He was the last manager to deliver title success to Anfield almost 21 years ago and now there is a growing belief that KOP legend Kenny Dalglish could be the man again.
After being re-appointed to the manager's hot seat at Anfield, 20 years after vacating it, Liverpool looked to have turned a very steep corner after the disastrous reign of former boss Roy Hodgson.
There is no doubt that the new American owners that now run the club are a lot more easier to work with the ones that Hodgson had to deal with, however its not the only difference on show at Anfield these days.
Since Hodgson departed, the club has sold Fernando Torres for an incredible £50 Million, comparing he is still yet to score for Chelsea in 10 appearences-it could be a great piece of business for the Reds. With that money, Liverpool set about bringing English hotshot Andy Carroll in from Newcastle and Luis Suarez from Ajax-could be seen as an even greater piece of business.
Monday evening saw the club brush aside top four rivals Manchester City 3-0, two goals coming from Carroll. Last week, former Liverpool player John Barnes said Dalglish would deliver the title if given cash.
It cannot be argued that Liverpool do need to strengthen their squad, especially the back four, however there is a feel good factor back at Anfield that Dalglish has brought with him and given the right backing from the board I expect to see Liverpool not just back in the top four next season, but challenging for their 19th League title.
Can Liverpool win the League next season? Let me know what you think!
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Monday 11 April 2011
DEFEAT WOULD LEAVE CARLO FEELING 'BLUE'
Tuesday night will be the biggest fixture in Carlo Ancelotti's and Chelsea's recent history should the two wish to still be united in the summer.
Defeat for Chelsea in the Champions League Quarter-Final against great rivals Manchester United will more than likely bring Ancelotti's tenure at Stamford Bridge to an end this summer.
Roman Abramovich is losing patience with the Italian if media reports are to be believed after the Stamford Bridge outfit look likely to end the season without a trophy-just one year after winning the double.
So what has changed at Stamford Bridge? Well the answer to that is not a lot. Put aside the ridiculous £50 Million man Fernando Torres and not much else has changed, leaving Ancelotti with the same ageing side that limped to the double last year.
Putting further pressure on the Manager is the fact that Torres has so far been a flop- no goals in 10 games, certainly not value for money - especially when its the money of a man that has put almost a Billion pound into the club since taking over and recieved nothing for it. This season at least anyway.
So can Ancelotti keep his job at the Bridge beyond this season? Surprisingly the answer is yes, however it will take a huge turnaround of form to do it. That turnaround MUST start at Old Trafford on Tuesday night and Chelseas MUST win the Champions League trophy for Carlo still to be in town next season.
The worry for Chelsea, United are on top form and currently sit seven points clear of Arsenal in the League, face Man City in a FA Cup Semi-Final on Saturday and are looking for another treble under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Another concern to Ancelotti will be Wayne Rooney who will be eager to play his part in United's success after missing last weekends clash with Fulham and next weekends Semi-Final date against rivals City thanks to his foul mouthed rant down the camera during the West Ham game.
I fear time is up for Ancelotti at Chelsea as Abramovich simply wont accept a trophy-less season, especially after splashing £50 Million on Torres.
What do you think? Can Ancelotti keep his job at Stamford Bridge? Who could Chelsea replace him with? And do you think there is any truth in rumours that Torres will be sold in the summer?
As always, let me know!!!
Defeat for Chelsea in the Champions League Quarter-Final against great rivals Manchester United will more than likely bring Ancelotti's tenure at Stamford Bridge to an end this summer.
Roman Abramovich is losing patience with the Italian if media reports are to be believed after the Stamford Bridge outfit look likely to end the season without a trophy-just one year after winning the double.
So what has changed at Stamford Bridge? Well the answer to that is not a lot. Put aside the ridiculous £50 Million man Fernando Torres and not much else has changed, leaving Ancelotti with the same ageing side that limped to the double last year.
Putting further pressure on the Manager is the fact that Torres has so far been a flop- no goals in 10 games, certainly not value for money - especially when its the money of a man that has put almost a Billion pound into the club since taking over and recieved nothing for it. This season at least anyway.
