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"Kredit harus diberikan kepada Simon. Dia banyak membantu pasukan memenangi perlawanan. Itu menunjukkan dia sudah mempunyai keyakinan, tidak seperti pada permulaan musim. Di kelab besar seperti Liverpool, anda perlu konsisten dan kekalkan tempat dalam kesebelasan utama. Komunikasi dan pemahaman antara Simon dengan 3 pertahanan di hadapannya nampak sudah semakin baik. Semua orang sudah nampak semakin yakin."









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Brendan Rodgers akan mengeluarkan skuad ke-2 liverpool dalam pertemuan besiktas nanti untuk memberi peluang kepada pemain yang kurang beraksi bermain...Kemungkinan coutinho,sturridge,ibe,mignolet akan direhatkan bagi siap sedia dlm pertemuan menentang mc ahad nie...



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Nama DANIEL STURRIDGE masuk dalam sejarah Liverpool FC !!



Selepas menjaringkan 33 gol, Daniel Sturridge kini menjadi pemain ke-4 paling banyak menjaringkan gol selepas 50 perlawanan liga, berkongsi kedudukan dengan Fernando Torres dan John Evans. Tahniah YNWA.









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Whoscored BPL Team Of The Week GW 26. Kplm axello

Whoscored BPL Team Of The Week GW 26.



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Admin masih mampu ingat beberapa aksi superb saves daripada Simon Mignolet sepanjang karier bsama Liverpool :



• Last minute penalty ( vs Stoke )

• Benteke shot ( vs Villa )

• Triple saves ( vs Soton )

• Critical tackle ( vs Chelsea )

• Lamela shot ( vs Spurs )



Tetapi berkenaan mistake dari beliau, mungkin korang lebih ingat :D



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Joe Allen: Liverpool have recovered from Luis Suarez loss and are even better now

Luis Suarez: £75m move to Barcelona last summer

Joe Allen reckons Liverpool have recovered from Luis Suarez's departure - and might even be stronger without him.

The Uruguayan forward teamed up with Daniel Sturridge in attack last season and the prolific duo almost fired Liverpool to the Premier League title.

Suarez joined Barcelona last summer and, with Sturridge struggling with injuries, the Reds made a stuttering start to the current season.

But they have been in fine form since December and Sunday’s 2-0 win at Southampton was their seventh win in a 10-game unbeaten run which has fired them to within two points of fourth place.

Allen says Liverpool may now be even stronger than they were last season.

"At the start of the year we talked about how losing Suarez was going to have an affect but now we have overcome that," he said.

"It took us a little bit of time to overcome that, because the injury problems we had were not ideal.

"We are certainly back up to that level and, if anything, with the different system we play this season we might even have taken a step forward.”

Allen accepts that the team deserved criticism for some of their displays earlier in the campaign but says they were always confident that better times were on the way.

"I don't think it was unfair,” he said. “There were no hiding places and we were not delivering as players.

"There were no excuses from us. We knew there might be a difficult patch early in the season and that probably went on longer than we hoped and expected.

"At the same time, we always knew we would come through it, and I think that was the biggest sign we would be where we are at this stage."

As well as being in the thick of the race for a Champions League place, the Reds are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals and will be in Besiktas on Thursday looking to secure a place in the last 16 of the Europa League, having won the first leg 1-0.

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Joe Allen reckons Liverpool have recovered from Luis Suarez loss and are even better

Joe Allen: Says Liverpool players expected early-season struggle

Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen thinks the club’s impressive recent form shows they have recovered from the sale of Luis Suarez.

The Uruguayan forward teamed up with Daniel Sturridge in attack last season and the prolific duo almost fired Liverpool to the Premier League title.

However, Suarez joined Barcelona last summer and, with Sturridge struggling with injuries, the Reds made a stuttering start to the current season.

However, they have been in fine form since December and Sunday’s 2-0 win at Southampton was their seventh success in a 10-game unbeaten run which has taken them to within two points of fourth place.

And Allen says Liverpool may now be even stronger than they were last season.

"At the start of the year we talked about how losing Suarez was going to have an affect but now we have overcome that," he said.

"It took us a little bit of time to overcome that, because the injury problems we had were not ideal.

"We are certainly back up to that level and, if anything, with the different system we play this season we might even have taken a step forward.”

Allen accepts that the team deserved criticism for some of their displays earlier in the campaign but says they were always confident that better times were on the way.

"I don't think it was unfair,” he said. “There were no hiding places and we were not delivering as players.

"There were no excuses from us. We knew there might be a difficult patch early in the season and that probably went on longer than we hoped and expected.

"At the same time, we always knew we would come through it, and I think that was the biggest sign we would be where we are at this stage."

As well as being in the thick of the race for a Champions League place, the Reds are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals and will be in Besiktas on Thursday looking to secure a place in the last 16 of the Europa League, having won the first leg 1-0.

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TACTICAL ANALYSIS ~by Axello TACTICALANALYSIS POSTMATCHVERDICTANDANALYSIS S...

