It's been a very frustrating month for all the Reds' fans. We've enjoyed the brilliant start to the league season only to slumped to some dismal performances since Liverpool thumped Derby County 6-nil. The press has blasted Rafa's rotation policy once again and as usual Rafa won't be bother with the sarcastic claims from the press to mess with his game plan. I never fully obliged to the rotations made by Rafa. Last season, I has stressed that Liverpool need to start with the best eleven and until today we haven't seen our beloved team play as a same unit for a succession of games.
I knew Rafa done brilliantly at Valencia with this tactic, I never doubted it but at Liverpool it was a different story. It's still too early to rest players, not until after Christmas I think. There are nothing wrong with rotating the squad but why change half of the squad when one or two necessary changes should be suffice? Why can't he just change one or two players instead of four to five players for the next games? The match against Marseille in Champions League saw Rafa started with Sebastion Leto, Momo Sissoko, Peter Crouch and Yossi Benayoun, clearly back-fires as Riise, Mascherano and Kuyt was rested. Losing 1-nil at home at a European cup night rarely happens but the confidence of the supporters has evaporates from The Kop that night with the lacklustre performance from The Reds.
We started well in the league, six points behind the leader and still unbeaten. I hope Rafa knows what he's doing, as it's clear that people at Liverpool or even the supporters around the globe are starting to get abit nervous. Rafa has a large squad this time around should be starting his strongest selection and let the others on the bench to fight for their places when a chance arose.
The next 10 days will be crucial for Rafa and his men in reds. This weekend some of the players are away on international duty and next Saturday comes the Merseyside's derby at Goodison Park. I hope Rafa can keep the same side and let them gel for a few games running to gain back their confidence. It was a bad motivation to the players as when you're playing well, the next game you'll be on the bench. Stop this treatment now or else we'll end up losing the star players by the next transfer window. Buck up or ship out!
YNWA,
Red's Fury™
