Originally posted by Exiled_red
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Without wanting to depress anyone the club has been on the down turn for the past 20 years, from the start of the premiership era it was clear that we needed to make changes in the way we operated or we'd be left behind, the new stadium has been needed for about 15 years, and left us struggling to compete financially against firstly Man Utd, then the likes of Chelsea, and now the likes of Man City and Spurs etc. Our lack of financial muscle has cost us in recent years as other sides are spending more and more at a time when we are being sucked dry by our owners.
The team has often seemingly been just one piece away from being contenders, we have come close on a couple of occasions but ultimately feel short. I now no longer feel that we're just one piece away from competing for the title, at the moment I feel we are the furthest we've been away from a title challenge since the Souness era. The squad of a couple of years ago (when we came second) was just a little bit away, but since then we have lost important players and replaced them with people who aren't of the same quality and aren't capable of doing the same job.
In previous years I'd have said I'm happy with the quality of the first 11 but we need to improve the players who come in and replace them when we have injuries or suspensions, at present I'm not even happy with the first 11
We're in a mess, we need to adapt our style of play and add creativity IMO because the performances this season and last season have been lacking in that department. I feel we need to add creativity from wide areas, we don't use the whole width of the pitch, we are very narrow, lack movement and don't get men in the box, as a result we struggle going forward, and constantly rely on Gerrard and Torres to get us out of trouble!
The team has often seemingly been just one piece away from being contenders, we have come close on a couple of occasions but ultimately feel short. I now no longer feel that we're just one piece away from competing for the title, at the moment I feel we are the furthest we've been away from a title challenge since the Souness era. The squad of a couple of years ago (when we came second) was just a little bit away, but since then we have lost important players and replaced them with people who aren't of the same quality and aren't capable of doing the same job.
In previous years I'd have said I'm happy with the quality of the first 11 but we need to improve the players who come in and replace them when we have injuries or suspensions, at present I'm not even happy with the first 11
We're in a mess, we need to adapt our style of play and add creativity IMO because the performances this season and last season have been lacking in that department. I feel we need to add creativity from wide areas, we don't use the whole width of the pitch, we are very narrow, lack movement and don't get men in the box, as a result we struggle going forward, and constantly rely on Gerrard and Torres to get us out of trouble!
We are miles away atm. If players settle well we may be closer than we think. Losing Alonso and Mascherano was a hammer blow.
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