Vs. Newcastle United (A): Match Thread

[ChesterDave]

I think I need to be told for a 63rd time that this fixture has produced more goals than any other in the PL and that Ameobi scored 7 seconds after coming on last week before both stats sink in.


Dreadful 45 minutes. Completely devoid of any quality. Bar the clearance GJ has been his usual lazy self. Colocini is the most ghastly example of a hoofballer ever. Taylor getting booked for being a childish dick is rather funny and whoever their number 7 is seems to be getting away, without comment, with far worse offences in the penalty area during a corner than Skrtel,

[danperkins]

Seems to me like he came in with a gameplan of "let's try to not concede, and maybe sneak a goal"

Trying to shore things up at the back & hoping we can get a chance with long balls over their full backs. Playing not to lose

[alonso14]

I'm beginning to lose faith in Rodgers' system here. It's either beyond them and they're suddenly all **** or it just isn't working.

coaches / managers can wax lyrical about systems but at the end of the day it comes down to good players. we have lost one and the other is made of glass.

[ronanm]

Slow, no intensity, toothless, no balance & formation all over the shop. Same old ****e

[RoadEnd]

This team is Hodgsonesque

[Carras_Shin_Pads]

Dull - where's the goals going to come from!

[alonso14]

Completely different system he's using today switching to back 3 then 4 without possession. Players still look clueless though.... No attacking threat that entire first half.

we're going from a 343 when in possession to a 4231 when we dont have the ball. the movements in both are different so its probably not surprising that none of the players know what to do.

[~LFCHistory~]

I though we were defensively excellent and much more organised especially at defending corners which many on here have been calling for, need to do much more in their third yes but we'll see what happens in the second half.

[Tatterdemalion]

Is Allen playing?

No, he's just on the pitch.

[Ams12]

Lol

[Shaggy]

What the **** has happened to us?!

[G]

Better at the back since we switched to a mix of zonal and man marking. The actual defence go zonal and the midfield pick players up. As for attacking, less said the better.

[Exiled_red]

There has barely been any link up between the players in an attacking sense, dire stuff

[BobTheCharmer]

What the **** has happened to us?!

I've never seen anything like it.

[Tribute]

we're going from a 343 when in possession to a 4231 when we dont have the ball. the movements in both are different so its probably not surprising that none of the players know what to do.

Yeah, but the system is completely nullifying our attacking threat from Sterling and Coutinho, plus Balotelli is then completely isolated again. Brendan looks like he's come to win 0-0...