Great stuff from Rodgers today in reference to the in game tactics,his subs were spot on,he is not afraid to make changes,bringing on Cole and putting Downing at LB instead of putting Carra or Coates on was a great move,sticking Henderson on when he did was top notch but we were helped by Diame going off injured as well.
Overall the performance wasn't great,Gerrard in particular was poor as was Sterling but he got an assist,good finish from Joe Cole but I wouldn't like to be relying on him long term,Johnson was very good today as was Skrtel and Agger.
22 points in 16 games compared to 19 in 18 at the end of last season represents progress for me,climbing up the table slowly and today we grinded out a result coming from behind,something which we haven't managed in a long while in the league,so kudos to Rodgers,doing very well with what he has in my opinion,FSG need to back him in January if he wants players,it needs to proper backing,not wheeling and dealing.
Good post wakka, I agree with all of it. As I said on another thread West Ham deserve some credit for how we played as they got dug in and fought for everything, they were very physical, so for our lads to stand up to that and come back having gone behind in such an unlucky way is a credit to them also. Shelvey was unlucky not to get a penalty and their penalty was harsh imo. So our fans should be more generous towards our manager and players for a hard fought win away to a decent, tough and well organized team which just recently came from behind and took 3 points off Chelsea.
