i was there. If I'm honest I never thought any of our players performed anything like they are capable of, the whole thing seemed to be an off day.
I get the feeling there is a bit of lethargy creeping in; a lot of players (Enrique, Adam, Henderson, Skrtel) have played almost uninterupted and it is going to lead to errors and off performances. Equally out of the race for 4th the pressure is off and we are all sort of looking towards Stoke and beyond in the FA Cup.
One of the main reasons I want to see Kenn ring some changes in the league, get some fresh blood in and see what the youngsters on the perihphary of the squad like Coates, Shelvey, and Jordan (in the middle) can do.
Coates did OK but nothing more than that, missed a couple of headers that should be meat & drink. Still impressed with him overall, just think he needs games and its difficult to give games when we are struggling.
Aye, but was the wind as bad as people suggested all of the back four looked a bit suspect in the air, and Pepe didn't look like he wanted to come off his line at times.
Looked good with the ball at his feet though, carried it out nicely, and played some lovely passes out wide to the midfielders.
Think Jamie was more than a bit suprised to not be in the team.
I think this change is long overdue, and necessary for the future of the football club, he'll start against Everton though, which is a debate in itself.
Jordan, was always going to be a difficult day for him. Sunderland fans did not seem to give him a hard time which may tell us something. Have a good mate up there and everybody who he has spoken to about him gives very positive feedback about the footballer & the person. That might not be enough for LFC but its a good starting point.
Good reception I am sure. Never expected much from him yesterday for that reason. Same as Dirk when he went back to Twente, he was anonymous, bit much for the lad. In the conditions he did better than I envisaged. Good display on a bad day for us.
He still has a lot of developing to do but think that he'll be OK and have been told that everybody around the club expects him to develop into an extremely good player.
He has all the attributes, pace, technique, vision, eye for a pass.
I'm not sure that he is a central midfielder yet, but may become one. Again the Ronnie Whelan comparison is there and although he is bigger than Ronnie, he is not as physically imposing yet, mind the game is also a lot less physical.
While Lucas is out, I want to see him play ahead of two midfield pivots in Adam/Gerrard and Spearing.