Liverpool face Everton in the FA Cup semi-final later this month. Will it be a symbolic victory for David Moyes’ side?
Back in the day there was only one king at Merseyside and that was King Kenny.
But how have times changed and the true Sheriff in town now is Everton boss David Moyes- sadly most Liverpool fans will agree with me.
He is the third longest serving manager of a Premier League side, and has managed with the tightest budget over past five years.
As we look at the table today Everton are one point above Liverpool, a team that spent £100 million more than Everton last summer.
Give David Moyes the £35 million pound spent on Andy Carroll and he would construct a team with that kind of money.
Nikica Jelavic signed for £5 million pound looks a more confident player than £100 million players Carroll, Henderson and Downing combined.
Looking at the red half of Merseyside, the only thing saving King Kenny is his name and reputation.
Similar results by any other manager and he would have been fired about two weeks back.
Only Wolves have collected less point than Liverpool since the turn of the year, and they are nearly almost relegated- six points adrift of 19th place.
King Kenny keeps on mentioning cup runs as more important to Liverpool than the league, the only problem is its not the Champions League record like Rafa Benitez he is taking about, but a Carling Cup win over Championship side Cardiff City. Which not to mention they narrowly won on penalties.
This Liverpool team looks a shell of the 2005 Champions League winners- which by admission their league form that year (fifth) was far from great.
The FA Cup is super important to Liverpool now, they might still go on to win it and that would be a double season for a club that had not won anything for six years.
But if they don’t then their season does not look very clever.
What would the Kop prefer? A Carling Cup and a 7th or 8th place finish in the league down by 25 points behind their arch rivals Manchester United who might still go on to win 20th league title.
Or a third or fourth place finish with Champions League next season with a year like Spurs?
I know what I would choose. But I want to know what the Kop and the Bostonian owner feel about it!
image: © Ben Sutherland
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