SOCCERVOICE.COM, 26.11.2009
Liverpool used to be the best club in Europe, will they ever return ?

The 70's and 80's was dominated by Liverpool, not only in England but also in Europe, is it rubbish to believe it will happen again
 

Rafael Benitez is currently in charge of Liverpool. He recently signed a five year extension to his contract, but lately a number of fans would like to see another man in the Anfield manager seat.

Benitez has a good track record at Liverpool and they ended runners-up in the league last season. He has won the FA Cup and the Champions League while in charge but still fans are impatient and wants the old time back.

Could Liverpool, if they go with the mob, start a slide towards relegation, such things have happened to big clubs before. Newcastle and Leeds are two examples, Man City have also that experience.

The way Liverpool dominated the game in the 70's and 80's is rare and people that remember this era will of course want it back, but will it be realistic ?

If Liverpool would like to see success in the League they need to do it their way and not the way things have been done at Chelsea and Man Utd.

Xabi Alonso left Liverpool in front of this season and Benitez has so far not been able to replace the Spanish international. With Gerrard and Torres injured there is no way the Anfield club can fight for a Premier Leauge trophy.

Liverpool was before a club that found talent in the lower leagues and seldom bought big names. They also managed to pin point the right signings.

Players such as Peter Cormack, Kenny Dalglish and Greame Souness was during the 70's big money signings but it was money well spent. They seldom made bad moves in the transfer market and had a fantastic abillity to hit bulls eye with their signings.

This cannot be said about Benitez, who has used a fantastic amount of money to buy himself into the position to fight for a Champions League position every season.

Liverpool can in the future win a Premier League title but to believe that the 70's and 80's will return to Anfield is like dreaming of another return, to see JC back on earth.