Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

Kirby wrote: »

Don't underestimate the manager too. Very few players from spain will know who Rodgers is where as Wenger has a reputation.

manager is key. how many players did moyes try to sign last summer and was rebuffed time and time again eventually having to settle for fellani at the last second. swap jose and rodgers around and there would be no talking about london or other stuff here.

Yeah would be happy to see gerrard rested, hopefully the beginning of Rodgers not playing him every available minute of every game.

Bowlardo wrote: »

Team for tomorrow
Mig /Moreno toure skrtel Moreno/
Can lucas
Sterling Henderson
Lambert Borini

Moreno is going to be knackered for the weekend.

Hoki wrote: »

I'd be definitely starting Enrique tomorrow night . Better defensively than Moreno.

Isn't he injured?

In game mangement not really working thought.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says his side "haven't reached the speed or intensity" needed in their game this season.

The Northern Irishman admits that "more games, less training time" means he is "having to work out things in the game".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29889961

Maddock also reports that Rodgers is considering resting Raheem Sterling too.

This Is Anfield are reporting the above.

Kerrigooney wrote: »

In Rodgers first season we were rubbish until Xmas and then improved.

Last season,not great until Xmas and then went mental.

Are Rodgers teams just slow to get going?

I can't believe I wrote that tbh..it sounds mad. Maybe there's a tiny bit of truth in it...I dunno...

We were top of the table at Xmas !

Agent Coulson wrote: »

In game mangement not really working thought.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29889961

Of all the crap Rodgers occasionally spouts, his new mantra of 'more games, less coaching time' is the one that pisses me off the most. I mean, what's his point? We'd be better off out of the CL? Successful managers deal with the frequency of matches - it's part of being successful.
To be suddenly coming out to say that he hasn't enough coaching time with the players is ridiculous.

Gbear wrote: »

And we're currently ahead of 3 of our main top 4 rivals.

It wasn't until November when we really got going.

Won our first 3 games and were top in September too

Maybe I should try being more positive ,but last season I though we were good at this stage ,not perfect by any means but going the right direction and in the main playing positively .

This year we are worse in October than September , look lost on how to address the problem and I am finding it hard to see any positive sign that we are going to turn it around.I certainly don't think incorrectly recalling that something similar happened last year can asuage doubts

Bandana boy wrote: »

Won our first 3 games and were top in September too

Maybe I should try being more positive ,but last season I though we were good at this stage ,not perfect by any means but going the right direction and in the main playing positively .

This year we are worse in October than September , look lost on how to address the problem and I am finding it hard to see any positive sign that we are going to turn it around.I certainly don't think incorrectly recalling that something similar happened last year can asuage doubts

In September we played 5 games and won just one game at home to Ludgorets whereas in October we played 6 games winning 3 so not sure how we are worse in October than we were in September to be honest.

We were performing much better this time last year, we are in fact 2 losses and 6 points worse off than at this stage last season but crucially our schedule of games was much lighter, for example for the whole of October and November last year we only played 6 games in total due to no European games and no Carling Cup and we have in fact played double that amount this season in the months of October and November.

Thats where the manager is struggling for me, he hasnt adapted to those 3 day turnarounds whereas last season he had 5 or 6 days to plan, coach and prepare for a weekend match he doesnt have that luxury now. Its a crucial area of management trying to rotate enough but not too much and one where the manager is not particularly experienced.

I'd play...

Mig
Manq-Skrtel-Lovren-Moreno
Gerrard-Can (or Lucas)
Hendo-Lallana
Sterling
Mario

Having two defensive midfielders would be my preference. Having six defensive players on the pitch is the only way to play Madrid imo. I'd be looking to bring on Philippe for his trickery and Borini (the new Kuyt?) for his workrate at the 60+min mark. Then Rickie or Marko at the 80 mark.
On the off chance we have something to protect I guess Allen would need to come on with either Can or Lucas (whichever one of them didn't start).

Pool need to get very very very lucky to get anything at all from this game.

the kelt wrote: »

Thats where the manager is struggling for me, he hasnt adapted to those 3 day turnarounds whereas last season he had 5 or 6 days to plan, coach and prepare for a weekend match he doesnt have that luxury now. Its a crucial area of management trying to rotate enough but not too much and one where the manager is not particularly experienced.

Can't argue with that. BR is learning to deal with the added pressure of not just midweek games but BIG midweek games. We've seen plenty of teams struggle in the past either in Europa or the CL. It would have been interesting to see how he would have handled Sturridge as well considering we all knew he was made of glass before these latest injuries.

Need to get through this game in tact, without getting murdered (More than 3-0) and then plan for the weekend. Thats football, we all wanted CL footie back ... well, here it is

Have to say I'm dreading the game tonight

The fact that it's on TV3 only adds to the impending sense of doom.

Hopefully we can at least show a bit of life, energy and cohesion. We've been chronically flat and lethargic for the last few games