ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC"

[magicjuan]

Are they going again, again?

 

[Dithering Dougie]

2 would do me!

Yeah maybe I'm being a greedy bugger.

 

[Tubey]

Exactly this. He's eyecatching, but that's about it. If you actually look at what he does, it's the action of a completely braindead football. His runs aren't thought through and the amount of times he hits blind alleys and is dispossessed is incredible. In the second game at the World Cup he was the worst player on the pitch; everything broke down because of him.

He's SWP version 2.

This ^

 

[TheFinnFan]

and he runs like he's clutching a handbag....

worst run on an athlete I've seen since Earl Barrett

Young
Jelavic

Right there too

 

[bluemangroup]

Ive just had a sandwich.

 

[ste d' indica]

Before I start, I just want to say how chuffed I am to hear our manager say the same things in a post match interview, the same things that I am about to echo again here. For you. For us. For the competition.

He speaks a lot of sense a lot of the time Brendan in this football world of utter nonsense.

Now to the thread title....

I keep hearing and seeing this all over, mainly from rival supporters....but I've also picked up on it in the media. Its started.

It all seemed to start immediately after the Chelsea game. (How convenient)

You know, you've probably heard it yourselves by now:

"This was our best chance, next season will be different, more games for Liverpool with the Champions League, other teams will improve" etc etc etc


What people fail to mention (because it suits them not to right about now) is that, of course Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United etc etc will all add to their squads. Of course they will......



BUT. SO. WILL. WE.


(Thats the FIRST point Rodgers made.)


What people also fail to mention at this moment in time, is the same thing applies to all those teams around us. How could Arsenal be 1st this season for so long with all those extra games? How could Man City win the league with all those extra games in Europe? Why aren't Chelsea sitting in 7th right now because they got to the Champions League semi-finals?



Its absolute rubbish to target us with. Rubbish.



Look at the last 18 months or so we have had in this league. Look at it!

With what we have.

Did any of us seriously think before this season started we'd be up there challenging till the last-[Poor language removed]-day?

No, most of our expectations were top 4. We were made to believe and dream big once again because of THIS team. We didn't go into this season believing that - THIS team MADE us believe it, they forced us to believe and dream, in a world that told us otherwise. THEY made it seem possible. It was possible because of THEM.

We've exceeded those original expectations and done INCREDIBLE with what we have. With what we HAVE and what we have in comparison to Man City's overall team is not a lot. Yet we pushed them (beat them once, hard done by at the Etihad) all the way and if it wasn't for us slipping up, we would of won the whole thing with what we HAVE....and that what we HAVE can STILL be improved on.

Don't forget this.


(Thats the SECOND point Rodgers made after the game.)


There is still plenty of room for improvement and the key thing is our manager knows where it is, but most importantly he knows very well and understands there is room for that improvement. Improvement on THIS team......a team just 3 points from winning the league.

Our defence can be improved. But with THAT defence, yes.....THAT defence......we nearly won the league!?! THAT defence can be improved on. The squad can be improved on.

We will improve it.

What then? What if we concede less goals and still score the same amount of goals? What if our squad is improved on and it is deep enough and good enough to handle the extra games?

If anything, all this nonsense coming from rival supporters right about now, confirms one thing to me and one thing only.....and its the most important thing and all I need to know.





They are worried.



We are Liverpool.



They. ARE. Worried.

We. ARE. Buggered.

 

[rascal]

Annoyingly they have three relatively easy games coming up (Stoke home, Leicester away, Sunderland home) all three are utter dog muck at the moment.

After that though they play a United side needing a win against a traditional rival.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Said it before and I'll say it again, Raheem Sterling is Aaron Lennon mark II - a lightweight knock and run merchant with no brain who constantly runs down blind alleys and loses possession and has been found out utterly. It was a matter of time.

One of a number of players made to look very good by Suarez and are now being found out. Even if Sturridge was fit I don't think he'd be on anywhere near the number he was on last season. Suarez was literally feeding him tap ins at times. As he has shown for England, its a lot different having to break down a packed defense than it is getting fed through one on one with the keeper 2 or 3 times a match thanks to the world class player behind you.

Sterling is the same. Suarez ran all their attacks dragging defenders all over the place and playing Sterling in one on one or giving him the tap in. Now he's gone Sterling has reverted to a head down knock and run winger with barely any goal threat. He got past Hibbert only once in the derby, was awful apart from 10 minutes against Italy in the world cup and has been woeful this season.

Henderson is the same. Its easy pressing up behind Suarez when everyone is making mistakes because of his pressure, or just feeding him average balls that he took and put in the net. Now that he's actually got to thread good balls through to normal strikers he's gone rubbish and is back to the carthorse they bought from Sunderland.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Annoyingly they have three relatively easy games coming up (Stoke home, Leicester away, Sunderland home) all three are utter dog muck at the moment.

After that though they play a United side needing a win against a traditional rival.

Those games arent easy mate. No no no...

 

[ah11984]

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Annoyingly they have three relatively easy games coming up (Stoke home, Leicester away, Sunderland home) all three are utter dog muck at the moment.

After that though they play a United side needing a win against a traditional rival.

I wouldn't say there easy games considering their form and if they don't beat them the pressure builds up more.

 

[rascal]

Those games arent easy mate. No no no...

IMO they will, or should, take 6 at least from those three.

Of course we live in hope!

 

[SpeedEFC]

Raheem Sterling runs like a chicken and one of these days he'll bow his back so badly he'll split in half like a poor imitation of the titanic.

 

[ste d' indica]

Annoyingly they have three relatively easy games coming up (Stoke home, Leicester away, Sunderland home) all three are utter dog muck at the moment.

After that though they play a United side needing a win against a traditional rival.

They are struggling but Palace were bottom 3 this morning, they'll know there ain't a better time to play at the pit, could well be further upsets.

 

[maccavennie]

Hahaha hahahahaha love it!!!!