TACTICAL ANALYSIS

~by Axello



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Southampton 0 Liverpool 2 SOTLIV

St. Mary &064; 22.02.2015



REDS MEMENANGI PERLAWANAN KETIKA UNITED DAN SPURS KECICIRAN MATA.

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Permulaan



Southampton

- Tactical Base ialah 4-2-3-1. Tanpa Schneiderlin yang tak cukup fit. Menurunkan out of Form Graziano Pelle di atas. beliau masih tak ada sebarang gol pada 2015. Mereka adalah pasukan yang paling bagus rekod defensive dengan cuma 6 defensive error sebelum perlawanan ini.



Liverpool

- Masih mengekalkan formasi stabil mereka 3-4-3. Kehilangan Sakho digantikan Can secara posisi dan Lovren di kawasan EmreCan. Cuma taktikal ini ada modifikasi yang jelas pada struktur wingback. Ibe mungkin wingback pada posisi normal , tidak pada Markovic. Dia diletakkan di narrowed zonal. Di di kawasan lebih dalam.

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Narrowed (penyempitan) LWB relevance.



Markovic bermain deep inside dan lebih zonal. Begitu juga dengan Moreno yang masuk selepas itu. Dia masih mengekalkan formation base yang sama. Ini kerana Rodgers mahu memastikan Clyne sentiasa dalam visi WB. Inat aksi Clyne sebelum ini yang kerap menggunakan diognal run utk penetrating kotak penalti. Markovic perlu memastika dia ada space/gap/ruang yg cukup untuk menghalang Clyne melepasinya dengan speed dan fizikal.



Emre Can memberi fokus kepada Djuricic. Ancaman Southampton di kawasan kiri Liverpool bermula dari awal dan menyebabkan Can melakukan controversial tackle ke atas Djuricic. Sistem ini agak berjaya dari segi mengekan penetrasi diognal dari 2 lapisan wing attack Soton. So ini adalah isu zonal marking oleh wingback. Antara Reason Markovic dikeluarkan mungkin kerana Rodgers mahukan lebih defensive attribute daripada Morenonyang pure Fullback.

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Kegagalan sistem wing attack Southampton



Memaang jelas sepanjang perlawanan build up mereka adalah based in wing play/ flanker. Namun semuanya hampa kerana

disiplin Liverpool yang tinggi dan kualiti pertahanan yang tinggi ditunjukkan Liverpool untuk berdepan /deal dengan setiap movement dan cross. Jordon Ibe turut bermain baik untuk mengekang Elijaro Ellia. Efficiency dan suffieciency yang tinggi oleh back 3 Liverpool adalah salah satu punca. Mungkin ia impak daripada, fresh players sperti Lovren dan dibantu Markovic dan Allen yang boleh dikira agak fresh dengan less involmvement dalam game sebelum ini.



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Defensive Minded Liverpool



Saya pernah beri previu ringkas tentang resilience dan preseverence tactic yang digunakan Liverpool. Rodgers mengakui

pasukan ini sudah belajar daripada kesilapan musim lepas. Kadangkala untuk menang anda perlu bermain defensive minded.

Yang pasti pasukan Liverpool tetap attacking team. Isu kemampuan Attacking Prowess Liverpool memang sudah diketahui namun ketidakstabilan yang infinity antara garis defensive dan offensive adalah persoalan.



Rodgers sebelum ini dikritik kerana enggan melantik jurulati pertahahan yang baru hari ini sinis menyatakan , ia adalah kredit kepada &039;new defensive coach&039;. Saya antara yang patut menelan liur sendiri sebab tak pernah percaya akan defensive coach Liverpool. Ternyata ia bukan isu kegagalan jurulatih , tetapi sebaliknya lebih kepada isu player tak mencapai potensi mereka.



Liverpool bermula dengan menyerap asakan dengan 2 wingback tidak diberikan task yang pressing opponent terlalu kuat.

Dengan Markovic bermain zonal dan Emre Can pula menjadi pressurer daripada belakang. Bila Allen atau Markovic pressing/

shadowing player lawan , Emre Can bersedia menghadirkan surprise pressing dari belakang. Ini taktikal yang digunakan

Diego Simeone di Atletico. Ia bukan taktikal kuno. Ia adalah modern defensive pressure. Ia adalah kemenangan Beharga dihadiahkan pertahanan. Liverpool bertahan sehingga menggunakan 5-3-2.



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Mignolet !

Ia adalah away cleansheet ke 5 berturut turut menjadikan ia sebagai pertama kali selepas 1985. Stagnant , composure dan

cepat bangkit bila ada mistake. Mignolet berkomunikasi baik dengan organisasi pertahanan beliau. Saya ingin memberikan kredit kepada Skrtel-Lovren-Can yang bermain baik dalam gandingan yang serba baru dari segi teknikal. Lovren di posisi Can dan Can di Posisi Sakho. Skrtel menjadi Organizer.

