stmichael wrote:The boss is at the start of a 5 year plan - he's what 18 months in and said when he arrived he inherited a poor squad, with no balance and no belief. Our reserves finished bottom and the U-18 's next to bottom last year.
We are the reigning champions of europe and once again in the last 16 of the champs league and 3rd in the league with games in hand on everybody having already played our the other top 4 sides home and away.
The squad still lacks balance especially on the right as everybody in europe knows but we have the best 'make do' right midfielder on the planet in that role at the moment.
We have a far better reserve and U18 set up.
We are nearing the end of what on paper are our most difficult run of games for the season and we've already played more games than Spurs will all season. If we are a little frayed at the edges then its probably understandable
Rafa got out of Valencia because of board interference - he loved his job, the supporters and his winning team - and was very upset to leave - here he has uprooted his family to a different culture and made an incredible success of his time here, he has repeatedly stated how he would like to stay here 10 years and has the full support of the board.
Why would he want to leave a job only partially completed - we all know we need a right wing, functioning strikers and possibly a left back to be able to compete on an even level with Chelsea - even they can't buy them all - that time will be next year or the year after but it will arrive and it will arrive under Rafa and it wil be interesting to see if Maureen hangs around when its an even contest.
Now is the time for faith not when things are going well but when the doubts surface... come on you red men (that includes rafa btw)
ynwa wrote:The boss is at the start of a 5 year plan - he's what 18 months in and said when he arrived he inherited a poor squad, with no balance and no belief. Our reserves finished bottom and the U-18 's next to bottom last year.
didnt some one else say it was a five plan=gerrard houiller
Robbie Fowler is Back wrote:I personally think that we are going to have the same problems for possibly the next 3 seasons at least. A problem called Chelsea.
Chelsea are a formidable force at the moment, and I can see them getting stronger in the next transfer window. going out and buying another 20m + Signing.
Rafa thinks we can win the league on the cheap, I have to disagree. Money talks and thats a fact. Chelsea haven't got where they are by "accident". They've paid top whack, bought the right players, and are in line for 2 titles in a row.
Why do you think clubs pay 16m for Owen, 17m Ruud Van Nistlerooy or 20m Rooney. You know your money is safe. Peter Crouch 6m was it? I mean....no offence but! How many's he scored to date? I didn't even want us buy him. I dont care if he does hold the ball up well, he has to hit the net when he plays up front.
Chelsea can outbid us or anyone, for anyplayer, and someone in here mentioned Dean Ashton? You are joking of course?
With the arrival of Agger and Kromkamp, we've got good reinforcements.
But we need class up front.
Im telling you, I disagree with Rafa that we can win the league on the cheap. Rafa is only a human being, he is not GOD! I just dont like all this "believe in Rafa" nonsense, like he is a religion or something. people need to be realistic.
This seasons target was supposed to be a a lot closer to the 30 odd points last season, but because we cant score, it's cost us big time.
Im counting 16 years with no title, how many more.
Robbie Fowler is Back wrote:I personally think that we are going to have the same problems for possibly the next 3 seasons at least. A problem called Chelsea.
Chelsea are a formidable force at the moment, and I can see them getting stronger in the next transfer window. going out and buying another 20m + Signing.
Rafa thinks we can win the league on the cheap, I have to disagree. Money talks and thats a fact. Chelsea haven't got where they are by "accident". They've paid top whack, bought the right players, and are in line for 2 titles in a row.
Why do you think clubs pay 16m for Owen, 17m Ruud Van Nistlerooy or 20m Rooney. You know your money is safe. Peter Crouch 6m was it? I mean....no offence but! How many's he scored to date? I didn't even want us buy him. I dont care if he does hold the ball up well, he has to hit the net when he plays up front.
Chelsea can outbid us or anyone, for anyplayer, and someone in here mentioned Dean Ashton? You are joking of course?
With the arrival of Agger and Kromkamp, we've got good reinforcements.
But we need class up front.
Im telling you, I disagree with Rafa that we can win the league on the cheap. Rafa is only a human being, he is not GOD! I just dont like all this "believe in Rafa" nonsense, like he is a religion or something. people need to be realistic.
This seasons target was supposed to be a a lot closer to the 30 odd points last season, but because we cant score, it's cost us big time.
Im counting 16 years with no title, how many more.
keep the faith
babu wrote:How do you know Rafa 'wants to win the league on the cheap' ? I have not heard him say that (if he did, i stand corrected). Are you saying Rafa wants to win league on the cheap because he has not made any big purchases?
The Manhattan Project wrote:The only thing these matches prove is that LFC would sweep all the other sides away if we had two strong strikers. The rest of the unit is working generally fine. Our problem is that we can't finish off sides after dominating them for most of the game.
bigmick wrote:the permanent solution maybe just up North a bit at the barcodes. My notion is that he is the one to play with Crouch, not Defoe.
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