I honestly better not talk about it. I'm on the verge already, I'm dreading watching Liverpool play now, because I know it won't be pretty.
But again, even Rory Smith writes how it's Torres fault. If only Torres rediscovered his magical form of 3 years ago, we'd be flying apparently.
Considering he only got like 2 semi-good chances yesterday, I suppose in his magical form, he'll be able to make passes to himself and outplay 3-4 defenders. He's just that good!
If not Torres, then it's obviously Rafa's fault, but not Roy's, never Roy's.
"The two sides have different natural tendencies. Roy Hodgson likes his sides to sit back and quickly form two banks of four, waiting for opposition sides to come onto them before breaking up attacks in the last 20-30 yards of the pitch.
Everton are more proactive at winning the ball, pressing higher up the pitch with a more energetic form of defending. This style lent itself well to this fixture – a frenetic, high-tempo battle – and Everton were simply much better at putting pressure on Liverpool players and gaining possession in more advanced positions.
This can be observed in the Chalkboard below – Liverpool intercepted a pass only once in the opposition half, whilst Everton did so six times, four of which were in the opening twenty minutes. There are other ways to win possession through pressing, of course – by tackling or by forcing the opponents into misplaced passes, for example – but this shows the difference in mentality nicely." http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/10/17/everton-2-0-liverpool-tactics/
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But again, even Rory Smith writes how it's Torres fault. If only Torres rediscovered his magical form of 3 years ago, we'd be flying apparently.
Considering he only got like 2 semi-good chances yesterday, I suppose in his magical form, he'll be able to make passes to himself and outplay 3-4 defenders. He's just that good!
If not Torres, then it's obviously Rafa's fault, but not Roy's, never Roy's.
"The two sides have different natural tendencies. Roy Hodgson likes his sides to sit back and quickly form two banks of four, waiting for opposition sides to come onto them before breaking up attacks in the last 20-30 yards of the pitch.
Everton are more proactive at winning the ball, pressing higher up the pitch with a more energetic form of defending. This style lent itself well to this fixture – a frenetic, high-tempo battle – and Everton were simply much better at putting pressure on Liverpool players and gaining possession in more advanced positions.
This can be observed in the Chalkboard below – Liverpool intercepted a pass only once in the opposition half, whilst Everton did so six times, four of which were in the opening twenty minutes. There are other ways to win possession through pressing, of course – by tackling or by forcing the opponents into misplaced passes, for example – but this shows the difference in mentality nicely."
http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/10/17/everton-2-0-liverpool-tactics/
Isn't this strategy awesome for Liverpool?