dynamo Kiev - Liverpool FC Despite Gerald Houllier is in hospital, Liverpool won't lose in cold Kiev. They want to show their manager that they can get a win for him as a get well soon present. Mark my words Kiev will have problems in this game.
MATCH OF THE WEEK (COMING SOON)