Although I've shaken off the hangover that resulted from drowning last night's sorrows, the prospect of Benitez remaining as our manager can't be shifted by a few aspirins (or a dozen dihydrocodeines come to that). It was a really great performance by the players for most of the 120+ minutes before one fatal slip by the impressive Glen Johnson. But what killed us was the MANIACAL decision to bring on the two young substitutes with half a dozen first team games between them. Both are slight in physique and were pitched against athletic, powerful defenders who weren't showing any signs of tiredness. Worse still one replaced Yossi and even if he was carrying a minor injury, the Israeli looked by far the most likely to score or create a goal. The young lads hardly touched the ball after they entered the fray and our chance of reaching the final disappeared immediately.
On a slightly different note, can anyone who still supports Rafa
and watched Channel 5 last night confirm they didn't wince when this season's stats appeared in the pre-match interview:
Liverpool FC: P53, W25, D10, L18.
Losing 18 games in a season - not yet complete? I can't be arsed to read up on statistics but I've followed the club since the 70s
and believe that must be the worst in 35 years.
We've got a core of great players who are still relatively young in the form of Reina, Johnson, Agger, Masch, Nando, Yossi and several other under-achievers who could make the grade if managed competently. Let's not let Rafa ruin them and replace him now - I don't care if new signings are compromised to pay him off if that's what it takes.
Last edited by Mr Ruddock; 30/04/10 03:13 PM.
