For what feels like a lifetime – which in some case’s may actually be true – we’ve been hearing Liverpool fans harping on about how “it’s their year”. After several false dawns, utter disappointments, and fateful slips (sorry Stevie G), it looks as if it might actually be their year. And now when the Anfield faithful spout that overplayed cliché of a line, you can’t help but feel that for once they could be on to something.
Given how Liverpool are seen as one of the biggest clubs in Europe, it’s quite frankly embarrassing that they’ve still yet to bring home the Premier League trophy. This once dominant club has seen the Premier League head to bitter enemies Manchester United, to free-spending Manchester City, to similarly free-spending Chelsea, to Arsene Wenger’s magnificent Arsenal side, to uber underdogs Leicester City, and even to current Championship side Blackburn Rovers over the years – all while giving an envious glance and proclaiming how this next season was to be their year.
The last time that Liverpool actually won the league title was back in the 1989/90 season, when it was simply known as the English First Division. For all that LFC fans love to remind their rivals of “five times” in reference to their European Cup/Champions League triumphs, those same fans are absolutely desperate to see the Premier League finally added to the Liverpool trophy cabinet.
When looking at the tools at their disposal, there really hasn’t been a better opportunity for Liverpool to win the Premier League – and that includes those teams that were headed up by Anfield royalty such as Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Luis Suarez, and, err Andy Carroll.
Now, with title favourites Manchester City having surprisingly dropped some points early on, maybe – just maybe – the stars are aligning for this year to finally be their year. But then, maybe this is just another campaign that will ultimately flatter to deceive for Liverpool.