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The Irony Of Michael Owen
by: ian tham
Owen burst into the international scene with his spectacular solo strike against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup.



He helped Liverpool achieve the treble in 2001. His success and accolade accumulated and he won the European footballer of the year.



We expected him to go to greater heights but since then his performance has been mediocre. He is always hampered by his hamstring and is easily injured. Houllier had to take care not to use him too frequently to aggravate his situation.



Was he getting too big for his head or was he too ambitious when he decided to leave Liverpool and play for Real Madrid.



Gerrard for all his prima donna ways did the wise thing and stayed to see what changes Benitez could bring. There 's nothing to lose by remaining in Liverpool. If things didn't work out , he could always move on.



Though Liverpool struggles in the premiership they are walking on water when it comes to one off battles in cup competitions like FA Cup or European competition.



Last season he opted to move to Real Madrid as he thought he was going to a better club to have more opportunities to play champions league football.



He should have given the new manager a chance to prove himself in Liverpool . After all, isn't this the man who won the Primera Liga twice with Valencia and a Uefa cup to boot?



How ironic to see his former club lift the Champions League trophy while Real Madrid languish in the shadows of pitiful sorrow after being ejected in the round of 16 against Juventus!



Another irony I find is that Michael Owen willingly went over to Real Madrid to exchange place with Morientes. Morientes took over Owen's first team position while Owen himself found himself in fourth position in the striker role.



Michael Owen knows his first team position is in doubt following purchases by Real Madrid of two strikers Rohinho and Baptista . Next year is World Cup year and Owen needs to play regularly to remain in top form in order for England Coach Erickson to select him for his team.



Ironically, he wants to come back to premiership but the big guns do not need his services.



Liverpool has so far garnered only one goal from two premiership matches. Benitez has also sold off Baros to Aston Villa reducing the number of strikers available to him. Michael Owen is a proven striker in the premiership scoring 20 goals a season. He is also a Kop favorite and English. There has been a precedent before where a Liverpool player went abroad for more playing experience and then returned to Liverpool. His name is Ian Rush.



However, I think it makes poor business sense for the club for buy high and sell low and making loss of a few million pounds. Also, Michael Owen is physically small in size. His style of play is to be a lone striker. Benitez preferred style of play is different . So Michael Owen may not suit Benitez requirements.



Smaller teams are eager to sign him on like Newcastle, Everton and even Wigan. But I think it would be too embarrassing for him to accept these offers.


 



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Latest Fishing Technology And Fishing Gears
 by: Dylan Miles

Fish finder

Imagine you’re sitting out there on your fishing boat, you whip out a cool gadget you just bought from the Internet and after a couple of beeps, the device tells you that there is a school of fish some 3 meters or so away from you. Now, how cool can that be? It’s almost like an ultrasound scan of the sea or the lake that tells you exactly where the fish are.

But of course, this is not news because many different companies have developed their own ultrasound-like fish finding gadgets a long time ago. But Maptech’s new i3 module is the first of its kind. It’s the first ever touch screen, hi-resolution 3D Fishfinger. Yes, you can literally see the kind of fish that’s swimming around under your boat, in super clear images and in real time.

The i3 Touch Screen command on the fishing gadget can help you navigate the floor of the lake or sea with a radar, combine it with satellite communication and a weather report too.

This is an absolutely MUST for those who seriously looking into easy-fishing.

Monofilament fishing lines

There’s absolutely nothing worse than to have a fish on the hook and have the line snap! Well, no more snapping of fishing line with the latest development in monofilament fishing lines. Monofilament fishing lines come in a wide range of colors, sizes, thickness and strength. Although it’s stronger than some of the other more conventional fishing lines, they are cheaper. Monofilament fishing lines comes with special coating that keeps them from snapping easily. The only thing is that they don’t stretch as good as other types of fishing lines but they make up for it with their bulk and strength.

Monofilament fishing lines are also quite transparent over the water and hold knots pretty well.

Fashion is always cool too

Sometimes, cool has nothing to do with technology. It’s got more to do with the brain and ‘creativity’. If your husband, brother, or father is a fishing fanatic, you can always get them fashionable fishing gear with extra pockets to place their scissors and hooks. Perhaps the water-proof raincoat with fluorescent streak for night fishing, perhaps. And how about the water-proof watch? That’ll work perfectly. And how about an X-LOOP flash mirror polarized lens? Sunglasses for baking in the sun and raincoat for fishing in the rain are exceptionally cool gears we cannot ignore.

Let’s take the sunglasses as an example. The sunglasses not only remove the glare and improve the quality of what you see with your naked eye, you see the same scene in deep colors and contrasts. These sunglasses are developed specifically for fishing enthusiasts.



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