Three things i have learnt from our recent games.....
[h=4]1. We really do miss Daniel Sturridge[/h] The fact we have lost a Premier League game at home to Villa and then struggled to beat minnows Ludogorets in the Champions League since Daniel Sturridge was injured whilst on England duty suggests Rodgers is struggling to work without him.
He may have Mario Balotelli at his disposal to score the goals in Sturridge's absence, but even then there's no real evidence that the Italian can make the exact same impact as the England striker.
There's also a shift in the way Liverpool line-up when Sturridge is unavailable, and that clearly has a detrimental effect to Liverpool's hopes of another successful campaign.
Balotelli's first Liverpool should give him the confidence to go on get more, though, but only time will tell…
2.
Adam Lallana has been rushed into action too quickly
Lallana's performances for Southampton over the last few years have no doubt warranted his call up in to the England set-up, but a knee injury during the summer has halted his chances of replicated such efforts for LFC.
Lallana finally made his debut in the loss to Aston Villa last weekend but after his performance against Ludogorets it's clear to see he is no where near the fitness or pace needed to make the required impact just yet.
Luckily the Liverpool fans realise that and are refusing to get on his back just yet…
[h=4]3.Coutinho looks a shadow of his former self[/h] Last year, Coutinho was one of our top performers as we went so close to winning Premier League title. But so far this season he has been well off the pace.
He doesn't appear to be the confident, free-flowing and exciting midfielder we had the pleasure of enjoying last season. Instead he has been sloppy, reckless and less effective in the middle of the park for our team...
Safari bado ndefu sana....
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