And it ends all square an Anfield. Shades of Blackpool's visit came to mind as a newly promoted Norwich played their hearts out for a gallant draw.
The first 20 minutes was all Liverpool, yet the elusive goal only arrived at the last seconds of the 2nd half thanks to a deflected shot by Bellamy. The old axiom about returning players coming back to score against you seem to be true for Bellamy this time round.
The 2nd half saw Norwich responding brightly, and they deservedly took the lead in the 60th minute following confusion between Reina, Carra and Johnson allowed the recent substitute Holt to score.
What followed next was a ding dong battle, with numerous chances falling to the Reds, but none was converted. Henderson was introduced, as was Caroll - who looked badly short of confidence as he missed a sitter.
The refereee, Peter Walton was thoroughly lenient and gave hardly any freekicks. Perhaps having Caroll early to play in such an environment would have worked better.
All in, there was precious little positives to be taken away. I do like the Suarez and Bellamy combination, lots of movement and pace there. Gerrard looks off the pace, and Lucas presence was missed. Oh well...
Points for points, if Norwich was to be substituted with Blackpool, then it's another point gained, or if you are pessimistic , 2 points loss.
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