Midfield
Lucas was the star of Liverpool’s midfield once again last night
Lucas Leiva – He looked rusty, and often completely left abandoned by Henderson and Allen, against Arsenal. But was approaching his pre-injury form last night, as he kept it simple and barely allowed Blackburn a look-in. Rating – 7.5
Jordan Henderson – Didn’t do much wrong, although his passing was a bit awry at times. It seems that talk of his contract has gotten to him, in the way it seems to have with Sterling, so the sooner it’s resolved, the better. Rating – 6.5
Joe Allen – Improvement on the weekend but was largely ineffective all night. Not in a particularly bad way, just that it isn’t always clear what Allen adds to the team, other than that high pass-completion rate. Had a decent chance but doesn’t ever really look like scoring them. Rating – 6
Although I don’t blame Brendon for this seasons poor displays it’s frustrating to watch him say we have taken a step forward from last season if we win the FA cup. The owners have restricted transfers and wages and players are refusing to extend contracts especially as they know how much more money the clubs will be getting with the television sponsorships. We have been transformed into a feeding club. Let’s look at Rodgers comments from the start of season. First he says the bigger squad can take us one step further this season, then he says any team would struggle if they lost Suarez , then he says our aim was only to get in top 4 this season, after a good run he says we are eyeing Manchester citys 2nd place and we are back to our best, then a few bad displays and results he says top 4 unrealistic but our aim this season was always to challenge for the top 4. At this rate he will soon be saying our aim was to finish above Everton !!! With the way he aims I’m glad he isnt a soldier in our armed forces !