Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Note in OP, 1/09

Utopia Parkway

Some rumours going round that Sterling may be rested tomorrow and that the team will be

Mignolet, Manquillo, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Markovic, Ballotelli.

Agent Coulson

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Some rumours going round that Sterling may be rested tomorrow and that the team will be

Mignolet, Manquillo, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Markovic, Ballotelli.

I'd be happy with that team and if needed Sterling to come off the bench with 20 to go is a lot better bench than last season.

wcarey1975

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Some rumours going round that Sterling may be rested tomorrow and that the team will be

Mignolet, Manquillo, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Markovic, Ballotelli.

Ties in well with the spiel from Rodgers and the expectation levels on Sterling. Put him on the bench and let Markovic have a turn.

Harry Palmr

West Ham U21s 0 - 4 Liverpool U21s

After all the first half excitement the second half was much quieter in terms of goal scoring chances then right at the death Ojo with his second from Kevin Stewarts assist.

Good match report in the Mail



Rossiter is in the match day squad for tomorrow, whether he actually makes the bench is another matter of course.

GotTheTshirt

Harry Palmr wrote: »

West Ham U21s 0 - 4 Liverpool U21s

After all the first half excitement the second half was much quieter in terms of goal scoring chances then right at the death Ojo with his second from Kevin Stewarts assist.

Good match report in the Mail



Rossiter is in the match day squad for tomorrow, whether he actually makes the bench is another matter of course.

That's a great pic.
I said it a couple of days ago but I still think Borini has a chance of starting beside Ballotelli if Rogers goes with two up front ahead of Lambert. Therein phew the question though, will we go with one or tso or one up top?
I'd prefer the former on evidence to date.

Fescue

GotTheTshirt wrote: »

That's a great pic.
I said it a couple of days ago but I still think Borini has a chance of starting beside Ballotelli if Rogers goes with two up front ahead of Lambert. Therein phew the question though, will we go with one or tso or one up top?
I'd prefer the former on evidence to date.

I find it hard to believe that Borini will come into the team at the expense of Markovic or Lallana or Coutinho. Stranger things have happened but considering the money spent on the two former players, it would be very surprising to see Borini come in.

~Rebel~

Fescue wrote: »

I find it hard to believe that Borini will come into the team at the expense of Markovic or Lallana or Coutinho. Stranger things have happened but considering the money spent on the two former players, it would be very surprising to see Borini come in.

Well it all comes down to what system he thinks is best to face Villa. 2 up, or 1 up.

From the presser, it certainly sounded like Lambert won't be starting anyway, given the way Rodgers kind of ducked the question saying he'd definitely start the cup game.

klose

Rodgers said the best thing to do for borini was to leave amd get regular game time as sturridge balo and lambert are ahead of him so id be surprised if he even makes the bench, maybe he could go the way of henderson and fight his way back in to rodgers plans but theres alot of attackers already in the squad.

daithijjj

Cant see Sterling getting rested in his current form. No Sturridge up front, if we gave Markovic/Lallana/Balotelli all starts without Sterling we'd have teething issues imho. I could be totally wrong of course, but Villa give us problems at Anfield

By all means haul him off if we could kill it off early and ditto for the game Tuesday but i certainly wouldnt rest him by not starting him, have to rest him by subbing early. Well thats my view anyway.

Those rumoured teams for the first 3 games have all been wrong afaik. Probably the same source?

GotTheTshirt

Fescue wrote: »

I find it hard to believe that Borini will come into the team at the expense of Markovic or Lallana or Coutinho. Stranger things have happened but considering the money spent on the two former players, it would be very surprising to see Borini come in.

I'm going on our 3 league games to date, and funnily enough the impact Lambert has had when coming on for a front 2.
I'm guessing that Rogers would rather play with 2 up top but based on early evidence but I think tomorrow will be a big indicator of his plans for Borini. If Lambert gets in a front 2 tomorrow Borini might as well pack his bags.
If it was Balotelli that was injured I'd put the house on Lambert starting beside Sturridge but if we start with one up top, that would show the lack of faith in Borini for me.

jasonb

First!

