Liverpool are terrible. A simple statement of the obvious, but true nonetheless. In the past two seasons they’ve looked so poor, with two players at most providing any input whatsoever. So who is to blame for all this?
The previous owners have done their fair share towards the demise of the club, Hicks and Gillett brought down the axe on them for sure, but they are thankfully gone now and Liverpool have new owners. New owners who probably didn’t know what they were in for!
There is a long long road back to the top for Liverpool. The owners, and the fans, are going to have to be very patient as they wait for Liverpool to even get into contention for European places, never mind the Premier League.
However, since Liverpool have been saved by their new baseballing owners, they’ve still been as poor on the pitch as they were with Hicks and Gillett. So who’s to blame for it?
At this moment in time all of it is being placed at the door of manager Roy Hodgson, and literally as I’ve been writing this, he has been sacked. Fair or unfair, this is just what happens when you’re manager of one of the biggest clubs in Europe and your team isn‘t performing. I personally think blaming Hodgson for it all is unfair. Obviously he was under extreme pressure by the fans, but maybe they were expecting a little too much from him. Liverpool are not an elite club in the Premier League anymore, their team isn’t even good enough for a Europe berth. It’s been the biggest fall from grace in Premier League history, and in such a short time too. Two seasons ago Liverpool looked like they would win the title for the first time in their history, United pipped them, and they’ve been in freefall ever since.
They’re just not a good side, take three players out of it, Reina, Gerrard and Torres, and Liverpool are no better than West Ham. Exaggeration? I don’t think so. Liverpool’s current squad are so under-par they almost don’t deserve to be playing in the Premier League at all.
You do feel for Roy Hodgson, he had a tough job in getting this bunch of second-rate superstars to perform like a top side and it just was not happening. You can't blame Hodgson for all of it. It’s the players who should have to answer for the recent plummet in form. Think about it, Liverpool have been poor now for a couple of years, they were poor under Hicks and Gillett, they’ve been poor under the new ownership; they’ve been poor under Rafa Benitez, they’ve been poor under Roy Hodgson. Who’s been there the whole time? The players. Someone needs to tell them that Liverpool Football Club is not a retirement home! It’s one of the biggest clubs in the world!
It must be so frustrating to be a Liverpool fan, especially a Liverpool fan who spends their good money to go and watch their side at Anfield, and God have mercy on their poor away fans. Every game I’ve watched with them involved, all I’ve seen has been a complete lack of effort by the players, they don’t even care. Some of them have been sat in cruise control, waiting for the inevitable moment when Hodgson gets the sack and someone else takes the reigns.
Remember when putting on a Liverpool shirt meant something? Apparently those days are gone. None of the players this season have even pretended to make an effort, with the exception of Pepe Reina. Steven Gerrard is a great player but I’ve only seen glimpses of him putting in a shift, and he’s the captain! Fernando Torres started to show some of the form that Liverpool fans remember early on this year, but he has fallen right back into his rut. Joe Cole has done nothing since signing, the whole defence might as well be made of origami, Max Rodriguez is capable of much more, same goes for Glen Johnson and Lucas. Paul Konchesky is the only woeful player you can blame on Hodgson.
Liverpool are in the FA Cup against Manchester United this weekend and you just can't see them getting a result, not when you have players who just aren’t earning their wages. When you put on that shirt, you give your all, not necessarily for the manager but for the fans. When these players first sign for Liverpool all you hear from them is how big a club Liverpool is and how proud they are to be playing for them. Here’s an idea: show it!
If Liverpool are going to get out of this mess they’re going to have to do some work. The fans don’t deserve to watch this, I think the recent Anfield attendance says it all really. It’s not fair on them, it’s not fair on the owners, it’s not fair on the now sacked manager. Go out there and make an effort, for your self respect if nothing else.
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