Like that 60 mil gone in no time.

Nowdays, most team don't play winger type of system.
If Liv doesn't have striker good in the air or attack the crosses come in, the winger system is ineffective. Somemore, Rafa likes to play 1 striket upfront only, so I don't think winger system is suitable.

I would say build up the team morale first is the priority, you must have a dressing room or players that are full of confidence, willing to fight and determine.

You spent 100 million also no use if the team cannot gel and players don't have confidence in what they are doing.

And most importantly, don't buy injury prone players.
Or don't buy current injured player.

And one thing is that let the player plays and has their own creativity, in football, although discipline in playing is very important, sometimes, manager needs to let player express themselves has some freedom to perform in the pitch, unless they are making huge mistake which need to be corrected right away.
If not, just let players play accordingly what had been told before the match started.

I don't like manager or coach to give instruction during the match, whenever I play (not in football), unless some urgent issue need to be corrected (or change of tactic )which could be vital for the match outcome.
It affected my game if constantly being told what to do this do that.

Since Rafa likes to play 1 striker. Then there is no place for starting eleven for the so called partner striker when Torres is fit time. Unless the player willing to sit on the bench, there is little chance established striker want to come.
Crouch left mainly because of lacking starting chance.

Frankly speaking Liv only have 3 recognised striker, Torres, Ngog, Kyut.

Need to see what the manager liking of system and tactic, before the personnel can fit into it. Rafa very rare play 2 strikers on top.

You want winger to cross the ball, then you must someone that can attack the ball or head the ball into the net. With 1 striker upfront, it means you have 1 target most of the time.

My opinon,
The way Liv managing players contract need to be reviewed. It is not the first time, Liv cannot generate good transfer fee due to contract near expire issue, previously Owen also similar case.

If the player don't want to renew the contract when contract approaching near like 2 years or less, then some key decision need to be done.

Keep on spending money to buy player, but always lose player with cheap and free transfer will affect the club financially, especially Liv doesn't have big budget nor financially very strong to compete with others.

The main problem of this season Liv facing is inability to score goal, especially in away matches.

Can look at the statistic, straight away can pinpoint out the weakness. Only manage to win 4 games for the entire 17 away matches, and only score 14 goals only out of 17 matches which is the lowest in the top half table teams. Even Birmingham 18, Everton 25 goals, is miles better than.

For home games, Liv just win 13 matches out of 18, which just shy 1 win as compared to MU, and Arsenal, and better than Spurs.

I would say, it could be down to too negativity mindset, tactics issue as well.
1 striker + 2 DM, is not threating enough opponent goals.

2DM (Mascherano + Lucas) + 1 striker is not going to work in away games.

Repeated repeated posted........

Tired on criticising on this issue.

Win 4 away matches for the entire season since start of season already speak out.

After trailing, and Liv needs to search for an away goal, still no place for Aqualani.

Fulham looks got better chance of winning Europa cup.

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Added on April 23, 2010, 10:55 amTheir keeper can slwoly enjoy the coffee for the entire match, because shot on target is zero from Liv.

This post has been edited by cherroy: Apr 23 2010, 10:55 AM

Ngog scored 7-8 goals this season from a couple of start and lot of substitute. I would say, about average.

You can't expect him to do "Torres" to create something out of nothing, or score goal out of nowhere. As Rafa always play lone strike upfront, and most match especially away match with 2 DM + lone striker, so upfront can have little support.

When upfron has little support and creative passes from midfielder, no striker can flourish, except some brilliant and magic moment through some special player like Torres.

I don't think it is fair to criticise the striker (like Ngog in last night match), when midfielders can't string a few passes around, not to mention threatening opponent with some forwards, creative passes.

His shooting skill and accuracy might need more improvement, if want to be estalished striker. But a lot of occassion, especially seeing those misses by him, just highlight at least he knows how to get into the position to score.

Again if the team plays poorly, everyone should be blamed including managers, it is not right to find spacegoat from one or two. Playing lone striker and with little support and able to perform well is not something a lot striker can do one. Even Torres sometimes looks poor, and always being kicked around.

It could be tactic fault, manager fault as well.

This post has been edited by cherroy: Apr 23 2010, 12:56 PM

I don't think this is the situation right now, and franly speaking only a few players are sold at a gain.
Majority are either free-transfer, or being sold a cut price.

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Added on April 26, 2010, 5:48 pmCalf injury if not mistaken, when the commentators mentioned during the match.



