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given that in his first season he won the CL and reached the league cup final, its not that bad.
as for epl (bread & butter), i think rafa needs at least a few more seasons to even challenge chelsea 4 the title. when chelsea keeps buying n buying every players every season, all are fighting for runner-up, third and fourth place to play for CL and hope to win some cup, be it fa cup or CL or league cup.
to reach the old liverpool heights in the 70's and 80's, you need a few more of gerrard type of players in the squad, like the 80's barnes, rush, beardsley, nicol, hansen, mahon etc. after all, good players make the team great.
to be successful again, rafa needs to buy correctly and cannot afford to invest in new players and the player didnt live up to expectations as money is tight, unlike chelsea. rafa also needs to build up the youth system from scratch. if there are 3 or 4 good players coming from the ranks in a few years time, that would save money otherwise spent on buying players. he would be advise to start looking for boys in asia, africa, brazil (samba boys)and argentina, holland also. -
this has been said many times liao..
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I agree that he needs time and the right players for the EPL.Originally posted by marcteng:given that in his first season he won the CL and reached the league cup final, its not that bad.
as for epl (bread & butter), i think rafa needs at least a few more seasons to even challenge chelsea 4 the title. when chelsea keeps buying n buying every players every season, all are fighting for runner-up, third and fourth place to play for CL and hope to win some cup, be it fa cup or CL or league cup.
to reach the old liverpool heights in the 70's and 80's, you need a few more of gerrard type of players in the squad, like the 80's barnes, rush, beardsley, nicol, hansen, mahon etc. after all, good players make the team great.
to be successful again, rafa needs to buy correctly and cannot afford to invest in new players and the player didnt live up to expectations as money is tight, unlike chelsea. rafa also needs to build up the youth system from scratch. if there are 3 or 4 good players coming from the ranks in a few years time, that would save money otherwise spent on buying players. he would be advise to start looking for boys in asia, africa, brazil (samba boys)and argentina, holland also.
Not sure about the players your mentioned though.
Only selective few asians are probably good enough for the EPL and most of them have been snapped up. It's going to be a gamble taking in African players. We've seen many African flops at Liverpool over the past 5 years, Rigobert Song, Salif Diao, Diouf. Of course there are the good ones like Titi Camara.But still, Im not so sure. Brazillian players will inject natural flair and flamboyance. But then again, a big gamble as to whether they can adjust to the English way of play. Work permit issues could become a deterrent factor. Same for Argentinians.
I guess the best kind of players are the proven ones at EPL level. Sometimes, you don't have to look far. Think along the likes of Scott Parker,Stewart Downing,Kevin Davies, Steed Malbranque. -
yes u are right
but no using saying only, need to take some actions -
actually the french and the dutch suits the premiership the most.
scandanavian players too. -
Israeli too... african alsoOriginally posted by dragg:actually the french and the dutch suits the premiership the most.
scandanavian players too.
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lmao
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excerpts from today's straits times.
gerrard once questioned why liverpool did not make more effort to sign michael owen. gerrard and carragher both spoke to owen and twisted his arm and get him back to the club.
benitez should be thankful they won the penalty shoot-out, otherwise, his job might be on the line.
questions are being raised about his work in the transfer market, with alonso and sissoko the only signings to have performed well consistently. crouch, the 7 million pound striker, seems to be the laughing stock of english football at the moment.
more experienced players such as morientes and hyypia seem to lack the hunger once seen in their game, while kewell, despite failing to show any kind of form or commitment in the liverpool shirt, is still being given chances.
RB has not replace ranieri as the 'tinkerman' and fans, through radio phone-ins and the letters page of the local evening paper, are questioning whether he is suited to the english football.
the above article is from liverpool. -
If only Pool's youth academy produces youngsters like Wayne Routledge,Aaron Lennon,Downing...
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Juz my 2-cents' worth....
Let's not read 2 much into media's and by-standers' comments....one thing's for sure, the interests of the club is not on their agenda!
We shdn't expect a quick formula 2 success....esp. when we are restricted in terms of finances. Faith and patience are the least we fans can offer.... so let's hold our judgement on Beni. -
yea we all can wait time will tell
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Ya, tis is one area we shd improve....n I see Beni addressing tat. Juz chk the no. of youngsters we bot n sold during the last summer. But oni time can tell if they were 2 be our next Gerrard or OwenOriginally posted by Patrik:If only Pool's youth academy produces youngsters like Wayne Routledge,Aaron Lennon,Downing...
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oh... im not a liverpool fan, but i have seen their success over the years -
Liverpool's success will not be immediate as the manager is still learning the competitive nature of the EPL.
They will be the team after Chelsea and Totterham.
Man Utd also took quite a while to be champion.
Same for Arsenal.
As for Chelsea, the bank is not alway full.
So, the players may leave if the Russian guy is not rich anymore.
But, Liverpool is alway hindered by the past glory and sometimes affecting the learning curve in terms of defeat encountered.
However, the Liverpool fan have already been seasoned over the years not to expect the team to win all the time.