Like all other Liverpool fans, I am devastated, utterly disappointed and feeling as someone has stabbed me in the back. Kenny the Legend has been sacked by FSG, yes they sacked the King. It is very difficult to keep my emotions away from this episode and do unbiased review of this catastrophe. However, I am set out to state a few facts here.
Kenny Dalglish since his second coming, has never been let down by the owners, giving him all the funds he wanted, giving him total control and everything he wanted. They cannot be blamed for their support. They only asked for one thing. Get back in the Top four. At the start of the season they said it would be a major disappointment if Liverpool did not qualify for the champions league. That is the only target they gave Kenny.
Kenny on his part did the biggest mistake of not understanding the message of the owners. He played a very strong team for both domestic cups and in many ways undermined the league position to get a trophy. FSG never asked for a trophy. Their objectives differed throughout the season. Kenny played for the cups where as FSG were craving for the Champions League spot.
As the season wore on, we could see Kennys remarks changing in favor of cups, in every interview, he would stress the importance of going to Wembley, the owners were not impressed. They wanted Premier League as a priority, which is very much in line with what Liverpool fans wanted at the start of the season.
Kenny was adamant in his last quotes before flying to meet the owners in Boston, that he would not trade the Carling Cup win with any premier league position. His stance was clear, he valued the Cups much more than Liverpool owners wanted him too, at least until they had a big squad.
When Kenny met the owners, he was adamant he had succeeded in bringing silverware, the owners hardly paid any attention to it as they felt it was not inline with their objective. Kenny certainly thought differently.
The American owners maybe harsh and have no emotions, but they cannot be put at faulted, they asked for something which they didnt get, on review the saw a manager who did you think the way the owners did. They then had to decide on a couple of questions.
- Is this man apart from his past, able to get Liverpool back to the top four next year and probably the league title in 3 seasons?
- Will this manager when given a transfer kitty of around 40-50m after selling players, use the funds appropriately and wisely and young international stars?
Well to be fair, if leaving Kennys aurora aside, I think the answers to both questions were NO.
The owners had to act as per them and they did, not because they could not see the stats of Liverpools games and the reasons for slump like injuries and hitting the post. The real reason was difference in long term approach.
I see where both parties come from, Kenny will argue his team was unlucky and he got a trophy, but the above two questions which FSG will ask themselves again and again will still answer as a NO.
Job hunt starts now, not for a manager but practically every position of the club, this is a major revolution. It will cause the club to either fall out of Europes elite for the next decade or lay the foundations for a brilliant future if world class appointments are made. I am afraid most bets will be placed for the former.
FSG have can pull a rabbit out of the hat if they manage to get Rafa back to Liverpool, he had unfinished business, loved by masses at Liverpool and always focused on youth development and the league position. He fits both categories FSG have in their master plan, the only worry if Rafa will be ready to work under a Director of Football.
To a dark day in Liverpool history when the King is dethroned, its very hard to accept but these are not good times at Liverpool but as we have always done in past. HOLD ON LIVERPOOL. YNWA
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