some of you thinks that the passing game happens overnight, that tiki-taka can be easily achieved with all sets of players. there is a reason why rodgers wants allen so much, there is a reason why he doesnt favour carroll, heck even zlatan ibrahimovic was considered a flop in barca. u tell me zlatan isnt world class ? the guy is easily one of the top5 strikers in the world during his peak. u think barcelona being able to play tiki taka overnight ? their homegrown players are schooled since young to play such a game, while we didnt retain possession as well as BR would have like, gerrard a culprit in this too, i tot we made a lot of passes in the first half, had decent half chances, n had we taken one goal, things might be different.
rmb last season's game when we drew against swansea at home and the kop gave a standing ovation to, swansea after the match, yes, swansea. n i was really impressed with that team, they even outplayed arsenal in their own game, arsenal has for a few seasons now been known for their passing game, albeit not achieving desired outcomes, they are one of the more 'attractive' side to watch until the sheiks came with millions to manchester.
im sure BR will stick to his style n tinker a little with our current set of players. understand u guys frustration but to be far, we nvr start our first game of the season well, its always a draw or lose. dont want to sound like im making up excuses, but the sending off costs us, n BR was still looking to go for it, u expect us to leave lots of spaces behind, then again, time to buck up lads. YNWA. have a little faith, if u guys cant support us when we're losing n is piss poor, dont support us when we're winning with style.
Spot on.
One addition to your point on tiki-taka, it's not just about playing in style, but also keeping possession and winning back possession immediately after losing it. I thought the players were committed to the game plan, we really pressed Albion hard in the first half and restricted them to long balls and mistakes. We kept possession relatively well but we were very very poor in the final 3rd.
It's expected to take time to settle into BR's style and we shouldn't forget that. YNWA!