The thing is, we lose that ball far too easily. We're just not patient enough as a team. The mentality that Gerrard and Suarez in particular play with is to attack, attack, attack. They don't look to probe, are not patient, nor do they wait for openings. They're always trying to force the opening with an incisive pass or dribble. This means when we lose the ball (and it's often), Johnson and Enrique (who are instructed to almost play as wingers are sprinting back to get back into position and we're left exposed far too often).
I think it's quite simple. Be patient and keep the ball better! We need to realise, that the consequence more men forward means we're exposed to counters at the back. It's a balancing act. But if we keep the ball better as an attacking force, we simply won't be exposed to the counter so often. I think the defenders are doing the job they have been instructed to do, going forward (splitting etc). But it's the lack of discipline in midfield (Gerrard biggest culprit) and upfront (Suarez's must-turn-and-nutmeg-an-opponent-or-kick-it-off-his-heels mentality) that's been most costly for us.
I think it's quite simple. Be patient and keep the ball better! We need to realise, that the consequence more men forward means we're exposed to counters at the back. It's a balancing act. But if we keep the ball better as an attacking force, we simply won't be exposed to the counter so often. I think the defenders are doing the job they have been instructed to do, going forward (splitting etc). But it's the lack of discipline in midfield (Gerrard biggest culprit) and upfront (Suarez's must-turn-and-nutmeg-an-opponent-or-kick-it-off-his-heels mentality) that's been most costly for us.
