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Can King Kenny ever be sacked?

Originally posted 1st April on live4footy.com


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Whisper it quietly but is King Kenny running out of time?

The Messiah was hailed on his return to Anfield and rightly so. Kenny Dalglish has a track record of success not only at his beloved Liverpool but also at Blackburn. 

The "feel good factor" was massive especially as the club also had new owners and a sizeable war chest to improve a mediocre team. There was a massive wage bill and far too many average players who cared nothing about Liverpool's history.

Kenny was the man for the job. Or was he?

Football has moved on considerably since Dalglish was in charge and it could be argued that the move now looks to have backfired. What would Benitez have been able to achieve with over £100 million to play with?

Kenny has spent poorly. Henderson does not seem to have it in him to progress to an acceptable level although he is young so who can tell? Downing seems to have gone backwards and Carroll has been woeful. 

Having said that, you can see what Kenny was trying to do. A big strong foil for Suarez supplemented by crosses from at least one true winger. It just hasn't come off.

Kenny has one Cup in the bag and is on the trail of the bigger one but if his team bring their Premier League game to the Semi with Everton then Kenny's restructuring must be seen as a failure. 

The question is, can you sack a Messiah? 



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