{"id":4489,"date":"2014-12-24T17:57:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T17:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/?p=4489"},"modified":"2014-12-24T17:57:30","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T17:57:30","slug":"fotboltasaga-min-86100-ordhakurinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/2014\/12\/24\/fotboltasaga-min-86100-ordhakurinn\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 86\/100: Or\u00f0h\u00e1kurinn"},"content":{"rendered":"

8. jan\u00faar 2006. Luton 3 : Liverpool 5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Newell myndi s\u00f3ma s\u00e9r vel sem s\u00f6guhetja \u00ed trag\u00edskri sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gu. Hann er snjall knattspyrnustj\u00f3ri, m\u00f6gulega s\u00e1 besti sem \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0 hefur Luton fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 n\u00edunda \u00e1ratugnum, en skapger\u00f0arbrestir og \u00fevergir\u00f0ingsh\u00e1ttur hefur gert \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 verkum a\u00f0 honum hafa ekki bo\u00f0ist nein \u00fej\u00e1lfunarst\u00f6rf fr\u00e1 2009.<\/p>\n

Hann var \u00e1 m\u00e1la hj\u00e1 ungmennali\u00f0i Liverpool og \u00fe\u00f3tt hann v\u00e6ri l\u00e1tinn fara \u00fea\u00f0an a\u00f0eins sautj\u00e1n \u00e1ra gamall, eigna\u00f0ist hann marga vini \u00e1 Anfield. \u00deannig var hann einn af l\u00edkm\u00f6nnunum \u00ed \u00fatf\u00f6r Bob Paisleys og skilgreindi sig alltaf fyrst og fremst sem Liverpool-mann, meira a\u00f0 segja me\u00f0an hann var \u00e1 m\u00e1la hj\u00e1 Everton (nokku\u00f0 sem var mj\u00f6g \u00ed takt vi\u00f0 hans karakter). \u00c1 l\u00f6ngum ferli spila\u00f0i Newell me\u00f0 gullaldarli\u00f0i Blackburn \u00e1 fyrri hluta t\u00edunda \u00e1ratugarins, me\u00f0 Leicester \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og \u00ed eitt og h\u00e1lft \u00e1r me\u00f0 Luton, 1986-87, \u00fear sem hann skora\u00f0i m.a. fr\u00e6ga \u00ferennu \u00e1 m\u00f3ti Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\u00dej\u00e1lfaraferillinn h\u00f3fst hj\u00e1 Hartlepool, \u00fea\u00f0an sem Newell var n\u00e1nast hrakinn me\u00f0 heykv\u00edslum af \u00f3\u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0um stu\u00f0ningsm\u00f6nnum. Sk\u00f6mmu s\u00ed\u00f0ar komst Luton \u00ed eigu Johns Gurney, gl\u00e6pamanns og f\u00e1bj\u00e1na, sem rak vins\u00e6lt \u00fej\u00e1lfarateymi og r\u00e9\u00f0 Newell \u00ed sta\u00f0inn \u00e1 grunni s\u00edmakosningar sem n\u00e6r \u00f6rugglega var riggu\u00f0. Newell var l\u00edklega eini alv\u00f6ru \u00fej\u00e1lfarinn sem vildi koma n\u00e1l\u00e6gt Gurney, sem st\u00fdr\u00f0i f\u00e9laginu \u00ed grei\u00f0slust\u00f6\u00f0vun \u00e1 mett\u00edma. Newell h\u00e9lt hins vegar djobbinu og vann stu\u00f0ningsmennina h\u00e6gt og b\u00edtandi \u00e1 sitt band.<\/p>\n

Illu heilli kom hann s\u00e9r reglulega \u00ed bl\u00f6\u00f0in me\u00f0 hvatv\u00edslegum umm\u00e6lum. \u00deannig var\u00f0 hann b\u00fari \u00e1rsins \u00feegar hann l\u00fdsti \u00fev\u00ed yfir a\u00f0 konur \u00e6ttu ekki a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 vera l\u00ednuver\u00f0ir. \u00deegar hann var be\u00f0inn um a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra m\u00e1l sitt, sag\u00f0ist hann vera karlremba og stoltur af \u00fev\u00ed. \u2013 Annar og alvarlegri skandall sem tengdist Newell var \u00feegar hann lj\u00f3stra\u00f0i upp um \u00f3l\u00f6glegar grei\u00f0slur til umbo\u00f0smanna undir bor\u00f0i\u00f0. Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed taldi hann sig vera a\u00f0 fletta ofan af meinsemd \u00ed knattspyrnuheiminum og \u00fdta \u00e1 eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Breska knattspyrnusambandi\u00f0 k\u00e6mi skikk \u00e1 m\u00e1lin. Aflei\u00f0ingin var\u00f0 s\u00fa a\u00f0 knattspyrnusambandi\u00f0 gaf umbo\u00f0sm\u00f6nnunum \u00e1minningu til m\u00e1lamynda en refsa\u00f0i Luton. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 f\u00f3ru svo flestir umbo\u00f0smenn a\u00f0 sni\u00f0ganga Luton me\u00f0an \u00fea\u00f0 var undir stj\u00f3rn Newells.<\/p>\n

