From The Times April 9, 2008 Bold Rafael Benitez sees Peter Crouch gamble pay off, eventually 来源：太无视报 拉法贼秃一场豪赌梭在高佬身上 终於噱到温格这只老狐狸 Tony Cascarino: Analysis 记者东尼卡司卡里诺报导 I took one look at the Liverpool teamsheet last night, spotted Peter Crouch’s name on it, and immediately thought: “Yeah, I like it.” Rafael Benítez was giving it a go with the big man and it was a really brave decision. Crouch and Fernando Torres together up front. Not bad, Rafa. 一看到先发名单上有高佬的名字，我真是对拉法的Guts感动不已。後来 我才知道，把高佬放在板凳上这个习惯，是拉法最近30场才加进来的。 这个局布了这麽久，就是要噱到温格你这只老狐狸！伟哉！拉法！ But then I had another glance at the line-up, and wondered: “ No Ryan Babel. What’s going on here?” If you’ve got Crouch leading the line, then you’ve got to provide him with service from the flanks. Give him the aerial ammunition and he will deliver. 可是还有一点让王组长百思不得其解的是，为什麽贝宝没有先发？高佬 一根细细的放中间，两侧必须要有支撑，否则空有空中优势却没有弹药 补给也没用不是吗？ 贝宝虽然不会传中，但是至少摆在那里也可以吓唬 吓唬人嘛！ And yet there were no traditional wide men to provide that service. Steven Gerrard, who started on the left, does many things but he doesn’t have the pace to get past his full back and swing in crosses. Dirk Kuyt, on the right, is an out-and-out striker, not a winger, and provides only a workmanlike presence near the touchline. 但是我们看到的是这个阵型确实没有翅膀，也就是说，利物浦有名的 以鹤翼之阵做防守死龟反击这样的打法今天是看不到了。包子队长看 似踢左路，但是我们知道他再多才多艺，对上边後卫专心防守也是没 辄；得靠就更不用说了，工作马的称号解释了一切。 Playing Crouch was the right decision by Benítez because Arsenal struggle in the air at the back. It is where they are at their most vulnerable. Yet without wingers to aid and abet Crouch, the bold move was almost counter-productive, in the opening stages at least. 阿森糯的罩门一向是在後庭，所以拿出高佬这根竹竿往他们後面狂桶 是正确的做法。但是没有先在边缘做适当的润滑，这样子的做法只会 伤到自己！就算你再威，至少一开始一定也不会那麽顺利。 That’s when Arsenal buzzed, taking the lead through Abou Diaby. They were superb, slicing through the Liverpool rearguard like butter, but once Liverpool had equalised, when Sami Hyypia nodded home, and then gone in front from Torres’ s 29th goal of the season, Arsenal as good as crumbled. Nine times out of ten, when you ask Arsenal questions, they come up short. They do not, yet, have the mental capacity consistently to dig deep. 也难怪阿森糯一开始会唉唉叫，叫的这麽大声了。反倒是利物浦的後 门像抹了奶油一般的滑不溜丢，阿森糯咨意的探索游移，终於迪阿比 为阿森糯开了第一炮。不过利物浦并没有因此就软脚，先是海皮亚大 叔一头冲进对方的最後防线，接着拖蕾丝又立刻扑上去再来一发，这 下子阿森糯已经无力抵抗，只能任利物浦欺凌了。当他们开始想要反 攻，十次有九次无法对准。年轻人毕竟是年轻人，这档事光靠蛮力是 不够的！ Oh, and by the way, who rose highest to provide the headed flick for Torres to score? Crouch, of course. Told you. And bravo Rafa! 喔，你知道拖蕾丝那一发是谁帮忙推屁股的？高佬！我早就知道了， 伟哉拉法！ Arsenal could have won on away goals when Emmanuel Adebayor equalised, and could have won outright had Arsène Wenger been more adventurous. Arsenal are at their best when surging forward, not when absorbing pressure or playing for time. As it was, a penalty from Gerrard and a fourth goal from Babel settled it in a dramatic finale. 其实阿森糯一直都有希望可以利用客场进球取胜的，尤其是在阿德巴优 把利物浦扳平之後。如果温伯伯当时再冲一点，也许就可以把利物浦 整个翻过来弄死，因为阿森糯的疯狂前进突刺无人能敌，但是在被压和 持久性上面就不是那麽强了。果然天不从人愿，包子的点球和贝宝的补 刀，让这场妖精打架的闹剧划上了句点。 Wenger claimed that the penalty, when Kolo Touré felled Babel, was dodgy and that Arsenal should have had a penalty in the first leg when Kuyt appeared to grab Alexander Hleb. He may or may not have a point, I’m not convinced either way. 温拨拨说，这是一场不公不义的比赛。我对这个议题没有comment， 因为当墙头草才是生存之道。来，里宏哩公跨卖！ Yet two contentious decisions did not decide this tie. Over the two matches, and especially last night, it was Liverpool ’s desire, their hunger, their passion, that made the difference. They wanted it more and, in the cold light of day, Wenger will need to address that. I’m sure he will. 不管怎麽样，那两个判决并不是决定输赢的关键，总的来说不是， 昨天那一场更不是。利物浦的慾望、兽性、饥渴、情热、才是这两 个人的最大的差异！他们很想要、要了还要、官人我要，才是克服 对方冷感的主要原因。温拨拨应该检讨的是这一点，我也相信他会 做到。 ---- --

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