Brendan Rodgers

[Lecter]

we've lost Allen who was key in that system.

I asked this is another thread but how many games did Allen actually play last season

I dont remember it being many

[dom9]

I asked this is another thread but how many games did Allen actually play last season

I dont remember it being many

Yep.

And when he did, it was usually to a chorus of groans.

[Lecter]

Yep.

And when he did, it was usually to a chorus of groans.

I've checked

He made 26 appearances in the League but only 15 starts

Based on that I'm not sure the loss of him so far this season has impacted us that greatly

[MrMichael]

I've checked

He made 26 appearances in the League but only 15 starts

Based on that I'm not sure the loss of him so far this season has impacted us that greatly

I think you're right about his influence last campaign, but I'd say he looked in the first 3 games of this one like he might be a much more central figure. Our midfield has certainly suffered from his absence,

I'm not a huge fan of Gerrard - Henderson - Allen as a 3 but you would say Henderson & Allen together might well have countered the anti-Gerrard tactic employed by Villa and West Ham much more effectively than a slightly injured Henderson alone did.

[Lecter]

I think you're right about his influence last campaign, but I'd say he looked in the first 3 games of this one like he might be a much more central figure. Our midfield has certainly suffered from his absence,

I'm not a huge fan of Gerrard - Henderson - Allen as a 3 but you would say Henderson & Allen together might well have countered the anti-Gerrard tactic employed by Villa and West Ham much more effectively than a slightly injured Henderson alone did.

He didnt start against Southampton

Yet he started against City & Spurs

For me the pressing wasnt marvelous in the City game except for a 20 minute spell

I think people might be overplaying the impact of Allen

Saturday was interesting because Liverpool for the first time tried something different when a team man marks Gerrard

As soon as Naismith marked him Gerrard pushed up the pitch and Henderson dropped into the hole split between the centrehalves to pick up and start building

Naismith quite literally didnt know what to do because he was being dragged into areas where he couldn't spring attacks from and this left Lukaku isolated

I thought that was quite clever of Brendan

[MrMichael]

He didnt start against Southampton

Yet he started against City & Spurs

For me the pressing wasnt marvelous in the City game except for a 20 minute spell

I think people might be overplaying the impact of Allen

Saturday was interesting because Liverpool for the first time tried something different when a team man marks Gerrard

As soon as Naismith marked him Gerrard pushed up the pitch and Henderson dropped into the hole split between the centrehalves to pick up and start building

Naismith quite literally didnt know what to do because he was being dragged into areas where he couldn't spring attacks from and this left Lukaku isolated

I thought that was quite clever of Brendan

Certainly Sturridge has been a greater loss than Allen, but he was pretty good in like our only proper performance of the season so far and his last before injury... you're only ever as good as your last game on the internet

I noticed that too and you're right it was.

[Bender]

We have some Talented players now,but at the moment it's trying to assemble all the jigsaw pieces?And of course teaching the basics of Defending

[The_weatherman]

I think we miss Allen very much in the squad, he's a good option to have from the bench. I reckon he'd have started against West Ham in place of Lucas as well.

[G]

Sing it then

Eh????

I would have thought the video proof of people singing the song was be proof enough of its existence!

[meffin]

I haven't seen the video proof

[meffin]

Hang on, i think we are getting our wires crossed. I'm not questioning the fact that there's a song for Pascoe- the video clearly shows there is.

I'm questioning why he has one where certain first team stars don't.

[G]

The video is on the link I posted.
To be honest I had no idea what you were on about. To phrase it the way you did "as if he has a song when Sturridge doesn't" to me means you dispute that he has a song when Sturridge doesn't.

I agree though, Sturridge is our main man now and he should have his own catch ditty by now.

[meffin]

The video is on the link I posted.
To be honest I had no idea what you were on about. To phrase it the way you did "as if he has a song when Sturridge doesn't" to me means you dispute that he has a song when Sturridge doesn't.

I agree though, Sturridge is our main man now and he should have his own catch ditty by now.

Negative. It actually means "I can't believe that he (the guy who puts the cones out) has a song, when Sturridge (our star striker) doesn't".

[Kenneth]

This is fun.

[G]

Negative. It actually means "I can't believe that he (the guy who puts the cones out) has a song, when Sturridge (our star striker) doesn't".

I see no way how that can mean that, not where I come from anyway but whatever! I would phrase it simply thus "There's no way he should have a song when Studge doesn't" or "Bit mad he has a song when Studge doesn't"

Pointless this isn't it

EDIT: or "as if he should have a song before Studge"

Great this, I feel like CJ