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Raheem Sterling : "Masuk telinga kanan keluar telinga kiri" "Semua orang berhak...

Raheem Sterling : "Masuk telinga kanan keluar telinga kiri"

"Semua orang berhak memberi pendapat mengenai situasi saya ketika ini dan saya hanya seorang budak yang cintakan bolasepak dan mahu jadi yang terbaik. Saya tidak kisah dengan kritikan yang diberikan. Saya hanya fokus kepada bolasepak dan lakukan yang terbaik untuk Liverpool."




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Lovren, Rodgers, Balotelli, Johnson: 5 Talking Points from West Brom 0-0 Liverpool

Liverpool failed to bounce back to winning ways on Saturday as they were held to a 0-0 draw at West Brom in a game which will probably go down as one of the worst viewing spectacles of the season.

Philippe Coutinho went close for the Reds on a couple of occasions and Jordon Ibe hit the crossbar,  but despite Liverpool dominating possession there were few clear-cut chances on show and the Baggies threatened almost as many times at the opposite end.

It marks a dismal week for the Reds who have now won just two of their last five and look in danger of letting the season peter out entirely. Brendan Rodgers doesn’t have time on his side to convince plenty of the supporters, at least, that he’s the man to help revamp things in summer—so it’s with him we start as we look at five talking points from the Hawthorns bore-fest.

Brendan Rodgers’ Tactical Indecision

This is a real issue now for Liverpool. Tactical versatility and being unpredictable is not just a whim, it’s an asset for a football team—but only when it’s working. Only when it has purpose. For the Reds’ last three matches, they beat Newcastle with a 4-3-3, reverted to a 3-4-2-1 for the FA Cup semi-final defeat against Aston Villa and then went back once more to 4-3-3 to start the West Brom fixture.

There is no consistency or, seemingly, trust from Rodgers in one system being any better than the other and it’s not even a case of adapting the XI for players who are returning from injury or similar. This week’s change-arounds didn’t have the desired impact and, really, there can’t be much excuse for the low tempo of the performance, given the time on the ball Liverpool’s players had.

Rodgers’ constant switching of tactics also leaves the summer transfer window in limbo, as it’s nearly impossible to predict what type of players Liverpool need without knowing the shape they’ll take.

The boss would probably be wise to now stick with the 4-3-3 for the rest of the season, seeing which players rise to the challenge of taking maximum points and keeping Liverpool at least in fifth…but his time at Anfield doesn’t exactly point to Rodgers doing so.

Glen Johnson: Is There a Less-Bothered Man in Football?

As if the Reds hadn’t had enough reminders over the past couple of seasons, Glen Johnson’s performance from left-back against an almost non-existent West Brom attack highlighted once more the absolute disregard he has for a place in the team, the shirt on his back and, quite possibly, the notion that anything important is going on around him at all.

Almost everything positive West Brom managed to produce in the game (yes, all three things) came down his side of the pitch, starting with an innocuous-looking long ball. Johnson mis-controlled it, failed to react and ultimately lost out to Saido Berahino, and was lucky not to see the forward head toward goal after losing possession.

Things didn’t get any better defensively as Johnson failed to stop crosses, never looked like keeping pace with those who ran past him and offered little in build-up play.

Dejan Lovren had a Decent Impact

Liverpool’s £20 million centre-back Dejan Lovren has had an awful campaign, with his best games invariably those where he sat on the bench and watched Mamadou Sakho.

Against West Brom, the Croatian put in a much more respectable performance—but it’s nothing to get carried away with. The Baggies mustered almost nothing of note until the final 10 minutes of the match, so much of Lovren’s good work was carried out under no pressure, high up the field and with recovery room behind him if anything did go wrong.

That said, it would still be churlish not to accept that the old adage remains true: you can only beat what’s in front of you. Liverpool didn’t win, but Lovren “won” his battle in denying Berahino much of a sniff of the ball, nipping in to win challenges or possession before support could come the way of the striker—and making one hugely important goalline clearance. It was certainly nothing you’d expect him to be incapable of, kicking clear a bouncing ball, but the way the season has gone for Lovren he could have sliced it into the roof of the net and nobody would have shown surprise.

