Comments on: The game against Fiorentina was really bad!! http://www.ourkop.com/2009/09/30/the-game-against-fiorentina-was-really-bad/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: MoKo http://www.ourkop.com/2009/09/30/the-game-against-fiorentina-was-really-bad/#comment-1666 MoKo Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:47:40 +0000 http://www.ourkop.com/?p=475#comment-1666 I didn't get to watch the game but from Ron's report it sounds like Aurelio was deployed in a midfield position similar to that used against Leeds in the Carling Cup. It was hugely unsuccessful on that day and by the sounds of it it was the same last night. Rafa is in a tight spot. The key decision seems to be whether to move Gerrard back into mid or keep hium upfront. I think we all want to see the 50 goal a season combination at work every game. But with Mascherano out injured and Aquilani weeks from playing we are rather exposed in central midfield. Aurelio did a job there last season against Portsmouth but maybe shouldn't be expected to do well there regularly. What does the boss do? Break up his top attacking combinantion and send Gerrard back into mid? Keep Gerrard up front and ask someone to do a job for the team? Though choices. lets hope he gets it right as he normally does. He's got to look at it game by game, team by team. Who'd be a manager really! I didn’t get to watch the game but from Ron’s report it sounds like Aurelio was deployed in a midfield position similar to that used against Leeds in the Carling Cup.

It was hugely unsuccessful on that day and by the sounds of it it was the same last night.

Rafa is in a tight spot. The key decision seems to be whether to move Gerrard back into mid or keep hium upfront. I think we all want to see the 50 goal a season combination at work every game. But with Mascherano out injured and Aquilani weeks from playing we are rather exposed in central midfield. Aurelio did a job there last season against Portsmouth but maybe shouldn’t be expected to do well there regularly.

What does the boss do? Break up his top attacking combinantion and send Gerrard back into mid? Keep Gerrard up front and ask someone to do a job for the team?

Though choices. lets hope he gets it right as he normally does. He’s got to look at it game by game, team by team.

Who’d be a manager really!

]]> By: gunther http://www.ourkop.com/2009/09/30/the-game-against-fiorentina-was-really-bad/#comment-1664 gunther Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:33:15 +0000 http://www.ourkop.com/?p=475#comment-1664 I was wondering what happened to our width? Babel and Riera would have offerered something but Rafa got it wrong. Midfield was bossed by the Italians. They deserved the win. I was wondering what happened to our width? Babel and Riera would have offerered something but Rafa got it wrong. Midfield was bossed by the Italians. They deserved the win.

]]> By: Sizar http://www.ourkop.com/2009/09/30/the-game-against-fiorentina-was-really-bad/#comment-1663 Sizar Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:21:27 +0000 http://www.ourkop.com/?p=475#comment-1663 It's very simple, as long as Rafa is our head manager then there wont be any trophy at all & remember that at the end of the season. It’s very simple, as long as Rafa is our head manager then there wont be any trophy at all & remember that at the end of the season.

]]> By: Kava http://www.ourkop.com/2009/09/30/the-game-against-fiorentina-was-really-bad/#comment-1662 Kava Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:45:14 +0000 http://www.ourkop.com/?p=475#comment-1662 I couldn't believe I was watching Liverpool either. It was almost as if they thought they would be gifted a win after having won 6 straight matches. By the time the boys woke up it was too late. 2 things that bugged me: - Why did we change to 4-3-3 with Aurelio in midfield? What was wrong with Riera and Babel? Gotta blame the gaffer here. - Where was the passion in the first half? They kept losing the ball to Viola's pressing and when we did lose it they didn't work hard enough to try gain it back. No midfield = no control of the game. We couldn't get the ball up the field therefore leaving Torres completely isolated. Gotta blame our captains for not inspiring the lads. Liverpool is starting to look schizophrenic. Brilliant one day then atrocious the next. We'll still qualify but we can't take the Champions league for granted with performances like this. I couldn’t believe I was watching Liverpool either. It was almost as if they thought they would be gifted a win after having won 6 straight matches. By the time the boys woke up it was too late.

2 things that bugged me:

- Why did we change to 4-3-3 with Aurelio in midfield? What was wrong with Riera and Babel? Gotta blame the gaffer here.

- Where was the passion in the first half? They kept losing the ball to Viola’s pressing and when we did lose it they didn’t work hard enough to try gain it back. No midfield = no control of the game. We couldn’t get the ball up the field therefore leaving Torres completely isolated. Gotta blame our captains for not inspiring the lads.

Liverpool is starting to look schizophrenic. Brilliant one day then atrocious the next.

We’ll still qualify but we can’t take the Champions league for granted with performances like this.

]]>