From: madmax@maths.tcd.ie (Mark Taylor)
Subject: Re: Liverpool back to normal
Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:42:16 GMT

s892063@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Kevin Foong) writes:

>louis@aie.nl (Louis Kossen) writes:

>>What I am wondering is that a coach who shows his incompetence in such a
>>clear way is not fired. He  has got the money and the players and all he
>>does is bringing his team straight into division two. Liverpool was for
>>me always a team which combined the good elements of both the british and
>>the continental styles. But this seems to be completely ruined. 

>>Louis Kossen

>Unfortunately, part of the Liverpool method from the past is to support 'their'
>people - managers included. I don't think it is the Liverpool way to sack a manager after some undesirable performances. 


Granted the Liverpool way of supporting their people must not be sarcrificed
during this tough period, but the question must be asked whether Sounness
is reciprocating the same. His dealings with the Sun were very hurtful to
his supporters, and certainly his recent indiscipline is not worthy of
the club (or indeed any club).  His outburst in Moscow was disgraceful,
hell, we were beaten by a better side, and Grobelaar was guilty of 
the professional foul. Granted the ref was awful last Wednesday but
Marsh did deserve to be sent off. I know the Russians were just as 
dirty if not worst, but the fact of the matter is that Liverpool
stooped to indisciplne and deserved to be punished. I can support
a manager who does his best, plays the best team he has available,
is unlucky with injuries etc., but not a manager who allows his team
to bring the game into disrepute. Therefore, also taking into
consideration the poor form of the team, the continueing unjury
crisis, a bit too coincidental for my liking, ie only since Souness
arrived have we had this kind of an injury list, it would be most
oppurtune to let him go, before he does more damage to the structure
of the club.

I must almost question his wisdom in the transfer market. It was clear
to all last Wednesday that Liverpool are a team of headless chickens 
without Jan Molby in the side. Thomas proved utterly incapable of 
running midfield, or even controlling the play for any period of
time. Mark Wright was made captain when he hadn't been in the club
for very long at all. Liverpool always had a captain who had 
been in the club a while, and knew its ways well. If Liverpool had
had McMahon and Haughton in midfield on Wed., there is no question
but that they would have controlled the play. Liverpool were frantic
and lacking in direction last Wed, no pattern to their play, just
a whole load of hopeful and invariably wide shots from Hutchinson
and the like. And what about Saunders, the guy can't stop scoring
for Villa, why wasn't Souness able to  tap that talent. Also Souness
has ignored the legacies of Shankly, Paisley and Dalglish in 
respecting the notion that you are only as good as your second 
team. Witness AC Milan at the moment, that is the way to keep
players at the peak of their form. Remember David Fairclough, 
Steve Ogrizovic, Gary Gillespie etc., players that would have
made any other first team in the country, all rarely getting
a place in the team. Souness has made no effort to build up 
a squad, only buying superstars  and putting them straight into the
first team. A good stretch in the reserves for Thomas and Wright
might get them on their toes again.


Enough raving on. Sorry if I bore you, but I must remind you that
Liverpool is indeed the best club in the world, and will be
winning the FA cup and League this year. Just wait until we
knock the wind out of Blackburn's sails when they come to
Anfield !!!


Mark

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