Player Ratings LFC vs. Werder Bremen

[Pacman]

Bet we draw 0-0 at Villa.

It's taken me a while to work you out mate but I think I have now

[Pacman]

Kewell isn't an out and out winger too.

He's as close as they come then

[REDSCOUSER]

i could have sworn Peter Thompson and Ian Callaghan were wingers

I did mention Cally in my post but never seen PT play so did not include his name. I'm only 38 ya know

[AFII]

What people dont realise(the young generation anyways) is that even in the 70's & 80's we were never about wingers. APART from HEIGHWAY, CALLY & BARNES we did not really have out and out wingers. We had Jimmy Case & Ray Kennedy. Two hard working widemen who work for the team by providing crosses, tracking back and scoring a few goals.
We don't need 2 out & out wingers to provide crosses..this is a MYTH. All midfield players & full backs should be able to cross well and take on a man every once in a while like Gerrard does.
McManaman was the winger in the 90's, otherwise hardly anyone of note.
Bottom line people, BENYAOUN & BABEL are more than capable of supplying the amo for our strikers.

RS, the difference is that you could get away with that back then but not anymore. The managers now analyzes the games much more thanks to computers and so on. They will find out if a team have a weakness much easier than 25 years ago. If we don't have the option of an out and out winger then our opponents will use that game after game.

[Guest]

He's as close as they come then

He could offer us some width but like Giggs or Ronaldo, he isn't an out and out winger. Out and out wingers hug the touchline all the time. There are no more out and out wingers in the game today. Players do much more than that nowadays.

[Guest]

RS, the difference is that you could get away with that back then but not anymore. The managers now analyzes the games much more thanks to computers and so on. They will find out if a team have a weakness much easier than 25 years ago. If we don't have the option of an out and out winger then our opponents will use that game after game.

How would you define a winger ?

[AFII]

How would you define a winger ?

One player that stays wide and not cuts inside just for the fun of it, like Alves or Joaquin.

[Pacman]

One player that stays wide and not cuts inside just for the fun of it, like Alves or Joaquin.

Or Kewell?

[Darth Marty]

Voronin was very good, Momo was back to his best it seemed, even putting some passes together!! Babel had flashes of brilliance and Torres seemed ****ing ace.....

Dare I say even Pennant had me thinking...mmm, maybe he can just about be good enough.....

[AFII]

Or Kewell?

The problem is that we don't know how fit he is and he will anyway need a few months before he is 100% again.

[Guest]

One player that stays wide and not cuts inside just for the fun of it, like Alves or Joaquin.

mmm ... These are exception to the rule though. There are not many of these type of players anymore.

[RedReet]

Voronin: 8 Played a very good game. Showed he has very few weaknesses, a typical Rafa player.

9. Couldn't have done much more for the cause.

Hyypia: 7 Great experience and hardly put a foot wrong. Hard to imagine better cover.

Crouch: 5 did just ok. A bit lethargic at times.

Kuyt: 6 gets one up on Crouch for trying harder and linking up nicely.

7. Typical Kuyt performance, unlucky to get a cool finish rulled out.

Gerrard: 6 didnt look his best.

7.5 Getting back to his best.

Momo: 7 it was like watching an Ork in midfield. Did play some nice football at times to.

8.5 Flawless from Momo even thought there wasn't enough attacking from Bremen for him to really play his game.

Benayon: 6 showed intelligence but seem not to be his day. Did OK

Xabi: 7

8. Though he did very well, won back plenty of posesion, passing immaculate, looked dangerous in attack.

Riise: 7 Good goal.

Torres: 8 worth every penny, and is only gonna get better. We have another in the same class as Steve. Maybe a 7 because he had so little time.

Babel: 7 Seems to have everything, pace, power, skill, one with a very bright future.

6. Thought he looked unfit and uninterested at times, one decent flash of skill though.

[Pacman]

The problem is that we don't know how fit he is and he will anyway need a few months before he is 100% again.

He's had a year off and he's been playing all summer for the convicts if he stays injury free he'll be 100% match fit.

[molonyg]

yeah, i would say so, lets face it at the back and centre mid, we are sound, amoung the best in the league, we have vastly imprved in weaker areas, i would still like us to sign a quality winger (real winger), and if im being greedy, i would like said winger to have the ability to play either side (mainly because no one can be sure harry will last more than a few games - but i live in hope)

Happy with Pennant and would like to see him have a chance. He was very impressive in this game. Some of his crosses were class but were not read by strikers. Watch his tracking back which is something I liked from him. Also his passing and decision making has improved in the last 6 months. He is one of our most improved players. Add a few goals to his game and we will have some player. Impressed by Voronin as I think everyone was.

[Red_Polo]

Bet we draw 0-0 at Villa.

Kewell isn't an out and out winger too.

FLMAO

The way people are going on there's only about five players in the world people would be happy with us having out wide. We've added Babel and Benayoun, both players who like to take defenders on, and have shown they can do so playing from the flanks. What vital function is it exactly that people feel our wide players are not the right kind of players to fulfil?