KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum First half season report. Must do better.

I have been watching Brendan closely over the past 6 months and the changes and team selections that he makes. He consistently does not give Assaidi a chance. He consistently does not play sahin even before he broke his nose. I know for a fact we haven't seen the best of sahin. Two players who have only played in Europe really.

Shelvey needs some time out of the limelight and maybe the first team. If Brendan sees him playing that more forward role he needs to let him develop his game and let him break from midfield with later runs. He's not equipped to play with luis at the moment. Gerrard or even suso would be a better fit for this. He seems to have favourites and is hesitant to drop those favourites sooner rather than later.

Lucas has been off the pace in my opinion but that is to be expected. In time hopefully he'll get back to his best. Id like to see Lucas sahin/Allen and Gerard in midfield for a prolonged run. I get the feeling Brendan throws square pegs in round holes and says he'll do a job and hopes for the best.

Things do need freshening up andJanuary can bring this with sturridge maybe ince and borini coming in. I would of hoped we would have the basis of our starting 11 by now and partnerships would be in progress all over the pitch but it has not quite happened as of yet for me. I don't think many people know what our strongest team is or if even Brendan does but that's what we need to develop before its too late. If you want consistency you need to keep consistency with a solid 7-8 players in my opinion.

Players manager and owners MUST DO BETTER second half Of season and we need to pull our socks up as fans and be supporters. We all have diverse opinions but we all have the same thing in common. We all love the club. Lets really get behind the players and manager for the sock d half and see where the land lies come may. All of those people saying we need to be patient in September are now calling for changes already. Practice what you preach and let's see what we can do for the rest of the season. I'm optimistic about the way we are playing a lot of the time and I'm also disappointed with our league position at the moment.

Overall it's simple. Could do better.

half term report
expelled!

worse than a shambles. we excel at making ourselves a joke.
nothing tough about us, no ambition , no steel ..manager needs to go as does the owners

Agree with the op....but I'm sick to the back teeth of rodgers bullsh1t.....we were fantastic....it'll take time.....the fans understand....[oops] off all i understand is were 10th 20 odd points off the pace at half way and all I hear is excuses

well said Sam. BR needs to start feeling some pressure

Yes, he does seem very comfortable with his pathetic performance so far. Can't believe he isn't getting more grief from the stands. Roy was being massacred for the same level of performance but Brendan is just bumbling along without a care in the world.

Hodgson was a joke of a manager, claiming a 0-0 at Birmingham was a very good result and how we'd do well to get anything at Old Trafford.

As a Liverpool manager you cannot say these type of things and this is why he wasn't liked by the fans!

Not to mention the fact that we probably played the most negative football i've seen at Anfield in the Premiership!

BR is getting time because he is FSG's man, Dalglish wasn't but the fans forced their hand with his appointment. He hasn't done well enough in the first half of the season without any doubt but I'm much more optimistic about him than I ever was about Roy Hodgson!

We're now accustomed to mediocrity...unfortunately.

with br the football is watchable were capable and look like something is gonna happen but rarely does....with Roy it was horrible full stop long ball rubbish, he even dropped agger for not limping it and then capitulates and licks fergies balls....that's why he was roasted from the stands but I'm sure our "loyal season ticket holders" patience is just about to break.:..I'd say buck is 1 bad result from losing the stands

Its quite simple FSG need to give BR a bollo%king in the daily tabloids every week until he realises that he hasn't fooled anyone with him glossing over of rubbish performances in certain games. His work in progress is starting to look a bit flakey , i reserve judgement on him till after the qpr game, Stoke are always a write off game, as long as they are allowed to cheat in games a passing team may have problems against them
I'd still give him to the end of the season unless there is a chance of relegation but at the moment i am starting to hope he bugg3rs off in the summer