FOR many teams that are capable of finishing in the top halve of the table, their main objective for an upcoming campaign seems to be to get that elusive 4th spot. For a team of Liverpool’s stature then, I’m afraid that in my opinion, nobody associated with the club could class finishing 4th a success.
Yes it would be a vast improvement since finishing 2nd in the 2008-9 campaign but certainly not enough to be deemed a successful one.
I would much prefer to win a League Cup or FA Cup and finish 8th. After all finishing 4th does not get put onto your official honours list.
In 25 years you will not be remembered for finishing 4th in your league campaign. However, you will be remembered for collecting one of the domestic trophies. Ask any fan in the country who has a strong knowledge and history of the game and they will be able to tell you the winners of the FA Cup and League Cup respectively for any given season since they followed football. Ask the same fan what club finished 4th during the same period and I guarantee you they will struggle.
As like every other fan, I crave success, and there is nobody reading this piece who wants to see our great club pitting themselves against Europe’s elite more than me. However we are Liverpool Football Club and 4th should never be our objective as to a successful season. Seeing our players splashed on the back pages of tabloids stating that 4th would be a successful campaign makes me, along with every great legend of our club, cringe ever so slightly.
Of course people will argue that 4th is a successful campaign and give reasons such as the guarantee of Champions League football playing a major part in attracting the biggest stars to their club. Ask Spurs fans if finishing 4th guarantee’s that!! We all know the answer. It may well be a freak occurrence as to why Spurs are not competing in the Champions League this season, but given the strength of all Premiership clubs, there is no reason as to why this scenario will not be reproduced on numerous occasions in the future.
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Even without this occurrence the only guarantee that a 4th place finish gives you, is that you will play in a Champions League Qualifier, which will put you up against a more than worthy opponent. Newcastle United and our neighbours from across the park will be quick to back this up.
At this current period that we find our club in, I think our main objective should be to take each game as it comes, try our utmost to earn three points each weekend, and with this the table will take care of itself.
After the first two performances I am more than confident that this campaign will be a good one. The West Bromwich Albion game on the opening day was not a true reflection of where we are at. Despite throwing 3 points away last week against Champions Manchester City, we can all take the positives out of our performance. Yaya Toure’s comment about it being his most difficult game since competing in the English game is a testament to the performance and character that was shown by the Reds.
If we manage to keep playing to these standards then there is no reason as to why we can’t finish 4th this term. This will certainly give us the platform to build on and hopefully see the successful times return to Anfield sooner rather than later.
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3 more like that please Rodgers…..and please FSG replace Rodgers (Hodgson jnr) and listen to the fans and bring back Rafa. He has been the only manager to get us anywhere near winning the title. Give him £40m for January and he will get us 4th absolutely no doubt!
Such a brilliant manager. Strange that absolutely no club wants him. Can’t understand it really.
I take it you would not have Rafa back then?
Yawn, yawn. This subject was analysed to death last season. Can’t you think of anything original to write about?
I am a blood red fan, but I am getting fed of pretending to be a right brained believer through and through. Sorry, but my left brain is getting a little bit embarrased. This got to stop.
Be serious for a moment. Everyone! This squad is not a contender for top four at the moment. We’re lacking firepower up front, we have huge distances between midfield and attack way to often when we want to on the break. Joe Allen has been great, but so far this season Gerrard has been SHI**.
This club used to be great. Anfield was a fortress. But, anyone with iq above a retarded chimp can clearly see we have been downgraded. We are still great in terms of supporting the team, creating atmosphere and a lot of other positive things. We are however NOT contenders anymore. Sacking Benitez’ was not right. Perhaps his project had peaked, and the money was running dry, but the technique, pace, focus and game control he drilled into the team, to me is the best since the golden days. Dalglish brought out some happy naive dreams last season. My right brain believed like there was no tomorrow, but it just wasn’t to be. Winning the league cup is of course nice, but a hard fought win against a lesser quality side in a Mickey Mouse cup is not exactly proof of greatness. The FA cup final however was a different story. However, the big financial blunders: He had to go. Football is business for most. Just get used to it! Accept it! If you f* up for millions and millions, you are going to have to go. I for once think that is healthy.
Rodgers have improved on the team, no doubt. Allen is a revelation, and I am sure things will improve by time. However; tiki-taka may look wonderful when played successfully. PAUSE!!! How many teams do really play tiki taka successfully? REALLY REALLY FEW! The player material needed is from another planet. We are MILES away. MILES AND MILES!!!! Will we get there? I hope so, but it is not going to be easy, and it will take years. Are we fans up for the wait? Can we get out of our “we are better than this bubble”? I sure hope so, but we got to be realistic. Being great 20 years ago doesn’t mean shi*. Not one ounce of shi*!
No I think aiming for 4th place is wrong. After what has happened this past week, including today. I think we should aim for 8th place, its more realistic.
Anybody who believes LFC can finish fourth with the players they have available is a complete imbecile. Tenth is much more realistic. This season won’t be long…it will be agonising.
Aim for 4th and we might get 8th of lucky. The only way to get top 4 is to aim for the title… No ambition
Liverpool wll be in the bottom 10 or even in a relegation battle, and there is no chance of being anywhere near being 4th. To get points, win competition matches, Liverpool need to score goals and we do not have the team to do that! Perhaps it is the real aim to be relegated to the championship so that the cost of players is less? Under its last two sets of Yank owners Liverpool are starved of funds – any chance of beng sold again????? FSG OUT.
rogers screwed swansea up at the end of the last transfer window he ended up looking at free agents then,sound familiar,i for one was glad to see the back of him look at his history look at the swans history and see what he really done for us and what his tactical play is one style and one style only.Good luck with him lads.
At the game today. You think we are getting 4th? Can I have some of what your smoking?
Gerard and Reina are consistently letting the team down. Out with the old. In with the new.
in 22 years this is the most depressing it has ever been . no goalscorers , no money ,NO HOPE !
need new owners soon or we will be a mid table team
Sack BR now and maybe we have a chance for top 4 with RAFA
FSG must sell LFC to new owner from people who realy love liverpool FC (why not fan of liverpool take from FGS)like real madrid and barca. FSG not understand british football.why not buy world class players? bring cavani,messi,mario gomez and xavi to liverpool
Stop blaming KD for what is currently happening. He did reasonably well with the squad he had assembled and would probably have improved the performance of LFC had he and Steve Clarke been allowed to stay. BR and the current management team have taken us to a new low. Lets hope we survive relegation. Concerned LFC fan