West Ham v. Liverpool, FA Cup replay

If only Benteke would of played.

He is so clinical, he would of made us progress imo.

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Don't call me James wrote:Ilori is a very talented player. We have to put our eggs in his basket imo. I can envision him and Gomez forming something special in the future.

Pity about the loss. We just can't beat this *bleep* West Ham team.

Benteke missed 3 would be goals. I blame him for the loss.

Should of went to penaltys imo.

That was never a foul. Ah well, you make your own luck at the end of the day and we've been terrible all year. Seasons still a ride off for me so no complaints. Just hope we win the CC and have a strong run in in the end of the year. Maybe we can be next year's Leicester who knows.

Benteke I have never seen a player missing such chances, again and again !

Also, can we talk about how much a difference a quality striker makes to this side?

Helmer wrote:Benteke I have never seen a player missing such chances, again and again !

his confidence is gone now. but when Sturridge came on he got in much better positions. I think they could work well together.

llori is too weak to play in the PL as well as being weak aerially, He'll found out soon. Need to bulk up asap.

Stewart looks boss, Would try him over Can lol.

Stewart has been a real surprise. He's not flashy, simple, but does his job quite well. I would use him over Can and Lucas in midfield right now -- he's certainly making a case for himself.

Ilori is still quite weak yeah, and he gave the ball away too much for my liking. I don't think that he'll be 'found out' necessarily as he's talented enough but he still needs more experience.

Smith is easily better than Moreno, IMO. We are so much better down that side with Smith than Moreno, but of course Moreno will continue to start.

Benteke is in probably the worst form of his life. He actually played really well yesterday aside from his finishing -- unfortunately as a striker you need to be finishing at least one of those chances. Sad, especially for a guy that was 1/2 before coming to Liverpool, he seems to be completely devoid of confidence at the moment at least where goal scoring is concerned.

I think our offence looked good with Sturridge up front, but at the same time lost control of the game by taking off Coutinho and Teixeira at the same time to bring on two more strikers. Didn't make sense to me in terms of the team composition at the time, but it is what it is.

Curtinho wrote:Stewart has been a real surprise. He's not flashy, simple, but does his job quite well. I would use him over Can and Lucas in midfield right now -- he's certainly making a case for himself.

Ilori is still quite weak yeah, and he gave the ball away too much for my liking. I don't think that he'll be 'found out' necessarily as he's talented enough but he still needs more experience.

Smith is easily better than Moreno, IMO. We are so much better down that side with Smith than Moreno, but of course Moreno will continue to start.

Benteke is in probably the worst form of his life. He actually played really well yesterday aside from his finishing -- unfortunately as a striker you need to be finishing at least one of those chances. Sad, especially for a guy that was 1/2 before coming to Liverpool, he seems to be completely devoid of confidence at the moment at least where goal scoring is concerned.

I think our offence looked good with Sturridge up front, but at the same time lost control of the game by taking off Coutinho and Teixeira at the same time to bring on two more strikers. Didn't make sense to me in terms of the team composition at the time, but it is what it is.

that is so clear to see mate.

I agree that Smith gets into better positions offensively then Moreno, Which is critical for our apparent system to work. He gets destroyed defensively as much as Moreno if not more. He's not better than Moreno though but it not's like we have a lot to lose in the LB position.

I don't mind Smith getting a few starts, Stewart can be a good CDM, Wouldn't mind him getting a chance as well.

I agree that Smith gets into better positions offensively then Moreno, Which is critical for our apparent system to work. He gets destroyed defensively as much as Moreno if not more. He's not better than Moreno though but it not's like we have a lot to lose in the LB position.

I don't agree with this. I think he does quite well defensively for the most part, and knows when to take a tactical foul but not an idiotic one. Led the team in 'defensive actions' vs. West Ham over two legs, fwiw. His interplay and forays down the left wing alone are worth binning Moreno for -- but he absolutely has shown to be better than Moreno for us (at least currently).

why not try smith at left back and Moreno wide left. that way they can overlap and cover each other.