Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez admits he has a good feeling they
can win a major trophy this season.
"I remember the feeling I had at Valencia when we were getting
close to where we wanted to be, and I am getting the same feeling
now," said Benitez.
"It cannot be an exact comparison, of course, because it is
another country and there are massive differences in the amount of
money clubs are investing.
"But there are similarities. At Valencia, I could see the team
improving and the balance getting better each year. The mentality
became stronger and confidence levels grew higher. The same thing
is happening at Liverpool.
"When I look at how things are developing here, I think maybe we
won’t need to spend as much as in recent years. We have been
signing maybe four, five or six players each year, and perhaps
three or four have proved themselves good enough and have settled
in.
"When you do that over a few seasons, and you have enough
players of the right quality and age, and they are all on long
contracts, then you can say the foundations are in place. The basis
is there, and we are getting closer all the time.
"We have a balance now and a squad with enough depth to allow me
to make changes without fearing I may be sending out a team not
good enough to win. There is still room for improvement, and we
will keep striving for that, but we really do have good options and
a feeling we can manage 60 games a year."