Out of all the players that made to the pitch today, only 3 were not signed during Rodgers time at the club: Skrtel, Lucas and substitute Ibe.
No one else should take the blame but the manager.
After 6-1 to Stoke, 3-0 to West Ham and now ANOTHER pathetic performance against Man Utd (Rodgers have a list of ridiculous games vs them for us to pick from), I have run entirely out of patience.
I could at least respect the stubborn, idealistic manager that wanted us to play attacking football - it worked for a time, it was awesome, and very close to glory. But he has lost it completely ever since. Unable to replace outgoing players, built a quite expensive squad with obvious and gigantic holes in it, and has failed in his apparent change of approach to games.
Now the only stubbornness left in Rodgers is the one that makes him play his favorites no matter how out of form they are, hence Lovren still on the team against all logic.
We've actually made some good signings this year. I honestly think they're all good players. However, the failure to plan the squad accordingly and have 4 or 5 players out of position every game is just too obvious to be ignored. I feel sorry for Firmino, who made something like 5 tackles just in the first half - all of them at right back. This is a 28m pounds player who is used to play centrally, close to the striker - and with Coutinho out, you would have thought he could be accommodated here, but that wasn't to be. No, Rodgers had different plans for him.
I feel sorry for Ings who seemed to be our most dangerous attacking player when he got the ball close to the goal, which sadly did not happen very often. He sure can do a job cutting inside once in a while but that's not what he should have been brought for - even less so to cover for Gomez in defense. He is a striker. Check his wikipedia page, Rodgers - it says he is a striker. I am inclined to trust wikipedia over you these days.
I am tired. I hate Man Utd with all my heart and it is disgusting not to even put a fight against them. They won, and they won easily, playing horrendous football most of the time. This is not the treble winning United we have lost to - it's an average side that has been defeated by Swansea just a couple of weeks ago.
I have tried the best I can but I seriously don't think I can put into words how pissed off I am right now. Vai tomar no cu, time filho da puta. Caralho. Se foder.
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