Not a big fan of Benitez but he wouldnt have been naive enough to play a 4-4-2 with Lucas and Gerrard against a physically strong City side.
Liverpool were never this dire under Benitez - they look totally clueless out there and have been run off the park -- Bad tactics.
Last match we were saying how Roy has installed a heart that was lacking under Rafa. Now were saying Rafa was better. Rafa has been and gone, get over it. We have been thoroughly shit tonight though. Can't help but feel Masch pulling out has screwed us over, he would be playing instead of Lucas. Masch can go rot for all I care if these rumors are true, soppy shit waaaa... you rejected 12 million. Of course we did you twat.
Naive enough to play 4-4-2. I thought we were supposed to applaud Hodgson for it? Gray has me so confused
I wonder how much stick Rafa would have gotten taking Torres off when we're losing 3-0... I wonder if Gray will eat his words now?
Torres never plays with another striker up front. Gerrard is wasted where he is. Lucas is not Mascherano. As you say, Agger is no left back. No wide players.
Doesnt make sense even unfit he's putting in more effort than N'Gog. On a bright note If you beat West Brom then Hodgson will have more points at this stage of the season than Benitez managed last year.
You dont have any wide players. Been a few years since you had an actual winger so nothing new there. Did alright for Spain with Villa (when Fit) Gerrard apparently (according to Liverpool fans) can play anywhere. Mascherano doesnt want to play for you. Thats your own fault for not selling him. Jovanovic and Kuyt are supposed to be there from what i can see both are having shockers
Some of the complaints about Rafa: "Zonal marking" - we've conceded from a corner again tonght. "Not playing 4-4-2" - works great with no width whatsoever and Gerrard having the game pass him by in the middle with no protection. "Rafa never makes any changed until it's too late". What have we done here? "He took Torres off" - check. "We weren't good to watch" - the last three games have been absoloutely awful to watch, with clueless tactics. These aren't even a good team. A good team would have torn us to shreds tonight. Where's acne mong and all the other f*cking idiots who thought Rafa was to blame for everything? Shower of pricks. I don't wish to have too much of a pop at Hodgson - he's the best we could have got, but he's out of his depth. The club is f*cked. Anyone with a brain new this last season, but some chose to blame the manager.
Away from home using 4-4-2 with Torres on and Gerrard not in position Never going to work unless of course by some miracle Man Citeh turn up not knowing each other. Generally speaking I never noticed Kuyt on the pitch either - a friend of mine recently said Aquilani leaving on loan and Mascherano being sold were good things. I apologize if I'm wrong but who the hell is going to fill those gaps? Say you had 1/2 injuries to the midfield across the board for example Joe Cole it'd be incredibly difficult to cope That being said I'm not so sure you'll continue with 4-4-2, especially with all other sides not using those tactics it's slaughter in the midfield.
