06 Mar 2016 14:59:09
Hi Eds if one you guys is around, can you please give us an analysis as to what is going on with the team. I mean this hot n cold we keep seeing.
Thanks in advance.
06 Mar 2016 16:47:33
Im going to boil it down to we play well against lazy teams where our workrate shines through any quality the other team might have. Against hardworking teams, especially those who set up defensively we never look like scoring, because we lack quality. And because we don't set up defensivly, we leak goals against quality opposition who match our workrate because the best form of defence is a good offence and our offence is rubbish.
06 Mar 2016 16:58:43
I wouldn't disagree with that Ryan, we lack quality! Mahrez, Kroos and Jordi Alba would be just nice this summer BUT dream in Sugar lol.
06 Mar 2016 19:01:57
we are suffering from inconsistey which klopp is working hard to sort out 3 wins on the spin is a good way to start.
06 Mar 2016 19:39:05
kingkenny, my comment explains why we are inconsistant. And from what klopp has done so far with his team selections, I see no sign of it stopping. perhaps when he see's the error of his ways as well as get some decent players in, will we start to be consistant. I really don't think we will get top 4. we might go on a little run if we're lucky like today but once we face a decent team, we will crumble once again.
Its the reason manu have beat us all season. they shut up shop and try and take their chances. manu struggle against teams who have their same gameplan. manu then open themselves up by attacking because they don't want to settle for a point like the other team. Its why with rafa we struggled against the lower teams, yet found it easy to beat the big teams, as we set up defensively, yet had the quality to destroy teams on the counter.
06 Mar 2016 22:07:20
I think it is very simple. We are Liverpool, still one of the biggest names in football. The teams that play against us have two main options, try to play their football, or set up to defend and play on the counter.
When teams come out to play we have the space our current group of players require to score goals. Take Man City for an example, they always try to play football against us hence why we tend to score goals. The League Cup Final game, it was obvious from the start city were set up to defend and score on the counter, and we all know how that worked out.
It is easier to play on the counter, it can take a lot out of you but if you're smart and use your chances you can use the space on the counter to great effect. That is what the so called smaller teams do to us, man u are among those teams under Van Gaal, set up to stop us playing as the main priority which is why we struggled.
It is not a lack of consistency, the team doesn't just become worse one game then good the next game. Lack of space makes it harder to play and so harder to score and create chances. We sometimes get outfought which is a bad sign, but can happen on the day to any team.
What the team lack is a player of quality who has just the right movement or quality to find the space or pick the perfect pass (and it has to be perfect pass) to score in such a scenario. What you also require is a good base in defence so when the eventual counter occurs you can see it out without conceding.
We have good players but not world class players. It is something I believe Klopp can change.
It is also important to note the complete lack of goals from corners and set pieces, bar the one Coutinho goal and the Skrtel header. That is because of a total lack of quality of delivery, we do not have a good free kick taker in the team (don't get me started on Milner taking all the corners) . When a team defends well you need a set piece, or like today a penalty to get through.
This is my view on our current consistency problems.
{Ed025's Note - good post that reus..
07 Mar 2016 00:36:42
spot on reus, oh and wiseryan the only reason we last lost to man utd was they had the better goalkeeper, as another poster has said, our fitness levels are improving under klopp. Also klopp is having to work out what our best team is in the middle of a packed fixture list.
07 Mar 2016 02:00:43
Spot on, Marco. I've seen you play at BVB and you are awesome. Didn't know you were an LFC fan.