Rebuilding job

[Exiled_red]

IMO, our squad is so thin and poor we have to scrap that Europa league, just leave it for the reserves and rest our main players for the league. Besides, if we can't get rid of these owners we wont be eligible for Europe again due to debt

[The_weatherman]

As much as I love Rafa, he has to take some blame for the team being so disorganized, he just seems to have lost the plot for a while, which is understandable given the lack of backing and support from the board. It must have been hugely difficult to have to fight on all fronts.

Midfield is a mess IMO and the team doesn't have any balance.

[Kenneth]

Yesterday we were a team in decline with a manager, now we're just a team in decline. What a shambles!!

I'd say we were a team in decline with a manager in decline.

[dww]

As much as I love Rafa, he has to take some blame for the team being so disorganized, he just seems to have lost the plot for a while, which is understandable given the lack of backing and support from the board. It must have been hugely difficult to have to fight on all fronts.

Midfield is a mess IMO and the team doesn't have any balance.

I think the last comment is true but I don't think it is that far from having it. We need a winger to replace Riera who seems to have lost the plot. I think that would make a huge difference.

If we want to aim to win things we need a lot of changes to compete for a CL place I'm not so sure. I think we could do that on a more or less value neutral basis if none of our key players are sold. If we have to rebuild further due to a sale of Mascherano, Gerrard or Torres then things become much harder.

I said at the start of last season that I thought we were in for a transitional season and I think there was a plan to evolve the team behind what Rafa did. Sadly a lot of factors confounded it - including injuries, players wanting out (a big problem seemingly for Mascherano at the start of the season), etc.