Liverpool FC will play as the visiting team
against Reading
tonight in one of their last six league games of the season. Currently lying
7th, 7 pts adrift from the 5th place and 9 pts adrift from the Champions League
spot.
On paper, Liverpool should not face any problems
to get 3 pts as Reading
is placed last in the table. Consistency has been the Reds nemesis for a couple
of seasons now and nothing will be certain until the whistle has been blown by
the referee.
I want Liverpool
to win and to get maximum points. But I am not thinking about qualifying for Europe next season. I just want Liverpool
to finish strong, gain as many points and see where they end up once the season
is over.
A club like Liverpool with its history and
honors, it's almost unthinkable that they will not play in Europe
next season. Reality bites!
Whether it is Champions League or the Europa League
that means Liverpool will play with the top clubs all over Europe.
For now, Liverpool FC is no longer the elite club in Europe.
We are 7th in the league with 6 games to go shows that we can't be among the
elite.
Mathematically we still have a chance to qualify
for Europe but let us not kid ourselves. This
is young team with a young manager who will finish his 1st season soon. We have
been saying this for so long, Liverpool is in
the process of 're-building'. Make sure this time around that statement
counts.
Liverpool FC can't compete with the top clubs in Europe for now because they struggle to compete with the
teams in the league. We showed tremendous performance against the teams above
them but then falter against the lesser teams in the league. This is not a team
that should be in Europe. They should be
consistent. Consistent with their performance, consistent with the results;
more wins than a draw or losing a game and consistent with their approach. That
is why currently Liverpool is not among the
top 4 teams in BPL.
It’s bitter to swallow but that's the hard
fact.
The signs are there, but Brendan Rodgers needs
more time. Not playing in Europe next season
might be a blessing in disguise. Rodgers can actually start to make plans from
now. Their focus will obviously to concentrate on the league. Without Europe interfering, who knows maybe next season not only
we qualify for Champions League we might win BPL too!
23 years is a long time. No European Cup but a
Championship title might be the x factor that LFC needs to get them back to
where they were.
YNWA
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