This post has been edited by cherroy: Apr 26 2010, 05:48 PM

If Liverpool cannot win 19th title, it is matter of time aka soon or later someone will get the 19th surpass Liv's record.

See where MU, start from, around 10 then reach 18th.
Give to Chelsea, then soon or later Chelsea will get 19th as well.

League title currently is either between Chelsea and MU, and occassionally Arsenal. There is no others team can mount serious challenge on the league title for the last 2 decade until now.
So it is matter of time someone will get 19th.
Liv needs to win the title to maintain the record. If not, then hoping whom to win or not the title, is meaningless.
No offence.

If Ngog and Kyut don't recover from their injury in time, Liv has no recognised striker upfront for the coming A.Madrid match and Chelsea.

Yes and No.

But but, this whole season along, Liv performance is not that good along. If based on away match peformance, then it is a bottom half team record.
I and most supporters have no problem with Liv can't win a single competition or even can't get 4th place. But what we want to see is the team performance which should be much much better what currently show.

The Europa cup was loss at the first leg when Liv can't score an away goal.

Btw, Fulham played with more spirit and determination which is seriously lacking for Liv.

Actually, now it is the time to decide, as there is little to play for in the next final 2 games.

So it is best interest for the club to plan for the next season. Be it want new manager, new players or not, now it is the time.

For some big games, and cup games, yes, tactic could influence the outcome.

But for average and lower league team, you just need to play with your own strength, attack attack, get 2 goals shut the door. You don't care much about how opponent team will play.
You don't need master tactician for this kind of game.
Sometimes, I feel disappointed when facing those kind of team still need to concern opponenet team before setting up the starting 11.
Opponent should fear you, not the other way round.

For long time, it is the result against those mid to lower team that cost Liv dearly.

Sometimes, I really want to hear is that, "we don't play well, opponent deserve to win", the end.
Don't need to find any excuse for it.

Instead for the like current interview always like "we make mistake", "we will work hard", but still display poor performance throughout, matches after matches.
Even without making mistake, you still cannot win a game, the best no mistake made is 0-0 result only.

With the report and tone of the word, it seems Rafa will leave after Chelsea game.

But it is a strange comment, that he stayed because of fan last year.
Don't quite understand.
Did he under pressure to depart last year?

They want to sell the whole club at 300 millions plus. A single player already can sell 100 million, surely tempting.

If Torres being sold, I bet most supporters don't wish to see him at Chelsea or Man City.

Too painful for Liv supportor to watch then.

Gerrard is having a poor season, no doubt, so does the whole Liv team. The only player that still on top form is Reina.

But to criticise Gerrard alone seems too harsh over the season, even last night goal (the backpass), if looking at replay, Gerrard view is actually somehow partially blocked by another Liv players, while Drogba is very close to Carra or a little behind Carra (before the pass being made to Reina), which view again partially blocked.

Yes, current Gerrard is not the previous year Gerrard, since after the incident last year, Gerrard form has been affected somehow. (My view), but this season, Liv as a team has been poor, and with the manager position in doubt so does owner issue, this will affect more on players' morale issue.

I suspected so as well, remember the body language after Torres being subbed when Liv is chasing the game on Birmingham match when the scoreline is 1-1 time (if not mistaken).

Players and manager must have good communication and understanding.

If the players don't understand what the manager trying to do with the tactic, intention etc (even whom being subbed and what position), then players morale can get affected.
Just like if you are playing well, and still full of energetic, suddenly manager subbed you and drop you next game, surely you will feel dejected.
At least player must understand why, it is due to tactic wise? save for next game? etc.

This kind of message, sometimes don't need to be spoken out, but manager can send the message in various way.
Just like you are chasing the game, you take out a DM and put a AM, players don't need to be told also roughly know what the manager trying to deliver the intention/message.

A manager must dare to make a brave move when thing is not going right.

Manager doesn't work for media, media can say whatever they like as long as the manager is working into the right direction, deliver good football and good result, then manager is delivering his job already.
Scare of criticism, scare of media won't bring the club forwards especially managing some big clubs and traditional rich club like Liv.

Little people expect Liv to lift the trophy next year or near future, no matter who is the manager, and how much the transfer fee available. But at least the team must deliver better football like currently show which players' morale looks low, dejected, no confidence.

Now even Benny also unsure of his future despite has signed contract extension.

You don't bring the best out of players with above situation mentioned.