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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Promises a Better 2013
Not with words, but with goals. Sure, the opposition on the last match Liverpool will play this year was weak, not to say pathetic at times, but a win is a win. When you’ve had such a horrible year which caused a club legend like Kenny Dalglish to be fired, a brace from Luis Suarez against the weakest of opposition is enough to lift everyone’s spirit.
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Liverpool FC – Too Much Luis Suarez, Not Enough Steven Gerrard
While the problems Liverpool showcase each time they lose under Brendan Rodgers can’t be summed down by pointing a finger at one single player, there is a certain approach that is easy to pick out. Too much focus and reliance on Luis Suarez, while forgetting how much Steven Gerrard still means to this team.
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Liverpool FC – Steven Gerrard Finally Finds His Place
He wasn’t the best player on the pitch in the 4-0 win, but Steven Gerrard, maybe for the first time this season, was finally completely comfortable in the role he was playing for Liverpool in the midfield, while his manager tries to perfect the roles of the players around him.
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers a Yes Man or Actually Cares About Finances
Brendan Rodgers, Luis Suarez, Raheem Sterling, Daniel Sturridge, Tom Ince. What’s the connecting line? Liverpool of course, as the manager, doubted by many as to his level of control on the club’s spending and direction in the transfer market, calls for a different financial approach regarding the spending policies.
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Liverpool FC – Win at West Ham Biggest of the Season
Some seasons are defined by certain moments. If Liverpool do end up smiling about this season, they’ll probably remember the 3-2 win at Upton Park over West Ham as somewhat of a milestone victory that made it clear that Brendan Rodgers is on the right path. No Luis Suarez, a weak Steven Gerrard, but a team that showed it can move on beyond the big names who sometime take all the credit and the spotlight.
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Liverpool FC – The Return of Lucas Leiva
When a win over a relegation bound team gets people at Liverpool so pleased with their match and the result, you know the expectations and descriptions of success at Anfield have changed. When Lucas Leiva is the defensive midfielder everyone has been waiting for, what should that mean and say about Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard?
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Need a Little Bit of Luck
They’re going in the right direction, but the lack of another finishing leg next to Luis Suarez simply screams to the sky after each match in which Liverpool failed to score, or score enough. Brendan Rodgers had his team playing well in a fixture they lost, but he needed a bit more than that.
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Liverpool FC – Making the Most Out of Steven Gerrard
At 32, the expectations from Steven Gerrard are still very high. Not just to be the leader of a struggling Liverpool club and to be one that pulls them out of the mud; but to be, along with Luis Suarez, the executing force on a side that has trouble finding the net plenty of times. Problem is, he might not be up to it anymore.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Still Waiting for Help
While not losing an away match in such a season is somewhat of an achievement, this isn’t what Liverpool are about, or should be at least. The problem for Brendan Rodgers is not having anyone but Luis Suarez to trust; to know he’s going to show up on gameday with a chance to score a goal. The tune is getting old, but it doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be addressed.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez Doing it on his Own
Need someone to score? Luis Suarez is pretty much the only option for Liverpool this season. Need to take out the other team’s captain, by mistake? The Uruguayan is your man. Brendan Rodgers has plenty of tactics and ideas in his head, but 99% of the good things that happen for Liverpool begin or end with Suarez.