So no ratings thread? i guess its hard to come up with anything over 4 for any of our players.. however i shall give it a go..
Kenny - 5
We had 3 centrebacks.. so why the hell were we in such a mad rush to hoof it forwards?? We were obviously going to be outnumbered to any knockdowns or flickon's... Patience was needed in this game and it was obvious the players thought that it would be a walk in the park and freaked out, never recovering. Gerrard was clearly not back to fitness. The lads looked so disorganised. Wilson is not a left back and both 'wing backs' were constantly caught in no mans land. Nowhere near their full backs and their wingers had all the space in the world. Ive really liked Kenny's approach since he has taken over but today was very poor.
Ive said it before and ill say it again --- Centrebacks need to composed on the ball.. Skrtel and Carra are both useless with the ball at their feet and time and time again this was the start of our problems when attacking. Why have players with the skill of Gerrard, Meireles and Suarez when the ball is rarely played to their feet.
The players looked under-prepared, unmotivated and out of their depth..
Reina - 5 - I dont think he felt at all comfortable on crosses due to the complete inability of our defenders to win a header.flap flap flap. The last goal was simply poor goalkeeping. It was obvious by this point that he was just incredibly frustrated. I was getting pretty annoyed with his constant hoofing. The quick long ball works occasionally, however last night Suarez didnt stand a chance.. so Reina may as well have just passed the ball back to Westham so they could pump it long to isolate Wilson- over and over again.
Kelly - 7 - I really rate this lad. Gutted he is injured. i hope its nothing too serious, it didnt look good though. He was going forward and defending well.. He was often caught out because of the formation but unlike Johnson has the awareness to not look like a fucking goose.
Carra - 4 - Im being harsh on him.. but thats because he is a mean bastard sometimes. He was giving Wilson so much shit during the game. Its not the first time we have seen him harass another one of our players. I dont mind the occasional rant if someone attempts to dribble the ball out of the box and gets robbed.. they deserve a fucking bollocking..but time and time again Wilson was getting an earful because he couldnt beat Piqionne or Ba in the air... What the fuck is he supposed to do?? i think it really shook Wilson's confidence. Is shouting at a nervous 20 year old helpful? i think fucking not! Carra should have swapped with Wilson or tried to read the knock down better.. Wilson simply had no chance in the air against those monsters. Carra's passing has never been his strong suit and in games like this it really highlights his inability to pass comfortably when under pressure. Defensively he didnt do much wrong - He was just unfortunate to be playing alongside a complete fucking liability.
Skrtel - 2 - He would get a big fucking1 if it wasnt for a couple of decent headers. He has this stupid trait where he always wants to get into physical battles against players twice his size. He always fucking loses out and gives away a million freekicks. The perfect example of this was for the 3rd goal. He was never going to get to the ball infront of Cole.. So why didnt he just back off.. Skrtel is quicker than Cole so it wasnt as though Cole would turn at him and beat him for pace. He almost plays to his opponants strengths and im sick of seeing the same stupid errors in judgement. His passing was fucking shite. He looked like that kid in school that never connected to the ball properly. scuffs everything with 35% of his volleys coming off his shin.
Wilson - 2 - Looks tidy on the ball and when up against players closer to his size dominated in the air.... WORST GAME EVER though. got raped consistantly and at one point looked as though he couldnt do anything right. Was always out of position and really struggled to understand his role. He is clearly not a left back and i fear that this game may be a difficult one for him to shake. Not only was he getting buttfucked but he was getting harassed playing in his non prefered position. I actually like the look of him and i think a back 3 of Wilson Kyriakos and Agger would work really well as they are all very good with the ball at their feet. Kyriakos obviously provides the aerial presence that the other two lack.
Johnson - 5 - Attacked quite well.. one of the few players that looked up for this game. Defensively a liability as always. He looks so lost in a 442 so there is no wonder he is clueless in other more complex formations. His leap seems to have improved this year... perhaps the conditioning training at Melwood?
