It might seem a long way off before Liverpool play their next league game against Birmingham.
But I hope there is some radical thinking going in the meantime because after struggling against a Midlands side last weekend, one who we should have beaten pretty easily at home, we cannot afford to run things so close again.
We never looked comfortable and in control against West Brom and the problem was that we were just too defensive with two holding players in Poulsen and Lucas.
I’m not a fan of Lucas - I just don’t see what he brings to the party - but what was obvious was that with Poulsen we had a similar sort of player sitting back there with him.
As the game drew on everyone was looking to Fernando Torres to do something special and as usual he delivered with a great strike.
But once again, as happened so many times last season, we’ve gone into the half time interval without getting a goal or being in front.
If we don’t get ahead if the first 45 minutes it does give sides facing us confidence and only creates tension on and off the pitch.
Birmingham look a better side than West Brom and away from home it will be tougher next weekend. But I really hope new midfield signing Raul Meireles makes his debut because we need more invention and bite than we saw at Anfield.
I’d push Steven Gerrard right up front with Torres. They gel so well together and understand each other’s moves that I’d pair them up.
If we need one midfield player behind them to do some of the donkey work then so be it.
But I want to see the Reds being much more adventurous and attack minded - and playing two holding men in the middle stops that happening.
Chelsea had thrashed West Brom and we were all hoping for something similar at Anfield. But it just never looked like happening.
Birmingham has been busy in the transfer market but has also had their own troubles recently, with stories about their manager Alex McLeish being unhappy and of course they blew a two goal lead last weekend against a ten man Bolton side.
I just hope Roy Hodgson is working hard behind the scenes on a much more attack minded formation so we get our first away win on the board now.
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