Nobody is happy with losing at Chelsea. But some of the doom and gloom and rubbish being spouted in Liverpool’s direction is well over the top.
If you’re asking me whether I think we can still win the league, the answer is simple.
Yes. Of course we can. We definitely can.
And as for people blaming Javier Mascherano for their first and decisive goal – well I just don’t buy it.
Okay, he lost possession but the little fella is a really good player and had a smashing game otherwise.
Chelsea still had 60 yards to go to get that ball into our net from the moment they began moving forward from their own half, and while it was a good ball in from Drogba, we should have defended better than we did.
So making the Argentinian the scapegoat is way out of order.
As is writing off Liverpool’s title chances long before the leaves have finished falling.
Chelsea themselves have been turned over by Wigan, while Manchester United struggled on Saturday to get a point at home to Sunderland.
It’s clearly a much more open race this season and there’ll be more shocks to come across the board, I’m sure.
I’m not saying losing three games in the first eight is good news. There’s no disguising the fact we’ve slipped up early on this season.
But at Chelsea we could well have had a draw or even sneaked a win. It was a far better performance all round than against Fiorentina – I just thought they looked a little bit stronger in defence and in attack than us – and that was what edged it.
But if Liverpool can keep beating sides – and we have won our other five league games very well don’t forget - then anything is possible.
Remember – no one at Liverpool ever gives up. Let alone in October!
NOW I’m not one to defend referees too readily. Far from it.
But Alex Ferguson’s attack on Alan Wiley after the Sunderland game was personal and way over the top.
The United boss was ranting and raving at fourth official Mike Dean on the touchline like a spoiled child. It was embarrassing.
And what he said afterwards about Wiley was simply beneath the belt. I’m glad the FA are looking into it and I hope for once they’ve got the bottle to stand up to Ferguson and deal with him the way they would with any other manager.
Ferguson claimed Wiley was not fit enough to officiate - but at the same time stats showed he ran further than the players!
Ex-ref Graham Poll has accused him of a cheap shot and this time he’s dead right.
Essentially calling people fat so and so’s at football matches normally comes from the stands - not from club managers.
So Ferguson owes Wiley an apology and he should give him one. He should have been taking his anger out on his players, instead of picking on someone who wasn’t there to defend himself.
It’s one thing criticising referees over bad decisions - they deserve the flak when they get them wrong.
But Ferguson has stepped over the line and must be dealt with.
If you’re asking me whether I think we can still win the league, the answer is simple.
Yes. Of course we can. We definitely can.
And as for people blaming Javier Mascherano for their first and decisive goal – well I just don’t buy it.
Okay, he lost possession but the little fella is a really good player and had a smashing game otherwise.
Chelsea still had 60 yards to go to get that ball into our net from the moment they began moving forward from their own half, and while it was a good ball in from Drogba, we should have defended better than we did.
So making the Argentinian the scapegoat is way out of order.
As is writing off Liverpool’s title chances long before the leaves have finished falling.
Chelsea themselves have been turned over by Wigan, while Manchester United struggled on Saturday to get a point at home to Sunderland.
It’s clearly a much more open race this season and there’ll be more shocks to come across the board, I’m sure.
I’m not saying losing three games in the first eight is good news. There’s no disguising the fact we’ve slipped up early on this season.
But at Chelsea we could well have had a draw or even sneaked a win. It was a far better performance all round than against Fiorentina – I just thought they looked a little bit stronger in defence and in attack than us – and that was what edged it.
But if Liverpool can keep beating sides – and we have won our other five league games very well don’t forget - then anything is possible.
Remember – no one at Liverpool ever gives up. Let alone in October!
NOW I’m not one to defend referees too readily. Far from it.
But Alex Ferguson’s attack on Alan Wiley after the Sunderland game was personal and way over the top.
The United boss was ranting and raving at fourth official Mike Dean on the touchline like a spoiled child. It was embarrassing.
And what he said afterwards about Wiley was simply beneath the belt. I’m glad the FA are looking into it and I hope for once they’ve got the bottle to stand up to Ferguson and deal with him the way they would with any other manager.
Ferguson claimed Wiley was not fit enough to officiate - but at the same time stats showed he ran further than the players!
Ex-ref Graham Poll has accused him of a cheap shot and this time he’s dead right.
Essentially calling people fat so and so’s at football matches normally comes from the stands - not from club managers.
So Ferguson owes Wiley an apology and he should give him one. He should have been taking his anger out on his players, instead of picking on someone who wasn’t there to defend himself.
It’s one thing criticising referees over bad decisions - they deserve the flak when they get them wrong.
But Ferguson has stepped over the line and must be dealt with.
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