The last couple of years has been a trying time for anyone who calls themselves a Red.
Following the best possible display of a title challenge against Manchester United in 2008-09 (including victories against them from a goal down, both home and away) Liverpool fell by the wayside in Rafa Benitez’s last season in charge.
Failed to progress through to the knockout stages of the Champions League, finished outside the top 4 in the premiership, got knocked out of the FA Cup by Reading, and agonisingly lost to Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semis, thanks to a last gasp away goal by Diego Forlan.
Be fair, even when Forlan couldn’t kick straight at a tree in a forest (references to his flop Manchester United days) he still managed to score at Anfield.
Focusing back on Liverpool, last year was worse than the previous. Personally I never held against Roy Hodgson, but somehow things just went wrong and stayed there for the majority of his 6 month tenure.
Then came HE. The one fans worship as a Messiah. The one who enjoys cult status among anyone who’s dared to call themselves a Liverpool supporter. In fact you’d probably get chucked out of any of the billions of Liverpool supporters clubs or gathering across Britain and the world, if you didn’t like this man. He, who means as much to the KOP as Alfredo DiStefano and Ference Puschkas means to Real Madrid. He who’s called Kenny Dalglish a.k.a King Kenny.
Somehow the team found it’s feet again under him. In a team mainly comprised of right footers, Kenny must’ve robbed Daniel Day Lewis to complete the look for those players. Then the Carroll and Suarez transfer caused a global stir, Suarez dribbling circles around the Manchester United defence in March made the world sit up and notice Anfield again, Andy Carroll’s bullet precise left foot shot past Manchester City’s Joe Hart gave new hope to all those wearing the new no. 9 replica shirts.
Now it’s fair to say, Dalglish has gone a bit over the top with his spending spree this summer, backed by new owner John Henry. £20 million on Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing each, and another £8 million on Charlie Adam has been flagged up as perhaps a bit much, when you add that to the £50 million plus shopping spree in January.
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In January We cashed in almost $50ml from Fernando Torres’ move to Chelsea.
Is Adam’s price too high?
If £8ml is too much money, then We should not sign players.
Just what I wanted to say. Well said!
In King Kenny we trust – enough said!
Will Kenny play all his new signings immediately? I dont think so, Downing? probably yes, Adam, Yes, and maybe Aquilani, but the players losing their place will be so important Mireles, Kuyt, Lucas, and Maxi are invaluable as part of the squad thats just to name a few, but the strength in depth is there and KK will use them all over the season.
good article from you i thougt as much as i can. Move on the good work (King Kenny).
agree about meireles. fine player. let’s hope he’s not wasted out of position, or sold, in preference to some overpriced midder with less ability.
Derek McGovern is a relentless piss taker, I wouldnt take it to heart anything he says and sometimes he is very funny.
I find u a bit disrespectful towards King Kenny! And that thing u said about hoping all transfers clicking for the 1st time in our history, just look back to Kenny’s last tenure!
there was no need 4 kk 2 buy hendo bcos he is jux lyk shelvey n spearo. 4 me, it waste of funds. Adam,downing,rm,lb,cb n may be back up wud hav been perfect.
Adam can save us 4rm draws wid his setpieces bcos dat seemd 2 cost us da epl title in 2009
downing wil provide carol wid da needed crosses since carol can only play in da air not da ground( cant control but has a sweet left foot). In king we trust. Ynwa
back up stryka
I notice a few people saying in response “In Kenny We Trust”, well the same was said with Rafa for his last season, and we know what happened. The only thing that Abhijan has done here is try to keep expectations at a reasonable level, and yet someone cited Kenny’s first tenure, in terms of how the transfers will click.
Thing is, back in Kenny’s first tenure, you had time for transfers to click as you could lose 6 games a year and still win the league. Few years ago, Rafa lost just two and still came second.
Give Kenny time, yes, but don’t follow him blindly like sheep.
Only reason Lpool didn’t win the title then was that they drew too many games! Besides, that season was an exceptional one as we’d the record no of points as a runner up!