Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/2014

mike65

michael999999 wrote: »

Who is she?

Linda Pizzuti (Mrs John W Henry)

Nuri Sahin

The more time has passed throughout pre-season, the more I believe we should move Coutinho centrally and get in a left wind forward. That's nothing against him playing LWF by any means, the more time on the ball and he might get his dream loan move to Napoli next season.

michael999999

mike65 wrote: »

Linda Pizzuti (Mrs John W Henry)

Aha!

opr

Ha, Gerrard giving Lennon a friendly push in the back on the way out of the tunnel. Hopefully Sturridge adds come cutting edge to the attack in the second half.

Edit - Wisdom has been very poor.

Opr

Turtyturd

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

The more time has passed throughout pre-season, the more I believe we should move Coutinho centrally and get in a left wind forward. That's nothing against him playing LWF by any means, the more time on the ball and he might get his dream loan move to Napoli next season.

Already salivating at the wages saved.

Nuri Sahin

Turtyturd wrote: »

Already salivating at the wages saved.

bad2dabone

mike65 wrote: »

Linda Pizzuti (Mrs John W Henry)

I wish i had money

So linda what first attracted you to the Billionaire John W Henry?

Coutinho 10

Time for the Liverpool thread to melt down and hit the 10,000 posts tonight ..

New Superthread by Monday morning meltdown :P

messinkiapina

1st pre-season game I've watched. Not exactly filled with confidence after it.

Liamalone

Second string Celtic side was it?

Augmerson

What was it like lads?

ricero

Coutinho 10 wrote: »

Time for the Liverpool thread to melt down and hit the 10,000 posts tonight ..

New Superthread by Monday morning meltdown :P

why its only a pre-season ? i be more considered about winning next week than this friendly

retalivity

ricero wrote: »

why its only a pre-season ? i be more considered about winning next week than this friendly

doesnt matter

DDC1990

RODGERZ OUT!!!!!




Fairly poor stuff. Downing and Henderson still haunting us.

Gerrard was poor as well.

Kolo, Ibe and Lucas look decent.

mike65

Downing must go, today as in every game that Liverpool struggle in he just shrinks. Offers nothing. Ibe did more in half the time and he's only just old enough to vote drive. For the third game in succession Gerrard has hardly been arsed, not sure what's going on there. Henderson is not a left winger, Sturridge looked pretty sharp considering it was his first football since May. Coutinho will continue to struggle out wide and against teams like Stoke. Wisdom had a hard time against the big Portuguese chap.

Jordon Ibe will be a superstar. He'll be gone in a couple of years, for an astronomical fee. Cristiano/Bale sort of money.

Pilsbury Doughboy

Yeah, pretty disappointing performance, still if we had won 10-0 if would not matter a jot come next Saturday.

messinkiapina

Henderson was completely ineffective when he came on. I know he was played out of position too, but he's just a very average player in my opinion. I actually think he was a worse signing than Downing.

rob316

Its a pre-season game who cares. Another half of football for the squad under there belts. Pointless if you win or loose, next saturday is all that matters.

Coutinho 10

ricero wrote: »

why its only a pre-season ? i be more considered about winning next week than this friendly

The things that send the Liverpool Superthreads into meltdown! I'm pretty sure this can be counted to the anti Rodgers and FSG gang.

darced

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Pedalstool

Lets hope the loss focus' minds for Stoke.

klose

Well that was meh, lot of avergage performances. Thought toures goal was onside

daithijjj

Squad needs a couple of signings who come straight in and start. Really dont see even a sniff of 4th with what's there right now.

Grayditch

Sometimes we can't score. For ages. Then the match is over.

jcsoulinger

I feel bad for the fans who went to the aviva cos that was pretty dire. But it might be no harm to loose a game before it gets serious next week over confidence defiantly won't be an issue.

We are still a bit light in attack, A cb is also badly needed wisdom seems out of his depth. Also DM and lb cover.

googled eyes

Missed the first half.

Thoughts on the pre-season :

Ibe looks really good.

Coutinho should be given a raise and a ridiculously BIG buyout clause

Toure still has a bit to give

We need a couple of first team signings ( not sure if that will happen)

Downing is not good enough

Roll on next week

Milkers

Well that was a stark reality check for anyone who thought Wisdom was ready to deputise at CB this season.

whatawaster

Milkers wrote: »

Well that was a stark reality check for anyone who thought Wisdom was ready to deputise at CB this season.

Agger had games like that against powerful strikers last season.

He had a good preseason besides today

murpho999

Milkers wrote: »

Well that was a stark reality check for anyone who thought Wisdom was ready to deputise at CB this season.

You're going to judge him on one mistake in pre-season meaningless friendly.

He's young and still learning.

Nuri Sahin

I think we'll have to settle for 2nd place in the league.






















Nah seriously though, so long as we pick up 3 points next weekend, then who cares about today. Pre-season games are always about fitness and for the most part we've played well too. Signings are needed now. Twenty and a bit days left now, FSG and Rodgers better get their act together ASAP.

Ardent

rarnes1 wrote: »

Sell Downing?

Best pool player out there thus far

Are you out of your mind?

He's a compete waste of space, offers little to nothing in most games. Today was no exception. I'll be majorly pissed off if he's still in a red shirt come September.

