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Yeah he does look quite awkward on the ball.

You reckon that's one of the reasons Rodgers had Gerrard drop so deep to receive the ball as the defenders weren't good enough at playing out from the back?

Will be interesting to see what Gerrard's role is now you have Lovren, he looks very tidy in possession.

koscielny is worse than stepanovs

comment by Darren The King Fletcher - Maroudona (U10026)
posted 6 minutes ago
Yeah he does look quite awkward on the ball.

You reckon that's one of the reasons Rodgers had Gerrard drop so deep to receive the ball as the defenders weren't good enough at playing out from the back?

Will be interesting to see what Gerrard's role is now you have Lovren, he looks very tidy in possession.
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Sakho's passing stats are very high as it goes. Inn part I think it's about Gerrards passing range but also drawing someone out from the oppo midfield is the idea whilst allowing the FB's freedom - it effectively becomes a 3-4-1-2 in possession.

I do like Lovren, destroyed us in their win last season, but I'm reserving judgement for the moment. He looks an organiser though and that's what Sakho needs cos he drops too deep and Mignolet.... well.... he's not a commander.

Yeah that makes sense. It will be interesting to see if Gerrard plays the same role next season. Without trying to sound like a broken record the loss of Suarez may call for more responsibility in attack from Gerrard next season, with him still being the leader in your side.

As good as well as Henderson played last season I still think having Gerrard closer to the goal next season will be the best way of making up for the loss of creativity from Suarez as Gerrard is now the player in the side you'd trust most to come up with a goal or an assist when you need it, despite him changing his role - that's not to say play attacking midfield, just push him further forward, maybe Can alongside him would give him more freedom?

So Koscielny is worse than Stepanovs and Smalling is better than Sakho? You guys are pure comedy.

Not sure. I think we have many options now and one of our strengths will be that'll it'll be very hard for oppo managers to tell how we are going to set-up even if they know the team sheet. Looking at the signings of Lallana and Markovic I suspect we'll play Gerrard in a very similar role with either a diamond, 1 up with 3 being or a fluid 4-4-2. Something like that. BR traditionally like a 4-3-3 variant.

I'm off out but ave a good friday night!

If we owned Vermaelen, our negotiation team would have paid Barcelona to take him of us.

I seriously envy how clubs can actually sell of 'surplus to requirement' footballers for fees much higher than our own.

Hoody

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