Topic: PL:Liverpool 3 v 0 Palace Mane 43' Mo 78' Naby 89'

[El Lobo]

I don't really think there were any dives at the weekend, apart from the Gallagher one referenced on the edge of the box. The Benteke one was a tangle of legs with Tsimikas as he tried to ease him out of it (and could have been a penalty), and the Zaha one was a shoulder to shoulder with Konate.

Yeah true. Players are getting better and better at initiating contact for sure, which I then guess means its not a dive. And it'd be a hell of a rule change to start penalising that as a dive as well as the clear going down before any contact ones.

[Dave McCoy]

I had Palace as one of my locks to be relegated and so far I'd have to say they may make a mockery of my prediction.  They were good here but we just have too much quality and that's what mattered in the end.  Shaping up to be an interesting game on October 3rd but Brentford first....

[Ghost Town]

One side point about this game is that the reaction to the starting 11 from a number of fans illustrated how a lot of people like the thought of rotation more than actual rotation.

Yeah people like the theoretical idea of rotation but always seem to think 'not in this game' before each game.

Fans generally regard rotation as a weakening, something to be bourne rather than a positive variation. With a poor squad that makes sense, but as the squad improves, rotation should be seen more as a strength. That should apply now to the centre-backs, midfield, attack and also to left back.

[afc tukrish]

Fans generally regard rotation as a weakening, something to be bourne rather than a positive variation.

Too much Jason after short-term results...

[ScouserAtHeart]

One side point about this game is that the reaction to the starting 11 from a number of fans illustrated how a lot of people like the thought of rotation more than actual rotation.

Well that's because in people's minds, rotation means replacing a player with another player of the same quality, like City or Chelsea do. That's never gonna happen here.

[Jshooters]

Too much Jason after short-term results...

Bravo 

[killer-heels]

Well that's because in people's minds, rotation means replacing a player with another player of the same quality, like City or Chelsea do. That's never gonna happen here.

Yeah, but we were bringing in Tsimikas, Konate, Thiago, Mane, Milner and Van Dijk. It was hardly a bunch of unknown youngsters.

[El Lobo]

Its particularly odd considering the injuries last season. Rotating a little more in theory should mean less injuries, but people seem to have an insouciant attitude towards the possibility.

[newterp]

Its particularly odd considering the injuries last season. Rotating a little more in theory should mean less injuries, but people seem to have an insouciant attitude towards the possibility.

This is the type of laissez-faire attitude towards the use of new verbiage that will be the end of us all.

[PaulF]

Its particularly odd considering the injuries last season. Rotating a little more in theory should mean less injuries, but people seem to have an insouciant attitude towards the possibility.

I think rotation, weakens the team. Both slightly less quality players, and breaking up the familiarity players have with each other.
But far better to do it in a controlled manner against a team you expect to beat anyhow than wait for injuries to pile up. Also means dinner of the familiarity builds up with three rotated players.

[afc tukrish]

This is the type of laissez-faire attitude towards the use of new verbiage that will be the end of us all.

A more equanimous approach to the topic should serve...

[ScouserAtHeart]

Its particularly odd considering the injuries last season. Rotating a little more in theory should mean less injuries, but people seem to have an insouciant attitude towards the possibility.

This is the type of laissez-faire attitude towards the use of new verbiage that will be the end of us all.

A more equanimous approach to the topic should serve...

[Marty 85]