Liverpool 1 Wigan 1: Latics bogey continues as Gohouri puts the skids on Reds' 復活

By Joe Bernstein for the Daily Mail


Liverpool were left feeling sick, literally in the 事例/患者 of goalscorer Raul Meireles, as their 決定するd 運動 に向かって a 支持する/優勝者s League place 攻撃する,衝突する a reality check at Anfield.

After four straight 勝利,勝つs, Kenny Dalglish’s 味方する 行方不明になるd a chance to の近くに on Chelsea and Tottenham when Wigan’s Steve Gohouri snaffled a 65th minute equaliser from a suspiciouslylooking offside position.

By that time, however, Meireles was off the pitch, 孤立した 早期に in the second half after vomiting during the interval.

Firing home: Meireles blasts Liverpool in front

解雇する/砲火/射撃ing home: Meireles 爆破s Liverpool in 前線

In his absence, £23 million striker Luis Suarez, on his first start, (機の)カム to the fore with two 粉砕するd 試みる/企てるs against t he woodwork and annoying Wigan with an alarming 傾向 to throw himself to the 床に打ち倒す.

Dalglish felt the midweek international exertions 影響する/感情d his players, 含むing Meireles, who had to travel to Geneva to play for Portugal against Argentina.

‘He didn’t feel too clever in the first half and then 噴出するd up at half-time,’ said the Liverpool boss. ‘We’re not sure what it is. It might been a bug or maybe he over-発揮するd himself. It wasn’t the cooking at Melwood! [Liverpool’s training ground].’

Take that: Steve Gohouri gets stuck in on Luis Suarez

Take that: Steve Gohouri gets stuck in and Luis Suarez goes 負かす/撃墜する

Suarez was easily the most energetic player in a red shirt, hitting the 地位,任命する 早期に on with a wonderful swivel and 発射 that left marker Ben Watson for dead.

He also 攻撃する,衝突する the crossbar with a wonderful 解放する/自由な-kick ― one of the many that he won off Wigan defender Gary Caldwell, who played in a mask after 外科 on a depressed cheekbone on Wednesday.

Dalglish was delighted with Suarez’s 出資/貢献. ‘He is energetic and skilful. It is not difficult to warm to him,’ he said.

Leiva Lucas (left) and team-mate Raul Meireles
Steven Gerrard

Looking on: Steven Gerrard watched from the stands (権利) as Leiva Lucas (left) and Raul Meireles celebrate

Understandably perhaps, Wigan 経営者/支配人 Roberto Martinez was いっそう少なく enthusiastic about Suarez’s 成果/努力s. ‘Three-4半期/4分の1s of the 解放する/自由な-kicks that he won weren’t 解放する/自由な-kicks,’ he said.

‘He uses his 団体/死体 very cleverly, he’s done it for years at Ajax and for Uruguay. For the yellow card [Caldwell], there was no 接触する.’

傷害s to Daniel Agger and Steve Gerrard meant Dalglish could not usethe wing-支援する system that 伸び(る)d hima 決定的な 1-0 victory over Chelsea atStamford 橋(渡しをする) last Sunday.

MATCH FACTS

LIVER POOL: Reina; Kelly, Carragher, Skrtel,
Johnson; Maxi, Lucas, Meireles (Ngog 54min), Aurelio; Suarez,
Kuyt (Jovanovic 73). Subs (not used): Gulacsi, Pacheco,
Kyrgiakos, Wilson, Poulsen. 調書をとる/予約するd: Carragher.

WIGAN: Al Habsi; Gohouri, G Caldwell, Alcaraz,
Figueroa; N’Zogbia, Watson (McArthur 72), McCarthy, Diame,
Moses (Cleverley 67); Rodallega. Subs (not used): Pollitt,
Di Santo, S Caldwell, Gomez, Stam.
調書をとる/予約するd: Gohouri, Alcaraz, G Caldwell.

審判(をする): K Friend (Leicestershire).

But 十分な-支援する ツバメ Kelly was still able to get 今後 and helped create the 開始 goal after 24 minutes. The youngster’s cross to the far 地位,任命する was played 支援する by Fabio Aurelio. Gohouri’s 試みる/企てる to 長,率いる (疑いを)晴らす only reached the 辛勝する/優位 of the box, from where Meireles ボレーd past Ali Al Habsi for his fourth goal in five games.

Al Habsi got behind two 発射s from Dirk Kuyt, while Suarez, in orange boots, gave a glimpse of the 未来 by skinning Watson and curling a low 発射 の上に a 地位,任命する.

中途の through the half, Wigan levelled when Charles N’Zogbia’s cross was ちらりと見ることd on by Antonio Alcaraz for Gohouri to を刺す in. Surprisingly, no Liverpool players complained but TV replays 示すd he was offside.

Dalglish, who will have Gerrard 支援する for their next league game in a fortnight’s time, 譲歩するd: ‘Wigan might have felt hard done by if they’d lost.’

Martinez said: ‘We had long periods of 所有/入手 in the first half but? didn’t have the belief you need to really 傷つける a team like Liverpool. I thought the reaction was 広大な/多数の/重要な and Caldwell showed he is a real leader with that 成し遂げる ance after the [cheekbone] 傷害.’



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