tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post3226889525908556524..comments2023-12-22T01:47:49.178-05:00Comments on oh you beauty: Visualized: Liverpool 0-2 Arsenalnatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10043601945557998732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-18974118808470667522013-11-08T07:17:22.357-05:002013-11-08T07:17:22.357-05:00it's very impresive strategyit's very impresive strategytoko sepatu grosirhttp://www.tokosepatugrosir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-88453812022276081952013-11-04T13:01:43.427-05:002013-11-04T13:01:43.427-05:00Two frustrations:
1)When I saw the starting line-u...Two frustrations:<br />1)When I saw the starting line-up, my first reaction was WTF! Cissohko and Flanno starting!?! Sticking w 3-5-2 despite Johnson's illness, and the inconsistent to poor form of Cissohko and our MF? BR needs to own some of the blame and is frustrating in tactics and personnel decisions. We should have started in a defensive-minded 4-4-2 with Agger and Toure at FB…Allen or Alberto at the top of a MF diamond replaced by Coutinho in 2H. Focus on strong defending and counterattacks when opportunity presents. Did BR really think the starting wingbacks were our best option? Or that our MF was ready to press ARSE in their end of the pitch with success? <br /><br />2)Tactics aside…our MF is too one-dimensional and too inconsistent. As Nate addressed in his post, ARSE MF is multi-dimensional …with Arteta and Ramsey equally adept at pressing, defending, possession, and starting/participating in attack. In contrast, our MF are specialists (Hendo pressing, Lucas defending, Gerrard attacking) and none are great at possession. In addition, they are inconsistent in performing their specialty (see Lucas on the Cazorla goal, Gerrard impotent in attack). This frustration is unfortunately not fixable but the resulting risks can be disguised with a better formation and personnel changes.Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33779660.post-78533674061856970192013-11-04T11:20:38.602-05:002013-11-04T11:20:38.602-05:00The game certainly was an entertaining one to watc...The game certainly was an entertaining one to watch. Liverpool did have some decent chances, never gave up in the match and could have gotten a goal or maybe two. Hendo scuffed his shot in the first half. Atkinson could have allowed the quick free kick by Suarez. Hendo had a decent chance on a cross from Suarez running along the byline. He could have taken a first time volley and scored or made a quicker trap for an easier chance. The best chance of the game and a likely goal would have been when Suarez should have crossed to Sturridge and instead missed the far post. Suarez might have thought Sturridge was offside in the build up and that’s why he shot instead of making the easy layoff. <br /><br />If Stevie would have made more than a jogging effort to track back and mark Cazorla on the first goal he definitely cuts that ball out and there is no goal. He just had to go the ¾ speed over a 35 yard run to cut out the obvious danger. If Toure just steps up a bit towards Ramsey he could have easily blocked that shot for the second goal. He was too worried about the pass behind and played off him.<br /><br />On the balance of play it’s hard to argue with the result. The 2-0 scoreline was a fair representation of the match. Arsenal was just better and more skilled in most facets of the game. The Coutinho for Aly switch at halftime did make s significant improvement in our play and help to create more and better chances. Arsenal completed almost twice as many final third passes in the match 181/237 and more than double of ours in the first half 101/132 and still 29 more in the second half 80/105.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com