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發表於 2005-10-4 11:10:00
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Sami sick after Drogba show
Facing Didier Drogba at his Sunday best can be enough to make any defender feel sick - and that is literally how Liverpool's Sami Hyypia felt after his showdown with the man from Ivory Coast.
Hyypia had spent 24 hours in his sickbed and had not eaten all weekend before having to step out against Drogba and his unbeaten Chelsea team-mates at Anfield on Sunday.
The outcome was not one Reds fans will care to remember. Drogba produced his best display in a Chelsea shirt and was named man of the match after helping set up all the Londoners' goals in a ruthless 4-1 Premiership win.
Hyypia lasted until the 71st minute before being spared more pain, and revealed: "When I came off the pitch, I went straight to the toilet to throw up, I had been unwell for a couple of days. My whole family had been sick.
"It wasn't the best preparation for a game like this, it made it more difficult for me. I was low on energy because I hadn't eaten anything for a couple of days.
"But I don't make excuses, if I go onto the pitch I try 100% and this day wasn't up to my standards."
There were plenty more glum faces around Anfield as Chelsea sent Liverpool spinning to their worst home league defeat since Manchester United produced an identical scoreline in 1969.
And Drogba's awesome display for a club who are not yet convinced about his quality, ensured an eighth successive league win for the champions, putting them 17 points clear of Liverpool already.
And Hyypia was left wondering why there are such contrasts in Drogba's play.
He said: "Drogba is a good player. I remember facing him when he was at Marseille in the Uefa Cup a couple of years ago and he was a good player then but in England he hasn't really shown what he can do, but against us this time he was in good form.
"I don't know about Drogba, it's up to him. If he wants to play like this every week, he'll be fine but sometimes you see him playing and he isn't doing the things that are his strengths.
"It's up to him, if he wants to be that good every week then he can be. I don't know the guy at all so I can't answer why there's a difference, maybe it depends on what mood he's in.
"He's a strong man and it's difficult to to play against him like that."
Hyypia, who admitted he "had to get his stomach sorted out before the international break" still insisted that Liverpool's overall display was not as bad as the scoreline suggests.
He said: "You might have seen the next champions. They played well and won but there are still a few other good teams around. But they will be top or near, no doubt.
"But nobody here is slicing their wrists open because of this result, if you make mistakes against a good team like Chelsea, this can happen.
"This has been a missed opportunity, everyone else in the country wanted us to win so we've let them all down a little bit.
"But we must not forget how well we started the game, it was just a pity that we let them score too easily. Their second goal didn't help when it came just before the break."
He added: "If you go a goal down against Chelsea, it's always difficult, but when it happens twice and after you have equalised, it's even harder. We came out after the break and gave it everything and they had to fight but once they got their third, it was all over.
"Of course we're disappointed with the result, but we can bounce back. If we didn't do that we might as well stop playing football. We will look ahead, regain our confidence and start playing well again.
"Chelsea are always difficult opponents but they scored their goals from our mistakes.
"They are ruthless and a good team, and this time we made too many mistakes and they punished us for that.
"We produced too many mistakes but we have to be positive now and look forward now to the next one." |
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