Liverpool in must win European tie
Liverpool have not had the best start to the season, they are struggling for form and many of their top players are either injured or not fully fit. However they go into a crunch tie tonight that they must win if they have any hope of staying in the Champions League this season.
Jamie Carragher has already come out and sated that it is not the end of the world if the club get knocked out of the Champions League this year as they have the Europa League to fall back on, but the reality is it could be disastrous for Liverpool. If Liverpool get knocked out of the Champions League they will lose a fortune in potential revenue and with rumours already surrounding the financing of the club it could man that their top players will be available for sale. Also Liverpool are slipping down the league table at the moment and with Aston Villa, Manchester City and Spurs all with a good shout of grabbing a top 4 finish, if this happens and Liverpool miss out on even the group stages of the Champions League next year then there is a high possibility that this would be the last season you would see Torres in a Liverpool jersey.
As you would expect, Steven Gerrard is still confident that his side can turn there recent poor form around and make this season a successful one.
“The mood in the camp is really good, although we know our position in the table isn’t good enough,” Gerrard said.
“But we have faith in our ability. We know we can put things right.”
He added: “It’s been a frustrating few weeks because as soon as I was fit we had the international break. I’ve been desperate to play and can’t wait to really get going properly again.”
There is still plenty of time in the season for Liverpool to turn things around. They need to win tonight’s Champions League clash to give themselves the chance to qualify from the group and if they can get through that then they have a bit of time to get their European campaign back on track. With regards the league there is almost no chance of Liverpool winning the league this year but the opportunity for a top 4 finish is far form gone, however they will need to improve considerably and hope that the challengers each have their own run of poor for this season.
Written by Kampanart Wong, a sports editor who blogs about cheap football jerseys
