Without a doubt, Liverpool’s 2011/12 season can be viewed as one of the worst in the Merseyside club’s history. A series of dismal results during the second half of the term effectively ruled them out of securing a Champions League berth months before the
end of the campaign.
However, after the Reds Carling Cup triumph in February-which ended their six-year title drought- and the club’s impressive passage into the FA Cup final, it appeared that the fans, and even the team, had set their focus on salvaging their pride by securing
a domestic cup double. Unfortunately for them, that was not the case, as they were seconded by a rampant http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 side 2-1 in the final in May. To add injury to insult, Liverpool then went on to lose to Swansea City on the season’s final day action, meaning
that after losing countless other battles during the term, they also lost their final battle of finishing ahead of their local rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019 in the final league standings.
What was even worse for the Merseysiders was the fact that their dismal showing last season came despite the club’s owners spending more than 100 million pounds in signing new players over the last year and a half.
Their pitiful stats coupled with the failure of the newcomers leaves one into wondering as to what went wrong with the once giants of English football in the preceding term.
Dissecting and analyzing the team’s stats, one won’t be hard pressed to identify the major reasons behind the Reds struggles. Having proven themselves as one of the best teams in the English league defensively, the Liverpool strikers suffered miserably to
score goals on consistent basis, and specifically struggled to get the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done at their own backyard. Time and again, they were guilty of profligacy in front of goal and failed to close out the games even against the weaker oppositions.
All in all, the Anfield outfit netted 47 goals during their entire league campaign-fewest amongst the top nine teams.
Another reason which can be attributed to the club’s shortcomings was their readiness to spend lavishly on young and untested players. The likes of Andy Carroll, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordan-Henderson-c19102 and Charlie Adam, whose services were acquired at a great
expense to the club’s exchequer, all failed to justify their ostentatious price tags. Apart from Luis Suarez, who was the Reds highest goal scorer last season, none of them were able to make any notable impact.
Perhaps the most important factor which led to the club’s downfall was the emergence of a number of injury problems to some of the key players. Most notably, the linchpin of the Reds midfield http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528 Leiva suffered a knee impairment in November, which forced
him out of action for the remainder of the term, while injuries to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jamie-Carragher-c17728 in the season’s preamble set them back right from the start.
Lastly, and for some, the most profound of all, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809’s bad fortune, which saw them hit the frame of the goal on more than 30 occasions, can be seen as one of the prime factors in undermining the club’s progression last term. However, this can be viewed
as another one of their failures, as like the other top flight teams in the league, they failed to construct their own fate.
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