3. Rodgers' Passing Game Can Work At Anfield
Everyone was a little sceptical when Brendan Rodgers arrived at Liverpool. Could he get Liverpool to adopt and implement the same style of football that Swansea used so successfully last year? Too many times under Daglish the Reds seemed to play long-ball when they went behind. Today proved that they could play that style and play it well. Liverpool regularly outplayed a much more experienced City team and despite an-almost even share of possession they played the more free-flowing attacking style. The main concern for Liverpool is consistency. Against the seven teams who finished above them in the league last season Liverpool picked up an impressive 21 points out of 42, half of the available points. Unfortunately, from the 24 games against the 12 teams below them they only picked up a disappointing 31 points from an available 72, less than half. To put that in perspective; Everton finished four points above Liverpool but only gained 13 points from the games against the top six and Liverpool. Liverpool in recent seasons have put in assured performances against those deemed better than them, but for some reason, whether it be complacency or over-confidence, they struggle against those they should be beating.