Owen burst into the international scene with his spectacular solo strike against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup.
He helped Liverpool achieve the treble in 2001. His success and accolade accumulated and he won the European footballer of the year.
We expected him to go to greater heights but since then his performance has been mediocre. He is always hampered by his hamstring and is easily injured. Houllier had to take care not to use him too frequently to aggravate his situation.
Was he getting too big for his head or was he too ambitious when he decided to leave Liverpool and play for Real Madrid.
Gerrard for all his prima donna ways did the wise thing and stayed to see what changes Benitez could bring. There 's nothing to lose by remaining in Liverpool. If things didn't work out , he could always move on.
Though Liverpool struggles in the premiership they are walking on water when it comes to one off battles in cup competitions like FA Cup or European competition.
Last season he opted to move to Real Madrid as he thought he was going to a better club to have more opportunities to play champions league football.
He should have given the new manager a chance to prove himself in Liverpool . After all, isn't this the man who won the Primera Liga twice with Valencia and a Uefa cup to boot?
