Maxi Rodriguez

[Red Nick]

Johnson will never be a right winger. He needs to come from deep.

If Dirk played yesterday there probably would have been a bigger winning margin.

 

Why am I not surprised at that post !

[lifetime fan]

My opinion of him has been a bit topsy-turvy over the last few months, pretty reminiscent of his form I suppose. I thought he finished last season very strongly and would be a real asset to the team this year but overall he's been really poor.

 

What is crystal clear for me is that he's a player who needs to be in a team that's playing well. That might sound obvious but there are lots of players who can still stand out and put in good performances when the team is struggling but he seemingly can't do that. When the team is playing good football and looking cohesive then he usually looks very good; like yesterday.

 

He strikes me as almost a 'homer'. Not a lazy cunt like Robinho away from home and puts the effort in at home but he looks very good in a side playing well but disappears in a side playing poorly.

 

This isn't due to a lack of effort it's just the type of player he is and the type of game he plays.

[Guest PurpleNose]

If we keep the ball on the deck he'll be really good.

 

If we bypass the midfield then inevitably he's going to be anonymous.

[lifetime fan]

Thats what I wanted to say with less words.

[stringvest]

Johnson will never be a right winger. He needs to come from deep.

If Dirk played yesterday there probably would have been a bigger winning margin.

 

Yep. 4-2 to Blackburn .

[njackets]

If we keep the ball on the deck he'll be really good.

 

If we bypass the midfield then inevitably he's going to be anonymous.

 

In a nutshell!

[billypilgrimnz]

Johnson will never be a right winger. He needs to come from deep.

If Dirk played yesterday there probably would have been a bigger winning margin.

 

Yeah, whatever. Kuyt is gummier than the gummiest gummi bear in the universe. The longer he is out of the side, the better for me. At least as a RW.

[Wor Horse]

Absolutely superb today.

[Guest davelfc]

I wish the overhead kick earlier had gone in for him too.

[Ryehauge]

He was brilliant and it was funny as fuck to hear the Maxi song for minutes at the end. Great day for Maxi today.

[Eljeficito]

Absolutely superb today.

 

Bit much that imo. Still goes missing too much for me. Took his goal well

[Wor Horse]

Bit much that imo. Still goes missing too much for me. Took his goal well

 

Nope.

 

He was central to our best play today. Give him some credit.

[Eljeficito]

Nope.

 

He was central to our best play today. Give him some credit.

 

Did say he took his goal well. The play in general is just awful. It's noticeable throughout the game just how little roy and sammie speak to each other. Roy certainly is stuck in his ways, which is not always a bad thing in a manager, but is when your under hodgson.

[CJB]

I'd like to see him play on the left more. It seems like he might not go backwards as often when he's cutting inside onto his right foot and gets into more varied positions in the box.

[fowler9]

I'd like to see him play on the left more. It seems like he might not go backwards as often when he's cutting inside onto his right foot and gets into more varied positions in the box.

 

you must've missed his games on the left last season then?! I was irate when Roy put him on the left today but fortunately it worked out in the end, Maxi is a quality player but we still aren't playing to his strengths, the games we did last season (Portsmouth Burnley and maybe a couple more) with Stevie, Aquilani,Torres and Maxi playing fluid attacking football were great to watch

[Guest San Don]

Nope.

 

He was central to our best play today. Give him some credit.

 

Agree with that. He has looked the last couple of games. Hope he continues to do so and shows that consistency.

[CJB]

you must've missed his games on the left last season then?!

 

To be honest, most of last season is kind of hazy to me. I know I watched those games, but I'll be damned if I can remember anything specific about them. I think all the fan squabbling from last season may have actually overpowered the football in my memory.

 

Today, I thought Maxi got into good positions more often when he was playing from the left, but it's possible that it's partly down to N'Gogs introduction leaving more space for him and us getting more players forward in general.

[robslappa]

For more me he had his best spell in a Liverpool shirt when he ended up on the left today.

[stringvest]

He was really good today. Did a lot of running and harrying, and once again kept possession well. Well in Maxi.

[Manny]

The more we have of the ball the more we get out of Maxi. If the game's stretched, he gets isolated and doesn't have the power to hold the ball up or the pace to fly past his man with ease, and is less effective because of this. When we keep hold of the ball and play it on the deck, he passes it well and finds space, making him more useful. I don't trust Hodgson to get the best out of him regularly, but he's been impressive the last couple of games so hopefully we might see it continue.

[njackets]

What was his hattrick like today?

[zigackly]

I wonder if Maxi did enough today to stay in the squad for next season? Seems he can play a part when we play like we did today.

[Anubis]

What was his hattrick like today?

 

Easy first. Excellently controlled second on the volley. Well taken third at the second attempt.

[Randy Marsh]

Well done to the lad today. Been out the team for a while, maybe had something to prove and by god he did it. No better way of stating your case than banging in a hat trick!

[Wor Horse]

Kenny is fucking boss.

 

He bigs up the fringe players like Maxi, Cole and Poulsen during the week and then 2 of them bang goals in and one gets an hat trick.

 

He is just a brilliant man manager.