The Reds are in some kind of tailspin, and have been ever since losing those games at the start. It was built into a massive deal because, shock horror, Liverpool only lost two games all of last season. (As I’ve stated before, this was noted, without irony, while ignoring what an achievement that was in the first place.)
Here we go again, assuming there are no last-minute blizzards. As per usual, subscribers can discuss the match in the boxes below.
Despite mentioning nothing of the sort, the mass media has Benítez “admitting” that Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard could be sold. Pure mischief making. But the bigger worry is the existence of the kind of financial conditions at the club that make such unsettling claims acceptable to the world’s scaremongers.
We have Martin Lipton, noted Spurs fan (hmm, who do we play at the weekend?), slating Rafa’s “terrible transfer policy” and questioning whether Ryan Babel is part of that, or actually just someone who’s just been made a scapegoat by the manager.
Usual drill, Subscribers discuss the weekend’s match here, before, during and after.
Maxi Rodriguez to sign from Atletico Madrid on loan, ahead of a free transfer in the summer?
