First I really want to thank Rafa for some significant changes. Our centre backs are actually contesting the ball in our opponenets half or at least pushing up past the 18 yard box. This has allowed our Midfield to push further up the park and when you have the little gem that is garcia in your team and home advantage a spectacle will ensue. Insignificant changes some will think and as a topic we have maybe ignored this but THIS IS WHAT WE ALL WANTED WASNT IT. Under GH even at Anfield we hit on the break didnt have a plan B and subsequently become stale and reliant on Owen. Ok we havnt converted the chances but the play we have all been enjoying is just sooooo refreshing especially at home. We all wanted Anfield to become a fortress again where we battered our opponenets into submission, okay were not there yet but early evidence suggests that its not far off.
I would also like to thank him for delievering us Alonso. Who would have thought that if we lost both Owen and Gerrard we could still perform, If Im honest i probably would have questioned it but this guy is pure CLASS. Hes not the quickest but when you have a chess master brain like his and his ability to spot and deliver a pass you dont miss it. He has become the hub of our team in such a short time and if it takes Henry and Pires a year to bed into the prem what is Alonso going to become. I giggle to myself at the prospect of him and Gerrard in the middle. Also Rafa has helped dispel the myth that we are a two man team by getting the best out of existing players (C'mon Finnan on the right wing, but it works ok) and working with just a few players he bought that he knows. I trust he will be given money in the jan so if we can keep improving that little bit and strengthen the season looks bright. Who would have thought that after the clearout we had and the injury to Gerrard (not to mention Owen) that we would be a point behind the mancs with a game in hand and have the best 100% record at home. Sounds sweet and I think ill leave it with that.