Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14 Mod warning post#7005

punk_one82

Turtyturd wrote: »

It's good that they are aiming high but how many of those players are capable of playing in a dick and balls system.

There's a certain Paul Scholes image I want to put here, but it's blocked in work....

Knex*

punk_one82 wrote: »

There's a certain Paul Scholes image I want to put here, but it's blocked in work....

Good :pac:

Mickalus

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Some newbie I think, letting him off this one time :pac:

With Klopp leading them along with the signings of Gundogan, Reus, Vidal, Hummels, Kroos, Cavani and co, I'll need to lump on them winning it all next season ASAP before the odds shorten.



Same, that plus I want to see Ibe get a run out for near to full game. In saying that, I wouldn't mind seeing an attack of Ibe - Sturridge - Sterling start at the Emirates and just destroy them on the counter again.

Same here. Looking forward to Ibe getting some game time.
Aspas should be in with a shout as well.

Can't make too many changes in case you disrupt the flow. Ain't broke don't fix it etc etc.

At the same time, some fringe players need to get some minutes under their belt and prove their worth.

monkey9

I love the way Rodgers was called up on a possible fued and just laughed it off. This is good grounding.

punk_one82

Knex. wrote: »

Good :pac:

You're spared for now. Soon you'll see the greatest player ever to play in the dick 'n' balls formation

D'Agger

punk_one82 wrote: »

I also want to see him firing on all cylinders in the league but he's a young lad playing a game a week and showing absolutely no signs of fatigue at the minute. There's no reason to rest him.

There are plenty of reasons to rest any player for a cup game - one is to give other players a chance which I think we should - Ibe & Tex in particular I want to see more of.

There's no reason Sterling couldn't come off the bench and provide an excellent couter attacking option, as always

Demosthenese

This isn't a game to rest players with no game for another week - need to set the tone and go for the juggular, they'll setup like they did against United and sit deep. We should be going there to get at the early and exploit their weaknesses. By all means bring in the subs if we can do what we did last time ...

punk_one82

D'Agger wrote: »

There are plenty of reasons to rest any player for a cup game - one is to give other players a chance which I think we should - Ibe & Tex in particular I want to see more of.

There's no reason Sterling couldn't come off the bench and provide an excellent couter attacking option, as always

I'd agree when it comes to early round cup games, but this is a cup game against a very good team. A game where if we win we have a very good chance of going all the way. There's no reason Ibe or Teixera couldn't come off the bench.

Agent Coulson

Andy Gray replacing Michael Owen on BT again for the Arsenal v Liverpool FA Cup game.

Source Telegraph UK

hefferboi

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

If you're Boards fwiends with someone, it strikes them off for some reason.

BMNC, Willmunny, Berba, Des and pals, Flah, Cambo, etc top mine.
Actually, Rarnes, K9 and Raif top mine which is worse.

edit - Gyazo is working now.



Surprised heffer isn't higher up since I agree with pretty much everything he says

You're top of my list

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klose

U21s game v chelsea is off, theyve barely played in the last two months. I preferred the format they had last year tbh.

barone

were fcuked nxt season in here, arguing on who to play ,and we in two comps .. wait till were in champs league ..success will be the death of lfc superthread lol ...

Agueroooo

Dave Hannigan ‏@daveyhannigan 18h Liverpool's Joao Carlos Teixeira is one of 100+ Sporting Lisbon players to make it as pros since 2002, their academy costs €5m a year to run

That is an amazingly successful academy and scouting system.

mike65

klose wrote: »

U21s game v chelsea is off, theyve barely played in the last two months. I preferred the format they had last year tbh.

article on the telegraph website Scudamore talking about a new exciting U21 league - trouble is the format isn't mentioned looks the same.

gafferino

Missed this on Wed?

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9166357/premier-league-brendan-rodgers-denies-claims-of-bust-up-with-ray-wilkins-at-fulham

Rodgers is quite good with the press. He's dealing with Mourinho's BS very well it must be said. Wenger.....not so much.

LiamoSail

Just noticed that both at Fulham and home to Arsenal, we had more players that had come through the youth team then United in both the squad and starting XI in their corresponding fixtures.

It must be years since that's happened prior to this season, and given United's record of producing both quality for the first team and depth for the squad, its quiet an achievement

mike65

LiamoSail wrote: »

Just noticed that both at Fulham and home to Arsenal, we had more players that had come through the youth team then United in both the squad and starting XI in their corresponding fixtures.

It must be years since that's happened prior to this season, and given United's record of producing both quality for the first team and depth for the squad, its quiet an achievement

This is a drum I love to bang, but I really do think that half the match day squad will be ex-academy players in 2/3 years

Danny Ward
Lloyd Jones
Wisdom/McLaughlin
Robinson/Smith
Rossiter
Sterling
Ibe
Sinclair

plus imports who have been given a polish - Suso and Teixeira.

