Thing vs thingy postmatch

[ChrisDR1968]

Our squad was woefully short. It was an opportunity to fill it out we couldn't look past.

We just ****ed it up. It doesn't make it the wrong thing to do, it was just carried out badly.

I don't think our squad is that bad to be honest. We made mistakes with the signing of the two strikers and the centre back this off season.

Unfortunately getting those three signings wrong in all likeliness means we'll finish outside the top 4 come next May.

[Kenneth]

We won't win anything worth winning in the next decade or so whatever happens. Sacking brendan, selling x, buying y, it's all just a distraction and talking points. May as well to keep things interesting.

[Venton]

I don't think our squad is that bad to be honest. We made mistakes with the signing of the two strikers and the centre back this off season.

Unfortunately getting those three signings wrong in all likeliness means we'll finish outside the top 4 come next May.

I don't think our squad isn that bad either. I think it's a lot better than Newcastle's.

Either pretty much all of our players are suddenly **** or something else is going on. We've bought a lot of players in the last couple of years who looked great playing for other teams. I don't believe they are suddenly utter wank.

[DannyMan2006]

I don't think our squad isn that bad either. I think it's a lot better than Newcastle's.

Either pretty much all of our players are suddenly **** or something else is going on. We've bought a lot of players in the last couple of years who looked great playing for other teams. I don't believe they are suddenly utter wank.

Newcastle full of confidence after beating Spurs & City away. We look the opposite.

[Bender]

POST MATCH VIDEO

[Norbs]

Did you watch the game?

As soon as we had possession from the keeper or anywhere, Moreno would bomb on whilst Glen would hold. Previously we played with the CB's splitting and Gerrard dropping in.

Today we tried to play with Glen making the third defender as opposed to Gerrard. I guess the idea was it would allow Gerrard a bit more license to roam, which was evident on the odd occasion. But all it did was Gerrard kept coming deep to start the play and as we didn't build possession well it just ended up with us playing 5/6 at the back and hardly anyone forwards. The front three if Newcastle took up good positions tbh and meant our midfielders were undecided about joining the attack.

Too often we had just three forwards and no options. And it didn't help us at all as NUFC Ended up in something like a 361 themselves at times, cancelling the game out.

Does a flat back four not always revert to a defensive 3 when one or other of the full backs venture in to attack?

[brightred]

I like borini's energy, just play him and Mario up top every game.

Energy is great...pity he doesn't score!

[BobTheCharmer]

Energy is great...pity he doesn't score!

He doesn't get a lot of minutes though does he.

[gentingfrmhell]

We needed a winger today. Someone who hits a wicked cross in from the byline.

Sterling just looks a shade of his old self. Needs a rest.

[Kenneth]

We signed one for £20m. But he's ****.

[danperkins]

Only Madrid & Chelsea up next, Madrid only winning 4 nil... ****ebags !

[Lecter]

Terrible formation, terrible tactics, disgusting performance. Brendan is having a mare this season. Real are going to smash us 5 nil

Thats the most worrying thing for me, the formation, tactics & system just isnt working, yet the odd time hes played 2 up top or reverted to 2 up top we have look better but he still reverts back to this hybrid 4-1-4-1 / 4-1-3-1 which isnt showing any signs of working

[danperkins]

He is just persisting with certain players and formations that just aren't working! It's costing us & if he keeps going like this it very well might cost him his job. From the first game of the season we have look uncomfortable and unbalanced. The players don't seem to know what their doing & Rodgers himself doesn't know how to set us up.

[The_weatherman]

Thats the most worrying thing for me, the formation, tactics & system just isnt working, yet the odd time hes played 2 up top or reverted to 2 up top we have look better but he still reverts back to this hybrid 4-1-4-1 / 4-1-3-1 which isnt showing any signs of working

That is it IMO, that's why I feel BR should shoulder the blame for this, not the players.

[Doc_Piptorious]

That is it IMO, that's why I feel BR should shoulder the blame for this, not the players.

Tactics, prep, ingame changes etc are all on Brendan, but the players take the blame when it comes to not doing the basics right and whenever effort is lacking.