When you replace
Fernando Torres with
Andy Carroll, Xabi Alonso with Jordan Henderson, Dirk Kuyt with Stewart Downing, Gerrard and Carragher are older... You know you're gonna go down. Benitez was such an underrated manager too, his teams catually defended which always sort of gave them a chance in games. He never came close to winning the BPL bar 08/09 but how far could he go with 2 players basically carrying the team? He masterminded one of the worst teams on paper to ever win the CL, a squad that is actually almost comparable to the current one which is languishing in mid-table. Good job Scouser board
