OK readers, this week I’m taking the international break to throw off the false shackles of non-bias and use the predicament of the club I support to talk about form.

Last year was a dream for those of us who support Liverpool, the team played exciting, attacking football, we had one of the best players in the world in Luis Suarez leading the line, and the team scored over 100 goals on the way to a title challenge that went right down to the final day.

Fast forward a year, and the team is sitting in 11th place, struggling for the goals and creativity that drove the team to such heights last year, and failing to break down lesser teams such as Aston Villa and West Ham.

The obvious reason behind the slump is the loss of Suarez to Barcelona, you simply can’t take 30- plus goals and nearly 20 assists out of a team and not see a detrimental effect on their attacking output. Despite his wandering teeth, Suarez is the type of player that can’t just be replaced in a team, the drive and skill he brings to a team cannot be bought or developed, and once the big teams in Spain come calling, it’s hard to keep a player like that away from them.

With his move, a huge amount of pressure was put on the shoulders of Daniel Sturridge, last season’s second top scorer behind his partner, and one of the most consistent strikers in the league since he moved to Liverpool from Chelsea.

Unfortunately for both him and the team, injuries have curtailed his season, limiting him to three appearances and one goal, though he is due to return in short order and should hopefully bring some spark to the team.

With Suarez’s loss, however, came a windfall of cash that was spent on big name defenders like Dejan Loveren and Alberto Moreno, and attacking players like Adam Lallana, Lazar Markovic and Mario Balotelli.

This variety of players was brought in by manager Brendan Rodgers in order to bring balance and stability all throughout the team, but the new boys have failed to gel and it is showing on the pitch.

Flashes of brilliance have been shown by some, but others are struggling to make the adjustment, and the case of Balotelli, well known for having bags of skill but none of the attitude required to succeed, is looking more and more like a failed gamble.

Liverpool’s team in the post-Suarez era certainly has the skill to succeed on paper, and Rodgers has proven that he is not as tactically naïve as his critics would suggest, but the season is nearly a third through, and the target of retaining their top four position looks to be slipping away from them.

Supporters worldwide are starting to get worried, internet forums are a pit of doom and gloom, and even the players and managers are starting to show the pressure in the media, but there is one this that they all know, form is temporary, and the team will bounce back.