My views on yet another dissapointing display.
We were outplayed, we couldn't get the ball, we couldn't get in the game. Against clubs like Luton you gotta stamp your authority early, i thought the Babel effort early on waa gonna do that. It didn't, first half we were ok, at least we created a few chances, second half we were terrible.
There should be no blame at all attached to the manager for the formation, selection, this team should win with ease vs Luton. Yes even tho it had poor players like Kuyt and Riise, poor peformers like Crouch. They ar still better than Luton.
We were on the backfoot sadly, we couldn't pass the ball. Anyone see a pass from defense? Nope! Carra was amazing in defense, but FFS him and the rest of that defense, we are playing Luton, there are teammates close to you, your not under that much pressure. Pass the ball out, or at least play an aimful longball. But NOOOOOOO, long ablls, every bad performace, is cos of the long ball. Ever see the other top 4 use it? If so compared to us they don't. Why don't we pass.
Luton stretched us, side to side, they played ball up top, and the strikers won it unlike our. They got the second balls, they played GOOD football. They gained confidence throughout, always had the upper hand.
Where as we were the opposite. We do have so many poor players, bad signings they are, not LFC quality.
Goalkeeper - I have no fear if i see Itandje in goals again. He is a good keeper. A solid, keeper with good ability. Deserves a lot of credit for being o patient, as in getting games. Good keeper, hope he gets more chances.
Defense - Except for Carra everyone was shaky. But we did ok defnsively. But for someone reason they beat us aerially. Also Finnan was rather poor, Riise was ok defensively. Carr was good defensively. Hyypia got owned on a few occasion but he did ok. I think if he was fully fit that woudn't have happened. Riise and Finnan were guilty of letting crosses come in. How many times did that ball go across our goal? They were just sending them in. Carra got f**ked by Talbot ONCE, other than that Solid. But offensively! OMG we couldn't get one high, low ball out from the defense. Carra is tha main culprit, it's a horrid sight seeing him with the ball at his feet. Finnan and Riise offered almost no support down th wings. When did Riise link with Babel? Finnan link with Benayoun or Kuyt? ( Fair do's to Steve cos Yossi was too narrow and Kuyt is s**t) Riise the non professional footballer was unlucky with OG, but he is so damn thick, and he handled it. Awful offensively. Shaky defensively. Bad all round to be honest.
Midfield - First of all, the midfield couldn't get the ball cos, Defense smash upfield where our strikers would lose out and again another Luton attack. IMO i thought Alonso was our best player there, whenever he had the ball at feet, (RARE) He tried to create, only decent outlet was Babel, Crouch would lose the header, f**k know what Kuyt would have done. Babel has pace. He played a few good balls to Babel, but he tried that Portsouth ball, any slip from the Luton fullback, Babel off and away. Alonso tried to clean the game up, but h ecan't do that if the rest of the team is a mess. Lucas again couldn't get the ballt to feet, same reason, whenever he did he was looking to creat, same options as Alonso, but he played some clean passes. Don't judge this performance. Babel again whenever he had the ball to feet (RARE) he tried to run with the ball we all know how good he is at that. He can't always do that reasons why h e may have lost it is cos oflack of support, (Riise, Crouch waiting somewhere in the box for a header he would have lost, Kuyt at CB). Don't know why he was taken off most affective player attacking wise running with the ball. When he was up front where we all know he should be Carra et crew were hitting it up in the air. Ball to f***ing feet! Benayoun was good at times, he could also not get the ball, you should know why. Couple of good things but most bad, too indecisive, makes to any wrong decisions. And was not on the wing most of the game.
Striker - Kuyt and Crouch - Shrek and Donkey. Both are sh*te, Crouch lost every ball in the air and was sh*te in everything else, bar one touch and a shot which went straight down the keeper throat. Kuyt is awful, he must be meaning to do it now, he wa sthat bad, everything he did was afwful, yet again a game where he should be around the bos, he wasn't so h emoved to the RW. f***ing slow as f**k whats he gonna do there. Should be flogged of along with a number of other players. Also imagine Crouch not there, how did Vorniin miss? He took it off Yossi and missed. Horrible.
Luton did well, but we were wose than s**t.
We need Gerrard and Torres, and need to stop playing the long ball. I think if we didn't that game w ewould have won. Think we Carra makes the defense watch Bolton. We need to get rid of some of the crap we own. You all know who, bring in some class.
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