re: Liverpool FC 2013/2014 - Season Long Thread

I have been playing around the SECr for for a couple years but haven't really looked much at some of the other forums at TD outside the MSB.

Glad I followed SVB over here to the Soccer board. Many of my match days and soccer talk were spent on Bigsoccer forums. It's cool to see all this banter here. It's great.

Nice. I'll definitely chip in.

It's time for CL footie for this club.

St Louis is FULL of Arsenal and Chelsea fans...it makes me sick

Lineup prediction:

Mignolet, Kelly, Skrtel, Kolo, Robinson, Allen, Henderson, Coutinho, Aspas, Alberto, Borini

Thanks.

It's been a long time since I have been in N.O. In fact it was for the Rams Saints playoff game in 2001. Good times.

We have a pretty hardcore following of the prem here in St Louis as well. If you ever make it up this way make sure to pop into LINK and come see us here as well.

I agree that a top 4 spot might be wishful thinking thinking this year but I'm holding out hope and I'm not sold on Spurs and Arsenal..you never know lol

Yeah strange how he went from LFC player of the year to the bench. Hopefully it was a fluke, and he'll come back to form. Kolo can be the stop-gap until either that, or Kelly is ready to step up. Either way, if that can act as a solution to the sieve-like defense, we should be good to go this year. God knows we can score the goals, we just need to find a way to keep them out. A healthy and more in form Lucas will certainly help too.

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Yeah strange how he went from LFC player of the year to the bench.

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Not exactly. Change of system. Under Kenny the line was much deeper and the fullbacks attacked a lot less. Skrtel was so successful in it because there was naturally a lot less emphasis on individual positioning. He could make a mistake and be covered rather easily.

He struggles in 1v1 situations, which is something Rodgers' system has highlighted. With Johnson and Enrique often in the opposition's third of the pitch, Skrtel is exposed. He lacks pace and his tactical positioning is very poor. Agger is a world class centre-back, but he isn't a great partner in a high line system. He lacks pace as well, but makes up for it in decision making and defensive positioning. He needs to be paired with someone who complements him in that regard. Someone who is tactically equivalent. Skrtel isn't and Agger can't cover for him (see: West Brom, first match of the season).

Carragher was much more successful in the system because of his football IQ. Skrtel will beat him in every physical category, yet Carragher played much better than him.



I would like to see Sterling tomorrow too. Ibe as well.

You know thats a good point. I look at Allen, who, lets be honest, was signed to float between the 10 & 4 to spell both Gerrard and Lucas and even after coming from Swansea he looked confused at times with the formation.

Its pretty obvious that Rodgers didn't have the personnel in place yet in the mid to see his vision of the 4-3-3 through last year.

I think that a healthy Lucas CAN be the pivot 4. We will see. He appears to be healthy and if he can fill that role that will be a huge boon for Liverpool this season.

Ibe!

ETA: I had no idea what he looked like. I was trying to decide if that was Sturridge or Sterling.

Yeah Cou got pulled down in the box then converted a cheeky one.