Just seen pictures of Rodger's bit on the side from yesterday's papers. Don't blame him.
Read about it but haven't seen. He's clearly under no delusion about the quality of our passing and possession play and has high expectations for the team. He nearly said post-match that Suarez and Studge are practically carrying the team. The question is - what needs to change for it to be better? Personnel?
I thought Moses had a few moments yesterday but was shocking at times otherwise - he should definitely be on the wing or on the bench behind Cou for that position if we're sticking with 3-5-2. The ball just gets lost too many times when it gets out to the left flank, but he's only one culprit there. Enrique has got a great long pass in him and he's a bull in the chase but that's about it...
I tend to blame our CMs and think they should do a better job helping the wingbacks push the ball forward, but when they come to support Enrique, he takes so fucking long to pick a short pass out that by the time the ball gets to the recipient we're being overwhelmed by pressure and can't find any space. When you watch videos of players like Xavi, Xabi, Iniesta, Messi, Jordan Henderson, etc. their heads are like on swivels and they're ready to play a pass or move into space the moment they receive possession. Enrique doesn't even think about what he's gotta do with the ball until he's already spreading his arms out with some winger's testicles up his buttcrack.