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Koeman Vs Rodgers



Memang kedua dua mereka adalah tactician yang hebat. Sentiasa mementingkan fluidity dan beautiful movement. Defensively Liverpool superb tapi dari sudut attacking dan pressing Southampton memang layak berada di tempat yang mereka ada sekarang iaitu dalam persaingan ke Eropah. Ward Prowse dan Djuricic kerap bertukar posisi. Ellia switched position sekerap mungkin. Mereka menekan Liverpool dan mendesak Liverpool melepaskan bola awal dan menghalang build up. Mungkin ini yang mahu dilakukan LvG di United. Total Football! Attack together and defense together. Dengan deretan pemain yang dibeli daripada Liga Belanda , Koeman memang tak ada masalah untuk shape up total football di sini.

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Analisis Gol



2 gol Liverpool adalah hasil individual brilliant dan opportunist striker. Dalam suasana yang kurang possession dan Southampton

yang jelas better team , memang wonder goal adalah salah satu yang anda perlukan. Perfect Strike Coutinho !. Sukar nak

menyalahkan sesiapa termasuk GK kerana ia adalah pembunuh sesiapa termasuk Oliver Kahn mahupun Neuer.



Gol kedua adalah Individual error,kesilapan pemain Southampton lose ball di kawasan sendiri kerana Schneiderlin sloppy pass, dikala pemain middle third dan attacking third dan build up attacks play. Moreno creates pace dan melakukan hantaran lemah kedalam kawasan depan gol. Satu lagi defensive error bila Matt Targett melakukan clearance lemah. Namun di sini adalah keputusan cepat Sterling untuk merembat terus. Ia adalah lebih decisive daripada tipikal Sterling yang suka fancy play. Ia adalah defensive error ke 7 Soton musim ini tapi masih menjadi pasukan paling sedikit defensive Error.

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JordonIbe&039;s Display

Bagus secara teknikal dan taktikal namun agak weak dari segi contribution. Too many lose passes , lose ball. Ia deisebabkan

kualiti pertahanan Soton yang agak tinggi.

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DanielStirridge&039;s Display



Agak low key performance dan agak selfish dalam game ini namun bila bola di kaki dia mengahdirkan ancaman dengan kualiti.

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Kualiti dan bukan Kuantiti



Liverpool pernah gagal mencipta gol walaupun 14-21 shots on target sebelum ini. Kali ini berbeza, percayakah anda dengan 4 shots on target, Liverpool menjaringkan 2 gol. Solid conversion rate vs the best Defensive team di BPL.

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Referee Performances

Fonte mendakwa , Southampton patut mendapat 2 penalti. Saya rasa , Kevin Friend berhak dipertikaikan. Namun dalam game

yang tempo dan intensiti setinggi ini ia sentiasa menghadirkan emosi dan kontroversi teknikal. Inilah maksud real good game

dan kualiti permainan yang tinggi.

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TACTICAL VERDICT



Southampton&039;s Tactical



Fluid 4-2-3-1 dengan mazy movement di belakang Pelle. Mereka juga aktif penetrate menggunakan skillful winger. Namun Pelle out of form tak dapat connecting well dengan assistant beliau.



Agak mengejutkan bila Southampton terlalu banyak mencuba daripada luar kotak. Ia adalah masalah yang kerap dilakukan Liverpool. Dalam kes Soton ia lebih kepada frustrating dengan kekebalan defensive line dan kegagalan to find the target man.

Jumlah long ball yang agak excessive dengan 71 long ball dan 27 daripadanya adalah cross. Mereka gagal menembusi backline

Liverpool dengan movement dan speed , itu yang menyebabkan next option dilakukan.



Walaupun berlaku ketinggalan awal, pasukan Ronald Koeman ini bertindak balas secara positif dan adalah pasukan yang lebih

baik bagi sepanjang perlawanan. Mungkin ada sedikit badi menentang Liverpool. Mereka tewas kedua dua pertemuan dengan 2 gol dan lebih. Ia adalah kekalah ke -4 dengan bolos 2 gol atau lebih dan 2 daripadanya vs Liverpool. Coutinho strike lagi vs Southampton. Tuan rumah yang menekan Liverpool dengan teruk untuk mencipta ruang, terutamanya di final third. Mereka juga bertahan baik dengan menjaga mengurangkan impak daripada Sterling dan Coutinho. Menjadikan Lallan tidak bermaya dan terpaksa dikeluarkan.



Namun isu besar mereka tidak ada spark di barissan hadapan. Striker &039;mati&039; dan mengharapkan deathball dan juga long shots.

Kebanyakan dribbling dimatikan dan dipintas. Mereka ada peluang tapi gagal seal the chancese terutama Elijaro Ellia. Mereka juga sangat lemah dalam create chances. Cuma 2 unforgiven goal By Liverpool memang sukar dimatikan.

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Liverpool&039;s Tactical



Lebih tight dan tidak anjal. Resistence dan resilliences. Team display yang baik dan memahami bila pasukan seperti Southampton yang on form bermain offensive anda perlu buang ego untuk menerima hakikat , anda perlu more to defense. Rodgers memastikan tangki oksigen sentiasa cukup. Dengan memasukkan Moreno selepas Markovic agak overplay di first half. Kemudian memasukkan Johnson untuk membentuk 3-5-2 dan 5-3-2 bila ultra defensive.



