As a fan i am optimistic that we will do well this season, but this has been bolstered not only by the players we have brought in but rather by the crew behind the scene that we have recently appointed. No matter how much i dislike G&H, at least they are backing the manager (obviously in their own style) and Mr Parry is maybe not on holiday this transfer window, which is a good thing, there is relative peace in the camp.
We have recently appointed two talented coaches in Sammy Lee and Mauricio Pellegrino, covering two areas which i thought were lacking last season; defensively we will do well with the experience of Pellegrino and Rafa needed someone with a strong passion for Liverpool and apart from Gary Mac, Sammy Lee provides that adequately. With Man U they have lost Carlos, who was instrumental in their success, and Chelsea have a new regime altogether, so in this regard we are more stable and this should work to our advantage.
I understand the limitations of our full backs, but tbh apart from Arsenal, Man U and Chelsea these guys should not have much of a problem when defending against the other teams. With a holding midfielder we may sacrifice defensive solidity for forward mobility and i do not think this should be a problem with the teams below us as long as we convert this forward movement into goals. Now if we bring the 3 teams above us last season, apart from Sargna, the right backs are not a world of a difference between us and the Chelsea or Man U. Gary Neville is no longer that mobile, and playing Hargreaves there or Brown is not the most ideal for Man U and its a problem that they will have to address; Bosingwa is not tried and tested and the premiership, i would not bank on a torres-que debut season and again playing Essien there is an option when playing the Mighty Liverpool (or playing Huth as a centre forward
