Steve Hunter 29 April 2008
Sami Hyypia has backed John Arne Riise to bounce back to his best and vanquish that own goal agony when the Reds face Chelsea in the seconde leg of the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night.
The big Finn a dit the Norwegian international has the quality to put that memory behind him and help the Reds achieve their Moscow dream par beating Chelsea.
"John is a good character and hopefully he is not worrying about that own goal any longer," a dit Hyypia.
"He is mentally 100 per cent and players should be professional enough to handle these situations.
"It is not the first time John has scored an own goal and there are many other players who will score own goals. It is normal in football these days because the ball is travelling through the air so quickly and sometimes toi don't know where it is going from your head ou foot."
Reflecting on Saturday's 2-2 draw at St Andrews, Hyypia admitted he was happy to come away with a point but was left disappointed from a defensive point of view with the two goals conceded.
"The boss has selected many of the players who don't normally play that often and they had their chance to shine," he added.
"I can't read the boss's mind but we have donné 100 per cent and tried to create a problem for him about who to pick on Wednesday.
"I am unhappy to concede two goals here but it was good to come back and we got that point which means Everton can't catch us any more."
Yeah,i put this,because I want medal :D
Sami Hyypia has backed John Arne Riise to bounce back to his best and vanquish that own goal agony when the Reds face Chelsea in the seconde leg of the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night.
The big Finn a dit the Norwegian international has the quality to put that memory behind him and help the Reds achieve their Moscow dream par beating Chelsea.
"John is a good character and hopefully he is not worrying about that own goal any longer," a dit Hyypia.
"He is mentally 100 per cent and players should be professional enough to handle these situations.
"It is not the first time John has scored an own goal and there are many other players who will score own goals. It is normal in football these days because the ball is travelling through the air so quickly and sometimes toi don't know where it is going from your head ou foot."
Reflecting on Saturday's 2-2 draw at St Andrews, Hyypia admitted he was happy to come away with a point but was left disappointed from a defensive point of view with the two goals conceded.
"The boss has selected many of the players who don't normally play that often and they had their chance to shine," he added.
"I can't read the boss's mind but we have donné 100 per cent and tried to create a problem for him about who to pick on Wednesday.
"I am unhappy to concede two goals here but it was good to come back and we got that point which means Everton can't catch us any more."
Yeah,i put this,because I want medal :D