by RedEire » Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:02 pm
Expecting and hoping that the other top three lose points is irrevalent - we have no control over what they will or wont do. As Rafa is so fond of saying "I am only interested in Liverpool and the next game" - surely as a coach he should be sitting down with the team after such a game like last night and ask - What can we do different??? We have seen nothing different from the Stoke game or the Fulham game or last night. Bringing Babel on for last 5 mins - that is an insult to any player. Putting a young lad that has played only 1 mins of PL football todate and has done nothing on the field to earn a spot before also is insulting. While Babel may not be the top player we all want or hoped for, he has shown in the past that he can score and can cause danger. In the brief spell last night, he had one of the better chances. Again looking to change the formation a little be would have been something - perhaps putting Babel up front and getting Kuyt and Reira to throw crosses in - Babels presence in the box may have created a knock down for Keane/Gerrard to score. All I ask as a supported is for is something different if Plan A is not working - swapping a winger for a winger that are both alike - i.e. constantly cutting into middle of park - is not something different