by taff » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:31 pm
I dont want Benitez to go and want to give him time and support to get things right.
But I have to admit that Im not happy with the season, thought we would have done a lot better and although I think there are other things that have contributed to the woe, Benitez does have to shoulder some of the blame.
If he does go and I think he will regardless of people like myself who want him to stay, well the man I would want is Mourinho.
But I hope that everyone realises that Mourinho will want to spend a lot of money and if that is not available he will ask for patience and time. This then asks some further questions.
If we will give time to somebody else then why not Benitez who is world class and recognised rightly by other world class managers.
If we have money then why not give it to Benitez to buy top drawer players.
Houliier transformed the club and modernised it but got as far as he could go IMO especially after the heart scare, people like Wenger were involved with Houllier and the transformation of France. Liverpool were and we have to admit this, miles behind with the old way, and yes Evans' teams were entertaining but fell off the pace and the sum of total of trophies was - 1 league cup. We have been playng catch up and this is a fact, so instance success is now only possible with money and lots of it, compared to Man Utd and Chelsea we cannot compete, Wenger has taken years to build and he is a true world class manager but the team he has now were not bought in the summer and please people stop kidding yourselve if you think it was.
We are where we are IMO because of
The defence is not up to it offensively, we all dream of a team of Carraghers yes but a few years ago we were criticising him for being an average right back. We miss Agger and this was solved with the purchase of Skrtel as Hypia is now past it while Carragher should have taken his position as the senior man.
The strikers have not performed and I think we should buy big in the summer and sell if need be to raise money but we still need at least three minimum to perform throughout the season.
Im happy with the midfield, maybe get one class act and if SG goe on the right then so be it, he was ok last season in that position. Masch and Alonso could run the centre as well as anybody, SG who is rarely rotated on the right and Harry, Ive loved you and hated you but would replace you in a heartbeat Im sorry. Babel can go there but I would like to see him up front as well, so a good purchase of a winger for the left would solve a lot of issues there.
To support them we need to realise that Riise and Finan are not the answers and the lack of pace in the centre and the natural lack of attacking ability means that they do not support the attack as much as they should.
Crouch and Kuyt could stay but only if the rest of the team support more. Kuyt runs his heart out in every game bt should be more selfish, he is not because the team is not functioning throughout the pitch and this starts as always at the back.
Money and some good buys would solve a lot. Patience will take a bit longer, so the reason I want Benitez to stay is because I can see where he is going and I have faith in him getting there as much as any other manaer available or willing to come here.
and every single year has been nothing but an eventual let down leading on to yet another summer of "ifs". Well ive had enough if the ifs. Its time for a change and Jose is the man for the job.
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