Live it up, Liverpool!

This is a sad, sad season for any die-hard Liverpool FC fan. From the start of the season, it's been downhill with little to be happy about. We're no longer in contention for the Premier League Cup, Champion's League and the FA Cup and the only thing left to fight for is the fourth place in the Premier League - and even that looks like Everest at this point in time.

But the heartache for me, as a Liverpool FC fan, is not the losses we've had but the way we've played. There seems to be a lack of passion and energy in many of the games. Everyone seems to be talking about Benitez and his folly and mistakes but hey, he's just the manager! Just one man in the team... what about the players? Yes, Benitez may be making mistakes with some of his choices (Lucas for me is not what we need in midfield) but at the end of the day, there are 11 players on the field, each with his own specific job to do. But so far, it's been one lacklustre performance after another. For a team to succeed, it should not be about one or two players, it's the whole team! Last year's squad is only 4/5 players different from this year's. So, what does that say about the team?

And to make things worse, everyone is putting the entire blame on Benitez, including the likes of Jason McAteer and Ronnie Whelan. There have been numerous calls for the sacking of Benitez which has done more harm than good. I've learnt from my own working experience that it's always easier to make mistakes when under pressure or when there is a lack of faith shown by the boss. It has not helped that the American owners know nearly zilch about the game and has not had the financial means to turn the club around and have shown lack of support for Benitez. To have ex-players condemning the manager at this time will only make it worse.

Liverpool FC is not the first club to hit a slump. Just take a look at Arsenal, or Arsene Wenger in particular. Arsenal's last trophy was the FA Cup in the 2004/05 season and they've only managed 3rd or 4th placing in the last 4 seasons of the Premier League. Yet, there is no mention of terminating the manager! No ex-player moaning about Wenger playing a young team and selling off his experienced players. Well, at least, none that I heard of anyway.

It's easy for us to give critical comments but at this time, there is a need for the whole club to be united. It's time to talk less and do more. Show the others just what Liverpool FC is really made of. Let's show them what You'll Never Walk Alone really means!

Finally! I'm writing...

I've always been a procrastinator, putting things off till the very last minute (sometimes permanently!). Yet, if I really set my mind to getting something done, I'd give it my best shot and make whatever I'm doing perfect. So, I'm extreme either way! :P

Well, what better time to start off my blog then at the beginning of a new year? Most of us would probably identify with this phrase, "so much to do and so little time to do it". I know I do. But I have to start somewhere and this seems like a good place to do it.

I've always wanted to be a writer but somehow life has turned out differently for me. And now that I'm a wife and a mom, it's even harder to find the time to write. I tried to do some editing work for a community paper for free once but the deadlines were way too tight and I felt like I was drowning. So, it got thrown out the window.

Then, I tried writing reviews for movies that I watched (I am an avid movie fan) but you guessed it, being a mom means less time for movies. So, dead end on that one too.

So as a last resort, I'm trying my hand with this blog. God willing, this one won't get cut off too soon because I have lots to say! :P