Dark Days

I have been following the news out of Anfield over the past few days. The draw against Luton Town disgusted me. Thought about what I have been writing in the last few blogs and I feel that I should be more patient. It's no doubt very frustrating to watch the team play now. Whatever it is, I will still be a fan at the end of the season. It has been this way for the past seasons (for as long as I can remember) as far as the League title is concerned. Once again, we need to look towards the Champions League and FA cup to salvage some pride. Even the FA cup looks remote now if we continue to field the kind of players and formation. I remember how it feels like before Houllier left the club. Strangely, I had the same feeling again after the Luton game. Rafa's fate will be decided after the meeting between our Amercian owners and Rick Parry in New York today. Much as I hate Mourinho but rumours of him taking over don't seem as distasteful as before. We need to change our mentality. We need a manager with the killer instincts, the ability to bring the best out from the players and I believe the self-proclaimed Special One is the right man.

Whatever it is, things are certainly not looking up for us. I am beginning to lose faith over Rafa's rotation policy. With no games over the week, why did we not play Torres? With the score remaining level at half time, shouldn't we inject some striking power upfront in order to steal the initiative? I read Carragher saying on the club website that he was relieved to leave Luton with a draw!! As far as I am concerned, with all the talent at our disposal, if we are only relieved to draw Luton, we are in serious trouble. For long spells throughout the game, the Hatters looked like they were the side more likely to score. Talbot was an inspiration up front. So what if we have international players like Crouch, Voronin and Kyut? I totally disagreed with Rafa there. They were a pale shadow compared to the grit, determination and fighting spirit of the Luton players. Like a critic rightly pointed out, when you are drawing 100,000 pounds a week, there is very little desire to want to go that extra mile. More so if you are a foreign import with no prior love or affiliation to the club we all love.

What is left for us now? At the rate at which we are playing, I will be happy if we make it past Round 4 of the FA cup, finish 4th in the League come May and hope we do not get thrashed by Inter in Feb when the Champions League resumes.

Sad indeed.....