No alternative but to move on!

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I did not have the opportunity to watch yesterday’s game with Braga, so I find it hard to enter into the merit of the performance. From a few snippets read here and there, it seems the Reds did not do much to justify a qualification, and this it seems in both legs of the contest. I read Kenny also said we deserved nothing with regards to yesterday’s game. There’s not much use going into the analysis of whether we either had the quality or hunger to have a real go at it. Pity though, it seems like we are kind of allergic to this competition, or perhaps it does not provide the same zest our players get when playing CL football.

It’s now a case of looking of what’s left of a much troubled season where we’ve seen major changes from the offing: Rafa leaving in summer, Roy not lasting till the New Year, Liverpool finding themselves in unaccustomed relegation zone territory, Kenny coming in, Torres going out, and yes, last but certainly not the least, we’ve seen the departure of Hicks & Gillett and the arrival of John Henry & Co.

Nothing much left really. We do get a feeling of disillusion at times, but there again supporting Liverpool grows on your skin and there is always a bright side, always hope, always something to look forward to and be proud of. The list below is that of the remaining fixtures that the Reds need to battle out in an attempt to achieve an honourable end to a nightmarish season. Aside from the double on Chelsea and trashing Man Utd at home in style I really think there is not much else to look back at to be frank. If I have missed a game or too, my anticipated apologies but we are talking about episodes, blips in a roller-coaster season which has only seen a relatively linear stride since Kenny took the helm.

Sunderland Away
West Brom Away
Man City Home
Arsenal Away
Birmingham Home
Newcastle Home
Fulham Away
Spurs Home
Aston Villa Away

These nine games will determine if the Reds will land a European berth next season, and objectively it does not look that good. Needless to say there are parameters which involve the faith of our direct competitors, but as I always say, the first thing you need to do here is concentrate on your own resources and muster up as much points as possible.

It’s a time when every single team in the PL is after one goal or another. There is never an easy game and at this stage of proceedings it certainly does not get any easier. I will not endeavor to mention the implications and predicaments at play here, but I will say that prestige and finance top the list. We are looking to rebuild, and perhaps Kenny’s philosophy is to become strong on the home front first, and then re-establish ourselves on the European scene. I guess we just have to wait…..and see!

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  1. This season was destroyed by Gillet,Hicks,Benitez and Hodgson at summer..there was nothing to play for from October!!the new owners want to bring a lot of players at Liverpool..they’ve shown their commitment and of course it aint easy to bring 5 players in January.i think that a short-term mistake was made with Ryan Babel as he could have helped against Braga but that’s the end of.he wouldnt be good for a top side liverpool want to be.we need players with skills and commited to the club.Taiwo is free,Adam is a great UNDERRATED player,Alexis Sanchez aint cheap but is GREAT for his age and our bench looks BAD..bring back Aquilani is something all LFC fans hope.but still we need new players on the bench too like another striker,winger,left back.
    Reina
    Johnson Carragher Subotic Taiwo
    Gerrard Adam
    Sanchez Meireles Suarez
    Carroll
    YNWA

  2. Cahill seems to be the better buy as he is going to be available due to Bolton’s heavy debts. Just dont think Subotic is going to be available unless your in CL AND a top top team in your league. We have neither as of this moment. I bet by next year summer we will be though. FSG means business. We must consider that CL is a huge draw for up and coming youngsters. We cannot overpay like a Man City could, did, and still does.

    Agree with the Taiwo thing, he looked pretty good against the Mancs, solid on back and going forward. Adam if he isn’t priced out of the world ( 15+). I would prefer Aqualani back to be honest for depth and creativity, something we severely lack.

    Alexis Sanchez would be phenomenal….period. But again, no CL scares me about hoping too much.

  3. Hi Steve- This season is not over yet, you never know we may still be able to achieve a European spot which would make us more attractive to the likes of Sanchez.
    Tonio, we can become stronger at home by attracting top quality players all of whom would wish to play European football, hopefully in CL. So the two go hand in hand, I don’t think KK will overlook that.
    All the above said & done we must ensure we get a right mix of proven stars as well as unearthing the gems including those coming up through our own ranks. GH,Raffa & even RH spent a lot of money buying average or useless players, I can only think of a few decent players all of whom have now been sold (Alonso, Masscherano,Torres.
    We have sold players and replaced them with lesser quality ones, that is not progrssion. The funds that the new owners will be investing is not indefinite. We have faired horribly against the so called lesser team (Braga, Stoke, Wolves, West Ham, the list is extensive. This is where we have lost valuable points which would have us right up the table. We do not have enough real quality players to unlock teams defending in numbers, that is when the likes of A.Sanchez or Saurez kick in. As we saw against manure one moment of magic by Suarez completely changed the whole game. We MUST raise the funds to buy Alexis Sanchez, if we don’t Manure will. Then we will be on the receiving end of shit to come for many years just like we have with Giggs. Apparently we were looking to get Ronaldo during GH’s reign?! what a pitty
    Also, remember the disastrous effect of us not buying Terry Sheringham?
    WE can sell Poulsen, jovanovic, Kyriacos,Spearing,Insua, Aquaman (if he does not want to come back)- Surely the sale of this lot will raise the money to buy ALEXIS SANCHEZ

    WE MUST ALL BELIEVE- In a way we have now absolutely nothing to lose, finishing sixth or sixteen will make no difference SO WE MIGHT GO ON AN ALL ATTACK PHILOSOPHY & TRY AND WIN EVERY SINGLE MATCH LEFT. Players should be reminded pass & move means exactly that, SO BLOODY MOVE!
    BELIEVE
    YNWA

  4. We should do deals for marveaux and Taiwo as they are Bosman deals and good players of the right age. They would help our left side, then we still need another striker and centre-back who can play on the deck. Don’t forget about pacheco, Wisdom, Coady, Ngoo who are ready for the first team squad next season!!!!!Michael Ngoo is the size of Andy Carroll, massive!!!!

  5. You have to wonder, our strength in depth isn’t great, but the team he put out had little creativity and he never brought on Pacheco. Suarez should have been on the bench at least, or Shelvey. I think Kenny either underestimated Braga or decided that the run in needed all our resources, those he considers our best players were protected. it has incresingly seemed to me that he has used the Europa League as a chance to play our also rans and reserves into a bit of form but up to now it’s been fairly dire. At least from now on we should only see our strongest team and therefore better football from us…

    1. @ Damo. If you are referring to the Braga game Suarez is ineligible, hence his non presence. Rafa, Roy and Kenny have all used under-strenght line-ups in the Europa League, hence our need for squad depth. As I said, it give me the feeling that this trophy has a relative importance for the Club….we have never really taken it seriously. Hopefully, as you say, the Reds will give their all in the final run-up and pray that others give us a hand in landing a berth for Europe next season.

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