Sunday’s sporting viewing began with Ireland’s 69-0 Six Nations annihilation by England and ended with Everton holding on for 62 minutes before their rearguard was pierced by, of all people, Andy Robertson and Divock Origi, so all you could conclude, really, was that if Monday isn’t any better, there’s no end to the gods’ cruelty.
Jürgen Klopp, incidentally, confirmed that said higher powers, who should be neutral on these matters, divinely intervened in the Merseyside derby when he spoke to Sky’s Geoff Shreeves after the game.
Geoff: “What was the story of the game?”
Jürgen: “Thank God.”
Earlier, over in Leicester, the gods were on Ireland’s side for 50 per cent of their game against England, who led by a mere 10-0 at the break, but, as we know, these contests tend to be games of two halves.
“They’re tyrants at the breakdown,” said Ciara Griffin, a guest pundit on the BBC, of that first-half effort by Ireland, but come full-time, well, she was just grateful that Gabby Logan hadn’t too much time to chat because it was time for the snooker.
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- April 25, 2022
