Bolton 0-1 Liverpool — Post match

[Lee]

Did you see him feigning a calf injury just so that he could roll his sock down and show it off

Haha, some may say that it was pre-planned

Surely we're the most tattooed team in the league now.

[Bender]

Hodgson Post match interview
LINK

[Buzzo]

I lost my ****ing signal about 2 mins before the goal..!

**** it - a win is a win...

[Norbs]

I think Roy might actually prefer this back 4. He seems to like Srktel, was saying he can't drop Kyrgiakos at the minute and was Johnson not one of the overpaid players he was referring to in his interview? Ideally I think this might now be his first team back 4, but will Carra still be so accommodating when Johnson is fit again?

Carra at LB, Johnson on the right. Agger & Soto in the middle. Our best defensive line-up within our current squad, except perhaps with Aurelio fit in which case it would be Aurelio-Agger-Soto-Johnson, IMO.

[Norbs]

Haha, some may say that it was pre-planned

Surely we're the most tattooed team in the league now.

He's got a long way to go before he's covered like Beckham. I've got to say, Beckham's arms look ****ing awesome these days

[Robbie-fowler999]

Carra at LB, Johnson on the right. Agger & Soto in the middle. Our best defensive line-up within our current squad, except perhaps with Aurelio fit in which case it would be Aurelio-Agger-Soto-Johnson, IMO.

why drop skrtel on current form ?

[Bender]

Carragher felt neither deserved to leave with all three points.
'I don't think anyone deserved to win to be honest,' Carragher told Sky Sports 1. 'I don't think there was too many chances. It's always a difficult game here at Bolton.
'Kevin Davies had a header late on, and that could have been it for them, and our chance has gone in.
'It was a really tight game but that's the Premiership for you.'

[Lee]

He's got a long way to go before he's covered like Beckham. I've got to say, Beckham's arms look ****ing awesome these days

They do actually, the ****er. I dread to think of the cost of his work

He's just a dude isn't he?!

[RedReet]

Carra at LB, Johnson on the right. Agger & Soto in the middle. Our best defensive line-up within our current squad, except perhaps with Aurelio fit in which case it would be Aurelio-Agger-Soto-Johnson, IMO.

I'm not a fan of Konchesky at all, but I'd still have him ahead of Carra and Aurelio ahead of them both.

Hodgson isn't gonna pick Agger either (unless LB) if everyone esle is fit.

[nbryan1764]

Yes I was watching the football was ****ing dire

and the last time we played good football against bolton was...

[Lee]

I'm not a fan of Konchesky at all, but I'd still have him ahead of Carra and Aurelio ahead of them both.

Hodgson isn't gonna pick Agger either (unless LB) if everyone esle is fit.

Hmm, I think Konchesky is **** too. I'd rather have Aurelio, Riise, Insua and probably Carragher at left back instead.

Funny how a few years back Carragher supposedly didn't have the legs to play RB against Middlesborough, yet he's now played there for how many games running now? Three? Four?

[Norbs]

why drop skrtel on current form ?

Because Agger's the only defender we possess who can play the ball out of defence. We don't have that from any of the players lined up today.

[Robbie-fowler999]

Because Agger's the only defender we possess who can play the ball out of defence. We don't have that from any of the players lined up today.

so you would rather have a defender who has some football skills over a defender thats keeps strong at the back and gives us a chance to win ?

[BigChief]

As someone has said earlier though he reverted to type which means he'll again use these tactics and feel justified in doing so...

I think we all know where the folly of that tactic ends

To be fair Hodgson's tactics today would have looked better had Torres scored that run through on goal and/or set Gerrard up with that piss easy pass that he managed to sulk into a shocker. Yes that flick he did was a jizzy pleasure, but he could have made Roy's tactics look better with a 2-0 or even 3-0 comfortable win.

You say tomato, I'm saying potato.

[Norbs]

so you would rather have a defender who has some football skills over a defender thats keeps strong at the back and gives us a chance to win ?

Lol. Do I need to list all the attributes that Agger possesses better than Skrtel?

Aerial strength, reading the game, composure...

In my earlier post I listed Agger & Skrtel as a pairing, along with Soto & Skrtel. I was making the point that we had options but ultimately we need to be looking ahead with Agger in the side, he's by far our most complete CB and would grace most teams in the premiership. Sadly I agree that he'll be off in January unless he starts getting the treatment he deserves