Brendan has a questionable record in the transfer market, which would mean you may not necessarily strengthen that much. If you fail to really go that extra step in terms of your squad, then the CL games will be difficult for you to handle. Seeing as your record under Rodgers in the league straight after Europa League games were far from good, it is fair to say it would be a big task for Liverpool to keep up in the league next season. Will you drop out of the two domestic cups at an early stage again next season? City and Arsenal had CL games, big cup games and the league to consider. You only had to focus on the league and had the element of surprise going for you.
He has a questionable record when going for unknown players. His record when he's spent decent money is fine. It looks like we'll be doing the latter this summer. How is the element of surprise a good thing? I'd much rather have that fear factor that you lot had under Ferguson and we had during our pomp. Having teams come to play you expecting to get tonked. Also, if it took 38 games for other managers to cotton on, then feck me that doesn't look good for the league.
Well this is jargons. We competed in 2006-07 with a great first team and mediocre squad, yet we won the league and went out in the semi finals of the CL. Atletico won the LA Liga and are going into the CL final on fumes. Squads are overrated.
Dortmund finished 2nd and were in the final last year too.
People didn't expect Liverpool to be that good going forward. You had a lot of momentum and it was going to be difficult to stop it (Chelsea eventually did I guess). Yes, the fear factor is also a good thing but playing something unknown is also difficult. Not many teams manage to create that fear (City did this season at home). It was a bit different for you as teams kinda knew your defence was wank, but your attack was really good so it was difficult to play against you lot.
Again, if managers didn't cotton onto this within a few months then English clubs are in dire hands.
I recall your form being a tad patchy earlier on. Draw at Newcastle, loss at Hull etc. It was after the back to back defeats against Chelsea and City where you had real momentum. That's what I meant by the element of surprise.
Not really. Top at Christmas. However, the start of December saw Liverpool start to thump teams.
Newcastle and Hull both were in very good form the 1st half of the season. We should definitely be expected to beat Newcastle in those circumstances though.
It really wasn't. Very good first team that ran out of steam towards the end and only managed to crawl to the title in the end and knocked out by Milan due to injuries.
Fletcher, O'Shea, Brown, Richardson, Eagles, Silvestre, Heinze, Ole, PIG.
Park and Giggs!
It probably is, as is suggesting that you need 22 players. But half the players listed had sizeable and decent contributions and are much better than their equivalents at Liverpool IMO. You can add Park and discount Eagles who barely played.
Shame on me for forgetting about Park. Goggs was in the first team though.
They definitely contributed their fair share. I can't comment on whether they are better than their equivalents at Liverpool, so we'll see their worth this coming season.
And the way you (and half of this forum) are talking, it's as if we were absolutely expected to win the league in the first place. We came from 7th to 2nd and a whisker away from the title. This somehow translates to us now having a calamitous season which will see us finishing 9th. The arrogance is astonishing.
You were expected to win the league a few weeks ago though.
I just had a quick look and it reads
A closed race is certainly not one that can changed by the outcome of one match. Despite all the hype around our title chase, I remained wary throughout the latter stages - especially of Chelsea (despite thinking we'd do it).
Fair enough.
Expect more journo's to go into surgery to have their tongues removed from his arse, every ref to completely forget he's an absolute scumbag and award every dive and ignore every bit of scummery. Was an interesting side note to this season how the referees just decided to ignore his shite and give him every free kick they could regardless of how milked it was.
For someone who seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth during our run of 15 wins, 3 draws, & 1 defeat, throughout the 2nd part of the season. Using the term - 'a brave face' - seems more than a little ironic coming from you.
It's the 2nd time in 6 years we've finished runners-up & hit a points total that would have won the league in certain years. That's hardly 'quite some time' is it ?
Our owners stated when they took over that they'll back the manager fully in the transfer market. They proved it by letting Kenny loose with a £100 million. They've also proved it with their baseball team over in America. I can see them being a lot more cautious, considering the likes of Carroll, Downing, & Adam were allowed to play for our club. However, I don't think money will be a problem should the 'right players' become available. & we're obviously in a much better position than we were this time 12 months ago. The club, the manager, & the players, will now have a far greater appeal to any potential top player wanting to further his career.
We've got more than enough squad players who can come on a do a decent job when the team is coasting & the manager wants to take off key players to rest them. They're probably even good enough to play every now & then against the poorer sides in the PL. We need 2 or 3 quality signings that can elevate us to the next level. Players that will make a difference against the better sides in England & in Europe.
Who do you see in that category?
We had a lot of players out on loan last season. Some (the younger ones) to gain experience, & the others, to keep the wage bill down in a season of non-European participation. I can see 3 or 4 those being in the squad next season, along with maybe 2,3, or possibly 4, new signings
I will take a wait and see approach. Spain will be a huge pull for Suarez and the types of player Liverpool would need to make that squad on par with the rest of the big hitters will be targeted by said clubs
Not signed yet and both unproven at the top level.
Sounds like you missed me? xx
The 'our points total would've won the league in certain years' trophy is certainly one that I'm very envious of. You'd probably have to go back to 2 points for a win days for United to have won that trophy this year...
