What better time to author the inaugural post, than on the eve of the Liverpool FC v. AS Roma match taking place at tomorrow evening at Fenway Park, with kickoff set at 6:30 PM EST. Given that my 9-5 is in fact a 9-6, I'll be actively avoiding anything that might tip me off to the outcome, as I'll be recording it and watching the match on my DVR at home. I've been having soccer withdrawals lately, and with the match tomorrow, and the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony set for Friday, I'm sure to get my fix until the season (at least Europa League qualifying) starts in early August.
As far as tomorrow's match goes (given that I wasn't able to watch last weekend's friendly), it will be nice to get an idea of what Brendan Rodgers has in store for the upcoming year at LFC. Suffice it to say that it should be something vastly different (and hopefully better) than those long boots upfield, and we should be able to count on seeing some passes strung together, with the team hopefully flowing better than it has over the past few seasons. Rodgers did quite a bit, finishing middle of the table, with a Swansea side that was only promoted from the Championship last year, so let's hope that my optimism isn't misplaced, and that he can do the same at Liverpool.
It will certainly be nice to see newly acquired striker Fabio Borini play in Rodgers' system. Additionally I cannot wait to see Lucas Leiva back in the starting 11 as well. For all of the criticism I used to direct at him over the past three seasons, I'm happy to have a proper holding midfielder (that isn't Charlie Adam) helping to dictate play, which should allow Stevie G to play further forward and thread balls through, and create chances, for Suarez, Carroll, Borini, and company. Although admittedly it is no concrete indication of who the future starting 11 will be, it will be nice to see who BR decides to play together tomorrow too.
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to tomorrow's match, and will be back later in the week to talk this summer's transfers, transfer rumors (as I've been following, rather actively, the British tabloids... Read: I can tell you about anything from where the Croatian sensation Luka Modric might end up, to the woes of the Mum who finished a 32,000 piece jigsaw puzzle... Only to find the last piece missing), and maybe some Olympic soccer too.
Boddingtons and wafers for the match tomorrow evening? I think so...
Stay well, and thanks for reading.
-Ryan
No comments:
Post a Comment