Liverpool Banter Archive March 17 2015

 

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17 Mar 2015 20:52:03
I firmly believe Victor Wanyama Micah Richards Holger Badstuber Stevan Jovetic would be ideal for us, any interest? All affordable, all with something to prove, all of a good age, fit into our style and Rodgers can get the best out of them.
Cheers
Good work

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{Ed002's Note - No.}

17 Mar 2015 23:02:30
IMO, none of those players are good enuff. Barstuber hasn`t played in about 2 years and Jovetic is an expensive sicknote which we can do wihout. As for Wanyama, I think we`re about done with buying Saints players based on how the 3 we bought are panning out at the moment.

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17 Mar 2015 23:35:41
I've always thought Richards has the talent to be the very best in the game. If he had hendos appetite he would be. But he just isn't stepping up. Jotevic would be too big of a gamble for the price city would want. Wanayama would not be an improvement and barstuber I don't know enough to comment.

One player Who looks like he could turn into a pretty handy DM is jack cork. Is he on loan from Chelsea? Or was he bought? Just wondering, not necessarily lfc related.

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{Ed002's Note - Corked was sold by Southampton to Swansea a few weeks ago. He won't be moving again anytime soon.}

18 Mar 2015 02:46:58
Micah Richards, like many players, is promoted by his agent based upon a spectacular spurt of good form long ago.
I really hope we don't even consider signing this bling-wearing has-been.

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18 Mar 2015 06:59:26
I think Jovetic could still be good.

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18 Mar 2015 12:10:09
I mentioned long before he even moved to city that Fiorentina were having a hard time moving Jovetic on because of chronic knee issues (not dissimilar to Owen Hargreaves). Seems like he is still struggling and would be a gamble for anyone really as they are unlikely to resolve his injury problems.

Nevada

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17 Mar 2015 19:18:55
Hi Eds
I remember earlier on in the season when we were playing badly it was looking likely that Rodgers would leave at the end of the season if not before. Have the better performances of late given him more time or do you think it's top 4 or bust for him?

Thanks in advance

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{Ed002's Note - I answered this earlier.}

17 Mar 2015 23:03:57
He is on his way to keeping his job BUT FSG will still provide him with a framework under which he will have to work (DOF and other stuff). If BR does accept the help, he stays. If not, he goes.

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18 Mar 2015 09:26:43
If they finish the season with nothing and outside the top four then he is gone for sure.

If they finish the season inside the top four and/or win the FA cup then he will probably remain, but be told he is to accept a DoF and work under him as purely head coach.

It is blatantly apparent that leaving things as they are is not an option.

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19 Mar 2015 08:32:14
I think he stays regardless.

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17 Mar 2015 18:48:12
Hey Eds,
Thanks for all the hard work - this is by far the best place online to get good info on club dealings.

Not a specific query on a player, but what can you see the clubs transfer policy being for the summer?

We are still a bit short of depth, but we don't need squad players anymore, we need more first teamers to create some strong competition for starting roles.

Can you see FSG sanctioning some big money signings (+30 mill game changers) or do you think the policy will remain to be buy young, test the waters and move driftwood on at a later date, if they don't cut the mustard?

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{Ed001's Note - selling to buy will dictate the policy, as will the league finishing place.}

17 Mar 2015 19:04:53
Couple of points I would appreciate any response on:

A. In my humble opinion our only major signing this summer needs to be a RWB with a budget of upto 35mil who would you guys like to see come in? (fantasy & realistic)

B. If Sterling doesn't come to his senses and we move him on (hope we don't and pretty sure he will stay) What's his value and who would people like to replace him with? Personally I'd like a swap deal for Isco or Pedro, real quality like we should of done with Sanchez in the Barca deal

Welcome any response YNWA

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17 Mar 2015 19:16:44
A. Realistic-clyne, fantasy-danilo
B. No player is bigger than the club

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17 Mar 2015 19:18:53
A. Realistic-clyne fantasy-danilo
B. Ibe

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17 Mar 2015 23:16:28
Can the Sterling bashing stop for a moment because it is getting old and boring? Based on the Eds info, the boy wants to stay and the club wants to keep him hence, there is common ground there. Let the process run its course and if he goes, he goes. But all these suppositions and assumptions on his character (cos many of those bashing him don`t know him personally nor the nature of the negotiations), how much he wants, is he good enuff as well as BR/SG mouthing off to the media when they should have just shut their gobs, is poisoning the well. Sterling is not the finished article, I agree BUT he is a very good young player and a player like him is not one you sell out of spite or stupid pride. He`s the one you do all you can to keep and if all has been done to keep him and he still wants to go then, goodluck to him.

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18 Mar 2015 01:35:02
Very well said redohio. He clearly wants to stay but just cares about money more which most players do in this day and age.

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18 Mar 2015 02:59:16
But neither of us really know if he only cares about money, do we? When Hazard had not signed his contract, I did not hear a peep about it in the media. Why? because Mou kept their mouths shot. The reason the media won`t stop is because BR/SG had to open their gobs and could not just mind their own business and avoid the questions. Allow the process to run it`s course and forget the media circus behind it.

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18 Mar 2015 04:22:02
A: D.Janmaat or G.van der Wiel (both could be seen as realistic). £8-11m / £-8m7
B: M.Depay & R.Firmino as Sterling would likely bring in enough to get both.

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17 Mar 2015 17:03:51
Bookies making us faviroute to sign zlatan they must be really board after Cheltenham
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17 Mar 2015 17:16:55
As I said earlier on, it all makes sense now. Mario was a warm up for the crazy that is Zlatan. Its all part of BR's master plan, mark my words ;-)

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17 Mar 2015 19:44:09
Doubt FSG are looking to dish out 300K wages plus we would have to widen the tunnel at Anfield to get his ego through.

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17 Mar 2015 20:20:12
G-flex, it was widened for Razor Ruddock and then extended out wide at the top for the Italian!

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17 Mar 2015 23:18:01
We`re going to need a more room than that for his alter ego as he like to talk about himself in the third person.

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18 Mar 2015 14:27:10
A. We need more than a RWB. Jones and Johnson's contracts are up so they both need a replacement. Not sure if Manquillo stays, but Flanagan is coming back and Wisdom should be given a chance before his future is settled. Also think Ibe has shown glimpses of being the perfect wingback for this system, so it'll be interesting to see how he finishes the season.

