ulliPremier League updates from the game at Anfieldlilia hrefhttpguardian.touchline.comguniSection20Frontcrumb20navPosition4StatsLive inrunning Premier League tablealilia hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballliveGet the latest scores around the UK and EuropealiliEmail a hrefmailtoian.mccourttheguardian.comian.mccourttheguardian.coma with any thoughtsliliOr get in touch in 140 characters or less a hrefhttpstwitter.comianmccourtianmccourtaliulp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T130000.55401001.00pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppbIts 1985 and Jay Z is 16 years old. bHe and his friend Hill have set up shop in Trenton New Jersey hustling on a deadend street. There is no easy money on a deadend street so the two decided to rock the apple cart. Says Jay andquotThere were a couple of areas close by where other hustlers were working in front of the grocery store in front of a club on the main strip out in the park. So we competed on price because we were getting our supply at lower numbers.andquot The local traders did not like that and Jay and Hill were warned that they were not welcome around those parts. One day Hill walked through the park and got into it with a boxer with a missing tooth. Jay lost it andquotit was like playground beefandquot and the duo decided to put an end to the intimidation. andquotWe went to the park and confronted these cats at four in the afternoon both sides armed and read to shoot it out.andquot Those guns were drawn but no one was shot. Respect was won. andquotIt was stupid and stressful but we felt we didnt really have a choice. It was win or go home.andquotbA similar situation awaits Liverpool this afternoon at Anfieldb. Like Jay and Hill they have taken conventional wisdom and whispered a quick apology in its left ear before hitting it hard where it hurts. You cannot challenge for the league title without spending a sum similar to the GDP of the Federated States of Micronesia they said and yet here are Liverpool on top of the table having spent less than most. Steven Gerrard has neither the discipline or the tactical nous to play as a defensive midfielder they said and yet here he is having one of the best seasons of his career inspiring all around him. Brendan Rodgers is a managerial version of David Brent all soundclips and little substance they said and yet his tactical thinking and tinkering and his work on the training ground means he is on the verge of bringing Liverpool their first league trophy since 1990. ppbThey are not quite there yet though.b There is one last major beef to confront there is one last major showdown in the park. And a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootball2014apr13liverpoolmanchestercitypremierleaguematchreportlike the game against Manchester Citya its win or go home. Yeah OK they could play for a draw but as a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballblog2014apr25premierleaguetenthingsweekendmy colleague Toby Moses points outa there is no point in Liverpool playing for a draw that is not where their strengths lie.p a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootball2014apr27liverpoolvchelseapremierleaguefootballliveContinue reading...a
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