In the Red’s first 8 league games so far this new season, we have managed a total of 122 shots and just 11 goals. That averages at just over 15 shots per game, with us needing over 11 shots to score just one goal. Now, I think anybody would argue that you would hope to at least create 2-4 great goal-scoring opportunities from those shots in each game, so why aren’t we taking them? It’s hard to say, really. We have one of the best strikers in the league in Luis Suarez and while he is our top scorer, he has still only notched up 4 league goals. Compare this to – I know, I’m sorry – Wayne Rooney who, despite missing a few games, has already notched 9 league goals.
The most disconcerting game for me so far was the away match at the Britannia. How Stoke managed to beat us 1-nil, despite us creating 24 chances I will never know. I doubt the players and staff would be able to offer any further insight into what happened there either. Something must be done soon though, as after our last big ‘Super Sunday’ match, we have – at least on paper – a relatively straightforward run in the offing.
Now, I don’t want to add further fuel to the ‘Liverpool rely on Gerrard too much’ brigade but I think that now that he’s back and taking his place in the side, I think this will become much less of a problem. Not so much because he’ll score all of ours goals himself but because between him and Suarez we will have something akin to the Gerrard-Torres partnership that used to devastate so much for us and with those two creating an understanding it will hopefully take a lot of the pressure off the likes of Adam, Downing, Kuyt and Carroll and their goals will, as a direct results, also begin to start flowing.
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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!