Wow, no post in over 8 hours, that's gotta be a record for the thread?

Really hope we hit the ground running this evening, build on the result against Spurs. I too would be surprised if Borini's ahead of Lambert but I guess we'll know soon enough...

J.

Grayditch

jasonb wrote: »

Wow, no post in over 8 hours, that's gotta be a record for the thread?

That is quite busy for a Friday/Saturday, I think we need more bannings.

Kerrigooney

Grayditch wrote: »

That is quite busy for a Friday/Saturday, I think we need more bannings.

Post reported for not being funny enough.



:pac:

googled eyes

Gareth Bale inverview

I think the most important thing is you feel it’s the right move. If you feel you’re going to play, then I would encourage a British player to go abroad. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it, the new culture, the new life. I felt like I wanted to challenge myself. It’s down to the player himself whether he can kick on.

If you look at Raheem Sterling, I think he’s shown what a good player he is. He’s starting to perform more consistently. If he keeps working hard and doing what he’s doing then he’s going to keep progressing and the sky is his limit

sabat

Real don't tend to sign black players, let alone anoint them one of their galacticos. Even the likes of Pepe and Marcelo are mixed race. Maybe something to do with their fascist heritage?

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Knex*

sabat wrote: »

Real don't tend to sign black players, let alone anoint them one of their galacticos. Even the likes of Pepe and Marcelo are mixed race. Maybe something to do with their fascist heritage?

x43r0

Spotted these gems in the club shop. How many do people want me to pick up for them? I'd say I could only carry 10 or so back with me so first come first served

ASOT

x43r0 wrote: »

Spotted these gems in the club shop. How many do people want me to pick up for them? I'd say I could only carry 10 or so back with me so first come first served

I love how out of breath Joe Cole is in that photo :rolleyes::pac:

Agent Coulson

x43r0 wrote: »

Spotted these gems in the club shop. How many do people want me to pick up for them? I'd say I could only carry 10 or so back with me so first come first served

They are collector items should the prices not be going up :pac:

LiamoSail

x43r0 wrote: »

Spotted these gems in the club shop. How many do people want me to pick up for them? I'd say I could only carry 10 or so back with me so first come first served

That's fairly typical of the club store, place is generally a joke

Pilsbury Doughboy

I hope this isn't the calm before the (sh1t)storm later!

Agent Coulson

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

I hope this isn't the calm before the (sh1t)storm later!

Like the good old days of meltdown Monday's.

michael999999

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

I hope this isn't the calm before the (sh1t)storm later!

I'm feeling good about the game later. 2-0.

Mario and Hendo.

ratracer

I really think Sterling should be rested today!! ( Wilshere is my No.1 sub on FF)

Kerrigooney

ratracer wrote: »

I really think Sterling should be rested today!! ( Wilshere is my No.1 sub on FF)

I'm sure Rodgers will keep that in mind when he's picking the team.

ratracer

Kerrigooney wrote: »

I'm sure Rodgers will keep that in mind when he's picking the team.

I hope so, it's for my greater good. ( unless Sterling scores a hat-trick!)

5starpool

Even though early in the season, a draw is a good result for Liverpool in the Arsenal-City game.

Kerrigooney

5starpool wrote: »

Even though early in the season, a draw is a good result for Liverpool in the Arsenal-City game.

Great game and great result. Now....to pass some time till 5:30.

rob316

Good win later and we could climb to second. It's only day 4 but it's gunna be even tighter than last year, important to hang around the top.

Gbear

5starpool wrote: »

Even though early in the season, a draw is a good result for Liverpool in the Arsenal-City game.

Any result had an upside but I'm far from convinced we'll be in contention for the league. City and Chelsea look very strong.

Top 4 is our first port of call so I'd have slightly favoured Arsenal losing.

Still, based on what we've seen so far, I'm pretty confident that we'll finish ahead of them. Very lucky to knick a point today and I'd back a lot of the teams that are strong in midfield to be able to outfight them.

The only difference this season is that Sanchez has a bit of the sort of quality that can grab goals out of nothing. I'd imagine they'll still be bottom of that top 5 head to head table they showed before the game.

