When I said that we can beat Liverpool at Anfield somebody asked me if I was “having a laugh,”; in other words pulling their privates or was I just an in-patient (or an out-patient) to a mental asylum? Possibilities, maybe… but let us look at the facts.
Last night’s match against Fulham (holding up the rest of the league at the bottom); and Liverpool 4th in the league. If it wasn’t for a penalty in the last minute Fulham would have held Liverpool to a draw.
Let us look at both records since Sherwood took over on the 22 December. Putting the 5-1 home defeat to one side for a moment (just a moment) Spurs have won 7, Drew 2 and lost 1. Liverpool have won 6, drew 2 and lost 2. Spurs have scored 21 goals and conceded 6 (not including the City game). Liverpool have scored 27 and conceded 14. Even if you add our defeat by City we have conceded 3 less; in other words we have a better defence than Liverpool. However we scored 6 goals less than Liverpool.
Now let is look at our defeat against City. Yes, City beat us 5-1. They got the first goal, the second was a wrongly given penalty (exonerated later as a mistake/ poor judgement on behalf of the referee). However, that didn’t stop Danny Rose being sent off. There is no doubt that City is a very good team. So when 10 men Spurs took on 11 men City we had no chance. If there was no sending off? We might have won, we might have drawn or we might have lost; all speculation. But I bet the result would have been totally different. I believe we could have got a draw.
My point is that we are not as bad as some make out; we DO have a chance against Liverpool at Anfield. Liverpool has a poorer defence, compared to Spurs. What they have going for them are their two strikers. But our ever increasing goal surge and even our ever growing and strengthening defence can go to Liverpool and win. Whatever you think, I don’t believe I am pissing in the win (or having a laugh) when I say that we can beat Liverpool. Whether you agree with me or not I am sure my detractors will be hopping that I am right and we do get a victory at Anfield; that is providing we have a full fit squad, of course!