FA Cup

February 15, 2008 7:51am CST
Think I may put my neck on line and say we are going to beat Barnsley, especially as it looks like Torres may be fit to be a sub. Now I know Rafa will not pick his first team, but in truth any team we put out from our squad should be good enough, but there is always the thought of Burnley in the back of my mind
2 responses
• Singapore
16 Feb 08
Seriously, if we do not beat Barnsley, the fault has to lie with Rafa. However unjustly he might have been treated by the American owners, he continues to not lead Liverpool anywhere and doing well in the Champions League is not enough and should never be our main priority every season. We have decent enough players to beat Barnsley but every team needs a settled side and a rotation policy can only work perfectly if you have a squad of robots. Unfortunately we're dealing with humans here and no matter how talented, soccer players need to develop understanding from playing together often enough. Havant and Waterlooville really exposed Benitez's shortcomings in his managerial strategies.
@argo979 (118)
• Italy
15 Feb 08
Liverpool is a strange team and the F.A. Cup is ever full of surprise. I'm going to bet a few money on Barnsley. :-)