Re: If You was Rodgers..
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:28 pm
No offence taken Stu, I think we would all love you to be wrong but it is what it is. Totally fine to call it as you see rather than sugar coat over it. We clearly have some problems and maybe last year did paper over cracks (mainly our defensive incapabilities) and losing a player of Suarez's ability would hurt any team but the drop in performance this season compared to last season has really staggered me.
Putting aside the results, the performances are completely unrecognisable from last year. I wouldn't be as bothered if we were playing good football but maybe not getting the results as you know eventually you will turn the corner but as it stands I'm really not seeing any improvement with each passing game which is seriously concerning.
I hate this reliance on one or two players. As a club, we should be able to cope with Sturridge out. Obviously we miss him, but it shouldn't be to a degree where we look toothless without him. Balotelli is quite clearly not suited to playing up top on his own and looking like a panic buy. I am going to say something which people will probably laugh at, but as it was late in the day in the transfer window, I would have taken Shane Long over Balotelli for maybe a season if there really was no other option. Why? He run's all day long and presses from the front, fits into the style of play Rodgers wants us to play
Putting aside the results, the performances are completely unrecognisable from last year. I wouldn't be as bothered if we were playing good football but maybe not getting the results as you know eventually you will turn the corner but as it stands I'm really not seeing any improvement with each passing game which is seriously concerning.
I hate this reliance on one or two players. As a club, we should be able to cope with Sturridge out. Obviously we miss him, but it shouldn't be to a degree where we look toothless without him. Balotelli is quite clearly not suited to playing up top on his own and looking like a panic buy. I am going to say something which people will probably laugh at, but as it was late in the day in the transfer window, I would have taken Shane Long over Balotelli for maybe a season if there really was no other option. Why? He run's all day long and presses from the front, fits into the style of play Rodgers wants us to play