KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum A Failure of Management

What we saw today was the result of poor management decision making. There's nearly a third of the season to go... and we're pretty much out of it. The worst thing is, it's not winning the league we're talking about... it's just coming 4th. 12 games to go and we're all probably agreed that it'll take almost a miracle to get 4th place. That is a very sad state of affairs.

We could all see after the first half of the season that we lacked a finisher. The Suarez ban gave us another reason to get a striker - it was almost like God getting Suarez banned to make sure we bought another striker. Yet despite all the hints, evidence and being off the pace for 4th place, we failed to act in the January transfer window.

Even if we couldn't get a top drawer 30-40M player, or a 20M player, we should still have gambled on a lesser player who might just have come off. A kind of Ronnie Rosenthal. We should have tried something to freshen things up and give us some chance of more goals.

As a club that's rebuilding we should make use of every transfer window. Either add a top drawer player or speculate with some cheaper alternatives. The failure to do so is more evidence of the lack of quality in our management team (I'm not talking just KK). Other evidence is the handling of the Suarez affair, the stadium mystery and the lack of return on the summer spendings.

If this same squad of players and management team starts next season then I fear we'll be no further forward this time next year. Another wasted season beckons.

Spurs got Saha which I couldn't believe at the time but he has a few goals for them already. Now, i'm no fan of old Baggy Face but he seems to know how to buy players.

I have just come from the game I cam out of the ground past the arkles not a sound from the departing crowd. The games up I am afraid we all know our league position reflects exactly our status. Yes we might win the Carling Cup but in the league the club are not moving forward and we all know that.

We've already won the Carling Cup mate!

OK, I understand you mean the FA Cup!

yeah thanks

1/3 of the season left.and were not in the running for 4th. Now thats horrendous. Tbh I believe the mgmt did a great job but are a. bit stuck (were dominating possession most of the.time). Imagine where we'd be if we had any decent finisher up top.....cavani, levezzi, huntelaar, podolski, defoe anyone, the list goes on the problem is the same....

I know we are no longer a Club which wins or competes for Leagues but now we are no longer a Club which competes for fourth place, even last season where we finished 7th we were in contention of top four until the last 2 games of the season. I just think we are seeing the early stages of a once mighty club slowly sliding into mid table mediocrity, it's been gradual now for about 3 or 4 seasons if we are all honest.

It's because we set our sights too low. The palyers have it drummed into them that 4th is the target at the beginning of the season. With such a negative mindset and 4th as the height of our ambition it's now wonder that we don't achieve it. Because as soon as we get close, players start to believe they've done it and tail off.

Reach for the stars and you'll reach the moon.

I remember in Rafa's first season around Christmas when Gerrard came out publicly and said that winning the Champions League might be beyond them that season. Rafa immediately contradicted him in public and said 'why not?'. The rest is history.

And now Kenny keeps saying that we're better off than last season as if that's an achievement. Very sad for supporters, fans and followers who have higher ambitions and expectations. I'm a Kenny fan and don't think he should be sacked - yet - but I don't like some of the things he says and does I'm afraid.

What kind of tactics is to sub players last 5 mins? Old players can only be subs not starter and they played nearly 90 mins.
omg

Yeah, felt the same!

Subbing players in the dying minutes is a defensive strategy to make the clock tick faster imo.

If you want to produce something with your subs, then you must give them at least 15-20 minutes to work with. But I guess KD never thought we'd lose any points in this game - not until RVP scored his 2:nd.

Stunned! We take 12 shots of which 8 are on goal - not counting the 2 hitting the woodwork. 1 penalty. Have 12-0 in corners. But lose the game. Just stunned!