Skrtel dan rakan rakan geng meja belakang berjaya menyerap asakan dengan baik. Selepas dikriktik hebat di awal musim , pertahanan Liverpool menjadi antara yang paling kebal buat masa ini. Emre Can real vesatile player,letak saje mana mana dia akan laksanakan. Liverpool memang bukan Liverpool yang sebelum ini. Gagal melakukan passes lebih daripada 400. Cuma 387 passes sedangkan Southampton dengan dominan 567 passes. Namun OK lah , at least kita ada bukti kita boleh protect the leads.

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Kesimpulan



Ia adalah kemenangan berpasukan sebenar. Tak ada isu disrespect dan sapa jadi star. Sorry to mention! Semua bekerja keras dan buang ego untuk tolong pertahanan walaupun anda memang good striker dan perlukan servis. Tapi Sterling lallana Coutinho ketepikan soal minta servis di depan sebaliknya contribute yang terdaya di belakang. Ia sangat penting dalam suasana padang licin. Allen juga membantu dalam key block dan clearance walaupun badan kecik berdepan Pella dan agile Djuricic.



Jika pertemuan pertama Dusan tadic dan Schneiderlin menjadi nadi pasukan ini, kali ini mereka kehilangannya. Next game adalah crucial game, Ini sudah lepas. Sammy Lee jelas telah revive Southampton sebagai good defensive organization dengan aksi Fonte dan Yoshida.



Tapi sayang defensive error dihukum Liverpool. Itulah Liverpool yang sebenar, menghukum seinci kesilapan lawan. Matematiknya kita kalah namun , saintifiknya kita berjaya balancing dan menyerap tekanan. Mignolet ada 1-2 kali clumsy namun tidak seperti sebelum ini , dia tidak mahu perkara itu mempengaruhi keseluruhan game beliau.



Sunderland terlalu ingin penetrate ruang di antara wingback dan back 3 dengan flanker dan hilang identiti total football mereka. Kesannya , banyak cross dan long ball digunakan.



Liverpool jelas memnetingkan kualiti dengan incisive dan precisive display! Setiap kali bola di kaki , pemain Liverpool kelihatan promising dan mengancam Southampton.



Sila komen dan utarakan pandangan anda !



WIN IS A WIN !



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Jordan Henderson Engine Liverpool.. Speciality -stamina mamat ni memang power...

Jordan Henderson Engine Liverpool..



Speciality



-stamina mamat ni memang power so dia memang first choice BR untuk runningkan game tu..



-control ball/holding ball dia memang terbaik so dia layak dapat pujian admin



-passing memang bagus mostly tepat



-key passes/killer pass/through pass merupakan kekuatan dia menjadikan dia top assist kat Liverpool.memang nice kalau tengok dia assit orang lain gol



-rajin support bahagian defensive



weakness dia yang paling ketara admin perasan

-finishing memang weak.



*so masa lawan city mamat ni memang memainkan peranan penting..dia pilihan one of the first eleven admin masa lawan city..sebab midfield city memang solid habis dengan ada Pakya,Siva,Milner,Nas,Lampard..next post coutinho



-1.ibe - done

-2.hendo - done

-3.coutinho - next



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Admin yakin lepas korang tengok gambo ni mesti korang terkencing sedikit..kahkah...

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Sumber cakap Liverpool cuba berunding dengan Juventus utk dptkan Alvaro Morata...

Sumber cakap Liverpool cuba berunding dengan Juventus utk dptkan Alvaro Morata dengan nilai 25juta.Amacam



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Satu perkembangan menarik untuk pasukan Liverpool...Well done Ibe ...YNWA Admi...

Satu perkembangan menarik untuk pasukan Liverpool...Well done Ibe ...YNWA



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Joe Allen says Liverpool have recovered from the loss of Luis Suarez

Joe Allen says the Liverpool players thought they might have to endure a 'difficult patch' at the start of the season

Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen thinks the club’s impressive recent form shows they have recovered from the sale of Luis Suarez.

The Uruguayan forward teamed up with Daniel Sturridge in attack last season and the prolific duo almost fired Liverpool to the Premier League title.

However, Suarez joined Barcelona last summer and, with Sturridge struggling with injuries, the Reds made a stuttering start to the current season.

However, they have been in fine form since December and Sunday’s 2-0 win at Southampton was their seventh success in a 10-game unbeaten run which has taken them to within two points of fourth place.

And Allen says Liverpool may now be even stronger than they were last season.

"At the start of the year we talked about how losing Suarez was going to have an affect but now we have overcome that," he said.

"It took us a little bit of time to overcome that, because the injury problems we had were not ideal.

"We are certainly back up to that level and, if anything, with the different system we play this season we might even have taken a step forward.”

Allen accepts that the team deserved criticism for some of their displays earlier in the campaign but says they were always confident that better times were on the way.

