The fact that Liverpool currently sit outside the European places in the table and are almost 20 points behind the league champions would lead many to believe that we are absolutely miles away from being serious title contenders. While that line of thinking is understandable the question is, how far are Liverpool really from being able to challenge the likes of Manchester United , Arsenal and Chelsea . Liverpool have shown this season that head to head they can challenge each of the top four teams comfortably.
As with every other big club that underachieves, our dropped points against teams below us in the table have cost us dearly this season. Saying that, aside from the defeat to Tottenham on Sunday, I can honestly say that the last time Liverpool’s squad looked so strong was in the 08/09 season where we pushed Manchester United all the way in the title race. Liverpool are not as far off the title scene as many believe and with the right acquisitions during the summer, we can prove the doubters wrong and burst back into life next season.
I believe that to be the best in the Premier League , you need to have a team that can combat all elements. For example, during Arsenal’s undefeated season in 2004, their squad was full of big, strong athletes who also had good pace and incredible technique. Fast forward to 2011 and while there is no doubt that Arsenal’s squad still boasts superb technique, they are now physically much smaller on the whole and subsequently struggle with set pieces more than most teams.
In recent years, both Chelsea and Manchester United have dominated the Premiership using squads full of big players along with quick, athletic players. Speaking in terms of Liverpool, I believe we are almost there. We are just missing one vital ingredient which could take us to the next level: pace. If you compiled a list of the world’s best attacking footballers, you can bet that more than half of them would be recognised as being blessed with speed. Liverpool have quite a few talented attacking players, but admittedly, the amount of pace throughout our side needs to be improved upon.
Great article 😀 agree with everything said.
Liverpool are miles away from a title ,look at Everton they always win against the top teams but lack consistency as don,t have depth of squad with quality ,much like Liverpool ,look at last season 12 players arrived and only gained 1 place ,prem is tougher and gets tougher every year especially as the top 4 get stronger each year and attract the world class players that are out of reach for teams not in champions league on a regular basis
Ihope Liverpool can rise under Dalglish and challenge the red faced. It seems to me the rfc has been winning everything in England,that is.
Maybe he was helped by refs,we will never know.
It’s about time his trophy/game winning run comes to an end and soon at the cl final.