St\u00e6rsta stund Newells sem knattspyrnustj\u00f3ra var v\u00e6ntanlega \u00e1 m\u00f3ti Liverpool \u00ed \u00feri\u00f0ju umfer\u00f0 bikarkeppninnar \u00e1ri\u00f0 2006.<\/p>\n

Evr\u00f3pumeistararnir komu \u00ed heims\u00f3kn \u00e1 Kenilworth Road \u00ed auglj\u00f3sum sj\u00f3nvarpsleik. Sj\u00e1lfur m\u00e6tti \u00e9g \u00e1 \u00d6lver og sat til bor\u00f0s me\u00f0 Framaranum og P\u00falaranum Steingr\u00edmi S\u00e6varri \u00d3lafssyni. \u00dear r\u00e6ddum vi\u00f0 um Framli\u00f0i\u00f0 og p\u00f3lit\u00edkina og bi\u00f0um eftir leiknum. Salurinn var fullur af Liverpoolm\u00f6nnum sem bjuggu sig undir \u00fe\u00e6gilegan sigur.<\/p>\n

Liverpool tefldi fram nokkurn veginn besta li\u00f0i, me\u00f0 \u00feeirri undantekningu \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 Scott Carson var \u00ed markinu. Benitez hefur v\u00e6ntanlega b\u00faist vi\u00f0 varnarsinnu\u00f0u Luton-li\u00f0i sem pakka myndi \u00ed v\u00f6rn og treysta \u00e1 skyndis\u00f3knir e\u00f0a f\u00f6st leikatri\u00f0i me\u00f0 turninn Steve Howard einan frammi. \u00dea\u00f0 reyndist misskilningur.<\/p>\n

Mike Newell skrifa\u00f0i skringilega og \u00feruglkennda hugvekju \u00ed leikskr\u00e1nna um a\u00f0 st\u00edfur varnarleikur v\u00e6ri svik vi\u00f0 \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttina og lofa\u00f0i a\u00f0 bl\u00e1sa til s\u00f3knar. Hann st\u00f3\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0. Luton pressa\u00f0i st\u00edft og s\u00f3tti \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum m\u00f6nnum fr\u00e1 fyrstu m\u00edn\u00fatu. Carson haf\u00f0i n\u00f3g a\u00f0 gera og \u00fea\u00f0 stemningin \u00e1 \u00d6lveri f\u00f3r a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a skr\u00edtin.<\/p>\n

Eftir kort\u00e9r virtist \u00fe\u00f3 sem leika\u00f0fer\u00f0 Newells \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 koma honum \u00ed koll. Gerrard kom gestunum yfir og rau\u00f0kl\u00e6ddir t\u00f6ldu a\u00f0 bj\u00f6rninn v\u00e6ri unnin. \u00c9g var\u00f0 hnugginn og f\u00e9lagi Steingr\u00edmur reyndi a\u00f0 stappa \u00ed mig st\u00e1linu.<\/p>\n

En Newell h\u00e9lt s\u00ednu striki. Luton h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 pressa og eftir h\u00e1lft\u00edma opna\u00f0i Steve Robinson rangst\u00f6\u00f0uv\u00f6rn Liverpool upp \u00e1 g\u00e1tt (eins og hann virtist gera a\u00f0 vild allan leikinn) og Howard l\u00e9k s\u00e9r a\u00f0 markver\u00f0inum og jafna\u00f0i leikinn. \u00c9g st\u00f6kk \u00e1 f\u00e6tur, \u00f6skra\u00f0i og sl\u00f3 hnefunum \u00fat \u00ed lofti\u00f0. Umhverfis mig brostu Liverpool-menn yfir \u00feessum barnalegu gle\u00f0il\u00e1tum. \u00cd hinum enda salarins heyr\u00f0is einn annar ma\u00f0ur klappa og hr\u00f3pa.<\/p>\n

R\u00e9tt fyrir leikhl\u00e9 skora\u00f0i Robinson svo sj\u00e1lfur og breytti st\u00f6\u00f0unni \u00ed 2:1. Aftur spratt \u00e9g \u00e1 f\u00e6tur og fagna\u00f0i tryllingslega. Gaurinn hinu megin hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i l\u00edka. Augnar\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 fr\u00e1 m\u00f6nnunum \u00ed rau\u00f0u treyjunum var ekki alveg eins vingjarnlegt \u00ed \u00feetta skipti\u00f0, en \u00feeir g\u00e1tu \u00fe\u00f3 f\u00faslega vi\u00f0urkennt a\u00f0 forystan v\u00e6ri sanngj\u00f6rn.<\/p>\n

