Stoke City humbled http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 3-1 in a Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium. The visiting team claimed the lead early on, but their happiness proved to be short-lived as the Potters responded immediately and punished a couple of defensive lapses
to lay claim to all three points.
In the following article, we will gauge the performance of different Liverpool players, dishing them points on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest performance indicator.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-Reina-c29672 – 6.5
There was very little the Spaniard could do about the Potters goal. However, he made a breathtaking save to deny Mathew http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Etherington-c12941 in the first half, but paid the price of shipping three goals due to the poor performance of his defenders.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Glen-Johnson-c15050 – 6
Was largely restricted to his own half, failing to make startling runs down the right flank for which he is renowned. Defended resolutely against Kightly, neutralizing the penetrating effect of the winger.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-Agger-c9884 – 4.5
The Dane unusually had an off day. Failed to mark http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kenwyne-Jones-c20659 from a corner kick, who rose above him to nod the ball into the goal. Was also guilty of slack defending during the build to the hosts opening goal.
Martin Skrtel – 5.5
Looked convincing early on but seemed to have taken his foot off the pedal in the second period. Slipped at the worst possible time to send Jones through on goal, who calmly slotted the ball past the helpless Reina.
Jose Enrique – 6
His impact was mostly limited to his own half, as he struggled to link up with Suso on the right flank. However, he carried out his defensive duties well.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 – 6
Stepped up to convert from the spot kick, but otherwise, came up with a mediocre show.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stewart-Downing-c34221 – 6.5
One of the better Liverpool players on the field. Was particularly impressive in the opening stages, but could not maintain his level of play in the second period. Was eventually substituted by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Cole-c18694.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528 Leiva – 5.5
Lacked the pace and cutting edge in the midfield and was hence, easily conquered by the Potters schemer. However, pulled back from time to time to aid the defenders.
Suso – 5.5
Brought a lot of energy and pace to the Reds attack, but struggled to get past Wilkinson. Made some good runs down the right flank, but was ultimately substituted in the second half.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonjo-Shelvey-c19081 – 6
Was forced to come back every now and then in order to counter the rampant Stoke attackers and consequently, failed to form a potent partnership was Luis Suarez upfront. Did not provide any killer balls for the Uruguayan ace and hence, his presence was mostly
innocuous.
Luis Suarez – 7
Liverpool’s top performer on the night. Stormed inside the box early on to draw a silly challenge from Shawcross which resulted in the referee pointing towards the spot and Gerrard converting from the penalty kick. Besides, he proved to a constant nuisance
for the Potters defenders close to the box, but was unable come up with the end product.
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