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OK I am getting fairly facking annoyed at BRs use of the word 'group'

At first I thought it was a clever way of encouraging youngsters to take more of a central role

The more time goes on I find BR uses the word 'group' when talking of spending and reinforcements. By reinforcing the group you can buy players that people would not want in the first 11 normally like Borini.
Surely the idea of having a strong squad is to reinforce the team as a kind of back up?

Whats more important the team or the squad? Does it matter having 'rotation' if your team gets knocked out early of the cups?

Where should Brendan be focusing?

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Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.....

we've been knocked out of a cup rather than cups this season?

his his using the word "group" is troubling you that much that you feel a need to put together a poll?

You are confusing a question with an opinion. NO, I don't like him using the word 'group' like its something special liverpool have and no other team does. But thats not why there is a poll on it. Although its true my opinion is clear on the matter that is not something I am denying..

I wasn't saying we had been knocked out of any cups. Though its true we are no longer in the cr&pital cup. Small blessings as far as I am concerned.

The question really is touching on the question of rotation and 'resting' players is only so good as your team is pushing for trophies. Next year (if the present position holds we wont qualify for Europe. Therefor logically you would expect less rotation and a smaller squad. I notice a lot of contradictions with BR on this matter for instance Allen was rested if i am not mistaken for the european match the away one. Now BR talks of resting him after the villa performance. I think rotation works but there needs to be a viable reason for doing it.

At the moment we don't even have a striker. We are not pushing for 4th spot what ever BR says to the media.I think he needs to concentrate on getting a good starting X1 (without gerrard) and then work outwards building the 'group' whatever the fack he wants to call it.

Why is downing played in nearly every match and at leftback? I find him quick to blame the players and then put them in the team., and even then, in the wrong position. I think he doesn't know what he's doing. I like attacking football in parts its very nice to watch. But he's shown himself to be naive and this has forced him to make brash excuses for certain failings at the club.

Over all I say , why talk of 'group' when your 'team' lacks a striker, your left back is a right winger who you suggest is not good enough for your own club, your captain is counting the days till retirement day and you are too afraid to tell him, and your team regularly gets sucked punched at home..

ok thanks. in that case i'm voting "group".

Nice one you might get 4th spot

to be really honest, i think we have a good starting eleven..
reine enrique skrtel agger johnson. top defenders imo.
suarez top forward
stevie allen sahin shelvey - i rate them highly.
then there's sterling ofc, but he's young. wingers are still a prob.

i'm sorry, but i do not understand how we can be failing like we are now.
we have world class players, yet find ourselves in 12th spot.
ofc reinforcements are needed, cause its not working like this.
2 wingers and a forward ?
we need someone like mirallas. some belgian!

mirallas would be a great addition to the group

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Houllier seemed to like the 'group' idea. By that, I mean he tended to buy a lot of mediocre-good players which meant he could afford a bigger squad which didn't get weaker when players were rotated. The trade-off is that your 1st XI isn't as strong as it could be because instead of buying 2 top players you buy 4 'ok' players. There are pros & cons to both plans.