PLAYER POWER

At Loftus Rd yesterday we witness a totally different Liverpool. One I would like to see a lot more of. We did carry on  the path that Rodgers wants the club to go, ie a slick passing game. But it was a lot more direct. We did try the long ball when there was something on. A thing that you can tell Rodgers dislikes.  But the passing for passing sake was a lot less in evidence. Especially round the edge of our own box, giving opposition teams a rest bite with a free option to push up on us.  The Rogers way, wanting the team to play through the opposition.

A very dodgy tactic if you’re not Barcelona , as it has showed with the team performances in 2012, more so at Anfield .

But yesterday it seemed like a case of when the cats away let’s mix it up a bit. QPR set up the same as most teams have done against us. Letting us have the ball, "let them try and pass it through us". 

You do not have to be a rocket scientist to work it out. I have watched in horror this year how one dimensional our play has been.

But yesterday the leash was off with Gerrard in control. In dare I say it “a player manager role”. The play was varied something that has been missing in our play. QPR could not cope with this,

I hope this is a learning curve for Rodgers. The team has got to show more variety in their play. If the long ball is on use it. I have watched Suarez from his early days in Holland he loves the occasional long ball. He is a very multi-faceted player so if Liverpool where to mix their play it would suit him down to the ground. Let’s hope this performance kicks us on, But I have said that a few times this year. Then it turns out we have taken one step forward, two steps back. Fingers crossed; let’s carry on in the New Year, as we ended this year. JF96 YNWA