LIVERPOOL might have run out comfortable winners at Anfield on Saturday, but it would have been a different story if Chung-Yong Lee had tucked away that chance he created so brilliantly for himself when it was still 0-0.
That was the turning point. Liverpool weren’t causing us any problems, we were containing them and creating a few chances ourselves, and that run of Chung-Yong’s was electrifying.
I was screaming for him to shoot but he decided to take it wide of the keeper and his eventual shot was cleared off the line.
It’s all about decisions and I’m not criticising him or the choice he made, but I’m sure he’ll have that incident in mind if he’s ever in the same position again. He’s learning with every game he plays but he’s already a revelation.
It’s just a pity we weren’t able to get our noses in front at Anfield, though, because Liverpool were there for the taking — and I felt that was mainly because Fabrice Muamba kept Steven Gerrard in his pocket again — just as he did at the Reebok earlier in the season when they went head to head in the first half.
I bet Gerrrad was relieved to see the back of him when he was substituted when Owen Coyle sent on an extra striker to try and win the game.
Fabrice is still only a young lad and he’s going to get better and better. Let’s just hope he can start finding the net to add to his game.
I don’t half pull his leg about his finishing but he’s in good hands — the manager will get him working on adding goals to his armoury.
As far as the team’s concerned Liverpool’s second goal just about summed up our luck — the ball deflecting off Kevin Davies and through Gretar Steinsson’s legs. I can’t wait for us to get a goal like that.
From what I hear, we’ll be missing our goal machine Ivan Klasnic for a few games. It’s an untimely injury but let’s hope we’re not without him for too long.
I was impressed by the signings the club made before yesterday’s transfer deadline, because all three are attack-minded players.
Vladimir Weiss, Stuart Holden and Jack Wilshere are all good young players who are comfortable with the ball at their feet — and that is what we expect of Owen Coyle players.
The signing of Wilshere in particular tells us all we need to know about the new gaffer.
I think it speaks volumes for him that Arsene Wenger was happy to let the boy come here on loan.
The Arsenal manager rates young Wilshere very highly and he wouldn’t have let him go to a manager who doesn’t want to play football.
It’s going to take time, but Bolton Wanderers are going to be a footballing side — a team of players who will give everything and keep going for 110 minutes if necessary.
That was the way Owen Coyle played and that’s the way he wants his teams to play.
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