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Liverpool’s pre-season preparations descended into farce and fury last night, a bitter defeat by Galatasaray ending in a flurry of red cards and with the simmering discontent between England and Turkey exacerbated.
The legacy of the pair of late red cards will not haunt Gérard Houllier into the new campaign, because of an agreement with the tournament organisers that suspensions would not carry over into domestic competition, but there are other worries ahead. Steven Gerrard, the memory fresh of being punched by the Galatasaray $675 celine black tall leather boots w defender Bulent Korkmaz in the tunnel at England’s Euro 2004 qualifier with Turkey in April, was so riled by a running feud with Hakan Unsal that he saw red for dissent near the end.
The sight of England’s pivotal midfielder losing his head in the face of provocation from Unsal and Hakan Sukur hardly bodes well for the return international in Istanbul on October 11. For all the protestations of Houllier and the Gala coach Fatih Terim that this spat bore little relevance in the long run, an tense situation has been inflamed.
“This has absolutely nothing to do with England’s game with Turkey,” insisted Houllier, who had also seen Neil Mellor dismissed for a reckless foul on Gabriel Tamas only four minutes after his 0 celine 173823ska 18cc to ounces introduction. Most of that time had been spent chasing the Turks as they monopolised possession. Then celine, before the game had re-started, Gerrard’s complaints saw him similarly dismissed by the increasingly flustered referee René Temmink.
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“But what happened at the end showed my players wanted to win. The problem is that, when there is tiredness involved, frustration tends to come out like that.”
There was certainly plenty to be frustrated about. Liverpool laboured in a tetchy mishmash of an encounter, with Harry Kewell meandering aimlessly from flank to flank – he started on the right wing – and the midfield pairing of Igor Biscan and Bruno Cheyrou, from whom Houllier must pluck a first-teamer when Gerrard is suspended on the Premiership’s opening day, distinctly unimpressive.
Galatasaray’s opening goal $3k bnwt celine peachy tuxedo 2010 resort collection sz 38 rather punctured the mediocrity. Sukur’s reverse pass cut out Biscan and John-Arne Riise and was collected by the galloping Portuguese Joao Batista, who belted a low shot across Chris Kirkland and into the far corner.
Liverpool rallied briefly, the excellent Vladimir Smicer crossing for Emile Heskey to nod in his fifth pre-season goal, only for Cesar Prates’s vicious 25-yard free-kick, which ripped across and over Kirkland’s dive, to restore Galatasaray’s lead within three minutes. Smicer, apparently spurred by Kewell’s arrival, departed with a twisted knee before the spiteful sting in the tail. There remained an ugly undercurrent – Galatasaray’s Portuguese wing-back Fabio Pinto spat at Kirkland as the players left the pitch after the Turkish club’s players crowed in victory. It is all likely to build further towards the October international.
“That was not about the interna tionals or the countries involved,” laughed Terim, rather unconvincingly. “Sure, it wasn’t very friendly at the end, but sometimes emotions can get the better of players. Anyway, we will win the game in Turkey and qualify.” $1350 celine red leather trio crossbody handbag
Liverpool (4-4-2): Kirkland; Babbel (Finnan, 61), Hyypia, Traoré, Riise; Kewell (Gerrard, 64), Cheyrou, Biscan, Smicer (Le Tallec, 59); Owen (Sinama-Pongolle, 55), Heskey (Mellor, 81).
Booked : Traoré, Gerrard, Heskey.
Sent off: Mellor, Gerrard.
Galatasaray (4-4-1-1): Mondragon; Prates (Korkmaz, 81), Tamas, De Boer, Unsal; Pinto, Batista, Akman (Haspolatli, 81), Penbe; Goktan (Erdogan, 75); Sukur.
Booked: Unsal.