Wondering if the comment two above this is a joke. Liverpool came norewhe near to dominating the game.Napoli were closer to "dominating" the first half, and made life a lot easier for Liverpool by retreating after scoring the first goal, turning a 3-4-2-1 into almost a 5-3-2 (Lavezzi ahead of the invisible Hamsik, near to central striker Cavani).Gerrard's entrance surely helped, but Liverpool didn't "dominate" the second half until Poulsen went off, with Eccleston's pace clearly unsettling the Italians. Yes, Liverpool could have been up 2-1 by the 65th had Ngog and Meireles taken their chances, but it still wasn't domination in any sense of the word.And Napoli errors presented Liverpool with chances for all three goals. Yes, Gerrard did brilliantly to capitalize on the first and third (with Lucas playing a key role in the third as well), and Johnson bombing forward aided by Dossena's retreat into his own half caused the second. But a Dossena back-pass, Aronica's unnecessary penalty, and Lucas stealing in to nip away Dossena's poor control (PS: thanks, Agent Andrea) should be highlighted. But, that's football.I'm happy with the result, and not too upset with the overall performance. Still not a huge fan of the tactics surprise, surprise but it was a young team on the whole, and Liverpool pulled it out in the end. And Gerrard was obviously the difference, which hasn't been the case nearly enough.But it wasn't domination and it wasn't a revolution.

by Sonu 03:16:56 AM 2015.10.11