Liverpool vs West Ham Post Match Thread

[~LFCHistory~]

Exactly. We have just paid a near club record fee for Benteke and he looks as isolated and lost up front as much as Lambert and Mario did last season. What will be the plan next summer if Benteke hasn't solved the goal drought? Loan him out next summer and pay over the odds for someone else and use that as an excuse for the failure?

How many big strikers has Rodgers had since been at Liverpool and not one was used correctly.

Uh, What ?? Suarez and Sturridge were used perfectly IIRC or perhaps the dozens of goals those two scored with BR as manager was just a dream I had. Aspas, Borini, Carroll, Lambert and Balotelli all failed here because they were absolute ****ing ****, every single one of them, it had very little to do with how they were used by the manager.

[CJ]

Citalopram all round

[Leyton388]

Uh, What ?? Suarez and Sturridge were used perfectly IIRC or perhaps the dozens of goals those two scored with BR as manager was just a dream I had. Aspas, Borini, Carroll, Lambert and Balotelli all failed here because they were absolute ****ing ****, every single one of them, it had very little to do with how they were used by the manager.

Perhaps I put it over incorrectly. My point was is that under Rodgers we have had big target men before and the team was never setup to their strengths. Suarez and Sturbridge were perfect for the system Rodgers uses which is why they were so good. My point is what is the point of buying Benteke if we are not going to play to his strengths? He looks isolated up front on his own.

[CJ]

What's your point?

[~LFCHistory~]

Perhaps I put it over incorrectly. My point was is that under Rodgers we have had big target men before and the team was never setup to their strengths. Suarez and Sturbridge were perfect for the system Rodgers uses which is why they were so good. My point is what is the point of buying Benteke if we are not going to play to his strengths? He looks isolated up front on his own.

I don't know why BR wanted Benteke, you would think the 13/14 season would have demonstrated to the manager that fast, mobile, intelligent strikers are what we need. But he clearly hasn't learnt this because since Suarez left we've signed Lambert, Balotelli and Benteke.

[Leyton388]

I don't know why BR wanted Benteke, you would think the 13/14 season would have demonstrated to the manager that fast, mobile, intelligent strikers are what we need. But he clearly hasn't learnt this because since Suarez left we've signed Lambert, Balotelli and Benteke.

[Exiled_red]

I think going into the game we could have gone with a more attacking lineup than we did away at Arsenal, as it was he went with the same side. What I don't understand is having gone with the same side that played Arsenal, why take away the pressing that made this side so effective against Arsenal. Rodgers sides seem to do well when they press the opposition, when his sides don't press the opposition they don't seem to have anything just a bland, ineptitude.

[RichC]

I think going into the game we could have gone with a more attacking lineup than we did away at Arsenal, as it was he went with the same side. What I don't understand is having gone with the same side that played Arsenal, why take away the pressing that made this side so effective against Arsenal. Rodgers sides seem to do well when they press the opposition, when his sides don't press the opposition they don't seem to have anything just a bland, ineptitude.

We could and probably should have gone with a more attacking line-up.

[BubbaZanetti]

Yup, we could have gone for the 4-3 win

[wiw]

atmosphere was absolutely poison never heard so much aggression at a player than lovren after that goal, even felt sorry for him

Were you in the Paddock? Think I saw you on tele. Probably the highlight of the game in all honesty.

[Exiled_red]

I can't help but wonder if the poor performance today was because we underestimated them somewhat - all the talk of the difficult away games, this one should have been a home banker and you wonder if the players thought that this, the alternative is that there is something systematically wrong with the setup of the side. I'm not sure which would be worse to be honest.

[SB]

I can't help but wonder if the poor performance today was because we underestimated them somewhat - all the talk of the difficult away games, this one should have been a home banker and you wonder if the players thought that this, the alternative is that there is something systematically wrong with the setup of the side. I'm not sure which would be worse to be honest.

Gomez was just asleep for their opener & the real Lovren showed up today, like so many of us feared / knew that he would eventually.

[Fredo]

Skrtel was to blame for the first.

[McDermotX]

Shares responsibility alright, but Clyne was extremely poor in recognising the danger. Gomez was just caught off guard, but it happens - I'm more concerned with the CB not getting direction on a headed clearance (yeah it was defensive, but still) and the RB dropping short into the middle.
That was amateur.

[Chazza]

Skrtel was to blame for the first.

If he had hair and no tattoos you get Johnny Evans.