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Tim LFC wrote:One things for sure we need a striker or N'gog to step up or heavens forbid Babel to realise some of his untapped potential and bag us around 15 goals this season.

In and Out wrote:Didn't see the game.

I've only noticed not so long ago how close the Arsenal game is from being played, 14 days away that isn't much time to 'get ready' for the opening day of the season. As other have said with that in mind maybe the majority if not all the first team should start in the second leg just to find some cohesiveness.

ANd by all accounts we still need to get a LB and Striker in as well before too long.

RED BEERGOGGLES wrote:Watched the game in work  on the Liverpool E season ticket
I thought all in all it was a game which confirmed a few points with crystal clear clarity ...

1, Spearing is simply not good enough for Liverpool
2, Neither is Insua
3, Its apparent to all that Shelvey is going to grow into an exceptional player
4,Joe Cole will be a crowd favourite
5,Roy favours Zonal marking with a passion
6,Gerrard needs a lot more games before he is up to speed
7,Amoo can blow hot and cold with alarming regularity
8,We have to find a striker and integrate him into the team as quickly as is humanly possible
9,The short and direct passing on display was easy on the eye and at times possession was retained for long periods
10, The link up play between Cole and Gerrard looks very promising
11, Johnson's positional sense and who he should be closing down has become no clearer to him
12,Lapses in concentration such as the Ayala gaff should be eradicated before the season starts ....

It was however just a pre - season game so it was for all intents and purposes a good run out for some
it also seems apparent that Hodgson's particular  preference is for the 4-2-3-1 formation alternated with the ever popular 4-5-1

rocky29 wrote:

RED BEERGOGGLES wrote:Watched the game in work  on the Liverpool E season ticket
I thought all in all it was a game which confirmed a few points with crystal clear clarity ...

1, Spearing is simply not good enough for Liverpool
2, Neither is Insua
3, Its apparent to all that Shelvey is going to grow into an exceptional player
4,Joe Cole will be a crowd favourite
5,Roy favours Zonal marking with a passion
6,Gerrard needs a lot more games before he is up to speed
7,Amoo can blow hot and cold with alarming regularity
8,We have to find a striker and integrate him into the team as quickly as is humanly possible
9,The short and direct passing on display was easy on the eye and at times possession was retained for long periods
10, The link up play between Cole and Gerrard looks very promising
11, Johnson's positional sense and who he should be closing down has become no clearer to him
12,Lapses in concentration such as the Ayala gaff should be eradicated before the season starts ....

It was however just a pre - season game so it was for all intents and purposes a good run out for some
it also seems apparent that Hodgson's particular  preference is for the 4-2-3-1 formation alternated with the ever popular 4-5-1

number 8 on your list is the most crucial and important.

RED BEERGOGGLES wrote:Watched the game in work  on the Liverpool E season ticket
I thought all in all it was a game which confirmed a few points with crystal clear clarity ...

1, Spearing is simply not good enough for Liverpool
2, Neither is Insua
3, Its apparent to all that Shelvey is going to grow into an exceptional player
4,Joe Cole will be a crowd favourite
5,Roy favours Zonal marking with a passion
6,Gerrard needs a lot more games before he is up to speed
7,Amoo can blow hot and cold with alarming regularity
8,We have to find a striker and integrate him into the team as quickly as is humanly possible
9,The short and direct passing on display was easy on the eye and at times possession was retained for long periods
10, The link up play between Cole and Gerrard looks very promising
11, Johnson's positional sense and who he should be closing down has become no clearer to him
12,Lapses in concentration such as the Ayala gaff should be eradicated before the season starts ....

It was however just a pre - season game so it was for all intents and purposes a good run out for some
it also seems apparent that Hodgson's particular  preference is for the 4-2-3-1 formation alternated with the ever popular 4-5-1

LFC2007 wrote:

rocky29 wrote:

RED BEERGOGGLES wrote:Watched the game in work  on the Liverpool E season ticket
I thought all in all it was a game which confirmed a few points with crystal clear clarity ...

1, Spearing is simply not good enough for Liverpool
2, Neither is Insua
3, Its apparent to all that Shelvey is going to grow into an exceptional player
4,Joe Cole will be a crowd favourite
5,Roy favours Zonal marking with a passion
6,Gerrard needs a lot more games before he is up to speed
7,Amoo can blow hot and cold with alarming regularity
8,We have to find a striker and integrate him into the team as quickly as is humanly possible
9,The short and direct passing on display was easy on the eye and at times possession was retained for long periods
10, The link up play between Cole and Gerrard looks very promising
11, Johnson's positional sense and who he should be closing down has become no clearer to him
12,Lapses in concentration such as the Ayala gaff should be eradicated before the season starts ....

It was however just a pre - season game so it was for all intents and purposes a good run out for some
it also seems apparent that Hodgson's particular  preference is for the 4-2-3-1 formation alternated with the ever popular 4-5-1

number 8 on your list is the most crucial and important.

I disagree, I think we need two strikers.

Sabre wrote:I haven't watched the game yet, but correct me if I'm wrong: German teams start earlier training than English and Spanish no? Meaning, any French or German team has advanced in their preseason work 2 weeks more or so.

If the team did a serious job against a more worked team, then that's good news. THe only point of those games is getting match fitness. I know last season a bad preseason was the threshold of a bad season, but that's not always the case, I don't think so at least.