Hopelessly bad

These are times of misery for the Kop

Wow, it's not a win away at all for the turn of fortunes that Benitez had anticipated. It went on to be bad, bad and very bad. The Kop does best, but only against their fiercest rival. They wake up only then and they slept back immediately afterwards. Quite similar to the Man Utd from 2004 to 2006 where their only notable victories were against their main rivals while they slack at the other matches. The loss at Fulham meant that Benitez has lost 6 out of the last 7 matches and even Burnley is not losing at that rate. Mind you, they are losses, not even draws. How long will his head stay there? Benitez's head would have been long gone if he were to be at Chelsea, Newcastle or Bayern where the alarm bells rings fast. I don't think Mourinho or Scolari can last in front of Abrahamovic to go past a losing streak of 3 games. Maybe they're keeping Benitez there for old times Champions League sake. But simply, the blame cannot be placed on the manager squarely because the squad is ravaged heavily by injury and the remaining players themselves gotta wake up their ideas too

If Benitez wants to find solace at the Champions League, he can't do that either. The Scousers' qualification are hanging by the thread after Lyon's last minute equaliser to deny them a win. Fiorentina now needed just a draw and then Liverpool will be out irregardless of any results. They can consider getting a consolation prize at the Europa League instead..ahaha. No Torres and no Gerrard makes the Kop look like plain Jane. I wonder whether I can see "Leeds United" written on the walls of Anfield..lol.

United escaped with a 3-3 draw to qualify definitely for the next round. This weekend match up against Chelsea will be crunchy. If there's a need to put a loss in Chelsea's team sheet, this will be the weekend. It won't be easy at the Bridge but some damage should be done there. I hope United will learn from lessons from their Anfield encounter.