maguskwt » Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:45 am wrote:The_Rock » Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:17 am wrote:ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:53 am wrote:I agree with ethanr, this season was always going to be transitional and we were never going to be front running with clubs like City and Chelsea who were building from a position of strength.
Both of those clubs didn't have to sell their best player like we did and they didn't lose their main striker for half a season either.
Considering what we have had to cope with I think we have done well.
Hey Yakka,
You are one of the better posters in this forum. I actually like reading your posts.
I guess most of the people here, know of my opinon of Rodgers... I just want to know your opinon in this issue.
IMO, Rodgers has largely been hiding behind Sturridge's injury this season. That is his "get out of jail card". Once Sturridge is back...things will get better. Well Sturridge is back and now what happens ? .......
...... It looks like Lucas might be out. And with the tough matches coming up (with Spurs, Man City, Europa cup games...etc ), If we do drop points ... are we gonna use the excuse "oh....look, our best DM is injured. Lets wait for him to come back and things will pick up" ? How about, if Henderson gets suspended or injured once Lucas comes back ? Another round of excuses ?
I am not saying you are the one making these excuses. I just wanna know of your opinion in this issue.
It seems quite a lot of fans (along with rodgers) seem to blame everything else apart from his tactics/formations and player selections for sub-par performance this year. His 3-4-3 formation is alienating lots of players in his squd. Against teams which sit up...does it make sense to go with 3 CBs ?
Our performance in the last 6 or 7 matches have been good.....No questions about it. But we have played really bad teams in that run. How do you think we will hold up against spurs, southampton and mancity ?
I know your post is directed to yakka. But I just don't get your post. Rodgers did turn it around when he changed to 3-4-3 and that is before Sturridge came back. So how is that hiding behind Sturridge's injury? And how is his 3-4-3 alienating alot of the players in his squad? The 3-4-3 is designed to make use of alot of our creative players. BR has stabilised the defense and at the same time made use of alot of our creative players such as Sterling, Markovic, Lallana, Coutinho and moreno with this formation. So now that Sturridge is back, he is suppose to spearhead this formation. With an out an out striker like Sturridge, this formation is suppose to have more goals. The question now is, which I have highlighted in when Sturridge return thread, who will give way for Sturridge?
Why did it take him almost 3 months to work out that the 4-5-1 wasn't working and then revert to a 3-4-3?
Up until that point the apologists where pathetically excusing him and blaming our results on not having Suarez and Sturridge in the side.
He then realises based on the players at his disposal that the 3-4-3 is the best system to go with, and plays a dedicated DM in our midfield in Lucas.
All of a sudden the lemming brigade jumps out of the woodwork like Danish Red, claiming a genius "master stroke" and that we are "back on track"
Now with Lucas out, as RBG has pointedly highlighted we will truly see what he is made of, bet you he will persist with 3-4-3 for next few games, until he realises it won't work with a makeshift DM consisting of either Allen, Henderson or Gerrard.
I will give him every credit he deserves if he can win enough games b/w now and the end of the season to get us 4th but he is too tactically naive to get through the gauntlet of games we need to win in order to for this to be done.
As many have pointed out, he is clearly learning on the job and frankly for our club, it's unacceptable.
If you disagree, then go ahead and pin your hopes on blind faith.