re: Liverpool FC 2013/2014 - Season Long Thread

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also seems like Rodgers outsmarted himself with 4 CBs

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I really don't know what that was. His system really relies on having fullbacks push forward to stretch the field. This is why we had no width and it was just a clusterfrick in the middle of the field with people trying to backheel every pass in tight space

Jeremy Hill is an animal

Moses played well.

For how poorly they looked, Sturridge was fouled in the box in the first half and if Sterling 's first touch was better we should have at least drew

Suso goal

Had some time to digest my anger...no, wait, its still there.

Thoughts -

Gerrards last two games have been his worst in my memory. He had some not good ones early last season, but nothing that poor.

I have no idea why Rodgers would start four CBs. My best guess is that with three games this week and Enrique apparently with a knick, he hoped to get by with this strategy for this game against Southhampton. Still not very smart, imo.

Our offense is disjointed. Aspas is not on the same page as anyone else. Sturridge is clearly not 100% with this effort. We had better hope that Suarez brings back some instant offense because we had nothing going for us without Coutinho.

Sterling needs to go out on loan. He is simply not good enough to play for a side trying to fight for top 4 yet. He brought nothing to the team during his minutes. Of course, we need some attacking player that would replace his spot in the rotation, so it won't happen.

Mignolet is simply awesome. I can't fault him for that goal at all, and he saved a few more that also were beyond normal saving expectations.

Moses - I'm not happy with his complete lack of vision and creativity, but I have to be happy with his effort and ability to take guys on and win. Simply put - he was our best offensive threat by far today.

I don't really know where to go from here. I say to just forget this game (except for a failed 4CB formation - remember no to use that again). But the Gerrard trend is troubling. The lack of offensive cohesion is troubling.

Hoping Suarez is a magical elixer....

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RVP ruled out. This just got much easier.

I know, it was awesome.

-------------Mignolet

Johnson---Toure----Agger----Enrique

-------Lucas---------Gerrard

------------Hennderson

Suarez--------------------Coutinho

-----------Sturridge


Notes:

Johnson is our best option at RB by far

I suspect BR will try and figure out which of Agger and Sakho can play RCB and test them there. Either way I expect a decent bit of rotation amongst the CBs, especially if Skrytel plays the way he has been the last few weeks

Enrique holds to LB for now - he's steady in defense and offense. I don't know enough about Cissokho yet, but I expect him to rotate in some and be a sub for games we have a lead in.

Gerrard and Lucas must elevate their game from the last two weeks or else see some rotation or subbing off. Allen could play some in one of their places.

Front four are interchangable with movement - but Coutinho does move inside a lot with Enrique overlapping.

I expect Moses to come in a decent bit as a sub. Aspas too, if he can ever figure out how to play in the PL.