I think the barest minimum Liverpool should finish at least 4th
in the league. With the type of players we have, and the horrendous
amt of money we spent on transfers, there's no reason why we should
be doing as badly as we do now. Granted, Liverpool has no god-damn
right to have a top 4 finish because of that reasons alone, but
given the calibre of the squad, to finish behind Man City and
Everton would be considered a disgrace.
The Liverpool fans that stand behind Rafa in his feud with the
owners should realise 1 thing. We are further off winning the
league than ever before. 2 CL final in 3 years means nothing,
because that's all in the past. What counts is the present, and if
2008-2009 EPL Champions are not Liverpool, then Rafa should resign.
His rotation policy notwithstanding, his transfer policies have
been bad as well. He doesn't have the eye for talent like Arsene
Wenger has, and somehow he doesn't seem to be the tactician
Ferguson is. He spends half his time whining how the owners did not
give him money to spend, and when they opened up their purse, he
signs dud players. Only Torres and Mascherano(and Babel to a
certain extent) has been his worthwhile investments. Remember
Paletta, Josemi, Mark Gonzalez?
True, Liverpool can still go on to win the league this season, or
maybe either the FA Cup or CL. But if Liverpool ends the season
empty-handed, can Rafa really look himself in the mirror and say
this has not been a failure season? We can all blame the
Rafa-Owners feud as the reason for the club's showing on the pitch,
but when we fail to win it again next season, what excuse are we
gonna give?
