Wolves vs LFC match thread

[DannyMan2006]

Carroll finally looking like the player I thought we had signed.

Still has a poor first touch, bit slack in his passing and not amazingly mobile.

BUT, he is looking big and powerful in the air and is getting in the right positions should we swing some quality balls in.

As has already been said, someone like Gerrard, or maybe even Suarez if played close to Carroll, would be looking at a brace of goals in this game already.

A great 45 mins from Carroll, following on a good performance against the mancs. Not spectacular - and maybe I'm going overboard with "great" - but a massive improvement.

[BobTheCharmer]

Look like we are playing more towards Carroll's style today, need to play someone up top next to him to gain the most benefit from this though.

if someone else floats a ****ing cross in for him they should be shot dead. why can't johnson or enrique just whip it in.

[Mattshark]

i'd rather we tried to score a couple, that way you can afford to let in one. spearing is covering well. you just have to accept he isn't lucas and we don't have another one in the squad. of course we'll be poorer defensively without lucas, thats why its important to score on a regular basis.

we look good all over the pitch as per usual, nice interceptions, nice passing and then the force field kicks in and we haven't got a clue how to get round it. the players, all of them, continue to make the wrong choices. they have no clue how to create a goal. why not flood the box? utd when all theirs are fit, do this and year in year out they're at the top of the scoring charts. rocket science?

But Wolves have scored as many as we have this season. That is a serious concern.

Spearing is ok, but he isn't positionally good enough to be an effect holding mid, means he is on the stretch too often.

We don't look great and they have had the best chances.

[Mostar]

Adam's not been at the races today, Henderson needs to be supporting Carroll ala Gerrard, could have a couple.
Bellamy has been a bit greedy once or twice when both Kuyt and Carroll had been in acres of space in the box.

I thought that Hendo had a very good half.

Was everywhere, left, right, in the box and had some very nice passes.

One aspect of the game that I really hope he works in the off season is taking a man.

If he can do that he would be much, much better player.

[Exiled_red]

someones just handcuffed himself to the goal in the everton city match !!!

Hearing something about an Everton fan attatching himself to a post? hahaha

WTF??

[Mattshark]

adam looks like a shadow of a player he was, when he was at blackpool

That is because it is easier to look good in a team like Blackpool than with us and he wasn't great in the second half of last season at all.

[dom9]

That is because it is easier to look good in a team like Blackpool than with us and he wasn't great in the second half of last season at all.

Is it? I always play better when I'm in a better team.

[BobTheCharmer]

Spearing is ok, but he isn't positionally good enough to be an effect holding mid, means he is on the stretch too often.

But he is what he is. What do you propose?

[Mattshark]

But he is what he is. What do you propose?

Buying someone and dropping Adam for Spearing.

[DannyMan2006]

That is because it is easier to look good in a team like Blackpool than with us and he wasn't great in the second half of last season at all.

He had a free role at Blackpool and everything went through him. At Liverpool he is asked to play a deeper role. He is far better defensively this season than he ever was at Blackpool, he was a liability at times for them and relied too much on Vaughan to get him out of trouble.

But he expended less energy going back and so was more effective going forward.

[BobTheCharmer]

Buying someone and dropping Adam for Spearing.

but the transfer window is as good as closed. its not happening. so what do you propose now?

[Phoenix07]

Henderson and Bellamy were star men for me. Henderson with his vision, passing and getting into space. Bellamy for the zip in his play, running at opponents and getting into space too.

Carroll seems to be getting an awful lot of praise across the web. Puzzles me. I thought his positioning has been poor. Service has been terrible, but we can't just ping it into the box all the time.

[rudedog]

I don't think his limited style has helped, it makes us predictable. Our lack of quality in the midfield means we lack any sort of follow up or invention.

But we haven't played to his strengths - no decent crosses for him to actually attack. If we are going to float balls in to him we need to get bodies round about him for the inevitable lay-offs.

[Mattshark]

Is it? I always play better when I'm in a better team.

With some players, yes, especially attacking players. Teams play very different tactics v us than they did v Blackpool and it has seriously exposed Adams weaknesses.

[Le Chef]

I thought that Hendo had a very good half.

Was everywhere, left, right, but not in the box and had some very nice passes.

One aspect of the game that I really hope he works in the off season is taking a man.

If he can do that he would be much, much better player.

Corrected that small bit for you !!!

Granted he's been tidy but if he's supposedley the player to support Carroll, he isn't doing it.
For me I'd hook Adam, stick on Downing and push Bellamy or Kuyt alongside Carroll