re: Liverpool FC 2011/12 Season Thread

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no no no no...this has been our biggest problem since Lucas went out and Gerrard came back. Without that strong defensive mid behind him, Stevie has had to drop way too deep into the midfield and it's killed his creativity and partnership with Suarez.

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From what I've seen of Liverpool recently I completely agree with this. To me Gerrard has seemed a little low on confidence and more importantly on confidence in his team mates. He's gotten frustrated and in my opinion has been coming way to deep in the midfield to pick up the ball and hasn't really been in the positions where he is most effective. Playing him behind a lone striker pushes him much higher up field. 4-4-1-1 was where he and Torres were at their best.

That said I watched the first half today and was very impressed with the way Liverpool pressured the ball high up field which led to mistake after mistake by a Norwich defense trying to pass its way out of the back. I still think if ya'll are to move forward next season a lot of dead weight needs to be moved on: Adam, Downing, Maxi, Carra and Spearing as well as possibly Bellamy, Kuyt, Carroll and Joe Cole