Alan Hansen - Most popular for February 2012
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1. Caught Offside
Be a sheep. Whilst it is always good to locate the 'next big thing' and follow the trend of a
cheap player hitting a strong patch of form, do not attempt to adhere to the theory that buying the
most obvious players is pointless as everyone has them.
Sir Alex Ferguson, January 31st 2012
"I noticed Alan Hansen was at it again, saying we had not played well for one and a half years.
I reckon that comment goes alongside his claim a few years ago that you don't win anything with
youngsters, and you know how he finished up with egg on his face after dismissing the Ryan Giggs,
Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Gary Neville crop of kids so foolishly.
A few days ago, Mark Lawrenson argued that Arsene Wenger would probably 'fall on his sword' at the
end of the season, especially if he failed to guide Arsenal into next season's Champions League.
Liverpool legend Alan Hansen agrees with his former defensive partner, and believes the next 8-10
weeks could be the defining period of Wenger's reign.
Over the weekend, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish publicly praised returning striker Luis Suarez,
gushing that he is 'loved and revered' at Anfield. Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher aside, the
last non-Liverpudlian player to receive such acclaim and adulation was (arguably) Fernando Torres,
but legend Alan Hansen believes that Suarez has now eclipsed the Spaniard's popularity.
After failing to capture the League Cup against Nottingham Forest when they made it to the
finals for the first time in 1978, Liverpool would get their second chance three years later
against a West Ham United side who at the time were plying their trade in Division Two. Despite the
Hammers representing lower league opposition, they were hardly pushovers in a season that saw them
finish first to return to the top flight and make it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup as
winners of the previous season's FA Cup.
After failing to capture the League Cup against Nottingham Forest when they made it to the
finals for the first time in 1978, Liverpool would get their second chance three years later
against a West Ham United side who at the time were plying their trade in Division Two. Despite the
Hammers representing lower league opposition, they were hardly pushovers in a season that saw them
finish first to return to the top flight and make it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup as
winners of the previous season's FA Cup.
