Lets be realistic here .
Dalglish inherited a squad that made the worst start to a season in over 50 years .
That same squad had already gotten not one but two competent managers the sack by if not deliberately under performing most definitely consistently under performing & buckling under the pressure of both a challenge in a crunch game & under the pressure of of the occasion .
He took that shower of dishonest , gutless [oops] to 6'th which was an improvement upon what the manager who actually assembled em could muster from them in his final season .
Now he has taken 7 points from 5 games including getting our 1'st win at Arsenal in over 10 years & he is still in the League cup which the manager he replaced couldn't achieve with them beyond the 1'st hurdle .
Yet heres you after admitting you havent seen so much as one game this season stating that we are obliged to criticize Dalglish for no other reason than he is Dalglish !!!
Kenny is only 5 games into his first season in charge of us & he is working , expertly I might add , with only 19 senior players , the majority of which weren't brought to the club by him & who have proven themselves to be gutless excuse making failures at our club not over 10 games but over years & years !
In the transfer market he has brought in 6 players who have proven themselves in the Premier League already & 3 senior South American Internationals 2 of which have Champions League experience all for under £100 million !
The 6 players , 2 of whom are strikers with a goal every 3 games ratio , he bought with League experience . their experience in all competitions , including European experience while playing for Clubs IN the Premier League & no where else breaks down like this ...
Enrique , Age 25 , Top Flight experience = 96 games , 0 goals
Downing , Age 27 , Top Flight experience = 319 games , 33 goals
Adam , Age 25 , Top Flight Experience = 36 games , 13 goals
Henderson , Age 21 Top Flight Experience = 86 games , 6 goals
Carroll , Age 22 , Top Flight Experience = 53 games , 17 goals
Bellamy , Age 32 , Top Flight Experience = 296 games , 98 goals
To sign 5 proven top flight quality players who are under 27 one of which is a proven goal in 3 22 year old striker , like that for under under £100 million is to say the least , shrewd business but throw in Doni , Coates , Suarez & Bellamy for that price & its outstanding business .
I dont know if he is or isnt consulting Paul Daniels behind the scenes or not but I know for sure "Thats Magic ! "
In principle you are correct , nobody is above criticism but Kenny at this time is only 5 games into his first season in Charge , he has a hell of a mess to clear up from the failures of previous boards & managers & he has a 3 year contract to make an impression .
If in that time he returns us to the Champions League & wins us a trophy it will be the stuff of miracle .
And if he doesnt ?
Well thats when we can sit down & analyze his actions & decide if they deserve criticism or not but as of this moment in time ?
We should be kissing his ass thanking him for returning & saying our prayers that the board is as genuinely ambitious as they have appeared up until now
