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I think we are seeing a back 3 with 2 non specialist CB, pretty interesting on how Rodger values Johnson here. 

A very strong attack though

With a full strength team, I could see us getting a draw or even sneaking a win.

But I am expecting Rodgers to focus more on the league or Europa for the CL slot next season thus rotating quite a bit. I don't think I will be expecting much or anything from this.

Can and Markovic look really wasted in the defence, especially Markovic who is basically a right back today. Nonetheless I thought they had done really really well considered being played out of position.

Really hope Lovren would do better to free Can from his current CB position and push onto the midfield to replace Lucas.

suso is not going to make it here. It makes sense to offload him. If shaqiri signs he would be a better addition to the club.

Suso isn't getting any chance to prove himself, not even some min from the bench in a cup game. I just think it is wrong to think that he won't make it here so soon.

Getting Shaqiri and selling Suso is like not doing a transfer.

I just don't want to see Suso go though.

If we finished 5th, say, a couple of points of 4th, I'd be surprised if they binned him off. But if we're 8th behind Southampton and Everton, for example, they will rightly get rid.

 

I think he's bought poorly, the whole strategy is destined not to work, but it's tactically where he really worries me. We look utterly clueless at the moment, we've played cohesively in one fucking game all season.

At this rate, everyone in the club needs to improve big time if we are still thinking to be 4th or close to 4th. If he does pull off such a huge improvement in the later part of the season then fair play to him to keep the job.

Like what everyone is worrying about is the way we have been playing. It is so shit at the moment that i doubt they even tried to play against our reserve team during training, or else he would definitely realise this shit tactic is not going to work, never.   

He actually needs to stand further back and play like a full back who run into space the opposition full back left behind. It is pretty damn pointless for him to stand next to their right back and wonder why he is never able to get that long ball played in by Gerrard. 

He deserves to be given the chance to turn this season around, but if we finish 7th/8th he will be sacked. He's spent lots of money, and we're fucking shite.

Agree. Though i think the sack is coming as long as we are out of top 4, other than the case where we pull off some amazing 10 wins in a row in the 2nd half of season and still be outside top 4. 

I honestly don't think we have reach the point that the manager needs to be sacked, replace by who anyway. We are just creating more problems that way.

Though this does gets a lot more serious if Sturridge is back and we are still shit like this. 

How can he be effective when he is ask to control that long ball with a defender 1 head taller than him pressuring.

Still a decent player by the squad's standard

The ball is never played forward the first time when we regain possession, it always end up with Skrtel/Lovren then they will knock it around the back 3. When you can't be the man, at least pass it forward to start a counter attack.

How has we become so shit, not a single thing was done right today

Lovren to Skrtel to Johnson to Skrtel to Lovren to Skrtel to Johnson to Skrtel to Lovren

I think the attackers need be told that they are to move between the lines, not stay between the lines....

Expecting either Lallana and Lambert/Borini to come on at the 60th min if we are losing or drawing, Can and Lallana if we are winning. 

Do we even have scouts looking around Europe for players. From our current transfers, it seems like our scouts are too lazy to even scout on Football Manager.

If a pure destroyer DM has never came across Rodgers's mind, then at least bring in another deep lying play making DM. Making Gerrard play every game is just asking for trouble at his age.

Stick Borini up there with him, a forward line Sunderland would be proud of.

At least there is a forward line, something is better than the nothing we had in the first 60mins

I would like to see Lambert up front on his own for the next game

Lambert is great when he comes on, he actually does hold the ball and passes. 

Balotelli really needs to stay on his feet more. Just strike the ball even if you are off balance, there is no way you are getting a penalty 

Do we even have a shot on goal?

Gerrard again... Not that he shouldn't be starting because he needs to be dropped, but he is 34 now...

I would start either Borini or Lambert just to give the opponent something to actually think about. At least Borini does run around a bit and Lambert is always looking to pass the ball, I had enough of the neither run nor pass from Balotelli. 

Gerrard should be dropped as well, 3 games in a week is definitely too much for him to handle. Probably looking at Lucas starting, or Can, or neither. Really wants to give Sterling a rest but i doubt we can afford it, hope (fat hope) we can have the game settled in 60mins and sub him out.

Johnson when we are on a 1 goal lead.....

Who provided the assist? My stream is too shit.

That is a nice one-two from whoever it is.