Mikey I ll be the first one to admit if we end up turning into glory hunting sc*m like some other clubs did, I hate all these modern football values, huge, overpaid transfers, piling up of star players and off we go, locking horns.
I don't like that. I'm a football fan that likes to see players grow with their club, become a trademark of the club, and when you hear about him in 15 years you'll say "oh yeah, that's a former _______ player", without having to list 4 clubs.
Just one. But that's slowly fading, so all I've got now is watching proud young lads beat the crap out of overpaid sluts.
I know Liverpool aren't the best example, as there are a few overpaid players as well, overhyped, even overrated (I hope not though), but it is the club I supported since I was 10. No sight of them in the CL or anywhere really, just a mid table low profile team (learned about their history a few years later), they're under my skin forever.
But trust me, I will be the first one to say if they become rotten. I may cry a little while doing it, but I will say it.
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Green, Garcia was actually an impact player since neither Crouch nor Morientes, Cisse or Fowler since he returned were scoring much. I'm talking about the season before last on purpose since Garcia was injured a lot last year.
He did score some important goals and was a useful player, but is a bit redundant now, we can use Pennant on the wing and Stevie on the free role, Riise can cover his parallel if he plays (or Finnan), and we will most likely see Xabi and Mascherano in the midfield as well. Sissoko will probably start on the bench as Masche's alternative, even though I like Momo a lot.
Mike, Liverpool indeed played subpar on the road last year in EPL, but if I'm not mistaking, the year before they weren't so bad away, it was overall consistency that suffered.
Liverpool need to start scoring. For years their biggest woe has been consistent scoring. Look at Man U. They scored 132 goals last year. They almost won it all.
Liverpool need Torres and Kuyt to start hot. They missed A TON of chances against Pompey on the Asian tournament, but I'll rate them in official matches.
Babel can be used up front as well. Crouch should get his chance again. But the dynamic duo has to be the force up front, backed by Stevie of course.
LFC defense shouldn't be an issue, it's all clear there.
All in all, I don't see them winning the title this year (EPL), I do see them going far in CL, perhaps kicking out Chelsea (AGAIN!!) in the process, and will probably finish 3rd in the Prem again, this time with far lesser points of difference compared to the champs.
I do see Man U winning the Prem again.
Unfortunately.
