Mark wrote:There have been some Liverpool fans that have said the same Keith, I also think that the majority of you are very confident in winning the league but are being very smart by not declaring it on here. I stated back in September that I think you'd win the league, hopefully I'm totally wrong.
If for instance we were on the same points and games, then I would be confident. But, and it's a big but, those possible extra 4 points at this stage of this season is a big buffer. Don't forget we are talking about teams who rarely lose points so for Liverpool to win all their games and Man U drop enough points is a big ask. We've turned the goal difference around which is a plus point as this season that could be very important.
Man U going through to the semis (Champs League) and us going out may help in that, and yes, I'd rather be in the semis as well, but we'll only know if we've benefitted by going out when the season is over.
I'm not saying it's not possible or we can't, but to say I'm confident of winning the League is a misconception, I'm not.
Remember back many months ago at the start of the season, all I wanted out of Liverpool this season was for them to challenge for the title, something we haven't done for a long time. This season we have and no matter what happens now we have done that and become serious challengers and most people recognise that. I'm a realist and to expect Liverpool to win the league this season was not being realistic. To be quietly confident they would do better is not the same.
I think we've bridged the gap this season between us and Man U and Chelsea and now is the time to add one or two top quality players to the squad instead of quantity. But, as we've seen with Keane, and yourselves with Berbatov to an extent, that's still no guarantee that the team will improve.