KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Tonites game proves.....................

how far LFC are from winning the Europa League, never mind getting a CL place or winning the EPL, in the future.

tonites game looked like it was a pre-season friendly.

no passion, no pace, no goals, no football, nothing.

KD needs to be given serious funds in the summer, so he can try and sign TOP Quality players like ie richards, cissohko, Elai or Young, C Adam, Turan or A johnson, just to improve the starting 11, never mind the squad.

very very poor game tonite.

tonights game just shows how much we have been relying on Torres/ suarez and Gerrard. Absolutely no creativity.

were still shat

It proves nothing we didn't need a rocket scientist to point out we are in a rebuilding phase and this season has been a disaster and we have improved %200 since Kenny took over and we have a decent backbone to build a team around we are far from the finished article but we are getting there and we knew after a disaster start under hodgson nothing but a %100 winning run until the end of the season meant we get nothing from it. And it also shows that gerrard has had a poor season but we miss him badly when he isn't there and of course the lad Suarez we need to put this season behind us and look forward to next season and without Europe could be a blessing as we can concentrate on getting back where we should be in the top tournaments not second rate european competition. With the right investment we will be back on top very shortly and I believe with 4-5 top players next season mainly rw lw cm cb lb and clear out some of the s**t we can be very close next year to top spot not just top 4 so chin up lads it's the europa league FFS and this should be below LFC anyway.

YNWA!!!!!

the braga tie has proved a few things
1. the dire dire dire squad benitez left liverpool with .

2. how much of a legend dalglish is there are question marks about him as manager and i have said it before judge him on what happens this season not 20 years ago , if the league form contiunes then fine he must be considered but sorry no excuses its been poor in europe and we got knocked out by a very ordinary run of the mill team sad and bad days 6 or 7 first team signings needed plus at least 4 or 5 good squad players .

Turned over. Tummies tickled. Pathetic and dire performance.

How many shots on target please, anyone?

Kuyt.
Why did you block Carrols goal bound shot you great nugget?

lets get it right S.C. Braga are no european powerhouse and it was easy for them .

That's what makes it all the more disappointing.

Roll on (hopefully) August.

I went to the game and have to say was surprised with Kenny to an extent, the basics of all european play espicaly when you have to score and get a win to go through is high tempo football.

I admit the team didn't play well and at best only the defensive players and lucas seemed average, everyone else played poorly.

Meireles kept on pushing too far forward leaving Lucas to battle for the ball in cm, while cole and maxi did the same thing, leaving a formation of 4-1-5 when we had the ball in the first half.

Missed Gerrard in cm to retain possesion.

Obvious we need wingers but bigger problem was the defenders all of whom can't play long balls to Carroll at all. You can actualy see him pointing that he wants the ball played several metres to the right or left of him for him to get spring to head the ball, all the balls went directly to him dulling his heading abilty due to not being able to get a good leap.

Lastly this is harsh but Carroll got out paced by that huge cb for Braga and got out headed but partly because the balls to him were rubbish. I would have thought he'd be a bit more faster tbh but probably due to fitness more than anything.

The positives are next season we are genuinely looking like spending big bring in players from left right and centre and the fact we have Suarez and Gerrard to come into the side in addition to lwb, winger, dm and winger/striker will only add to creativity

I've said this before, but regarding Johnson - it's like everyone runs away from the ball carrier rather than supports him. Basic schoolboy football error that I find extremely disappointing from a club of our stature.

It was obvious that people were going to play long ball stuff to Carroll, and with him not fully fit it's equally unsurprising he struggled. Poor understanding of his strengths from his team mates, and a general lack of our best players (Suarez, Kelly, Gerrard) will make it tough going.

With our failure to progress here I'm pretty certain that the first person Reina spoke to after the game was his agent. No EL is even worse than no CL, and if Wenger weren't such a miser he'd be rubbing his hands at finally having a chance to solve his goal keeping problems.