Now relegation battle team loves to play against Liv.

Those new recruit in the last summer are not doing good at all.

KD should shoulder the blame of the loss.
Play 1 upfront against a relegation battle team? No disrespect to Wigan.

Just 2 points in front of Everton.

Frankly speaking, for me, the game strategy is too negative. Deserved to loss.

Rafa even with many said negativity football, did not has the same as worst situation now, nor the same worst scoring record as currently has, if not mistaken.

If season start 2012, Liv will be in the relegation battle.

I don't know KD is the man or not, but tactic wise, for me is totally wrong, you don't play 1 striker upfront against a relegation battle team, and a team seldom keep a clean sheet one.
I don't see hunger and urgency to win the game. All head down only after conceding.

You make the choice to buy, how to play, you shoulder the blame, if the player no good, manager is the responsible to bring in the player in the first place.
Manager decided how to play, when you play 1 upfront, and the rest of players are not interested to join in to attack for go into penalty box when cross come in, how to score?
Often I see many players stay outside of penalty box when attack from the flank by fullback, how to score like that?

It is not the like the club has no money to pay for new recruit, whereby manager hand is tight and limited choice. 40-50 million had been spent, and cannot even win against relegation battle teams, it is not one off poor game, but a string of poor result since 2012 start.
Play poorly against Bolton, Sunderland, Wigan, even Cardiff.

Everton, Sunderland hardly got money to spend one, only 2 points below, even Newcastle is performing way better than what Liv had shown.

Fans also tired see this kind of display and string of poor result.
I can accept manager said play poorly, but I can't accept manager find excuse this excuse that.
Other teams also play roughly the same amount of matches throughout the season.
Tired? Play sort it out the fitness issue!

You have answer your own.

Don't get me wrong,
I am not calling KD to be sacked, nor want Rafa back.

But as compared, at current display since the start of 2012, it is very very poor, much poorer than Rafa era, be it result wise or performance, tactic wise, club, players and manager should shoulder the blame.
Poor is poor, don't need to find excuse for it, but sort it out and rectify the situation.

I can guess is that whenever Carroll start, it means formation must be 2 upfront, be it 4-4-2 or 4-1-3-2.
More positive!

You cannot score many goals and win matches without positive mindset/tactic.
Apart from playing top team, lone striker may be ok as to tighten the midfield area, as those game generally you need very tight to win game or keep clean sheet. But the rest of the match, must go for it. Play lone striker seldom get you positive result.

Top 6?
If Newcastle win today, with 8 points gap, 8 games left, it is extremely difficult, especially Liv never manage to have a long winning streak, since the season started back Aug.
If finish the season at 7th at current position, already consider quite good already based on current form.

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Added on March 25, 2012, 5:44 pmNext few matches is like against Blackburn, Swansea, Norwich, WBA are "tough" match based on current display.

This post has been edited by cherroy: Mar 25 2012, 05:44 PM

I do agree on this part, from my observation, KD is lacking in this area.
But I don't quite agree with KD handle of player or the starting XI.
For eg.
Maxi bang in goal in consecutive match, in form, then suddenly drop.
Carroll started to show a glimpse of hope of form, then drop to the bench.

Keep on starting XI (if they are available) and formation, and the way team play, if you are in winning streak, and playing well.
In the early season, I saw the team was playing quite well despite having many draw, but now it become a relegation team favourite team to play against.

Sorry, can't see this happening especially this season, I had never see a streak of win more than 2-3 matches this season.
You expect to win the rest 8 games while the team just manage to win 2 matches since 2012 year began?

I am more afraid of drawing and losing streak in the remaining games.

You cannot win enough games or have a good streak of winning, if scoring is one of the problem.

6 defeat for the last 7 matches?

Worst than QPR, Wigan, Blackburn!

It is not one off, 2 or matches that occur.
It has been like that since 2012 start.

Fan morale also low.

Yes, people highlighted to the manager, even non-technical football fan also can see, once opponent manage to score, it is 95% no way back for Liv.
Either play poorly, or when in better day, cannot convert chance made.
Stat won't lie too much sometimes, if a team has trouble to score, and low in goal scoring stat, it means the team has serious problem.

Far away from 5th, 6th?
It is relegation stat since from 2012 started time.

If continue like that, I am not surprise finish at bottom half of table.

6 defeat in 7 in making

I hope nobody blame the red card for the defeat, the red card has nothing to do with it.

I do think KK has lost the plot.

Sorry not mean to calling for KK sacking.

If not mistaken,
The stat of 6 defeat in 7, as well as stat since 2012 is even worst than Roy short tenure in charge.

Personally think that it is irrelevant now, the season has ended basically.

Even win FA cup, may not able to repair the damage on league (unless win 7 in a row in last 7 matches, which I don't think so)

Personally think that, the too long out of football management may taking the toll.

Roy half season in charge's string of result is quite similar to KK nearly half season between end of Dec until April (now)
But under Roy tenure, Liv did not suffer 6 defeat in 7 matches.

To be fair,
At least Roy did not half 50 million of signing. He worked on shoe string budget.

Don't get me wrong, I am not calling for KK sacking, but the performance and result since 2012 started is awful. This is undeniable fact.

Sorry can't agree on this statement.

I agreed KK may need to give more time to prove, but a string of 6 defeat in 7 matches, manager should bare a lot of responsibility for that.
A legend, we respect, but a legend doesn't mean deserve more time that other. Everyone is the same, judged by performance and result.

In the early season, yes, some points lose due to luck despite play brilliantly, but since the new year, I don't know what happen, performance drop since that until now.

Mind that out if those 6 defeat are against top team, like City, MU, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, still debatable.

Ya, long time haven't see long range shot and goals from midfielders, those like Alonso, Hamann, Berger, Gerrard.
Also, little freekick goal scored as well as far as I remember.

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Added on April 7, 2012, 2:43 pmThose thunderbolt strike like Riise as well.

This post has been edited by cherroy: Apr 7 2012, 02:43 PM