Spanish Johnny

gafferino wrote: »

Missed this on Wed?

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9166357/premier-league-brendan-rodgers-denies-claims-of-bust-up-with-ray-wilkins-at-fulham

Rodgers is quite good with the press. He's dealing with Mourinho's BS very well it must be said. Wenger.....not so much.

Really - why do you think that? I am glad to see that Wenger is one of the few who isn't talking utter s***e actually.

'Asked why, apart from himself and Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, every other manager is ruling out title success, Wenger responded: "It's a fear to fail."

Wenger maintains his only focus will be on making sure Arsenal can finish above their rivals come May.
"If you're not in the race you cannot lose it, if you declare yourself not in the race you cannot lose it, simple as that," he said.


"I say yes we are in it, yes we will have a go for it, we will absolutely give everything to go for it and if we don't do it I will take responsibility for it.

I would call that honest to be fair. Don't see how it is handling it badly?? This playing down expectations is ridiculous now at this stage.

4 points between top 4. Ye are in the title race too and ye know it. Smallest squad but least amount of games to play also. Time to embrace it I think for us all. Wish the managers would do the same.

YouTookMyName

Liverpool are Red,
Liverpool reserves are too,
We love you Brendan.
A European cup place will do.

Grayditch

I've a lot of respect for Wenger. He moans a bit, but really not as much as a lot of others. Respectful in interviews. The amount of pressure the man has shaken off through the years.

messinkiapina

Grayditch wrote: »

I've a lot of respect for Wenger. He moans a bit, but really not as much as a lot of others. Respectful in interviews. The amount of pressure the man has shaken off through the years.

Yea he's much less of a w***ker than a certain other London based manager I can think of. Even during the whole Suarez affair I thought we was very dignified and respectful towards Liverpool, in spite of what some people thought.

Courtesy Flush

If Liverpool didnt win the league, I think most Liverpool fans would be happy to see Arsenal win it over Chelsea, City, Utd. etc

Grayditch

I think the generally decent Arse-Pool mutual tolerance on Boards took a hit during the Suarez transfer debacle, but it's better now

messinkiapina

Mourinho is at it again, I see. I can't remember a person in football I've had more dislike for.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26188451

Arsene Wenger is a 'specialist in failure' - Jose Mourinho

Arsene Wenger is a "specialist in failure", according to Jose Mourinho.
The Chelsea boss was responding to the Arsenal manager's claim that other Premier League bosses are playing down their title chances because they "fear to fail".
Chelsea hold a one-point lead over the Gunners at the top of the table.

Mourinho said: "If he is right and I am afraid of failure it is because I didn't fail many times. Eight years without silverware, that's failure."
Under Wenger, Arsenal have not won a trophy since the 2005 FA Cup.
"He's a specialist in failure," continued Mourinho. "If I do that in Chelsea, eight years, I leave and don't come back."

LiamoSail

Grayditch wrote: »

I've a lot of respect for Wenger. He moans a bit, but really not as much as a lot of others. Respectful in interviews. The amount of pressure the man has shaken off through the years.

Couldn't agree more. The man's a gentleman with a genuine belief in doing what's good for the game. Polar opposite of Moirinho

googled eyes

messinkiapina wrote: »

Mourinho is at it again, I see. I can't remember a person in football I've had more dislike for.

I know there's slagging and banter between fans about how long its been since Aresnal have won anything but those comments are nasty enough

messinkiapina

I wish the press would start treating him like the horrible b******d he is, instead of continually licking his ass.

Spanish Johnny

Grayditch wrote: »

I think the generally decent Arse-Pool mutual tolerance on Boards took a hit during the Suarez transfer debacle, but it's better now

At least it's unlikely to happen this summer!

Unfortunately for us:(

Cannot imagine where we would be now if we got a forward of his ability. Unbelievable.

Pilsbury Doughboy

messinkiapina wrote: »

I wish the press would start treating him like the horrible b******d he is, instead of continually licking his ass.

Yeah, that would be nice.

Courtesy Flush

Does anyone subscribe to LFC TV. Is it worth it at all ?

Courtesy Flush

Spanish Johnny wrote: »

At least it's unlikely to happen this summer!

Unfortunately for us:(

Cannot imagine where we would be now if we got a forward of his ability. Unbelievable.

Out of sight probably

Spanish Johnny

googled eyes wrote: »

I know there's slagging and banter between fans about how long its been since Aresnal have won anything but those comments are nasty enough

Ya that 8/9 years is fair slagging among supporters no doubt as a rise.

