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RE: Liverpool FC
(12-02-2013 19:29 )Fernandez Esperenda Wrote: Im not basing my comment on just last nights game, i have seen every game this season also, last night we did have 23 shots at goal but amongst that was also some very very sloppy errors and needless mistakes, the fact we still havent beaten a team in the top half of the table says it all, i agree we have played some great football this season but more often than not we completely mess it up with stupid ridiculous errors, we can't defend corners, we haven't got any strength in midfield apart from gerrard and get bullied off the ball, it's obvious, oldham bullied us, stoke, villa, any team with a bit of strength we have no answer, the money that rodgers has paid for borini and allen is not justified, i fail to see what they offer, borini looks out of his depth and allen looks like a little kid with no self belief, me and you could do what allen does, swansea look a far far better team without him, they spend a fraction of what we have and bought in michu, pablo hernandez, both for less than we paid for allen and both offer a lot lot more, then the 10 million on borini..... Our squad just isn't good enough.... Under rodgers we take 1 step forwards 2 steps back, im not expecting miracles from him, I'm just starting to realise he's not a "tactical genious" after all, martinez did all the work for him at swansea before he took over, before that all he has done is get sacked from 2 championship clubs. Many times this season his tactics have been wrong, he plays players out of positions far to often and leaves players on the bench who are natural to that position, wrong formations ect, i just can't see him taking us any further... If he does fair enough, i just don't see it.
You've pointed out a few things that nobody can disagree with.
Being bullied by Stoke, the giant at Oldham, Benteke. It was clear for all to see. I've said all season we need more backbone in the side, somebody who'll put the foot in and drive us forward alongside Stevie. The £10.5m spent on Borini looks crazy. Agreed. The lad's been injured but I've seen nothing from him anytime he's played other than him stoking us up in the Kop against the mancs.
I don't agree with your assessment of Rodgers. Martinez laid a foundation Swansea that was taken on by Paulo Sousa and then Brendan who took it to a completely different level and led them to the Premier League and an 11th place finish in their debut season. Martinez on a similar budget to Swansea at Wigan has finished 16th, 16th and 15th. That should tell you how good a job Brendan done down there.
Brendan's never claimed to be a tactical or any other kind of genius. He's a young manager working his arse off 12-15 hours a day trying to get us playing well and winning football matches. There's nobody trying harder than him to get us back challenging again.
Everyone's entitled to their own opinions and views mate but the doubters need to realise that it's a work in progress and that Rodgers was brought in to mold the club from the academy up and to get every team representing Liverpool, at every age group, right through to the first team being coached and taught to play football the way he sees fit.
I don't have a crystal ball but i say give the man time and you'll see a brave, bright, creative, exciting Liverpool side in the coming years.
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