So can Ancelotti keep his job at the Bridge beyond this season? Surprisingly the answer is yes, however it will take a huge turnaround of form to do it. That turnaround MUST start at Old Trafford on Tuesday night and Chelseas MUST win the Champions League trophy for Carlo still to be in town next season.
The worry for Chelsea, United are on top form and currently sit seven points clear of Arsenal in the League, face Man City in a FA Cup Semi-Final on Saturday and are looking for another treble under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Another concern to Ancelotti will be Wayne Rooney who will be eager to play his part in United's success after missing last weekends clash with Fulham and next weekends Semi-Final date against rivals City thanks to his foul mouthed rant down the camera during the West Ham game.
I fear time is up for Ancelotti at Chelsea as Abramovich simply wont accept a trophy-less season, especially after splashing £50 Million on Torres.
What do you think? Can Ancelotti keep his job at Stamford Bridge? Who could Chelsea replace him with? And do you think there is any truth in rumours that Torres will be sold in the summer?
As always, let me know!!!
Thursday 7 April 2011
ROONEY RANT SHOULD HAVE GONE UNPUNISHED
So Wayne Rooney stepped back into the spotlight last night by scoring the winning goal against Chelsea in the Champions League Quarter Final first leg, however this morning he learnt his fate after his foul mouthed rant to a camera in Saturdays 4-2 win at West Ham. But was the decision to ban the striker for two games correct?
In my opinion the answer to that question is no. I firmly agree that Rooney was in the wrong to run to the camera and deliver his unwelcome speech to many fans and critics that were watching, however I feel a large fine would have been sufficient punishment for the striker.
There are of course those that will argue that fining a player that earns almost a million pound a month is not harsh enough, my argument back is that swearing in football is rife and should two game bans be dished out everytime someone swears then almost all fixtures at the weekend wouldn't take place because no team would have any players to play.
As mentioned before, swearing happens in football and you will struggle to rid it from the game, in fact watching the game last night after the referee didn't give Chelsea a stonewall penalty, Lampard, Terry and Torres all surrounded the referee and swearing took place- Will they now get banned? NO
I also disagree with this theory that because Wayne Rooney swore, thousends of kids will be tearing up and down streets swearing- again I dont think so. Maybe just me but I would like to think that I am sensible enough to make my own decisions and should Wayne Rooney jump of the cliffs of Dover tomorrow I wouldn't be rushing there to follow him off just because he had done it.
By making this decision to ban Rooney I feel the FA are trying to stamp out something that you never will and they are also trying to take passion out of the game. If your going to ban Rooney, I await next Monday after the weekends fixtures to see how many players will be standing at the FA headquarters recieving a two game ban for swearing.
In my opinion the answer to that question is no. I firmly agree that Rooney was in the wrong to run to the camera and deliver his unwelcome speech to many fans and critics that were watching, however I feel a large fine would have been sufficient punishment for the striker.
There are of course those that will argue that fining a player that earns almost a million pound a month is not harsh enough, my argument back is that swearing in football is rife and should two game bans be dished out everytime someone swears then almost all fixtures at the weekend wouldn't take place because no team would have any players to play.
As mentioned before, swearing happens in football and you will struggle to rid it from the game, in fact watching the game last night after the referee didn't give Chelsea a stonewall penalty, Lampard, Terry and Torres all surrounded the referee and swearing took place- Will they now get banned? NO
I also disagree with this theory that because Wayne Rooney swore, thousends of kids will be tearing up and down streets swearing- again I dont think so. Maybe just me but I would like to think that I am sensible enough to make my own decisions and should Wayne Rooney jump of the cliffs of Dover tomorrow I wouldn't be rushing there to follow him off just because he had done it.
By making this decision to ban Rooney I feel the FA are trying to stamp out something that you never will and they are also trying to take passion out of the game. If your going to ban Rooney, I await next Monday after the weekends fixtures to see how many players will be standing at the FA headquarters recieving a two game ban for swearing.
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