We all know that rafa puts the team ethic before individuals and has tried to mould us into the team that he built at valencia.
They were a collection of good players with one or two exceptional players. Their strength lied in the fact that they were an outstanding unit capable of playing teams off the park, worked harder than most other and were exceptionally well organised - as a unit.
He's tried to do that here but its proving difficult to replicate. The reason for our alarming slump might be down to the obvious injuries to gerrard and torres, or a lack of investment.
However, looking at our team last night and on many other occasions in recent times, its obvious that beyond torres and gerrard there isnt a lot else - in an attacking sense. All the players rafa has bought have fitted into a team system and we all know when the individual cogs in a machine break down the team as a whole wont function. Players like kuyt serve a purpose, or riera who do a job for the team but who struggle to win matches single handedly on a regular basis when given that added responsibility.
United, chelsea and arsenal can play as a team but also have outstanding individual players who can bail them out or turn tight games.
is it that Rafa doesnt like selfish players who he cant mould into cogs for his machine, we have seen the likes of bellamy, keane and babel arent really his cup of tea.
if the machine doesnt work, is there a plan B ? - we dont have many other individuals who can compensate for the loss of our key men gerrard and torres. Last night we looked ordinary at times and against sunderland we were just abject. For a liverpool team is that what we expect.
Where are the others who will step up to the mark when we need them. is it simply that we just dont have any of those sorts of players ? Is babel really that **** or is it that rafa doesnt like those types of players ?
maybe aquilani will make all of the difference. Maybe he's the one.
They were a collection of good players with one or two exceptional players. Their strength lied in the fact that they were an outstanding unit capable of playing teams off the park, worked harder than most other and were exceptionally well organised - as a unit.
He's tried to do that here but its proving difficult to replicate. The reason for our alarming slump might be down to the obvious injuries to gerrard and torres, or a lack of investment.
However, looking at our team last night and on many other occasions in recent times, its obvious that beyond torres and gerrard there isnt a lot else - in an attacking sense. All the players rafa has bought have fitted into a team system and we all know when the individual cogs in a machine break down the team as a whole wont function. Players like kuyt serve a purpose, or riera who do a job for the team but who struggle to win matches single handedly on a regular basis when given that added responsibility.
United, chelsea and arsenal can play as a team but also have outstanding individual players who can bail them out or turn tight games.
is it that Rafa doesnt like selfish players who he cant mould into cogs for his machine, we have seen the likes of bellamy, keane and babel arent really his cup of tea.
if the machine doesnt work, is there a plan B ? - we dont have many other individuals who can compensate for the loss of our key men gerrard and torres. Last night we looked ordinary at times and against sunderland we were just abject. For a liverpool team is that what we expect.
Where are the others who will step up to the mark when we need them. is it simply that we just dont have any of those sorts of players ? Is babel really that **** or is it that rafa doesnt like those types of players ?
maybe aquilani will make all of the difference. Maybe he's the one.
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