Quick post about Liverpool: Check it on my blog guys - http://the-beautiful-game.org/ Iâm not a Liverpool fan. Iâm pretty impartial to them, but I donât particularly like a large number of their fans. These fans are type that believe Liverpool have a God-given right to be in the top 4; that believe Liverpool should always be continually challenging for major honours; that they are the best thing since sliced bread. And so on. Now I can acknowledge opinions should be respected. But the delusion a lot of Liverpool fans show, well, annoys me. The latest flare up of this issue is the recent drop in form since the Carling Cup victory a few weeks back and the subsequent wanting of Dalglishâs head. I donât like Queen Kenny, but a year is not enough time to judge someoneâs managerial credentials, especially when that someone is probably the most talented individual ever to have any involvement with the club. A history doused in success â a lot is due to the work of Kenny Dalglish. I do understand however where some form of discontent has arisen. Signings amassing near the £100 million mark should indicate a massive improvement in the league â but it hasnât. Liverpool are languishing in 7th place, and a points per game of 1.4, only marginally better than under Roy Hodgson at 1.25, fans have a right to vent frustration. However a lot has been made of Liverpool signings. Obviously Kenny went for a British outlook, which I always support, simply due to it being a British league. It does annoy me somewhat to see an entire football club blessed with the finest European players â yet so few Englishman in the first-team. No wonder weâre not producing the number of youngsters as the likes of Spain etc. The signings themselves could yet turn out to be gems. The likes of Carroll and Henderson have shown flashes of quality at Liverpool and in the northeast â a quality that will be more obvious as they mature. Letâs not forget Gareth Bale didnât have the best start at Spurs â now heâs considered one of the best players on the planet. Further still, how many of these signings were sanctioned by Mr. Comolli? The ex-Spurs and St Ãtienne Director of Football currently oversees transfers at the Merseyside club, so many of these players underperforming should be correlated towards him. If anyone were to shoulder the blame of Liverpoolâs shortcomings this season, it should be Damien Comolli. The club is currently in transition, as are many top teams in the league. Would any other manager do any better than Dalglish? Maybe. Maybe not. Would Liverpool be able to allure a manager with the grandeur of Dalglish? Probably not. Rome wasnât built in a day. The king ISNâT dead â long live the king. Comments welcome.
