Whether we get Sneijder or not, i dont think it should deflect on how good a squad we have. Fergie can always seem to get an extra 10% or more effort, out of what the media claimed last season, as an "average squad".
Us Reds have become obessed this Summmer with building a mid-field that can cope with Barca's, of which Barca are already in this seasons Champions League final by default. I think we've covered every "great" mid-fielder in world football & we still havent signed anyone. The next couple of weeks are gonna be foooking PMS City on here, every feckers gonna either be on their period or on the receiving end of someone on their period
After the Champions League final, like most of us - i felt we are well behind Barca (in mid-field) & that bothered the feck outta me. Then the Summer kicked in & we made some good signings, coupled with another season under the belts of the younger lads in the squad, the U-18's & Reserve team squads also. There are many reasons to be very positive & if we dont win the Champions League anytime soon that'll be shit, but whats more important is that the structure of the club to keep winning things is excellent.
I am very excited about whats to come for us Reds over the next 10 years. The young players that will progress to the first team squad is better than its ever been under Fergie (bar 1992). Whats more important, is that the club can continue to sustain success & throw 2 fingers up to the ideal that football success comes in cycles. Liverpool have been used as the figurehead of that mantra, that was their time, then it was someone elses - ours.
I dont agree with that logic because Liverpool didnt plan ahead after 1990, (as most teams didnt do in previous era's) when they should have been planning ahead all along. They left it too late to replace the great players that won them so much & the conveyor belt of talent just wasnt there. Either young players weren't being given a chance or that their scouting system was well below the standards that other clubs were operating in at that time. Compare that to us & you'll see a club that builds on success & never sits back gloatin on what a great season it was - thats left to the fans to do!
The doom & gloom of the Barca defeat is a bitter one, but what most fans will agree on - is that they'd have beaten most, if not any team in that final, so we shouldnt be obsessed with them as much as we have been & just get on with what we do best - win trophies, play great football & entertain us fans.
With or without Sneijder, you need a bitta luck to win the Champions League - Barca may not need it most of the time, but that doesnt mean they're unbeatable in the near future, a near future when it could be our turn to dominate Europe.
Keep the faith & enjoy the season
