tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post4106193740972886850..comments2023-12-22T01:47:49.178-05:00Comments on oh you beauty: Liverpool 1-1 Evertonnatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10043601945557998732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-12222964790415127842015-10-04T15:25:21.052-04:002015-10-04T15:25:21.052-04:00There's no rebuild needed. All the pieces are ...There's no rebuild needed. All the pieces are in place for this Liverpool squad to be successful. And after the next month, the fixture list will be substantially easier, so any "new gaffer" bounce has every chance of continuing well into the new year, and CL qualification is still there for the taking.<br /><br />This was a decision that had to be made now, or else it's just twisting in the wind. To date, Brendan showed no ability to come up with a consistent, coherent plan for bringing the club out of this malaise, and by the time the next international break rolls around—after the matches at Spurs and a reeling Chelsea, and home to a surging Southampton and Palace (not to mention the home-and-away with Kazan to stay in the Europa, and the League Cup against Bournemouth)—Liverpool might already be completely out of contention for 3 of the 4 competitions this season. (And with that, any chance of retaining or attracting top talent for next season.)<br /><br />Maybe that happens under the new boss. But I believe that's less likely than the same thing happening under current management, and that you have to play the percentages in this case. (Of course, if FSG botches the hire, all bets are off.)drewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-38780230926447541072015-10-04T14:25:23.577-04:002015-10-04T14:25:23.577-04:00Well look what happened while I was typing out my ...Well look what happened while I was typing out my support for Rodgers ... so, another three year of another manager 'rebuilding'. And so the roller-coaster continuesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-9610449203278930972015-10-04T13:44:45.260-04:002015-10-04T13:44:45.260-04:00While I'm not Rodgers biggest supporter, and w...While I'm not Rodgers biggest supporter, and while I agree the game was a bit limp, I'm inclined to allow someone who is under pressure a fair crack at showing what they can do when up against it. While I acknowledge he's on thin ice, I really would not like to see the manager fired at this stage of the season. In context a draw with Everton is more of the same, but I'd take it over a draw with Villa or Sion - and it is several games unbeaten now. LvG has had to eke out points the ugly way at Utd at times, and they are now near the top of the league (admittedly having done little to warrant it). Four points of top four, struggling but with some glimmer of hope in Sturridge and Ings - a run of wins and we are back in the mix. And lets face it, given the past 25 years, the futile and melancholic hope 'maybe getting close again this time' is pretty much why we keep supporting a team that will probably never win the league again in our lifetimes. If Rodgers can keep up that emotional roller coaster, albeit with his own unique brand of frustrating almost-success (and no manager has actually achieved any more than that in 25 years, except Rafa on one impossible night in Istanbul) then I'll keep supporting liverpool - and keep believing in impossible romance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com