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Really? Kuyt and Adam were appalling.

I think we should just say that this was our second worst performance this season, but that the 18 matches that were better are more reflective of our ability, so all is not lost. It's important to note that we're yet to score in a game we lost, Adam has reached the low point of his LFC career, and we were all reminded how bad Skrtel can be. We are still hopeless in the final 3rd. We're not going to become more creative, so we need to adjust tactically.

I really can't see the point of playing Carroll in 4-5-1, but I guess Gerrard is not yet fit enough and Bellamy can only play every other game which prevents us playing 4-4-2.

Reina
Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique
Bellamy Gerrard Spearing Downing
Kuyt Carroll

Overall I don't think the performance was that bad and on another day we would have had something from the game,Reina will not let many of those in and Toure's header could have gone anywhere. What stuck out for me is that our crossing and final ball is utter s***e! If I'd been AC last night I think I'd have slapped some of our players for their delivery or more annoying lack of delivery when in a promising position, Johnson was awful on that front!

and what about Downing? sure he made a few runs and tried to pass a few players and worked hard but for 20m thats never enough, he should of came off and not adam who was making a few good passes forward. Never seen him make one good cross in that game and that is poor for a winger.

to be fair to downing he played well on the left but once on the right he went missing again

he needs to stay where he is best on the left

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+1. Downing was having his way with Richards, but alwoays looks lost on the right. Kenny's decision to play 2 inverted wingers with a target man in the middle every time continues to baffle me.

the idea is to come inside to shoot or make space for the on coming full back. All seems to work quite well on both sides except the crossing from Enrique and Johnson is poor or they take too long which allows defenders to face the play and clear because they have a forward jump. Just think late on in the 2nd half when Company cleared 3/4 times in a row from Johnson, initally it looks a like a poor ball but in fact if he puts in a second earlier Company would be facing his own goal and it would be far more difficult to defend. Gerrard hit 3 crosses in early on Friday and each had the defender in trouble and Carroll should have scored at least one of them.
it's a little thing but it's what making Carroll look like more of a muppet than he really is.

man city were rubbish last night, the score line doesn't do the game justice.

Enrique and Johnson i thought played well, and Downing was having a go at M Richards and beating him.

Shame Downing didn't score and Reina decided to have a brain fart otherwise the game could have been different.

Agreed!

Also neither of Enrique and Johnson seem to have grasped how to produce a decent cross.

Johnson always cuts in and shoots with his left foot, and Enrique seems to miss all the long crosses - he only delivers short crosses with any sort of control.