Wigan 1 - 0 Liverpool

Try as hard as i might, I can't be really angry about last night. Why should I? If those highly paid 'footballers' representing us out on that pitch couldn't give a toss, then why should I?

Of a season of low points, last night plumbed new depths.

Liverpool are, were, horrific. There were so many individual performances that stunk the place out last night. Carragher, Insua, Gerrard, Kuyt, Benayoun and Torres. The remainder were just awful. It was yet another game of soulless, lifeless football. The ball is played back and forth between our holding midfielders until someone decides to look up, then pass it back to a defender who hoofs it aimlessly forward. Repeat.

There have been a number of low points this season, losing the opening game after playing so poorly, losing at home to Villa. Beachball goals. Capitulating at home to Lyon, conceding a last minute goal away to Lyon after dominating the game. Turgid displays at Fulham and Portsmouth. Not being able to muster a single chance after going behind at home to Arsenal. Injuries. Lots of them. Losing Gerrard, Yossi and Torres on the night we lost to Reading in the cup. Loads more.

This was the worst though.

Lets look at the people responsible.

Carragher - He has been muck all season. Aimless hoofed balls are now his trademark instead of valiant defending which used to be the case. A great servant of our club. You wouldn't be bothered if you had to leave next season? Well me neither presently.

Insua - A young player who has apparently regressed since bursting onto the first team. Certainly not a write off but he has got to stop making ordinary right wingers look like World players of the year.

Gerrard - He has been muck all season also. Additionally he has also earned enough credit points over the years. Something is not right with our captain and presently he doesn't deserve a place in the starting line up. Ordinary which is the worst thing you can say about him.

Kuyt - Tireless worker etc etc. Doesn't have the requisite quality to be a shoe in starter as he is every week. His lack of pace and inability to extend the opposition full backs means he always cuts back and usually slows down our play. A squad player. One can only wonder what Babel may achieve if he was given the multitude of chances Kuyt has been.

Benayoun - Started the season well but hasn't had a good game since he scored a treble back in September. Realise he has been injured and the season has been stop start but he needs to raise it and quick, or else that offer from Russia should be accepted.

Torres - He had a stinker, everyone has them. Forgiven already.

Benitez - Rafa now appears to be hostage to the system that served us so well last season. We need to mix it up a bit. I am sick of seeing two holding midfielders and Gerrard should certainly never be one of them. Mascherano and Lucas are too similar and neither has the ability to play really progressively. We are far to slow in attack and allow teams to much time to set up so we can't break them down. This is the manager's fault. We need to be able to mix our style to suit who we play, not adopt the same approach away to Arsenal as at home to Reading. I really think this is the end of the road for Rafa as he has lost a large percentage of the crowd with our current style of play. I will always love the man and i hope when he does leave, it will be to other shores.

'When you walk through a storm'. Well we have been walking through one all season. I keep on thinking it is going to end but it doesn't. I have absolutely no confidence in us finishing in fourth place this year. I bear no animosity to any of the other contenders and they all deserve their place more than us presently. If any of them had put a decent run together, they would have been out of sight by now. Liverpool were there for the taking this season. No excuses.

Without 4th place, the owners business plan goes right out the window. As a result we will see one of two things. They will asset strip the club to address the shortfall of revenue from the Champion's League or they will sell up. We should all pray they go.

Oh yeah, well done Wigan. Thoroughly deserved.

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