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Photo of the Day: Uh-oh

By: Laurie | April 22nd, 2008

See the guy on the ground? That’s Liverpool’s John Arne Riise.

The look on his face? This is the look you get when, in the ninety-fifth minute, your team has a 1-0 lead at home, and then you go to head the ball away in the waning seconds, but instead end up sending it directly past your goalkeeper and into the goal.

Chelsea now goes into the home leg with an all-important away goal advantage.

I don’t think this is a happy look.

(Photo PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Jon

I couldn't give two shits about Chelsea or Liverpool, and I think the Champions League is a joke and is ruining the competitiveness of the sport... but hot diggity damn, I am definitely now a fan of Riise. Brilliant finish. The dude has actually restored some interest in this tournament for me.
Laurie

All I know about Chelseea is what I read in the Anelka news, and he told a paper recently that they've promised him a switch to 4-4-2.
Greg

Chelsea aren't switching to a 4-4-2 next year, there'd be no place for Ricardo Quaresma! ;-)
Soze

Lee, wery right. "why not kick it??" by heading the ball so low, even if he did manage to get it going the other way, Riise has just put himself out of the game. A defender on the ground right in front of his own net???? wow!! now that's good decision making *rolls eyes*

Finnegan seems to have a high regard for Liverpool defenders..maybe Rafa should take up the back line...whattayouthink?
Jean-Michel

Thanks for the update Laurie. I figured as much but definitely wanted to rule out injury this close to the Euro.
Laurie

Jean-Michel, it's because Chelsea is wedded to 4-3-3 this season and Drogba is the designated striker. They've tried Anelka as a winger and it hasn't worked out well. From what I've read, Chelseea has promised to switch to 4-4-2 next year to utilize two strikers on the field at once.

Of course, rumors that Drogba is leaving this summer are also rampant, so let's cross our fingers that Anelka will be either one of two or THE striker next year.
Jean-Michel

Does anyone know why Anelka is getting so little playing time?
Abby

Well, considering they shouldn't have been there in the first place...

Not that I'm incredibly, incredibly biased and blinkered or anything. ;)
finnegan

soze: because sami hyypia's middle name is own goal. chelsea might have won that game if hyypia was in because he puts so many goals in his own net. he's awful.
tenaciouslee

This question has been raised elsewhere, "Why not kick it?" The ball was coming off of a pretty low bounce, and Riise made a decision to head instead of kick it. Was he thinking it'd be safer to knock it out with his head? Whatever it was, it didn't work very well for him.
Soze

Why the HELL would Rafa put this jackass in instead of Hyypia?????I'm still trying to figure that one out.
finnegan

I am nominating john arne riise for Chelsea player of the year. seeing him fail so terribly and cost his team so dearly is great I hate and liverpoool so much.

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