Liverpool FC Seriously Need More Men into the Box [TACTICAL ANALYSIS]
I hate it when I say we need Man United-esque players, but I have to say it. We need someone like Javier Hernandez. We might not need to sign one, but we need our strikers to play more like him.
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Dirk Kuyt led the line poorly. It’s simple as that. So let me clear one thing. We had 5 defenders and 4 defenders along with Dirk Kuyt along up front. Can you explain to me, or at least give me a single reason why Kuyt needs to drop back to help the midfielders and the defenders pass the ball around and then end up with no end product.
We lacked a true finisher (or in fact anyone at all) inside that penalty box throughout the course of the match. Dirk Kuyt is very effective when talking about getting into the good positions with good movement before finishing the move off. His treble against Man United around a year back is testament to that.
On Andy Carroll
Another one whom perhaps should do as mentioned above. First of, he isn’t going to offer that much in terms of passing the ball around and bringing the ball forward. That is a FACT. If he were to do anything that provided support in terms of the attack, it’s going to be from winning headers from the goalkicks and bringing the ball forward.
Otherwise, he should really stay in the box or at least just outside the box and try to finish off the oppourtunities. What the Englishman have to do is take his chances after one or two touches. That’s all he needs to put the ball into the back of the net.
We Need Maxi Rodriguez, Bellamy
We are great in terms of build-up. We’re great 2/3s of the pitch, but it’s when Liverpool FC reach that penalty box area when Liverpool don’t have the end product. We need players like Maxi Rodriguez and Craig Bellamy, getting into the box. They have a different mindset to that of the rest of the team.
They are willing to take the risk and to get into the box. Most of the time, they are rewarded with a goal. There’s a reason why Rodriguez scored 2 hat-tricks in a row last season, that’s the type of special player he can really be. We need at least that mold of player coming to Liverpool this January. To produce something special, to be a game changer.
