Thursday, January 13, 2011

Can Dalglish be Liverpool's Messiah ?

Kenny Dalglish is back in the Liverpool Hot-seat
            King Kenny is back at Liverpool,the Place he left almost 20 years ago,as One of the Best Ever the Club had seen..Finally,it seems, the Liverpool fans have got their wish.Roy Hodgson,who many fans thought,led the club through their worst ever run, is gone,to be replaced by the Old Kop-Hero.For many,he represents hope,the sort of guardian angel,who can heal all their pains of mediocrity.But,has suddenly everything changed at Liverpool? Not Really.
            The Problems still remain at Liverpool Football Club.But,what Dalglish's arrival has done is that it has lifted the gloom around Anfield.The fans suddenly believe it's their team again.Some believe,almost to the point of foolishness, that Dalglish can take them back to their Glory-days.Suddenly,everything looks possible again.Funny,just one man's arrival should do that.But then,Kenny Dalglish isn't really like any other man.Many consider him to be the Greatest-ever to have played for Liverpool.He still remains the last man to win the English  League with Liverpool as manager,His achievements almost unparalleled.He's still The only manager of the Current era,to win the English League,with two different clubs.Liverpool fans have every right to believe,that they have found their saviour,or rather Re-discovered him.
                 Suddenly,the Anfield is buzzing again.The half-time boos,that usually accompanied the team at half-time will vanish instantly,at least for some time now.They say many players in Liverpool's current squad don't really understand what it really is,playing for Liverpool.Well, they will find out,by this Sunday. But, then, don't you think it's getting a bit too Romantic? Football Matches aren't won on just emotions,they are won by Hard Facts.The back-to-back defeats against Manchester United and Blackpool are there to flash the warning signs.And no one understands it better than Dalglish.Even after remaining out of Football for long time,he still has one of the best Footballing Brains.His immediate decisions,to get Steve Clark as his Deputy,and putting full faith in Fernando Torres testify to that.
                  Liverpool still have massive problems to fix.Their defence is as porous as anyone's in the EPL.For every battling Jamie Carragher,they have a Glen Johnson,who,well,quite simply can't defend.Poor man's Dani Alves,you can call him at best.They need someone to support Torres,they know it from ages,but still we only see David Ngog and Babel running around cluelessly,when Torres is out.But,the biggest thing is they need is to get their confidence back.Let's not forget,they still have most of the players of the team that crushed Real Madrid 4-0,or the side that Romped to 4-1 at Old Trafford.They just need to believe in themselves,which,they just don't, at the moment.That's why,personally I think Dalglish's return could be the best thing to happen for Liverpool.I do not know what a master tactician he is,but he can motivate that team,He can charge them up,Make them realize that they play for Arguably the Most Historical Club in England (They are still unmatched in European Trophies,at least in England).Liverpool have suffered terribly for last few years.Reactions of some fans to the 0-1 defeat vs United show precisely how.Respectable Defeat,they claim.For a club of the stature of Liverpool,any defeat vs United should not be acceptable,even in such conditions.Can you imagine Chelsea losing to Arsenal and later claiming it was a "Respectable" loss?? Or Barcelona accepting any loss vs Real Madrid as "Good Performance"?
"Make Us Dream", that sums up Liverpool fans' feelings
             That's why,it's heartening to read about the names being linked with Liverpool now,since Kenny's arrival.Luis Suarez,Fabio Coentrao,even Charlie Adams of Blackpool,they are far better players to target than the Paul Koncheskys and Ngogs and Jovanovics Liverpool have been signing recently.It's nice to see some common sense returning there.
             Well,we do not yet know,if Dalglish can turn Liverpool's ailing fortunes around.But one thing you can be assured of,the passion is back at Anfield.There will be desire again,to go into every tackle hard,to win every ball,to win every game.The fans will get behind the team.Any team which goes to Anfield from now till the end of season,is sure to get one Hell of a game,For the Faithful Kop believe,they have got back their Messiah.And I can't wait to hear the roaring chants again,

                              "You'll Never Ever Walk Alone!"

3 comments:

  1. He is the man... Not only was he a successful manager for Pools couple of decades ago, he also celebrated immense success at Blackburn (remember the first EPL winner?) and Newcastle... I hope to see him revitalise the Reds... Liverpool surely need something special this season to get back into the Top 4...

    --- Kapil

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  2. Great post about a freat man...! dont forget to miss his save vs trinidad in 2006 worldcups...!

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  3. sorry i meant great man

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