Brendan Rodgers

[souliv]

I don't agree with your logic.

Every manager sometimes gets it wrong to start with. The good thing is that he made changes that worked which is not something Houllier, for example, had the knack of doing.

I think we were very unlucky not to win two of those matches but presumably you don't think we were robbed against Everton and it's all Rodgers' fault that Skrtel messed up against Man City.

Ok so would you agree we lack a physical presence in midfield and that is costing us , I agree we were robbed against Everton, and Skrtel did mess up against City. But we still have yet to beat a Top 10 team.

[Neil Young]

Which physical presence would you have started with yesterday?

[souliv]

Henderson,a midfield of Gerrard , Lucas and Henderson has been working we changed a formation that had worked in previous games.

[Mattshark]

Henderson,a midfield of Gerrard , Lucas and Henderson has been working we changed a formation that had worked in previous games.

Against Sunderland and QPR! Not really comparable to playing united is it.

[Neil Young]

Henderson,a midfield of Gerrard , Lucas and Henderson has been working we changed a formation that had worked in previous games.

Ok, so Henderson qualifies as a physical presence now.

I agree, that midfield has been working reasonably well and with hindsight it might well have been better. Then again it might not have been, and I don't know what the idea behind the change was intended to achieve. And I'd agree Rodgers' job is to get calls like that right more often than not.

But it's not as if we start every game badly and no one gets the right starting selection and tactics every time.

So getting it wrong sometimes does not indicate a bad manager. However being able to make successful adjustments during a game is an essential difference between a good one (e.g. Benitez) and a not-so-good one (e.g. Sven).

[souliv]

Let's compare the 2 players

Joe Allen has been awful in recent games, easily knocked off the ball , misplaced passes etc

So was it really fair by Rogers to play a player performing so badly and expect him to perform against the league leaders, whereas Henderson is full of confidence and playing well.

Surely you go with the confident player who is performing.

[Neil Young]

I don't think it's about fairness. I imagine he picked Allen because he thought he'd make the best combination for the tactics he'd chosen for the game. I don't know what those tactics were.

You never know, he may even be aware of the benefits of playing someone who has been doing well - albeit against far poorer opposition, as Matt says - but decided the team stood to gain more by going with Allen for this match.

[-V-]

Just been reading through this thread and honestly some of you lot are a right bunch of negative ****ing cunts. Get behind the manager and stop talking **** about him all the time. You wouldn't think half of you even supported Liverpool

[danperkins]

I don't think you can say Henderson is full of confidence and playing well. But his form is better than Allen's that's for sure. Personally i thought Henderson would start as he has more energy and athleticism than Allen.

Who knows what Rogers thought but starting Allen turned out to be a mistake, it happens i suppose. We need better than both Allen & Henderson, especially now that Lucas is struggling to find form and may take awhile for him to get match fitness/sharpness.

[souliv]

Just been reading through this thread and honestly some of you lot are a right bunch of negative ****ing cunts. Get behind the manager and stop talking **** about him all the time. You wouldn't think half of you even supported Liverpool

Piss off I support the team and the manager, does not mean he is above criticism and we should just have blind faith.

[Glenn Hysen]

Just been reading through this thread and honestly some of you lot are a right bunch of negative ****ing cunts. Get behind the manager and stop talking **** about him all the time. You wouldn't think half of you even supported Liverpool

[el matador]

Truism indeed

For me, whoever wins the league deserves it. You can't fluke the league

you would think that.

[danperkins]

you would think that.

You would think that or you would think that? Not quite sure if you're agreeing with me or not so much

[-V-]

Piss off I support the team and the manager, does not mean he is above criticism and we should just have blind faith.

Criticizing his team selections/signings is one thing but making fun of his every comment and having a go at him for saying positive things is pathetic. Thats things some posters on here are guilty of and should seriously go support ****ing chelsea or some other plastic ****e

[el matador]

You would think that or you would think that? Not quite sure if you're agreeing with me or not so much

im agreeing dan.

funny to think that the team at the top of the table at the end of the season cant be considered to be the best in the league.

its like playing cards and **** wins.