Comments on: Liverpool have the players to win the Premiership http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/ Football News Sat, 26 May 2012 07:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: NICs paul http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-121615 NICs paul Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:58:15 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-121615 im so worried with my love n dedication for liverpool because all i see is no hope for us this season unless rafa wakes up im so worried with my love n dedication for liverpool because all i see is no hope for us this season unless rafa wakes up

]]> By: jeff http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-70606 jeff Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:51:19 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-70606 where going to win the league ferando torres and gerrard lift the premiership title where going to win the league ferando torres and gerrard lift the premiership title

]]> By: HELL ROCKERS http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-69738 HELL ROCKERS Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:20:41 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-69738 Liverpool will Win Premier League at last with 86 pts. Liverpool will Win Premier League at last with 86 pts.

]]> By: Liverpool_Fan http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-56043 Liverpool_Fan Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:04:10 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-56043 I agree that we have a great team but we've never had 2 internacionals for each position now we r really close hoping for Heinze to complete it. I dont understand Why us liverpool fans have plenty of ambition but Arsenal are pulling for third. We both got to the CL final in the past 5 years (although liverpool got there twice :) ) which shows Arsenal and Liverpool can beat the big teams so i think the small teams are defeatable. It is definately not impossible for us Arsenal or even Spurs to win the league next season is gonna be great!!!! I agree that we have a great team but we’ve never had 2 internacionals for each position now we r really close hoping for Heinze to complete it.

I dont understand Why us liverpool fans have plenty of ambition but Arsenal are pulling for third. We both got to the CL final in the past 5 years (although liverpool got there twice :) ) which shows Arsenal and Liverpool can beat the big teams so i think the small teams are defeatable.

It is definately not impossible for us Arsenal or even Spurs to win the league next season is gonna be great!!!!

]]> By: frank http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-56040 frank Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:35:30 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-56040 Bilal, though its true Rafa has failed in a season long effort, as you said he managed to win more often than not in the one off games. This point to a lack of true quality and depth to our squad in past years. Should there had been at least 50% of what your lot and the chavs had over the last few seasons than I think he would have done far batter then he has done. Remember, he took on two of the world's richest and most talented teams and still beat them with inferior tools, to do that in the EPL has proved far more difficult as LFC have only now started to spend like Valencia let alone seek to emulate the manures or chavs of this world. It will take a few seasons before LFC can truly be compared to the Manures and Chavs, and this must be with constant investment in top quality and no second choices, as we have been treated to for too long. Bilal, though its true Rafa has failed in a season long effort, as you said he managed to win more often than not in the one off games. This point to a lack of true quality and depth to our squad in past years. Should there had been at least 50% of what your lot and the chavs had over the last few seasons than I think he would have done far batter then he has done. Remember, he took on two of the world’s richest and most talented teams and still beat them with inferior tools, to do that in the EPL has proved far more difficult as LFC have only now started to spend like Valencia let alone seek to emulate the manures or chavs of this world. It will take a few seasons before LFC can truly be compared to the Manures and Chavs, and this must be with constant investment in top quality and no second choices, as we have been treated to for too long.

]]> By: Ahmed Bilal http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-56032 Ahmed Bilal Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:52:58 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-56032 When I say that Rafa has tactical abilities, I'm talking about the season overall. He has yet to come to grips with the demand of a fast and perfect start, and hasn't instilled the aggression in his team to win simple games. In one-off games against big teams he gets it right, but when the situation demands aggression a la United, Chelsea or Arsenal, Pool are lacking. Whose responsibility is that? Rafa's. Plenty of time for him to get this right though. When I say that Rafa has tactical abilities, I’m talking about the season overall. He has yet to come to grips with the demand of a fast and perfect start, and hasn’t instilled the aggression in his team to win simple games.

In one-off games against big teams he gets it right, but when the situation demands aggression a la United, Chelsea or Arsenal, Pool are lacking. Whose responsibility is that? Rafa’s.

Plenty of time for him to get this right though.

]]> By: LiamOKelly http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-56019 LiamOKelly Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:26:22 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-56019 Rafa Benitez did an interveiw on sky sports where he himself said he would be happy with Torres getting 10-15 goals this season. He must be letting Torres take the penalties then :) . The way I see it Torres will struggle to to live up to his reputation but if/when he settles in he could be one of the best strikers in the world. I doubt however he will be the 20+ goals a year striker that L'pool need to make a real challenge this year. 'Pool still lack good wingers and now are buying attacking midfielders and strikers and trying to adapt them into wingers which could be a mistake. This year depending on how quickly the new boys adapt they will be closer to Chelsea and United. My guess would be they will finish 10 points behind the champions and 6 behind second place. But then again I've been wrong before and may be wrong and I kind of hope 'Pool are one of the teams in the title race until the end because I know more 'Pool fans than Chelsea and Arsenal put together and it would make it more exciting if there were 3 teams instead of 2 in the race. Rafa Benitez did an interveiw on sky sports where he himself said he would be happy with Torres getting 10-15 goals this season. He must be letting Torres take the penalties then :) . The way I see it Torres will struggle to to live up to his reputation but if/when he settles in he could be one of the best strikers in the world. I doubt however he will be the 20+ goals a year striker that L’pool need to make a real challenge this year. ‘Pool still lack good wingers and now are buying attacking midfielders and strikers and trying to adapt them into wingers which could be a mistake. This year depending on how quickly the new boys adapt they will be closer to Chelsea and United. My guess would be they will finish 10 points behind the champions and 6 behind second place. But then again I’ve been wrong before and may be wrong and I kind of hope ‘Pool are one of the teams in the title race until the end because I know more ‘Pool fans than Chelsea and Arsenal put together and it would make it more exciting if there were 3 teams instead of 2 in the race.

