Braga post-match

[Kenneth]

If you look at the last ten years then Insua is probably our best left fullback. Don't say much because of the lack of competition but he was still our best left fullback the last 10 years or so.

Criminal to get rid of him the way we did. Look at what mess that created. Many players being forced to play out of position thanks to that loan.

Sorry

[Rudo]

I'll be in the small minority here but i thought Joe Cole was our best player.

[Lecter]

It is his job. If the central defenders isn't good enough with the ball then it takes the pace out of the attacks. It is his job to deliver a quick pass to a midfielder, Lucas in this case, before Lucas is being closed down.

Firstly its the midfielders job to MOVE and make space and when they get the ball in positions they pass it and move again

No movement means fewer or no options so yes he then has to carry it forward

The problem today was that a lot of the midfielders and one of the fullbacks put further pressure on our two centrebacks by constantly cutting the ball back and then passing back. At times both Cole and Johnsson et al had acres of space to carry the ball into yet cut back and passed it inside or backwards. The one time Johnson did do that he created the chance for Meireles

Thats ****ing criminal

I know you have an absolute hard on for Carragher but blaming him for todays performance is stupid even by your usual high standards

[Mattshark]

If you look at the last ten years then Insua is probably our best left fullback. Don't say much because of the lack of competition but he was still our best left fullback the last 10 years or so.

Criminal to get rid of him the way we did. Look at what mess that created. Many players being forced to play out of position thanks to that loan.

Riise and Aurellio are both much better players.

[Arn]

Sorry

Name one better the last ten years

[Mostar]

If you look at the last ten years then Insua is probably our best left fullback. Don't say much because of the lack of competition but he was still our best left fullback the last 10 years or so.

Criminal to get rid of him the way we did. Look at what mess that created. Many players being forced to play out of position thanks to that loan.

You cannot be serious Arn?

He cannot even break into Gala first squad FFS but he would be our best LB in last 10 years.

Insua probably would have made the difference today offensively but he is a far from good, solid LB.

[CJ]

Riise is our best left back of the last 10 years,

insua had potential but it doesnt make him better than someone who played at his peak for us.

[Lecter]

I certainly knew you would jump on this

Who said anything about blaming Carra?

I only stated that he hoofed the ball time and time again and correct me if that is not the fact.

It is correct but should he just have kept the ball and passed it along the back 4 or backwards like our 4 midfielders did

Carragher is guilty of that but today I'd be crucifying others ahead of him

[calvoboy]

Tactics. Outnumbered in midfield and our midfielders took the safe option under pressure too often. Actually looked more dangerous when we bypassed midfield horrible though it was to watch. Meireles poor in both legs, something to do with playing portugese opposition? Plenty of other poor too over both legs. Should have changed tactics, but still could have done much better if individuals had stepped up instead of hiding. Collectively got what we deserved.

[mick the click]

If you'd like to elaborate, I'll try to answer. Do you think Kuyt and Carra played well, or that Johnson and Carroll didn't try?

I'll try. For a start I don't think anyone played well and I think there was a lot of 'trying' going on, albeit utterly ineffectual. I really didn't see Johnson and Carroll be any more effective than anyone else or appear to be trying harder than anyone else.

TBH I thought Dirky put in his usual shift, ran his socks off etc and breatherd some life into the LFC corpse. I also saw that some of Carra's hoofs were pretty accurate. Although there were way to many sideways and backward balls he needs to have someone to pass to and the problem with the TV is that it's sometimes difficult to see who's offering themselves - as far as I could make out not many of our lot were making themselves available. So I really wouldn't call their contribution any more pathetic than any other of our players. They were all pretty ****e.

[red evil kenevil]

well all in all i know we're all dissapointed, but this season is **** since the start... owners, need to sort this **** out..

[cream]

We had a totally wrong combination of players on the pitch today, but what else could we have done, the squad is ****ing crap.

[CJ]

i do hope that having someone good in the air doesnt lead us to a static midfield and hoofing from the back.

we need more quality and we will get more in the summer

[Arn]

Riise and Aurellio are both much better players.

Can't agree with that. Riise was good going forward but **** defending. No positional sense at all. Insua was better going forward and better defending.

Aurelio is probably better going forward than Insua but worse in defence.

Insua a more complete left fullback than them. If Aurelio had been able to stay fit then it could and would probably been a different story.

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Konch it is then...