19 Feb 2015 22:31:23
Hey ed1 do you think Gerard should have kept quiet on the penalty situation and been diplomatic like Henderson
{Ed001's Note - no.}
20 Feb 2015 05:37:12
I know balotellis reasons were selfish, he wants the glory and attention, however, he has a proven record and I'm not sure hendo has ever taken one. 0-0 balotelli made the right call, if we were 1 up I would disagree.
{Ed001's Note - not the right call if it upsets the team for the rest of the season. He is not a team player and that is a problem. Shame as he had an excellent game off the bench.}
20 Feb 2015 06:41:51
Yes he should have.
20 Feb 2015 07:30:10
There was nothing selfish in Balotelli's insistence on taking the pen. I think it was selfless of him. Surely he knew it would focus neg attention towards him. Tight game, your best pen taker surely, which he is surely.
If Henderson had captaincy in him he would have called Balo over and for the sake of the team asked him to take it.
You don't prove your captaincy by taking penalties, surely.
{Ed001's Note - of course it was selfish, he doesn't care about negative attention, he loves the attention, it allows him to whine about people being on his back and blame others for his own failings. Why always him? Because he brings it on himself.}
20 Feb 2015 07:53:58
OMG. He scored for heavens sake. Rules my arse. If Gerrard had been on the bench, like Mario had and then came on, like Mario did, do you think he would have left the pen to Henderson because those the rules?
{Ed001's Note - who cares if he scored if it destroys team spirit? It shouldn't have even come to that. You can not have one player doing as he likes just because he scores a penalty.}
20 Feb 2015 08:00:35
If the team gets upset for the rest of the season, because our best penalty shooter takes responsibility. Then we have serious problems. Peace
{Ed001's Note - we clearly do, because the manager is responsible for decisions, and on the pitch it is the captain's role to make the decision. Once one player shows a lack of respect for that you have a breakdown in discipline and we end up with the shambles at QPR if it is not stopped. I am sorry that so many people understand nothing about leading people, they seem to think the short term result is all that matters, no one has the sense to look at the whole picture and what it represents for the club as a whole. Discipline was the foundation stone the whole club was built on, the success of the Shankly and Paisley era was built on discipline, on player's respecting each other, their captain and the coaching staff. Balotelli is nothing but a loose cannon, he shows no respect for others and that is a major problem.}
20 Feb 2015 08:04:20
It was very selfish. But it was also the right decision as the squads only recognised penalty taker and stupid for Hendo to think he'd have been a better option.
20 Feb 2015 08:25:28
Studge is getting no stick then.
Why was Sturridge even arguing about it???
Because he wanted to take it as well.
Not just one greedy player in Balotelli but Sturridge as well.
Henderson, why is he even on pens?
As for affecting team spirit. Don't think it will because among certain players in that Liverpool team there is none.
Coutinho does not pass.
Sturridge does not pass.
That can't help team spirit either can it?
20 Feb 2015 08:31:53
It is apart from when the Edds reply, can't get me head round wether I am agreeing or disagreeing with the Edds or whoevers posted
20 Feb 2015 09:13:39
The right decision was made, how it was made is the issue. ThNkfully the right result too.
20 Feb 2015 09:16:07
Mario was the best spot taker on the field and in my opinion should of taken it. We scored and won on the night. Now BR needs to get the team together and make sure the player's understand who will take them in the future so nothing like this happens again.
Hendo handled his interview really well and the team needs to put it behind them and move on.
20 Feb 2015 08:21:24
Ed001 it shouldn't have to destroy team spirit should it? Like Carragher said last night the right player took the pen! So why was it an issue in the first place that Mario was going to take the pen or not? Surely a record of 27 pens scored out of 29 taken speaks for it self? Whereas Hendo has scored how many pens? Also what really irked me last night Ed001 was Gerrard's comments, for me if he felt the way he did, then say it in the dressing room not on national tv, we are quick enough to slate BR for his foot and mouth disease (and rightly so) but for me Gerrard caught a big dose of that last night. I know you thought he should have said something so we will agree to disagree, but I doubt that there are many other captains who would have said what Gerrard did last night on live tv.
{Ed001's Note - but the point is that Mario wasn't designated to take it. It doesn't matter what you or I or anyone else thinks, Rodgers had chosen Henderson. If the players aren't going to follow his decisions, then respect for him vanishes and then we are in real trouble. It was an issue in the first place because Mario does not have enough respect for other people to respect their wishes. We have all been in a position where the boss has been wrong, but the way to deal with it is not to just do what we think is right anyway. The way to deal with it is to make our case to them before hand, then abide by their decision if you can't convince them. Anything else leads to a breakdown in team discipline unless the person who broke the rules, even if they were right to do so, is punished.
As for what Gerrard said, he is there as a pundit, the question is whether he should have been allowed to be working as a pundit by the club. For me, players contracted to clubs should not be allowed to be sat there as a pundit. It is not like they need the money!}