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On the ascendancy?

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Liverpool FC SpursI’VE read plenty of comments on this site in the past about how Rodgers must go, FSG must go, Liverpool FC are struggling, etc. True, Liverpool haven’t had the best of season’s but it’s time to start being cautiously optimistic.

After a slow start to the season it appears that Liverpool have started to turn things around at last.

Following the acquisitions of Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho in January, it is hard to argue the side haven’t been performing better no matter how anti-Rodgers you are.

It’s true, Liverpool aren’t at the heights that we as fans would like to see them at but our expectations for this season had to remain realistic. Of course Liverpool’s history and size warrants a top four finish or better every year, but expecting greatness from the lads this season may have been too harsh.

Not many clubs would be able to finish top four in such a competitive league with a brand new manager. Even Alex Ferguson wasn’t immediately successful. The Scot’s side finished 11th in his first year, second in his second, and then 11th again. Now I’m not saying Rodgers can become the next SAF, what I’m saying is that expectations should be tempered.

There’s still plenty of football to be played but Liverpool currently sit sixth in the league with the schedule generally easier on the way in. They only play a team currently above them in the table once more this season, leaving eight matches against teams currently below them. And that team above them is Chelsea, whose inconsistency should be a positive sign among Liverpool fans. In other words, there is plenty to be optimistic about.
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Last year Liverpool finished 8th and Everton finished above them. As it stands right now Liverpool are in 6th and ahead of Everton. Yes, they’re only ahead of their cross-town rivals on goal differential but I firmly believe Rodgers has Liverpool playing better than Everton right now.

The run in to the end of the season is certainly going to be tense but it should inspire confidence going forward. This season hasn’t been as great as I would’ve hoped; indeed what fan of Liverpool wouldn’t want their team to be higher. But the way things are looking it appears that Liverpool are a side in the ascendancy.

Their heroic second leg against Zenit St. Petersburg seems to have been a spark for this team. Today Liverpool just beat a Spurs side that looked to be headed for a top four finish. True it may not have been the most convincing win but LFC battled back after falling behind and won the match. The good teams have to be able to win ugly.

I understand Rodgers and FSG have made some mistakes with players and the like in the past but it appears that things are headed in the right direction. However, I fully expect a successful transfer window this summer on the heels of an impressive run in to end this season.

Liverpool fans have every right to be critical of their squad but they also have every right to be optimistic as well.
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31 comments

  • stevieG says:

    I was quite optimistic going into the spurs game after 2 excellent performances ,and we got the win….but we were not good. Spurs were much Better than us and I feel less optimistic than before

    • NJRedsFan says:

      As long as you make yourself feel better posting that no one can hold it against you.

      • jack says:

        ???? Oh dear . The clueless yank is back . Still don’t know much about football

        • NJRedsFan says:

          That getting a win on a bit of luck, not packing it in after going down a goal down, and keeping a win strak alive is reason to dim anyones optimism is beyond me. Some just insist on looking for the downside in anything this team dose, you don’t need to know anything about foitball to see that. Oh yeah, thanks for the welcome back Jack!

  • liverbaby says:

    1 win against a top team is not enough . Beating the top teams should be a regular occurrence , not a once in 8 months thing.

    Jury very much still out

  • bob says:

    on the ascendancy ? yes , from where we were before christmas we have improved a lot , but its not enough for me , we were second best in general yesterday , the defensive frailties under rodgers system are there in abundance whenever we play a decent side , and once again rodgers disappoints with his ridiculous substitution of bringing on the useless allen ahead of more worthy players .

    so good improvements , but with the players we have , it should be much much better

  • CraqueBrito says:

    The best sign from the Spurs win was that we won being outplayed at times. That’s what winning sides do, they still win even when their best, most consistent performers are on an off day. Lucas, Johnson and Sturridge were appalling.
    If we continue buying players such as Coutinho and Sturridge instead of Hendersons, Allens and Carrolls, we’ll have a bright future ahead of us. If I could pick 2 players for next summer: Dedé of Vasco for CB and Kevin Strootman of PSV for CM.

  • Fezuil says:

    A win is a win , but let’s not kid ourselves – we wos well lucky , spurs threw it away

    • NJRedsFan says:

      Yes we were and yes they did. How many points have Utd picked up over the last decade or so in exactly the same manner.. You were right, a win is a win.

  • Jag Kooner says:

    How many times have we said Man United were lucky to win this game and that game because they weren’t very good. The problem we had earlier in the season was that we weren’t winning when we were playing well. We needed to move onto another level of winning when we were playing well which we have done. The next stage of out development is to start winning when we aren’t playing well which is what we did yesterday. Remember WHL this season, we out played Spurs but still lost. I think its quite positive what happened yesterday and bodes well for the future.

  • JC says:

    Not impressed by performance yesterday at all , if it wasn’t for Suarez (again)…

  • Yawn says:

    Wow…you put up a reasonable argument for why Liverpool are doing so well and the usual suspects still come on in and rain on the parade. Take away the first six games of the season and LFC would be in 4th place. I know that’s a hypothetical but it shows real progress. Considering we had a thin squad and we did a MAJOR overhaul of style of play Liverpool are doing very well. Better than SAF in his first several seasons and many others. So many people want Liverpool back at the top but it takes time and patience. Luckily for us supporters it is taking less time than expected and we are well on our way to being a formidable force agains. Joint second in the league in clean sheets as well for those whinging about our defense…

    • des says:

      Yawn….hypothetical bull , and loads of nonsense excuses . Are you Brenda Rodgers ?

    • Snake Plissken says:

      Yeah, and if you’re Aunt had a pair she’d be your uncle, you gotta come up with better than that.

    • Freddie says:

      Are u stupid ? How is this better than Fergusons first fee seasons ?

      Check ur facts . U don’t know what ur talking about . It’s been poor season

  • des says:

    Don’t let the last three games fool you. It’s been a disastrous season + the fact that Liverpool FC have to wait until march to get their 1st win against a good team is totally disgraceful .

    Only the unbelievable form of the best layer in the league this season has saved this from being a utter embarrassment

  • Patrick says:

    The form we were in , with spurs playin midweek I thought we would hammer them , but we weren’t as good as them.
    Why bring on Allen when we needed a goal ? Just shows that Rodgers is not learning

  • jack says:

    Yes . Good win but yesterday was a gift from spurs . Still a long way off the top sides . Rodgers needs to see past that Welsh wimp asa solution or we will never improve

  • fotheringham says:

    Improving ? Yes . Improving enough ? No

  • Dan ward says:

    Glad to see some sensible realistic opinions on here , instead of the usual biased fools who imagine we are a great team

  • Baz says:

    I was going to make some comments on the game and LFC in general but I won’t bother now as 99% of the people on this thread are nothing more than just a bunch of negative, moaning W**kers who think they know all the answers but obviously know sweet F**k All about the game.

    Call yourselves supporters? Shame on the lot of you

  • Smartt says:

    Ei u ppl shd reason fast that spurs were running our midfd wit dembele nd parker bcos we were playn 4-4-2 so the best is to deploy one winger then replace wit a cmf which was allen though i was exptn hendason. And u can see that the likes of dembele,sigurdson were all shutted and we were able to hold the mimfld which then made sturidge to recieve crucial balls 4rm crucial areas. So i give credit to BR-AYEKOOO.. YWNWA

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