Did he perform £20 million well? No. But he put in a good display, was certainly more solid than Martin Skrtel and had a nice hour or so on the pitch where all he needed to do was pass the ball back to Steven Gerrard.

Mario Balotelli: the Debate Continues

Your views on Mario Balotelli’s 70 minutes on the pitch will invariably be shaped by your views on Mario Balotelli’s entire 2014-15 season.

The Italian striker had a couple of long-range strikes, linked neatly with Jordon Ibe once or twice and dropped deep to get involved in build-up play, but also never really looked to run in behind the West Brom defence, didn’t hold up the ball inside the box and certainly never threatened Boaz Myhill.

Whether the instruction was for him to find space outside the box or not, Balotelli did it, but without runners from midfield Liverpool didn’t take advantage of the gaps he left in attack. As such, there was rarely much of a penalty box presence and the team’s failure to score a goal will inevitably see spotlight fall on the No. 45.

He wasn’t terribly sharp, but hasn’t had much football. He didn’t have a strike partner, but also lost possession too easily anyway. He didn’t score, but nobody gave him a clear chance.

How much is Balotelli’s fault, and how much is systemic of the team?

The only obvious outcome from it all is that, right now, they’re not compatible together. Your views on Mario will dictate whether you think the team needs to incorporate him better, or the Reds need to get rid.

Creativity, Flair, Ideas…Movement

Faced with a team organised and directed by Tony Pulis, Liverpool absolutely had to play with three key ingredients at the Hawthorns: Pace, width and movement.

A front three was a reasonable way to go given Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson were able to push on from midfield, but Liverpool’s play was all too slow, too predictable, too disconnected to really trouble the Baggies back line. Infrequent were the runs down the channels between full-back and centre-back, almost never were the full-backs seen on the touchline.

Everything came narrow, unless Ibe or Raheem Sterling were expected to take on three players at once on the outside, and the lack of movement and slow rate of passing was never going to break the home side down. Whether it was the come-down after the cup exit or an end-of-season match that Liverpool just couldn’t up the tempo of, a 0-0 draw looked on the cards almost from the opening 10 minutes.

It was poor fair all round and it’s back to the drawing board for Rodgers.

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West Brom 0-0 Liverpool: Player Ratings

Following Liverpool’s soulless 0-0 draw with West Brom on Saturday, Henry Jackson assesses each Reds performer on the day.

West Brom 0-0 Liverpool
Premier League – The Hawthorns – Saturday, 25th April 2015

SIMON MIGNOLET (out of 10)- 7

While a number of Liverpool players seem to be getting worse as the season progresses, Mignolet once again continued his excellent recent form.

The 27-year-old had virtually nothing to do until late in the day, but made vital stops to deny both Victor Anichebe and Callum McManaman.

EMRE CAN– 5.5

Brendan Rodgers deployed Can as a right-back, and once again the young German simply didn’t look comfortable in the role.

His use of the ball was a little sloppy on more than one occasion, and McManaman had the beating of him when he was introduced in the second-half. Must be used centrally.

MARTIN SKRTEL– 6.5

Skrtel’s form has been terrific since Christmas, and he was once again solid on the whole.

The 30-year-old had little to do all afternoon, keeping the bruising Anichebe quiet for the most part. One poor clearance almost allowed the former Everton man the head home after the break though.

DEJAN LOVREN– 8

Lovren enjoyed comfortably his finest performance in a Reds shirt, after what has been an extremely below-par first season on Merseyside.

The 25-year-old was everywhere at times, making vital tackles, showing composure on the ball and clearing the ball off the line late on. A hugely pleasing display from the under-fire Croatian.

GLEN JOHNSON- 5

To put it bluntly, the end of Johnson’s Liverpool career can’t come soon enough, assuming he’s leaving in the summer.

The Englishman was his usual lackadaisical self, almost gifting West Brom goals on two occasions. His attacking thrust was relatively non-existent too.

STEVEN GERRARD– 6

The 34-year-old was comfortably better than he was against Aston Villa last Sunday, but that was partly to do with West Brom’s horrible lack of adventure. They never tested his lack of legs.

The skipper’s passing was good on the whole, barring the odd wayward long-range effort, but once again it was hard to watch a player lacking the enormous influence he once did.

