re: OFFICIAL Liverpool FC 2014-2015 Season Long Thread

I'd be happy if they learned how to just clear a fricking ball.. How many of those are we going to concede?!?

Fortunately for us, Basel lost so we're still in good shape for the knockout stages.

I just don't understand why we keep playing Balotelli as a lone striker. He's not as comfortable up there and obviously hasn't been productive up there alone. I think going forward without Sturridge, we either go with 2 strikers, or none like the second half and just have all our creative players interchanging and making runs

Is it official that we're recalling Origi in January?

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Ballotelli just doesn't seem like he cares out there at all

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this was my biggest concern with him, and if you look back i said i didn't want any part of the signing.... for this very reason....

when he's scoring, he's happy and all is well, but if not, he looks disinterested and he's always disinterested defensively....

he's a big kid... he was a "star" from a young age, was pampered, and never really had to work hard for it.... and it's showing over the past couple of years, which is why with his immense talent (and it's definitely there), teams are willing to sell him...

The only time Balo looks good is in the target role. Receiving the ball with his back to the goal from a long pass and dishing it to a teammate. Other than that he constantly makes the wrong decision or looks disinterested. If we are not going to play two up top, he needs to sit a lot more than he currently is.

I have a feeling BR is scared that to sit him would lose him.

But teammates actively try to not pass him the ball at times. Their runs aren't sharp becaus ethey have no idea if or when he'll pass the ball. There was one moment in the game where he passed the ball towards the right corner when Sterling has taken off towards the left corner well before the errant pass.

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We should have bought a high quality striker with the money from Surarez

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We tried, but failed to get some of the superstars for whatever reason. In a few years if BR can build up some more credibility we may have more success.

ETA - BAlo did have a nice cross to Allen. I also thought Cou and Henderson started out strong and I really thought we had a game going.

Real looked mediocre tonight, the class of players told the difference.

Nothing major occured to say it was an absolute drubbing, but Pool looked pretty weak.

Balotelli is not for yáll. Whatsoever.

I don´t know what to say as to your side going forward, but I´d be concerned.

And I actually thought Liverpool played better than I was expecting, at least in the second half. Sure, I understand that Real had let off the pedal a bit.

Balotelli is being played out of his position. If Rodgers isn't willing to give him a suitable partner, then he needs to go. We'll see what happens when Sturridge returns. If he ever returns.

I think we're all concerned. Thankfully Ludugorets won last night, so after we get crushed in our next fixture away to Real, then the real champions league begins for us. A 2 match mini-season away in Bulgaria, then host to Basel (and we still owe them).

Also we have Hull this weekend. Should be a win, and all of a sudden we could be in 3rd!

The sky has not completely fallen yet!

Yep, we've got serious problems. Up front we look poor, and defensively is the same. I'm looking for Brendan to start making some serious decisions, such as maybe sitting Gerrard every now and then as well as Mario if he won't pair him with someone making runs.