well hindsights a wonderful thing
Owen left a side that nobody at the time thought could even challenge domestically or in Europe for a side that (in theory at least
) should challenge for everything. Its hard to look back and say he was wrong to do it. Not a great deal changed for Liverpool this year, thats why its such a surprise they won, remember they may have been tough to beat in Europe but in England they lost 14 games and finished level on points with Bolton !