Liverpool 4 Arsenal 0 - Season 2021-2022

The first in a mini-series of readings from my third self-published book and first on the Mighty Reds of Liverpool, and a rather outlandish proclamation that Arsenal wouldn't figure in the shake up for the Premier League for a "decade" and other rambling, opinionated nonsense!

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"For nearly half an hour of tonight’s encounter it was clear that Thomas would not be “charging through the midfield”, Ian Wright would not be conducting a celebratory dance in front of the away end and nor would God be scoring a 4 and a half minute hat-trick at the Anfield Road End. For 30 minutes the game was dour, unexciting, formulaic and rigid, and very much in the making of the current Arsenal team. This Arsenal team are years away from challenging for the game’s highest honours and that may seem like a ridiculous statement to make but I’ve made it, and made it with first hand knowledge of the trials and tribulations that Arsenal have suffered for a few years and will continue to do so for some time to come.

I watched a lot of games under Graeme Souness as he struggled under the weight of the King’s departure and an ageing squad, together with signings such as Torben Piechik, Julian Dicks, Paul Stewart and István Kozma were never going to propel the Reds to the League Title.

The famed “boot room” was dismantled and Souness changed too much too soon by his own admission but that wasn’t the biggest problem.

The problem was following The King.

For “Kenny Dalglish Syndrome” at Liverpool for Graeme Souness and a Champagne Charlie, read “Arsene Wenger Syndrome” for the current Arsenal manager and, judging on yet another poor result for Manchester United this afternoon, read “Alex Ferguson Syndrome” for the troubles at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may be at the wheel, but he has an albatross of a legend on his goal scoring shoulders".

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