Football: AUSSIE RULES.Byline: PAUL WALKER HARRY KEWELL Harry Kewell (born September 22,1978 in Smithfield, Sydney), is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League. typified the anger and defiance that underlined everything Liverpool did to clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. their fourth successive Merseyside derby The Merseyside Derby is the name of the football match played between the Everton and Liverpool football clubs, the two most successful clubs from the Merseyside area of England. win at Goodison Park. The young Australian had taken almost as much criticism as his new manager Gerard Houllier in the opening days of Liverpool's season. So,after scoring one and creating two in the demolition of a confident but ultimately crushed Everton on Saturday,Kewell was quick to have his say. He said: ``I knew I had to go out and do what I do, you always have your critics throughout the whole season and it does not bother me. ``They can stay on my back as long as they want because it does not affect me either way. It makes me play better.'' Liverpool had not scored from open play -or won -this term until Michael Owen's strangely quiet season burst into life with a double to add toKewell's effort. The rumours were that Houllier would soon be on his way and that Owen was going through the motions as his contract discussions drag on Verb 1. drag on - last unnecessarily long drag out last, endure - persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" 2. . But Houllier, with his bold attacking policy, and Owen, with his fine finishing, put those two theories to rest. Kewell added: ``We have got world-class strikers, and if things do not go for you, people are always going to jump on your back. We just showed what great players we have and we scored under pressure.'' The Kewell debate had raged as much over where he should be utilised as when he was going to start showing some decent form. Such talk equally annoys Kewell, who added: ``I do not know why people keep on about where I play in the side,it is up to the boss, it is his team,he plays me where he wants. ``He asks me where I like to play and he tells me where I am going to play, that is the end of it, it is that simple. ``As long as I a min the teamI do not care where it is, right, left, in the middle, it does not matter as long as I am playing.'' Liverpool looked a side who had been stung stung v. Past tense and past participle of sting. stung Verb the past of sting Adj. 1. into action by the annoyance of seeing the words crisis and sacking sack·ing n. A coarse, stout woven cloth, such as burlap or gunny, used for making sacks; sackcloth. sacking Noun coarse cloth woven from flax, hemp, or jute, and used to make sacks Noun used after just three games. Kewell's praise of virtually all his colleagues summed up the collective spirit and desire to ram the words of abusebackdown a few throats. Kewell said: ``I will remember my first Mersey derby,for the goal and for ending our run without a win. ``But I was not the only one out there, (El Hadji) Diouf had an exceptional game,Michael (Owen) and Milan ( Baros), the whole team. Stevie (Gerrard) held the midfield together, Sami (Hyypia) led by example and Jerzy (Dudek) played well. It was a whole team performance. ``Vladi (Smicer) played well, we are really clicking at the moment. It was a great team performance. It was something we needed and hopefully we can kick-start now from here.'' CAPTION(S): FLYING HIGH: Harry Kewell celebrates after scoring Liverpool's third goal while (below) Reds fans show their appreciation for the strike |
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