by azriahmad » Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:37 am
well, madred, perhaps I did get my wires crossed but I did read somehwere that Houllier wnated Biscan to start in a game and was "convinced" to strat with Murphy instead by some senior members of the team. It had been inferred, not specifically said, that those "seniors" were Owen and Gerrard, with Murphy in tow.
Also, initially Owen lauded the appointment of Benithez but did not fancy the changes after the first few week and kept stalling on the signing of the new contract and decided to ask for a ridiculous amount of wages. He ended up going to Real Madrid on much less wages and being 4th in the pecking order. He wanted to go, we were then desperate not to let a Bosman happen.
On the team side of things, I'd reserve my judgement until Liverpool shows consistency in results and playing over a reasonable period. However, on the evidence of the first few games so far, it seems that the new approach is being grasped by the players and Liverpool are finally playing with crisp passing and invention and ideas, something we have lacked for a long time.