"I don't think it was unfair,” he said. “There were no hiding places and we were not delivering as players.

"There were no excuses from us. We knew there might be a difficult patch early in the season and that probably went on longer than we hoped and expected.

"At the same time, we always knew we would come through it, and I think that was the biggest sign we would be where we are at this stage."

As well as being in the thick of the race for a Champions League place, the Reds are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals and will be in Besiktas on Thursday looking to secure a place in the last 16 of the Europa League, having won the first leg 1-0.

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Liverpool have now recovered from loss of Luis Suarez – Allen

Liverpool have at last adapted to life without Luis Suarez, with Joe Allen going as far as to suggest Brendan Rodgers‘ side may even be better now.

After coming so close to capturing the Premier League crown last term, things looked like they were unravelling in the wake of the Uruguayan’s Anfield exit. Suarez’s move to Barcelona was compounded by injuries to, amongst others, Daniel Sturridge, and what proved a difficult transition for many summer recruits, leading pressure to mount on Rodgers.

Since December, though, the Reds have improved markedly and on Sunday moved within two points of the top four, thanks to a seventh win during a 10-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.

“At the start of the year we talked about how losing Suarez was going to have an affect but now we have overcome that,” Liverpool midfielder Allen said, following the latest victory at Southampton. “It took us a little bit of time to overcome that because the injury problems we had were not ideal.

“We are certainly back up to that level and if anything with the different system we play this season we might even have taken a step forward.

“Sometimes (criticism) gets taken out of hand but I don’t think it was unfair. There was no hiding places and we were not delivering as players.

“There was no excuse from us. We knew there might be a difficult patch early in the season and that probably went on longer than we hoped and expected.

“At the same time we always knew we would come through it and I think that was the biggest sign we would be where we are at this stage.”

As well as the league, Liverpool are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals and travel to Besiktas on Thursday looking to secure safe progress to the Europa League last-16.

Allen says everyone at the club is “digging deep” to cope with their three-pronged attack, epitomised by the resilience showed in winning 2-0 at Saints on Sunday.

The St Mary’s encounter was not without its controversy, though, as referee Kevin Friend waved away three strong, first-half penalty appeals from the hosts. Dejan Lovren handled after Filip Djuricic twice went down in the box, first under pressure from Emre Can and then Allen’s challenge.

“If I am being honest I didn’t get contact on the ball, which was disappointing because I felt I could get it but missed it,” the latter said. “I didn’t really take him down either so it is one of them where my heart was in my mouth a little bit but at the same time I can see why it wasn’t given.”

Those incidents along with others at the weekend led to widespread discussion about the merits of video technology – something Southampton captain Jose Fonte would back.

Asked if he would support the introduction of such the measure, the Portuguese centre-back said: “Yeah, I think so, I think it would be a good solution.

“It’s one of those days. Nothing went our way. We kept trying, we kept working hard. “They got a great goal really early on and then we put the pressure on them, and we just didn’t have any luck today, either with decisions or in the game itself.”

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Joe Allen of Liverpool says the Reds have recovered from the loss of Luis Suarez to Barcelona

Joe Allen says the Liverpool players thought they might have to endure a 'difficult patch' at the start of the season

Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen thinks the club’s impressive recent form shows they have recovered from the sale of Luis Suarez.

The Uruguayan forward teamed up with Daniel Sturridge in attack last season and the prolific duo almost fired Liverpool to the Premier League title.

However, Suarez joined Barcelona last summer and, with Sturridge struggling with injuries, the Reds made a stuttering start to the current season.

However, they have been in fine form since December and Sunday’s 2-0 win at Southampton was their seventh success in a 10-game unbeaten run which has taken them to within two points of fourth place.

And Allen says Liverpool may now be even stronger than they were last season.

"At the start of the year we talked about how losing Suarez was going to have an affect but now we have overcome that," he said.

"It took us a little bit of time to overcome that, because the injury problems we had were not ideal.

"We are certainly back up to that level and, if anything, with the different system we play this season we might even have taken a step forward.”

Allen accepts that the team deserved criticism for some of their displays earlier in the campaign but says they were always confident that better times were on the way.

"I don't think it was unfair,” he said. “There were no hiding places and we were not delivering as players.

"There were no excuses from us. We knew there might be a difficult patch early in the season and that probably went on longer than we hoped and expected.

"At the same time, we always knew we would come through it, and I think that was the biggest sign we would be where we are at this stage."

As well as being in the thick of the race for a Champions League place, the Reds are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals and will be in Besiktas on Thursday looking to secure a place in the last 16 of the Europa League, having won the first leg 1-0.

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Southampton 0-2 Liverpool: ‘Don’t Shoot Phil!’

Adam Griffies (@whatahitsonlfc) looks at our win over Southampton, and picks out some things you might not have noticed.

The Reds won again. We won again. We’re all happy. Three points off third, two off fourth, and five away league clean sheets on the bounce for the first time since 1985. 30 years. Defensive coach and all that. You’ve probably been made aware of that last piece of trivia at least 10 times since full-time yesterday, but I don’t care; I’m writing an article here and things like that would be worthless if they weren’t included in things like this.

