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

NO COMMITMENT

ARE NIALLS FACE SPEAKS FOR ITS SELF 

Well it has taken 2 days of shaking off disappointment to write this blog about Saturday’s abysmal performance. We had done a lot of season ticket swapping so the family could sit together in the main stand as a pre Xmas treat. This was the game we were to continue the push to the top 4 slots. With pre match pub banter of people saying even 2^nd slot was on the cards. Well how wrong people can be….. Obviously the only people not to share our optimism were the fucking players.

The first 10 minutes we took control as usual. Villa looked a really poor side ……Suarez had 3 goal scoring chances on each occasion he opted to pass.. As if under instructions to do so. From then on it got worse with us failing in the following points.

• ·         COMMITMENT

• ·         SHOOTING

• ·         PASSING

• ·         NOT MOVING THE BALL QUICKLY ENOUGH

• ·         MARKING

• ·         CROSSING

• ·         GETTING BODIES IN THE BOX

To name but a few but it is the commitment that is the most worrying. It falls on the manager to motivate it is a true indication of an unhappy dressing room. We had a chance on Saturday to really get the teams above us looking over their shoulders …But as many times in past 2 seasons may be more we took 2 steps back ….We have turned into Coventry of the 60s 70s and 80s a none moving mid table bag of shite….So frustrating and not good enough.

The day had a bright spot as it was on to the annual Bunnyman show at the academy in town. Which the band showed loads of commitment …..Prompting me to tweet ……AT LEAST LIVERPOOL'S MUSICIANS SHOWED COMMITMENT ……It is shame Rodgers did not drag the team kicking and screaming to the gig to put some fight and commitment into their performances . For me the jury is still out on Rodgers and come to mention it the American owners. As of now for me they still have not brought any think to our club.

But back on to the more Committed music side of things. The Hillsborough justice single is out today so let’s show the team what commitment really means….and make it the biggest seller of the year .YNWA JF96 . 

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ENRIQUE THE NEW RAY KENNEDY

ENRIQUE

KENNEDY 

Was having a tweeted conversation with our kid at half time of yesterdays game with Swansea . We were talking about how Enrique has turned into the new Ray Kennedy. He had mentioned this the week before at the Wigan game to a mutual friend . His new role helps us come to this conclusion in a very positive way . It is noticeable  for more reasons . The fact that Kennedy was bought from Arsenal  as an active center forward . But he was played by Shankley as an all round midfield player . Classic by Shankley letting a player play to his own strengths.  So Rodgers is taken on the great mans ideals, Giving an attacking defender an attacking midfielder role .  not a bad blue print to take on board.   

Shankley

But I have noticed a few things over the last 2 months that has reminded me of Shankleys teams . I recall Shankley saying more than once"let the ball do the work" "Why touch the ball when you don,t have too" I have watched a few Liverpool players doing this lately letting the ball run other than giving it unnecessary touches . But for me unlike Shankley teams we are taking far to many  passes . One of the main culprits of this in the Swansea game was surprisingly Gerrard, it was not one of his most memorable games . So Rodgers is always saying how he respects Liverpool's history . That has got to be a good thing . It looks like he is taken that respect to an other level  Incorporating it in today's team.  Well he gets the thumbs up from me on that one . YNWA JF96 

CYBER MANAGERS ARE HERE

COULD BRING YOU YOUR DREAM JOB

Vugar Huseynzade, a 21 year old student from Sweden, has successfully gained employment as the manager of the Azerbaijani Premier League club FK Baku's 'A' side, with his only experience being Football Manager on PC.

Vugar Huseynzade has never managed a real football club, but he does have a Business Management degree from Boston University, spent some time doing work experience at a US based sports agency, and played plenty of Football Manager.

Huseynzade told the Scandinavian newspaper, Aftonbladet, that he "has always wanted to work in football, and [has] played Football Manager since 2002."

Huseynzade was initially hired earlier this year by FK Baku in an assistant role, where his knowledge and the way he managed his team in Football Manager impressed the club.

It seems that was all he needed to land his dream job - ESPN reports he even beat big names like Jean-Pierre Papin to the position.

Well it was only a matter of time before this sort of thing happened . I think you are going to see a lot more of this going on . It will certainly knock the wages of mangers and coaches down . If cyber  managers become successful , but surly they will have a problem getting the respect  of the players .

DO YOU THINK I SHOULD PUT IN FOR THE QPR JOB????

IN 4 YEARS I HAVE TAKEN ACCRINGTON STANLEY TO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GLORY ,

CANCELED I THINK

NOT TONIGHT TOTTENHAM
STRAIGHT TO THE AIRPORT I THINK!!!!

LOOKED LIKE GOOD PLACE TO GO AFTER THE GAME
WILL THE DJ GET HIS/HERS MONEY.....Dont think so artists always get the shit

PASSING FOR PASSING SAKE

Liverpool's first half display was woeful yesterday .It defiantly fell in to the passing for passing sake cat-agree . But I was pleasantly surprised when Rodgers agreed with this . Blaming him self for getting it wrong. The team passing to much and not getting the ball forward quickly enough.  Great... at last the main problem is being addressed .
The second half was a different story . We were more direct with Enrique leading the charge man of the match awarded rightfully so . Gerrard showing he was a man of steel not like Terry  But I was worried for a while . The more the game went on it like we were not only going to snatch a goal if not win the game.

So on to Suarez he gets better and better wot a player . He was that Uruguayan Werewolf in London  Terrifying the Chelsea defense . I am counting the days of to the trans fare window so we can get him a striking partner. I am sticking my neck out to say.... still after a year going on about it ......That Cavani is the best choice I am sure we can pries him away from Napoli . What a Christmas prezzie that would be for every Liverpool supporter . Fingers and every think else crossed for that one .

We now have a run of very winnable, games but we have been there before . We can not afford to blow this one . Even more so if we want to attract the likes of Cavani to Anfield.... A top four finish is still well in our reach . YNWA JF96  

NO PLAN B AGAIN

MIX IT UP 

It was a descent performance last night, as always commitment from our young side . But as I am probably not the only one the one pass to many side ways or backwards was frustrating .  That game last night would of been a walk in the crowd but for that fact . The inability to get the ball forward quickly was playing in to the opposition hands . One pass to many in those tight little triangles made it easy for Anzhi to fall back and let us have the ball with no penetration.   Then one long ball just before half time one defensive mistake their striker was in we were one down . The rest of the game Anzhi again were content to let us have the possession and sit deep . You always had the feeling they would do the same again to score a second .

Which brings me to the problem with Rogers tactics NO PLAN B . Surly he must give the green light to play a more direct form of play when the score line is against us . Yes we played some good stuff at times, But with no teeth what so ever , I don't want to watch Liverpool have 70% possession game in game out and lose or at the best draw . Its not the time to copy Barcelona they have been sussed as it was shown earlier in the week .

I like Rogers and sticking to his guns is one of the reasons I like him, but not when it is costing us games . He talks a lot about variety . Well variety there is NOT . Possession is fine , possession for possessions sake , is not . We need variety getting the ball forward quicker is variety . Our game plan is to predicable it shows every week, mix it Brendan before its to late YNWA