by jonnymac1979 » Mon Aug 25, 2003 3:35 pm
I couldn't wait for the season to start, and relished playing Chelsea. I had faith in Liverpool, the way they supposedly raise their game for the "bigger" clubs, and I thought we would silence the whole country about the hyped up Chelsea. I put the defeat down to "one of those things", "you win some you lose some", "we'll take Villa next week".
Yesterday morning I felt good, looking forward to the game, redemption for the Chelsea performance.
The whole match was a nauseating experience to watch. I wasn't at all impressed or entertained with the game, and only watched to the final whistle because I can't turn my back on my team. I was irritable after the match, and Arsenal made it worse, so I switched off at 2 - 0, they were making it look so easy, almost like a training run-out.
I only found this forum last night, so I got a bit of stuff off my chest by logging on, and I thought that would do it. I thought i'd feel better. I've woken up today still feeling bitter about the way I feel so helpless at watching my team perform like the way they did yesterday. I can't remember feeling like this for years. I have always felt expectancy every season:- "This is it, this is our year", but that expectancy has gone after two games!!!!! It's like the summer break never happened and we are carrying on our pathetic and miserable form from last season with absolutely nothing learned!!!!!!!
I can't say im confident about the Tottenham and Everton games. My opinion is don't be hasty and remove Houllier now, early season, but he can't hide behind his tactics and selection forever. Something has to be done. The defence was nearly unbreachable only two to three seasons ago, we scored over 100 goals in the 2000-01 season. Things change. Players change. Ours obviously have. Lethargic and complacent. I can only see a small number of players that I can honestly say are blameless. I'm not entirely convinced about Hyypia and Henchoz anymore.
Just over a fortnight ago, I sat in quiet for hours and read the book by Stephen F. Kelly about Gerard Houllier and the way Liverpool Football Club has changed since he has been at the helm. And I owe the book for making me realise that he HAS done a lot for the club, and sympathetically, nearly paid with his life for his love of football and the club. He cannot churn out excuses for the way we consistently play though. He is one of the most wise, intelligent, astute men in the World game, so why is this happening to our club?
I only hope I am being hasty in feeling the way I do, and we now go and crush Tottenham and Everton, with excellent performances, having learned from the last two games, that we cannot continue like this.