Actually Liverpool is my 2nd supported team other than Arsenal.
But Liverpool has not been a disappointment this season. It has been a disappointment every other season.
True, they won the Champions League (That was few years back after an inconsistent 1st half compared to 2nd)
Liverpool has a 'disease'. I don't really know what disease they have. A disease that makes them inconsistent. Managers? Players? Their budget seemed limitless too.
What I can say is every player that goes Liverpool will suffer from inconsistency. Sooner or later.
Kewell, Cisse, Morientes, Traore. Even Jose Reina so impressive in his 1st season.
I don't know what these players are doing. They can give a top notch performance this week and next week, they play like division 2 boys. I believe its a winning mentality that they do not have for all games, but only big games (that is maybe why Liverpool fare well in cups)
For league, 38 games, every game has to be played like its the last game they played. Like it or not, Chelsea (everyone's most hated club) has this mentality. They play every game as its their last. Even though I hate Chelsea but the way they win games and stick it out even when their 2 keepers is down, u got to agree with what I said. Liverpool players do not possess that passion.
Why is Liverpool so inconsistent? This year only? Or last year? Or before that many years? This kind of thing happening for years.
Rafa Benitez is Spanish. So can't blame him when he likes to buy Spanish Players. But he forgotten that many spanish players do not make it in EPL, only the rare few, like Fabregas, Gaizka Mendentes, Xabi maybe.. But the rest are simply not there.
Arsene is French, he loves to buy French players and that is they perform and play to their standards. Thus I simply don't understand why Rafa buys so many spanish when spanish players do not play the EPL so well.
Look at Houllier after leaving Liverpool. He is managing Lyon so well.
Is it his fault that Liverpool don't win championships? No. It's the disease that is rooted in Liverpool's dressing room.
Squad rotation is one thing. But the one who rotates must be good. When Chelsea had so many stars, they still don't play everyone and u don't get to see Terry, Lampard being played one match and next match got benched. U don't bench your good players.
Look at Arsenal. They stick with the same squad that plays CSKA in the 1-nil defeat. They beat Reading 4-0 away. Arsene could have changed everyone. Its just an EPL match
Look at Liverpool. They change. Suka Suka put Crouch, Suka Suka take out Gerrard. Suka Suka put Garcia. What is there in Midweek? League cup lah.. But this Rafa chose to rotate his team, say they are tired.
Even this disease is affecting Rafa.
Anyway, from what I see, next match Aston Villa will be laid to rest.
