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Liverpool Can Win The Title This Season As Long As Rafa Is In Charge

 
Liverpool are at the top of the league, three points clear of their nearest rival, Chelsea. Liverpool will entertain Stoke today and a win at the Britannia Stadium will extend Liverpool's lead to six points as Chelsea will only play their game against Manchester United on Sunday. The 38 Premiership games can be seperated into two parts, the first encounters against the other 19 teams and the second encounters against the 19 teams. Liverpool had completed their first encounters against the 19 teams after the 5-1 win over Newcastle. Bolton are the only side who had played two games with Liverpool this season. Judging by Liverpool's first of two encounters with the other 19 Premiership teams, the Reds scored 32 goals and conceded 13 goals. And many would agree that Liverpool played better in the second-half of those games, including the comebacks against Manchester City and Wigan Athletic. And therefore, I reckon that Liverpool usually play better in the second 45 minutes because Rafa knows how to ... (link)

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