Whilst stability is sought off the pitch, on it, the on-going changes have been welcomed. The attempt to clear out the dead-wood, the integration of some youth-team players, and a number of big-money signings, all important moves towards making a team capable of challenging for honours. To go with this, a change of playing style, tactics and overall outlook on how to approach the game, has been worked in by the new manager and his coaching staff. But things like this take time, and is rarely instantaneous.
Of Liverpool’s recent big-money signings, only Stewart Downing is an established proven Premier League player. Jordan Henderson, Andy Carroll and Charlie Adam only have what probably adds up to one full Premier League season each between them, for experience. Carroll and Henderson are also still young and will need time to develop themselves as players which may not come this season – though the price-tags each of them carry, will not afford them too much time before they have to deliver. On the whole, Liverpool look to be building a younger team, sprinkled with a few top-class players and whilst things look promising, the money spent and the lack of European distraction points, not unfairly, at a coming challenge. It’s just that one shouldn’t be expected, at least for now.
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who cares what whiskey nose and shrek say get a grip will yeh,
Top four finish minimum, crack at the title why not, we no we can beat the big teams just have to stay consistent against the non attacking lower table teams.
Expectations are good for fans and players. How you deal with disappointment is what you should be writing about if you want to be helpful mate!
Fergies usual mind games ably assisted by the illegitimate offspring of himself and one of his nags the latin name being Nagiusrednosicum.
Just ignore the idiots.
why will you listen to a sir when you already have a king ?( quotes from ourkop.com and i just changed the phrase a little bit )
Kenny Dalglish is no newcomer in English football, unlike former LFC managers. Kenny knows perfectly the word and mind games of his detractors and in no ways will he get distracted by seemingly pleasing comments. Liverpool players will fight like gladiators in an areana under the commands of DALGLISH.
Liverpool new owners have invested about 45 mil.
City owners have spent over 100 mil. on Robinho, Adebayor, Bellamy and countless others who were later soled for next to nothing.
They can have 25 mil. players on their bench, like Balloteli or Adam Johnson while Liverpool is still unable to get 25 mil. player in, not without selling someone first.
I’m not saying Liverpool should be spending this much, but we should be realistic and say it as it is.
Why do everyone keep saying it is 100 mil. when Liverpool earned about 57 mil. in player sales?
It would be hard enough for Liverpool to compete for CL spot with the players they got, let alone anything else.
We have to realistic and hope that Arsenal will have an woeful season and Liverpool can be ahead of them but highly unlikely.