Can You Feel My Words?

 

We stick together at Anfield.

Whatever I wanted to express in previous article is all in this article.

 

 

 

 

Its been a while since I last wrote or blog about Liverpool or football for that matter.

Looking back, I wrote a lot during the Gerrard Houllier era, successful yet depressing times.

 

Well, how Rafa has turned it around since then.

One champions league.

Another Champions League Final appearance.

Supercup. Charity Shield. FA cup.

Our closest 2nd place finishing to No.1.

 

With results come expectations and hope.

Looking back, in reality, our playing staff should never have won any of those above mentioned honours, nor should we ever stay close to No.1 last season.

Every season, pundits, critics and so called experts, have something to say against our team.

Players not good enough, not fast enough, not good enough, naive in Zonal Marking, we don't start the season well enough, we don't end the season on a strong, we can't beat the TOP 4 teams, we keep losing and drawing against so called smaller teams etc etc.

The players that they bashed not good enough e.g. Benayoun, Alonso are suddenly the missing link.

Please research the FACTS before making comments based on common perceptions.

 

I am a RAFA supporter. For what its worth, at least he got RESULTS and he stuck by his principles.

I am not saying he doesn't make mistakes. Decisions are made and he stuck by them.

Keane wasn't a bad player, nor is Babel or Dossena. They just don't fit into Rafa's system of playing.

Its just like one putting Mokoena or whoever into the Arsenal team. Wenger has his own vision of how football should be played.

Come to think of it, what happened to those who wanted Arsene Wenger out last season?

 

Just because we have lost a few games in a row, you start calling for heads and asking for bloods.

The same players we have last season that was so close being champions are now championship material.

We at Anfield don't do that,. It doesn't mean I am blind, I am hurt and as longing for a championship as you all.

But in the world of information overload, we need to balance the idealism and pragmatism.

As our own King says, "We at Anfield stick together".

 

Paul Tomkins has a great article "My day with Rafa" http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/NG166170091023-1038.htm which I recommend Liverpool fans to read it.

 

YNWA