Observation and real concern on LFC

One can only be stunned at the blind devotion of many fans to a manager who in company with the owners is totally responsible for the debacle that now pervades, once glorious Anfield. The incumbent manager chose the players, DICTATES tactics and SELECTS the team.

Any manager 'worth his salt' is a good man-manager first, a sound proven coach and a even better motivator. All 'performers' need encouragement so why does Rafa not enthuse when goals are scored? His touchline 'orchestrating antics' and gestures cannot really help under confident players nor truly alter the course of a game.

It is no good completely blaming the already proven fallible remote owners who had indeed sanctioned very much ill-afforded expense on players that are just not up to standard for the Premiership, let alone Conference leagues.

The ever distant 'brand-concious' owners, who clearly would not comprehend Liverpool passion nor good team selection if they fell over it, did not select Voronin, Lucas, Dossena nor play the likes of the earnest Kuyt or Babel and others out of natural position. Nor did anyone but the manager appoint the fitness coach and revise the background staff to HIS choice and comprehension.

So if the system is NOT working and it clearly isn't, or players are not fit to play or competent enough or the tactics deployed are questionable then it is the man who makes these decision who is solely to blame! Why does nobody raise this?

The 'buck' stops with the decision maker - a nice chap - wrong job!

How any player performs playing for LFC these days depends much on the influences instilled from training ground and then the touchline. .. remember all these players were bought in with establish talent and potential.. yet seemingly scant regard for developing the abundance of home grown players, so what has happened to them, to that talent and potential? Indeed some very capable and promising players have been shipped out .. one wonders why? How much a player costs is not always a true indication of suitability, worth or talent, reference: Gerrard, Owen, Rush, Fowler and Carragher to name a recent few to have excelled with Red passion at little to no cost. In 'rafadays' few local players ever get their chance and if they do it is against the odds...almost as if to prove a point or put them in the shop window for sale or let. Local talent is no longer groomed to a first team future.. crazy, in these cash conscious times.
Wearisome TV interviews where "Control", "Character", over- used 'qwallity' now almost becoming expletives to merely paper over an inept 'incident-blindness' of an over-interfering, control-mad decision- maker.....who in any other environment who be well on their way by now.. as 5 years of 'Controlling the game', over stocking the club and in process winning nothing of significance is now years too long!

Experienced, much heralded ex-players and all the pundits can see it, so why can't the 'Rafa club' even see through this Rafa-haze?
In realising that London and national media are on 'LFC case' - the hate bias is obvious but why indeed does the local press not ask more inquistive questions of the managers' decisions or is it that controlled?

I've wholeheartedly supported Liverpool Football club since 1947 and will never waver the inbred passion for my HOME town team and will continue to do so as long as I live, which is why I felt that I must point up some obviously overlooked but relevant issues.
I do wish for the very best for the club which is why the whole current scenario leaves me and many other fans I know, totally bewildered.

Mr A.Davies