Lucas - 5 - Cant believe he is still in the starting 11.. The epitome of average. He isnt great at defending or attacking.. he is simply ok at both. He gets bullied in the midfield far too easily. He doesnt excel in any department. At least with Mascherano you knew that the opposition would be in for a hard time. You may lose some attacking threat but you make up for it in the defending department. He is the Turnip of the vegi world. Boring as sin.
Gerrard - 5 - Unfit, looked fucked. Tried to get the team moving but by doing so left huge gaps in the midfield that were exploited time and time again. I really felt for him... until that freekick in the last 10 minutes.. what a waste!
Kuyt - Minus 3 - i really like Kuyt and consider him a clever and actually quite skillful player.. but last night he was horrid. Truely Truely woeful. He gave the ball away time and time again and some of his passes were the worst ive ever seen. He played a cross at one point that was so bad i kicked the coffee table - i have a huge bruise to remind me of how inept he was.
Meireles - 4 - not one of his better games but he looked to be struggling several times after knocks in the first half. He is fundermental in Kenny's goal to play pass and move football. He is fearless when it comes to receiving the ball. He always wants it andd never vanishes in a game. Unlike some others we have in the squad. i hope his injury isnt too bad.
Suarez - 8 - Looked VEEEEEEEEERY Frustrated but my god is he a quality player. He hardly touched the ball in the first half but whenever he did he looked to make something happen. Could have had two if it wasnt for Green pulling off some great saves.
Cole - 6 - Looked alright . Doesnt get involved anywhere near as much as i would like. When he was young he had a similar style to Meireles. Always wanted to be on the ball - pulling the strings. These days he vanishes for long periods.
Ngog - 7 - tried hard... his direct running caused them some problems.
I have been away with work for a while and only returned sat night - i should have gone home and prepared for work today but instead decided to watch my beloved liverpool... Due to the kickoff time out here i did it knowing that i would have to work a full day with only 4 hours sleep, wearing unironed shirt and being completely unprepared. I am quite happy to put up with the pain if we do well... Last night however had me cursing the bastards all day long. Today ended up being the longest day ever...
not happy.
Kenny - 5
We had 3 centrebacks.. so why the hell were we in such a mad rush to hoof it forwards?? We were obviously going to be outnumbered to any knockdowns or flickon's... Patience was needed in this game and it was obvious the players thought that it would be a walk in the park and freaked out, never recovering. Gerrard was clearly not back to fitness. The lads looked so disorganised. Wilson is not a left back and both 'wing backs' were constantly caught in no mans land. Nowhere near their full backs and their wingers had all the space in the world. Ive really liked Kenny's approach since he has taken over but today was very poor.
Ive said it before and ill say it again --- Centrebacks need to composed on the ball.. Skrtel and Carra are both useless with the ball at their feet and time and time again this was the start of our problems when attacking. Why have players with the skill of Gerrard, Meireles and Suarez when the ball is rarely played to their feet.
The players looked under-prepared, unmotivated and out of their depth..
Reina - 5 - I dont think he felt at all comfortable on crosses due to the complete inability of our defenders to win a header.flap flap flap. The last goal was simply poor goalkeeping. It was obvious by this point that he was just incredibly frustrated. I was getting pretty annoyed with his constant hoofing. The quick long ball works occasionally, however last night Suarez didnt stand a chance.. so Reina may as well have just passed the ball back to Westham so they could pump it long to isolate Wilson- over and over again.
Kelly - 7 - I really rate this lad. Gutted he is injured. i hope its nothing too serious, it didnt look good though. He was going forward and defending well.. He was often caught out because of the formation but unlike Johnson has the awareness to not look like a fucking goose.
