25 Mar 2015 20:12:36
Eds you keep talking about Liverpool and money issues especially with no champions league next season! Do you see us going for any other free transfers like Ings for example Yarmolenko or even Ayew would be good IMO much more so than Milner! Although i rate all 3 as far better than Lallana.
Last question, do you think FSG are almost done with the "top to bottom" alterations of staff at the club? In addition does Rodgers needs to win the FA cup in order to keep his job this summer?
Cheers PDLFC
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26 Mar 2015 10:43:07
If we finish outside the top four Rodgers should BR sacked, as that would be abject failure considering the funds he has had to spend.
26 Mar 2015 11:07:33
I really think Lallana is a much better player than a lot on here give him credit for. I think with a coach who trusts him and doesn't have him as first sub everyone we will see the real class act that he is.
26 Mar 2015 11:22:53
You think Ayew, Milner and Yarmolenko are better than Lallana? Is that purely because we own Lallana and every fan and his dog seem to be taking up player-slating as a new hobby, or is it based on their lack of notable personal acheivements in sub standard leagues for two of them, and in a hyper powered team for the third?
26 Mar 2015 13:35:35
To rate them 3 players 'far better' than Lallana is absolutely ridiculous. They're not even as good as him. Lallana is technically wise one of the best players we have, and if you don't see that then i'm sorry but you don't know football.
26 Mar 2015 15:25:27
Agree; I'm pretty sure Lallana if far better than Yarmolenko and Ayew; Milner is more versatil, has good technique and good workrate; I rate him moderately. For Lallana, I saw him for almost 10 games last season, and he really saw much more impresing than what he is at LFC. Its impoible to know if I was biased, or if he is the type of players that outstands in a small team in which he acts as a real leader (with and without the ball).
Lallana has been completely dissapointing for his price tag. At Soton, his dribling and decision making with space was one of this best attributes, while at LFC it has been awful. He has good ball control, but when he start dribbling I just expect the other team to recover the ball (even some of the lfc players do the same, and do not show themselves for the pass, instead they get back into a good position for recovery). In contrast, the best form Lallana at liverpool has been his first touches, to give key passes or to shoot on target. He has told twice that he is near to his best after some good games, this annoy's me because I thouht he had much more, also he has been far from consistent game by game. With all this in mind, I think he is a player with moments of brilliance, but not a game changer or a player in which the team can rely on. I still rate him moderately, expecting this is just a year of adaptation, and that he can really show us all his potential and why he was brought by LFC.
Definitely with those 25M I would have bought other player, perhaps in other position.
26 Mar 2015 15:37:10
Just to add: Lallana is better than the 3 of above, but those 3 are cheaper too. Eventhough, Yarmolenko still overpriced, Milner is overpaid and Ayew is far from being good enough for liverpool.
I'll give Lallana 2 more years to step up or to sell him.
26 Mar 2015 16:12:02
LOL 2 more years to step up? He's been one of the better players this year especially when he's been given a run of games, he wasn't great vs United but nobody was.
26 Mar 2015 16:41:24
Lallana is better than all three of them and IMO, he will show it.
26 Mar 2015 21:15:27
Lallana is a class player, but, he is yet another lightweight that we have, hate to see that when we play against a big strong team, players like him just get brushed aside and knocked over, we have too many small players and will always have problems against big teams, just watch us when we play Blackburn, won't be good .
27 Mar 2015 10:36:13
@ redforever
Size has nothing to do with it. The system we play at the moment isolates Lallana and Coutinho. Instead of being backed up by their own players they are left in tight positions around the pitch with no support and as a result are prone to being tackled and dispossessed. Lallana, in my opinion, holds the ball up very well - but when he is boxed into the corner, with only Moreno for support, it makes life for him very difficult. The system needs revamping if we want to see the best of our attacking players which, currently, we are not.
27 Mar 2015 15:07:07
Seano, while I agree with you that the system we use does give less options to the man with the ball, size does matter, the opposition look for, and work on any weakness they see, take the first Everton game, they were using the left to right diaganal ball, for Lukaku to use his hieght against Moreno, Bolton targetted three of our small players, and smashed them as soon as they got the ball, Blackburn will do the same, and we will find it very difficult to win there .but yes, the man with the ball should have more options, hate to say it, but United did give us a football lesson first half .