Liverpool hasn't won a league title since 1990, and the club's fervent supporters are eager to see a Premier League trophy in Anfield next year. To that end, Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is already reminding those fans that this probably won't happen."Yes, clearly it's more difficult [to win the league] here than in Spain because the top sides spend big, big money. ... We will try to do our best and the key for me is to not talk about the title. The key is to be near the top, to be contenders. If we stay close then I think we are capable of doing it. It is an option, for sure."
Yes, the Premier League crown is an option, not a priority. After all, who needs a domestic league title as long as you can finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League? Those are the 13 games that really matter, right?
Of course, Rafa is just looking for more money for the summer transfer window, which the owners can't give him because they're too busy paying down the loan they took out to buy the club. So Rafa is expected to sell off a bunch of underused players -- including Peter Crouch, Xabi Alonso and, shockingly, John Arne Riise -- to raise the money. No matter what happens, though, you can expect Rafa to view fourth place as first place in the Premier League. Apparently, he doesn't think he can afford any more than that.