Carra - 4 - Im being harsh on him.. but thats because he is a mean bastard sometimes. He was giving Wilson so much shit during the game. Its not the first time we have seen him harass another one of our players. I dont mind the occasional rant if someone attempts to dribble the ball out of the box and gets robbed.. they deserve a fucking bollocking..but time and time again Wilson was getting an earful because he couldnt beat Piqionne or Ba in the air... What the fuck is he supposed to do?? i think it really shook Wilson's confidence. Is shouting at a nervous 20 year old helpful? i think fucking not! Carra should have swapped with Wilson or tried to read the knock down better.. Wilson simply had no chance in the air against those monsters. Carra's passing has never been his strong suit and in games like this it really highlights his inability to pass comfortably when under pressure. Defensively he didnt do much wrong - He was just unfortunate to be playing alongside a complete fucking liability.
Skrtel - 2 - He would get a big fucking1 if it wasnt for a couple of decent headers. He has this stupid trait where he always wants to get into physical battles against players twice his size. He always fucking loses out and gives away a million freekicks. The perfect example of this was for the 3rd goal. He was never going to get to the ball infront of Cole.. So why didnt he just back off.. Skrtel is quicker than Cole so it wasnt as though Cole would turn at him and beat him for pace. He almost plays to his opponants strengths and im sick of seeing the same stupid errors in judgement. His passing was fucking shite. He looked like that kid in school that never connected to the ball properly. scuffs everything with 35% of his volleys coming off his shin.
Wilson - 2 - Looks tidy on the ball and when up against players closer to his size dominated in the air.... WORST GAME EVER though. got raped consistantly and at one point looked as though he couldnt do anything right. Was always out of position and really struggled to understand his role. He is clearly not a left back and i fear that this game may be a difficult one for him to shake. Not only was he getting buttfucked but he was getting harassed playing in his non prefered position. I actually like the look of him and i think a back 3 of Wilson Kyriakos and Agger would work really well as they are all very good with the ball at their feet. Kyriakos obviously provides the aerial presence that the other two lack.
Johnson - 5 - Attacked quite well.. one of the few players that looked up for this game. Defensively a liability as always. He looks so lost in a 442 so there is no wonder he is clueless in other more complex formations. His leap seems to have improved this year... perhaps the conditioning training at Melwood?
Lucas - 5 - Cant believe he is still in the starting 11.. The epitome of average. He isnt great at defending or attacking.. he is simply ok at both. He gets bullied in the midfield far too easily. He doesnt excel in any department. At least with Mascherano you knew that the opposition would be in for a hard time. You may lose some attacking threat but you make up for it in the defending department. He is the Turnip of the vegi world. Boring as sin.
Gerrard - 5 - Unfit, looked fucked. Tried to get the team moving but by doing so left huge gaps in the midfield that were exploited time and time again. I really felt for him... until that freekick in the last 10 minutes.. what a waste!
Kuyt - Minus 3 - i really like Kuyt and consider him a clever and actually quite skillful player.. but last night he was horrid. Truely Truely woeful. He gave the ball away time and time again and some of his passes were the worst ive ever seen. He played a cross at one point that was so bad i kicked the coffee table - i have a huge bruise to remind me of how inept he was.
Meireles - 4 - not one of his better games but he looked to be struggling several times after knocks in the first half. He is fundermental in Kenny's goal to play pass and move football. He is fearless when it comes to receiving the ball. He always wants it andd never vanishes in a game. Unlike some others we have in the squad. i hope his injury isnt too bad.
Suarez - 8 - Looked VEEEEEEEEERY Frustrated but my god is he a quality player. He hardly touched the ball in the first half but whenever he did he looked to make something happen. Could have had two if it wasnt for Green pulling off some great saves.
Cole - 6 - Looked alright . Doesnt get involved anywhere near as much as i would like. When he was young he had a similar style to Meireles. Always wanted to be on the ball - pulling the strings. These days he vanishes for long periods.
Ngog - 7 - tried hard... his direct running caused them some problems.
I have been away with work for a while and only returned sat night - i should have gone home and prepared for work today but instead decided to watch my beloved liverpool... Due to the kickoff time out here i did it knowing that i would have to work a full day with only 4 hours sleep, wearing unironed shirt and being completely unprepared. I am quite happy to put up with the pain if we do well... Last night however had me cursing the bastards all day long. Today ended up being the longest day ever...
not happy.
