Stewart Downing - West Hahahaham player

[Lecter]

It is a favourite of mine.

And sycaphantic is a favourite of Matts

Although he'll no doubt accuse me of being sycophantic for saying that

[Lecter]

I might be wrong but didn't Downing cross for the first header for Suarez yesterday - the one he headed straight to the goalie?

And Carrolls chance v Swansea

[Mattshark]

And sycaphantic is a favourite of Matts

Although he'll no doubt accuse me of being sycophantic for saying that

Which one should I use?

[Lecter]

which one should i use?

lol

[cream]

I might be wrong but didn't Downing cross for the first header for Suarez yesterday - the one he headed straight to the goalie?

How many other crosses did he put in against QPR? genuine question...

[Darkon]

How many other crosses did he put in against QPR? genuine question...

I havn't seen the stats from yesterday, but as of current Downing have created the second most chances for us from open play only outdone by Suarez, who have played a lot more minutes.

[Roboklopp]

Was Adam's cross I think.

[Neil Young]

No, it was Downing in the opening minutes of the match who crossed from the right for Suarez who headed straight at the keeper. Adam crossed for the goal of course.

[Lecter]

No, it was Downing in the opening minutes of the match who crossed from the right for Suarez who headed straight at the keeper. Adam crossed for the goal of course.

Downing has put in a few decent crosses like that and of course the forward (whoever that might be) has ****ed it up sensationally

Must admit I'm not a big fan of Downing's but he looked ok on Saturday and at times he does put some really decent crosses in

Pity hes not been consistant enough in this

[dww]

Some data tweeted by Dan Kennett comparing Downing to Riera:

Cross Completion: AR 19%, SD 25%
Mins Per Completed Cross: AR 95, SD 47
Mins per Chance Created: AR 58, SD 36
Attacking Half Pass Completion: AR 67%, SD 72%
Touches per Minute: AR 0.77, SD 0.70
Mins per completed dribble: AR 37, SD 127

So that's 6 key metrics for wide players and Downing wins 4-2 including 3 most important ones.
And considering Riera was in the best*#LFC*side for 20 years they can only paint Downing in a good light.

I would have said Riera was more impressive than Downing. But those figures would indicate otherwise

The thing is that context is, if not everything, very important. Riera was doing a specific role in a team where that job was vital. His hugging of the touch line allowed space for Torres, Gerrard and Kuyt (from the right) to prosper. Currently we don't have a pairing in the middle providing danger or a player on the opposite flank high up often enough (and the midfield operates deeper). When he stays wide Downing is often a bit pointless. He needs to position himself in a less wide position more often - like Bale has done after the first few games this season.

I like Downing and think he would have been great in that Rafa team but currently I don't see him as quite fitting what we need. If Carrol or another attacking player with physical presence came into the team that might be different. Hopefully Downing will tweak his game and all will be well.

[Roboklopp]

No, it was Downing in the opening minutes of the match who crossed from the right for Suarez who headed straight at the keeper. Adam crossed for the goal of course.

I was talking about the goal though. Was I talking about the wrong thing?

[Neil Young]

I was talking about the goal though. Was I talking about the wrong thing?

I wondered if you were thinking of the goal but yes, I think the discussion was about who crossed for Suarez's first header.

A case of crossed wires as well as crossed balls (sounds painful).

[Vermilion]

Thought Stewie did ok yesterday, some nice one two's going with team mates to open up space, and some intelligent passes to players making runs, he's been a bit unlucky really, a few of the crosses he's put in of late should have been converted into goals.

[Exiled_red]

This may be opening a can of worms, but is Downing better on the right side?

[~LFCHistory~]

This may be opening a can of worms, but is Downing better on the right side?

He contributes as much from the right side as he does from the left.