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Here is Brian Judson's preview of the game
Full Record of Spurs -v- Liverpool
Premier Pl W D L For-Ag Pts
Home 9 4 3 2 14 -13 15
Away 9 1 2 6 9 -22 5
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Total(Prem) 18 5 5 8 23 -35 20
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Football Lge
Home(Div 1) 49 24 10 15 71 -58 62
Away(Div 1) 49 4 14 31 38 -95 24
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Total(Div 1)98 28 24 46 109 -153 86
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Total(Prem) 18 5 5 8 23 -35 20
Total(Div 1)98 28 24 46 109 -153 86
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Grand Total 116 33 29 54 122 -188 106
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Long gone are the days when the Kop end of Anfield was a mass of heaving,
sweaty red clad Liverpudlian wit that was worth a goal's start to
Liverpool. The destruction of the terraces has damaged irreparably the
aura of invincibility for Liverpool. No matter that it was one of the most
unhygienic places on which mankind could stand, the sight of the Kop in
full flow was always a highlight of the season. Listening to the
full-throated roar of the Kop singing ....
"When you walk through a storm,
hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of a storm,
there's a golden sky
And the sweet, silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind!
Walk on through the rain!
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on! Walk on!
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE!
Ee-aye-addio
LIVERPOOL! LIVERPOOL! LIVERPOOL!"
For years, our visits to Anfield were always a reminder that we had not
won at Anfield since we had won there on 16th March 1912 by 2-1.
Fittingly, this particular statistic was buried for good on 16th March
1985 when Garth Crooks scored the only goal of the match.
Since then, of course, we have won other matches up there, including that
incredible FA Cup victory on 11th March 1995 when Klinsmann and Sheringham
scored the goals that propelled us in to a Semi-Final date with Everton.
But although we did not win a match at Anfield for 73 seasons, we did come
very close on several occasions to ending the dreadful run. There was the
famous occasion when Pat Jennings saved two penalties in one match at
Anfield. There was another occasion when David Jenkins had the goal at his
mercy and still managed to miss the target completely. But it was galling
to be confronted with this statistic of being unable to win at Anfield at
a time our neighbours from Highbury seemed to have put the Indian sign on
Liverpool. I remember one match between Arsenal and Liverpool at Anfield
where Radford and Kennedy tore Liverpool to pieces in a magnificent 3-1
victory that demonstrated that Liverpool could be beaten at Anfield.
Over the years, Liverpool have had some great players, none possibly
greater than Kenny Dalglish, who won every honour that it was possible for
a player to win. There was Graeme Souness whose tackling and tenacity
matched that of his great hero Dave Mackay. There were the goalkeepers -
Lawrence, Clemence and Grobbelaar, who between them dominated the
goalkeeper's jersey from the late 1950s right through until the advent of
the 1990s. Lawrence was a bulky and ungainly goalkeeper but he was the
rock of Shankly's first great side of the 1960s. Clemence was wiry and
vocal whilst Grobbelaar's eccentric goalkeeping will never be forgotten by
those who saw him in his prime. And, of course, there was Ian Rush : will
Michael Owen match his predecessor's great goalscoring feats for
Liverpool?
There was a time when Liverpool seemed to own the European Cup. Of the
four successful campaigns, I think the occasion where they won the
European Cup in Rome in 1977 when they beat Borussia Muenchengladbach 3-1
was the most memorable of the four occasions. They would have beaten
anybody that night, which makes it all the more inexplicable they did not
achieve the treble that season.
So, of course, to Saturday's match. We are, of course, travelling to
Anfield under the worst scenario possible with a long injury list and an
inadequate squad. Liverpool are still not the majestic team they were
towards the end of last season but they are still a superior side to ours.
There is no doubt in my mind that a draw is our only meaningful target. To
expect us to win up there is like crying for the moon!
COME ON YOU SPURS!
Cheers, Brian
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