KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Are we really underperforming?

With all the talk of how disappointing we have been in the league this season, is it actually correct to think that way?

It seems to me that Kenny/Comolli has gone out with the brief of hiring "mid-table" quality coaching staff and players.

It is no surprise we are where we are.

Henderson, Adam, Downing and Carroll are all mid table players and always will be regardless of any justification people try to put on it.

Yes we should do better with over £100m spent(please leave the NET spend alone, as we have still spent over the odds on mediocrity!), but if we continue to buy average players who "may", and I use that term loosely, come good then we will all be feeling this way for the seasons ahead

On the coaching side, yes Steve Clarke was successful whilst at Chelsea, but that was under Mourinho! It was no coincidence that Steve Clarke saw the demise of West Ham and also now of us in the league.
Added to that the hiring of Kevin Keen, where did we really expect to finish in the league this season?

I keep hearing the players/manager say we have improved the quality of the squad? Have we really improved on the playing side or simply got rid of the "dead-wood" and replaced it with yet more dead-wood but on smaller salaries?

I appreciate that the players HAVE to say that they think this squad is capable of beating anyone on their day etc, but are we all really being fooled by this?? Serious improvement is needed both on and off the field.

I believe, when taking everything into account, that we are perhaps right where we ought to be.

I think if we had a second chance to the season we'd be in the top 4 easily.

We are right where we ought to be.

The players have underperformed but not by much. Adam, Downing and Carroll seem to have gone backwards a bit compared to the level they played at with their previous clubs. It is kenny that has underperformed by paying over the odds for average players and making them worse. I have no problem with any of his signings other than his decision to sign them.
Regarding the coaching, I don't think any of us have a clue as to who does what and how well they do it so I'm not going to speculate.
Regarding the 'dead wood issue - spot on. All we have done is replaced like for like. Again I can't comment on the wage as none of us know what these players are really on.

Finally you're right, we are exactly where we deserve to be. Good post.

What on earth are you talking about???

Did we over achieved this season?

That if, by some magical way, we were able to start the season over, we would be in the top 4. Better?

Top 4 of the table you mean or the top 4 above the relegation zone?

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So our new signings are to blame for this?! What about the lack of goals from Suarez, Kuyt, Bellamy and Gerrard? How poor we are with Carra in the team? And Pepe for that matter?! Injuries to Agger, Lucas and Johnson?! It's not just our new signings but are more experienced players that have let us down this season. A few weeks back Arses were calling for Wengers head before a player put them on his back and got them going again (RVP). We haven't had one player do that and as a group they've let the club down, new and old have been disgraceful.