I'd keep Can playing the position he is playing ATM and buy someone to fit the middle of the park now that Gerrard's gone. Would love to see all our cash from sales invested in a big boy like Pjanic or Khedira. Also like the thought of Vietto playing with Sturridge, Sterling and Coutinho, though you know we're not his dream club.

B. Still think Sterling will sign with us. I haven't been worried about the club losing their best players, because I think they see the benefits of staying together.

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17 Mar 2015 16:56:12
Wigan are playing tonight so I'll be very interested as to how Jerome Sinclair gets on! Hopefully he can be as successful there as Ojo so far!

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18 Mar 2015 10:07:15
Odd decision made in that game - taking off Ojo who knows Sinclair and how to find him well, bringing in Sinclair whose only been there for about 2 days. Surely you want them on the field together when possible, at least initially?

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17 Mar 2015 16:30:50
Big shout out to a couple of players who have under the cosh from a few doubting Thomas's over the last 6 months or so, little Joey Allen and big Mig's in goal, for me the two standout performers from last nights potential banana skin, Mig's has sorted out his crosses and Allen looked fit and played it forward more, credit to them the coaching staff and BR.
Bring on super Sunday biggest game of the season! YNWA

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17 Mar 2015 18:00:38
Mignolet and Allen were ok yesterday, no points were proven. Mignolet's distribution was again cringeworthy and Allen played well apart from the fact that (as ed pointed out) he didn't show for the ball enough from defence.

What we needed last night was for Allen to take the game by the scruff of the neck and start dictating the game. Let your defenders know that you want the ball on every occasion, when you make a pass let the receiving player know that you want that ball back. Allen is not the kind of personality for that role. We saw Gerrard come on and show Allen exactly how it's done.

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17 Mar 2015 19:29:58
You make fair points Mr Rum, but I think the positives out way the neg's with Mingnolet's recent improvement, distribution can be worked on, so considering his age (25 I think) I would stick with him and hope he develops further into the top class keeper we would need to win the league.

On Allen your spot on regarding his mentality he will never be that type but doesn't have to be, if he can carry on from the last couple of months then he's an excellent tidy player to have in the squad (albeit not really the welsh Xavi) fan's wanted Hendo out before last season look at him now, even talk of next England captain on talksport today! I think we are likely to see Hendo & Can as first choice CM next season, but again with many games to play little Joey can play an important role, I think his style suits the way we play.

So I would hang on to both, sounds like maybe the grass is greener for you and youd have more revolving door at Melwood?

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17 Mar 2015 23:28:54
Fair points, Rum BUT you make another false argument yet again. Allen is not your guy and I get that. However, the way you compare him to SG in terms of leadership and ability is just wrong. His job is not to dictate play not to be the quarterback in midfield because he is not equipped to play that role so asking him to do that is setting him up to fail. He is a tidy player and when pushed forward, two-footed, has decent footwork and is composed in possession under pressure. I thought we would struggle w/o Lucas YET we haven`t missed a beat and we`re still on a tear and Allen`s pressence in midfield has aided that. Is he a starter? NO. Is he a good backup to have in the squad? Based on he recent performances (bar maybe yesterday BUT again, we were pretty poor bar Mingo), ABSOLUTELY.

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18 Mar 2015 00:31:41
Redohio, You still haven't answered my question on the other posts page.

Red Rum

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18 Mar 2015 02:50:58
Coud not find your question actually, Rum. What was it?

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17 Mar 2015 15:04:48
So, I've seen a few people praising Allen's performance yesterday. He was excellent last night and what made me stand up applaud was when Can was by passed like stuck in quicksand and Allen put in a last ditch tackle.

I just hope this wasn't like Shelvy, where he always steps up his game against his former club, then falls back into mediocrity for 10 games.

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17 Mar 2015 16:38:45
You obvious haven't watched his last couple of games because he has been very good in all of them, in fact MOM in at least 2 of them

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17 Mar 2015 16:52:48
Shelvy if he continues to put the work in and cuts out the rashness can be a top midfielder. Really like the lad. Very good player

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17 Mar 2015 18:36:21
Good player with potential he maybe but Shelvey has got nastiness in him. There were at least 2 occasions from yesterday where he showed his dirty personality: the elbow on Joe Allen and he hit the ball straight at Gerrard after Gerrard was fouled and was on the floor, but no-one noticed it.

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17 Mar 2015 20:29:41
Nasty or not, Shelvey has the potential to be class.

Hopefully he'll fulfil his promise and return one day.

You never know.

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17 Mar 2015 22:19:45
wouldn't it be great if we had a midfielder with the tenacity of Allen, the passing and composure of Shelvey and the goals and leadership of Henderson.wait, haven't we got someone called Steve Gerrard ?

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17 Mar 2015 23:33:22
Shelvey is too inconsistent and is also a hothead which is why to me, he never made it at LFC. Good player yes BUT Hendo, Allen, Can, Couts and Lallana would be way ahead of him in the pecking order wouldn`t get a game ahead of these guys, IMO. Not too bothered really because as we can see, Swansea is his level.

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17 Mar 2015 23:55:26
Unfortunately, Gerrard's tenacity has gone and his goals are less frequent these days

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17 Mar 2015 14:05:47
Hello,

Question for ED001 if he is about,

Would you sell Sterling if a big bid came in? (for this hypothetical I'm using 50m+ as big bid).

Personally I would, though he is good and has made progress I don't think he is indispensible. Also people saying he needs to play as striker need to look at his finishing, it's not striker standard. I think his best position is either as a wing forward or behind the strikers.

Nevada

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{Ed001's Note - I would hold on to him, you need to keep your better players to progress.}

17 Mar 2015 16:16:45
If it was a sizeable offer I would take the money and run. In my opinion and it is my opinion he will never truly make it he will be just a good player that occasionally does something we talk about for a bit. His end product isn't improving at all. He runs down blind ally's. Can't hold the ball up. Weaker shot than my little boy. Has pace which was used last year due to team leaving him space as they were dealing with sas. Now they haven't got to watch out for them he is easily being felt with.

