Cubby wrote:
How much do Liverpool miss Alonso's running of the game? I've stuck up for Lucas previously but I see what the Liverpool supporters mean.
It's more than just that. Our defending has been so sloppy around the box. We've just stuck a leg out and tripped them up, I mean, we started well and looked well up for it, but too often we gave it away then allowed them to build pressure via set pieces. Since then, we've just stood off them and our movement off the ball has again been woeful. Kuyt offers little down the right and he's been unable to get Johnson in any decent positions.
We need to get Gerrard on the ball, that's where we miss Alonso the most, he would always get it to Gerrard in space, ready to create, Lucas is just too slow and sloppy.