team discussion Liverpool FC [2]

quote seanburns92

Seeing as they're already looking a popular choice this season and proved to be so last season I figured I'll get this up again, after all it was my team discussion in 2011

Liverpool Football Club

Introduction

Liverpool FC were founded way back in 1892 after local rivals Everton refused to pay to play at Anfield, so the owner needed his own team to fill the stands. They are a team used to success, with their major trophy count at 18 League titles, 7 FA Cups, a record-holding 7 League Cups, 5 European Cups and a record-holding 3 UEFA Cups.

Tragedies

The club has experience horrific events which no football club should ever endure, events that has brought the club and its fans closer than any other club. The Heysel incident happened before the 1985 European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus took place. 39 Juventus fans were crushed after one of the stadiums walls collapsed on them. It was the first European cup final Liverpool lost.
Hillsborough happened before the FA Cup semi-final tie against Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, where 96 Liverpool fans were crushed at the gates. It remains the deadliest football-related disaster in Britain history over Heysel.

Success in the Past

Their most successful times came during the 70's and 80's under the regimes of Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish where they won a combined total of 32 trophies. Of course none of these are reknowned as the club's greatest manager, that honour lies with Bill Shankley, a man who transformed the club from a struggling Division Two club to a complete challenging side in the Division One.

Last Decade

Despite these successes in the past the club took a turn for the worst in the 90's, winning just 2 trophies in the entire decade, one under legend Graeme Souness and another club legend Roy Evans. By the turn of the year Frenchman Gerard Houllier had taken the hot seat. Houllier put Liverpool back on the global map with his treble-winning side in 2000-01, winning the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup. During the close-season they also won the Charity Shield and the Super Cup, however these 5 trophies were the only one's won under Houllier reign. Rafa Benitez took over for the 2004-05 season after Mr Houllier failed in his return of a league title in a 5 year stint. Rafa guided the team to it's first European Cup final since Heysel in 1985 and won in the most exciting final ever, coming back from 3-0 down against decorated Italians AC Milan to win on penalties. They managed another trophy the season later, a penalty win over West Ham. Unfortunately for the club this is their last trophy to date.



Your Target

And so you've chosen to manage Liverpool. You'll follow in the footsteps of Kenny Dalglish and have a measly £2m to spend as Title Challengers, or £2.6m as Winners. You're initial target is to take the club back into the top 4 and into Champions League football, but be warned; Tottenham, Arsenal, even the likes of Everton and Aston Villa will be fighting to push for this, it will be tough.

quote JohnRush

Also Andy Carroll is good on this if you know what you're doing. He got 14 in 21 for me 1st season + 8 assists.

How the hell...  Tell me, and I shall sacrifice dlwaite1 in your honour.

Maxi's old, on big wages and there's better out there, I prefer Coates to Skrts on this and he always cries if I don't play him, I don't like selling Lucas, but as I've proven yo can get a nice price for him, but I agree selling Suso's retarded.

You were the last person to comment, sorry