Henry: Rafa to blame for Reds' lack of depth

Rafa Benitez has been in the news lately talking about making a return to the Premier League and dropped several hints that he would be open to move back to Anfield if the opportunity arose. Well, he might have to wait until another shareholder takeover at Liverpool before he gets called in for an interview.

Liverpool owner John Henry recently lamented Liverpool's severe lack of depth in the squad and blamed the previous regime in charge for the club's imbalanced squad.

"The worst surprise was the lack of depth. Our biggest concern was this issue - and it was a bigger issue than we feared. There was a huge, multi-year payroll for a squad with very little quality in depth," he said in an interview with Four Four Two.

Henry's comments aren't surprising and perhaps timely following another tame performance by Kenny Dalglish' men against West Brom, who are managed by the man Henry sacked a few months back, Roy Hodgson.

Liverpool's midfield pairing of Jay Spearing and Lucas Leiva produced next to nothing in terms of supply for Luiz Suarez or Andy Carroll while the lack of actual wingers was extremely evident with neither Dirk Kuyt or Raul Meriles providing genuine attacking options down the flanks.

Perhaps more alarming for Henry and Dalglish was the frequency in which the Reds kept deploying long balls towards Carroll who was often left to his own devices up front, which is somewhat reminiscent to the days when Peter Crouch plied his trade in a Liverpool shirt. In fact, Carroll's dejected demeanor, which was on display for much of the match, was similar to the one Fernando Torres wore for the first half of the season prior to his move to Chelsea.

The fact is, Henry, Damien Comolli and the rest of the Anfield hierarchy need to realise that purchasing strikers alone won't be enough to make Liverpool a championship winning team.