Good game, had me thinking with the players at his disposal, is that a side rafa would have put out ....thought IMO they played 4231 .... Admitedly an interchangeable front 4 ... You could arguably move downing to the left and move Suarez to the right and Borini at top.... stagger some players if you want but you get the point I hope... Pressing high and again you get that from Suarez regardless .. Good tempo.... Holding, Passing and going direct .. Good movement ... And Suarez actually had me on my feet At times.... Well, made me move, well .... spasm in a weird wtf did I just see him do now kind of way..... Class....
Suarez
Borini. Gerrard downing
Shelvey. Lucas
Enrique agger skirtel Johnson
Reina
Lucas was boss, still far from where he was but I saw glimpses... A few alonso esque bombs, a few cutting through balls,
and a few tackles made.... more to come.....Suarez shows the difference between good and great ... Gerrard showed how more effective he can be playing a free role behind lil luis .... They could be the 2012 version of Torres and gerrard ... All in all for the first time, a remembrance of some solid, steady and at times quality passing football ... Johnson struck a beauty, class strike ... If I could be arsed to be balanced you could pull up a few players who would get constructive feedback, but I can't be bothered ...
The caveat one should highlight, is that we played gomel... So let's not get carried away but if the back four and middle ( Lucas ESP and he gets back to where he was pre injury) stay fit... Along with gerrad and Suarez... Well, we should have some good games coming up...
I'm still smiling though...