LFC v villa post match. scapegoat thread

[johnly]

just not good enough tonight lads. Comedy pinball defending for the goal and then very little after. Need to really step it up. Lambert was meant to be the plan B for these type of games, but hasn't clicked. Lazar looked decent, Lallana fine, Mario is nowhere near fit. Tuesday needs to be better to get the confidence back. Hodgson should be tarred and feathered

[ronanm]

Poor result and performance. Why not start sterling and take him off when leading? Thankfully not long to wait until the next one. Will take time but 4th still the aim this season. Lot of work to do.

[Assassin]

We played 10 metres too deep the whole game 74% of pedestrianism......

[Chris]

Markovic isn't good enough

The player the Benfica fans loved and think we ripped them off on the price written off after 1 start. Brilliant.

[Fierce]

Scored and put 11 men behind the ball. It's classic lower table against higher play.

We couldn't break them down, we move on and that's that. .

Didn't think we were anywhere near as bad as the match thread makes out, but that's standard overreaction whilst watching the game I guess

Disappointing that with the attacking players we fielded we weren't able to make all that possession count, even a little; but credit to Villa for their defending and their discipline in not allowing more than one of their players near the centre circle whilst we had possession

[Kenneth]

We are the new Spurs......spunk away all of the money from your best player....

We've bought pretty well in defense, we've spent poorly elsewhere. Lallana is the only one who might be quality, but he cost an arm and a leg.

[danperkins]

Absolutely atrocious performance. The sahko /lovren partnership looks all over the place.

Simply put we started too many players that haven't played together before. Disjointed, no continuity or cohesion. Looked like ****ing strangers out there.

Was painful to watch

[CJ]

We played 10 metres too deep the whole game 74% of pedestrianism......

Feet and inches please

[Assassin]

yet when we get 40% possession we can win 3 or 4-0.

too much passing around at the back.

patient build up meh. they were never going to come out and get it, just a couple of their lads pressing us, as soon as we cross the half way they press, so we pass back and go again...

It was pityfull. We made senderos, hutton and sissohko look world class.....

[CJ]

The player the Benfica fans loved and think we ripped them off on the price written off after 1 start. Brilliant.

Christopher

[Gibbo]

They were better than us before they scored though.

Markovic isn't good enough, and neither is Balotelli. Coutinho is still in an inconsistent phase and Lallana should have been sat behind a front two, although he did his best. And we bring on substandard subs and hope Sterling can change the game. Desperate stuff really.We can and will play a lot better than that, but we have too little up front to challenge for the title imo.

I think it's a little too early to judge Markovic to be honest, might be a good time to have a look at the Sterling quotes from that Hull thread that people were mentioning earlier.

It's early days for Balotelli too, he hasn't played much at all. And he's not a lone forward, and probably never will be. He was decent against Spurs last week and would benefit from a partner.

[Kenneth]

The player the Benfica fans loved and think we ripped them off on the price written off after 1 start. Brilliant.

We'll see in time, but I will be showm to be right

[baronvonskidmark]

I think it was a bit naive from Rodgers to rest Sterling when Sturridge is out. Sure, the lad needs resting at some point, but I think with Sturridge out, perhaps this wasn't the time. This is not a slating of Rodgers btw - I love him and am glad he is our manager. When Sterling came on we showed more of a cutting edge and Coutinho got more of the ball in decent(ish) positions.

All in all, we were a bit pedestrian and seemed lacking with ideas, which is strange of a Rodgers team. Part of the problem was Mario's propensity to drift out wide, which lacked a focal point/ cutting edge in the centre. But I guess all that will come with time.

Villa defended well, but that gormless cunt Senderos should have been sent off, which would have made for a very different game. I suppose the consolation is that we are better off points-wise to the corresponding games last season.

[john316]

They were better than us before they scored though.

Markovic isn't good enough, and neither is Balotelli. Coutinho is still in an inconsistent phase and Lallana should have been sat behind a front two, although he did his best. And we bring on substandard subs and hope Sterling can change the game. Desperate stuff really.We can and will play a lot better than that, but we have too little up front to challenge for the title imo.

Lambert clearly knows what he is doing when coming to Anfield. It's not a coincidence he's unbeaten in 4 visits with Norwich and Villa. Suarez couldn't beat him at Anfield either.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

What was the term Rodgers came out with last season.. Pointless possession? NAILED IT