I watched a bit of the Leicester vs Liverpool match in the vain hope that Vardy might grab an unlikely winner, and groaned when they hit the post. How can a side go so many home matches without scoring a single goal?
I’m not sure what I was hoping for. Was it still some faint hope that, after the 4-0 drubbing of Ipswich, we could still snatch the title? That match certainly reminded me of what a team we are and how we might have been had we not lost one or both of Saka and Ødergaard (amonst others, but especially them) for almost half the season.
Then I stepped away, only to return to see it was the inevitable 0-1 Liverpool victory. That leaves a number of unpleasant possibilities. If we beat Palace in midweek, Liverpool will be crowned champions if they beat Sp*rz. That means, for two years running, that lot down the road have played the match that finally settles the title is out of our reach. Will they all be supporting Liverpool as they did Man City last season? And to think, we made them safe from relegation by beating Ipswich!
The next dreadful scenario is that by the time we go to Anfield, the title will be won, and this will be the first game played there since it was settled. Will we have to stand on the pitch and applaud them, giving them a guard of honour, As fair-minded as I like to think myself, and the Premier League table never lies, watching that happen will be especially hard to take. I imagine it will be for Saka, Rice and the rest of them.
At least we still have PSG to look forward to! And next season…
RS 21/4
OK – so we didn’t have PSG to look forward to. And we did the decent thing at Anfield, and might have won, especially with 11 men. Hopefully something cheerful to write about after the Newcastle match!