Liverpool FC Forum

Owzat wrote:

Bamaga man wrote:

I think anyone who expects us to win the title this coming season is being silly.

I know what your saying Lando in a round about way.

But when can we realisticly expect to win the title ? There are far too many excuses these years for Liverpool

Exactly. Arsenal have shown one off successes can be done, how many times do we have to change the players before we get there? Are we constantly going to change things and say the side needs time to settle or go out and buy players good enough not to need that excuse to fall back on.

If we're waiting for the standard to drop it's too late, Houllier should have taken advantage back when 90+ points to win the title were rare. The mancs may find it harder going this season, they had it way too easy last time around and I believe lost only FIVE games with the goners and cheating hammers doing the double over them. I think Pompey were the only other side to get a deserved win over them.

What do we need to do?

1) maintain our home record of the last two seasons
2) score more goals
3) maintain our defensive record
4) win away from home which will come as a result of 2) and 3) above

If we do all of the above then we should be in the picture, thereafter it will come down to smaller things deciding the title. Hopefully the mancs will get their fair share of injuries and get mucked about by the courts over Tevez. They'll perhaps follow Chelsea's lead from last season by selling off crucial squad players and trying to fit the formation to the players - always possible with Hargreaves and Carrick in their squad. And if those teams who talk up their chances of UEFA spots actually take points off them then it could be more open.