Not sure if Rafa watched the first game, Insua had himself a new arsehole torn by Jobi McAnuff (What a name, his parents clearly dont love him!). So what does our intrepid manager do?????? Yes you know the answer NOTHING! Emiliano starts again and an evening off more arse shredding Insua's!
Surely you first duty as a coach is spot deficiencies and rectify them? Apparently not for the Spanish Rectum in charge! Aurelio is taller, quicker and poses a threat at free-kicks and a better defender. Insua, is young short and slow. I think on the whole has done a great job while Fab has been injured but enough is enough. let the boy go out on loan and build some experience at another club for a bit. Funny how we used to have 2 good left back called Warnock & Riise.......... We used to have a good right one called Arbeloa too.......
Secondly, I think Rafa has been reading my blog. Evidence, improved ZONAL-NON-MARKING!! We had 2 men on the posts. Our 'L' shape line was more box like, we attacked the ball and space. Well done Rafa, thank you for reading my insights.
In general the team did what they have done all season/pre-season. Started well dominated possesion, created nothing, lost interest and then folded. This is a cunning strategy if relegation, bankruptcy and derision are you goals. Not if you are the leader of a group players you have assembled to wear the Red of Liverpool with pride. I am sick of rafa spouting the same frivolous rubbish in the press that everyone is 'working & training hard'. We are Liverpool Football Club. We deserve players who excite, show skill, make us gasp in awe at their magnificence instead we get Lucas,Degen,Voronin, Dossena, Gonzalez, Barragan, Nunez, Morientez, Pennant, Kygyrikos et al. If we wanted to watch 'hard working players' (Thats Manager speak runs around a lot but are rubbish) then we would all be at Bolton or Blackburn. We want the game played in the Liverpool way. Pass, move, speed, gulie invention. Unfortunately we have just lost the 3 player to injury who have those skills.
Although to be fair 2 of these have been unfit since the end of last season and what have done about it nothing. Again Rafa must take this on the chin. Last season we beat Man U and Chelsea when we didnt have the Gerrard/Torres Axis. We could have done the begginning part of this season without them. They both need to get everything fixed NOW for next season, knees, ankle,groins, attitude (Gerrard). This season is a right off we have had to without them for most of it, so what difference does it make. We arent going to finish 4th, in fact I think 7th is looking pretty ambitious.I can see Biringham and Fulham finishing above is as well as the 6 team already ahead of us at the moment.
Only good things about last night was Dan Agger and Aquailini, they looked they cared and wanted to win.
Carragher's liability status grows by the day. He has become Djimi Traoare, a disaster waiting for place to happen. In 18 months he has went from one of the most dependable defenders on the planet to a quivering wreck.He gave away almost every penalty we conceded last season, and this season has been caught by the pace of the game. He gets knocked off teh ball too easily and is constantly out of postion. His time is up in the middle and right-back is teh only place for struggling centre halfs to go, that or Portsmouth!
YMWA
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