The Week That Is – Drained but Not Empty

Article by e-Liverpool Correspondent Tony Thorne

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Luis Suarez showed his passion in an entirely new way after the final whistle blew. Crystal Palace had just taken probably the most unlikely point of the season, coming back from three goals down with ten minutes to go. Liverpool and, indeed, the world of football, were shocked beyond belief. The referee blew his whistle, and Suarez sank to his knees. He pulled his Liverpool jersey up over his face and shook. Paralysed by bitter disappointment, Suarez only just made it to his feet when his captain Steven Gerrard pulled him up. A true captain looking out for his brethren, Gerrard pushed a camera out of Suarez’s face. But it was there for the world to see. If anyone had doubted that man’s belief in the cause for which he was fighting it was eradicated.

Luis Suarez was inconsolable at letting a three goal lead slip. He was mortified that the title had possibly been wrestled from Liverpool in such a fashion. He knew that it would take a much more unlikely set of circumstances now for Liverpool to win the big one, the one that has eluded the Reds for 24 years.

But the key word there is ‘unlikely’. It is not yet impossible for Liverpool, or indeed Chelsea, to win the Barclays Premier League just yet. Sure, Liverpool need to beat Newcastle and hope that Manchester City lose one of their final two games; on paper two winnable games against ‘nothing-to-play-for’ Aston Villa and West Ham. But the pressure is now forced on to City by this very circumstance. City now have to take the final steps themselves. They may yet successfully do this (one of the two necessary steps may have already been taken by the time you read this), but until the dust has settled on a remarkable season, Liverpool need to fight on and put as much pressure on Manchester City as possible.

That means winning on Sunday. That also means Brendan Rodgers was entirely correct in ‘surrendering’ the title to City after the draw at Crystal Palace. For all of the talk that City have been here before, they also very nearly let it slip before too.

So Sunday could be a title decider. It would only be fitting in my eyes to have this most peculiar, topsy-turvy season end on the final day. The hourglass is nearly empty on the season, but there is just enough left for one more 90-minute kickabout. In other words, much like Liverpool’s title hopes, it is drained, but not quite empty. Not just yet. We go again.

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