I still think that one full season is not enough to judge a manager, especially as he took us to 2 finals winning, though this is history. What I am sure of though is that once it was decided that he was to go, we should have taken a manager who had something to show, not somebody who had everything to prove.
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You know what? I that very bad season, we were still in the race for 4th in early March when we played against Arsenal and lost in a game we dominated but got struck by a Van Persie wonder goal and quite a few misses fron Suarez in the first half. After that the team gave up the league and focussed on the cups. The problem however is that we are not better off after 3 years and I would even say we are worse off.
Dalglish had more than 12 months. He also had control over targets who were far from quality. I think it falls into that trap of being disillusioned and exaggerating KDs abilities. I don't remember, off the top of my head, a single person convinced he was anything other than a stop gap that didn't work out.
That Arsenal game was our 4th loss in 7. We were hardly competing.
We're no worse off than we were. I'd say the squad as a whole is just as good if not better despite not having Suarez, Gerrard or Sterling. We're doing exactly what FSG need us to do to sustain their income.
Squad-wise, we have at least a backup in every position, on paper, that could compete in a game in the PL. Whether that is Coutinho against any team, or Enrique against lesser opposition. I'm not commenting on FSG anymore. It's difficult assessing owners that lots on here have decided to hate.
