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What a load of bollocks, Henderson never plays half arsed, hes one of the hardest workers in the team.
There's a difference between headless chicken and actually making a difference - 1st half and most of the 2nd he didn't make a difference because he continually stood well off, giving the defender time to assess his options instead of forcing them to pass.
 
Villa expose Liverpool's weaknesses.
http://roryfitz9.webnode.com/news/villa-expose-liverpools-weaknesses/
Example of analysis:

Agbonlahor's early chance. First thing to notice is that Carragher and Johnson are left to mark 3 men in the center. The ball has been played between Coutinho & Henderson to Lowton. However, Enrique's body shape is 'defensive', he is backing off when clearly Lowton's body shape is set up for a cross. He has backed off the man and made no attempt to close down the cross. In the end, Agbonlahor shots straight at Reina. Liverpool were lucky in this 2 v 3 situation that the ball rebounded to Carragher to clear for a corner and not one of the Villa strikers.

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Can you' just start a new thread with this mate? It's good analysis - and would create some good discussion (and you'd get off Ross's hit list)
 
A video of that analysis would be better.

Yeah, problem with that is the scm tv station is still in the very early stages of development*

*The closest you'll ever get is seeing a mobile video of some drunk lads in the Harry post match.
 
They're a very strange side. I don't think they're like other teams down in that position - they don't just look hopeless all over the pitch - there's a peculiar gap between their midfield and forwards, but on their day they can look like a fairly promising young team. Personally I thought the defeats against the more predictable teams were worse.

Yep, for mine the worst game of the season was the one before this one. Absolutely gutting loss at any point but even more so given the fact we were on such a good run and just blew it right before the international break.
 
Yeah, problem with that is the scm tv station is still in the very early stages of development*

*The closest you'll ever get is seeing a mobile video of some drunk lads in the Harry post match.

Now THAT would need SOME analyzing.
 
Did anyone else find Luis a bit off in this one?

I was actually a bit relieved to hear that Rodgers thought Surez was shattered after his return from international duty. It's the first time I've been reminded of the sulk since Torres left. A couple of remonstrations with Johnson (who was clearly non-plussed), one with Coutinho, another with Hendo; Suarez looked like he wasn't happy to be there for the first time since he arrived.

Add to that the two misses and hard to really understand why he's being rated so highly. I know he carries threat as he's shown what he can do but he didn't contribute much of anything.

Suarez *always* rips into his team-mates even if he's having a hat-trick scoring day.

Let's review his lack of contribution: he set Coutinho up on a 1-on-1 with the keeper that should have been a goal (a lovely bit of play); he won the match-winning peno; he was his usual nuisance self throughout; his run for the first goal diverted the defenders' attention and created the space that Coutinho and Hendo exploited so beautifully. So how can you say, when he was integral to both of our goals and most of our chances, that he didn't contribute 'much of anything'? It suggests to me that either you're either quite mad, or were watching a different game entirely. He was crucial.
 
Suarez gets more frustrating & frustrated when he's off form (by his high standards) which is always is when he's travelled a lot & played a lot of games.
 
Personally I think it's great that when Suarez has an "off-day", he's still fucking brilliant. When he has a poor game (by his standards) is certainly not from a lack of trying. He worked his arse off on Sunday.
 
Agger's in the wrong position. AGAIN.

Off the top of my head we've conceded three goals this season from exactly the same lazy/naive/dumb positioning on his part; Man City away, Sunderland away, and this one. That's not even beginning to count the amount of times he's got monstered by any old centre forward throughout the year.

On that image above, he should be in a direct line between Reina and the ball or closer to his CB partner (same for the goal too by the way). He isn't. He never is. It's where Terry positions himself, in fact it's where any decent centre back positions himself. Not our Daniel.
I would help to see the full run of play here, as to learn why the players are in the position they are and why there's a man missing on the right. Where's Downing for one? But Agger's hardly in the wrong position. Perhaps by a few yards but nothing that inflluence the play, as he more or less does the cover he's supposed too here.

Ryan you play the game yourself at a decent level and you are telling me in this case, you'd want the LCD to place himself alongside Carra? You'd leave a splendid gap open for any midfielders to run into if so, and that would be terrible defending from Agger. He is standing in a straight-ish line so that's hardly your main worry is it?

For me, from the screenshot, the midfield looks to be the problem here stretched all over the park and not one is closing down the man on the ball. And again someone must've lost their man leaving three attackers to two defenders on the right.

Not saying Agger is free of all charges, I'd need to see the run of play but it does seem remarkable that you lay blame on his shoulder for their chance here.

And with the goal. Look at play leading up to the goal, their midfielders got two options, right or left channel pass. By your logic Agger should once again leave his area BEFORE knowing where the ball's being hit. It's a rather daft and biased criticism from your behalf, unless of course you'd expect our players to look into the future.
 
I would help to see the full run of play here, as to learn why the players are in the position they are and why there's a man missing on the right. Where's Downing for one? But Agger's hardly in the wrong position. Perhaps by a few yards but nothing that inflluence the play, as he more or less does the cover he's supposed too here.

Ryan you play the game yourself at a decent level and you are telling me in this case, you'd want the LCD to place himself alongside Carra? You'd leave a splendid gap open for any midfielders to run into if so, and that would be terrible defending from Agger. He is standing in a straight-ish line so that's hardly your main worry is it?

For me, from the screenshot, the midfield looks to be the problem here stretched all over the park and not one is closing down the man on the ball. And again someone must've lost their man leaving three attackers to two defenders on the right.

Not saying Agger is free of all charges, I'd need to see the run of play but it does seem remarkable that you lay blame on his shoulder for their chance here.

And with the goal. Look at play leading up to the goal, their midfielders got two options, right or left channel pass. By your logic Agger should once again leave his area BEFORE knowing where the ball's being hit. It's a rather daft and biased criticism from your behalf, unless of course you'd expect our players to look into the future.

Besides, Agger is in position to potentially intercept the cross or pass. Don't think there is much wrong with his positioning there.

Downing or Gerrard should have probably tracked back to the penalty area so that Villa don't have a numerical advantage there.
 
Besides, Agger is in position to potentially intercept the cross or pass. Don't think there is much wrong with his positioning there.

Downing or Gerrard should have probably tracked back to the penalty area so that Villa don't have a numerical advantage there.

No-ones in the wrong position seeing as Benteke is about a yard offside 🙂
 
No-ones in the wrong position seeing as Benteke is about a yard offside 🙂

True, but Agbonlahor was onside and took quick for Carra, as it turned out.

The biggest culprit is probably Enrique and our DMs for allowing a Villa player to pick out a cross while facing absolutely no resistance.
 
I blame Suarez for allowing their keeper to clear the ball after our earlier attack. He should be pressing higher!
 
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