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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 18 2014, 03:40 AM (3,241 Views) | |
| The Sicilian | Jan 18 2014, 11:18 PM Post #211 |
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Did I not mention the play acting by saying he went down pathetically holding his face when hit in the chest area? Didn't see Suarez getting hit, however you all celebrated the penalty so certainly saw that incident I mentioned. |
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| FLOPP'D | Jan 18 2014, 11:19 PM Post #212 |
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It's good that you read it back and realised how silly you sounded, so edited that in
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| The Sicilian | Jan 18 2014, 11:26 PM Post #213 |
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I edited it before you mentioned it as I put he went down pathetically. Point stands though. |
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| Papa_Lazarou | Jan 19 2014, 12:18 AM Post #214 |
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Gerrard and Coutinho put in the worst first half performance I've ever seen. Anyone who thinks that Gerrard can play that DM role right now is having a forking larff. It's no great coincidence that the only time we looked like a football team was when Lucas came on. He played better on one leg than Gerrard did for 45 minutes. As soon as Gerrard could ignore the defensive positioning and just move around looking for space and passes he transformed into the player we know he is. Allen is a mile too lightweight to play that role too. He keeps possession nicely most of the time but he can't do any of the defensive work that Lucas does. Henderson is unreal around the opposition box atm so playing him so much deeper was disastrous. It needs to be Lucas deep with Gerrard and Hendo ahead. Hendo pretty much playing AM and helping out on the left as Sterling does a pretty good job on the right. Suarez went down way too easily for the pen. I'm wondering if the ref saw some replays of all of the fouls he didn't give him in the first half and that swayed him a bit. Was still pretty silly by Guzan to go diving in like that though. There was only ever going to be one outcome. Toure and Skrtel is a mess of a partnership, especially when you have two such inept fullbacks. We need Enrique and Flanno to be first choice. Less said about Biggus Miggus the better. Good shot stopper when he can see the ball, otherwise he's been a nightmare. The three S's were about the only ones to really come away with any credit tbh. |
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| InWengerWeTrust | Jan 19 2014, 12:22 AM Post #215 |
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When are your defenders back? With Everton and Arsenal at home next I can see you dropping points in both games with today's defence. Although I'm not sure of the time frame for those games due to away games. |
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| Dotty | Jan 19 2014, 12:26 AM Post #216 |
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Agger should be back for Arsenal, Sakho for Bournemouth/Everton and Enrique could be back for West Brom. |
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| FLOPP'D | Jan 19 2014, 12:26 AM Post #217 |
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Sakho has been in full training for a week and a half. Enrique is back late January apparently. And on the Gerrard DM comment Papa, how well have we done at the Britannia since they came up? And how have we done against Villa since Rodgers took over? Probably not the best two fixtures to come into. Gerrard DM is the way forward. |
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| Dotty | Jan 19 2014, 12:27 AM Post #218 |
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Paul Lambert has never lost at Anfield. |
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| FLOPP'D | Jan 19 2014, 12:29 AM Post #219 |
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There you go. And we've never won in the PL at Stoke until our last game. |
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| BALLBAG | Jan 19 2014, 12:29 AM Post #220 |
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MOVE !!...Im Head Boy !!
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I never would have wanted to see Gerard in dm and the last two games sure as hell won't be changing my mind on that. Play him were he is best. |
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| Papa_Lazarou | Jan 19 2014, 12:32 AM Post #221 |
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I'm not saying it's not the way forward, I'm saying he's not ready for it now. Especially against a team that's pressing like Villa did. He was an utter mess for the first half. It was really hard to watch
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| FLOPP'D | Jan 19 2014, 12:35 AM Post #222 |
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Yeah it was a really bad half. By everyone though, is that all on Gerrard's shoulders? I don't think so. We have a big problem dealing with pressing. We should be playing through that and murdering teams. The whole defence and keeper are just too ponderous. And the likes of Henderson can't turn or pass the ball quick enough. You look at Sakho though and you can see that once Rodgers gets a near enough full turnover of the squad, we'll be a very very good team. |
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| Papa_Lazarou | Jan 19 2014, 12:40 AM Post #223 |
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I've just watched the game and I'd put the first half display down to two players. Gerrard and Coutinho. Both were an utter disgrace and just because Gerrard is a legend and actually turned up for the second half isn't going to blind me from his clear deficiencies in this game. He was partly at fault for both goals, especially the first and the number of times he gave the ball away in dangerous positions was insane. Never seen anything like it. Then he'd try and make up for it by going further up the pitch to influence things and leave himself even further out of position than he was in the first place! In terms of his passing and what you want it to bring to the team from DM - he did that exact thing from the more advanced CM position after Lucas came on. He doesn't need to be sitting deepest to do it. He also has to do twice as much running to play that deeper role and if you are trying to nurse him through his 30s then it's not the way to do it He's having to sprint way too much in the deep role and gets very little break.
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| UwesGrandad | Jan 19 2014, 12:54 AM Post #224 |
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Villa must be gutted after throwing the game away but for the second game in a row against a big side they've done themselves justice. I thought Gabby and Benteke were superb when they were both on but even Benteke alone was a menace. His hold up play is superb. Liverpool got out of jail in the end. As hard done by on a few occasions Suarez has been it didn't take long for him to revert to type. Clear dive but made easier by Guzan going so close to him, the ball was on its way out. If Villa play like this all season they'll be safe for sure. |
Will be keeping Cech in my pocket for the next 3 months. Thanks Pedro
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| FLOPP'D | Jan 19 2014, 12:57 AM Post #225 |
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Clear dive ffs lad he slides into him
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