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Fowler believes Liverpool can end their
20-year wait to become champions
Anfield legend Robbie Fowler believes Liverpool can
upset the odds to produce the most dramatic title win of all time.
The former England international is backing his old club to claw
back Manchester United’s lead at the top of the table and end their
20-year wait to become champions.
And Fowler admits he will be overjoyed to see the club he served
for almost 20 years lift the Premier League trophy and fulfil the
one dream he never achieved.
Many critics suggest Liverpool now have no chance of catching
United after their disastrous Champions League result against
Chelsea in midweek, with the conventional thinking suggesting their
confidence will be shattered.
But Fowler has always been of unconventional mind and he
believes that losing in Europe could just be the nudge Liverpool
need to win the title the Kop craves. "I know people are saying
it’s all over for my old team now and I even heard that the United
manager was saying Liverpool are out of the title race because of
the Chelsea result," Fowler said.
"But I disagree and I think in a strange way it can help them
because they will be able to concentrate every single ounce of
their energy and concentration on winning the league.
"Let’s face it, they need a miracle to win 3-0 at Chelsea and
stay in Europe but if they can put the result behind them, then
they might even be favourites to win the title.
"You can’t under-estimate how draining a Champions League
campaign can be and if you don’t have that distraction, then you’re
much fitter and fresher.
"If Liverpool are out of Europe they will play once a week in
the league and will be able to play their best team every single
game – which is a massive advantage.
"United could be involved in Europe, in an FA Cup semi and the
title race, and already that is beginning to show in some of their
performances.
"They’ll have a lot of games to cram in and they already look
shattered. It’s hard to keep it all together in so many
competitions, especially when you’re being challenged by rivals who
are much fitter, fresher and have more focus."
Fowler has just flown to Australia to join up with his new club
North Queensland Fury, where he began pre-season training. He has a
two-year contract with the newly-formed A-League club and will
start the season in August.