Fluency Lacking, Three Points Not

Don’t know if you did, but I took great solace in the fact we showed we could win ugly again. It’s a sign of a team full of character. Shades of the start of last season.

It was obvious we were lacking our recent fluency, but it seemed our lads accepted that and decided they’d find a way to win the game anyway. I’m almost certain our disjointed display was down to our lack of balance, particularly in the first half.

Our entire XI consisted of right-footed players which left the Reds a bit lopsided. Mamadou Sakho’s ability to bring the ball out of defence and play accurate, penetrating passes through midfield was clearly missed and equally we were missing Alberto Moreno’s habit of stretching the pitch on the left touchline.

I praised Sakho there because the moronic mainstream media certainly won’t. Don’t listen to the mainstream media, please; they’re so rubbish. Listening to ex-footballers attempt to talk about football is soul-crushing most of the time.

It all became even more pathetic for me when BT Sport pundit Ian Wright was asked about Christian Eriksen being banished to the bench by Mauricio Pochettino on Saturday. Wright’s thoroughly insightful reply was “Who’s Eriksen again?” Extraordinary. Great player and I’m sure he’s a good laugh, but he’s getting paid silly money for saying things like that on our tellies.

Good Subs

Credit to Brendan; he wasted no time in rectifying things. The Markovic to Moreno change was one of the most necessary tactical switches you’re ever likely to see. But still, I bet a lot of managers wouldn’t have made it, especially not as early as half-time. Sturridge was introduced as it became clear we needed a focal point to our attacks; someone to get hold of the ball and bring others into play. His arrival freed Sterling up which helped us.

Finally, Johnson replaced Ibe. And Reds everywhere let out a universal sigh. Just do alright please Glen; no lapses. He did. Brendan must have been overflowing with smugness, and Jordon Ibe had his feet up for Turkey on Thursday. Happy days.

Impressive Individuals

The aforementioned Ibe continued to impress. Attacking down the right with the ceaseless youthful exuberance he buzzes about with, whilst marrying that with the positional and defensive perception of a seasoned professional.

Joe Allen again looked like he had a point to prove. He was busy, busier than usual even, and mostly tidy in possession. I felt like his energy was key to our win.

After recovering from a shaky start, Martin Skrtel decided to boss everything. I lost count of the number of headers he won and clearances he made. Could look it up but stats are boring, so I’ll say loads. He did loads. Played Martin.

Simon Gets His Own Sub-title

Simon Mignolet’s renaissance continued. On the few occasions the colossus Skrtel was beaten, Mignolet came to the rescue. A few very good saves, some noteworthy handling and even a Manuel Neuer-style foray out of his box to clear some danger. He’s gone a bit mad and I like it.

Remember he was dropped for Brad Jones? Hahaha.

The Strike

Can’t write this without mentioning that goal, can I? “Don’t shoot” I said to myself as Phil from Brazil picked the ball up 35 yards out. You did too; don’t lie. We meant well; he can’t shoot. Luckily the little magician ignored our pleas and unleashed that. Went in off the underside too, which is always gorgeous to watch.

You know a goal is decent when you can see opposition fans behind the goal being reduced to an open-mouthed clap of appreciation as the ball goes in. Wools.

Jobsworth Steward

Our second was loads of fun. Moreno’s rubbish cross somehow found its way to Sterling’s feet, whose rubbish shot somehow beat Fraser Forster. Raheem ran off, celebrated in front of the travelling Reds, and was joined by everyone else. Except Mingo. I’d love Mingo to run full length and get involved. He’d done enough on Sunday though, fair enough.

One fella that did put in a monumental effort to get involved was a fan. Scaled the hoardings and was then taken down with absurd force and no doubt extreme delectation by a stupidly spirited steward. The fella had probably just had a tough week at work, wanted to kiss Emre Can and hug everyone. They don’t get what footy means to us down in Southampton.

Next Up

Besiktas away on Thursday then. Don’t envy anyone who’s going. Hope everyone, including the players, returns in one piece with a win. One player I’d be leaving at home, with the City game looming, is Phil Coutinho.

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Alberto Moreno: How Spaniard helped change the game in Southampton win

Liverpool’s gutsy 2-0 victory away to Southampton on Sunday was spurred by the introduction of Spanish left-back Alberto Moreno, as Jack Lusby investigates.

In one of the most important games in Liverpool’s top-four challenge this season, Brendan Rodgers produced a tactical one-up on Southampton counterpart Ronald Koeman by introducing Alberto Moreno after half-time.

A resilient Liverpool trudged to victory on Sunday, with goals from Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling ensuring a 2-0 win.

Mamadou Sakho and Daniel Sturridge missing out on starting roles was the big talking point before the game, but the absence of Moreno was brushed over, arguably due to the presence of Lazar Markovic and Jordon Ibe at wing-back.

Replacing Markovic at half-time, however, Moreno’s introduction proved the turning point for Liverpool.

