Kenny Dalglish becomes Liverpool Manager for the second time.
When Kenny Dalglish took over the reins at Anfield on January 8th, he not only inherited a club languishing in the bottom half of the table but a club in major turmoil. Dalglish’s appointment brought such a feel-good factor to the side that the mood around the club changed instantly, much helped by the multi-million pound signings of Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll of course. Thus, in the five months that followed, standards and expectations were set so high that it would take an incredible amount of effort – and money – to not only replicate those fortunes but go a few steps further in the following campaign.
When Dalglish replaced Roy Hodgson midway through last season, the team was in such a dreadful condition that qualifying for a Champions League spot was surely a dream too big – even for the most optimistic of fans. Hence, the club focused its attentions on the Europa League spot which was eventually taken by Tottenham Hotspur. However, as Kenny Dalglish looks ahead at his first full season in charge following his second stint as the club’s manager, one might think missing out on European action could very well be a blessing in disguise.
As the Premier League season finished on 22nd of May, it would have given Dalglish and the players just a few weeks to rest if they had qualified through the Fairplay league, as qualification for the Europa League begins on 30th June. That would have seriously disrupted the clubs pre-season plans and might well have had a negative impact on Liverpool’s start to the new Premier League campaign.
Moreover, most of the new summer recruits have either none or very little experience of European football previously. Stewart Downing, Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson have all yet to taste Champions League action along with some of the younger players in the team. Thus, Liverpool FC needs to take it slow – one step at a time. The squad has undergone major changes over the past 6 months and like every other club, needs time to gel before they can take on some of the heavyweights of European football.
I personally do not think we will be in the CL next year. I just don’t think we have spent well enough, and not added enough real quality.
We’re also lacking 2 or 3 players primarily a sriker and a left back.
I had high hopes going into this window and find myself very disappointed thus far. Obviously if we bring in at least 2 quality players then my view may change.
United, Chelsea and Man City will undoubtedly be top 3 and I just cannot see us disloding Arsenal.
I agree with you but I do think we could take the 4th spot if Kenny gets a couple of decent defenders. We spent very badly, the only wise buy was Luis and Adam could do well and didn’t cost as much as the rest. Problem is if we get into the CL we don’t have a side to take it all the way. All we needed to buy was two wingers a decent striker and two defenders, don’t know why we went in for so many midfielders we have enough in our youth.
we have a secret weapon and if we dont use it WE ARE STARK RAVING MAD age means nothing, if you have a footballing genius you use him and if you dont know who i mean,we have most naturally gifted young footballer that i have ever seen.
play him at anfield where he will get protection and he will be unstoppable, we have paid 18 million for a good player but this kid will be worth 80 million.
Come on lads!! Be positive!! Remember when Kenny took over, Carroll was injured and out for weeks. Torres was gone. Gerrard hardly played and the injury list was quite bad that Kenny had to draft in Kelly (who got injured against West Ham), then Flanagan and Robinson and Spearing. Yet, Liverpool beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, battered United, got a deserving draw against Arsenal at the Emirates and apart from the last two games were the form team in the Premiership. Kenny did this with a Liverpool side which most people thought were crap! (well they were under that retard Hodgson). So if Kenny can take a “mediocre” side and make them play like champions then just think what he can do with a side with Suarez again back on song, Gerrard firing on all cylinders a fully fit Carroll on the end of Downings cross and a strong tactically flexible bench. I also think you are under-rating the quality of Kenny’s signing too! Adam might not be an Alonso but he does have a good range of passing and he will again make us a threat from set-pieces (something we have not had in decades). Henderson is a only a young lad but he has a great “engine” and will definitely learn from Gerrard. So have some confidence and stop writing us off!! We are going to give Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal etc etc a good run for this money!! I actually think we will be top of the league by Christmas!!!
what are u talking about,chelsea is getting old,man u, they dont have the best team either and man city have manchini wich is what is not going to make them win the league.
go player by player with all the teams and even if we count the bench i think we have a big chance to fight not just for the top 3 even for the league.
if we compare with man u that were the champions last season position by position we are not that bad right now .
gk- reina/doni- de gea/lindergard… we have better gk.
lb/rb- glen,kelly,insua,aurelio- rafael fabio and evra… we have better lb and rb overal.
cb- carra,agger,skertel,soto.- vidic,ferdinand,smalling,jones… i called even there i think vidic is great but agger is better than ferdinand. vidic/carra-vidic. agger/ferdinand-agger. skertel/smalling-skertel. jones/soto- u figure.
cm- lucas,gerrard,meireles,adam,aqua.- carrik,gigs(wich thats where he played last season and most like next season)fletcher,anderson,gibson.clearly we have the cm battle won,not just with man u but with all the pl.
lm/rm/wingers.-downing,maxi,hendo,cole.-nani,park,valencia,young.- they win it.
cf-carroll,suarez,kuyt.ngog.- rooney,chicharito,berbatov,owen.- and again i call it even.
so if u check looks pretty even to me.
what do u think?
I’m not being funny but I think you’re a little too blinkered with your comments.
GK – I agree we have the best
LB/RB – you must be joking. Insua is woefully poor, Aurelio is ok but always injured. Kelly is good but needs more games. United win that one.
CB – you are raving mad. United have one of the best defences in the league and the best part of it is the CB combination. If you think Carra and Agger/Skrtel are better then you are clearly deluded and your view is massively biased.
CM – I agree, we have the CM spots won.
LM/RM/Wingers – United win hands down.
CF – United clearly win again. They have strength in depth whereas we have Suarez and Carroll. Ngog isn’t worth mentioning and Kuyt is a poor centre forward hence the fact he plays on the right. United win this too.
If anything this backs up my original statement about needing a CB, LB and Striker but, having looked at it, I would also sign another winger.
i agree with u. The guy is really funny.
I agree with stevie G above, the signings will do well under kk, i do admit I’d have been more exited by bigger name signings (which could still happen) but its a team game + these players are good team players ,maybe getting a balanced team together instead of random players who don’t fit in into system, we need a lb cb dm rw/ fox in the box striker, then sell the 6-7 players I’m sure we will then we will b fine, there is still a whole month of window to go so people like Lee above need to stop being so negative before we’ve barely kicked a f*****g ball yet
I offer my unbiased, realistic view of the situation so far and I stick by it. It may seem negative to the blinkered among us but that comes as no surprise.
As I said, if we do bring in some quality additions before the window ends then my view will undoubtedly change.
I can dumb it down a little if it’s too difficult to understand.
Listen Lee you muppet, don’t go insulting other fans because they don’t agree with your views, claiming everyone but you is dumb, I’m guessing that your a spoilt fat armchair fan who’s never even played football let alone managed a team. Think you can understand that Einstein
also agree with stevie g. we have the players now to beat up all the teams in the bottom half of the table. LB AND CB still needed but so far i think KK has done well this summer.
Am not expecting too much. But if kk allow aquillani to leave before joe cole, jovanovich n poulsen then……..