Liverpool Heartache

Goondu74 SG

I just came from the official Liverpool website and after going thru the team sheet, i found that apart from the first 11, our reserves are way behind the other title contenders. If any of the first 11 gets injured, who are we going to play? And Ah Ben is still happy selling players. See the team now heartache.
Just by comparing with Chelski, already no eye see, when Arsenal and MU full team come back i think i will cry.

GK

Dudek vs Cech
Kirkland vs Cudicini

DF

Riise vs W Bridges
Josemi vs Ferreira
Hyppia vs Terry
Carragher vs Carvalho
Traore vs Babayaro
Finnan (might be sold) vs Gallas
? vs Huth/Johnson

MD

Kewell/Warnock vs Duff/Robben/Cole
Gerrard/Alonso/Hamann/Diao vs Lampard/Tiago/Makelele/Geremi/Parker
Nunez/Diao vs Smertin

FW

Ciise/ Baros/ Pongolle vs Drogba/Kezman/Mutu/Gudjohnsen

Tell me how to compete?

Medicated Oil SG

Look at the budget that Chelsea have vs Liverpool have.

Taking into consideration that Liverpool is building a new stadium.

And how Ah Ben can sacrifice micheal owen for a petty 8 million pounds.

Liverpool may have some financial constraints.

The Liverpool Board have yet convinced that Ah Ben can buy good players.

They have been severely bitten by GH through Diao and Diouf.

I agreed with you that the Liverpool reserves is shallow.

But, the point is that we may have a gem within. Laughing

Poolman SG

If Benitez can motivate a team , with relatively unknowns into a Championship materials , he (Ah Ben ) certainly can do magic at Anfield !

When Valencia won The La Liga , the squad is not big either !

The biggest assets Ah Ben possessed , believe me , he can turn an unknown into a Champion ! Unlike his predecessor , hmm hmm ( sore throat Mr. Green ! ) GH , which single handedly turn a Superstar into a unknown ! Laughing

Goondu74 SG

I would really like to see ben turn players like biscan and diao into winners but i doubt it will happen.

incredible SG

just look at the way arsenal is playing currently and how liverpool performs last sat.

its clear cut. sometime u need class player to win matches.

Wenger is good as he can spots young talent. He bought many young Punks with great potential and turn them into star players.

Ah ben? I dunno...but i hope he can succeed. Seriously though, i know this is going to be a heartache season for liverpool.

there is no way they can challenge the top guns with their squad.

Redz SG

The good thing abt soccer is tat it's not played on paper. Also star players dun always gel as a team...which again is crucial in soccer. Then there's also the tactical aspects and the mentality of the players.

Getting expensive "good" players will no doubt boost their chance of winning, but it does not guarantee tat!

Look at R.Madrid...despite being an all-star team, they were lucky to have won the la liga once in the last 3 yrs. And we all know who won it the other 2 times! Very Happy

sillyme SG

good teamwork can thwart stars anytime..

top-draw SG

In the modern game,squad depth is no doubt important.Injuries and suspensions can really hurt a team.eg Real Madrid last term and Man U at the moment.

Liverpool need to sell to raise funds for new and better players.But it's also important to try and keep a balance.That's what Benitez is trying to do.He's been promoting a couple of the team's promising youngsters to back the senior players.Speaking of which I find Darren Potter a bright prospect for the future.He came on as a substitute in the game against Graz and I thought he did really well on the right side of midfield. Exclamation

kopiosatu SG

Greece Vs Czech Republic/Portugal

How to compete???? Laughing

Smicer SG

Owen leaving might change things for e good.... previously our team plays one dimensional... frankly I dun find owen and heskey are really good at setting up plays like ruud van nis...

but things are changing...if u have a keen eye, the way they are playing against spurs indicate the willingness to be more daring.... they now dare to switch play from flank to flank.... i remember Didi try one cross field pass...though kenna intercepted but it is good team dares to try new things...

but i cant say much for Dudek... letting in a goal from near post shows his fundamentals are not sound.. hope Benitaz will recall Krikland...he is the future of England No. 1...

Goondu74 SG

That is if u are playing a 1 off game or just a mini tournament of 7 games, u can get away with 18 players or so. In the EPL, u got 38 games + league cup + FA cup + European Cup + replays + GST + +++++. WIth the bare minimum Ah ben is running on, by dec burnt out already. That is why i said we are not equip to challenge for any of the top 3 teams. i am afraid that we might even lose out to Boro, Newcastle and Birmingham!

X-men SG

Soccer is a team game.

whats the point of spending millions, have all the stars, yet won nothing?

kopiosatu SG

don't challenge this season then challenge next season lor... EPL will be still around even after we're long gone, no rush Laughing

MeoW_MeoW SG

But i think we would like to see them as champion when we are still alive right? Mr. Green

Goondu74 SG

I believe that nobody likes to support losers right? Thats why i think that our age group (the sgforum Pool supporters) are all about late 20s to early 40s. When we first watch Big League Soccer, Liverpool were THE Dominant force.

Smicer SG

ya i remember watching Alan Hansen, Ian Rush, John Aldridge, Bruce Grobbelar winning e FA cup… thos were the days…

Redz SG

Got see a few times b4 Very Happy

If u have faith in Beni, u may juz see it sooner than u thot

sillyme SG

Wow, Smicer joined our forum... injured liao a lot of time to surf Mr. Green

Poolman SG

Mr. Green SillyMe's definitely a born joker !

kpo SG

... hopefully the youngsters will get to play the cup games ...
then they can have more experience and the ah peks won't burn out ... ah ben has promoted a few of them to train at melwood and has shown he is prepared to play them ... i think it'll be gd for them ...

btw, this kirkland's hobby is to break mirrors is it? now he has injured his back n will be out of the city game ... dun understand how come he so sway ...