A quick message to all fans
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:25 pm
I am astounded at the lunacy some so called Liverpool supporters possess. 'Benitez out' has already been called by some no nothing numpty who should hang his head in shame. If ever there was evidence to show how far the Liverpool support has fallen then this is definitely it.
Rafael Bentiez is a proven manager. He has won championship trophies. He has won arguably the best league in the world twice. And in doing so he beat Real Madrid and Barcelona in the process. We are very very lucky to have him here.
Whereas Benitez inherited a decent team with Valencia (providing him with very good foundations to mastermind a title assault) at Liverpool he inherited a mediocre bunch of players. He also had to suffer the loss of our best striker just days before the season began. Add to that the effects of serious long term injuries to FOUR of his key players. There have also been some shocking poor luck along the way.
Yet it is the measure of the man that he has not once used any of these as an excuse. He has never looked for excuses. He has simply got on with the job. Any intelligent supporter would have realised Benitez was going to need time. The amount of criticism his predecessor was given last season only highlights how difficult things were going to be. If the players we had were that good then we wouldnt have had to replace Houllier.
The fact we did proves there were problems. And these were never ever going to be fixed overnight. In fact it may take 3 years to turn the club around. Yet we have cretinous morons coming on this and other Liverpool message boards calling for the bosses head. I am absolutely flabbergasted. How can people be so blind.
Even the fact that two of our key players were played for much longer than any other teams star players were in midweek has been overlooked. Both Gerrard and Carragher would have been more tired today than normal due to their exertions in midweek. Yet none of this is given any consideration before the mouth is put into gear.
Birmingham didnt have the same level of problems. You only have to look at the fact Chelsea have only won once (today at Everton) after an international to realise how difficult it can be. And from what I saw today Chelsea were pants. And they were also aided by a sending off which helped their cause.
We faced the same problem yesterday. Yet unlike with Chelsea, our central midfield lynchpin played 82 minutes of a midweek match. Whereas, Lampard was brought off nice and early. Yet will this be used as an excuse by Benitez? Has he used excuses this season?
Despite a horrendous catalogue of injuries, an incredible run of bad luck and losing his best striker Benitez has still got that 4th spot in his sights. I would say this is phenominal considering how much things have conspired against him. Had Everton suffered the same level of injuries and poor luck that we have then I know they wouldnt even be in the top half of the table, let alone vying for that coveted champions league qualification.
Please get a grip and use your brains for once. We were always going to struggle this season. There was always going to be dark times. I knew this before we even kicked a ball in anger. Why have so many of my fellow supporters not got the same nouse?
Rafael Bentiez is a proven manager. He has won championship trophies. He has won arguably the best league in the world twice. And in doing so he beat Real Madrid and Barcelona in the process. We are very very lucky to have him here.
Whereas Benitez inherited a decent team with Valencia (providing him with very good foundations to mastermind a title assault) at Liverpool he inherited a mediocre bunch of players. He also had to suffer the loss of our best striker just days before the season began. Add to that the effects of serious long term injuries to FOUR of his key players. There have also been some shocking poor luck along the way.
Yet it is the measure of the man that he has not once used any of these as an excuse. He has never looked for excuses. He has simply got on with the job. Any intelligent supporter would have realised Benitez was going to need time. The amount of criticism his predecessor was given last season only highlights how difficult things were going to be. If the players we had were that good then we wouldnt have had to replace Houllier.
The fact we did proves there were problems. And these were never ever going to be fixed overnight. In fact it may take 3 years to turn the club around. Yet we have cretinous morons coming on this and other Liverpool message boards calling for the bosses head. I am absolutely flabbergasted. How can people be so blind.
Even the fact that two of our key players were played for much longer than any other teams star players were in midweek has been overlooked. Both Gerrard and Carragher would have been more tired today than normal due to their exertions in midweek. Yet none of this is given any consideration before the mouth is put into gear.
Birmingham didnt have the same level of problems. You only have to look at the fact Chelsea have only won once (today at Everton) after an international to realise how difficult it can be. And from what I saw today Chelsea were pants. And they were also aided by a sending off which helped their cause.
We faced the same problem yesterday. Yet unlike with Chelsea, our central midfield lynchpin played 82 minutes of a midweek match. Whereas, Lampard was brought off nice and early. Yet will this be used as an excuse by Benitez? Has he used excuses this season?
Despite a horrendous catalogue of injuries, an incredible run of bad luck and losing his best striker Benitez has still got that 4th spot in his sights. I would say this is phenominal considering how much things have conspired against him. Had Everton suffered the same level of injuries and poor luck that we have then I know they wouldnt even be in the top half of the table, let alone vying for that coveted champions league qualification.
Please get a grip and use your brains for once. We were always going to struggle this season. There was always going to be dark times. I knew this before we even kicked a ball in anger. Why have so many of my fellow supporters not got the same nouse?