Only problem is that we have only been delivering performances like this with Daniel in the side. Pace and movement up front which we do not appear to have when he is not playing.
"frustration all around Lucas but the players and the fans need to be level headed and continue to work hard and support the team regardless. It is coming together. Danny boy and Philippe will be missed come Thursday but you have to push through and try and overcome the 2 goal deficit."
"Winning football wheather it be 5-0, 1-0 etc is what it is all about. Defensively we still need to improve and then the consistency, will come. The frustration of days like West Brom are due to the fact that we should have won. MU have not been way ahead of anyone this season but have ground out wins and that is why they are where they are."
"The problem is no DS on Thursday. BR has shown this season that he is willing to,not only change players but change his ideas,this IMO bodes well for the future. Need a dynamic CF in the summer as we have no back up at all."
"Yes we can...there's plenty of time to draft the strategy for the 2nd leg. Lets put in a masterclass performance that night and make zenits trip to merseyside a nightmare they'll never forget."
"More of the same please!!! Its performances like that that can bring us past Zenit. Lets see Carra go out on a high, I better hear Anfield rock all the way in Toronto on Thursday."
"We played a weak Swansea team and were able to dominate. I'd like us to be able to do this consistently before we start patting ourselves on the back"
"If only Andy Carroll was available to us on Thursday night. An old style striker that could just be the key. We need to brng Coady in to play up front or put Enrique there!"
"mushroomscouser6718th Feb 2013 9:58 how does this stink of complacency? did you actually read the whole story? he is being positive after a win,but also says he is saying "we most be more consistent". the last part talks about loosing games after a win. read the whole item before knocking."
"BR will have to fix the problems in the team! Daniel and Coutinho are cup tied, Borini is injured and Suarez needs support! Shelvey is like a rollercoaster and there are hardly any other good strikers! Those are BIG problems!"
"Lets stop talkng abt top 4 our main concentration shud b ensuring we r undefeatd in the remainng games. Havng a mentality of we wnt loose that shud b our dna frm now on..ynwa"
"zenit are not swansea's "2nd team" and will know what to do and will do it well, we need to score early and take our chances,which we dont, and a clean sheet which we don't enough, big big ask,but I like Lucas being positive so I will be too, lets see a sea of red in Anfield and hear a deafening Kop."
"Only chance we have without sturridge and coutinho is go with the same tactics push luis forward and have jonjo behind him. And suso to start, sterling seems too ineffective. Oh and clean sheet a must!
Hope we can do it!!
YNWA"
"Great display..lets not get carried away, Swansea made 7 changes to their lineup. Sturridge adn Coutinho cant play on Thurs but we have a chance if we can keep them scoreless..come on redmen!"
"Rotchie:10:13...com·pla·cen·cy (k m-pl s n-s ). n. 1. A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.
I read the article.Maybe you should read a dictionary before dissing others comments."
"Don't get too carried away Lucas. Sturridge and Coutinho will not be playing against Zenit which makes our team slightly weaker. Hopefully BR includes Suso and Assaidi in the starting 11 and we may have a chance. Clean sheet is a must. "
"I think Luis will have something to prove after the away leg and will be pumped up for it. Suso must play along side Luis and Stevie G must be close to the front 2. Allen must not start. Solid midfield and back four. I think we can do them on Thursday if we have the same intensity as yesterday.YNWA"
"Without sturridge and coutinho how will we repeat this performance against zenit? Coutinho will be replaced by Handerson but there is no sr replacement for sturridge. Sterling will chip in."
"mushroomscouser lucas said, "We will go into the Zenit game with a positive and offensive mentality but knowing that if we concede it's going to be very hard. We have to defend well on Thursday because if we concede an away goal it will be very difficult for us." that doesn't sound complacent, does it?"
"mushroomscouser, I'd call Lucas' comments positive with a feeling of caution,far from complacency,and makes a lot of sense, I'm sure if you read it again you'll understand he is not being complacent,they are not really big words he uses, no need for a dictionary lad."
"hmm not sure without Sturridge and Coutinho..its going to be mightly hard. SG and Luis will have to be on their game. However 'Impossible is nothing'"
"everyone gets excited when we play against open teams like citeh, arsenal and Swansea but we show our true colours against the likes of west brom who are a lot more defensive."
"Unfortunately for us Sturridge and Coutinho are cuptied and will not play against Zenit.
That leaves us with a front Line that do not take the chances that come our way.
It is possible to beat zenit by 3-0 but that requires our forwards scoring with the chances we get and the defenders actually defending properly.
"
"Exactly what I have said many times STUDEN.When he plays shelvey everything slows to a snails pace because he is a lazy player without a footballing brain and it shows up when the likes of Sturridge plays and now even more with Countino !"
"To those who are critical of our Swansea win-it was our first since....oh yes! A 5-0 win against Norwich!
Question is -who plays with Suarez? Assaidi? Suso? Even Morgan? or just crowd midfielders around him?"
"doe-bah You are the sort of knob we dont want!!!clear of you idiot!!!!if you cant support us then go and destroy some other club we dont need your sort on here!!!!"
"I will use sterling in position of coutinho and sterling suso in position of sturridge with gerard in more advance role. this will put a lot of pressure on both the FB and lucas as they will have added responsibility to recycle the ball to offence but this is something required."
"doe-bah shame on you!!!cause you are a clown!!!
Cant support us when we r rebuilding then do one!!!as for your peion you can shove that were the sun does not shine!!!!Can you here me!!!!MUPPET!!!!"
"doe-bah never makes any sense, just comes on to stir it up, ignore it, he will go away and come back under a different name, waste of space and a brain."
"Does my head in all those that have nothing but negative stuff!!!I for one will be backing BR all the way!!!!And why????cause we are not chelsky
we have more faith than to sack manager after manager were does that get you????i will now say now were!!!"
"Hulk spent a long time playing on the right flank, but scored when he tried his luck from the middle. Obviously, he needs to be watched like a hawk because he`s free to float around. Lucas starting should make a big difference, and Agger should start over Skrtel."
"For me Suarez needs a partner up front, rather than playing on his own. Like others have said, Enrique or Suso could do a job, as could Gerrard, but he`ll be needed elsewhere and Sterling seems to be taking a dip in form. Henderson, Downing, Assaidi...? "
"Seeing as Sturridge is unable to play (has 5 goals in 7 matches and is our joint 3rd top scorer already!!) Gerrard is the only other alternative to play up and alongside Suarez IMO. I suggest Henderson replace Gerrard in a more central role playing in there with Lucas rather than Allen who I feel is still in the process of finding his form again. "
"Lets give Assaidi a chance to start. Last leg Zenit completely dominated our MF. That is asking for troubles. Don't let Suarez to be the only man up top. He works better drop back a bit to collect the ball and start the attack."
"We will dearly missed 2 players that have that end product or effectiveness on e field! Sterling, downing, Shelvy, Allen I'm afraid they doesn't have this. To make thing worse, we got an unreliable goalie! But one plus pt, we've a manager that dare to make changes when things are wrong! Jus pray hard these players are on top form at e moment! "
"With no Sturridge I think Yesil could provide the same sort of effect, with Suarez as the playmaker. We look a much better side with Suarez in this role."
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