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17 Mar 2015 16:39:32
Agree with Supermario. If anyone offers in excess of 40 million for Sterling, i would take the money and get rid. Yes, he has potential but he also could end up the next Lennon or Walcott. Always sell when the player's marketability is at its highest and i think it may be time to cash in considering Sterling wants ridiculous wages which the club should point blank refuse to pay. Plyers like Benzema, cech could become realistic signings with the Sterling cash

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17 Mar 2015 18:19:21
Sterling might not be the greatest player around or in some of yours opinion, never be good enough, but what we should all do is show the lad a little bit more respect; calls for him to be "get rid" are words I wouldn't use.

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18 Mar 2015 09:31:04
I think IBE is a better playing in the making. He is more of an all round player, has great shooting, dribbling and attacking nous. Sterling has 2 of the 3 but is often wasteful with possession, delivery and has an appalling weak shot. If the offer was £40m + I personally would take it and invest the money in a decent DCM. We have IBE, ORIGI, OJI and SINCLAIR all able to take STERLING'S place.

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17 Mar 2015 14:00:46
Sturridge is coming back from a lengthy troublesome injury. Takes time.

People spouting utter nonsense that he's struggling under the pressure of being the main man or he's not good enough need to give it a rest. He didn't seem to have a problem with it last season when Suarez was suspended and he was banging them in.

Goldfish memories. let's support the player and hope he gets back to form as soon as possible.

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17 Mar 2015 16:06:43
I have to disagree Davey. His finishing is tragic. From all the chances he gets or creates, 80% are wasted. He does not make clever decisions most of the times when they are presented to him.
Saying that I wouldn't sell him. He is still just a kid and he will only grow as a player. And he is a great player as it is altogether.

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17 Mar 2015 18:20:55
Well if his tragic finishing can get him 34 goals in 52 PL games, I would love for him to continue his tragic finishing.

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17 Mar 2015 19:37:03
His problem is he thinks he's better than he actually is, same with sterling in my opinion.the term world class is branded about to much where English players are concerned.being realistic name any English players who would get into Madrid Barcelona or bayern Munich teams.

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18 Mar 2015 10:48:16
So not playing for Barcelona or bayern Munich means are not world class? Not many English players can go abroad and be successful, hence when so few leave the Island.

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18 mar 2015 13:25:24
aren't real madrid looking at sterling?

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{Ed002's Note - They have done, yes.}

17 Mar 2015 14:00:19
Any news or updates on the clubs looking into the structure going forward? Before our amazing run Rodgers was looking set for the chop.
I'm not saying stay or go, but if they are looking to replace him i'd have thought to get a quality name in or even a DOF above him, we would be talking to people now ready for May/June.
Does silence mean he's staying and no DOF? Cause even transfer targets need to be lined up over the next 8 wks, can't see why any club would start this process 1st June.

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{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any updates.}

17 Mar 2015 16:46:32
He was never leaving, it was only a percentage of fans on here who thought they knew what the owners were thinking that thought he would be sacked. Please tell me when did anyone hear the owners say Rogers job was on the line

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{Ed002's Note - Rodgers has not met expectations for this season which were to challenge for the EPL and Champions League. The club has greatly improved in recent weeks but it doesn't detract from the overall failure. Whilst Rodgers may have done enough to save his job for next season the owners will continue with the top to bottom review of the club that has been going on for some time.}

17 Mar 2015 16:58:11
I sure his tenure is going to be judged on CL footy if we get it he stays if not gone I suspect.

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17 Mar 2015 17:33:37
Agree with Ed002. i'm not a BR fan but i think he may have done enough to keep his job for one more season at least. But hopefully he will accept the help offered to him to improve the team's overall performances next season instead of making a fuss for more power. An experienced DOF should be top priority for the forceeable future who can guide Brendan while he is still learning, and who can attract world class players to the club while Brendan makes a name for himself in Europe.

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17 Mar 2015 18:23:04
Too early to say if he will continue IMO. If we get Top 4, then he might well continue on next season, but it is clear that certain things, cough cough, Transfer committee, needs to be looked at and definitely improved upon.

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18 Mar 2015 21:47:18
My biggest fear is top players not wanting to sign for us, they prefer Man Utd. or Arsenal, even Southampton! is that down to Brendan Rodgers? I don't know but top players want to play for Van Gaal or Wenger and choose them over us, so why? is it money? or not much chance of success with LFC, any views on this would be welcome.

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17 Mar 2015 12:53:38
Ronaldos attitude is distasteful. A great goalscorer but his arrogance is greater than the Madrid hierarchy.
Not good for youngsters in the game that look up to him

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17 Mar 2015 18:24:01
Real Madrid keeps pandering to his needs, so what do you expect. He really is a spoiled child, spoiled by big moma Real.

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17 Mar 2015 18:46:10
I think he's a true winner.

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17 Mar 2015 19:09:51
I think he's a true Wa/ker. 😊

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17 Mar 2015 23:43:01
Well I guess the "No one man is bigger than the club" mantra does not apply here because clearly, he is.

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17 Mar 2015 12:36:07
Hi eds and reds
The posts about sturridge are making me think. I posted at the start of this season what being the main man for us would do to sturridge and I feared that he may get too arrogant and greedy, although this has actually happened it's not really the main point of his poor games recently, which are;
- Lack of goals
- Poor link up
- Lone striker role?
The lack of goals could be due to his returning from injury but he hasn't really looked sharp in most of the games I've seen him, the link up hasn't been the greatest if you compare to SAS last season.
Could this be something to do with a lone striker? He often seems to drift out wide meaning there is nobody waiting in the middle for a tap in and he's not even giving the centre backs anything to do. Balotelli should be started alongside because imo he has looked sharper in his last few appearances has showed effort and also good performances (again imo)
This brings me onto my main point if that Rodgers plans to get rid of the strikers linked with moves away (Borini balotelli and Lambert) we will be left with Sturridge Origi and perhaps Danny Ings if we sign him, what an awful piece of management of Ings is the only one we bring in, dead average player and BR still doesn't think he needs to buy a Suarez replacement when Sturridge doesn't even look like he will be hitting 15 a season
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17 Mar 2015 12:53:09
If that shot would have been post and in yesterday, no one would be complaining about Studge. Give him chance to get back to full sharpness. Also how can you criticise Rodgers for rumours in the press?

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17 Mar 2015 13:05:41
I heard that Ings was on his way to United anyway.

