Blackburn Post-Match

[Leyton388]

Also with our stance on the Suarez case giving the FA the finger i don't expect us to get favorable decisions from the official's for the rest of the season.

[Exiled_red]

People may think I'm crazy for saying this but we aren't a poor side, the problem is our finishing which is woeful. Were we able to finish chances we could have had up to 20 points more than we currently have, at the moment we are 4 points behind Spurs in 3rd place. We need put the team on an intense shooting training programme!

[Suarez]

We can still turn this around though, just 3 points off 4th and thats where we need to be aiming for. Just a pity that Suarez will be banned when we need him. Saying that, sometimes a team plays as more of a team when the likes of Suarez and Gerrard are not on the pitch. There can often be over reliance on one player, you see players continuous looking to feed them when its not necessarily the best ball.

[ric.williams]

[QUOTE=Zapater;2172071]"Bad luck"? I don't buy it. It's happening each and every ****ing week, there's no way that's a coincidence.
QUOTE]

agreed. i didnt see the game but with 28 attempts on target youd expect 5 or 6 goals. same story in other matches. cant be luck

[Leyton388]

If we had a striker who could score rather than AC we would be right up there. Our passing play and build up is good we just don't have a fox in the box.

Thank **** Gerrard is back though. Give me a bit of hope that our midfield will sort itself out.

[Imy]

People may think I'm crazy for saying this but we aren't a poor side, the problem is our finishing which is woeful. Were we able to finish chances we could have had up to 20 points more than we currently have, at the moment we are 4 points behind Spurs in 3rd place. We need put the team on an intense shooting training programme!

I'd like to know stats wisehow many clear cut chances we have in comparison to the other top 6.

I don't think we make enough clear cut chances, how many tap in opportunities do we see, or 1-to-1's with the keeper or a move that tears the opposition to bits that leaves someone with a clear shot on goal, not many imo.

[Gibbo]

People may think I'm crazy for saying this but we aren't a poor side, the problem is our finishing which is woeful. Were we able to finish chances we could have had up to 20 points more than we currently have, at the moment we are 4 points behind Spurs in 3rd place. We need put the team on an intense shooting training programme!

We aren't a poor side, we are a good squad

We need A world class Winger, Striker and Defensive midfielder, to make us into title challengers/CL qualifiers.

If we did that we would have squad that would be up there with pretty much everyone elses, bar Citeh of course. But we dont have the money to throw at players like them.

[JBOX]

I'm going over to the game on Friday. Hoping to see a few goals and an easy win at home to Newcastle and all that. Now all that is in my head is a ****ing 0-0, frustrating home draw.

I usually like to be optimistic but... ... ... ...Its really hard. To have a chance to go within a point of the Chavs and all.

[cream]

I agree. People are saying we're creating a lot of chances but missing them. To be honest I don't think we're creating enough and that our midfield is one paced, plodding and predictable.


The difference in tempo when Gerrard came on was there for all to see and to be honest I think it's a big problem.

Yes, Suarez misses a lot of chances, but he creates a high percentage of them for himself.

Carroll, well, let's not go there, but we can see he did go close twice today when he got good deliveries.

Totally agree, We play a lot of pointless football which is very ineffective. If people think buying a striker will solve our problems, they will be disappointed. We need to raise the quality of our squad, everyone saw the difference when Gerrard came on, he plays at a different level to Adam, Henderson, Downing, Carroll, Bellamy, Maxi etc. We are where we are because thats what our squad dictates.

[Rabiosa]

I still have no idea why Kenny keeps playing Carroll, we need to buy a striker early in the Jan window.

[Chazza]

We need a finisher

Someone who can hit back of the net consistently when given the chance

We get one of those at the beginning of January and top 4 is still possible but we are making it very very difficult

[Suarez]

SOS

Calling Xabi Alonso, Mascherano, and Fernando Torres. Its time to come back.

[Imy]

I still have no idea why Kenny keeps playing Carroll, we need to buy a striker early in the Jan window.

If he doesn't play him (and Downing), it's like admitting he got it so badly wrong.

One thing i liked about Rafa (especially when he wasn't tied up financially) is that if thought a player wasn't doing it/fitting in he wouldn't be afraid of getting rid at the first opportunity.

[Daniel 7]

Someone mentioned about Carroll dropping too deep - confidence thing? I wonder if its him hiding. If he drops deep he's not up top messing things up. He's not as visible.

[Muddled]

I still have no idea why Kenny keeps playing Carroll, we need to buy a striker early in the Jan window.

If he doesn't play him (and Downing), it's like admitting he got it so badly wrong.

One thing i liked about Rafa (especially when he wasn't tied up financially) is that if thought a player wasn't doing it/fitting in he wouldn't be afraid of getting rid at the first opportunity.

That was Carroll's first start in three games? And without checking the teams, I could hazard a guess that he might have started one in the previous three before that too.

He doesn't "keep" playing him and to liken the situation to Rafa getting shot of players, Carroll has been here 11 months and been injured for nearly half that period.