Slimity

More than a little worried that the first choice midfield looks like being Lucas, Gerrard and Allen.

Allen looks lost performing the more advanced role with responsibility to hunt down the ball. He's just not comfortable ahead of the ball, it's not his natural game.
Henderson is more suited to this, if that's what Rodgers is trying to achieve.

I'm also not convinced about the ability of Lucas and Gerrard to close down space in front of our back 4 and at times both look really immobile.

Out of the top 6 teams in the league, I'd imagine our midfield trio is comfortably the least effective.

Ardent

On the evidence of that game, I think we're going to struggle again this season against well organised, physical teams. 3 points against Stoke is far from guaranteed. We need a couple of major signings badly IMO.

barone

we have 2 possible superstars in our ranks now (not including suarez) .. ibe could be a huge hit, coutinho already looks streets above any other player of his age i can think of in his position ..

hopefully they stick around for years.. also , sturridge could bang in 30 goals this season as easily as he could bang in 10-15,he looks capable of both at the same time ..kinda brilliant and kinda meh at the same time

super_furry

Only a pre-season but that looked an awful lot like most the draws/defeats last season and followed the same pattern of passing around in front of the defence with zero penetration. There's never anyone in the box ready to attack the ball and give the wingers options.

Utopia Parkway

John W Henry is going to have to dig into his pocket and add some quality starters to that team. All we've done so far this Summer is cut back on wages (again). Certainly help needed at centre-half and another attacking option. One that would allow Coutinho play more centrally would help. Need someone to put pressure on Enrique as well. When he's bad he's awful.

So much depends on Suarez sadly and given his current mindset that is not good.

messinkiapina

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise that the same short-comings we had last year were evident again today. It might spark Henry into action.

5starpool

Liverpool had a lot of possession and missed a lot of chances, but I'm still glad to have skipped the match anyhow. I'll have to make do with the Stoke game next Saturday. Hopefully the shooting boots will have been located by then.

GTR63

Couldn`t give a toss about the result but the performance was so poor. I thought Toure played well but other than that we look a bit short creatively and rely almost entirely on our striker to get the goals. Our midfield is so pedestrian aside from Coutinho, no pace or spark in it & out wide all we have are the 2 teenagers forget the rest of them(Coutinho has to be played roaming through the middle). We need a few quality signings if we`re even going to have a feign attempt at getting 4th. Which looks hugely unlikely based on the last few years.

NukaCola

Its funny when BR says we are looking for the right players to sign, as if our squad and team are so good we are struggling to find decent talent.......

An injury to Agger/Sturridge/Coutinho and we will struggle this season.....all the while we apparently have funds to strengthen......

You might say there is plenty of time left, but to leave it this long is negligent to say the least.............and with recent comments from the manager and owner, i dont think we will bring in anyone else.

whatawaster

NukaCola wrote: »

Its funny when BR says we are looking for the right players to sign, as if our squad and team are so good we are struggling to find decent talent.......

An injury to Agger/Sturridge/Coutinho and we will struggle this season.....all the while we apparently have funds to strengthen......

You might say there is plenty of time left, but to leave it this long is negligent to say the least.............and with recent comments from the manager and owner, i dont think we will bring in anyone else.

The comments from Rodgers that we need 2-4 players?
Or the comments from Henry that we don't want to sell players, we want to buy players

Its crap that we have business to do so late in the window, but its very much the norm in football. There is still time

Not much improvement on last season judging by that game. I know it was only a friendly but still, it was a fairly competitive.

Allen as the advanced player in the midfield 3 has to stop now, he's not up to it. A proper AM is needed.

Couthinio in the middle is thje only way to go, out wide he's completely wasted.

A new CB is needed too.

2-3 first teamers need to be signed and the season kicks off in less than a week. Good work :rolleyes:

Grayditch

We'll be grand as long as no team bullies us, shuts us out or has a goalie who's had an extra Wheetabix...

NukaCola

whatawaster wrote: »

The comments from Rodgers that we need 2-4 players?
Or the comments from Henry that we don't want to sell players, we want to buy players

Its crap that we have business to do so late in the window, but its very much the norm in football. There is still time

BRs comments weren't very positive lets be honest. Henry said it was to late in the window to replace Suarez, we've known he wanted to leave months ago....sure you cant replace him with one player, you need at least two. Yet we have failed to improve our starting 11, and people are still holding on to the hope of signing quality players. We are playing catch up.....we should have strengthened by now.

5starpool

Grayditch wrote: »

We'll be grand as long as no team bullies us, shuts us out or has a goalie who's had an extra Wheetabix...

Just as well we aren't playing Stoke next week then, who on their last 2 Anfield appearances have sat back and played for a draw with one of the best goalies in the league from last season?

Oh.

Maybe Hughes will instruct them to attack in a slow manner and not to be too physical.

Vanolder

Did we win??

Courtesy Flush

Can't believe we are a week from the new season and we are talking about needing 2-3 first team players.

daithijjj

One of Kess's shouts has signed for Cardiff i see, Gary Medel.

sweetie

daithijjj wrote: »

One of Kess's shouts has signed for Cardiff i see, Gary Medel.

Fupp me that's depressing. At this stage id take snoogy dog.