Poll: Can Liverpool Challenge for the Title This Season?

By: Daryl | September 15th, 2008

Before the season, I would have said no. There was no way Liverpool were challenging for the Premier League title. I thought they relied too heavily on Stevie Gerrard and Fernando Torres, still lacked wingers (as I’m sure Liverpool fans are tired of hearing) and Rafa Benitez was too easily distracted by the Champions League.

But then on Saturday, Rafa went out and beat Manchester United at Anfield with Gerrard only playing the last 20 and Torres not playing at all. With a winger scoring the winner and on the weekend before the start of the Champions League. So looks like I was wrong.

Right now Liverpool are level on points with Chelsea at the top of the Prem. So the question is: Can Liverpool challenge for the title this season? Not “can they win it” but can they challenge? Will they still be involved in the title race at the end of the season and not just fighting to secure Champions League footy. Vote in our poll below.

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• Liverpool FC Website |  September 15th, 2008 at 4:11 am

  
  
  

  Yes.

  Posted from India

  

• Tony Montana |  September 15th, 2008 at 4:19 am

  
  
  

  It’s going to be interesting this season without a doubt and I think Liverpool will do well but I’ve got my eye on Manchester United and Chelsea.

  I think Chelsea will be on fire for most of the season and probably beat Manchester United on Sunday but I believe Manchester United will take their time getting themselves together and composed and then come out the winners when its said and done with Chelsea running out of steam towards the end of the season.

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• mele419 |  September 15th, 2008 at 4:32 am

  
  
  

  haha 55-4.
  But i think they can. Hopefully they can knock Citeh off their high horse…

  Posted from United States

  

• $killZ |  September 15th, 2008 at 5:50 am

  
  
  

  nope.

  Posted from United States

  

• chait |  September 15th, 2008 at 7:28 am

  
  
  

  it will be a 4 horse race this season…i.e if all the top four barring chelsea can cope up with injuries

  Posted from United States

  

• ssm |  September 15th, 2008 at 7:47 am

  
  
  

  If we can keep everyone healthy for a full season for a change, then absolutely. But if Rafa has to keep jockeying people around to fill in holes left by injuries, then I’m not so sure.

  Posted from United States

  

• Charles |  September 15th, 2008 at 8:53 am

  
  
  

  I think you give Rafa too much credit. Yes coaches can influence games by doing really stupid things but it’s teams that win or lose games. I don’t care who coaches Chelsea or Man U. As long as they have the talent that they do, they will contend for the top spots no matter who is at the helm.

  Posted from United States

  

• areallaticfromthesouth |  September 15th, 2008 at 10:01 am

  
  
  

  Can’t believe you have asked the ? Liverpool will NEVER win the title with Benitez in charge.

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• Gaston |  September 15th, 2008 at 11:23 am

  
  
  

  its only been what??? 4 games and people are crowning liverpool EPL champions already.

  i hate Man U, but respect them, they know when to win when necessary. something that other clubs in england can’t do, only arsenal has done it for a brief period. chelsea didn’t do it by itself, its thanks to their owner

  Posted from United States

  

• Ak |  September 15th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

  
  
  

  Unlikely: they were lucky to get that win against United, and they’ll have to do much more than that to mount a title challenge.

  Posted from United States

  

• Jack |  September 15th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

  
  
  

  Hell no.

  Posted from United States

  

• prakash |  September 16th, 2008 at 10:09 am

  
  
  

  yes indeed, its about time liverpool show their quality in prem as they have shown in the uefa champ league

  Posted from United States

  

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