Liverpool continues to struggle...is Rafa close to the exit?

Rafa's boys once again disappoint by dropping 2 points to Wolves with a 0-0 draw (those are the Wolves that find themselves just above the drop zone). Granted the draw moves Liverpool closer to the top 4 -

Position	Team	P	GD	PTS
1	Man Utd	23	34	50
2	Arsenal	22	34	48
3	Chelsea	21	34	48
4	Tottenham	23	20	41
5	Liverpool	23	14	38
6	Man City	21	12	38
7	Aston Villa	21	11	36
8	Birmingham	21	2	33
9	Fulham	22	0	27
10	Everton	21	-4	26
11	Stoke	21	-7	25
12	Blackburn	22	-16	24
13	Sunderland	21	-8	23
14	Wigan	20	-21	22
15	Bolton	21	-13	21
16	West Ham	22	-9	20
17	Wolves	22	-21	20
18	Burnley	22	-22	20
19	Hull	22	-26	19
20	Portsmouth	21	-14	15

However look at the games played - the 3 closest teams chasing Liverpool have 2 games in hand versus the Reds. Dropping points to the 17th place team is not what makes a champion either. Clearly Liverpool continues to tread water. I still do not think getting rid of Rafa right now makes sense, this can only be seen as a lost season for the Reds. So let Rafa manage to the end of the season then allow the new gaffer a full off season to prepare for the next campaign. Then again Rafa might escape to northern Italy if the rumors are to be believed. Which I think would be a poor choice for Juventus, granted they had their manager when Deschamps was there and got them back into Serie A, too bad they could not agree on how to keep him at his former club.

The manager merry go around continues.