You'll Never Walk(Win) Alone.

Liverpool Football club have come out victorious against the now ironically named Melbourne Victory! Over 95,000 people packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground(MCG), and just before the game, they all sang the famous Liverpool anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone" in unison. A stirring sight and sound for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbqAqVSbdzs

Many people believed that Liverpool would absolutely demolish Melbourne Victory. They didn't. They only won by two goals. In fact, Melbourne Victory played better throughout the whole match. Their passes were better, they were physically tougher, and they seemed to retain possession of the ball a lot better.

But, Liverpool ended up scoring twice and winning. Why? Because they have these so-called "star" players. Now, the "star" players are very very good, but I just don't like the word "star", and I can't think of a better word to replace it. So let's just call them "twinkly" players for now.

These twinkly players include Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez, and to a lesser extent, Raheem Sterling. These players are able to play just that little bit better than the rest for brief periods of brilliance. This is what scored Liverpool their two goals tonight against Melbourne. Steven Gerrard scored the first goal after a trademark charging run up from midfield. The second goal was largely due to Luis Suarez taking on several defenders and eventually toe-poking it to another Liverpool player who tapped it into the net.

As good as Melbourne Victory are, they just don't have these "twinkly" players in their team. Even though they played tougher and arguably better than Liverpool, they didn't have the classy experience of Gerrard or Suarez. It's a bit like a beautifully delicious bowl of ice-cream. You can eat the most extraordinary bowl of ice-cream on its own, and you'll love it, but it's made SO MUCH better with a sprinkle of nuts, or a squeeze of raspberry sauce. The nuts and raspberry sauce in this stupid analogy are Gerrard and Suarez-type players. I hope you understand, because I'm not too sure I do!

It's no wonder that Barcelona and Manchester United are the best teams in the world. It's because their whole teams are made up of these star players. Barcelona vs Melbourne Victory, now THAT would've been a game to watch!