Brendan Rodgers

[Chris]

If Gerrard had not slipped, everything could have turned out very different, that was a simple mistake. It's very easy to point the finger and blame in hindsight.

Yep, it's complete nonsense. Really not getting this "naive" stuff either, a freak mistake cost us, thats it. If it was 0-0 after 85 mins and we pushed the whole team forward for a winner and got done on the counter like for their second then yeah that would have been naive but it was just bad luck. Would have probably petered out to a 0-0 but for that, exactly like their Arsenal, Man Utd and Atletico games. If we'd drawn anyway the same people would be whining about the need to now beat Palace and we should have smashed Chelsea reserves.

[Sarb]

Some tosser rang up Talksport claiming to be an Lfc fan saying Rodgers doesnt have what it takes to win the league. Probably a bitter

[Norbs]

He could have played for draw. Its hindsight isnt it. But like he said he doesnt want to play football that way. His way got us in a position we probably had no right to be in.

No, it's not hindsight mate, it's foresight.

We.all.knew.what.they'd.do

Brendan included

Take the draw and win the league. Simple. If mourinho fancied changing hos game plan and going for the win then he'd have had to break us down and risked getting countered. Look at European games they've bored to a nil nil. Brendan needs to play clever from now on, I hope he learns from this mistake

[Norbs]

Yep, it's complete nonsense. Really not getting this "naive" stuff either, a freak mistake cost us, thats it. If it was 0-0 after 85 mins and we pushed the whole team forward for a winner and got done on the counter like for their second then yeah that would have been naive but it was just bad luck. Would have probably petered out to a 0-0 but for that, exactly like their Arsenal, Man Utd and Atletico games. If we'd drawn anyway the same people would be whining about the need to now beat Palace and we should have smashed Chelsea reserves.

Rubbish. We pressed from the start

[Fredo]

Norbs, it wasn't naive, it was just bad luck. **** happens and it did to us yesterday and to all people, Steven Gerrard.

Chelsea never came for the win.

[Norbs]

The Gerrard mistake changed the entire game.

Had we gone in 0 - 0 at half time then the chances are the game would have ended 0 - 0.

We'd have sat back in the second half and invited a reluctant Chelsea side onto us.

The goal meant we had to chase.

When our midfielder Gerrard slipped he was the last man

[Chris]

Rubbish. We pressed from the start

Yep and not in a reckless way, hence your "naive" stuff is a load of ****.

[Norbs]

Norbs, it wasn't naive, it was just bad luck. **** happens and it did to us yesterday and to all people, Steven Gerrard.

Chelsea never came for the win.

And we didn't need to win it either, just a draw would suffice. We were played

[Fredo]

Rubbish. We pressed from the start

And so we should. We're playing at home and we expect to win. It was a mistake that cost us the game. A stupid mistake that Gerrard will probably never make again.

[Phoenix07]

OK. Brendan was really naive yesterday, he took his eye off what was needed which was a draw. He won't be remembered for Kevin Keeganesque tactics but he would be for winning the league.

Or he's like Vicente Del Bosque and Pep Guardiola, in that they change their style for no one.

Also, a poster on RAWK called PhaseofPlay, who is a coach, and provided this response:

There's nothing worse than a manager trying to coach a tactic that is the polar opposite of what they are used to. That's why long ball coaches who then switch to trying to play possession tend to lose more games, or vice versa - because they are not conversant with the triggers that go with that type of game, so players get confused. Tactically, you are correct, that we could have dropped off, settled for the draw from the start, and took any goal that came our way as a gift. But that's not a game the Rodgers is very well-versed in, despite the efforts earlier in the season. Chelsea do that game better. We would have played into their hands, probably. Our failure to score today was more complex than merely going for the jugular for 90 minutes. It was down to individual issues, rather than anything systematic.

[Norbs]

Yep and not in a reckless way, hence your "naive" stuff is a load of ****.

Gerrard's slip shouldn't have mattered. If Matic lost the ball near the half way line there'd be 4 men between his mistake and the goal.
= Naive

[Fredo]

Gerrard's slip shouldn't have mattered. If Matic lost the ball near the half way line there'd be 4 men between his mistake and the goal.

Naive

Not at all. We play like this all the time. Central defenders split up and Gerrard drops in the centre half position. It was just a slip.

[McDermotX]

If Gerrard had not slipped, everything could have turned out very different, that was a simple mistake. It's very easy to point the finger and blame in hindsight.

The Gerrard mistake changed the entire game.

Had we gone in 0 - 0 at half time then the chances are the game would have ended 0 - 0.

We'd have sat back in the second half and invited a reluctant Chelsea side onto us.

The goal meant we had to chase.

When our midfielder Gerrard slipped he was the last man

A position he has frequently operated in this season in between our CBs. A mistake like yesterday may have cost us before now, but it hasn't.
His mistake cost us.......I think it's fair to say that, and I'm sure Stevie thinks the same.

[Norbs]

Or he's like Vicente Del Bosque and Pep Guardiola, in that they change their style for no one.

Also, a poster on RAWK called PhaseofPlay, who is a coach, and provided this response:

Of course not but I've witnessed Guardiola negated in matches and his teams look clueless how to alter the game. In most circumstances his team has what it takes t get in front but there needs to be a plan B.

Playing against Mourinho requires a plan B

[Norbs]

Not at all. We play like this all the time. Central defenders split up and Gerrard drops in the centre half position. It was just a slip.

We do. Would you consider this an attacking tactic?

A position he has frequently operated in this season in between our CBs. A mistake like yesterday may have cost us before now, but it hasn't.
His mistake cost us.......I think it's fair to say that, and I'm sure Stevie thinks the same.

It's not Stevie's fault at all.