Season 2011-12, unlucky or just above average?

[reds123]

Considering the amount of chances that were created, it is easy to assume that this was the unluckiest season in a decade. 21 posts and the way LFC dominated matches especially in the beginning of the season is a pity! It seems like the curse cannot end!
But are the new players that good? What improvement have we seen this year?

Last year under Dalglish, the 3 biggest attacking threats were: Maxi, Meireles and Suarez.

The problem is that only 1 of them is playing. Meireles' sale was the biggest mistake obviously! Hendo is too young to replace him. Adam is average. Downing is good vs cheap opposition (vs Sunderland he was cheap as well) and Carroll is too slow for Dalglish's system of fluid football.

How much did Arsenal spend this summer? They are 10 points above us! Chelsea sacked the AVB and they are 7 points above us! But sacking Dalglish is not the option right now! He was and still is a good manager, he needs to sort Downing and Carroll by either playing for their lives in the last 10 games or else selling them half price in summer. Rafa did it with Keane, he admitted his mistake! (even though Keane played good football when he played).

It's absurd that the season went wrong after Lucas' injury in a ****ty League Cup match. I think that all of us would prefer no trophies but 4th place. Champions League football will get you money + excellent players will come (Cavani, LLorente, Martinez, Ramirez) But if we place 6th how many of them will come?

I seriously think that the next 2 signings will be the most important in the history of LFC. The youngsters will come good but we are talking about 4 or 5 years from now!

[Tee]

We are not unlucky or cursed, we are simply not good enough on many different levels on and off the pitch.

[danperkins]

We are not unlucky or cursed, we are simply not good enough on many different levels on and off the pitch.

Jesus people are deluded if they think bad luck is the reason why we are in the position we are.

[kris90210]

We are not unlucky or cursed, we are simply not good enough on many different levels on and off the pitch.

Spot on

[kingfunk]

Luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If your not prepared when the opportunity comes along, you wont be 'lucky'.

[baitman]

The youngsters will come good but we are talking about 4 or 5 years from now!

i dont know the details, but would guess that some of the lads we feel might be genuine first team prospects might be 18-21 years old. if you look at the age of some of the players we talk about being on our wish list they are only a year or two older. we can bring lads through our youth set up, like barca, ajax, bilboa, etc. i met the ajax team recently, and at least 50 % of them would have to flash their ID to get in a pub.

our prospects will be decent players, yet we look at lads in other teams that have now had a year or two in their 1st teams with envy. why dont we have the balls to follow through with the acadamy prospects and allow the youth system to show its full potential, rather than try nicking some foreign kid thinking he will be better than ours...

[fidget]

To be fair bad luck is definitely the difference between us and top four in the weakest prem ever.
I find no solace in this.

[kingfunk]

Sorry but, no it's not. We are not in the top four because every team in the top four is better than us. It's that simple.

[McDermotX]

and now Everton are knocking on our door !!!

[Rigadon]

Sorry but, no it's not. We are not in the top four because every team in the top four is better than us. It's that simple.

Been the same for the last three years.

[Mattshark]

We are not unlucky or cursed, we are simply not good enough on many different levels on and off the pitch.

[Mattshark]

and now Everton are knocking on our door !!!

Everton and Sunderland are both 2 points behind us if they win tomorrow both Norwich and WBA would be one point behind us.

[McDermotX]

Everton and Sunderland are both 2 points behind us if they win tomorrow both Norwich and WBA would be one point behind us.

Not good enough...........end of story.

[Phil_Neal]

Simple - **** manager.

[RichC]

Simple - **** manager.

cut it out