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17 Mar 2015 13:10:27
I agree he needs time but you cannot argue that if all of the above forwards are sold we need a proven goal scorer as sturridge is made of glass and if we need to give him time every time then I'm sorry but Origi and Ings are not sufficient, and its no longer a rumour in the press once the interest has been confirmed by the eds if Ings comes and a proven goal scorer then I'd be happy but we can't rely on just them three over the course of a season

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17 Mar 2015 13:38:37
Mr C - this is the first time in 3 or 4 injuries (and after by far his longest - half a season) that Sturridge hasn't immediately bounced back. He's a better striker than Balotelli so he's coping better but he ultimately has the same problems that Balotelli did - no-one runs past him so it's just him vs an entire defense and he gets snuffed out or forced wide. We need the midfield not just scoring good goals from range but actually taking responsibility to open up options in the box

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17 Mar 2015 13:43:38
Mr dennis i hope your right about Ings to Man Utd. I would rather give the likes of Ojo and Sinclair a chance than waste money on a player that will not be an improvement on what we already have. A classic example of the LFC committee wasting more money on pointless signings. The club should be looking at better players with a higher ceiling like Vietto (hopefully the interest is serious) than filling an already over bloated squad with half decent squad players like Ings. Sturridge, Origi and Vietto would be a very good strike force for next season.

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17 Mar 2015 13:55:27
I agree we need a top striker, but they're all just rumours until the club confirm that a player has signed.

Red Rum

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17 Mar 2015 14:03:37
He needs to be on the bench that's what, we have failed to click since his return to the first 11.sterling is a better fit right now
Full sharpness!!!Was he injured for 2yrs??that excuse is getting old.he needs to improve or be dropped

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17 Mar 2015 14:15:49
"This brings me onto my main point if that Rodgers plans to get rid of the strikers linked with moves away (Borini balotelli and Lambert) we will be left with Sturridge Origi and perhaps Danny Ings if we sign him, what an awful piece of management of Ings is the only one we bring in"

Wow so many assumptions made in the above comment. What terrible management selling all those underperforming players and bringing danny ings in. how do you know we will bring him in and just him? THe above comment is as lazy as the journalists who make up these stories

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17 Mar 2015 14:20:29
All of our forward players have that bit of greed in them.
They are just a bit too greedy to make it really work to where we are battering teams.
It just needs a bit of trust in each other.
Remember though, that we have not had a steady run of games with these forward players all season really.
I hope they click in time.

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17 Mar 2015 14:23:48
We're playing more defensively (5 back + 2 occasional) so we're conceding less, which is good. This also means we attack without numbers, which is bad. We need to find a balance between the two I think, although one to zero is still 3 points.

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17 Mar 2015 14:55:18
Personally, It looks like Sturridge would be better with a partner up front. Last season him and Suarez just annihilated everything, this season(injuries aside) Sturridge hasn't looked the same player.

Bringing in a forward like Benzema(who brings players into play) would benefit DS 10x.

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17 Mar 2015 16:55:28
Don't disagree, hsf, but would say I don't think it needs to be a striker necessarily, it just needs to be more than Sturridge by himself- wide forwards and an attacking midfielder or two wouldn't hurt. The most common yesterday was the trio of Lallana, Sturridge and Sterling trying to score against the entire Swansea back line plus Cork, Ki, and occasionally Shelvey. 3 v 7 isn't going to produce goals regardless of who the striker(s) are, we simply need more bodies in the box which we've not done well at all the entire season.

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17 Mar 2015 17:13:17
Harsh as before the injury he looked class personally

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17 Mar 2015 18:25:44
And what makes you think Sturridge will have a partner? BR plays with one up top, he made an exception, rather had no choice but to make an exception when we had Suarez too, but he will always play one up top if he has his way.

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18 Mar 2015 00:17:22
W/ BR`s inability to change his system or play two up UNLESS forced to, I don`t see us playing 2 strikers on a regular basis.

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18 Mar 2015 07:08:27
He changed his system on Monday to get the win at Swansea.

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{Ed001's Note - he tweaked it, which is all that is needed to play two up top as well. It is such a small variation to play one of the attacking midfielders slightly further forward that I am sure Rodgers would have no issue doing so, if he believed it would be the right move. I very much doubt it will happen midseason while we are on a good run though.}

17 Mar 2015 11:49:32
I will say Sturridge was not at his best nor looked up to speed, and his touch was not perfect but i think we need to calm down a bit and stop to think who wed rather chances fall to in and around the box; Sterling or Sturridge? for me the answer is simple it is better the more natural goal scorer gets the chances than a make shift forward who let's be honest doesn't have a cool head before the goal. Only game time will make Sturridge improve so let's just relax a bit and things will get better soon.

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17 Mar 2015 13:26:08
Ok ok. I'll take him out my fantasy football team. You can guarantee he'll score next game!

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18 Mar 2015 08:05:47
Haha Stoneage, I've just done the exact same - packed my team with Arsenal and United players and dropped Sturridge (and been refusing to put in Hendo for a few weeks). Let our rivals feel my curse!

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17 Mar 2015 11:35:17
Edd001, who would your choices of signings be this summer? We need a GK, midfielder and a top striker Imo. What we need and get are usually black and white. If sturridge gets injured next season again we will be in trouble as really we aren't creating many goals. Origi is to return but I am unconvinced by his quailty likewise with ings.

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{Ed001's Note - fantasy signings or realistic?}

17 Mar 2015 12:23:14
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Both. Answers plz

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{Ed001's Note - fantasy I would go for probably Ter Stegen, no midfielder as I think we need to give Rossiter, Williams etc a chance to act as cover and striker I would have gone for Bony or Benzema, as both would work well with the players we have already.

Realistic would be Zieler, no mid and give Sinclair a go. Then it would depend on the outs.}

17 Mar 2015 12:35:14
I think striker will be a very important position in the summer. We need a proven goalscorer (who is generally injury free sorry ings) to partner Sturridge. If only benzema was possible

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17 Mar 2015 12:41:41
If sterling were to leave I'd see if benzema were available And open to the move.

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17 Mar 2015 13:47:56
Agree with Big Al about Benzema. If Sterling goes, then Benzema should be a prime target for the ST role. Sturridge, Origi and sinclair will not be enough to challenge for the league and cups next season. An experienced head like Benzema would be a welcome addition to the squad if Sterling goes.

