It hasn’t exactly been a happy start thusfar for Liverpool, as the Reds have struggled to keep up in the extremely competitve UEFA Champion’s League and in the English Premiership. After showing early signs of life during the first part of the season, coach Rafael Benitez’s squad looks to have lost its way in recent weeks. Their poor play has led the Liverpool head man to voice his concerns through the media.
For Benitez and the rest of the Reds, the emphasis has been placed upon the long term as opposed to focusing on the short term. The coach knows that his squad’s hot start had many people believing that it could be their year. Now, it looks like a season that is quickly headed downt he drain.
Benitez knows that keeping an eye on the long term prize is more important than focusing on short term struggles. “I think we are in good position at the moment, but it is true that we need to improve,” Benitez told the media during an interview last week. In short, there is reason to believe that the Reds might have a plan in mind to improve over the course of the season.
Benitez has been somewhat challenged upon his platoon approach that has been employed over the last few seasons. While many pundits have estimated that the coach is misusing his players, the head Red has argued that he’s actually saving his best guys for a late season run. Their fresh legs should be an advantage in trying to track down Arsenal and the rest of the leaders over the next few weeks.
”I think we are in better condition that last year,” he said. “We have the legs to challenge from here on out.”
