I missed the whole game, was still at work. Can something give the dirty? How did we lose this one?
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Cheers Markeh, I'll give it a few more minutes so others can have a go but I think you might be winning the prize.
On account that you're the only entry.
On account that you're the only entry.
from where i was sitting it looked like shelvey blocked it on the line rather than missed a tap in, think he should have came off 2nd half, as good as he was the first he was just as bad the second
I didn't watch any replays of it but that sounds even worse. I have to agree with that, Shelvey should have came off not Henderson despite his good first half.
First half, we were excellent. Shelvey scored a beautifully worked first goal. Started the move outside the box, played it to Downing on the right wing, and then burst into the box. Downing played a lovely right-footed cross for an unmarked and arriving Shelvey to head home. The space for Shelvey was created by an excellent run by Borini which took out both their central defenders. Thereon, the first half was a masterclass in keeping possession. Didn't really do much in the attacking third, but the one-touch ball retention was really excellent. We easily had about 70% possession. Udinese could barely touch the ball.
Second half, 30 seconds in, Glenjo gave the ball away in our half. This was pounced upon by Udinese, who strung a few excellent passes, and finished emphatically through Di Natale. Changed the game completely, possession became a lot more even. The defence was stretched and exposed, we weren't snuffing out anything in midfield, and as per usual, we looked like conceding on every Udinese attack (which weren't that many though).
Rodgers brought on Suarez and Gerrard to try and get the win, but we gave a second goal shortly, which was very very soft. Soft cross floated into the box. Coates made no effort to challenge it, until the very last moment, and and ended up heading it in himself. Minutes later, we conceded the third. Ball played into Di Natale in the box, who played keepy-up in the box before laying it off for a runner from midfield (who no one was covering, acres of space left).
Suarez got one back moments later with an absolute screamer of a free-kick. Last 10-15 minutes, we tried to step it up. Stevie, Suarez, and Sterling were pretty forceful, and we threatened to score (and probably would have if we had more time on the clock), but we couldn't.
Pretty entertaining game, with some excellent football played, but rubbish defending which cost us the match.
Motto of the season.
The movement in midfield is good and all but the number of times there is practically no one to be seen in the center or anywhere near our CBs is just insane . SORT IT OUT RODGERS!
We lost because we couldn't hold the ball well enough when they started to put pressure on us. The midfield three was just not strong and quick enough to keep the ball, and hence lost the ball in areas where they can overrun the defence.
First half they were lower and we kept the ball well.
First half they were lower and we kept the ball well.
We are loosing possesion to easy at some stages of games. I guess the "system" is vulnerable there. And we need more movement to create more passing alternatives. In second half last night we were far to static. But hey, this is the second string, and it is hard enough to make the first string move.
Yes. Gave the ball away on the edge of their box and all of a sudden its in our net. He did it a number of times in the twenty minutes I saw.
Glenjo? Glenjo? What the fuck are you talking about?
Opening batsmen put on a few decent runs, middle order collapsed and tail end wagged like a dogs tail.
Although, if you look at 29:32 minutes Richard Priors ghost was in the ground.
Er, what?
Even the best players in the world do that.
It's a serious problem that we've concede goals after giving away possession deep in the opposition half so often this season, and have looked completely vulnerable countless times too.
Teams know that simply leaving a couple of pacey attackers close to the halfway line pretty much guarantees shots on goal against us when we inevitably lose possession.
I don't know whether it's Rodgers' or the fault of the midfielders and fullbacks but we need to sort it quick.
The more games we lose, the more deflated we'll be and less confident of playing to the style we're working towards.
Clean sheets please!
Which means we have a lot to work on when it comes to defenisve structure ?
I was just answering the question.
I think Rodgers described our defending as "lazy"
but that is giving the defence to much blame. We have to pick up players from midfield as well. Two of the three goals yesterday came from players who should have been taken out by midfielders.
Twitter never worked.
Incidentally Pepe's save at 0 0 was world class. Just though I'd say that.
Yeah well said Jack, I was going to mention it as well, seeing as he's taken some stick this season (deservedly at times), he's made a couple of great saves in the last few games.
As for Coates, for all his potential and threat at the other end of the pitch, I think last night was further evidence that we couldn't quite rely on him if Agger or Skrtel were out, he fucked up for their first and third, he should have put his boot in when he had the chance, Carra tried to hold the player up and failed to get at him, but Coates had a clear opportunity to stick a foot in and failed.
As for Coates, for all his potential and threat at the other end of the pitch, I think last night was further evidence that we couldn't quite rely on him if Agger or Skrtel were out, he fucked up for their first and third, he should have put his boot in when he had the chance, Carra tried to hold the player up and failed to get at him, but Coates had a clear opportunity to stick a foot in and failed.
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