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17 Mar 2015 13:54:20
I like Zeiler, great agility and a good shot stopper. I mentioned a year and a bit ago that a friend of mine in the german press had said we were interested in him but nothing ever happened.

Nevada

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17 Mar 2015 16:08:57
Zieler is a manc, doubt he ll ever come

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17 Mar 2015 17:01:34
We need a quality striker, a good reserve striker, a quality defensive midfielder and a goalie to keep Migs on his toes.

Then we need to ship out a lot of what we've got.

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17 Mar 2015 18:01:54
Beardsley was a manc too, but he came. Zieler wouldn't consider that as a reason not to join. If anything he may feel he has something to prove.

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool has shown no interest in him whilst others have. As such the point is completely irrelevant.}

18 Mar 2015 08:06:37
Joe Allen was a manc as well. And Carragher supported Everton.

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18 Mar 2015 18:53:07
Robbie Fowler & Steve McMananan supported Everton.

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17 Mar 2015 10:22:45
Only good thing about sturrdige doing bad is it shows we need to sign a top top striker in the summer

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17 Mar 2015 13:08:15
Jeez, get off the guys back, he has had serious injury this season and still has 3 goals in 9 appearances. He was unlucky with his effort late in the second half.

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17 Mar 2015 14:51:52
Did he not get an assist last night for Hendo's goal.
He will come good.
He is at that in between stage at the moment.
The adrenaline of getting back playing wears off after a few games and then you always hit the wall.
After a few games of hitting the wall then it turns for you and you start banging everything in.
Lets hope that is Sunday.
Pray to god that it is Sunday.
They need a proper hiding for the crap football they have been playing.
Please Lord.

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17 Mar 2015 17:17:53
I think Sturrdige is class but he is playing bad and it shows you need 2 top strikers not one to compete on all fronts (I no ed loves giving youth a chance and all but we need a ready made goal scorer benzema is the best example)

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17 Mar 2015 10:14:53
Hey eds, who have been d most naturally 2 footed players ever?Hoddle?
And who is d best in dat respect in our squad?? Lallana?

Thanks and keep up the good work :-D

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{Ed001's Note - I don't think any player is naturally two footed, they work at it usually. Pavel Nedved got to the point where it was impossible to tell which was his stronger foot, so maybe he was the most two footed player, as he could even take free kicks with either foot. In our squad it would have to be Lallana, though Allen is pretty good with his weaker foot too.}

17 Mar 2015 11:54:37
I only learnt through Fifa legend cards as daft as it sounds that Nedved was right footed I grew up loving him as a kid watched all his highlights on the channel 5 Serie A show in the mornings and always thought he was left footed

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17 Mar 2015 12:00:45
george best

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{Ed001's Note - Best was another who spent years working on his weak foot, mostly with a tennis ball against a wall was how he told it.}

17 Mar 2015 14:00:02
Fowler was phenomenal with either foot, you could tell which he preferred to shoot with but I don't think either was really stronger.
I think Roberto Baggio was also very gifted with either foot and also used the tennis ball method described by georgie.

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17 Mar 2015 14:09:22
Carzorla is best two footed player in the Prem.

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17 Mar 2015 14:31:45
Santi Cazorla

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17 Mar 2015 16:30:52
Zidane.

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17 Mar 2015 17:20:16
Mignolet

As bad with both feet if that counts as both footed 😂😂😂

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17 Mar 2015 22:38:50
bobby charlton .llana

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18 Mar 2015 10:22:28
Maradona was the best player ever if a manc even tries to put best r ronaldo anywhere near his level I just laugh maybe pele, carrichca spelling prob wrong but a Brazilian I spoke to before told me within Brazil there is plenty who think the former name mentioned is the best player ever but maradona for me he had great balance with both feet and wasn't bad with his hands either.

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17 Mar 2015 10:19:14
I watched the game in its entirety and although Allen may have given the ball away once or twice he was probably our most positive player moving the ball into opposition areas trying to create something. He was in my opinion the best of a bad bunch last night and what I like is he didn't hide he was involved high up the pitch and tracked back and did well defensively. It was a good performance, nothing more or nothing less but awful? Not buying that to be honest.

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17 Mar 2015 10:01:23
Good morning Ed

Great reading all the conversations on here as usual.

Do you think we can or will finish in that top 4 slot??

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{Ed001's Note - yes and yes.}

18 Mar 2015 10:24:22
I have a feeling this is the biggest match between us and utd since 1996 let's hope for a better match and a better result.

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17 Mar 2015 09:23:24
Hey guys, I've been wondering for some time and would like to ask those who know more.

Disclaimer: I have nothing against Hendo, I think he's a great player, a great guy and a great (future) captain.

Why was Skrtel not considered for the skipper role? For me, in front of the TV, he seems a good fit: he is a regular starter, one of our basic players, even if he had a nasty habit of scoring own goals, he got rid of it, he seems a real leader on the pitch, he's more experienced than most in our squad, he's loyalty in not in doubt I think.

Would be grateful to hear your opinions and insight, if there is a concrete reason.

Cheers!

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{Ed001's Note - loyalty was in doubt when Man City showed interest and he tried to force a move.....}

17 Mar 2015 10:15:10
To be fair ed he wasn't getting a game at the time, but regardless, Henderson deserves captain. He has really upped his game since he was given the arm band.

Speaking of Skrtel, he has looked a lot more comfortable since he was moved into the middle. He can now concentrate solely on defending which is what he is good at. He really struggled at right centre back because it requires composure and ability to bring the ball out from the back. However, it must be said that the goal came from him stepping into midfield and starting the move off.

Ed, do you see Rodgers sticking with the flat back 3 or will he end up dropping Skrtel for a player who can play the Busquets role? Personally, I think Can will be played there next season with a ball playing centre back brought in for the right side.

Red Rum

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{Ed001's Note - I expect him to move on from a back 3 eventually.}

17 Mar 2015 10:35:21
Out of interest is Varane out of the question? Imagine Sakho, Can and Varane at the back. Maybe Carvajal RWB as well?