5starpool

Gbear wrote: »

Any result had an upside but I'm far from convinced we'll be in contention for the league. City and Chelsea look very strong.

Top 4 is our first port of call so I'd have slightly favoured Arsenal losing.

Still, based on what we've seen so far, I'm pretty confident that we'll finish ahead of them. Very lucky to knick a point today and I'd back a lot of the teams that are strong in midfield to be able to outfight them.

The only difference this season is that Sanchez has a bit of the sort of quality that can grab goals out of nothing. I'd imagine they'll still be bottom of that top 5 head to head table they showed before the game.

I'm not convinced we will be either, but the more clubs in contention that drop points the better.

5live

5starpool wrote: »

Even though early in the season, a draw is a good result for Liverpool in the Arsenal-City game.

Thanks to Turty and his box of Arsenal dolls and voodoo needles:)

Pilsbury Doughboy

ratracer wrote: »

I really think Sterling should be rested today!! ( Wilshere is my No.1 sub on FF)

Nah, I have Sterling in but anyway even if he's benched he will get on at some stage, so best just to start him.

Vicxas

Jesus Swansea look dangerous so far this season.

Apart from Shelvey, he still gets the red mist when it comes to tackles.

ratracer

Vicxas wrote: »

Jesus Swansea look dangerous so far this season.

Apart from Shelvey, he still gets the red mist when it comes to tackles.

I think that just like Spurs and even Newcastle in the past, Swansea will go grand up to Christmas, but then fade after that as injuries take their toll on a fairly small squad. I'd like to see them do well, but as happened last year, Europa league is just too much for them.

Harry Palmr

Vicxas wrote: »

Jesus Swansea look dangerous so far this season.

Apart from Shelvey, he still gets the red mist when it comes to tackles.

They just got "tonked" 4-2! As good as Chelsea are up front with Costa they are letting goals in. That's 5 in the last two games as I type.

Spurs look as dodgy as they did under previous management, Everton winning but only playing WBA who are looking like a shoe in for relegation.

klose

Interesting line up, we struggle against villa so hopefully we play well. Borni and lambert on the bench, suso in the doldrums.

martyos121

Thank Christ Benteke is still injured. Twice he played at Anfield and twice he absolutely tore our defence to pieces.

The Letheram

martyos121 wrote: »

Thank Christ Benteke is still injured. Twice he played at Anfield and twice he absolutely tore our defence to pieces.

With Sakho and Lovren about though there is more physicality to deal with him though.

djPSB

The Letheram wrote: »

With Sakho and Lovren about though there is more physicality to deal with him though.

He's not playing though so no need to deal with him

tomaussie

Roll on 2.30m. Mary Jane is trying to put me to sleep. This is hard work.

The Letheram

djPSB wrote: »

He's not playing though so no need to deal with him

Ya I know that but I wouldn't be as worried about him now as I would have been say two years ago.

martyos121

The Letheram wrote: »

Ya I know that but I wouldn't be as worried about him now as I would have been say two years ago.

I don't think any team would be too worried about him now. A bad achilles injury like his is usually the beginning of the end for a footballer. He won't be the same player when he comes back, which is an awful shame, since he could have gone right to the top.

GavRedKing

Harry Palmr wrote: »

They just got "tonked" 4-2! As good as Chelsea are up front with Costa they are letting goals in. That's 5 in the last two games as I type.

Spurs look as dodgy as they did under previous management, Everton winning but only playing WBA who are looking like a shoe in for relegation.

If we let in 1 goal for the 2 we score ill take that for the rest of the season.

Defending is over rated anyway. :pac:

PropJoe10

Another chance for Lovren and Sakho to show Rodgers that they are the best two centre-backs for the season. Hope they take it.

Augmerson

tomaussie wrote: »

Roll on 2.30m. Mary Jane is trying to put me to sleep. This is hard work.

Fall asleep with Mary Jane?



You lucky bastard.

Charlie19

Not a bad image to see first when opening the Liverpool thread:)

klose

Fair to say lovren has not had a great start with us, poor from sakho too