I went to Anfield last season with my team, Union Saint-Gilloise - and, as in every USG game, there was singing from (before the) start to (well after the) finish. All orchestrated by the Capo, but a constant, noisy backing for the team. I realise it was not a big game for Liverpool, but YNWA apart, it was a very flat atmosphere.
Sadly, I think it's becoming a real difference between the atmosphere at English grounds and those in Germany, Belgium, France and elsewhere - high ticket prices, daytrippers and club-orchestrated 'atmosphere creation' through loud music are all elements of it...
I agree with your general point, but I do think you missed the first 10 mins at Anfield where the PSG players definitely looked a bit rattled. Balls were kicked out of play more than once, Liverpool chances came and went.
The goal came out of nowhere and obviously gave them a huge shot of confidence and Liverpool a huge kick in the teeth, but I think Liverpool and Anfield were a Mendes clearance off the line or a Salah strike going inside the post rather than outside away from PSG really looking disheveled like so many at Anfield before them.
Lots to relate to in here for someone who was at Wembly to watch Liverpool beat Newcastle in the 1974 FA Cup Final. Kevin Keegan scored two during Shankley's last game in charge.
A good read, thanks Clive. But whipping up a pre match atmosphere at Wembley is no longer realistic, the anthemic, pumping music so loud you can barely hear the person next to you. Fans can no longer be trusted to make the right kind of atmosphere, it seems.
I went to Anfield last season with my team, Union Saint-Gilloise - and, as in every USG game, there was singing from (before the) start to (well after the) finish. All orchestrated by the Capo, but a constant, noisy backing for the team. I realise it was not a big game for Liverpool, but YNWA apart, it was a very flat atmosphere.
Sadly, I think it's becoming a real difference between the atmosphere at English grounds and those in Germany, Belgium, France and elsewhere - high ticket prices, daytrippers and club-orchestrated 'atmosphere creation' through loud music are all elements of it...
Grumpy old man mode off now... ;-)
Hi Clive,
I agree with your general point, but I do think you missed the first 10 mins at Anfield where the PSG players definitely looked a bit rattled. Balls were kicked out of play more than once, Liverpool chances came and went.
The goal came out of nowhere and obviously gave them a huge shot of confidence and Liverpool a huge kick in the teeth, but I think Liverpool and Anfield were a Mendes clearance off the line or a Salah strike going inside the post rather than outside away from PSG really looking disheveled like so many at Anfield before them.
Small margins in this game.
Lots to relate to in here for someone who was at Wembly to watch Liverpool beat Newcastle in the 1974 FA Cup Final. Kevin Keegan scored two during Shankley's last game in charge.
A good read, thanks Clive. But whipping up a pre match atmosphere at Wembley is no longer realistic, the anthemic, pumping music so loud you can barely hear the person next to you. Fans can no longer be trusted to make the right kind of atmosphere, it seems.