Baraja and Alonso both actually are the same type of player where they have creativity, vision and passing skills which can locate player accordingly.

While for Lucas to step in their position is wrong as he does not have the creativity, vision and passing skills that both of them have. That why if we against team with defensive minded it will be very hard for us the break down using Lucas.

It is about the personnel fit into the formation. You play on form players, hungry players, those keep on off-form should be bench and give others a try if thing doesn't workout.

If there is no suitable condidate for the particular formation, then it is hard for the team to spark. So either change the formation, or change the personnel, keep on using the same system which cannot deliver result won't deliver good result either. This issue is particular happening on away match.

Home match still ok in general, as Liv play more offensively in home match, but it is away match particular against lower table team which is very poor.

As said before, Lucas + Mascherano are not known for their creativity, vision, thru pass/diagonal pass that can split opponent defence, with this combination basically there is no central penetration offensive threat from that area, while Gerrard form is not good this season who play central role behind striker, then there is no one to breakdown the opponent defence, except through some magical moment from striker (Torres), or Reina as assist through long ball kicking.
This combination might be good to stop opponent playing like against MU or top team time, but not against lower league table team.

Anyway, just my view though.

plus our winger also are not known for their creativity, vision, thru pass/diagonal pass that can split opponent defence

Yup, you have Lucas + Mascherano at CM, Kyut + may be Babel or Reira then basicaly the whole midfielder are not known for creativity and defence splitting passer. So it relied too heavily on Gerrard and Torres to carry the team. If both of them are not fully fit or on form, basically no one to score already. You need midfielders to score a couple of 10+ goals as well, which we don't see many goals from Lucas + Mascherano (almost virtually none from them/combination, Mascherano's previous goal was a deflected one, so I don't know it is credit as his goal or not)

Liv needs some midfielder can score as well, cannot always rely on Torres alone or Gerrard.

Don't get me wrong, I don't say Kyut or others are not good, just formation + personnel combination is not right.

Source

Football ownership also can become political campaign manifesto!

Rafa is also the one to thank for them being at Madrid.

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Added on March 30, 2010, 4:23 pmOh look, more things we can thank Rafa for!

This post has been edited by Fyrekat: Mar 30 2010, 04:23 PM

wrong. skrtel height is 191. he's a big defender.

yossi- 178 cm ? lol

aquaman 177cm????
how on earth he shorter than benny???


in PES he's around 18x ... maybe the injury prob make him shorter

@solstice818

i think the first few pages need to update esp the #3..

voronin already gone.. muahahah..

Will try to update it asap.


Anyway, we are in for Raul?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...id-nothing.html

and

Naughty boy! Liverpool's £20m flop Alberto Aquilani gets ticking off for not learning English

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...l#ixzz0jfs989F4




This post has been edited by solstice818: Mar 30 2010, 11:33 PM

Liverpool FC starlet ruled out for rest of the season



poor kelly

poor him but its not like he going to play anyway...

Yup..agree! but if not mistaken, hyypia was like a mantor to agger..right..?

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Added on

will there b any astro live match between Benfica vs LFC this friday?

Benefica 3-0 Liverpool

lol xD..

o.O are u sure bout this!?

no lol.. i was just joking..

since liverpools form has been up and down this season

come to my backyard

what for xD?? lol

yea rite...remember unirea in europa??..remember lyon in CL??..pompey??






hope kelly will recover fast..he's gonna be important to us next season