Fescue wrote: » They were making the point on Sunday Supplement this morning that teams are now targeting Gerrard. For me he isn't contributing enough in the role to justify shaping the team around him. He was by no means the big problem against West ham but I think we need to look to others now with Gerrard not being so integral to everything.
klose wrote: » Picked a good weekend to be horrendous spurs united and one of Chelsea/city/ both will drop points. Still ****ing pissed off with yesterday
NukaCola wrote: » Missed opportunity yesterday.....very annoyed still.
Utopia Parkway wrote: » A small crumb of comfort but a very small one.
rossie1977 wrote: » a team that finishes 2nd shouldn't be integrating 6+ players into a team..therein lies a big part of the problem
NukaCola wrote: » Our squad needed depth, especially with more games in Europe....only the incredibly stupid can not see that.
aramush wrote: » Bit harsh on Sterling there, only player who tried to make something happen in that second half imo.
garra wrote: » All of a sudden teams are targetting Gerrard? And why are they not targetting Lucas or the likes of Allen/Henderson? Because Gerrard has the quality to control a game and hurt opposition, its the midfielders around him that need to raise their game to a level where they would also be justifiably "targetted". Every time we go through a bad patch its Gerrard who is slated, its like GroundHog Day every time it happens. Gerrard needs to be complemented in midfield with fast players who are comfortable on the ball and can get turned- you saw the difference Llalanna made yesterday. Having said that, I would prefer not to see Gerrard start 2 games in 4 days, its not fair to expect high performance levels without adequate rest between matches.
Francie Barrett wrote: » Whatever you say about United being rubbish defensively, at least they're scoring goals and look decent going forward. We're rubbish defensively, rubbish in midfield, and rubbish in attack.
Harry Palmr wrote: » Sure they have RvP, Rooney, Falcao and Di maria all playing today Liverpool have Sterling and Balo right now. Plus er Borini and 5 mins from Lambert. When Studge gets back it'll look better up top but the other issues will remain live ones.
Harry Palmr wrote: » Soton to win the league at a canter Anyone seen Washington Irvine or has he changed his name?
Gbear wrote: » They'll be far less prevalent if we play the best players available in a system that suits them. We mightn't have the best back 5 in the league and our style might lead to leaving them exposed even if they were, but a lack of quality in the squad isn't what has caused our mostly poor performances this season.
garra wrote: » All of a sudden teams are targetting Gerrard? And why are they not targetting Lucas or the likes of Allen/Henderson?
Fescue wrote: » My point is even if you do get the right balance in midfield for Gerrard to perform, is he contributing enough to have two players doing all the work for him. For me Allen could do a really nice job in Gerrards role. Less long passes but he is an excellent passer who is much more mobile. Henderson and whoever else can then concentrate on their own performances.
SlickRic wrote: » Those 130pm games went pretty perfectly.
Fescue wrote: » Not very nice.
