27 Sep 2015 09:47:27
Like him or loath him, the one undeniable fact about Brendan Rodgers is his poor utilisation of players. Why, oh why does he insist on playing players out of the position they've played-in all of their footballing lives!?
Can is not a defender. Gomez isn't a left back (and in fact would make a great centre back if played there). He played Ings on the left side of midfield a couple weeks back. Markovic at wingback?! What's that about??? There are countless examples. Perhaps it's me? Could someone please shed light on why he repeatedly does this?
27 Sep 2015 10:29:23
It happens a lot with all managers and usually it's a sign of desperation. Rafa did the same too. It's one of the signs they are about to lose their job in my observations.
27 Sep 2015 12:39:04
But Rodgers has been doing it for years and is still here Ron.
27 Sep 2015 13:18:11
That's the thing no one understands. Why not spend 300 mil on players to fill the positions we needed?? He has no excuse for not having one of the best squads in Europe let alone the epl, he just doesn't know what to do with it. Our team when he first started would probably beat our team of today.
27 Sep 2015 13:21:33
If Rodgers sticks with this 3-5-2 formation, and if he stays beyond November, we will have a serious problem on our hand. Moreno and Clyne are naturally a good fit for this wing back roles, but if either of them gets injured, who steps in? Enrique will not play for LFC again and I think Flanagan will not be fit for a while yet. I won't be surprised if he goes and plays players out of position in case of an injury to one of the full backs.
27 Sep 2015 13:28:39
Has he really been doing it for years?
He did it about 10 months ago when he started playing Markovic/Ibe out of position and it was an open secret that FSG were evaluating their options, Rodgers admitted he feared the sack then. Other than that I don't really see it.
27 Sep 2015 13:49:16
Ron how about the countless games he played Lucas out on the left to accommodate gerrard? I'm a big fan of Lucas but he's mediocre at best in that role. Why put our best DM on the left? All it did was make us a static team It defies belief. Why doesn't he see this?
27 Sep 2015 14:00:22
What about Sahin ron? Didn't he leave because of that? Or trying to shoehorn Gerrard in dm while we had a class one in lucas in thw wings or Sterling as a striker when it was clear he could only finish once in twenty.
27 Sep 2015 17:06:31
It depends whether you class playing a midfielder who is attacking in a defensive role as being playing players out of position.
27 Sep 2015 19:47:56
Ron, can you simply prove what these posters are saying wrong with your own valid arguments instead of deflecting with placing labels on mids. The bottom line is that BR has been playing players out of position since he got here. He played Hendo at CM, WG, RM, DM since he got here and he continues to do that. Those are the facts. Can you debunk that or will you again offer senseless gibberish?