Red Rum

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{Ed001's Note - no chance of Varane nor Carvajal. Though personally I have not seen any signs of Carvajal being special at all.}

17 Mar 2015 12:29:26
Skrtel probably wasn't considered because on the field he tends to show as much character and motivational ability as a carrot when times are hard. Okay in a few pressure moments, dead down in a bad spell. Hendo was the better choice, the only think Skrtel has going for him is service length

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17 Mar 2015 13:10:03
Should have been Lucas if not Henderson, would run through walls for the club and is a leader in his presence and his performances.

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17 Mar 2015 09:11:12
I read this site every single day without fail without really posting, but I love the opinions and 'banter' between us reds.
I am absolutely buzzing for Sunday, going to be the best atmosphere for a long time, maybe the City game at home last season but I think it will surpass that.
Anyway, time to move on from last night, bad performance but 3 points so that's all that matters but I fear if we don't improve the pace in our attacks Sunday we could suffer. Man Utd have turned their focus on getting the ball to the full backs, long ball to Fellaini and feed off the scraps, we must deal with that better than Spurs.
My question is though, with it being Man Utd, would you play gerrard? I'm undecided but I am a firm believer that if it isn't broke don't fix, although i'd be tempted to play sterling through the Middle rather than Sturridge but just my opinion.
Look forward to hearing your views.

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17 Mar 2015 13:11:46
I wouldn't play Gerrard on Sunday, sorry but he just isn't cut out for the kind of game that its going to be, remember how poor he was when we got thumped at old Trafford?

For that reason we have to play our best team, which regrettably doesn't include Gerrard any more.

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17 Mar 2015 13:53:06
It's not that I just wouldn't play Gerrard, it's who deserves to be dropped for him? I'm not Allens biggest fan by a long shot, but he's done well and the team has been getting results and breaking 30-40 yr old records along the way.
If it ain't broke etc

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17 Mar 2015 08:22:28
Gerrard came on and was great last night.
In the defensive mid role as well.
Good to see.

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17 Mar 2015 09:25:41
The fact is that Swansea had run out of puff by then. If he starts there on Sunday it will give Man U a head start. Sorry but just look at the away game to see what will happen.

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17 Mar 2015 09:33:14
He still should not start against the mancs. Should be Hendo and Allen in midfield as its a partnership that is clearly working and has been for the past 3 weeks, so no need to fix something which is not broken.

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17 Mar 2015 14:26:54
I never said he should start.
I was just giving credit where it is due.
And he controlled the game when he came on.
And his distribution was excellent.

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17 Mar 2015 15:18:06
Like I say, Swansea had run out of puff when he came on, if he had been on in the first half in place of either Henderson or Allen we would have been a couple of goals down.

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17 Mar 2015 16:35:45
We will never know.
Some people on this site have a real problem giving players credit when they play well.
It's almost as if they have made their mind up on a player and refuse to back down even when that player plays well.
Allen is a classic example.
So the only reason Gerrard played well was because Swansea were all knackered.
Sound.

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17 Mar 2015 08:09:18
The Metro now lists us as favourites for Zlatan.
LOL. LOL. LOL.
dont remeber the last time i had such a hearty laugh readding a rumour.

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17 Mar 2015 13:37:11
Maybe Mario was just a warm up for the main attraction ;-)

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17 Mar 2015 07:09:55
Best moment of the match for me was when Swansea fans were going "ooohhh" when Sakho was on the ball and then he dribbled past their whole team lol

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17 Mar 2015 07:06:55
Granted we didn't play well last night, but we managed to grind out a result.

Like a lot of posters, I have to give credit to Joe Allen. He's been putting in a shift recently!

There was a tackle he did on Gomis when he could have been through on goal which really made me clap in approval.

Unlucky for Sturidge hitting the post at the end.

Onwards to Sunday! It's crunch time!

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{Ed001's Note - so working hard is now enough to give a player credit for? All players should, at the very least, put a shift in. Allen was awful last night, the fact he was one of our better players on the night says a lot about the performance. Still we got 3 points, but he is not suited to our game when we press, as he can't get back in time if the press is broken. Though, to be fair to the lad, he did manage to do so once and then Can showed a real lack of defensive mentality to not be anticipating the ball breaking and already tracking back, as he had been the man to sell himself to allow Gomis away in the first place.}

17 Mar 2015 07:26:51
Ed1
"All players should put a shift in. " Don't think you would be a fan if Ozil thrn ed :-)
Btw can was really bad last night imo. The no of times he was beaten ot caught out of position in the first half.
Btw ed how's things over in dubai?

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{Ed001's Note - Ozil runs around a lot, he just doesn't track back that much, but he should be played in a position that doesn't ask him to do that. It is a waste of his talents, like it would be if David Silva was doing it. To say he doesn't put a shift in is wrong though, it is just not in the defensive areas.

Hopefully Can will have got the poor performances out of his system, better to do it against a team that are so weak going forward than against a side with decent forwards.

Things are ok mate, too busy working to actually enjoy the lifestyle out here but at least it isn't raining!}

17 Mar 2015 07:36:01
Very true ED001 players should put in a shift.

I guess it's due to him appearing to give a bit more than in recent times that I'm noticing him.

I still don't agree with how much he cost (I know it's not his fault) and agree that he doesn't fit the system.

However, with him in the team and Lucas not at the moment we still haven't lost this calendar year.

I think I'm just mainly relived that we got the job done in the end. All be it, with some luck

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17 Mar 2015 07:50:12
Ed1
Did Swansea just not attempt to sign a striker to replace bony or they tried and failed? Gomis is decent but nowhere near bony

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{Ed001's Note - Gomis was bought to replace Bony, it was just that no move went through for him.}

17 Mar 2015 07:56:59
Can has had a couple of poor games recently needs to get back to the level of a month or so ago. As for Allen I thought he did well as did the fans I was sat with overall poor performance though

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{Ed001's Note - if he did so well, why wasn't he showing when Sakho got the ball? That was why the poor guy ended up with the fans on his back, Allen, Coutinho and Moreno hid and Skrtel and Can were being marked, so Sakho was out of options when he had the ball. It was clearly a plan, Swansea must have seen how our left sided centre back gets stranded by the midfield whenever he gets the ball, whether it is Lovren or Sakho, and ends up having to boot it aimlessly. So they pressed him. And it worked. Hendo needs to start spotting those kind of issues and dealing with it if he is to be captain. Either get on Allen, Coutinho and Moreno's backs until the start showing or show for the ball himself.}

17 Mar 2015 08:38:24
I really hope lucas is on the bench on sunday, allen at dm isn't working imo

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17 Mar 2015 09:11:33
The thing that stood out to me was that no one was taking charge in midfield. I thought Hendo and Allen did reasonably well with the ball, but you need someone in midfield to say "give me that ball and I'll start dictating this game". Gerrard came on and did just that. Showed for the ball and got the passing going. When Gerrard leaves there is no way Allen can step up and fill that void. As I have said Allen is a good premier league player who would do well playing for a club like Southampton (for example) who are looking to secure Europa league on a regular basis, but he is not at the standard required for a team aspiring for Silverware. At least not the first team anyway.

