even with lucas dm he still lost place when opponent counter attack.. like against manu, after he was subbed off them look more smooth with hendo moving to center

lol watching Carra in suit really feel weird...2nd time he own Gary already on show?

Unrealistic indeed.    But yeah, Dembele is one of the more solid ball-winning central midfielders right now. Same goes to Paulinho. Spurs' midfield has so much depth and quality right now it's quite scary to think how well they can play if they gel.

Right now, LFC is not exactly short on numbers, just short of adequate quality replacements for certain positions. Defensive midfield comes to mind. Lucas does a half-decent job at that position. The problem is nobody can do a much better job at the same position. Henderson or Allen certainly don't play the role well enough to start ahead of Lucas on a consistent basis.

Half decent Lucas is our BEST def midfielder in the team. And nothing was done in the summer.

Does this mean lucas is one of the problem so far?do we need him after this?

Anyway,henderson did well yesterday but he is gonna have to maintain this level if I am to eat the humble pie.

Short memory span is a serious illness to the fast moving world today. Hence, People judge too quickly too often in a post match. Lol

Myself included at times but make no mistake, Lucas is still the best DM for us. He just need to regain his form. Hendo can provide a competition there and also to SG's position.

Me..me..! Never really like Sterling, he is good in speed, pacey, dribbling. and nothing else is impressive.
But BR prefer him over Ibe, like anak angkat..so no choice.

Here's Carra and Neville take on BR's 352 and SaS partnership. Neville was a great fullback and even he admits that it's hard to play as a wingback. BR must be a sadist to put an 18 year old winger as a wingback But it's a very insightful vid.

Not sure if the 3-5-2 was enforced upon is or planned. It may be pre-meditated hence the purchase of Sakho and Ilori when we already had Agger, Toure, Wisdom, Skrtel and Kelly on our payroll. It has been said that we'd not field this formation with the return of Johnson but I reckon we'll be even stronger when he returns and we maintain this shape. Enrique and Johnson are both well suited for the role of wingbacks unlike say fielding Sterling in that position who is a liability on defence. It also helps masks the inconsistency of Lucas and gives him less pressure in that position. Henderson excelled against Palace also because there was less pressure on him defensively what with us having 3 at the back. More importantly this formation allows both Sturridge and Suarez to adopt more central roles and it was easy on the eye how well they linked up against Palace. They are the highest scoring duo in the prem. Like it or not, Rodgers isn't a one-trick-pony despite allegations that he doesn't have a plan B. The issue we have now is maintaining our rhythm in the 2nd half. When asked,  Rodgers said they weren't playing passively under his instructions and it was an issue of mentality. Reckon we need to hire a new sports psychologist then.

Great win for the U21 team but I think the Spurs team performed very poorly too.

Ally's through pass was rather impressive. If he keeps gaining fitness and improves, BR will have a massive headache. BR just described Enrique as one of the best leftbacks in the PL!

So how, brown cow?!

From the official site :
"Brendan Rodgers today backed Jose Enrique to prove why he has all the attributes to become one of the finest left-backs in the Barclays Premier League."

"There's no doubt that on his day he's one of the best in that position in this country."

Read the whole thing.

Sounds like we were always circling the hole but fail to enter it for 20 years. 
Now that is, really frustrating 

When we sold Shelvey, I was of the opinion we should have let Henderson go instead but the latter has looked impressive this season after being eased into the squad. I reckon there was too much pressure on him in his first season with us as he was thrust immediately into the first team. The lad has proven to be hardworking, and persistent. Needs to be noted also that there is a physical element to his game. I was afraid that we'd be a little soft in midfield after Jonjo was sold. I do think that Henderson has the potential to play in Lucas' role which will be a big plus for us. Lucas struggled before adapting to that role but I think Henderson can acclimatise much quicker.