In the Interest of Full Disclosure...

So in my last post, I whined about Rafa Benitez's pessimistic take on Liverpool's chances of winning the Barclay's Premier League title. One of his statements that I highlighted was his insistence that Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man U would have to collapse in order for Liverpool to have any chance winning the Premiership. In order to demonstrate that Arsenal in fact was near collapse, I pointed out that they lost at the Emirates to Hull City. Well, on Saturday, freaking Liverpool only managed to hold Hull City to a draw. Unfortunately, the game wasn't televised on Fox Soccer Channel so I wasn't able to see it, but I was extremely disappointed. However, I feel that since my previous post consisted of me bragging about Liverpool's superiority over Arsenal, I thought it was only fair that I hold myself accountable. So there you have it...

A Post that Probably Only I Care About

What the fuck is this Rafa? As some of my thousand upon thousands of readers may know, over the summer I developed quite an affinity for European football, particularly the Barclay's Premier League. My favorite team is Liverpool, largely because my favorite player Fernando Torres is their striker, but also because as a Wisconsin native I love the Green Bay Packers, and Liverpool (as one of England's most historic football powerhouses) is a lot like the Packers of English football. Anyways, now that we have the background out of the way, Rafa Benitez, Liverpool's oft brilliant manager has stated that it will take a "miracle" for Liverpool to claim the Premier League title. What!?! Maybe I'm living in some kind of fantasy world, but wasn't it the Reds of Liverpool that ended Chelsea's 86 game unbeaten run at Stamford Bridge (their home stadium in West London)? Wasn't it the Reds of Liverpool that beat Manchester United at Anfield (Liverpool's home stadium) 2-1 without Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard? The answer to both questions is yes. I don't know what my boy Rafa is smoking, but this is very distressing news. I'm not 100% confident that Liverpool will win the Premier League title, they've got a long and difficult road ahead of them, but by no means do I think it would take a miracle for them to do so. Also he's talking about the need for the other 3 members of the big four (the Big Four refers to the 4 best teams in English football: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool) to totally collapse in order for Liverpool to take the tile, has he seen Arsenal lately? They lost to Hull City at the Emirates (Arsenal's home stadium in North London), they lost to Aston Villa (admittedly a great squad) at the Emirates, and they lost to Stoke City! Seriously, you assholes lost to Stoke City? Granted Liverpool only managed to hold them to a draw at Anfield, but that's still better than a loss, and again Liverpool was decimated by injuries at that point. Don't get me wrong, I love Arsenal as well. Cesc Fabregas is an amazing player to watch, and Robin van Persie scores more goals than God. However, it looks to me that Arsenal is close to collapse, couple that with Liverpool's previous defeats of Chelsea and Manchester United, and I think their prospects for Premier glory are looking bright! So, Rafa, I love you buddy, but there's no need to dismiss your side's chances while you are sitting on top of the table. Go Reds!