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Click through the list below to see how each member of the Liverpool squad rated for the 2014-15 season based on the Echo’s poll – which accumulated over 50,000 votes – where the most popular score was carried forward for the overall mark.
Be warned however, only five players managed a score of six or more, while poor Jose Enrique wasn’t the only one to be scraping a mark by the skin of his teeth.
Would you agree with these scores? Let us know below.
Joe Allen – 5/10
It’s been a mixed season for the Welshman and this mark is probably about right. He certainly had some good games – the one against Manchester City probably the best in a Liverpool shirt – but he still lacks consistency.
Mario Balotelli – 4/10
Again, it’s hard to make a case for Mario scoring any higher. He only scored four goals in all competitions, with just one of those coming in the Premier League. Considering the price we paid he simply needed to be doing more.
Emre Can – 7/10
Can will feel a little hard done-by; we’d have been inclined to give him eight. He certainly faded in the final weeks of the season but as a young man playing out of position his campaign as a whole will be viewed as a success.
Philippe Coutinho – 8/10
Again, perhaps a mark short on what we’d have given. He shone so regularly and while his numbers in terms of goals and assists might not blow you away, his inclusion in the PFA Team of the Year proves his immense worth.
Jose Enrique – 1/10
He’s better known for his presence on social media than he is on the football pitch these days. Still, to give him one out of ten implies that he’s done something truly awful. The honest truth is he simply hasn’t played – very harsh.
Steven Gerrard – 6/10
There was obviously little in the way of sentimental bonus marks from most Liverpool fans for our outgoing captain. Despite him being our top scorer in all competitions, his influence was admittedly not as great as it once was and it probably is the right summer for him to jet-off into the LA sunset.
Jordan Henderson – 7/10
Another sign of the changing times – Gerrard outscored by the man who may well replace him as Liverpool captain. Henderson was excellent throughout the vast majority of the campaign and we have to agree with this.
Jordon Ibe – 7/10
A mark that truly sums up our season – a player that was on loan with Championship Derby until January scoring one of the highest ratings. No doubt Ibe did well and is a big name for the future, but a touch generous perhaps?
Glen Johnson – 4/10
He did the best he could during a difficult season, which he must have spent the majority of knowing his exit from the club was imminent. We haven’t seen the best of him for a while now but he’s been a good servant nonetheless.
Brad Jones – 4/10
Got his chance when Mignolet was dropped but failed to capitalise. He was no more sure-footed that our confidence-drained Belgian and the game against Burnley on Boxing Day proved to be his last as a Reds player.
Adam Lallana – 6/10
Fitness issues dominated the first-half of his season but he has rightly won over a lot of Liverpool fans towards the end of the campaign. His middle of the road mark feels about right so let’s hope he can push on next year.
Rickie Lambert – 5/10
It’s a credit to Lambert that he won himself so much as a five. The majority of Liverpool fans clearly appreciate the boyhood fan who has not got the opportunities he has perhaps deserved over the last year. A decent effort.
Lucas Leiva – 6/10
The Brazilian looked excellent at the start of 2015 but an injury sustained during the Merseyside derby was something he never truly recovered from. He ended our campaign in poor form and a six is probably justified.
Dejan Lovren – 4/10
Poor Dejan, it’s never really happened for him has it? Despite a decent record during the second-half of the season the Croatian has struggled to win over the fans and convince them of his abilities. Let’s hope he can do it next year.
Javier Manquillo – 5/10
At the start of the campaign he provided a decent option at right-back but his performances steadily declined. We barely saw him post-Christmas. He’s got one year left of his loan and it’ll be interesting to see how he does.
Lazar Markovic – 5/10
It was a difficult season for the Serbian, who was substituted at the break more times than we’d care to remember. The ability is there and we’re all hoping he can rediscover it next season. If he doesn’t, he could be on the way out.
Simon Mignolet – 6/10
A bit harsh this on Mignolet – his performances in the second-half of the season were excellent and he definitely deserves bonus points for his immense comeback. His Reds career looked dead and buried at Christmas after all!
Alberto Moreno – 5/10
We might have given the Spaniard a six. He’s had some off days but he’s still young and has shown plenty of his qualities throughout the season. He’s definitely not one to worry about, he’ll come good next season for sure.
Mamadou Sakho – 6/10
The Frenchman was an integral part of our side during out best bit of the season – the start of the current calender year – although his campaign as a whole was blighted by injury. He needs to try and put these niggles behind him.
Martin Skrtel – 7/10
Our best defender for the second season in a row, it’s hard to imagine where we might have been without the dominance of our powerful and ever-reliable Slovakian, who rarely has an off day. His seven is well deserved.
Raheem Sterling – 6/10
Given the option, Sterling may well have got a seven or an eight for the first-half of the season and a three or a four for the last couple of months. All in all, a six is about right for a player whose biggest issues are still off the field.
Daniel Sturridge – 5/10
To be fair to him, he did well when he was in the team. He outscored all of his fellow strikers despite playing just 12 times in the Premier League and if we’d had him for another ten games we’d probably have made the top four.
