Liverpool v Arsenal Post-Match Thread

[kemm1]

We just need to carry on building. Why "cut our losses"? Are these players a liability to our team? Buy more quality players and keep them to form the basis of a good squad.

Yes the summer buys have been mediocre at best

[doogle]

at 8m adam isn't a good buy? really? ****ing hell he's repaid that easily. could he be better? of course. but take away his assists and we'd have no goals.

Carrolls 23, Hendersons 21
There is something missing but we can't build if we get rid of 4-5 players every window and replacing them and who would we replace them with?

[lucas]

I wouldn't be sorry to see Adam gone at the end if the season. Coates deserves his chance now ahead of Carra.

[Phil_Neal]

+1.

We cut our losses and we'll lambast the players that come in to replace them.

They'll need a year to settle in and we'll show little patience again.

We *need* to look at the bigger picture here. We need a new manager, under new owners with new players; we can't expect them to all suddenly pull in the same direction, all whilst understanding a new set-up.

[kris90210]

So ****ing bored of this now. Same **** again.

[Fredo]

**** the cl, it's the league that we want.

[Icon]

Has V Persie scores more goals than us now?

[Alex]

Egrhh

[Phil_Neal]

28/02/11

6 Position Played 28 Points 39

03/03/12

7 Position Played 26 Points 39

One Cup
One 1/4 Final


Still better then last year...Just

Hodgson vs Dalglish - equal for me. We are no better yet spent more money.

[Mostar]

but he's proved value at 8m, yes?

Price was never an issue but he shouldn't be our first option in midfield and he has been picked consistently.

Definitely worth to be a part of the squad but I'd never have him start.

[Imy]

In hindsight yes but I don't think you would find any manager that would have picked Coates over him.

After this game things will change as we were almost definite out of CL race and I wouldn't be surprised to see Coates start next week.

I had a feeling he's make mistakes today. Enrique is as bad for mistakes though.

[Exiled_red]

We played well today, the problem is we are nowhere near prolific enough in front of goal, if we had a striker who could put the ball in the net we would have won today and be in the top 4 now.

[little dave hedgehog]

i think it's pretty clear craig "knees" bellamy isn't going to get much playing time after a midweek international. i think kenny used his resources to the best of his ability today, it's just that our resources aren't what they should be. i would've started coates.

[BobTheCharmer]

We could all see that whilst we were dominating we weren't going to score with this lot. Their defence was all over the place yet Kenny left our quickest and arguably best attacker on the bloody bench until the 88th minute, and brings him on for Downing. Bellamy would've had a field day with this lot had they been given 30 minutes or so.

This squad of players and in particular the majority of ones Dalglish has brought in have a complete lack of bottle in front of goal and are bloody useless making the final cutting pass.

wasn't really the 88th minute though was it? the minute arteta goes down the clock effectively stops. but agreed was later than I'd have liked but who should he have taken off? they were all doing a job. I'd have gone for luis maybe as bellamy is more effective centrally. but then he's our best player on paper. dirk was playing well. downing was giving us width. and replacing henderson would have left bellamy too deep. tough calls.

[James P]

If van Persie played for us, I think we would win the title.

Gutted at the result, thought we played some great football and were by far the better team, and that was without Lucas, Gerrard, Agger and Johnson. On that performance we're a goal poacher away from being genuine contenders.

Positives? Jay played well, as did Henderson. Kelly is quality and should free Johnson up to play a more advanced role. Suarez is coming back to form. Dirk had a good game.

Negatives? Carra has lost it. Pepe got beaten at his near post. Suarez still wants to hog it too much and throws himself to the floor far too often. Adam has very little game intelligence and only looks up when he's not moving. The goals are still six inches too narrow. Kenny's tactical substitutions are still questionable.