26 Sep 2015 17:17:21
good performance, good team selection. Our best players now playing in there best positions, but can is an accident waiting to happen in that back 3. I would swap him for gomez.
I hope rodgers would put Ibe in one of those wingback roles but I see that only happening if moreno or clyne get injured.
Continho frustrates me sometimes. He should take a page out of david silvas book and know when to shoot and when to pass.
26 Sep 2015 17:23:56
Ibe in a wingback role just hurts me every time I see it happen. He is not a defensively minded player.
26 Sep 2015 17:27:08
Ibe is wasted at wing back and doesn't do well when pushed defensively, so I disagree. Emre Can is not a CB so mistakes can be expected and he should have stayed with Gestede for their first. I don't agree with the notion that Can is a mistake waiting to happen either; he is as much a liability as is Skrtel or Lovren. Coutinho should definitely calm a little down; he is trying to hard to be the main man. LFC should help him gradually improve his level by playing the bets team.
26 Sep 2015 17:32:03
Scraping past a Villa team which will get relegated and you're happy? Wow. Defensive chaos after 3 1/2 years of this fraud
26 Sep 2015 17:32:59
Great performance?
3-2 against a poor villa.
A win is a win and all that but .
26 Sep 2015 17:35:52
If moreno can do well defensivly, Ibe can do a job too. I suggested the wingback role because Ibe is not going to start anywhere else anytime soon unless we get major injuries. sure he'll start midweek games, but i'm talking about the premier league where he can be vital for us.
26 Sep 2015 17:41:46
It was an ok perf but our defensive woes after three years and 100m spent on defenders, are still there. Can at CB? BR has defo changed
26 Sep 2015 18:25:04
It's not exactly what I would choose against villa at home but it's a better setup than most we've seen from Rogers and nice to see two up top with Coutinho behind (really have no idea why took this long, it's not rocket science?), Milner playing well, Lucas doing well in midfield, good width and movement going forward etc.
CB's still a problem but that's not new and at least good to see Sakho getting regular games. Gomez on for Can IMO and it would look even more solid, but playing 4 at the back would be even better.
Well done for the win even if against Villa and something to build on.
{Ed001's Note - I have to ask, other than the goal, which was well taken, in what way did Milner play well? Better than he has been, but that is not exactly saying a lot.}
26 Sep 2015 19:58:10
Baby steps, Ed! I didn't want him either but I will say, he played slightly better even tho, I agree that the bar isn't high for him these days
27 Sep 2015 02:48:47
Fair comment, should have been Milner playing better. I still think he's important to us as we lack another experienced engine/box to box player with Hendo injured (and I don't rate Alan and Can in that role, and Rossiter is probably the next best thing but inexperienced). Would love to see Rossiter get more game time.
27 Sep 2015 08:45:10
Ibe didn't show anything that season (or most of last) to justify giving him a starting role anywhere on the pitch, not even sure that on the bench tbh. He was awful every minute he played.