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17 Mar 2015 09:15:31
I agree he didn't show for the ball when playing out but nobody did. The change of shape helped a lot we need to step it up a bit come Sunday

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17 Mar 2015 09:16:00
Ed1 Sakho misplaced 2 passes in the 1st few mins then he was imperious and faultless after that, passing off his right or left! Dominated the air

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{Ed001's Note - and those two misplaced passes were not his fault, though imperious is stretching it a bit.}

17 Mar 2015 10:05:05
I feel your been a bit harsh allen was poor that game but has be very good recently and was actually one of our better players so why is he getting stick

Sturrduge is looking lazy and like the striker everyone taugh he was at Chelsea since his return from injury

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{Ed001's Note - I am not giving him stick, I was just pointing out that a player needs to do more than work hard, they need to offer quality.}

17 Mar 2015 11:27:07
Sakho is quality best CB in the league

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17 Mar 2015 15:37:14
Ed001 I just want to say you really know your football and everything you say makes sense. You see things a lot of other people can't see. You even know the kind of players that will best suit us and explain why. I got to say your knowledge wouldn't go a miss to helping the club out. Have you never been approached in any way to help out with anything to do with the club? Also if you was asked to work for the club would?
I honestly mean what I have typed up, you know your stuff & I reckon you would have a positive contribution.
Always enjoy reading your reply back to questions as you say it as it is. Keep up the good work to all Eds.

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{Ed001's Note - no the club has never approached me to help out with anything, not Liverpool anyway. Of course I would jump at the chance to work with them, it is, I am sure, the dream of almost all of us on this site to work for Liverpool FC. My Nan and Grandad had a very good friend, when they were alive, who worked at the club all her life, I was always so jealous of her telling me about how she had Sunday dinner with the Dalglish's etc! LFC could really do with a presence out here in the UAE, it is virtually impossible to even buy a shirt here, yet I can't go anywhere without being stopped time after time by random people wanting to talk football.}

17 Mar 2015 16:51:11
I'm sorry but for once I disagree with you. Allen played well last night and was far from poor. He gave away a few passes but was still one of our best players last night. One thing he didn't do was hide, he was everywhere.

First half we were poor but we actually played well in the second half and were the better team.

The amount of tackles he put in and his one touch football moving forward is exactly why he is suited to our system. When he and hendo hunt in packs they are very effective. let's not forget he completely out shone the city midfield the other week so he clearly has some quality.

He has been our best player over the last few weeks and is starting to show his worth. Look at how much we missed him against Blackburn. He isn't the finished article by any means but I feel he gets more stick than he deserves and he's only young and is progressing!

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17 Mar 2015 17:24:53
Id leave Ireland to live in Liverpool as a grounds man for crying out loud

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17 Mar 2015 18:40:23
Cheers for the reply Ed001. Sunday dinner with Dalglish!!!! Sounds out of this world. Yes you are right nearly all here have the dream of working with LFC but not all can have the input you could bring in. Hope somehow you get approached and at least your dream will come true. Write up a draft of a master plan you have put there that the club couldn't refuse haha. We've all got your back from this end pal

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{Ed001's Note - she used to go to the games with Nessie Shankly after she retired, now that is the life!
I am not sure everyone would agree with getting me involved mate, there are a lot of people who disagree with my ideas.}

17 Mar 2015 07:02:11
Pardon me for repeating but in the 1st half, our game was disgraceful. No pace, woeful passing, failing to hold on to possession and a lack of motivation almost giving an impression that the players were tired or were showing way too much respect (unwarranted) to the swans.

Our attacking play also had no aggression as was evident form the tactics employed by BR in the first half. IMO we were playing so deep that when the ball was played to studge in and around the swans box, sterling coutinho and lallana were still in their own half and left studge with no option to dribble and shoot in vain.
There was nobody to pass the ball to!

One more tactical flaw by BR was that he did utilise sterlins's and lallana's wing play even after keeping them on the wings. They were continuously looking to cut inside and dribble through the crowd of defenders instead of making vertical runs on the wings/ beating defenders with their pace and then crossing in the box. Particularly sterling wasted good build up play opportunities by cutting inside and getting crowded out.
Also studge kept on shooting aimlessly when he sjould have passed it to sterling /lallana on the wings and then create space in the box.
I think BR failed tactically in all these respects in the first half.

Please also note that Sterling is still not the finished product. His passing was way off mark.

why is our final third play deteriorating? And why can't we keep the same tempo throughout the game as we did in the 2nd half?

please share your views and opinions and smile if you concur with my analysis of BR's tactics yesterday.

PS- laugh if you don't agree with me. Atleast it will keep your blood pressure in check! : )

But a great 3 points for us!

Play like we did in the 2nd half and we sort out our final third probs and i think we will breeze past Man Utd!

March on reds!!!

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17 Mar 2015 07:22:08
typo - BR did not utilize sterling/ lallana on the wings!

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17 Mar 2015 08:18:38
You can't play well all the time.
We were awful last night but we won.
Why did we win?
Because we have not conceded a goal in over 8 hrs away from home.
Must play better but give credit to Gary Monk, he had a plan which worked first half, but I don't think his plan was causing Liverpool players to give the ball away as much as they did.
All in all, a night to forget in terms of performance but don't all good teams win when not playing well?

