Still not convinced he should be playing for 90mins, how we we could have done with Coutinho in that position for the last 30 mins.
I agree, phases of the game when we desperately needed good ball control to help us keep the ball and keep possession just weren't happening today.
This isn't just Gerrard's problems but many in the squad.
If Rodgers wants us to play a better possession game, we need players with better ball control. There is a big difference between 'possession' and 'controlled possession', and we don't do the latter.
Too many times we have players taking a billion touches to control the ball and once under control, the opposition has got back into position and more often than not, we find ourselves under immense pressure.
If you look at teams like Barca or Arsenal when they were at their best, the ball possession was fantastic. It helped defensively, and such snappy assured possession with great decisiveness going forward is the first thing we need in our possession to help defence and attack.
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