]]> By: Tony http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-55999 Tony Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:39:17 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-55999 For me, Liverpool have had the players to win the premiership for a number of years. No, they may not have been 'big names', but they could certainly do the job on the field. I think Liverpool's problem is, they have the team, but they don't have the 'squad'. Pre-season has been disappointing for me, not result-wise, but when I've seen them, the play wasn't the standard I would expect from these big names. I think Rafa's tactics could be at fault there, although I'm not criticising his tactics, anything but. For me, they just do too much passing at the back, waiting to lure players in, then THEN attack. I saw that a fair but against Feyenoord, and far too much last season. I would rather see them beating the lower teams 4 or 5 nil than waiting through 70 minutes of playing it safe, making sure they don't score, then end up winning the game 2-0. Rafa should just say, defence, that's your job, stick to it, let nothing past you. Strikers, this is your job, when you get the ball, attack, run at defenders, scare them, intimidate them, look for gaps in their defence. And midfield, you and you, focus mainly on attacking, you and you, sit back just in front of the denfenders, but if you have to, defend/attack. No, I'm obviously not a manager in any sense of the word, as you can tell, anything but. But this is coming from a fan's perspective who wants to see more attacking play, and certainly more goals. Honestly, I'm not going to be happy if Gerrard's top scorer, or even one of them. Crouch, Kuyt, Torres, and the rest should be before him, if not one or two behind due to Rafa's rotation. And if all goes belly-up, revert back to the safety. This kind of thing should be tried and tested in pre-season, personally. Let's just hope Torres doesn't follow the likes of Morientes, Cissé, Gonzalez, and the rest. Liverpool can't afford him to. 20 goals has to be minimum, and a minimum of 10 or 15 for both Crouch and Kuyt. For me, Liverpool have had the players to win the premiership for a number of years. No, they may not have been ‘big names’, but they could certainly do the job on the field.
I think Liverpool’s problem is, they have the team, but they don’t have the ‘squad’.
Pre-season has been disappointing for me, not result-wise, but when I’ve seen them, the play wasn’t the standard I would expect from these big names. I think Rafa’s tactics could be at fault there, although I’m not criticising his tactics, anything but. For me, they just do too much passing at the back, waiting to lure players in, then THEN attack. I saw that a fair but against Feyenoord, and far too much last season. I would rather see them beating the lower teams 4 or 5 nil than waiting through 70 minutes of playing it safe, making sure they don’t score, then end up winning the game 2-0.
Rafa should just say, defence, that’s your job, stick to it, let nothing past you. Strikers, this is your job, when you get the ball, attack, run at defenders, scare them, intimidate them, look for gaps in their defence. And midfield, you and you, focus mainly on attacking, you and you, sit back just in front of the denfenders, but if you have to, defend/attack.
No, I’m obviously not a manager in any sense of the word, as you can tell, anything but. But this is coming from a fan’s perspective who wants to see more attacking play, and certainly more goals. Honestly, I’m not going to be happy if Gerrard’s top scorer, or even one of them. Crouch, Kuyt, Torres, and the rest should be before him, if not one or two behind due to Rafa’s rotation. And if all goes belly-up, revert back to the safety. This kind of thing should be tried and tested in pre-season, personally.
Let’s just hope Torres doesn’t follow the likes of Morientes, Cissé, Gonzalez, and the rest. Liverpool can’t afford him to. 20 goals has to be minimum, and a minimum of 10 or 15 for both Crouch and Kuyt.

]]> By: Matt http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-55987 Matt Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:27:25 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-55987 I think Liverpool's problem last season was while Benitez can mastermind victories against good teams when they play weaker teams the goals dry up. Part of this is because their style of football is too cagey, the other problem was the personnel. But I think Benitez has made some good additions. Torres could be the 20+ goals striker they haven't had since Owen. Kuyt will get better and benefit from playing with Torres. Voronin looks quality. The wingers still look very weak compared to Chelsea and Man U. None of their wingers come even close to Ronaldo, Giggs, Malouda or Cole. I think Liverpool’s problem last season was while Benitez can mastermind victories against good teams when they play weaker teams the goals dry up. Part of this is because their style of football is too cagey, the other problem was the personnel.

But I think Benitez has made some good additions. Torres could be the 20+ goals striker they haven’t had since Owen. Kuyt will get better and benefit from playing with Torres. Voronin looks quality.

The wingers still look very weak compared to Chelsea and Man U. None of their wingers come even close to Ronaldo, Giggs, Malouda or Cole.

]]> By: Tomas http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-55972 Tomas Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:45:00 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/liverpool-have-the-players-to-win-the-premiership/2742/#comment-55972 If Liverpool rely too much on Babel, they'll be disappointed. Don't get me wrong... he's a huge talent. But like any other young foreigner coming to England, it's very difficult to be consistently good, and Babel probably won't be either. To me Kewell must be fit, if Liverpool want to get anywhere near the top 2 this season. I don't see their squad as being that much stronger than last season... Fowler, Bellamy, Zenden, Gonzales, Garcia have all left, remember. Their starting line-up may be stronger with Torres, but their wide players are still not good enough, plus the back-ups will struggle to make a difference as well. If Liverpool rely too much on Babel, they’ll be disappointed. Don’t get me wrong… he’s a huge talent. But like any other young foreigner coming to England, it’s very difficult to be consistently good, and Babel probably won’t be either. To me Kewell must be fit, if Liverpool want to get anywhere near the top 2 this season.

I don’t see their squad as being that much stronger than last season… Fowler, Bellamy, Zenden, Gonzales, Garcia have all left, remember.

Their starting line-up may be stronger with Torres, but their wide players are still not good enough, plus the back-ups will struggle to make a difference as well.

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