30 Aug 2015 09:28:47
If I was Brendan I would use this as an opportunity to drop both skrtle and lovren, start sakho and someone else next game.
But knowing Brendan I know he will make lovren the scapegoat and plod on with skrtle, but they both need dropping after that.
30 Aug 2015 10:06:56
I know what you mean.
First goal, poor header by Skrtel, he should have headed it to safety, he headed it in to danger. That's the difference between a half decent defender and a great defender. He's not good enough at the top level.
Second goal, Lovren trying to play the Rodgers way. Conventional wisdom when defending is "safety first". With Rodgers its "possession first".
Third goal a top class defender would have shielded Sakho out wide onto his right foot. If you allow him top open his body up he opens the whole goal up.
It's not just their mistakes but they make too many and they are compounded by having to play the "Rodgers way".
Both the first 2 goals should have been cleared to safety.
Changing the players will help slightly but ultimately Rodgers needs to let the defenders play their natural game instead of trying to turn them into Beckenbauer
30 Aug 2015 10:09:24
Away to Man Utd not the time to experiment.
30 Aug 2015 10:36:32
Still can't score and that is down to Brendan, not the players!
30 Aug 2015 11:17:31
OG, I believe the reason we are toothless in attack comes back to the lack of confidence by going a goal down early on. We were lucky it didn't happen at Arsenal. If teams get at our defence we crumble.
30 Aug 2015 11:27:15
Ron,
Are you still championing BR now, this is the third year our defense has been a shambles, third year it crumbled when attacked, third year your beloved BR hasn't improved it.
It really surprises me how you can still champion the guy at this stage, truly amazing.
30 Aug 2015 11:55:51
We have been toothless all 4 games tho Ron, have we not?
30 Aug 2015 15:50:34
No, I didn't think we were toothless all 4 games, only yesterday.
To all those asking, I'm still backing the manager but I accept he needs to change if he is going to succeed.
30 Aug 2015 15:39:18
While not championing BR I will argue that it's 4 games into the campaign and to early to dismiss him. Also I will point out that I am originally from Pittsburgh PA. My Steelers are the most successful NFL franchise and have had 3 head coaches in my lifetime 35 years. They don't get rid of coaches even after 2 or 3 losing years in a row. Continuity is a good thing.
Matt in FL
30 Aug 2015 17:31:45
Continually failing is not an option for lfc though
31 Aug 2015 03:11:18
Ron is still talking with both sides of his mouth all in one thread. On one hand, he claims Skrtel and Lovren aren't good enuff but doesn't mention that his BFF is the one picking them over a better defender currently rotting on the bench. Then he said the lack of confidence caused us to be toothless and again, failing to mention that it was again, his BFF who came into the game with no plan, no support for Benteke and an inability to make timely changes when things were looking bleak after the second goal. Then, he still says he needs to learn while forgetting that the manager has been here going four years and still doesn't know his best eleven, his best CB partnership, his best system and hasn't fixed the defence through out his period here and hasn't learnt a darn thing from last season. Ron, you are indeed an extraordinary person, I confess
31 Aug 2015 03:12:17
But with BR and his acolytes, it is because it's never his fault
31 Aug 2015 08:36:48
420 there's a world of difference between NFL and football neither sport is comparable with the other