AS a Liverpool supporter you want to show nothing but loyalty and get behind your manager and team through thick and thin, the good times and the bad times.
That’s what makes Liverpool the unique and special club it is.
From a league perspective Liverpool are in really bad times and although that loyalty will never waver it’s only right for concerned supporters to question the current situation and demand to know what’s going to be done to improve our form.
Things cannot go on as they are.
Changes need to be made and the planning for next season has to start now, including reviewing the manager role. I love Kenny for the man he is and for his undying love of Liverpool. I was one of those who sincerely believed he was the man to lead us back to the top, but his approach to the game with constant changes to every starting line-up, formations and substitutions are both confusing and frustrating not only for the supporters but the players themselves.
I’ve criticized the squad for lack of quality, several are simply not good enough, but I do believe that with a different managerial approach they would perform much better than they are now. How is it a player can have a good game one week and not be selected the next? How demoralizing is that? I’ll give you one classic example. If you want Suarez and Carroll to form a striking partnership why aren’t they automatics each week? Should the likes of QPR and Wigan dictate changing the line-up? No they shouldn’t. In fact it should be the other way around. If you want the team to progress and understand one another then key roles and positions need to be established and allowed to develop.
I understand that for years managers have decided squad rotation is the right approach but I don’t buy the necessity to change to line-up for every single game. These are young players. They’re fit and they need to know where they stand each and every week to develop their confidence and understanding. If you asked anyone one of them if they would play every week they’d instantly say yes. This is Kenny’s Achilles heel. An ex-Liverpool player told a friend of mine Kenny is overcomplicating his whole approach. I don’t think anyone can argue that point except probably Kenny himself. Is he doing what he thinks is right? Of course, but it’s not working and it seems unlikely his approach will change which may prove his downfall. Real progress can only be judged by Liverpool’s league position and based on this criteria, the team is in decline regardless of cup successes.
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The last thing I want to see happen is Kenny sacked – we owe him too much respect for that. Perhaps what should happen is for the owners work to with Dalglish and support him until the end of the season, hopefully see him lift the FA Cup and for him to gracefully hand over the reins to a new manager. With one or two pieces of silverware in the trophy room it would be a great way to end the 18-month reign and provide a graceful and honourable way to make the managerial change that is required.
Only a top quality manager of the stature and pedigree of a Jose Mourinho should be considered. Appointing an up and coming manager or one that has middle of the road results is pointless. Liverpool need a proven manager who can get the best out of the current squad while continuing to strengthen it. It will be expensive but totally necessary.
It’s a critical time for Liverpool. We can’t afford another disappointing season where home draws and losses to lower teams become the norm.
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So a manager wins the league cup and maybe the FA cup in his first full season in charge and we want to move him aside?
You don’t think one and maybe two trophies entitles the manager, whether he was a legend or not, another season in charge?
This week we are playing Newcastle, a team that sits 8 points above us with a shout for CL football with less than half our budget, does not have a single player that they paid 35 mill for, loses almost half of their first team in the summer and like us has a newish manager.
You think winning some cup would do for us? The yardstick has always been the league, we were once the greatest becos we won 18 titles and 5 European Cup.
Was any team mentioned in the same breath becos they won so many league or FA Cup?
Thye yardstick of progress has always been the league.
Couldn’t disagree any more, all things are built over time and kd has proved he wins trophies and titles. He has embarked on a building programme and although all his signing haven’t bore full fruit yet, there has been improvement to the squad,playing style and number of trophies won. Kd is here for the long haul jm only ever stays a short period before moving on and then where would we be…..starting over again and that has been our problem rb should never have been disposed of when he was and should have been allowed to show that the season before was a blip, as kd should be allowed to show the league form this year is all part of the building process.
totally agreed. patience is what we need.
Kenny is going the right direction.
some of the football has been stunning, amazing.
it’s a rebuilding stage.
a transition stage.
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
granted Kenny has made mistakes, but hasn’t Arsene? didnt the great fergie make mistakes? didn’t murinho make mistakes? yet they were given time.
so why shouldn’t kenny be given time?
All the managers you mentioned above had made mistakes, but none has spent a staggering 100 million on players and be stuck for the most of the league in mid table. Kenny is just an arrogant fool, he sticks to what he feels is right,(which for the most part is NOT) and simply does not seem realize what a big mess he’s put this team into. it disgusts me to think of how he’s gone about spending the owners money on some absolute garbage. hope he’s sacked sooner than later
You damn right, Rome wasn’t built in day, but after spending 120 million I’d bloody hell expect it to be. It’s just unbelievable people still think kenny is the man to take this team forward. even after such horrendous results and transfers. no one had the patience with hodgson, nor rafa when results weren’t coming and same would go with kenny. as liverpool fan you’d want results and it’s right to demand, this not sunderland this liverpool.
