I WAS THE FORGOTTEN HERO OF WIN AT NOU CAMP!
LIVERPOOL’S trip to the Nou Camp next week brings back many happy memories. You may recall the game in 2007 when Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise both scored for Liverpool after being involved in a fight at training camp when Craig swung a golf club in John’s direction. Craig celebrated his goal, of course, by imitating swinging a golf club. What you might have forgotten, though, is the critical role I played in that 2-1 win. I came on as an 89th-minute substitute, got pushed over in the corner by Carles Puyol and won a free-kick to waste some time. Without that intervention, who knows what might have happened?! We reached the Champions League final that year and had some world-class players, but I would say in all honesty that this Liverpool team is better. I expect them to score in the Nou Camp on Wednesday and the second leg at Anfield will be an occasion to behold. Barcelona are fantastic but they will have it all to do to keep Liverpool’s front three quiet. If Jurgen Klopp can mastermind the kind of performance Rafa Benitez did 12 years ago, I can see them returning to Spain for the final on June 1.