Liverpool Are Not Far Away From Greatness

Liverpool Are Not Far Away From Greatness


Liverpool’s frustrating season goes on with another defeat, this time at home to West Brom, who won at Anfield for the first time in 45 years.


Dalglish’s predecessor Roy Hodgson and his team coming out on top with a gritty, determined, smash and grab win over Liverpool.


Like many matches at Anfield this season , the game was dominated by Liverpool , but once again the failure to take their chances came back to haunt them.


It has been a common theme all season long with only five League wins at home all season in a venue that was once heralded as “Fortress Anfield”.


So many teams have come away from Anfield this season with points and this has resulted in Liverpool being way off the pace in the race for a top four Champions League place.


But Liverpool have enjoyed tremendous success in this seasons’ Cup competitions, already winning the Carling Cup and looking forward to a FA Cup Final.


The contrast in form between the League and Cup competitions is baffling all concerned at Anfield.


But in all reality Liverpool’s League position is of paramount importance for their American owners.


Maybe Kenny Dalglish will need to capture the FA Cup to keep his job as this seasons’ League campaign has been nothing short of disastrous.


Dalglish has brought in a lot of new players and spent a lot of money on them, but the jury is still out on most of his signings.


Many people ask if Liverpool have improved since Kenny took charge.


Of course they have, the squad is far stronger than before with the likes of Kuyt, Maxi, Bellamy and Jamie Carragher struggling to get into the team.


Dalglish has got the team playing a far more attractive passing style of football.


There is no hiding the fact that results have not been good enough but in many matches Liverpool have been very unlucky and the statistic of hitting the woodwork proves this point.


Another thing to remember is that Liverpool is “work in progress” and this should not be forgotten.


When Dalglish took over the reigns once again, I believed he was taking on a job similar to the task that the great Bill Shankly took on all those years ago, and it took that genius time to turn around this great club, so Dalglish should be given time.


To win silverware in his first full season back in charge, with the chance of more before the end of the season, is a tremendous achievement, considered it has been a while since Liverpool won anything.


Liverpool is not far away from getting it right. They are creating chances and at times they are playing teams off the park, but their only problem is that they are not putting away their chances.


There just needs to be a bit of fine tuning to this team, maybe a goal poacher type striker, which they lack just now.


Liverpool have proved that they can win the “big” matches, but they have struggled to win against “lesser” teams, which has crippled them for success in the League.


But the talk of getting rid of Dalglish and saying that Liverpool were a better team under the management of Roy Hodgson are nonsense.


This Liverpool team will be great again under the leadership of Kenny Dalglish and the American owners should appreciate this and be patient as there is no better man for this job.