Riyad Mahrez..

https://streamable.com/yi3z

Closed down by two players, both simultaneously showing him onto his left foot

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Closed down by two players, both simultaneously showing him onto his left foot

In their defence, they're being coached by an absolute £#%&!ing idiot.

Originally Posted by Lok

In their defence, they're being coached by an absolute £#%&!ing idiot.

Tbf he's a creep but he's a good coach.

And that should barely need coaching; he's got a decent rep for using the left foot iirc.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Tbf he's a creep but he's a good coach.

And that shouldn't need coaching; he's got a decent rep for using the left foot iirc.

The stepovers did them.

Originally Posted by Grimson

The stepovers did them.

Well yeah, but they shouldn't should they. You know damn well what he's going to do

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Tbf he's a creep but he's a good coach.

And that should barely need coaching; he's got a decent rep for using the left foot iirc.

His tactics at the dippers was pretty much: give the ball to Suarez and hope he does something special. He's hardly Rinus Michels

They shipped goals for fun.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Well yeah, but they shouldn't should they. You know damn well what he's going to do

True. Special player though. Every pro can do a stepover, only a handful can really sell players with them, and Celtic sure aren't seeing any of them in training.

People always say with Robben 'You know he's coming in on his left foot.' Knowing it is one thing, but in the moment, it doesn't look like that to the defenders.

Originally Posted by Lok

His tactics at the dippers was pretty much: give the ball to Suarez and hope he does something special. He's hardly Rinus Michels

They shipped goals for fun.

I think he was still in experimental mode, which is fair as he's a young coach, but he changed systems quite regularly and often found things that worked. When we Anfield in LvG's first season, after they'd sold Suarez, they were on a tremendous run across a few months.

Don't get me wrong, he's a creepy £#%&!er. But as a coach I think he has got qualities.

Originally Posted by Grimson

True. Special player though. Every pro can do a stepover, only a handful can really sell players with them, and Celtic sure aren't seeing any of them in training.

People always say with Robben 'You know he's coming in on his left foot.' Knowing it is one thing, but in the moment, it doesn't look like that to the defenders.

Yes this is true. My gripe with them was that there was two of them; communication would have helped.

I get the sense that communication is something that's dying out a little in British football. Even at high-end clubs like United. Don't think you get the talkers and the organisers you used to. Without going too deep, perhaps the results of a more introvert society (offline ).

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

I think he was still in experimental mode, which is fair as he's a young coach, but he changed systems quite regularly and often found things that worked. When we Anfield in LvG's first season, after they'd sold Suarez, they were on a tremendous run across a few months.

Don't get me wrong, he's a creepy £#%&!er. But as a coach I think he has got qualities.

I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion, no matter how ridiculous they may seem.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

I get the sense that communication is something that's dying out a little in British football. Even at high-end clubs like United. Don't think you get the talkers and the organisers you used to. Without going too deep, perhaps the results of a more introvert society (offline ).

True. I think Gav Nev said something similar recently, about how in the Academy they were all taught to look over both shoulders and shout out anything they saw that didn't look right. I don't think that's happening anymore.

What a player.

Originally Posted by Lok

In their defence, they're being coached by an absolute £#%&!ing idiot.

yhgr

Originally Posted by Lok

I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion, no matter how ridiculous they may seem.

Not as ridiculous as saying it was all about Suarez when Sturridge broke the 20 league goal barrier and Sterling caught form he hasn't replicated since. He found an effective way of playing that got the best out of his players; that's the manager's job really.

Man management and communication seemed a bigger weakness. Although Klopp had 30-plus league games and still finished 8th.

The player we should have gone for instead of Mkhitaryan IMO.

Originally Posted by Grimson

Gav Nev said something similar recently, about how in the Academy they were all taught to look over both shoulders and shout out anything they saw that didn't look right.

Probably just as well. 10 players shouting 'Fellaini' for 90 minutes.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Not as ridiculous as saying it was all about Suarez when Sturridge broke the 20 league goal barrier and Sterling caught form he hasn't replicated since. He found an effective way of playing that got the best out of his players; that's the manager's job really.

Man management and communication seemed a bigger weakness. Although Klopp had 30-plus league games and still finished 8th.

I don't believe Rodgers is the dud many on here say he is. He did as you say produce a free-scoring side and Suarez transformed to a new level under him.

But he is too stubborn and arrogant with it. He didn't improve their defence at all. His idea to improve was to go into the market and things will be alright. That didn't solve the frailties in the system so that's not good coaching.

When Sturridge was out they had no goalscorer up front but he continued with his passing game even though he had no focal point. His idea of experimenting was changing formation, not changing the style to suit the big lumps he brought in (Lambert, Balotelli, Borini). Sterling as wing-back

Originally Posted by General Woundwort

Probably just as well. 10 players shouting 'Fellaini' for 90 minutes.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Closed down by two players, both simultaneously showing him onto his left foot

Remember a Chelsea manager losing his job the day after he did that to his defenders.

Probably the best Algerian player since this guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek_IfWbtG_U