Adam Lallana

[VladimirIlyich]

Surely he should start and be replaced by '60 minute Coutinho' if things arent working out?

He should have replaced Coutinho yesterday as it would have been like for like.

I agree he isnt a £25 mil player but thats not his decision really.

[Phoenix]

I can't fathom why the number one target for the summer is getting literally no game time. He's either injured or Rodgers has completely lost the plot. Or was he not a Rodgers target? This is so beyond fucked up its unreal.

 

One of the first signings he made last summer. Chased after him for a while too. Definitely his signing,

[Croque Monsieur]

I'm not wrong, been saying he's just ok at his best and nothing more, he does not suit our style at all, holds the ball for too long, presses aimlessly, takes too many needless turns, flicks and touches, can't play as a midfielder and while playing as "10" blocks Sterling and Coutinho. Far more style than substance, fascinates people because of his un-english style of play. Benayoun/Luis Garcia/Cole/Taarabt bracket

Then why did Brendan sign him?

[magicrat]

Lallana needs to play every week if fit and prepared for the captaincy. Quite what Rodgers is playing at right now is a mystery. He as a two week break to stop sniffing glue and start selecting his best players 

[ratcatcher]

I admit I dont see what many others say they see in him. He isnt a game changer or match winning type player, is he?

[Torvald Utne]

He does a nice turn every now and then

[Mark M]

Lallana has played well overall for us. The issue we have is not lallana playing the odd match it's playing Johnson, Lovern and Balotelli on a regular basis and expecting improvements.

[Torvald Utne]

I think it's an issue of nobody having a clue what they're doing, stemming from the manager it would seem

[Section_31]

Was a bizzare signing, plays in the same position as players we already have and cost more than a Type 42 Destroyer.

[Mook]

Was a bizzare signing, plays in the same position as players we already have and cost more than a Type 42 Destroyer.

We could've done with one of them yesterday.

[ritchie]

Was a bizzare signing, plays in the same position as players we already have and cost more than a Type 42 Destroyer.

 

We didn't need him, we needed a Schneiderlin or a Matic not more luxury players we can't accommodate. 

[TheFridge]

I think it's an issue of nobody having a clue what they're doing, stemming from the manager it would seem

 

Not having a clue stems from higher up than Rodgers.

[Josef Svejk]

I'm not wrong, been saying he's just ok at his best and nothing more, he does not suit our style at all, holds the ball for too long, presses aimlessly, takes too many needless turns, flicks and touches, can't play as a midfielder and while playing as "10" blocks Sterling and Coutinho. Far more style than substance, fascinates people because of his un-english style of play. Benayoun/Luis Garcia/Cole/Taarabt bracket

 

Nobody suits our style. In fact, we don't have a style. We're a disorganised rabble. And that's on the manager.

 

Lallana doesn't have Coutinho's talent. But he's more consistent, technically proficient, hard-working, and capable of assisting and scoring goals. The fact that his manager has no idea what to do with him (amongst others) reflects more poorly on the manager than the player.

[s(k)aturation]

25m for a bloke that only competes for a place.

Astonishing.

 

Can he play in Henderson's spot?

That could certainly do with being up for grabs on a more permanent basis round about now.

[Josef Svejk]

25m for a bloke that only competes for a place.

Astonishing.

 

Can he play in Henderson's spot?

That could certainly do with being up for grabs on a more permanent basis round about now.

 

For only five million more than Lovren and Markovic, and nine million more than Balotelli, Lallana was an absolute steal.

 

That is, in our monumentally fucked up transfer universe.

[Brigant Moloch]

Lallana was an absolute steal.

 

 

 

except he wasn't, even in our fucked up transfer universe

[s(k)aturation]

Josef, was reading an interesting if slightly rambling book on the history of the Habsburg Empire called "Danubia" and finally know the context of your username, The good soldier.

[George Costanza]

He's a good player.  Was £10m over priced but he should be playing more than he is.  Technically possibly our best player with Coutinho but Lallana offers more of a goal threat.

[ZonkoVille77]

Keeper

Flanno/manquillo skrtel sahko moreno

Can Henderson

Sterling couthino lallana

Sturridge

 

That's my team and we'd win games with that. Everyone else bring on as subs when needed. Lallana plays every game though, if even its for 70 mins.

[The_Goat]

For Southampton he played in the role Gerrard did when he was on fire with Torres back a few years ago. Everything went through him. To play that position for Southampton is different to playing it for Liverpool. At Liverpool or any top club that position is for exceptional players, Gerrards, Bergkamps, Suarez. Lallana is a good player, good feet, not a world beater. 

 

No idea where he will play for us in order to be a regular.

[Josef Svejk]

except he wasn't, even in our fucked up transfer universe

 

Irony still not part of the curriculum in Poland, then?

[Josef Svejk]

Josef, was reading an interesting if slightly rambling book on the history of the Habsburg Empire called "Danubia" and finally know the context of your username, The good soldier.

 

Yes. My favourite book...

[Section_31]

Think he's a good player but I don't think any British players currently alive today are anywhere approaching world class and, like Henderson, even at the top of his game would be chasing shadows against Europe's finest, which isn't what you want for £25 million really.

 

He's like a cherry on the cake signing though, a creative player - not in the top tier but certainly decent enough, although overpriced. Problem is we don't - and didn't - need a cherry on a cake, we needed a fucking cake.

[s(k)aturation]

Yes. My favourite book...

 

Being of part Austro-Hungarian Empire descent myself, I must get hold of it.

Didn't realise it was a classic.

[lebron]

At the fear of repeating myself, he was a very costly insurance policy for Coutinho (and to a degree Sterling). There's no way all three of them play regularly at the same time. This might not have been such a bad idea if Sturridge was fit (or even if Suarez wasn't sold, but I guess that was in the cards at the time Adam signed), much like the signing of Lambert would have made much more sense with Suarez and Sturridge in front of him.

 

With Sterling our only really quick player (with Sturridge out), he plays every game. It's therefore between Coutinho and Lallana for a starting spot. I think Coutinho is the better player (if just slightly), so I can't complain too much when we line up as we do. 

 

We could go...

 

-------------------Mig--------------------

 

Manq----Skrtel---------Sakho----Moreno

-----------------Lucas--------------------------

----------Henderson--Coutinho-------------

Sterling-------Sturridge-----------Lallana

 

 

...if Rodgers has the balls to drop Gerrard, as Lucas would give us the needed cover defensively to include Coutinho in our midfield three. He does his best work higher up the field though (like Sterling and Lallana), so I don't think we'll see it (unless at home against "weaker" teams.