17 Mar 2015 07:06:55
Granted we didn't play well last night, but we managed to grind out a result.
Like a lot of posters, I have to give credit to Joe Allen. He's been putting in a shift recently!
There was a tackle he did on Gomis when he could have been through on goal which really made me clap in approval.
Unlucky for Sturidge hitting the post at the end.
Onwards to Sunday! It's crunch time!
{Ed001's Note - so working hard is now enough to give a player credit for? All players should, at the very least, put a shift in. Allen was awful last night, the fact he was one of our better players on the night says a lot about the performance. Still we got 3 points, but he is not suited to our game when we press, as he can't get back in time if the press is broken. Though, to be fair to the lad, he did manage to do so once and then Can showed a real lack of defensive mentality to not be anticipating the ball breaking and already tracking back, as he had been the man to sell himself to allow Gomis away in the first place.}
17 Mar 2015 07:26:51
Ed1
"All players should put a shift in. " Don't think you would be a fan if Ozil thrn ed :-)
Btw can was really bad last night imo. The no of times he was beaten ot caught out of position in the first half.
Btw ed how's things over in dubai?
{Ed001's Note - Ozil runs around a lot, he just doesn't track back that much, but he should be played in a position that doesn't ask him to do that. It is a waste of his talents, like it would be if David Silva was doing it. To say he doesn't put a shift in is wrong though, it is just not in the defensive areas.
Hopefully Can will have got the poor performances out of his system, better to do it against a team that are so weak going forward than against a side with decent forwards.
Things are ok mate, too busy working to actually enjoy the lifestyle out here but at least it isn't raining!}
17 Mar 2015 07:36:01
Very true ED001 players should put in a shift.
I guess it's due to him appearing to give a bit more than in recent times that I'm noticing him.
I still don't agree with how much he cost (I know it's not his fault) and agree that he doesn't fit the system.
However, with him in the team and Lucas not at the moment we still haven't lost this calendar year.
I think I'm just mainly relived that we got the job done in the end. All be it, with some luck
17 Mar 2015 07:50:12
Ed1
Did Swansea just not attempt to sign a striker to replace bony or they tried and failed? Gomis is decent but nowhere near bony
{Ed001's Note - Gomis was bought to replace Bony, it was just that no move went through for him.}
17 Mar 2015 07:56:59
Can has had a couple of poor games recently needs to get back to the level of a month or so ago. As for Allen I thought he did well as did the fans I was sat with overall poor performance though
{Ed001's Note - if he did so well, why wasn't he showing when Sakho got the ball? That was why the poor guy ended up with the fans on his back, Allen, Coutinho and Moreno hid and Skrtel and Can were being marked, so Sakho was out of options when he had the ball. It was clearly a plan, Swansea must have seen how our left sided centre back gets stranded by the midfield whenever he gets the ball, whether it is Lovren or Sakho, and ends up having to boot it aimlessly. So they pressed him. And it worked. Hendo needs to start spotting those kind of issues and dealing with it if he is to be captain. Either get on Allen, Coutinho and Moreno's backs until the start showing or show for the ball himself.}
17 Mar 2015 08:38:24
I really hope lucas is on the bench on sunday, allen at dm isn't working imo
17 Mar 2015 09:11:33
The thing that stood out to me was that no one was taking charge in midfield. I thought Hendo and Allen did reasonably well with the ball, but you need someone in midfield to say "give me that ball and I'll start dictating this game". Gerrard came on and did just that. Showed for the ball and got the passing going. When Gerrard leaves there is no way Allen can step up and fill that void. As I have said Allen is a good premier league player who would do well playing for a club like Southampton (for example) who are looking to secure Europa league on a regular basis, but he is not at the standard required for a team aspiring for Silverware. At least not the first team anyway.
Red Rum
17 Mar 2015 09:15:31
I agree he didn't show for the ball when playing out but nobody did. The change of shape helped a lot we need to step it up a bit come Sunday
17 Mar 2015 09:16:00
Ed1 Sakho misplaced 2 passes in the 1st few mins then he was imperious and faultless after that, passing off his right or left! Dominated the air
{Ed001's Note - and those two misplaced passes were not his fault, though imperious is stretching it a bit.}
17 Mar 2015 10:05:05
I feel your been a bit harsh allen was poor that game but has be very good recently and was actually one of our better players so why is he getting stick
Sturrduge is looking lazy and like the striker everyone taugh he was at Chelsea since his return from injury
{Ed001's Note - I am not giving him stick, I was just pointing out that a player needs to do more than work hard, they need to offer quality.}
17 Mar 2015 11:27:07
Sakho is quality best CB in the league
17 Mar 2015 15:37:14
Ed001 I just want to say you really know your football and everything you say makes sense. You see things a lot of other people can't see. You even know the kind of players that will best suit us and explain why. I got to say your knowledge wouldn't go a miss to helping the club out. Have you never been approached in any way to help out with anything to do with the club? Also if you was asked to work for the club would?
I honestly mean what I have typed up, you know your stuff & I reckon you would have a positive contribution.
Always enjoy reading your reply back to questions as you say it as it is. Keep up the good work to all Eds.
{Ed001's Note - no the club has never approached me to help out with anything, not Liverpool anyway. Of course I would jump at the chance to work with them, it is, I am sure, the dream of almost all of us on this site to work for Liverpool FC. My Nan and Grandad had a very good friend, when they were alive, who worked at the club all her life, I was always so jealous of her telling me about how she had Sunday dinner with the Dalglish's etc! LFC could really do with a presence out here in the UAE, it is virtually impossible to even buy a shirt here, yet I can't go anywhere without being stopped time after time by random people wanting to talk football.}
17 Mar 2015 16:51:11
I'm sorry but for once I disagree with you. Allen played well last night and was far from poor. He gave away a few passes but was still one of our best players last night. One thing he didn't do was hide, he was everywhere.
First half we were poor but we actually played well in the second half and were the better team.
The amount of tackles he put in and his one touch football moving forward is exactly why he is suited to our system. When he and hendo hunt in packs they are very effective. let's not forget he completely out shone the city midfield the other week so he clearly has some quality.
He has been our best player over the last few weeks and is starting to show his worth. Look at how much we missed him against Blackburn. He isn't the finished article by any means but I feel he gets more stick than he deserves and he's only young and is progressing!
scousekew
17 Mar 2015 17:24:53
Id leave Ireland to live in Liverpool as a grounds man for crying out loud
17 Mar 2015 18:40:23
Cheers for the reply Ed001. Sunday dinner with Dalglish!!!! Sounds out of this world. Yes you are right nearly all here have the dream of working with LFC but not all can have the input you could bring in. Hope somehow you get approached and at least your dream will come true. Write up a draft of a master plan you have put there that the club couldn't refuse haha. We've all got your back from this end pal
{Ed001's Note - she used to go to the games with Nessie Shankly after she retired, now that is the life!
I am not sure everyone would agree with getting me involved mate, there are a lot of people who disagree with my ideas.}