Terrace Talk

I’ve chosen for this week’s topic a subject I’m not particularly an expert on. You should know that this is strictly the random perceptions of an ecstatic United fan.

The storied downfall of Liverpool from their heralded decade of dominance hasn’t been so much a guiding light for the Kop faithful as it has been an unreachable standard throwing the fans into a chronic coma of depression. To add to their pain, has been the dominance of their bitter rivals from Manchester, who have rightfully taken their place as England’s premier team, regardless of any fluke 2005 Champions League final (and that second half was certainly a fluke). To add further underlines to this state of affairs are the voluminous statistics pointing to only one superior team. While I do love pointing out the obvious inferiority of the “bin dippers” I think I’ll try to make some less obvious, yet more objective points.
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Disclaimer: UTD fans will have to forgive me for using “we” and “our” in reference to Liverpool - hence all my posts are in the “away from home” section. Cheers - T.
When asked this week whether he thought Liverpool are serious title contenders this year, one of Rafa’s biggest critics during the period when rotation headlines were ubiquitous responded :
“Contenders-most definitely and thats the very least I’d expect. Will We Win It-not sure probably not this season still need to strengthen in a few positions namely left full, right midfield and upfront.
However since my original post where I stated we will never win the league under Benitez,there has been a significant improvement in the teams performances especially going forward and also an improvement in tactics and team selection though I still feel we could use the ball better at times and pass it more….
Also I feel in a way our injuries have helped us more than hindered us,I’m not saying we don’t miss Alonso, Agger, etc. but due to injuries we have been forced to pick a more settled team with less changes which in turn has led to more familiarity among players which has added to fluidity and attacking play theres a better sense of cohesion among the players because they are getting used to playing together!!!
We are a better team without the likes of Sissoko, Pennant and Voronin playing. “

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