CollieBuddz wrote:We dominate teams in nearly every game we play. We create countless chances and we don't concede too many. How are tactics the question.
The blame should be on the shite players that he puts out. Stop talking out your arse.
I think it would be unfair to say you don't have good players. You definitely have at least a handful of players that are far more talented than most players in the league. Simply put, you have players who have a lot of talent, but you just don't use them well enough.
Andy Carroll is still criminally missused, he needs passes behind the defence and a more clear cut chance to get the ball into the net (worked for Newcastle). Not a floating long ball for him to attempt to get some power on, the crosses he does recieve are far too weak, and he can not put enough power or direction on the ball when he gets to it.
Luis Suarez also drops far too deep for my taste. For Ajax, Uruguay and indeed Liverpool the majority of his goals comes from inside the box, usually after having pulled away from a defender, that's where he is at his best. So that's where he needs to be most of the time. Not dropping deep trying to play other/weaker technical players through.
Maxi Rodriquez a man with considerably technical ability and a player that is quite clever on the ball, is consistently dropped. I don't really understand that when you sort of need someone who can break down the final third, which is what he has consistently done through his career. Him being dropped when that's clearly what you need does not make sense to me.
Charlie Adam who's ability to break through the final third has served you well this season, doesn't see enough of the ball despite being your best creator by far. He does missuse the ball at times, but he also has a passing ability that isn't being used to its full potential.
Craig Bellamy is one of the few players in the squad who has the pace, the ability and not to mention the movement, to open up space for other players, often those with more technical talent (such as Suarez). Yet he has spent most of the season on the bench. Why?
I don't think you could argue that the players in your team has less "magic" in them than the likes of Mark Gower, Danny Murphy or Stephane Sessegnon. I don't really think any one of those players would improve your team, yet they all have better chance creation statistics than the majority of your players, despite having considerably less talent.[/quote]
Yes Carroll doesn't fit. Bellamy and Maxi should play. Downing and Henderson shouldn't be starters.
Once again, I believe the reason is down to the players being put out there. I don't have a problem with the way we play, just the personnel. I seen us last season when people like Maxi, Kuyt, Meireles were in the team every week and we were brilliant, scoring goals and playing fantastic football. We've traded those three for Downing, Carroll, and Henderson and we're shite. That's the problem.
You stick to your perfect club and the perfect manager and players and fans, that have never done anything wrong.
