Our Spine

[BigChief]

Sorry for a new thread but I though this subject deserved its own. Currently, our spine from back to front is:

---Mig
Skrtel Lovren
--Gerrard
--Balotelli

Nobody in the premier league except maybe Burnley would swap their spine with ours right now. Ironically not even Southampton.

Mig - we have a goalie that's gives defenders jitters
Skrtel Lovren - one goal gift a game
Gerrard - so past it now, he's overtaken himself
Balotelli - myth

How do you improve then? Well Sturridge coming back helps, and if the Valdes rumours are true then that helps too. CBs we can do nothing about and that leaves Gerrard to play less:

---Valdes
Skrtel Lovren
---Hendo
--Sturridge

Looks so much better, even Skrtel/Lovren's performance would improve with the bolstering in front and behind. Thoughts?

[Alex]

Its obviously not Balotelli.

At the moment when all fit its

Mig
Skrtel
Gerrard and Henderson
Sturridge

Whenever fit, these lads always play. So they can be the only ones he considers his spine.

[BigChief]

Henderson is like a floating bone in that spine. Doesn't know what purpose it serves in the body any more. Rodgers has got a lot to sort out.

Plus you need two defenders in your spine. Otherwise technically its not a spine.

[Alex]

Actually, a spine to be constitutes 4 players

Goalkeeper, central defender, central midfielder and attacker. I have broken my own rules by including Henderson.

I think we are agree that Henderson is currently one of the first names on the team sheet along side Gerrard though?

[danperkins]

We have no spine.. all wimps

[Fredo]

If we allow us to stand, are we able to, or do we go flabby on our feet? If the latter, we probably are spineless and this is a serious medical issue.

[The_weatherman]

Its obviously not Balotelli.

At the moment when all fit its

Mig
Skrtel
Gerrard and Henderson
Sturridge

Whenever fit, these lads always play. So they can be the only ones he considers his spine.

I just don't get this. Why does Gerrard always have to play? Surely there comes a point where we put the team before Gerrard? I would rather see Lucas there for a game or two and give Gerrard something to think about. It's way too easy to mark him out of game and I'm not in favour of sacrificing Henderson to get around man marking him.

[rodo]

sadly lucas would probably do worse than gerrard