To be fair I think Adam was also struggling to find someone making a decent enough run to play in, I've not been the biggest fan of him since he signed (partly because I feel he's a bit too arrogant) but credit where credit's due I think he gave a good account for himself yesterday.
He is usually (not always) too slow, and im not talking about phisycall speed. Passing the ball around with 90% (im just guessing a number here) accuracy does not mean you are a good passer...i expect him to try the "dangerous" pass a lot more often.
Dont you just LOVE when a player signals to his team mate where his going to place the ball (just body language) and then put the ball into the empty, just for the other to burst there? Well, i just have not seen Adam do that as often as i expected (he HAS done it). He has players that can understand a pass, and that have the mobility and intelligence to move to where they should. Luis is almost always running to where the pass should be placed, and tell me how many brilliant passes has he placed? Not nearly enough
He is our creative midfielder, and i judge him by that standard . I come from a different footballing culture than most of you, and I see football different , maybe thats why I still believe the strikers will come good. Liverpool does not create as many "clear" chances as most people in this forum think. A forward shooting between 4 defenders is NOT a scoring chance, and possesion is not dominance.
We are fortunate to have Gerrard in the team, but he has to "lower" his game because his midfield is nowhere near (im not talking level, because its hard to be on his level) his Galaxy.
That said, this is not playstation football, so we have to work with what we have, and right now, Charlie is our man. Ill get behind him, but I think Liverpool deserves, needs, should and will find someone better.
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