The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread - #DankeJürgen

[CD]

Better team. Defence better than in recent weeks. Certainly don't deserve to be behind although as Clint put it, 'Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.'

[under the bar]

I can see Liverpool sneaking this one. ..

[CD]

I can see Liverpool sneaking this one. ..

Game over! 23 shots on goal, 65% possession. When it's not going your way . . . .

[laoislad]

That's the last we'll see of Borini in a Liverpool shirt.

[Milltown Row2]

That's a brilliant result, keeps Arsenal down in the chasing pack 

[JoG2]

Did Borini spit in Rodgers direction running off? (Maybe not but he wasn't happy). Can see his frustration though.  Team canny score and he sees himself as a goal scorer not getting a decent run

Giroud had the freedom of the box for his goal...Crazy defending

Great to see big Marty bag the equaliser.

Gerrard needs to be played in behind the striker / s or benched and Henderson needs roaded to the Vauxhall Conference.

Great work rate though and if there was a top striker on there the game could have been outta sight by half time

[laoislad]

I think the criticism of Henderson on here is very unfair.

[Orior]

I think the criticism of Henderson on here is very unfair.

Similarly, I thought the keeper played well. He made a couple of good saves, and actually caught the ball as opposed to punching it out to an Arsenal man. And when the ball was played back to the keeper I never once felt he was panicking.

[Carmen Stateside]

I think the criticism of Henderson on here is very unfair.

Agree totally, hasn't reached the levels of last year but he has been played out of position all season to accommodate others.  Give him a good applause from the sofa after he outrun Sanchez near the end and come out with it, unfortunately applause changed to expletives after he passed it straight to an Arsenal player.
Thought Coutinho (shooting aside) Markovic and Sacko very good. Gerrard i thought was back to trying to many holywood passes, could say one of them led to second but in fairness Kolo should be getting his body in the way of return by Carzola.
Much better performance if only they can produce more in front of goal, to many chances missed. Glad to get a point but overall performance deserved more.
Interesting stat during second half after Arsenal scored
Arsenal 6 shots in last 2 games - 6 goals
Liverpool 40 shots in last 2 games - 1 goal
Tells it all really for Liverpool, don't think so much would be said about defense and goalkeeper if team where taking chances at other end.

[gallsman]

I think the criticism of Henderson on here is very unfair.

I think he's improved significantly and is good in the middle but he's limited in terms of versatility. He was out on the right a lot in the United game and had absolutely no business being there.

[blewuporstuffed]

I think the criticism of Henderson on here is very unfair.

Similarly, I thought the keeper played well. He made a couple of good saves, and actually caught the ball as opposed to punching it out to an Arsenal man. And when the ball was played back to the keeper I never once felt he was panicking.

i thought jones was ok yesterday as well,but i cant every remember him pulling off a relaly top save any time he has played and there is always the potential for a mistake.
He did well though with the ball at his feet and looks alot more comfortable than mignolet in that area

[deiseach]

If it's the hope that kills you, I won't last into the New Year. There have been signs of life in recent games and I was actually pretty confident going into the game - no one better than Arsenal for when you are feeling vulnerable - and for 46 minutes it looked like I was justified to be confident. I know it's frustrating to not hold out to half-time, but if it were that simple then you divvy the game up into 90/100 minute increments of 'holding out' and no one would ever concede a goal. However, confidence being what it is you knew Liverpool were going to take that to heart and defeat looked inevitable. So to escape with a point, especially in the manner they did...it's the hope that kills you.

[Mikhailov]

think we played well yesterday but the team lacks confidence in themselves and beginning to look like they have lost a bit of confidence in BR as well. This new set up works well but surely it is 100% perfect for Moreno on the LHS and then put Markovic further up the pitch or even on the RHS and swap Hendo for Lucas. Morreno and Markovic have searing pace and that is the first requirement for the wide role. We dominated possession all game apart from a 10 minute spell but couldn't convert which is an ongoing problem which needs rectified next month whether Sturridge returns or not. Sell Borini for 10M, Balotelli for 7M and put a bit more to it and get ourselves a decent proven striker who will score goals and more importantly suit the system. Balotelli and lambert do not suit the style that BR wishes to play so why have them....

team going forward should be;
                           BJ
       Kolo            Skertl           Sahko
Markovic     Hendo    Gerrard   Moreno
              Lallana      Coutinho
                     Sterling

When we lose the ball we have numbers in midfield and when we regain the ball we have plenty of options for going forward with pace out wide and up top.

Easier said than done however.....

[JoG2]

think we played well yesterday but the team lacks confidence in themselves and beginning to look like they have lost a bit of confidence in BR as well. This new set up works well but surely it is 100% perfect for Moreno on the LHS and then put Markovic further up the pitch or even on the RHS and swap Hendo for Lucas. Morreno and Markovic have searing pace and that is the first requirement for the wide role. We dominated possession all game apart from a 10 minute spell but couldn't convert which is an ongoing problem which needs rectified next month whether Sturridge returns or not. Sell Borini for 10M, Balotelli for 7M and put a bit more to it and get ourselves a decent proven striker who will score goals and more importantly suit the system. Balotelli and lambert do not suit the style that BR wishes to play so why have them....

team going forward should be;
                           BJ
       Kolo            Skertl           Sahko
Markovic     Hendo    Gerrard   Moreno
              Lallana      Coutinho
                     Sterling

When we lose the ball we have numbers in midfield and when we regain the ball we have plenty of options for going forward with pace out wide and up top.

Easier said than done however.....

no way! Lucas has been one of the few shining lights in the last month or two for me. Henderson has regressed from last year at a severe rate of knots. Maybe the criticism is ott at times. He had a good season last year, his limitations hidden somewhat. He does not have the skill set, and more importantly the brain to read the game as a covering midfielder.

What to do with Gerrard and Henderson are the 2 biggest questions for me

Gerrard: either play him in a more attacking role or not at all. Opposition players are literally drifting past him at their leisure. For whats its worth, Id start him in the more advanced role

Henderson: 100% not on the wing thats for sure. He's not a winger and offers very little going forward. The jury is out on Can, but Henderson would be behind Lucas and Allen but still a decent enough player to have about as he is, erm,  fast and athletic.

A productive festive period could really spur them on. The work rate needs to remain relentless though

[supersub]

think we played well yesterday but the team lacks confidence in themselves and beginning to look like they have lost a bit of confidence in BR as well. This new set up works well but surely it is 100% perfect for Moreno on the LHS and then put Markovic further up the pitch or even on the RHS and swap Hendo for Lucas. Morreno and Markovic have searing pace and that is the first requirement for the wide role. We dominated possession all game apart from a 10 minute spell but couldn't convert which is an ongoing problem which needs rectified next month whether Sturridge returns or not. Sell Borini for 10M, Balotelli for 7M and put a bit more to it and get ourselves a decent proven striker who will score goals and more importantly suit the system. Balotelli and lambert do not suit the style that BR wishes to play so why have them....

team going forward should be;
                           BJ
       Kolo            Skertl           Sahko
Markovic     Hendo    Gerrard   Moreno
              Lallana      Coutinho
                     Sterling

When we lose the ball we have numbers in midfield and when we regain the ball we have plenty of options for going forward with pace out wide and up top.

Easier said than done however.....

Email it to BR sure..