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Yeah, I think Clyne will mostly just be tasked with shutting down (to the best of his abilities, anyway) whoever is on the left. He'll have his hands full.

08-18-2015 , 07:43 AM

#5677

Elrazor

losing momentum

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1 goal in 2 games for Plop>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>42 in 88 for Villa ldo

08-18-2015 , 07:51 AM

#5678

heh

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Originally Posted by Elrazor

1 goal in 2 games for Plop>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>42 in 88 for Villa ldo

Math doesn't lie.

08-18-2015 , 08:42 AM

#5679

LFC_USA

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Totally agree on Markovic in for Lallana. Firmino has to actually look good and interested in a sub performance before we put him in the starting XI. Markovic in a position he actually prefers could do really well and bring something different that the side needs. And he has pace. Would like to see that happen

08-18-2015 , 09:18 AM

#5680

Liverpool

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Originally Posted by PlzBeALevel

If you look at Mignolet, Skrtel, Lovren, Gomez, Ibe, Lallana - then withold judgement on guys like Benteke, Milner, Can for now - there is a big majority of our matchday squad who are nowhere near good enough for the level we should be requiring.

I don't know what the solution is, but I can't see how Rodgers position will be tenable at the end of the season.

Completely agree. Skrtel/Lovren looked pretty poor last night and will certainly cost us goals against Arse. Gomez and Ibe have a lot of potential but aren't at the required level yet. Lallana I think just isn't good enough.

We always start slow with Rodgers in charge so there is a chance that we'll improve in the coming months. However, we don't have a Suarez type player to lead us so think it'll be another 5th-6th place finish at the end of the year.

08-18-2015 , 09:18 AM

#5681

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake7777

I think it's pretty clear that the problem so far is that rodgers has been playing Lallana and coutinho with no one centrally in between them and the CBs to distribute.

When Lallana is on with coutinho and it's like Henderson and Milner only, there is zero link up coming out from back so what happens is the more spacially aware coutinho brings it all the way up and distributes, rendering normally-marked Lallana pointless.

When Can is on he alleviates the defensive responsibilites of the midfield but also brings it up centrally instead of Coutinho, and can distribute to either "number 10" or feed it out wide which is a way more optimal approach imo.

I think the best LFC lineup currently is:

---------------------------------------------------------- benteke---------------------------------------------

------------------------Firmino-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------Coutinho---------------------------------

----------------Henderson---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Milner

------------------------------------------------------------Can-------------------------------------------------------

------------------gomez--------------Lovren/Sakho---------------------------------Skrtel-----------------------------------Clyne

This covers the wide spaces but also lets play develop up the middle where the creativity of Firmino and Coutinho can be an end result for the CMs and not the entire build up, which frees them up and also takes full advantage of benteke.

Currently he's been (I hope) simulating firmino with the spacially obtuse Lallana and having coutinho be the only central player bringing play up the middle and distributing to a marked benteke and an lolLallana which is not a good look imo.

Jake, was this the formation you wanted to post?

Benteke
Firmino---------Countinho
Milner----------Henderson
--------Can------
Gomez--Skrtel--Lovren/Sakho--Clyne
Mignolet

08-18-2015 , 09:18 AM

#5682

Liverpool

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Some fat bloke on twitter is saying that we're looking for a loan for Markovic until Jan.

08-18-2015 , 09:20 AM

#5683

Jake7777

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Human Halo

Jake, was this the formation you wanted to post?

Benteke

Firmino---------Countinho

Milner----------Henderson

--------Can------

Gomez--Skrtel--Lovren/Sakho--Clyne

Mignolet

08-18-2015 , 09:20 AM

#5684

MindFckr

Classic Arsenal GHW

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Deluded Brendan twitter gonna explode

08-18-2015 , 09:41 AM

#5685

Cinarocket

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Didnt tip the hairdresser because that bastard broke my balls for hours trying to teach me liverpool goal was not offside since coutinho "didn't touch the ball" as if i was a child who couldnt understand the rules. Wanker

08-18-2015 , 09:42 AM

#5686

Hoopie1

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Cinarocket, pictured earlier:

Spoiler:

08-18-2015 , 09:45 AM

#5687

xXDeuce7Xx

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinarocket

Didnt tip the hairdresser because that bastard broke my balls for hours trying to teach me liverpool goal was not offside since coutinho "didn't touch the ball" as if i was a child who couldnt understand the rules. Wanker

Had no idea you were female.