17 May 2015 08:35:35
Well I decided to take a step back from the performance last night, and enjoy the celebrations and farewells to Stevie which were fantastic.
But having slept on it, I have to comment on how bad we were. We have been battered by Palace twice this season with a losing aggregate of 6-2.
One of the things that is worrying is the lack of REAL talent coming through the academy. Will we ever see the likes of an Owen/Fowler/Carragher/Gerrard again I wonder.
We have seen cameos of Ibe and Sinclair, but we all know these players are not of the same standard as those mentioned earlier. Sterling has been brainwashed by somebody (probably his advisors) that he is some kind of world beater, and this has turned his head, and negatively affected his performances.
To see a Liverpool team capitulate like it did last night, going down with a whimper, is unacceptable - but this has happened on several occasions this season. With SG gone there are no battlers in the side - particularly in the middle of the field. Against Stoke next week - a team who really know how to battle - I expect another defeat, which will more than likely mean no European football next season.
The signs for the future are not promising are they ?
KBL
{Ed001's Note - why does he have to be brainwashed to play poorly? He is a kid, kids are inconsistent, he is playing as part of a team creating very little in the way of good quality chances because the whole team are not performing. You can't judge the lad on this season at all, the whole team the same, they are following their manager's instructions. We saw last season, and in his England appearances, that Sterling is capable of being a game changer if used correctly.}
17 May 2015 09:05:23
It struck me during the pre-match yesterday that Rodgers is about as uncharismatic as it gets. If he can't get the team to lift themselves for occasions such as yesterday's and champions league, he's not the man for the job.
17 May 2015 09:18:31
Sterling is a good runner on the ball. But he's shooting / final ball is garbage . It really is . Big runs then daisy cutters and scuffs . End product is useless
17 May 2015 09:51:21
Hodgson used sterling better U mean ed ? No offence but sterling really played well for England
17 May 2015 09:25:48
Good Morning Ed001 - nice to know you are active so early on a Sunday morning !!
Apologies if my post misled. I agree Sterling can be a game changer. What I mean is that since all the publicity about a new contract, his performances have fallen well short of what they used to be.
In my opinion he can be a real star, but he is not there yet - but it does seem to me that he thinks he is - or is being advised that he is.
KBL
{Ed001's Note - his performances were below last season's level before the contract stuff. It is more down to the mismanagement of the team than anything else.}
17 May 2015 09:59:30
If we lose could wnd up 7th still in europa but having to start in july i believe like under hodgson. Players won't have time to rest with tour aswell.
17 May 2015 11:13:58
edo1 I have to totally agree is use of square pegs round holes can work for a limited time like we sore mid season but not for ever. his inability to be able to change games when needed is awful edd if we can see this why can't the powers that be see it cause were hearing he is more likely to stay another year then we are he is going to be sacked? wehave some brilliant youngsters coming through and a really good nucelous in the squad if he stays another year I dread how far that would put us back thoughts eds?
{Ed001's Note - we are hearing it from friends of Rodgers in the media, outside of the UK he is not getting such an easy ride. For instance, I know Steve Nicol has said he should be replace, he is laughed at by the media in most other countries. Rodgers is not as highly rated as the British media portray.}
17 May 2015 12:14:35
I tend to agree with Eds on this one, he's not the messiah overseas, more like coco, the clown that is.
17 May 2015 12:29:35
Just a intuitive guess, but I reckon he knows his time is up and he is briefing his media friends so it's a 'shock' when he's sacked. Helps the 'lack of time' narrative and would possibly help him get another job elsewhere. I doubt John Henry or Mike Gordon have been speaking to the Liverpool Echo about Rodgers' future somehow.
17 May 2015 14:30:06
Yeah he gets butchered here in the states on espnfc. Nicol and Craig Burley in particular are not his biggest fans that's for sure.
17 May 2015 21:56:35
In fact, BR allegedly said, "Three months ago, I was called a tactical genius when we played a new system". Nicol replied, "A genius? Whoever called him that? I can't remember having seen nor heard that quote anywhere in the media". I rest my case.