Berger doesn't relish Liverpool future

[King Binny]

Former Liverpool legend Patrik Berger believes Brendon Rodgers faces a massive fight to revive the club’s ailing fortunes.

The Czech watched on in despair as Kenny Dalglish’s men finished 17 points off a Champions League place and 37 points behind table topping Manchester City.

Dalglish paid for that failure with his job and Berger said: “For the past decade, the trophy they want to win most is the Premier League – that’s the one that’s missing.

“They need players because in my opinion Liverpool’s side is average.

“The squad is average and that’s why they finished where they finished. They can compete with anybody, you saw that in their cup runs this season. But in the long-run the quality is not there, that’s why they’re not competing over a Premier League season.

“Even a few years ago they had (Fernando) Torres up front, (Craig) Bellamy, (Peter) Crouch and Robbie Keane on the bench.

“If players were injured or suspended they still had three world class players on the bench to step in. Right now they don’t have it, they have spent a lot of money in the last couple of years but the players haven’t delivered.

“They need four or five top class players but it’s going to be difficult because of where they finished in the league. The top players want Champions League year in, year out. That’s not going to happen at Liverpool at the moment.”

 

[Vlads Quiff]

How insightful Paddy, I think that is called stating the bleedin' obvious.
I would take him to task on saying that any of Bellamy, Crouch or Keane were world class, they were decent option.

regards

 

[Vlads Quiff]

PS Like the title Binny - was that yours?

 

[King Binny]

PS Like the title Binny - was that yours?

Nah, mate. Stole it off Mirror Football

 

[Wilko7]

Berger does indeed state the obvious. I believe in Rodgers, however, and his ability to improve the team so that we can ketchup to the top four.

 

[gkmacca]

I must admit I thought our bench (or at least our options for the bench) had improved since Rafa's last couple of years. It's the first XI that needs two or three world class additions.

 

[themn]

*something to do with squad and mustard*

 

[localny]

If only downing could musterd up a few mre assists.

 

[mark1975]

I must admit I thought our bench (or at least our options for the bench) had improved since Rafa's last couple of years. It's the first XI that needs two or three world class additions.

True.

 

[nealmac]

We definitely need onionew striker and winger.

I'll get me coat.

 

[Shadey]

We definitely need onionew striker and winger.

I'll get me coat.

Cheese a jolly good fellow is paddy B, i'll ketchup with him later..

 

[Vlads Quiff]

I must admit I thought our bench (or at least our options for the bench) had improved since Rafa's last couple of years. It's the first XI that needs two or three world class additions.

That is the irony , under Rafa we had a great starting eleven if all fit, but zero depth. Now we have depth but too many average players.....I will rephrase that, too many players not playing up to their potential

 

[Modo]

What potential?