by ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:21 pm
we do still lack an out and out goalscorer but our striking problem may not be as bad as we first thought, thats mainly because the young players have really stepped up to the plate. we`ve gone from one extreme to the other, from the debacle of the transfer window rodgers now, almost unbelievably, is left with the problem all managers like to have i.e who to leave out.
suarez is a nailed on starter but for the other 2 positions in the front 3 we have the likes of sterling, suso, assaidi, downing, borini and pacheco all competing for a shirt.
midfield is the same, when everyone is fit (and back from suspension) we`ll have the likes of gerrard, allen, lucas, henderson, sahin, shelvey and even suso all vying for just 3 positions.
the squad initially looked very light, rodgers himself bemoaned that he only had 19 senior players to choose from but the young players have really altered the equation. they arent just holding their own at senior level they are really influencing games and they look more at home with the passing game than a lot of our first team players do. great credit needs to go to the likes of rodolfo borrell, it`s not just one or two but a whole raft of players who are coming through and every one of them (even big strong players like wisdom) look to be to the manor born. whatever training methods they are employing at kirkby it seems to be the perfect preperation to make the transition up into senior level, some of them look like they have had 200 games under their belts never mind 2.
arguably our best player so far this season has been sterling! that says everything.
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