The Pako factor

I remember Parks mentioned this way back in the season when Pako left and Liverpool's form first began to falter...yesterday I posted something similar to this article, pointing out that Benitez has suddenly had a bit too much on his hands. Some more backing points (like Ferguson's lack of success without a number 2...though that is also down to other factors like injuries) along with quotes from Benitez on Pako which I had never read before.

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,13320_3162990,00.html


(Disclaimer: this site is usually notorious for anti-Liverpool spin)

'Ferguson has been without an assistant in two seasons in recent times - 2001/02 and 2003/04. In both of those campaigns they finished an almost unthinkable third, ten and 15 points behind Arsenal respectively.'


2003/2004 really was an awful season bar the FA cup.