Xabi Alonso

[redlancer]

Well, the evidence that we miss him badly is there for all to see. Surely even carheex!

the midfield was missing tonight.

Xabi would of made a difference end of.

Stevie either needs a rest or a kick up the backside and not by Momo as we don't need Stevie with a broken nose.

[kurtangle01]

the midfield was missing tonight.

Xabi would of made a difference end of.

Stevie either needs a rest or a kick up the backside and not by Momo as we don't need Stevie with a broken nose.

How Mascherano never started tonight is something that I couldn't get my head round. Stevie and Momo just don't gel. Never have and by the looks of things never will. When Momo plays Stevie is far to deep trying to help out for Momo's mistakes.

[peekay]

the midfield was missing tonight.

Xabi would of made a difference end of.

Stevie either needs a rest or a kick up the backside and not by Momo as we don't need Stevie with a broken nose.

We are missing Alonso like hell. He may not ping 40 yard passes with accuracy but he does provide an outlet for defenders and midfielders.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Mascherano is like Torres,Stevie, Pepe and Carra should NOT be dropped

[Chrono]

Xabi is a great player but we should be able to survive without him or Agger.

[Dhav]

Xabi is a great player but we should be able to survive without him or Agger.

Should be, but we can't. We have a lot of depth in our squad, but obviously not the quality.

[shadow]

A point on Sissoko - I genuinely think he is a bit intimidated playing alongside Gerrard. Xabi allows Momo to do his thing and keep everything ticking over, whereas Gerrard, the obvious go-to man and fans favourite, brings a lot of the spotlight back to centre midfield and back towards Sissoko.

To me he looked really low on confidence tonight and as his night got worse he was never going to play himself out of it. Its obvious to everyone that Sissoko and Gerrard do not link together but he looks scared of playing alongside him whereas as Xabi allows him to thrive and (probably) gives him more confidence and belief

[peekay]

A point on Sissoko - I genuinely think he is a bit intimidated playing alongside Gerrard. Xabi allows Momo to do his thing and keep everything ticking over, whereas Gerrard, the obvious go-to man and fans favourite, brings a lot of the spotlight back to centre midfield and back towards Sissoko.

To me he looked really low on confidence tonight and as his night got worse he was never going to play himself out of it. Its obvious to everyone that Sissoko and Gerrard do not link together but he looks scared of playing alongside him whereas as Xabi allows him to thrive and (probably) gives him more confidence and belief

Even when your low on confidence you should be able to do the simple things, pass the ball 5 yards. And if he is intimated by playing alongside Gerrard after 2 years then he does not have the mentality to be a liverpool player.

Momo's passing is average,barely acceptable when he is on form. When he is
is in normal form his passing is abysmal.

And when he is not on confidence, his passing is among the worst I have ever seen in top flight football.

Such a variance is unacceptable for a liverpool player, especially a central midfielder.

[Fiddy]

I think the problem lately is more that the rest of the midfield has been ****e rather than missing Xabi all that much, especially given he's been decidedly below-par himself this season...Masher's radar was off the other day and Momo was at his sunday-league worst tonight (costing us 3 points in the process), and with Stevie off form ever since he played for ****ting England what do we expect?

[Marky]

A point on Sissoko - I genuinely think he is a bit intimidated playing alongside Gerrard. Xabi allows Momo to do his thing and keep everything ticking over, whereas Gerrard, the obvious go-to man and fans favourite, brings a lot of the spotlight back to centre midfield and back towards Sissoko.

To me he looked really low on confidence tonight and as his night got worse he was never going to play himself out of it. Its obvious to everyone that Sissoko and Gerrard do not link together but he looks scared of playing alongside him whereas as Xabi allows him to thrive and (probably) gives him more confidence and belief

That has to be the most ridiculous statement of all time
No offence pal

[Dhav]

That has to be the most ridiculous statement of all time
No offence pal

Steady on Marky. I think you need to review the contents of some of your posts before making a comment like that.

[shadow]

[QUOTE=Marky19;709446]That has to be the most ridiculous statement of all time


That very statement speaks volumes about you fella

No worries though, I did'nt take offence

[shadow]

Even when your low on confidence you should be able to do the simple things, pass the ball 5 yards. And if he is intimated by playing alongside Gerrard after 2 years then he does not have the mentality to be a liverpool player.

Momo's passing is average,barely acceptable when he is on form. When he is
is in normal form his passing is abysmal.

And when he is not on confidence, his passing is among the worst I have ever seen in top flight football.

Such a variance is unacceptable for a liverpool player, especially a central midfielder.

Very true, I'm not trying to make any excuses for Momo after tonights showing

[shadow]

That has to be the most ridiculous statement of all time
No offence pal

more pertinently you should try to justify your above statement kidda

Momo is only 22yrs old, he barely speaks english and he is playing in the shadow of arguably the best midfielder in the world, a homegrown hero to millions of people in the city and reds fans the world over.

I'm not saying he should be intimidated or worried by it, but maybe he might be

[Fiddy]

more pertinently you should try to justify your above statement kidda

Momo is only 22yrs old, he barely speaks english and he is playing in the shadow of arguably the best midfielder in the world, a homegrown hero to millions of people in the city and reds fans the world over.

I'm not saying he should be intimidated or worried by it, but maybe he might be

Excuses, excuses if you ask me. Might wash if he hadn't been with us for several seasons and been 'Boss' for a lot of that...if you really want an excuse for his ****ness, maybe try the fact he hasn't been playing regularly