My issue is that it should be put in context. What I admire Wenger most for is sticking with the Club when they all made a massive decision to move stadium in order to sustain the future of the club.

I think the figure that is bandied about is €450 million it has cost us. Be nice amount of money to have spent on players over the years!!

LiamoSail

messinkiapina wrote: »

Mourinho is at it again, I see. I can't remember a person in football I've had more dislike for.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26188451

So Wenger should have been sacked by now

Pelligrini is only doing well because of the money they spent

Rodgers because he has no midweek distractions

And Mourinho, poor Mourinho who hasn't spend a dime, relying only on his managerial prowess to guide his cheaply assembled side to the top.

Delusional is the only way to describe that. It's has to be all about him, and that big head of his. Nearly makes Steve Bruce's look small

Super-Rush

Courtesy Flush wrote: »

Does anyone subscribe to LFC TV. Is it worth it at all ?

The channel?

Its free to air on sky.

Its worth it to see replays of the matches all week and for the live reserve games.

Courtesy Flush

Super-Rush wrote: »

The channel?

Its free to air on sky.

Its worth it to see replays of the matches all week and for the live reserve games.

The liverpool fc tv website. Is that the same thing ?

Agent Coulson

18 Years today.

Courtesy Flush

You would swear Mourinho didnt have a penny to spend. Chelsea have spent more money than any club in the last ten years surely. Did he find Hazard in the youth team? or did they pay like £32m for him

5live

messinkiapina wrote: »

Mourinho is at it again, I see. I can't remember a person in football I've had more dislike for.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26188451

If Mourinho posted on here he would get a permaban. Imo, he is an absolute troll and the easy way to decipher what he is on about is to turn it upside down.

I struggle to understand the media fascination with him but i suppose journo have to sell papers.

The absolute best end of this season for me would be for us to win the league, chelsea to finish fourth and Arsenal to win the CL.:pac:

BNMC

Turtyturd wrote: »

I didn't want to let you down by saying Kerrigooney topped mine. And BNMC has thanked so many of my posts without realising i am taking the piss he is bound to top it next year.

Love you too. xx

Agueroooo

Grayditch wrote: »

I've a lot of respect for Wenger. He moans a bit, but really not as much as a lot of others. Respectful in interviews. The amount of pressure the man has shaken off through the years.

Agree completely.

Wenger is the polar opposite of Mourinho in so many ways.

Mourinho's ego will eat itself and I think folk are seeing through him now-pure drool and boredom.
All we need is for the British media to stop sucking up his bull, and some real journos to start calling it for what it is.

Im not holding my breath.

mike65

(Green is good, red is not)


http://www.wallpaperingfog.co.uk/2014/02/premier-league-attack-patterns.html

I might have expected the right wing to feature more strongly than the left, I suspect the Suarez effect is what makes the difference as he tends to pull left when not the sole striker. What this graphic does show is that attacking balls do come from across the width of the pitch, albeit with a poor return on cut backs into the area from the right (that's you Raheem!)

marno21

Finally back in the modern world, was a completely different experience listening to the match Wednesday on a very very poor 1089 Talksport signal. Time to watch the highlights

googled eyes

Rene Meulensteen has been replaced as Fulham manager.

Can we count that as a scalp ?

mike65

googled eyes wrote: »

Rene Meulensteen has been replaced as Fulham manager.

Can we count that as a scalp ?

Jasus we gotta keep doing this! Felix Magath is the new man it seems which is also unexpected.

mav79

googled eyes wrote: »

Rene Meulensteen has been replaced as Fulham manager.

Can we count that as a scalp ?

Crazy!!!! They looked better the last two games than any before and they have just signed a number of players. What's the point of giving a manager money to spend and then fire them. Has to be something with Ray Wilkins, he never came out after half time on Wednesday night.

mike65

Fulham are just another club owned by someone who thinks its all a game.

Spanish Johnny

mike65 wrote: »

Fulham are just another club owned by someone who thinks its all a game.

True. It's turning into real life Football Manager at this stage.

Utopia Parkway

googled eyes wrote: »

Rene Meulensteen has been replaced as Fulham manager.

Only getting a draw at Old Trafford was obviously the final straw for the owners.

klose

googled eyes wrote: »

Rene Meulensteen has been replaced as Fulham manager.

Can we count that as a scalp ?

3 managers have been sacked after final defeats by us although the writing was on the wall for malkay. 4 if you include holloway but he resigned...

Spanish Johnny

klose wrote: »

3 managers have been sacked after final defeats by us although the writing was on the wall for malkay. 4 if you include holloway but he resigned...

Poor Arsene is at home packing his bags after Mourinho's comments today and the fact ye could do the same to him Sunday evening!:D