So we’re close to a quarter of the way through the season already (I know, it goes quickly, doesn’t it?) and it’s fair to say that we’ve started fairly well. The odd stutter aside, we’ve acquitted ourselves pretty decently against the more difficult sides we’ve faced with victories against Everton and Arsenal (both away, no less) a home draw against United which could and should have been a morale-boosting win have shown that we’re more than capable of getting results in tough games. Likewise, we’ve made easy work of lesser sides in some games too. But defeats against the likes of Tottenham have shown that we’re still lacking and have a lot to learn still.
While a lot of people have pointed out that we lack any real pace and mobility in midfield when the likes of Henderson and Adam are playing, I actually think that, now Gerrard is back that will become less of an issue, particularly if he is able to play off Suarez and link midfield with attack like he is so good at.
There is also a lot being made of Jamie Carragher’s fading ability (myself being one of those people) and, strangely, a large part of our fans that put all of our defensive failing squarely on Martin Skrtel’s shoulders. However, a quick glance at the league table would show that we’re actually joint 5th strongest at the back with Aston Villa, having conceded 9, whilst Stoke have let in 8 and United, City and Newcastle are all on 6 goals. Given the sheer amount of new – and returning – players we have, it’s pretty impressive that we haven’t been more of a mess defensively.
Neither of these two areas concern me overly, as they things that are gradually working themselves out and have not posed any huge problems for us so far (particularly not as we conceded 4 of those 9 in one dire, dire game). The one main issue I see up to now is our complete inability to take our chances at the opposite end.
The stats will show that Liverpool have scored only 1 less than Arsenal and 2 less than Tottenham but given the amount of chances we’ve managed to create overall, it’s an incredibly worrying statistic. Particularly given that the Manchester’s City and United have scored 27 and 25 respectively and Chelsea who have an expensive flop of a striker in their midst have still managed to score nearly twice as many as us.
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What happened to maxi? He is one guy we need upfront he can score goals out of nothing. He does not make it on bench? I know he is old but can be that missing peice
Maxi cant score goals. He is a good passer but not a great goal scorer. Maxi will be out rather sooner than later. Maybe in January with a new winger coming in.
What we need is a striker that can put our chances away. And maybe an in form Carroll is just what we need.
Suarez is more a creative influence than a finisher. Because of his skills he will always score a fair amount himself but when Carroll hits form and the around him start passing to him instead of hoofing the ball at him I think with the potential service around him we will see a striker capable of getting 3 goals every 4 or 5 games and the team will be on fire!