Brendan Rodgers

[Phoenix07]

when the mods take over the place...

...Craig makes his triumphant return

That would be interesting. Craig, Arn and Macedonia Red would spice up the Football Forums big time. But no.

Big clue. BR reverse.

[Vermilion]

that would be interesting. Craig, arn and macedonia red would spice up the football forums big time. But no.

big clue. Br reverse.

rb ?

[danperkins]

rb ?

Robocop?

[Lee]

Youve just made my point for me.

Right.

****ing comparing here to RAWK. Not only is that pretty offensive, it's also completely inaccurate.

[Vermilion]

Robocop?

Your guess is as good as mine.

[Phoenix07]

Still thinking about it?

[danperkins]

Damn it!!! I wanted to keep on guessing

[Leyton388]

he who cannot be named!

[CJ]

What is clear is this forum is predominantly a football forum. A place where people who support LFC can discuss the club. Inevitably this will include a wide range of views. It seams that the way these views are being expressed lately will drive people away from here and it will be a poorer place because of that.

So maybe take a second before pressing submit and help improve the debate


Thats my two penneth worth

Happy to discuss

[Reece]

What is clear is this forum is predominantly a football forum. A place where people who support LFC can discuss the club. Inevitably this will include a wide range of views. It seams that the way these views are being expressed lately will drive people away from here and it will be a poorer place because of that.

So maybe take a second before pressing submit and help improve the debate


Thats my two penneth worth

Happy to discuss

Someone has stolen CJ's logon

[Fredo]

Yeah CJ's been inanely sensible this week.

[CJ]

Have I. Oh dear sorry about that

*Scuttles back off home to the familiar and friendly surroundings of the inane thread

[MrMichael]

What is clear is this forum is predominantly a football forum. A place where people who support LFC can discuss the club. Inevitably this will include a wide range of views. It seams that the way these views are being expressed lately will drive people away from here and it will be a poorer place because of that.

So maybe take a second before pressing submit and help improve the debate


Thats my two penneth worth

Happy to discuss

CJ for mod

Seriously though, just this once like. listen to the man

[dww]

fully get what you mean. if there is better pressing from the front when possession is lost then we are much less likely to get split apart by clever balls into the open areas vacated by the attacking full backs. this then allows some time for re-grouping further back.
the short snappy passing and moving game is also nothing new. it might be a little alien, not instinctive, to some of these players, but work in training and so on should have them improving. i see players doing ok with this, but as fatigue sets in they seem to revert to type and become a little less controlled. this is where the captain and senior players need to be getting the players to hold their shape and cover the open areas, and the manager needs to make his changes to add fresh legs and minds.
mistakes often come not because a player is physically tired, but because his is mentally drained.

I'd go with that analysis.

I worry though that the necessary thing sin Rodgers system don't come naturally to our present captain. A big question at the minute is whether Allen can become the sort of rock to the team and influence on Gerrard that Alonso did (although Rafa and a positional switch also played their part).

[dww]

Any defensive midfield player participating in circulating the ball is effectively part of the problem because hes always on the move. That applies to lucas as well.

A couple of tweaks and I think we could be doing a lot better.

I may be misunderstanding your use of 'circulating the ball' but I don't think this is a necessary truth. I think Busquets at Barcelona would be a good counter example.

I think that Lucas could and would help. I think one part of the reason is that unlike Allen he is willing and able to drop into the defensive line to cover a player going forward. My feeling is that Rodgers recent move to use a 3 CB + 2 WB formation is attempting to simulate this defensive side of his preferred formation better with the players currently at his disposal.