22% of skrtels passes were to mignolet, sakho was solid once again.
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Midfield was the weak link, been saying it for a while, lucas and gerrsrd togrther isnt good enough, need a proper dm and gerrard not playing every game
Midfield was the weak link
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I posted an article blasting our midfield
The problem is that they all played the exact same role
It always comes down to Quality - and we lack it in midfield
Coutinho has been out for six weeks, you expect him to come straight back into the side after our midfield was so good the previous week against WBA.
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Didn't you say if Arsenal are worried about SaS team then they should be worried more of return of Coutinho prior to the match?
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Just lacks general quality.
Out of interest what's happened to Agger? is he no longer your first choice CB?
I don't think so, no. And if I did, at no point did I say that Coutinho should start after six weeks out. If you can find anything that says different, please, post it on here.
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Then it could be RedRob
You do realise that we only lost 2-0? Started and finished the game well but the home side were the better side who just happen to be the league leaders and top 4 regulars.
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Again? Don't be silly. I am not reading this website regularly to remember the things.
I gave the ratings
people were on here Saturday night saying Flanno done well.......again if well means going backwards or sideways then i'll give him 2-3 but if you want to play in the prem and you can not keep the ball in play then its a 0 every time
Arsenal were there for the taking , Chelsea, Spurs, Everton all dropped points
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Accusations? jeez, you are oversensitive.
You need a top, top player in the middle.
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"You need a top, top player in the middle."
Like Fellaini or Anderson?
He's right though we do, our midfield is poor
Plenty of energy but no steel in the centre of the park.
"You need a top, top player in the middle."
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We’ve got one. Top of the league for chances created, high pass-completion rate, etc, etc.
But if you put Lucas and Gerrard in front of a back 3, alongside two wing-backs who can’t play wing-back, it leaves them with too much to do, especially against a team whose biggest strength is in midfield.
They have to link the play between defence and attack, AND cover the wing-backs who can’t play wing-back.
Brendan got it wrong. That system works against the ‘park the bus’ teams (though even then it leaves them with a lot of work), but you can’t play it against the likes of Arsenal, and certainly not with wing-backs who don’t know how to play there.
comment by Ilori (U18764) posted 2 hours, 1 minute ago
22% of skrtels passes were to mignolet, sakho was solid once again.
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That beats the all time Liverpool record held by Hanson when you could pass back to the keeper!
comment by The Verbal Jouster (U11370)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
I gave the ratings
people were on here Saturday night saying Flanno done well.......again if well means going backwards or sideways then i'll give him 2-3 but if you want to play in the prem and you can not keep the ball in play then its a 0 every time
Arsenal were there for the taking , Chelsea, Spurs, Everton all dropped points
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You gave the ratings yourself?! Oh for goodness sake.
We were beaten by the better team on the day and the form team of 2013. Not great but not a disaster either unless you have ambitions to win the league this year? Our top 4 challenge will depend on beating the lower/mid teams not Arsenal away.
Flanagan our worst ever player? Give the boy a chance, BR obviously sees something in him. And besides there are plenty of players that could take that tag, I'd rather have Flanagan playing for us than Konchesky!
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posted on 4/11/13
22% of skrtels passes were to mignolet, sakho was solid once again.
posted on 4/11/13
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posted on 4/11/13
Midfield was the weak link, been saying it for a while, lucas and gerrsrd togrther isnt good enough, need a proper dm and gerrard not playing every game
posted on 4/11/13
Midfield was the weak link
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I posted an article blasting our midfield
The problem is that they all played the exact same role
It always comes down to Quality - and we lack it in midfield
posted on 4/11/13
Coutinho has been out for six weeks, you expect him to come straight back into the side after our midfield was so good the previous week against WBA.
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Didn't you say if Arsenal are worried about SaS team then they should be worried more of return of Coutinho prior to the match?
posted on 4/11/13
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posted on 4/11/13
Just lacks general quality.
posted on 4/11/13
Out of interest what's happened to Agger? is he no longer your first choice CB?
posted on 4/11/13
Who gave these ratings?
posted on 4/11/13
I don't think so, no. And if I did, at no point did I say that Coutinho should start after six weeks out. If you can find anything that says different, please, post it on here.
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Then it could be RedRob
posted on 4/11/13
You do realise that we only lost 2-0? Started and finished the game well but the home side were the better side who just happen to be the league leaders and top 4 regulars.
posted on 4/11/13
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posted on 4/11/13
Again? Don't be silly. I am not reading this website regularly to remember the things.
posted on 4/11/13
I gave the ratings
people were on here Saturday night saying Flanno done well.......again if well means going backwards or sideways then i'll give him 2-3 but if you want to play in the prem and you can not keep the ball in play then its a 0 every time
Arsenal were there for the taking , Chelsea, Spurs, Everton all dropped points
posted on 4/11/13
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posted on 4/11/13
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posted on 4/11/13
Accusations? jeez, you are oversensitive.
posted on 4/11/13
You need a top, top player in the middle.
posted on 4/11/13
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posted on 4/11/13
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posted on 4/11/13
"You need a top, top player in the middle."
Like Fellaini or Anderson?
He's right though we do, our midfield is poor
posted on 4/11/13
Plenty of energy but no steel in the centre of the park.
posted on 4/11/13
"You need a top, top player in the middle."
==============================================
We’ve got one. Top of the league for chances created, high pass-completion rate, etc, etc.
But if you put Lucas and Gerrard in front of a back 3, alongside two wing-backs who can’t play wing-back, it leaves them with too much to do, especially against a team whose biggest strength is in midfield.
They have to link the play between defence and attack, AND cover the wing-backs who can’t play wing-back.
Brendan got it wrong. That system works against the ‘park the bus’ teams (though even then it leaves them with a lot of work), but you can’t play it against the likes of Arsenal, and certainly not with wing-backs who don’t know how to play there.
posted on 4/11/13
comment by Ilori (U18764) posted 2 hours, 1 minute ago
22% of skrtels passes were to mignolet, sakho was solid once again.
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That beats the all time Liverpool record held by Hanson when you could pass back to the keeper!
posted on 4/11/13
comment by The Verbal Jouster (U11370)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
I gave the ratings
people were on here Saturday night saying Flanno done well.......again if well means going backwards or sideways then i'll give him 2-3 but if you want to play in the prem and you can not keep the ball in play then its a 0 every time
Arsenal were there for the taking , Chelsea, Spurs, Everton all dropped points
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You gave the ratings yourself?! Oh for goodness sake.
We were beaten by the better team on the day and the form team of 2013. Not great but not a disaster either unless you have ambitions to win the league this year? Our top 4 challenge will depend on beating the lower/mid teams not Arsenal away.
Flanagan our worst ever player? Give the boy a chance, BR obviously sees something in him. And besides there are plenty of players that could take that tag, I'd rather have Flanagan playing for us than Konchesky!
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