Liverpool FC: Blame Not All Kenny Dalglish's to Take

Following the recent departure of Liverpool FC's director of football Damien Comolli, manager Kenny Dalglish said, "Everybody that has come into the club since Damien has been here has been my choice. Whoever I wanted, Damien went away and did a fantastic job in bringing them in."

Don't get me wrong. The fact that Dalglish is one of the few coaches left who always put club before self is one of the things I love about him. Thing is, though, the blame for Liverpool's poor form, as well as their weak (for them) league position, isn't all his to take.

For example, it's not Dalglish's fault Luis Suarez was suspended for eight games by the FA for—it said—racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra.

If what Suarez did was so horrible, why was Chelsea defender John Terry not suspended for doing the same thing to Anton Ferdinand of Queens Park Rangers?

What makes it even more perplexing is the fact that Terry will be facing criminal charges stemming from the incident in question.

It's also not Dalglish's fault that Liverpool find themselves in a bit of a pickle when it comes to goalkeepers for Saturday's FA Cup semifinal at Wembley.

Unless Dalglish ordered Pepe Reina to headbutt Newcastle's James Perch and asked Alexander Doni to get sent off in the victory against Blackburn, that's not his fault either.

Speaking of the win over Blackburn, Andy Carroll's goal scoring (or lack thereof) can hardly be placed on Dalglish's shoulders.

How could he, or anyone else for that matter, be expected to know that Carroll's strike rate would be so dramatically different?

While Carroll was with Newcastle (including his loan spell at Preston North End) and the English national team, Carroll scored a goal every 2.74 games (or appearances).

In his time with Liverpool, he's scoring a goal every 6.33 games.

To be sure, there are things that Dalglish can take the blame for: tactics that didn't work and substitutions that backfired.

I think most Liverpool fans are smart enough to know the difference and stay calm in the face of some rough days ahead.