With some of it any way!
This is from www.empireofthekop.com in response to the fact that for reasons best known to themselves, In the match last night, LFC's midfield hoofed the ball long to Andy Carroll 37 times and many of those times it was headed away by a very competent Vincent Kompany! The person quite rightly asked the question ' how could they expect 1 person to beat the MC defence aerially that many times!
I actually agree. A striker is nothing without good mix and supply of opportunities. I thought we might make it into the top 4 this season but there is absolutely zero chance of this happening as our midfield is too slow and not creative enough. The evidence:
Downing – has some pace but not quick enough to get in behind defenders on a consistent basis. His crosses almost never have enough pace and danger on them a la Bellamy. And seems to have lost his confidence in front of goal. How he didn’t score that chance against Hart is beyond comprehension.
Gerrard – world class but needs more game time and is moving past his prime.
Spearing – Not a game changer and still in the early years of his career and needs more experience. Definitely a candidate for loaning out to another team.
Lucas – approaching world class but not around.
Adam – has flashes of quality but is frustratingly inconsistent. Doesn’t have the same level of creativity (a la Gerrard), can be quite selfish sometimes, gives away silly fouls and generally not elite level.
Kygt – tireless but tiresome. Makes a lot of sloppy mistakes, has no pace and has lost his knack for scoring goals. At 31, his best years are now behind him and perhaps Liverpool should think about selling him either this window or in the summer.
Henderson – lots of potential (definitely one for the future) but needs more game time and indoctrination into the LFC way of playing. Could be great.
Maxi – good eye for the ball and more of a clinical finisher. But his legs are going and isn’t the answer to our creative deficit.
We are sorely lacking power, pace and creativity in the mid field – the attributes of players like Toure, Jesus Navas, Bale, Mata or Adam Johnson would really be welcome in the side. At the moment, we are just way too predictable and have zero menace (apart from Saurez and Bellamy) to terrify sides. How a massive team like Liverpool can get to the point where our season is dependent on the fitness and availability of 3 key players (i.e. Saurez, Bellamy and Gerrard) is beyond my comprehension and speaks volumes about the lack of management foresight. A top side like Liverpool should have a world class player (or a player approaching world class) for most positions.Put frankly, even if we were to gain a champions league spot for next season, we would simply be torn apart by the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid or Bayen Munich.
On current form, it’s looking like MCFC, MUFC, TFC and CFC will likely get the top four slots. Don’t really see them dropping too many points as their squads are deep and good enough to last the distance. Arsenal have an outside chance at top 4 but will probably finish 5th. LFC will probably finish 6th. Possible 5th at a push.
Kenny really has to do something soon as it won’t be long before fans discontent with this disjointed and quite frankly poor set of mediocre and pedestrian performances start to wash up on his doorstep.
A final question though on the matter of Andy Carroll, why just why is he not playing like fe was at Newcastle!
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