Suarez and co sink sombre Spurs

Suarez And Co Sink Sombre Spurs in a vital game where both sides couldn't afford to drop points, Tottenham were left to rue poor decision making and bad defending to hand the reds the 3 points.

 

Going into the game, statistics showed Tottenham Hotspur to be the team to consistently beat Liverpool in recent years, with Liverpool failing to beat Tottenham since the 09-10 season. As the first half had drawn to a close, 1-1 seemed a fair result, with Liverpool and Tottenham both having their fair share of chances, with only 1 goal to show for it. A superb team goal involving what is proving to be a great signing, Phillipe Coutinho, put Liverpool ahead 1-0, Suarez with a delightful run and toe-poke under Lloris to give the reds the lead. Just before half time, Bale, who moments earlier went off for treatment after a clash with Steven Gerrard, whipped in an in-swinging cross, which was met by the head of Jan Vertonghen and rolled past stand-in keeper Brad Jones.

After half-time, Tottenham carried on their momentum, harassing the Reds' back four with attack after attack. It took them a little over 5 minutes after the break to get that vital breakthrough, with the In form Jan Vertonghen, having scored against Inter Milan in the Europa League on Thursday, lashing his left volley beyond Brad Jones after some poor defending from the usually consistent Glen Johnson. Another game and you would expect Bale or Suarez chasing a hat-trick, with both strikers chasing for the Player Of The Year award in May.

As Tottenham took the lead, the game looked done and dusted. That was until Kyle Walker gifted Liverpool their second goal, helping them gain an equaliser in doing so. The young England right back could have played any pass, instead choosing to hoof the ball in-between Vertonghen and Lloris, leaving the latter of the two in no man's land, with Stewart Downing racing from in his own half to take it beyond Lloris and between the legs of Jan Vertonghen who got back on the line in a valiant effort to keep Liverpool at bay.

Following this equaliser, Liverpool piled on the pressure, with both sides desperate for the win, and both sides trying to implement good counter attacking football in an attempt to snatch a last minute goal.

In the end, following a free kick that could have been easily cleared by Jermain Defoe, he opted to volley it back into his box. Back into his box and towards Luis Suarez who took it down on his chest and was subsequently fouled by Benoit Assou-Ekotto. Referee Michael Oliver pointed to the spot in what would surely wrap the game up, with skipper Steven Gerrard dispatching the ball to the left of Hugo Lloris, putting The Reds 3-2 up with 8 minutes to go.

A late surge from the Spurs wasn't enough to grab a point, with Liverpool and Suarez gaining 3 points in a final push for Champions League qualification.

I'd also like to note that January signing Daniel Sturridge had a dire performance, giving the ball away with every touch, and shooting with every opportunity no matter his position or distance. His performance was so bad and greedy it felt as though we were playing with 10 men for much of the 90 minutes, and you could see the frustration on his team-mates' faces with every squandered opportunity.

 

Michael Mundell (@MichaelLFC96)