by stmichael » Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:08 pm
Ok I know it may only be for a few hours but come 2.30pm on Saturday, two wins against Sunderland and Wigan will see us lying second, YES SECOND in the Premiership. Not bad for a team who the press would have you believe were "in crisis" about a month ago after the unbelievably shocking feat of losing two games in a row. Looking back now, after we lost at Palace in the League Cup, some people on here were slating the manager, claiming that he'd never find any sort of consistency in the League and were even joking that we should use Benitez for European games and appoint somebody else for Premiership games.
Both Gerrard and Morientes have come out publically recently claiming that we can still feasibly win the title this season. Now whilst I think that's a bit far-fetched, I still think that 2nd or 3rd is easily on the cards. The Premiership is the poorest I can remember this season and to be honest it has been on the decline for the last three years. To be honest, I was saying the same right at the start of the season when everyone was crying crisis at the away draws at Spurs, Boro and Birmingham. For God's sake, at Valencia, I believe Rafa’s side won 1, drew 7 and lost 1 of their first 9 games…then went on and won the league!