I remember earlier in the summer talking about the reasoning behind the signings of Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam and Stewart Downing. According to statistics, Henderson and Adam were two of the leading chance creators last season while Downing was one of the leading assist makers. There is no doubt that our transfer policy was focused on finding players who can create opportunities for shots on goal.
So far the policy seems to have worked and who could say the Reds haven’t created bundles of chances so far this season? The big problem for us however has been converting those chances into goals. Manchester United have scored 18, Manchester City have scored 15 while Liverpool have only put 6 into the back of the net in 4 league games. 6 in four is not bad but with the chances created we should perhaps have a lot more.
I don’t think it can be denied that if we had converted one more chance in the first half against Sunderland, and had put away 2 of the 20 shots on goal we had against Stoke on Saturday, we would be sitting pretty at the top of the league on 12 points alongside both Man United and Man City. There is no doubt that this is the biggest difference between us and those teams at the top of the league at the moment, and the question becomes how we address the issue.
As I said at the beginning of the article, the likes of Henderson and Adam are chance creators, and although both players have scored one goal already this season, it would be safe to say that both players could have had a fair few more, especially Henderson.
In other areas, Stewart Downing has been unlucky not to score, while Luis Suarez has been excellent in all round play but has been wasteful in front of goal, despite his 3 goals.
In addition, we do need contributions from the defenders too and while Martin Skrtel has scored one already, and we must capitalise more on the dangerous set pieces provided by Charlie Adam.
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Because Liverpool are professional letdown merchants and spineless chokers, constantly talking the talk and not walking the walk, despite having more than enough ability to steamroll dross like Stoke City and Sunderland, they build our hopes up and then knock them down again and again and again.
Really sad for arguably the best team in the Country when playing well.
I strongly believe we will come good. But 1st to do is to start next n future games with ELEVEN players. We drop Henderson and we’ll get results we need and we can let him in slowly as he is for the future. He is far from ready n we don’t need to drop points to experiment. We risk losing points and Suarez to Madrid if we still start him.
Maybe the more accurate but less hysterical title should be ….why didn’t we, instead of why aren’t we.
A team of giants park the bus and a team that has only played together less than 5 games all told and you think we are this or we are that
Against Arsenal we created bugger all but got the goals to win the game.
It’s pathetic to make these stupid statements, we are a team that needs to develop, give them half a season before making claims that we are this or we are that
Our objective is to get into the Champs League, we’re not ready to compete yet for titles, do you not know anything about football
As for the tosser at the top of the page, well I guess Liverpool can do without that type of ‘support’
If you dont like it go and watch West Brom for riveting football, or Chelsea with their £50m strikers eh
Ged, I am with you mate!!!!
The players had just started playing together. How many new players starting for us this year? Nobody talked about taht, instead we a moaning about losing about stoke as if it is the end of the world for LFC. Come on you LFC fans….The season had just STARTED!!!!!!!!!!
YNWA!!!!
Because Andy Carroll is not as good as dzeko or Rooney.
We’re only looked at as choke artists cause they’re doing so well. We lost one nil to stoke AWAY and all the pundits and media cry “Liverpool under performing”. It’s always the same crap. Our squad is good, I like the look of it and the feel.
So the rest can piss off and wait for tomorrow.
YNWA
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