Emerald Red wrote:SouthCoastShankly wrote:Maxi, Lucas and Ngog were all targets on this forum to be sold. Yet these players have been a revelation this season.
Bollox they were. A few on here, me included, always backed those players. So what, they only get noticed now that Hodgson is in charge or something? Lucas has been his usual self this season no more than what he was last season. Same with Maxi and N'Gog. The only difference I can see is that N'Gog has scored a few more goals quicker, but he's obviously bound to improve like some of us thought he was going to. Remember, a lot on here, and the media, were saying how Hodgson was left with a sh*te squad, and that we needed 11 or so players when the sh*t was hitting the fan. All of a sudden we get a few half decent home results and the tune has changed.
Don't know what your smoking son?
Lucas last season was absolutely poop. Nothing but a sideways passer. Yet this season he is playing the type of forward thinking passes that Gerrard would look for.
I think Lucas, Maxi and Babel are all confidence players who look for an arm round the shoulder from the manager. We all know Benitez was a hands off manager and showed no personal interest in players. Benitez was never the type of manager to put his arm round a player and offer encouragement, his style was more regimented. Gerrard himself has said this.
I think Hodgsons personal style with players alone has turned their performances round.
Don't mistake this for Hodgson love, purely an observation.
like Konchensky and Poulsen to the club. Ciggy is right this season the league is much more open than last time around and we'd probably be in the top 4 right now.
