So far, Liverpool has played 6 games, gained 10 points, lost twice and drew once. Not bad considering the fact the first eleven players that has been playing most of the the league consist of a couple of new players....Especially in the midfield area where only Lucas was the surviving member of the Rafa/Hodgson era.
This is the area that I have most of my concerns though. It is not as compact as it was during Rafa's era. Only Downing and Lucas seems to be at ease at their positions and the other two, Henderson and Adams can sometime drifts apart as the game went on. Let's hope King Kenny has something up his sleeves with regards to these two players. A plus point though, Stevie is back but it remains to be seen whether he can get back to his old playing styles during Rafa's era.
The team now has a good strikeforce with Bellamy, Suarez and Carrol up-front. On paper, it should scare the shit out of most teams in the league. The amount of chances created and the way the team played especially during the first half of most matches proves that Kenny now has assembled a good team. However, the team seems to its focus during the second half which most team has now taken advantage when facing us.
Anyways, I'm hoping for another 3 points against the 'friendly' neighbors. It won't be easy but if I have it my way, I'll opt for Suarez to lead the line again....and with 5-man midfield consisting of Downing, Adam, Lucas, Bellamy and Kuyt. A 3 man back line consisting of Carragher, Coates and Skrtle should be good enough to balance the team on the defensive side.....
