I simply don't know who took the field against Olympique Marseille yesterday but it looked like a bunch of impostors in Liverpool red.
Other than the first two or three minutes of the game, and during injury time at the end, it could have been Liverpool's reserves out there playing OM. This was a game we should have won and one that we deserved to lose. I've rarely said that of a Liverpool side (if ever) but I really have to wonder what's going on within the team.
Gerrard seems a shadow of himself since coming back from his toe injury and our midfield, formerly one of the best in England, seems incapable of keeping possession or passing the ball. I cannot count the number of times Momo lost possession with an errant pass yesterday and Gerrard was hardly ever mentioned. Yossi was the same. I don't think it can be fatigue with Rafa's team selection policies so we really have to look elsewhere.
Is it a chemistry issue? I wonder if Torres-Crouch really works and definitely Leto on the left side was a bust. I would much rather see our favorite Norwegian on the left wing and even Pennant on the right. Put Yossi and Stevie in the middle and that is a mid-field that will give most teams pause.
I'll be in Baltimore Sunday to watch Liverpool play at 10am at my favorite pub in this country.
Go Reds!
Posted by artandscience at October 3, 2007 03:24 AM