Comments on: Lay Off Liverpool and Rafa http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/ Football News Fri, 25 May 2012 18:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Milo- http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60137 Milo- Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:13:14 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60137 Firstly i have to say teams like Utd and Liverpool need large squads and therefore rotation is a key element. What i will say though is that Liverpool are very poor at their rotation policy. If you look at the team Utd sent out against Everton it was as near to the strongest squad we could put out at the time, and u could say possibly that with our injuries our only squad, but if u look at the times when Utd rotate players it is at home games against teams id consider bottom half finishers and away at some of the lesser teams. Sir Alex knows that a team needs to keep momentum and that rotating your squad just because u play 3 games in a week doesn't always work. It is very rare for me to see a liverpool team go unchanged for more than 2 or 3 matches at a time when they need consistancy! One reason why Utd won the title last year was our best players played most games and would only be rested if we had the game won when they could be subbed i.e. Rooney and Ronaldo! Furthermore id love Rafa to shut up about the fixture list, live with it everyone else does. He complains that he had to play at midday on saturday after international break, well so did, Utd, Arsenal and 4 hours later Chelsea. He then said that his team should have played on sunday instead, and so what give him a day less before a CL game! All top teams have this problem and not just Liverpool so Rafa should just keep quiet and get on with his job! Firstly i have to say teams like Utd and Liverpool need large squads and therefore rotation is a key element. What i will say though is that Liverpool are very poor at their rotation policy. If you look at the team Utd sent out against Everton it was as near to the strongest squad we could put out at the time, and u could say possibly that with our injuries our only squad, but if u look at the times when Utd rotate players it is at home games against teams id consider bottom half finishers and away at some of the lesser teams. Sir Alex knows that a team needs to keep momentum and that rotating your squad just because u play 3 games in a week doesn’t always work.

It is very rare for me to see a liverpool team go unchanged for more than 2 or 3 matches at a time when they need consistancy! One reason why Utd won the title last year was our best players played most games and would only be rested if we had the game won when they could be subbed i.e. Rooney and Ronaldo!

Furthermore id love Rafa to shut up about the fixture list, live with it everyone else does. He complains that he had to play at midday on saturday after international break, well so did, Utd, Arsenal and 4 hours later Chelsea. He then said that his team should have played on sunday instead, and so what give him a day less before a CL game! All top teams have this problem and not just Liverpool so Rafa should just keep quiet and get on with his job!

]]> By: Liverpool_Fan http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60098 Liverpool_Fan Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:12:14 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60098 Yes, Liverpool's three best players, Torres, Gerrard and Mascherano :::: this is probably the only part i dont agree with Reina and Carragher are better than mascherano but mascherano is a great player! Remmember we were linked with the likes of Quaresma, David Villa, Eto and very importantly Torres because of our ability in the champions league if you want to see more players like Torres in our squad in the future it is necessary to get far. but i still would rather win the league but at the end of the day its a long term rong game not a season and thats it! Yes, Liverpool’s three best players, Torres, Gerrard and Mascherano :::: this is probably the only part i dont agree with Reina and Carragher are better than mascherano but mascherano is a great player!

Remmember we were linked with the likes of Quaresma, David Villa, Eto and very importantly Torres because of our ability in the champions league if you want to see more players like Torres in our squad in the future it is necessary to get far.

but i still would rather win the league but at the end of the day its a long term rong game not a season and thats it!

]]> By: erikkd http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60095 erikkd Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:41:17 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60095 interesting point about trying to qualify for the next CL round as quickly as possible, to then focus on premier league. that makes some sense, and would seem to indicate that Liverpool have mapped out a strategy for accomplishing multiple goals this season, which they should hew to as they are doing fine in both PL and CL so far. As long as they progress towards both goals, fans are going to have to accept the rotation policy. If they start dropping games and fade in the PL, then there will be grounds for criticism, but i think its too early in the season to be grinding this axe interesting point about trying to qualify for the next CL round as quickly as possible, to then focus on premier league. that makes some sense, and would seem to indicate that Liverpool have mapped out a strategy for accomplishing multiple goals this season, which they should hew to as they are doing fine in both PL and CL so far. As long as they progress towards both goals, fans are going to have to accept the rotation policy. If they start dropping games and fade in the PL, then there will be grounds for criticism, but i think its too early in the season to be grinding this axe

]]> By: Shaheen Seedat http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60094 Shaheen Seedat Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:05:31 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60094 Yeah - but it doesnt explain why you leave your 3 best attacking players (torres, gerrard and babel) and masc for the SAME game. It makes more sense to perhaps leave 1 (maybe 2) out for the same game but not all at once Yeah – but it doesnt explain why you leave your 3 best attacking players (torres, gerrard and babel) and masc for the SAME game.

It makes more sense to perhaps leave 1 (maybe 2) out for the same game but not all at once

]]> By: Karl http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60077 Karl Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:13:44 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60077 What are you saying? You mean to say Liverpool have 3 good players and 8 idiots that's just around to fill up the gaps in the squad? "...in the scheme of things, the Porto game is more important." Does this mean that the League is not a priority again this season? Perhaps this is the reason why people view LFC as a cup team. I must admit, I agree with having to rotate the team. What are you saying? You mean to say Liverpool have 3 good players and 8 idiots that’s just around to fill up the gaps in the squad?

“…in the scheme of things, the Porto game is more important.”
Does this mean that the League is not a priority again this season? Perhaps this is the reason why people view LFC as a cup team.

I must admit, I agree with having to rotate the team.

]]> By: Brian http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60074 Brian Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:11:52 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/lay-off-liverpool-and-rafa/3179/#comment-60074 The Arbeloas? You do realize he's played every minute of every match for us this season so far. The Arbeloas? You do realize he’s played every minute of every match for us this season so far.

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