Lazar Markovic at LWB

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Moreno was rested from kick-off at St. Mary’s, and understandably so, given the amount of football he has played recently—taking his place, Markovic had sat out of Liverpool’s midweek win over Besiktas due to suspension.

Unfortunately, with Southampton emphasising their prowess in wide areas in the first half, Markovic struggled in what is an unnatural role at left wing-back.

Nathaniel Clyne, so regularly a key player for Koeman’s side this season, also had Emre Can ahead of him in an unfamiliar left centre-back role.

The combination of Clyne and the bright Filip Djuricic gave Markovic problems on the left flank, and his performance was muted throughout the first half—he was not capable of balancing his defensive and attacking duties.

When Markovic did contribute in the defensive sector, his output was poor, completing just one tackle of his attempted four, and giving away a free kick in a dangerous area for a foul on Djuricic.

Furthermore, in the first half Clyne took to pushing high up the pitch, completing one of two of his attempted take ons, which resulted in a cross in a dangerous area.

In terms of attacking work, Markovic was limp and indecisive, as evidenced by his completion of just one attempt to take the ball past an opponent from three, with Clyne steely at right-back.

Of course, Markovic did supply the pass for Coutinho’s superb goal on three minutes, but it is difficult to give him credit for assisting what was a strike of pure individual inspiration.

Alberto Moreno: Defending

Few were surprised when, with Moreno emerging from the St. Mary’s tunnel kitted up, Markovic was substituted at the interval—Liverpool were being exploited on that left flank, and Can was struggling as a result.

Koeman withdrew Steven Davis at the same time, replacing him with Morgan Schneiderlin, and 10 minutes later Sadio Mane replaced James Ward-Prowse, and Southampton’s tactical approach altered significantly.

Djuricic switched into a central role, with Mane ostensibly taking up the right wing position.

Instead however, Mane’s attacking tendency drew him to a more central role, effectively doubling up with Djuricic—and later his replacement, Dusan Tadic—to clog the ‘D’ area, where Martin Skrtel, Joe Allen and Jordan Henderson were already dominant.

This left Clyne up against both Moreno and Can, and the right-back noticeably shrank in the second half.

Compared to his two attempted take ons in the first half, Clyne made no attempts to take the ball past his opponent in the second half.

Both Moreno’s attempted tackles, of which he completed one and committed a foul with the other, were in a central area, combatting Mane’s attacks.

Clyne paled after the withdrawal of Markovic and, while Moreno’s defensive duties were lessened as a result, the Liverpool left-backs attacking prowess played a big part in this.

Alberto Moreno: Attacking

With Moreno more accustomed to this left-sided wing-back role than Markovic, the positions that he was taking up after his second-half introduction allowed a more blossoming Liverpool attack as a whole.

With Southampton ignoring their flanks and opting for a more central focus after Ward-Prowse’s withdrawal, Moreno was allowed to cut inside.

This was a technique which mirrored the approach of Ibe at right wing-back, and allowed a more fluid attack.

Moreno bombed forward with consistency, pinning Clyne back and stymieing the attacking forays that made him such a threat in the first half.

Sterling’s goal is the perfect evidence of Moreno’s second-half attacking potency.

Phase #1: Moreno’s position on the edge of the centre-circle draws him closer to the combination play of Coutinho, Sterling and Sturridge.

Phase #2: When Schneiderlin sweeps up a high ball in this area, he turns to Clyne as an outlet, but with Moreno on his toes the left-back is quick to intercept the pass.

Phase #3: Having returned the ball to Sterling, Moreno has now advanced past Clyne and into a dangerous position to receive a pass near the edge of the penalty area.

Phase #4: Moreno’s low cross is fumbled by his Southampton counterpart, Matt Targett, with the 19-year-old’s clearance falling to Sterling, who made no mistake with his shot on goal.

Moreno’s involvement in a more central area in the second half not only served to hamper the productivity of Clyne in the Liverpool half, but aided a fluency in the Reds’ attacking movement.

Replacing Lazar Markovic with Alberto Moreno at half-time in Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Southampton on Sunday proved a masterstroke by Brendan Rodgers, who saw his side a more complete and proficient attacking force as they charged towards victory.

Statistics via Squawka and FourFourTwo.

Did Alberto Moreno prove his importance to the side in Sunday’s win over Southampton? Let us know in the comments below.

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Top Men: City quartet shine bright

Man City: Four players in Team of the Week

Man City provide a quartet of players in this week's Team of the Week, while reborn Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet gets the nod once again.

Check out our latest Team of the Week and then let us know your top XI using the story comment facility at the bottom of the article.

TEAMtalk's Top Men: (3-5-2) Mignolet; Ivanovic, Skrtel, Shackell; Toure, Cambiasso, Nasri, Shelvey, Silva; Dzeko, Welbeck

Simon Mignolet (Liverpool): The rampant Reds took a huge, swaggering stride towards Champions League qualification on Sunday, their in-form glovesman keeping Southampton at bay. Buoyed by a series of impressive displays, Mignolet's excellent 2015 continued as Liverpool claimed a fifth consecutive clean sheet on their travels for the first time since 1985. Some achievement. Only weeks from his high-profile dumping by Brendan Rodgers, Mignolet's admirable recovery continues in earnest.

Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea): Another week, another crucial goal for Jose Mourinho's prolific full-back. The Serbian's fourth strike in six games, largely thanks to Eden Hazard's dizzying wizardry, edged Chelsea a point closer in their quest for Premier League glory. Their home draw with Burnley, steeped in controversy, mired in vexation, may have got tongues wagging for very different reasons, but Ivanovic's exceptional form should not be ignored. Finally, Chelsea's unsung hero is getting the attention his performances justifiably warrant.

Martin Skrtel (Liverpool): Arguably the main beneficiary of Rodgers' tactical tinkering, Skrtel's impeccable organisation and intelligent awareness provided the basis for a vital away win. Liverpool's free-flowing 3-4-2-1 may have unlocked Philippe Coutinho's infinite potential, bestowed Raheem Sterling space to weave, but their defensive progression owes incessant gratification to their Slovakian bruiser. Keeping Graziano Pelle and Sadio Mane quiet? Impressive. Making Dejan Lovren appear assured? Miraculous.

Jason Shackell (Burnley): Whether through perfect planning or sheer blind luck, the Clarets stole their first ever top-tier points from the league leader's hitherto impenetrable fortress. Chelsea's multilateral attack, the dazzling Hazard, barnstorming Diego Costa and fleet-footed Juan Cuadrado, toiled in unison in the face of Burnley's determined display. The uncompromising Shackell, a true throwback to the heady days of black-booted, no nonsense defensive diligence, silenced Mourinho's title-tilting charges. Well, metaphorically anyway...

Yaya Toure (Manchester City): City toiled in Toure's absence, lacking guidance and thrust without their barnstorming figurehead. Inevitably, his overdue return awakened the champions from their winter slumber. Toure's languid, almost arrogant, panache carved apart Newcastle's beleaguered midfield; opponents gravitating towards City's enigmatic talisman, giving their dextrous playmakers havoc-wreaking room. The V8 in Manuel Pellegrini's custom made supercar; sleek and beautiful but ultimately one-paced without its explosive engine.

Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester): The 34-year old haughtily defied father time, rolling back the years with a virtuoso performance against Everton. Age is but a number, after all. His superb tactical awareness and intelligent distribution, not to mention well taken goal, inspired Leicester to an impressive draw at Goodison Park. Breaking up the play with prolific regularity, the former Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Argentina lynchpin marshalled the midfield battle; a battle-worn veteran eyeing one last hurrah.

Samir Nasri (Manchester City): Injuries halted the enigmatic Frenchman this season, City appearing startlingly predictable in his enforced absence. Despite James Milner's industry and discipline, Pellegrini's inconsistent charges were a different proposition upon his return to form. Dovetailing beautifully with Spanish schemer David Silva, Nasri's vision, movement and neatly taken goal helped the Champions close the gap in another enthralling title race.

Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea): Garry Monk's Swans soared at the Liberty, claiming a historic double over Manchester United. Ex-Liverpool midfielder Shelvey, habitually, if optimistically compared to Steven Gerrard, delivered a performance worthy of his former team-mate on Saturday. Shelvey's delectable cross created Ki Sung-Yong's equaliser before a trademark long-ranger stunned the Red Devils, via the back of Bafetimbi Gomis. A far cry from Liverpool's captain fantastic maybe, but Shelvey is his own man, a wonderfully gifted footballer in his own right.

David Silva (Manchester City): Beautifully balanced and sumptuously delicate, City's suave Spaniard wrote, directed and ultimately starred in their 5-0 exhibition against Newcastle. Taking his league tally to nine with two clinical finishes, Silva's multifaceted majesty hogged the headlines. Rightfully so. With Edin Dzeko in particular benefitting from the Spaniard's exceptional form, not to mention his genius through ball, City's lingering title hopes rest squarely on Silva's sloping shoulders.

Edin Dzeko (Manchester City): The Bosnian finally returned to the scoresheet, his expert touch and clinical finish capping a performance of total, incessant domination. Dzeko's excellent movement and impressive team ethic provided a welcome boost for Pellegrini's previously profligate champions, linking superbly with Nasri and Silva. While Wilfried Bony's winter arrival triggered speculation over Dzeko's future, his inspired performance on Saturday should lay any lingering speculation to rest.

Danny Welbeck (Arsenal): While Olivier Giroud netted again in Saturday's nervy triumph at Selhust Park, it was his much maligned partner who rightly snatched the plaudits. Welbeck's tireless, direct approach forced errors aplenty from the home defence, offering Arsenal's dead-eyed playmakers, including the inevitably impressive Mesut Ozil, with a reliable outlet. Having harried and hustled Papa Souare into clumsy, penalty-inducing foul, Welbeck's perfectly timed run enabled in-form Giroud the slot the second. For an Arsenal side valuing technique above tenacity, the England international provides a crucial Plan B.

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