We were so close weren't we ?

[red g]

It was a cracking team.

I do wonder what Rafa thinks when we're signing £20m players here and there. It's a shame he never got a chance under good ownership.

Time to look to the future now.

Rafa bought 4 players around the same mark and bar 1 all proved succesful, It was just we never re-investd once those 2 cunts got involved.

[einar]

............Carrol
...Suarez........Aguero
.....Adam.....Gerrard
..........Lucas
Enrice.Agger.Carra.Johnson

This would not be far off.

[Roboklopp]

I don't think we couldve played at that tempo all the time, it wouldve wrecked havoc with injuries on a thin-ish squad.

If only we'd have got someone else instead of Keane, that'd have been huge. But as has been said, it's time to look forward finally.

[RedReet]

You've seen the thread starter, right?



It was definitely our best side in 20 years, well probably anyway. In fact yes, in terms of balance

But IMO, the 2nd placed 2009 season is a bit of a misnomer. We only came second because we absolutely had to go for it, all guns blazing, in the last 3 or 4 months of the season. Had we played like that all along we'd have walked it, I had no idea we were capable of playing like that and similarly, why we didn't do it more often

That clutch of games, Madrid, Arsenal etc we were absolutely unreal, why couldn't we play like that all the time!

Arsenal was when we blew it IMO, thanks to that wee Russian Cunt!

[DannyMan2006]

We had as good a first team as any yet we still came up short in all competitions. Says it all really.

It just goes to show that football these days is a squad game and as much as we all like trying to write down formations that fit all our better players, it's vital to remember that we need more than just XI players to do well.

Is it a problem that we can't decide whether to play Kuyt or Henderson on the right? Is it a problem we can't find a space for Meireles after an improving first season at the club?

Should be two up top? Should that two be Suarez and Carroll, or Suarez and Kuyt? Or should we go three up top with Downing and Suarez out wide and Kuyt/Carroll in the middle?

In fact, forget Suarez, Carroll, Adam, Henderson and Downing. How's about a front three of Gerrard on the left, Kuyt through the middle and Maxi on the right? Then a midfield three of Aquilani, Meireles and Lucas.

We could go on all night. That's without mentioning the battle for RB between Kelly, Johnson and Flanagan. Or Andre Wisdom.

We have a good squad friends. And good squads are competitive over the course of a season no matter what injuries/suspensions they get.

And the signings haven't even finished.

[El Diego]

Arsenal was when we blew it IMO, thanks to that wee Russian Cunt!

I've never seen us play anyone off the park like that and not get the right result, similar to the Sao Poula game

[Leyton388]

FFS just look at where we were this time last summer. We had

The bodge and signed some of the worst **** in the history of the club and were about to go broke. Some people are never happy.

[gentingfrmhell]

The problem with the squad of a few years ago was as soon as someone got injured we had no real replacements for them that were of sufficient quality. The squad we have now has much greater depth.

[Mostar]

Roy Evans on Talksport

http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/9023/8/exclusive-evans-liverpool-are-fair-bit-behind-top-four

[RedSince1964]

We had as good a first team as any yet we still came up short in all competitions. Says it all really.

It just goes to show that football these days is a squad game and as much as we all like trying to write down formations that fit all our better players, it's vital to remember that we need more than just XI players to do well.

Is it a problem that we can't decide whether to play Kuyt or Henderson on the right? Is it a problem we can't find a space for Meireles after an improving first season at the club?

Should be two up top? Should that two be Suarez and Carroll, or Suarez and Kuyt? Or should we go three up top with Downing and Suarez out wide and Kuyt/Carroll in the middle?

In fact, forget Suarez, Carroll, Adam, Henderson and Downing. How's about a front three of Gerrard on the left, Kuyt through the middle and Maxi on the right? Then a midfield three of Aquilani, Meireles and Lucas.

We could go on all night. That's without mentioning the battle for RB between Kelly, Johnson and Flanagan. Or Andre Wisdom.

We have a good squad friends. And good squads are competitive over the course of a season no matter what injuries/suspensions they get.

And the signings haven't even finished.

Well said Danny