Oh dear! The “analysts” choosing the Guinness Brilliant Play of the Day for each live game seem to be choosing any play by the bigger of the two clubs involved in the game yet again. First off we had the Liverpool v Reading game that FSC’s Bobby McMahon correctly identified on yesterday’s (15 Mar 08) preview show as being a tougher job for Liverpool to win than many were predicting. This was apparent after the brilliantly-executed first-time rocket shot by Marek Matejovsky put the Royals 1-0 up early on. Mascherano equalised with a similarly powerful shot, but as any player or coach in the world will tell you a first-time shot is much harder to execute correctly than a shot such as that by Mascherano who teed the shot up for himself before striking it.An even worse decision came when FSC decided to award the “Brilliant” Play to Arsenal’s scrappy equalising goal – a header by Kolo Toure that may have been an own goal – rather than to Middlesbrough’s genuinely quality goal: a quick counter-attack by Boro saw Tuncay’s brilliantly struck half-volley cross converted on the volley by Jeremie Aladiere. There can be no excuse for not giving this play to the Middlesbrough pair outside of corruption or complete incompetence.Viewers! Please keep monitoring the number of the so-called “Brilliant” plays awarded by FSC to the big teams. Feel aggrieved? Complain to Guinness or stop buying their beer.
Tags: aliadiere, arsenal, guinness, liverpool, matejovsky, middlesbrough, reading, tuncay
