Wigan 1 Liverpool 1

Liverpool slip to third!!! Another draw and it spells trouble for Liverpool. Not only results are not going Liverpool's way, Rafa Benitez has yet to agree with the owners on his contract, Agger has yet to sign a new deal, and the owners are reported to sell the club to the 46th richest man on earth. What is going on at Liverpool? Even Benitez said he does not know what's happening. Still, let's not all panic and get into a frenzy. Another draw might have erased further hopes but it's undeniable this is Liverpool's best season still. The title is still to play for!

"Yossi makes it look easy!"

Again, Liverpool controlled much of the possessions. They were good in the first half but again they failed to finish teams off. Minutes before the first half ends, Benayoun scored from a tight angle. It was a difficult shot to score and it showed what Benayoun can do for Liverpool. He might not be the best player to hold the ball for long and make huge impact like Torres. However, his intelligence and technical abilities proved crucial for Liverpool. He is a very valuable squad player which Liverpool need. I see his impact bigger than the less consistent Babel. It would be a sad sight if he is sold during this January transfer. I hope not.

"El Nino, when are you planning to strike?"

Although Benayoun's goal gave Liverpool the lead, Liverpool failed to score the second goal and was made to pay for it. Towards the end, Mido scored from the spot to give Wigan a point. For Liverpool, they would be very disappointed again for their failure to finish teams off. It is very frustrating when Liverpool dominated the match but failed to find a breakthrough or fail to secure the victory. This is where M*n U*d is much superior compared to Liverpool. When they attack, teams got shaken and do not defend as confident. Not only that, M*n U*d have the players especially in Cristiano Ronaldo to tear defence apart. At Liverpool, only Torres and Gerrard strike such fear into opposition. When others have the ball, they seem clueless what to do with it especially when they are near to the penalty area. It is very very frustrating.

At these testing times, Gerrard caught my attention. Despite all these disappointing results, Gerrard has played his role as captain to the fullest. He seems to be committing more in challenges, in taking the ball into opponent's penalty box, in opening up defence, in taking the ball to feed strikers and in running into positions where he would have a go. However, football is not a one man's game and that's where Liverpool fall short. The others beside, in front and behind the captain has to step up their game too and play like lions. Whether it is good times or bad times, they have to play like lions who would pounce on their opponents and tear them apart. Mistakes have to be cut out.

At this stage, it looks as if every game will be a must-win game. Although M*n U*d will not probably win all their remaining games, they would not be surrendering too many points. Not only that, others including the beloved Liverpool too will drop points. That's just being realistic. And probably, people will agree that M*n U*d would probably drop the least points if compared to Liverpool, Chelsea, Aston or Arsenal. However, the remaining games are still to come and as Liverpool supporters, all we could do is pray hard M*n U*d drop more points than Liverpool and that Liverpool end up at the top for their 19th title. The title chase is not over and the fight continues!


"You'll Never Walk Alone"