Yesterday night my heart was numb. One lost againts that London club, Fulham, made it 5 lost in 11 games. How bad could that be in the end of the season? What is actually happening in Liverpool this season after an brilliant run the previous season. And this is the worst run i’ve ever seen since i supported this club more than a decade ago.
I’m gonna break few things that are maybe the reason why Liverpool has been soooo unstable and unconsistant this season.
- I dont understand what Rafa priority is. The played in League Cup againts Arsenal with the second string players, they played againts Fulham with not even Agger , Skrtel, Riera, or Ngog was on the bench! Instead, there were Ayala (19 years old defender), Eccleston (19 years old winger, hadn’t been played in the PL before), Plessis (22 years old central midfield, few chances in the first team, not even offer something more than Lucas and Mascherano). If he wanted to concentrate on the CL, give me a break! The PL has been what we asked for. And there was still a chance to it. And now its gone. Maybe we should play in that lower Europa League next season.
- No Alonso to break down that defence line. Xabi Alonso was vital for Liverpool. His passes was superb. His vission of the game was brilliant. But stop mourning about Alonso. Lucas has been trying to put his feet in Alonso shoes. He hasn’t been successfull, but the good thing is that he improves a lot. He played consistantly, offered help to defence, read the game well. But he lacks of that creativity and ability Alonso has all the time. Againts Fulham, he tried few Alonso-like passes but never really got there. He looked confuse facing the hardcore defence line with 10 Fulham players were on their own side. Aquillani maybe will offer something better as he has the creativity and technique to tear down defenders.
- Liverpool can’t play like the way Arsenal play. Arsenal can play quicker and quicker so that even the hardest defence will eventually fail to read where the ball will be passed. Thats not the case with Liverpool.
- Defence has been what Liverpool can be proud of. But not this season. Carragher seems to pass his best, Agger are prone to injury, and Skrtel hasnt played good until now. Wing backs are the same. Let Arbeloa to Madrid was stupid. He may not be the world class right defender, but like Steve Finnan, he was a consistant player. Johnson maybe twice as goodas they were while attacking, but not when defending. Degen… no comment. His position was awful. In left, we have something quite good, but still need improvement. Insua sometimes looks too small that a bigger opponent can beat him easily. Dossena, yes he is bigger than Insua, but stupid!
- The last… Liverpool dont have the depth their rivals have. When Torres injured, who could replace him? Ngog? Babel? Voronin? Hell no. Benayoun can sometimes fill the hole when Gerrard cant play, but just him. Liverpool must spend money to fix this. There’s always a vancancy in the left wing as neither Riera nor Babel can play satisfyingly there. Silva or Juan Mata can be good but they come with a price. Promoting Dani Pacheco and Kristian Nemeth to the first team is maybe a good gamble as they were superb in the reserve team. At least they can give Ngog a competition to become Torres’s tag team and send Voronin back to Bundesliga.
So… i havent really that numb i suppose…



