Fescue wrote: » He was ok but he has got that clanger in him that can cost you a goal. I don't see that he's done enough to keep Skrtel out of the team and I expect him to come straight back in.
delw wrote: » In fairness Skrtel not clannger proof either
Agent Coulson wrote: » Ok that was my first match thread and it was a win but the pressure and responsible for getting a win in a match thread is to much for me:( I think I will bow out with a record of one match thread and one win.
Utopia Parkway wrote: » Ridiculous how much space Ludogorets had to attack in there for their equaliser.Two quick passes from the back and they were into our penalty area. We were 1-0 up at 90 minutes. What are we trying to do? Score more goals in injury time. Just take the 1-0 and go home.
Augmerson wrote: » I don't want to like this or agree but it was very possible to lose tonight. Not a great performance by any means. A lot of work to be done before the next CL game.
Charlie19 wrote: » I've been critical of Sakho in the past but didn't think he'd that bad of a game, he didn't look as composed as Loveren on the ball but still done ok.
klose wrote: » Thought sakho was also good along with the two fullbacks bar when he took the balk down poorly and ludo hit the post.
Knex. wrote: » You know what's daunting? We could have quite easily lost that game 3 nil.
hangballlouie wrote: » When is Valdez ready to go? I'm hoping it is lined up.
Ardent wrote: » I must have watched a different game. I couldn't possibly pick a Liverpool player tonight who had a good game, bar Moreno.
hangballlouie wrote: » I think when Sturridge is back he'll play it all the time. I don't believe he rates Lambert or Borini enough to do a job from the start in bigger games.
Mr Alan wrote: » Mignolet needs to go, he is clearly not up to it.
Fescue wrote: » I get the feeling Rodgers wants to move away from the diamond but it remains the formation that gives us a real cutting edge.
Gbear wrote: » Individually quite a few good performances. Moreno seriously looks the business. An absolute steal if he keeps playing like this. Manquillo lacks a bit of composure in the final third but there's the making of a great full back in there. Dunno what he was doing up front to win the penalty but that's some damn fine initiative. Sakho and Lovren were pretty solid. They both made a couple of mistakes but were both let down by players supposed to be covering them as well. We've conceded relatively few chances in the last 2 games so I'm not sure what else Rodgers can do. Your defence needs to be able to make mistakes without it almost guaranteeing a goal be the result of it. They're supposed to be a team and cover each other (there were also a few examples of that working very well). Mistake by Mignolet. Disappointing. He failed virtually the only test he had all match. Coutinho was trying things that maybe should've been there. But they weren't and he constantly gave the ball away. If we get better balance up front we might see the best out of him but for the moment I think he needs to be benched. Lallana was pretty good. Lost the ball a few too many times though. He needs some more game time. The few times he's gotten close to the attack it's looked very promising. A bit more of that hopefully. Sterling didn't do much wrong. Not hugely effective either though. His final ball is a long way from the finished article but he gives you so much solid possession in the final third that it just makes things happen around him. Wasn't his fault they mostly didn't. Gerrard was ok. Just isn't involved a whole lot in our general play these days. His set piece delivery was mostly pretty poor. Nice to have a virtually guaranteed penalty taker though. I'm eager to see what our midfield looks like with someone more mobile. It's a bit sad seeing what was such an amazing player doing a menial task that pretty much any of our midfielders could do just as well. Balotelli, I was pretty impressed with. Made a few stupid fouls but worked pretty hard the whole game. He needs a partner though. Nice little finish. Borini seemed to work fairly well alongside him but losing Lallana and Coutinho from midfield and replacing them with Lucas was a blow. Lucas isn't good enough further up the pitch. He was never great on the ball aside from being able to turn, shield and pass it. He can't run at people. Our biggest problem is that Rodgers still hasn't quite figured out how to make this work with Mario. Hopefully we see the diamond against WHam. It still didn't work brilliantly but he hamstrung our midfield at the same time as changing the system - having players like Markovic, Lallana and Allen should do the trick. All in all I'm pretty pleased by the result. This is a problem that I think is down to Rodgers having to juggle too many things at the same time - we're trying to attack without both of last season's strikers as well as integrate 3 new attackers. We need to get a few results while Bren gets a firm grasp on the situation and to tide us over til Sturridge gets back.
Strongbow10 wrote: » Midfield is not good enough. The defence is completely exposed when we are being attacked, theres no protection whatsoever.
