Hawthorn United
Brownlow Medallist
Think he deserves his own thread.
Pressure is starting to mount and articles are disputing all his excuses with facts now.
Still 8 more post match press conferences to go as well.
On his fixture congestion excuse
Pressure is starting to mount and articles are disputing all his excuses with facts now.
Still 8 more post match press conferences to go as well.
On his fixture congestion excuse
But Andy Carroll, for instance, has started only one of the last six league matches and Jordan Henderson has completed only two of the last 10. Grumbling about the squad being overstretched sounds hollow when the manager regularly chooses to park players for whom he paid over £50m on the bench.
Nor is the quibble over fixture congestion convincing. While it is true that Liverpool have fielded strong sides as they advanced in both domestic knockout tournaments – winning the Carling Cup and set to compete in the semi-finals of the FA Cup – their schedule has been eased by not competing in Europe for the first time since 1999.