JORDAN HENDERSON– 6

The vice-captain didn’t stamp his authority on the game at any point, and while he did little wrong, he will be disappointed with his display.

The England international seemed too concerned at leaving Gerrard alone in midfield, and because of it he didn’t make enough forays into the West Brom penalty area until late in the day.

PHILIPPE COUTINHO– 7

The brilliant 22-year-old may not have had his finest day at the office, but he was still the pick of the Reds’ attacking players.

He was guilty of trying too much on the ball several times, but he was the only player you really felt could be the match-winner as the clock ticked by. Admirable effort in a struggling side.

JORDON IBE– 6.5

The 19-year-old returned having been cup-tied for the Villa game, and looked a bright spark for much of the game.

He improved as the match progressed, crashing a wonderful effort against the crossbar, before being rather unfortunately substituted with 16 minutes remaining.

RAHEEM STERLING– 6

Sterling made a bright start to proceedings, looking lively down the left and linking nicely with the likes of Coutinho and Mario Balotelli, but he was poor after the break.

He got very little out of either Craig Dawson or Chris Brunt, and although he never stopped trying, you expect more if you are supposedly one of Europe’s brightest young talents.

MARIO BALOTELLI- 6

Like Sterling, Balotelli looked a threat in the early exchanges, showing good strength and quality a number of times.

He didn’t offer enough movement at any point though, and was replaced after 74 minutes having drifted out of the game.

Substitutes

ADAM LALLANA (on for Ibe ’74)- 6

The former Southampton star showed a few nice touches, but didn’t really have an impact.

FABIO BORINI (on for Balotelli ’74)- 5.5

Willing as ever, but ineffective.

BRENDAN RODGERS- 5

Another day to forget for the Liverpool manager, who seemed somewhat clueless as to how to break down West Brom’s stubborn rearguard.

Constantly picking Johnson remains completely baffling, as does playing Can at right-back and giving Gerrard 90 minutes in every game he plays. The vultures are beginning to circle more and more.

Referee- ROGER EAST- 6

East was not really noticeable throughout, which suggests he did a good job. He was a little picky with some decisions, but then all referees seem to be.

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“For the most part it was awful”- Liverpool fans react to dull stalemate with West Brom

Liverpool drew 0-0 with West Brom on a boring Saturday afternoon at the Hawthorns. We round-up the best social media reaction from during and after the game.

Well that is surely that in terms of a top-four finish this season for the Reds, if it hadn’t already been over before the stalemate with the Baggies.

It was a pretty dire game of football in truth, and although Liverpool were the only side really trying to win the game, they never did enough to earn all three points.

Dejan Lovren was the undisputed bright spark, responding brilliantly after THAT shot against Aston Villa, while Philippe Coutinho tried his best in the attacking third.

Glen Johnson again outlined why he has no future at Anfield, performing poorly once more, while Raheem Sterling and Mario Balotelli disappeared after bright starts.

Further ammunition was given to those supporters calling for Brendan Rodgers‘ head this summer as two more Premier League points slipped away.

Here’s how social media reacted to the game:

‘mloyko’ on the forums:

A disgraceful performance from both manager and players. We are in desperate need of at least 3 strikers this summer and two need to be world class.

‘Yo55arian22′ on the forums:

With Chelsea still to play, and still no striker, we could be looking at a 6th or 7th place finish. Would that be enough to tempt FSG into hiring Klopp. If Klopp came in would Sterling, and the likes of Depay be more likely to sign?

‘Doggie’ on the forums:

On the plus side Lovren’s best game in a Liverpool shirt – shame he didn’t get that late header. Pulis did a job on us yet again with his brand of hoofball.

Let us know your thoughts on the game in the comments below. What did we learn about the future of the team and club? Where does it leaves Liverpool’s season?

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Brendan Rodgers akan mengendali Liverpool FC buat kali yang ke-150 esok ketika m...

Brendan Rodgers akan mengendali Liverpool FC buat kali yang ke-150 esok ketika menentang West Brom dan berikut merupakan statistik dia sepanjang 149 perlawanan sebagai pengurus Liverpool :

Perlawanan : 149
Menang : 80
Seri : 32
Kalah : 37
Gol dijaringkan : 277
Gol bolos : 176
Peratus kemenangan : 53.70%

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