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I'm so glad that Joe Allen did not start the game against MC. The starting first eleven is the excellent choice from BR. JA need more time to adapt to LFC system. Hope BR wont put him on his starting line up or else it will be disaster for the team. what to you think guys?

I dont rate Joe that hihly. we need a.monster DM in my opinion

Allen isn't a DM. He used to at further forward for Swansea but with Lucas being injured got pushed back.

I'm also glad he didn't start but not because he's [oops]. I think he needed a week or two off to try and get back to his early season form as he was one of our best players for the first couple of months. Lets just good he gets back there.

I'm pretty confident Allen will be a good player for us in future years, going through a bad patch atm though

i agree JA will be an future asset to LFC but as for now, BR cant put him on the 1st 11. Not until we start winning again. Look at the game against Oldham where LFC should have won easily. JA is the loophole and that makes oldham's job easy to penetrate.
I feel sorry for the back 4.

No he doesn't. He's been playing the system for a long time under BR at swansea. JA's problem is that he is extremely limited in what he does. His job is to give the ball to whoever is nearest to him. Nothing ore, nothing less. He offers nothing offensively OR defensively. He needs to develop at LOT more to his game if he is ever going to get anywhere near his price tag.

i think he'll be a good player for us but it will take time. he's been poor since lucas has returned. being dropped from the first 11 is exactly the kick up the arse he needs.

when he played for swansea you'd see him harry midfielders, always look to win the ball back. he offered a lot for them going forward, running at defenders, taking men on, creating himself some space.

he just hasn't done it since lucas has come back and he's been moved higher up the pitch.

henderson has reacted well to being dropped from the team so hopefully it can have a similar effect on allen.

henderson has played really well recently i think and it will take something special from allen to reclaim his place because we look so much better with hendo in the team. lucas and gerrard sit deep and play the ball while henderson does all their running. been quality recently and he can still get better

He cant even do that in big games

He`s still young and its only his first season at the pool.Some fans seem to give up on our players very quickly these days , i`d much rather remain positive about Allen , i think he can become a very valuable player for the club.

you do that you can remain postive on andy carrol if u like...