Posted:
Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:14 pm
by Laci
I don't think we are that much better than we were last season. Dossena is a very good buy, but we have to see if he can preform like he did last season. I'm not too happy we signed Keane, I think we could have done better for less money(Pandev or maybe Gudjohnsen), but whatever, Keane is a very good player and I trust Rafa. My major concern is that RM position that just never gets solved. Kuyt and Pennant are OK, but we need better than OK if we are going to win the Prem. Having said all that, I still belive we will mount a serious challenge for the title this season, but I can't see us winning it. Third for me, maybe second.
Posted:
Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:46 pm
by account deleted by request
I predicted earlier in this thread.... 2nd 5 points behind if we didn't sign a top quality winger. If we sign Riera I now think we will finish 2nd or 3rd 5+ points behind. I can't say I have ever seen him play but from what I have read about him he is at best a decent "option" rather than top class and will no doubt need time to settle etc . Added to which I was hoping for a RIGHT WINGER more than strengthening the left, as I was hoping Babel would show more this season from the left.
ps. pmsl at Mick's rap
Posted:
Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:30 pm
by GYBS
3rd at best but hopefully a bit closer to chavs and mancs - we just dont have the width to compete against them and will come unstuck by playing too narrow .
Posted:
Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:03 pm
by Roger Red Hat
played 2 won 2 points 6
bring her home rafa, bring her home!
Posted:
Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:59 am
by account deleted by request
woof woof ! wrote:Looking back at this thread it's apparent that the majority never expected us to win the premiership this season but nevertheless haven't let that stop them (in more recent threads) from calling for the managers head because it's now apparent we're not going to win it.
Perhaps THATS the reason why people feel the need for change. If you can't believe we are going to win the League before the season starts maybe its time to change the manager.
Even under Houllier I always believed "next season we will do it", now I don't believe Rafa will ever win the league, unless someone comes in and throws £100million+ at him.
Yet he came in as the manager who could win us the league without competing with the other top sides in the transfer market. £200million later I think we have laid that one to rest anyway.
I doubt we will ever have a better chance than we had this season.(at least until Fergie retires) So if he managed to throw a great chance away this season, why should anyone believe he will not throw the next one away.
I hope I am wrong, I hope if Rafa stays he does win the league, but I now believe we have a better chance with a different manager than we do with Rafa.
No need for a new five year plan. We have the nucleus of a very good team, but we also need someone who appreciates that you can't gamble with team selections and formations regularly without occasionally paying the price, and we have paid the price for Rafa's follies too many times over the past couple of seasons.
Any manager that couldn't see that Skrtel was being shredded at full back should be ashamed, and if he saw it and DID NOTHING ABOUT IT, until we were 2-0 down, equally so.