It’s obvious Dalglish is out of his depth. Cup wins can only gloss over a shocking league campaign and an horrendous transfer policy. The OP is spot on. He should step aside in the summer.
hello, did you watch any of the games?
apart from the wigan and qpr games, did you watch any of the other games we drew?
the funny thing is, Kenny got the team playing smooth silky Barcelona style football, but we just couldn’t get those goals.
the arsenal game we lost 2-1, did u watch it?
it’s funny to say, but we spanked arsenal, we taught arsenal how to play arsenal type football, smooth passing, controlling the game, they couldnt touch us….and yet …. we couldnt score…the difference was Van Persie….
Kenny is going the right direction, it’s a rebuilding stage right now, a departure from Rafa and GH days….
so keep patience.
We had been, did Pardew needed so much time to sit 6th and 8 points of us with a measly budget?
I agree with everything you said apart the bit when u mention Mourino. Not for me after what he did to the fans when the Chavs beat us at Anfield. I wouldn’t want him anywhere near Anfield. Any team he manages I want them to lose. Didn’t mind him at Porto cos didn’t know what tosser he is. I hated the Chavs, Inter M and now R Madrid. So for me is big massive NO.
What a ridiculous article, to win 2 trophies and step aside, WHAT! Arsenal-no trophies in 6/7 years, Moyes-10 years in charge, No trophies, newcastle-no major trophies in I don’t know how long (decades) apart from championship, we should let KK build season upon season, if it doesn’t improve next season, kenny himself will step aside! Kenny has LFC best interest at heart, and won’t just stay for his ego or money, he believes he can achieve getting us back in champions league and most importantly, winning the premier league! We all need to be pointing in the 1 direction, and fans expecting things to happen overnight, need to be patient! When did liverpudlians turn into fickle chelski fan? In KK I believe! Y…N…W…A
When did we win two trophies. Just when did we win second one.
the second one is stuck up your $%^&***…
the first paragraph was really good and exactly right but everything after that was utter garbage as is mourinho. you only need to look at the s**t anti-football real play these day to see that kenny is infinitely superior. kenny’s record speaks for itself, but if you think we should be challenging in his first full season you need a lemsip and a little sleepy.
murinho aint coming to Liverpool, he dont want it. he is after the manure position. it’s clear to see.
if kenny loves lfc he should just step down that will b a honourable thing 4 him to do.
and if hunter really loves Liverpool fc, he should stop writing nonsense posts….
Hello Mr Jay, can you give some respect to ppl who comment here? Are you a Liverpool fans? If yes, please..thank you
KK just need to sign some good Lads,No more british project,We need a natural Spanish and American Players.Check every Team dats performing now they will surely av an American player.4 example Madrid,Barca,Napoli etc they Load up wif American Pl.KK must also Sign a Good Defender Pls Stop Using Jammie,I can see Liverpool Goals Rushing Next Season wif some greate Signings.Neva Walk Alone.I luv Lfc.Lfc is moving
‘that loyalty will never waver’, not ‘waiver’, ‘gracefully hand over the reins’ as in horse, not ‘reigns’ as in the rule of more than one regent. Honestly! You’d take the time to delete my previous post, but not to make the corrections?
the owners of LFC don’t have any passion for football ,they only bought a good product brand.no clue as to what direction they are heading or even if they do, i don’t think they know how to get there.the owners listen only to the fans,more like not wanting to rock the boat.wanting to be in the good books of the fans unlike hicks & gillet era. with this kind of background,they are not in a position to appoint a world class manager , which means dalglish might still be in charge next season except he resigns. with KD in charge, LFC fans should forget top 4 finish or champions league for a long time.
I hope for the young and talented director capable of conducting a long period of time.
In order to stabilize the long team
Liverpool spent £35m on that waste of space Carroll. If they spend three times that to get Mourinho – DO IT!!! We don’t want a ‘maybe’ Manager we need proven managerial credentials. Pay through the nose for Mourinho & give him money to get players. The only way we’ll attract true talent is with the ‘Special One’. I think he would love to turn things around for Liverpool & really rub Fergie’s big red nose in it & where better to do that than at Liverpool. I really hope they bite the bullet & go for Mourinho…..PLEASE???!!