Quote Originally Posted by The Boogie Man
And to say that Liverpool play long ball is just ignorant. Chelsea are far more liable to play long ball because (rightly) they play accoring to their stregths (Drogba, the fwockin beast!).

Gerrard is the only player at the moment who is in love with the long ball because he is in a world of his own. I love what he has done for us but IMO he isnt a team player.

When we play best, we own the offside trap, we move the ball quickly through midfield and focus on sneeking our fullbakcs into some nice positions. We've always suffered with our width further up the pitch but ive never seen us resort to long ball 
Gerrard isn't a team player I declare shennanigans on that! He gives all he has for every match, he's the leader out there on the pitch and Liverpool would be lost without him....mainly because midfield is as shallow as the striker situation last year....anytime Pennant and Kewell are close to being starters it's time to get some more midfielders

As for what Liverpool do best....I'd say when Finan is ripping crosses in to Crouch; Gerrard, Vorronin, Torres, Kuyt, Benayoun are all good with their footwork and can drive with the ball. The team has changed a bit and it's not crazy that the strategy would change along with the chemistry of the team. Rafa wanted Torres and Kuyt and he had the idea the long ball would work for them and to some point he's correct but by playing the long ball he's leaving some guys out of the mix on the attack....I know you don't want to rely on guys like Riise to score goals but I can't remember the last time he had a shot on goal.

*Granted the strategy of soccer is something I am still learning the ins and outs of so if I get something wrong don't brow beat me and tell me I know nothing about it....if I don't know anything about it then there is the opportunity for someone ot explain it to me so either explain it or say I have it right, don't give me a bunch of shit about it.....I am not a fucking soccer coach so there's a lot I don't know about