I've pondered all that mate, and I understand that line of thinking, but neither Lucas, Gerrard nor Suarez were having good nights. Henderson and Downing were having better games, and both were removed.
I think taking Henderson off was the easy way out, a less glamorous name. Time after time, when Henderson isn't on the field, we fall apart, and it happened again last night.
I'd agree, mate. Since Henderson's been drafted into the starting line-up, we've been a different team.
If Skrtel has been dropped because of poor form, do we start the next game with Carragher and Sama at centre back? In all seriousness, Agger was at fault yet again tonight. Are his mistakes born more from a fault in the system, or is it just pure sloppiness on his part?Personally, I think Skrtel has made less mistakes than Agger this season. Still, when they were paired we still had one of the best defences in the leage, statisically.
Agger can't be dropped though. Skrtel and Carragher in the middle is a disaster waiting to happen and as harsh as it sounds Agger and Skrtel need to be the pairing, form or not. If we keep chopping and changing we won't crack the 55 point mark, which will be - quite frankly - a shambles.
As good as Carra's played, I believe the chemistry's been tinkered with and not for the better.
What the hell happened to Glen Johnson, and was tonight the real Jose Enrique, or just a bad game?Johson's end product is a real worry for me. Tries to be too flashy. Get it in the box FFS. We know you can be world class. He needs to be more consistent. I really like the lad but he can't half be frustrating. Monday was his worst game for us. Quite frankly, he was shocking. Enrique not much better, but people are forgetting, he is coming back from an injury that was meant to keep him out for 6 weeks.
Gerrard and Lucas looked extremely sluggish tonight - a consequence of the Brazil game on Wednesday perhaps? Lucas still looks off to me too, and you do start to wonder whether he'll ever be the same player again.Lucas will take time, I personally don't see him getting back to maximum performance until next season. Still, we're a better side with him in it. End of.
Gerrard. One of those nights. Blame it on internationals, it's really no different to going to Europe at club level mid-week. Whatever the reason, he's been great for us this last two months. He'll bounce back.
Was Shelvey's performance due to a lack of game time, or a general problem with his game, or both? You can see the potential in him, but there is so many ragged edges on him still. He often got in the way of others tonight, and he was slack off the ball too.Lacks game intelligence for me. Some have a football brain and some work off pragmatism. The world class players have both. Shevely's a pragmatist and when you're down on form you can come off second best. This may be because of his lack of game time, but even still, he had a chance to prove himself and let himself down. He's only young and needs to be patient. Has he a future with us? Hard to say, I think it could go either way, to be honest.
Downing MOTM. After taking a lot of criticism during his time here, a bit of praise due surely?Had a great game. Pleased with his form. Needs a few goals but if he continues this form they will come.
Given how much he struggled to get into the game, can we rely on Borini as a replacement for Sturridge when he's not available, or do we have to change things around like we did tonight?See Lucas. The lad's had a serious injury. Doesn't help when the crowd's on his back from the get go. I honestly think he needed to start in place of Shelvey. Given the pressure and the anxiety surrounding the game prior to his introduction, it's hard for a player in Fabio's situation at the moment.