No.9 is the Target Man. Or is he?
If one has to understand the importance given to “squad numbers” by our beloved historians of this sport, it would primarily have been to differentiate the footballers on the pitch. These numbers indicated position, with the first eleven being given numbers between 1 &11.
All of the 1 – 11 stand out and their individual contribution to a game cannot be undermined. But, lets focus on the No. 9 for this conversation.
And the winner of round two is Liverpool
These are my exact thoughts on the game, put onto paper, or in this case a webpage.
The Carling cup - the least important of all the trophies that the league has to offer.
Two teams 14 points away from each other in terms of their league positions with Liverpool coming at this with a vengeance of the 3 – 0 defeat handed to them by Manchester City, a few weeks ago.