Eftir hl\u00e9 h\u00e9lt dj\u00f6fulgangurinn \u00e1fram. Liverpool f\u00e9kk v\u00edti, en Beresford \u00ed markinu hj\u00e1 okkur var\u00f0i au\u00f0veldlega slaka spyrnu fr\u00e1 Ciss\u00e9. Newell rak s\u00edna menn framar \u00e1 v\u00f6llinn. Hann var ekkert h\u00e6ttur.<\/p>\n

Rowan Vine slapp \u00ed gegnum Liverpool-v\u00f6rnina og var kominn einn \u00e1 m\u00f3ti Carson markver\u00f0i sem braut \u00e1 honum, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed er virtist r\u00e9tt fyrir utan v\u00edtateig. Auglj\u00f3st rautt spjald a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed er virtist, en d\u00f3marinn \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta gult spjald duga en f\u00e6ra broti\u00f0 \u00feess \u00ed sta\u00f0 inn \u00ed v\u00edtateig! Howard skora\u00f0i \u00far v\u00edtinu. Dau\u00f0a\u00fe\u00f6gn skall \u00e1 \u00ed \u00d6lveri.<\/p>\n

Sag\u00f0i \u00e9g dau\u00f0a\u00fe\u00f6gn? \u00d3nei, ekki alveg. Tveir menn hr\u00f3pu\u00f0u upp yfir sig. \u00c9g og gaurinn \u00ed hinum endanum \u2013 Stef\u00e1n S\u00e6bj\u00f6rnsson Framari (Stebbi m\u00e1lari). Vi\u00f0 hlupum hvor til annars, f\u00f6\u00f0mu\u00f0umst og r\u00e1kum upp str\u00ed\u00f0s\u00f6skur. Auglj\u00f3st var af svipnum \u00e1 m\u00f6nnunum \u00ed kring a\u00f0 h\u00famorinn fyrir okkur tveimur var alveg horfinn.<\/p>\n

L\u00edklega hef\u00f0um vi\u00f0 veri\u00f0 lamdir nokkrum m\u00edn\u00fatum s\u00ed\u00f0ar ef Steve Finnan hef\u00f0i ekki vari\u00f0 skalla fr\u00e1 Howard \u00e1 markl\u00ednu.<\/p>\n

Newell st\u00f3\u00f0 enn \u00e1 hli\u00f0arl\u00ednunni og sag\u00f0i s\u00ednum m\u00f6nnum a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja. En orkan var senn \u00e1 \u00ferotum. Liverpool-leikmennirnir n\u00e1\u00f0u flj\u00f3tlega vopnum s\u00ednum og ferskir f\u00e6tur komu inn\u00e1 af bekknum. Sinama Pongolle minnka\u00f0i muninn fimm m\u00edn\u00fatum eftir a\u00f0 hafa komi\u00f0 inn fyrir Sissoko.<\/p>\n

Xabi Alonso jafna\u00f0i metin \u00feegar tuttugu m\u00edn\u00fatur voru eftir og Pongolle kom gestunum yfir fimm m\u00edn\u00fatum s\u00ed\u00f0ar. Skyndilega ur\u00f0u gestirnir \u00e1 \u00d6lveri \u00f6llu dr\u00fdgindalegri. \u00deegar komi\u00f0 var fram \u00ed uppb\u00f3tart\u00edma settu Luton-menn allt \u00ed s\u00f3knina og Beresford f\u00f3r fram \u00ed einu horninu, Liverpool vann boltann og Alonso skora\u00f0i \u00ed t\u00f3mt marki\u00f0 fr\u00e1 eigin vallarhelmingi. Melurinn!<\/p>\n

En j\u00e6ja, vi\u00f0 Stebbi m\u00e1lari vorum \u00fe\u00f3 ekki lamdir.<\/p>\n

(M\u00f6rk Luton: Steve Howard 2, Steve Robinson. M\u00f6rk Liverpool: Steven Gerrard, Sinama Pongolle 2, Xabi Alonso 2)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

8. jan\u00faar 2006. Luton 3 : Liverpool 5 Mike Newell myndi s\u00f3ma s\u00e9r vel sem s\u00f6guhetja \u00ed trag\u00edskri sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gu. Hann er snjall knattspyrnustj\u00f3ri, m\u00f6gulega s\u00e1 besti sem \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0 hefur Luton fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 n\u00edunda \u00e1ratugnum, en skapger\u00f0arbrestir og \u00fevergir\u00f0ingsh\u00e1ttur hefur gert \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 verkum a\u00f0 honum hafa ekki bo\u00f0ist nein \u00fej\u00e1lfunarst\u00f6rf fr\u00e1 2009. Hann var … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: F\u00f3tboltasaga m\u00edn 86\/100: Or\u00f0h\u00e1kurinn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4489\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/stefan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}