We may have to right this season off...

[alias75]

Theres always the chance with this team in one of the cups but obviously the league is well and truely gone already. The fixture calender wasnt kind to us this season with all those early KOs at the beginning of the season and some real tough away games first up, the team isnt playing with any confidence and the constant changing personell isnt working.

 

I think Rafa had a poor 2nd season at Valencia too but that didnt stop him winning La Liga the following season, this year we've had to implement almost half a team of new players and given Rafas importance on his players knowing their role in the team there was always the possibility that so many new faces would take time to gel.

 

Theres also a couple coming to the end of their time at Liverpool, Agger should now be first choice centre back we lack someone with his ability on the ball from the back and Sami is looking more and more like a player coming to the end of his career at the top level, Gonzalez has shown glimpses of what he can do but he still looks like he feels he needs to prove himself and so far he hasnt been able to relax and just play his game, that will come with more time in the first team.

 

So obviously everyone is dissapointed at the moment, the team isnt playing well but i do think we are a stronger squad compared to last season but at the moment we have too many players not playing to form and too many players still settling in, i expect things to improve as the season goes on and i also expect Rafa to have a more consistent team selection as the season progresses, this is similar to what happended last season but eventually Rafa struck on a core of 8 or 9 players that played most weeks, we need to get to that point again.

 

ive written this season off and we may not even make 4th spot at this rate, but i have total confidence in Rafa to build a very strong squad of players, we already have that now, the new players need time to settle but im happy with almost all of them, who knows we may peak just in time for another crack at the CL.

 

So yes its dissapointing at the moment especially given the hope going into this season but with another huge turn over of players i always thought it would be crucial as to how we started the season. We've been very lucky to have had so much success in the last 5 years in truth given the players we've had we've probably over achieved in terms of winning silver ware.

 

Dont lose faith in Rafa, hes shown at Valencia he can come back after a poor season and win the big one.