Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14 Mod warning Post #1041

K-9 · 12-01-2014 10:51pm

opr wrote: »

Just to weigh in a little on the Coutinho/Sterling debate now Sturridge is back. Certainly I think if you're going on form Sterling fully deserves the spot. I do think though that while his killer passes/shooting have been abysmal this year, he still nits midfield with attack quite well and the idea of a front three wit Coutinho in theory makes more sense than Sterling. I'm intrigued by the idea of playing the front three of Sterling/Suarez/Sturridge with Coutinho behind them and two sitting midfielders although I can't see it being something Rodgers will try anytime soon. All in the all I think it would be extremely harsh to not at least give Sterling the shot given the respective rise/fall in form of both players. Either way nice problems to have and which ever one gets the chop will give us a proper impact sub at the 60 minutes mark similar to having the injection that Sturridge brought today.

Opr

I'd be happy enough playing the 4 of them against Villa, but the worry would be we've a soft enough under belly as it is, and I think Rodgers would drop Henderson if it came to it. Coutinho is game for the size of him, but we'd miss Henderson in that role and we'd be depending on Gerrard and Lucas to shore things up.

When I look at the squad and the options we have up front, Aspas and Alberto as well, we are down to the bare bones at the back despite a good few options there, it makes the lack of a CM signing in the last year all the more galling. We really are limited in what we can do there.

Turtyturd · 12-01-2014 10:51pm

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

Ok I'll further my point, this is what I'm fed up, this is not really debating Gerrards merits is it? And that's just in the last 3 months!

The lads telling us how great Gerrard is were quick out to blocks last week following his assist....I hope they are so punctual this week.

I don't think it"s a coincide that the period where Lucas got most praise was one where Gerrard was in and out of the team with injury...he was playing alongside Meireles and Adam, players not on Gerrard's level but they knew how to play CM and Lucas could concentrate on his game.

Personally I'd replace Gerrard first...and Henderson then before Lucas. People can praise his energy and his running around hustling players but he does little else, can't tackle, offers little creativity, and the less said about his shooting the better.

Yep Gerrard needs to be managed correctly. The ideal time to do it IMO was when Kenny came back...Gerrard was injured and we cope well without him when for years people were writing us off as a one man team. Unfortunately in the years since then he seems to have been built up again as some undroppable figure on the back of what have been to me, mediocre and half decent seasons.

He still has desire for the big games against United, City, Spurs, Chelsea and Everton but in the others he just seems half arsed.

Great free....we should have just let Gerrard kick it at the wall.

Take Gerrard off and play with 10.

I'd be one of the critics of Gerrard's role as captain. All well and good sticking it to Van Persie in a match against United but when we need someone to rally the team against the likes of Stoke he often disappears.

In saying that we don't really have any alternatives who would rally the team

Seems like I watched the wrong game...Gerrard/Sturridge did nothing of note while Sahko staked a claim to be France's CF ahead of Giroud ...and footballs forever number 2 delivered a big performance.

Please tell me that opinion was fashionable 3months ago??? The last thing I want is to be some Nuri-esque hipster.

looder · 12-01-2014 10:51pm

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