Pool on hold at Boro

Liverpool struggle at away games yet again. The form of the Liverpool squad leaves one wondering what went wrong?

The optimism from the memorable victory at the Champions League victory is all but gone after another disastrous season, and this time, it is not even half way the season, but we have destroyed every chances of packing in the group after the title, and someone must take the blame. Who? Who else but Rafa Benitez.

Rafa like Houllier before him, achieved something for the club, but cannot bring it into consistency for the club. Bad decision in team selection, poor transfer decision and policy, illogical decision on tactics have been the main downfall for both managers. While i support foreign managers who have brought in valuable ideas and training methods, we need an all-english manager. One of the main reasons why Shankly, Paisley, and Dalglish succeeded because they are english! One who understood the english game as an english does, and that makes english football different!

With the stronger competition in Chelski, West Ham, Aston Villa, who all had money injected, Liverpool with its increasing debt, cannot afford bad transfer decision anymore. Pennant, Bellamy, Gonzalez have all so far, disastrous. Not forgetting Crouch, whom Rafa has consistently put faith in, but with little or no impact on our goals upfront.

It is another season in the rubbish dump, and will look forward to next season with little or no enthusiasm, because with Rafa's continued reign, i will not see any breakthrough in his spanish tactics. Liverpool are not Valencia.