The Liverpool FC Thread XII

Massively agree. We saw last season that Sturridge was at risk of injuries so more than anything we just needed a top striker. There weren't many players available but still seems like we went hunting in the bargain bucket.

We should hire Rafa and get him to bring Higuian with him

This bloody team I swear, did the same against Sunderland, only show urgency in the last 10 minutes, ridiculous really. Didn't look like scoring before the Gerrard goal. Just a poor showing tbh, I don;t see why didn't have any striker on the bench, even if it's a youth player of some sort, we do the same thing every game. The definition of insanity is what I think of when watching Liverpool over these last few months, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Not going to happen. The incessant passing out the back, sticking players in that don't deserve it, taking players out who deserve to be in. Absolute cluster****.


On another note there is so much crap posted in this thread from opposition fans, I can;t even tell if it's an attempt at being a WUM, maybe sarcasm/who knows. The quality of posting on this forum has gone to ****, summed up by the fact that a mod of the section chats more crap than anyone else. You can only handle this place in small doses nowadays.

So all the WUMs/opposition fans who may have watched the match - was it a red card for Markovic? Or was it a poor decision?

So all the WUMs/opposition fans who may have watched the match - was it a red card for Markovic? Or was it a poor decision?

So all the WUMs/opposition fans who may have watched the match - was it a red card for Markovic? Or was it a poor decision?

So all the WUMs/opposition fans who may have watched the match - was it a red card for Markovic? Or was it a poor decision?

It was a red, very stupid for Markovic to do that. The player made a meal out of it though even though he barely got touched which in the end forced the ref to send him off.

I can't work out why that is or do the opposition just start to sit back?

Rodgers is starting to become very stubborn with his decisions.

Did anyone see Rodgers talking to the press? He's going to get fined for that!

So all the WUMs/opposition fans who may have watched the match - was it a red card for Markovic? Or was it a poor decision?

You can see why the ref has given it, but it was incredibly harsh. Basel player was rolling around on the ground when he hadn't been touched.

Samir, i've deleted 31 posts.

Literally didn't even touch him. Not a red card but when you wave your arm around like that you're asking for trouble.

Starting line up cost us tbh, we should have started with one of Coutinho/Lallana. We were too defensive and safe in the first half and there wasn't anyone with a creative spark to influence the game. First half was absolutely appalling considering it was a must win game.

We shouldn't have had that red card, it was at max a yellow. For the 15 mins Markovic played he looked really bright and exciting when he attacked with the ball. The last 20 mins is how we should be playing all the time, we looked like a threat and it was exciting to watch. Gerrard's goal was ****ing fantastic, who else apart from Gerrard to get a goal when it matters. Such a shame we couldn't get the second goal but at least the boys tried.

Overall it was a poor performance by the team bar the last 20 mins. Apart from Gerrard's goal he was pretty poor throughout with a lot of passes going wayward. Sterling had glimpses of being good but his final ball was abysmal, rarely he got the cross past the first man. In general we couldn't create and the tempo of the game was very slow. During the second half once we started speeding things up with Coutinho on the ball and having movement up ahead we looked so much more threatening.

I don't think Rodgers will get sacked halfway through the season. He still has my support and I'm convinced he will help us improve, this first half of the season has been a huge learning curve for him. I can only see him being sacked if we carry on with the poor performances throughout the 2nd half of the season and end up 6th/7th with no domestic/EL trophy. Sunday will be very important, if we can beat United at OT then we won't seem too far off 4th place. The Europa League looks like our most likely way of gaining entry to the CL, I say we go all out for it and prioritise it.

I honestly can't wait till Sturridge comes back. I still feel the team will improve instantly when he's fit and back in the starting XI. Such a shame he wasn't able to play a game in the CL since he did really well last season to help us get into it in the first place.

Basel fan here. It wasn't red, a yellow at most in my opinion. I think he caught him but that giving a red for that is crazy.

Moyeseh finished 7th doe, wonder where Brenda will finish doe.

Louis Van Ghoul. He is a very naughty boy.

You can see why the ref has given it, but it was incredibly harsh. Basel player was rolling around on the ground when he hadn't been touched.

Samir, i've deleted 31 posts.

Well he finished 2nd last season when Moyes finished 7th..

Both. Opposition sit back more but everyone in the team just seems so lethargic in their play up until the last 10 or so minutes. There's no belief in this team, if you want to even call it that, more like 11 individuals who every week look like they've never seen each other before. Allen and Lucas bumping into each other twice in the first 20 was funny as hell.