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17 Mar 2015 08:30:08
We were poor in the first but much better in the second when we matched up in midfield. Ed001 obviously had his anti Joe Allen glasses on then as he was our best player

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{Ed001's Note - grow up. I never said he wasn't, but that every player was poor. I can't stand idiots that think criticising a poor performance is an anti thing, rather than merely pointing out where things could be improved. Allen was poor, as was the rest of the team.}

17 Mar 2015 09:15:25
We haven't conceded in some time, because Migno was superb on the line and because Swansea missed such good chances (Ki heading straight into Skrtel instead of just shoving it in the net etc.).

I'm happy we won, 3 points forward, kudos to the lads, but we are not convincing in attack, for some time now we struggle to create good chances. Sturridge is selfish too often and doesn't seem to link up with Coutinho and Sterling, the latter two are deployed on opposite sides and have few opportunities to play as they used to, creating chances together, Sterling seems distracted and a lot less dynamic than he used to. Most of our goals lately are either brilliant or bizzarre.

I hope against Manchester next week we play like we did against Manchester three weeks ago.

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17 Mar 2015 12:42:20
It was a poor performance, but thankfully we got away with it. Really need to buck up our ideas for Sunday.

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17 Mar 2015 13:39:38
I think Allen is a good player. As discussed previously, neither Henderson or Allen were coming to the ball, leaving the CBs and GK in bad positions in the first half. It was a lot better when Gerrard took over DM duties, as he was actually keeping the ball moving and coming to the CBs for it, although I don't feel he has the pace to start against MU.

The players that stuck out as poor to me were all playing in attack. Sturridge was increasingly isolated, Coutinho couldn't stop cutting back into defenders feet, Sterling only improved once he went to the right, Lallana wasn't much better playing centrally and was moved around the whole night.

Swansea took advantage of the lack of interplay between Coutinho and Sturridge, and the incoherence in defensive midfield and should have been up. Fortunately, Mignolet was our best player yesterday and kept us in the game long enough to get lucky.

It's still 3 points, so forget about it and let's play some real football on Sunday.

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17 Mar 2015 05:22:44
Great win and congrats to the lads for their effort especially in the second half. However, Sturridge and Sterling need to up their game if we were to beat Man U next week. Allen was my MOTM, he was superb the whole match and Skrtel was good as usual.

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17 Mar 2015 02:29:04
Fantastic result tonight but the performance left a lot to be desired.
Nevertheless, we move on to Sunday in a really rich vein of form and with an almost complete squad.
I would love it if we beat the Mancs. love it!!
We won at a very hard ground tonight and we are now handily placed to finish second. Chelsea will be Champions but the rest are pretty ordinary.
A win on Sunday is a must and the match itself is the reason I pay the best part of a grand every season. I feel like a kid at Christmas praying for a shiny new bike. I just hope I don't get a selection box and a Beano Annual.
Come on you mighty reds!!

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16 Mar 2015 22:20:58
Hi eds,

Thoughts on Brendans situation come summer?? I can't see how they can think of getting rid of him anymore.

Cheers

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{Ed001's Note - why?}

17 Mar 2015 09:00:30
Because Ed he is one of the best managers in the league.

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{Ed001's Note - that is a low bar, as has been shown in Europe.....}

16 Mar 2015 22:01:12
Edd001, we're keeping clean sheets which is a big plus, but we aren't scoring many. We struggle when are plan a isn't working. Any thoughts mate?

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{Ed001's Note - we aren't creating because other teams have worked out the system. Time to tweak it a bit to keep opponents guessing.}

17 Mar 2015 00:34:27
Sometimes I can be very harsh on Sterling regarding his end product, but that performance reminded me why he's considered one of Europe's top young talents. I don't think we would've won without his defensive contribution and hold up play which relieved pressure time and time again

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17 Mar 2015 05:41:39
Sterling got better as the game went one, but his performance yesterday was not something I would associate with one of the best European youngsters.

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17 Mar 2015 00:30:49
Glad we got the job done today, our performances since the city game have got worse.
Disappointing we only had lambert as back up.
On the upside, if we can beat utd, we have a great chance of going on to finish 2nd/3rd.
Allen played great, gerrard put in some important tacked when he came on. Mignolet with great saves. And rodgers showed great coaching skills at half time.
Our forward play has faltered of late, I think sturridge returning has a part to play in that, he's not upto pace yet.

Great 3 points tho

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16 Mar 2015 23:44:15
With every game I think Skertl makes himslef a serious contender for the defender of the year that is not playing for Chelsea award (this is for 2015 only, not all season). Week in week out he puts on marvelous performances. Just a shame he cannot reproduce his headers from corners and set pieces like last season.

I just hope we can keep it quiet in the back with United. I think we were lucky not to concede today and in other games recently. We do live dangerously at times, counting on a last minute tackle in the box or Mingolet's saves. Can by risky against Roney, RVP and those guys.

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17 Mar 2015 08:29:13
He has improved massively but he still drops off when he needs to face the man.
He did it last night at least 3 times.
When you play 3 at the back if you are closest to the ball then you have to confront the ball rather than drop off.
I am being very picky though.
He has improved a lot.

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{Ed001's Note - he is still not communicating as well. Numerous times he was dragged out of the mddle but did nothing about telling the other players to cover. He needs to make it clear to his team mates that someone needs to drop into the space, as the space he covers is the most vital space of all.}

17 Mar 2015 09:05:30
He shouldn't have to tell them. They are professional footballers they should know to automatically cover for him.Don't blame Skirtle blame the others if they fail to cover

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{Ed001's Note - how are they supposed to know when they are covering their own positions and he is rushing over to step in? He needs to communicate still. Communication is a key part of the role he plays in the team.}

17 Mar 2015 11:01:48
There are lot of defenders who have performed well this year. I feel Dann, Terry, Azpilicueta, Bertrand, Clyne, Fonte, have all out in better performnces than skrtel.

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17 Mar 2015 14:37:27
He has never been a talker ed has he?
Listen, I wanted him out at the start of the season but to his massive credit he has improved massively, albeit still with issues to address.
I also think the formation is getting the very best out of him.
It protects all of their weaknesses to be fair.
Can and Sahko are helped by being wider to distribute the ball and Skertel is not isolated as he would be in a 4 man back line.
It works for the players we have at the moment.
Rodgers did well to claw it back second half but you have to ask the question "Why did we start so poorly?" especially after a much needed rest period.

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16 Mar 2015 23:17:16
I think someone needs to apologise to poor old Joe Allen. Red rum nows your chance mate ;)

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