Blackburn matched at 30 whilst the Anfield fortress crumbles again

Premier League / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 28 October 2007 / Leave a Comment

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There are a few jobs in the world that can de described as "poisoned chalices". Head of the LTA is one, where you have huge amounts of money to spend and little or no talent to spend it on. Being Naomi Cambell's personal assistant is another. I suspect Naomi is more angry lioness who has just had her cubs stolen by rival predator than meek kitten but what do you expect when you're Top Cat of the catwalk? But even those two jobs don't compare to being top dog at White Hart Lane.

When you lose, you're under pressure. When you win but don't entertain, you're under pressure. The job is difficult enough with a Board who is harder to work with than Amy Whinehouse having a bad hair day in tee-total surroundings, so the last thing you need is to lose when you've actually played quite well. Robbie Keane looked to have put Spurs firmly on their way to three points with a 49th minute penalty and they were matched at 1.29 to get three points. Just before Bennie McCarthy leveled proceedings on the stroke of 60 minutes, Blackburn had drifted to 30 and deep into injury-time the draw was just a 1.08 shot. But up stepped Roque (and Roll) Santa Cruz, playing in Christopher Samba for a last-gasp winner that had the Blackburn traveling fans dancing with joy. Music to the ears of the Blackburn backers.

Anfield used to be a fortress. These days it's a more of a small castle with an unused moat and a main door that more often than not someone forgets to lock. Stevie G did his bit by firing Liverpool ahead with a rocket of a shot (ok the ball didn't literally fly into orbit or have any flames attached to it but I reckon he hit it pretty hard) and that's how it stayed till the 80th minute. Liverpool were trading at 1.23 but that must-have man of Fantasy Football Leagues around the country, Cesc Fabregas, was in no mood to see Arsenal's unbeaten run end just yet. Draw matched at 6.2.

All good news for Man Utd who are benefiting from having arguably the ugliest strike partnership in the history of Premiership football in Tevez and Rooney, but also one of the most effective. They're now just a 2.3 shot to retain their crown, having traded at 5 earlier on in the season.