We may have been set up defensively previously, but we let Man Utd play today and didn't press them at all, let them work the ball and get crosses in against players who are presently struggling with balls into the box. Offensively, I don't think we were set up right today, we looked ponderous in possession and I think Gerrard needed to be swapped with Meireles with Lucas brought in. That, I think, would have added more to our attacking play.
The post your replying to there, and many, many others just utterly reinforces a long held view of mine - namely that most people don't actually watch football at all. They watch results, and they watch players, but they don't really watch the football. Their verdict on how the match went is entirely determined by hindsight, based on the results, with performances rated according to a) how much they liked the players in the first place and b) how much hugely memorable eye-catching stuff they did on the pitch. It's got absolutely bugger all to do with the balance of play.
The tactical differences between Roy's and Rafa's Liverpool side are huge and numerous, and indeed completely obvious (you would think), that so many don't see it just shows how poorly tactics are understood. The media reaction is completely telling as well - I haven't heard anything about the lack of pressing or the narrowness, or the fact we're setting up the same week in week out. In short, the media analyse games exactly the same way - they look at results, determine an agenda and won't change that unless there's a big change in results.
That's why commentators will bang on about how beautiful and attacking Man Utd are (and indeed as will fans), in the mist of tedious run of 14 grinding 1-0 wins which reminded me of nothing more than Arsenal under Graham. It's a major problem with football in this country at all levels of the game, and something I find profoundly depressing.
On a brighter note, it's still why sites like RAWK are so good - I might possibly have given up on football completely if there weren't sites like this and posters like yourself (and many others) about, who really want to learn about the game and think about it in a different way.
