Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

Augmerson

What has happened to the team from set pieces that so few goals are being scored? Skrtel had 4 or 5 last season I think? Gerrard and Suarez had some free kick goals.

This season we only have Gerrard's two.

Royal Legend

rob316 wrote: »

They can't deal with direct pace. Southampton tore them apart the other night but just couldn't finish. I say moreno sterling markovic and coutinho must start

Which means Brendan will start balotelli, ricki, Lucas and Gerrard

klose

Augmerson wrote: »

What has happened to the team from set pieces that so few goals are being scored? Skrtel had 4 or 5 last season I think? Gerrard and Suarez had some free kick goals.

This season we only have Gerrard's two.

Gerrards delivery has been poor this season compared to last, often dosent beat the first defender on corners these days. Also the likes of hendo are taking set pieces these days, hes pretty poor at em too. Everything thing is worse off since last season

klose

Firmino and lacazette having good games again tonight, the club should have been all over them last summer (hindsight is great)

Kerrigooney

Kerrigooney wrote: »

People listen to Collymore??

mosstin wrote: »

Pardon?

People listen to Collymore??

Francie Barrett

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Wow Carlos starting for Brighton in 10 minutes.

For a few spells, he looked decent, but like a lot of our players this season, there was very little end product.

Agent Coulson

So the only Liverpool player doing anyway well this season is Aspas who would have guessed.

12 Games 7 goals for Sevilla.

Vicxas

Agent Coulson wrote: »

So the only Liverpool player doing anyway well this season is Aspas who would have guessed.

12 Games 7 goals for Sevilla.

And will forever be remembered for that corner.

MD1990

RobertKK wrote: »

Collymore just said on BT sport that john Henry has come close twice to sacking Brendan Rogers.

He's just repeating what that clown Duncan Castles reports.

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

So the only Liverpool player doing anyway well this season is Aspas who would have guessed.

12 Games 7 goals for Sevilla.

Another chap that didn't really get a chance.

Hidalgo

Kerrigooney wrote: »

People listen to Collymore??

Wha??

Augmerson

rarnes1 wrote: »

Another chap that didn't really get a chance.

He certainly won't get another. I can't see him coming back to the club. Maybe do an Aquaman and go on loan again.

OwaynOTT

NukaCola wrote: »

Who's Borini?

Houdini?

RED L4 0TH

Just after having a very giddy thought. If Balotelli were to play on Sunday and get a hattrick would Utd fans break the internet around 3.30pm?

Augmerson

^



That we might score 3 is possible but unrealistic. That Balotelli might score those 3? :pac:

RED L4 0TH

Augmerson wrote: »

^



That we might score 3 is possible but unrealistic. That Balotelli might score those 3? :pac:

Carlsberg doesn't do unrealistic, but if they did...........

shamrock55

If balo gets 3 touches in the box ill break the internet never mind 3 goals!!

klose

Balo to score a hat trick and then lift his shirt to reveal a message on his base layer saying "are you watching boards.ie soccer forum Liverpool thread?"

If that's happens I'll be joining Lord Trollington at the GPO

brevity

https://twitter.com/Neil1980/status/543700865430077440

LOL.

djPSB

brevity wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Neil1980/status/543700865430077440

LOL.

Has Rodgers not pretty much accepted responsibility for the poor performances and admitted that's it not good enough?

Milkers

I don't know why people care so much about what managers say. Part of their job is showing up to multiple interviews/press conferences every week. Inevitably some of what they say is interesting and a huge pile of it is horse****e.

J Mysterio

Milkers wrote: »

I don't know why people care so much about what managers say. Part of their job is showing up to multiple interviews/press conferences every week. Inevitably some of what they say is interesting and a huge pile of it is horse****e.

That's just not acceptable

JohnDaniels

djPSB wrote: »

Has Rodgers not pretty much accepted responsibility for the poor performances and admitted that's it not good enough?

Ah he has to be fair. Not before though lining the track with bodies left and right to try stop the train hitting him. I get the feeling he would throw his own granny under the train if it saved his job.

I know it was touched on yesterday but Torres on a free?

Currently we have Lambert as number 1. Ballotelli will probably regain that position.

Sturridge and Borini are out of the picture.

Surely Torres would be a better option than Skrtel?


I'm working on the presumption we'll have little to spend in January btw

Pilsbury Doughboy

rarnes1 wrote: »

I know it was touched on yesterday but Torres on a free?

Currently we have Lambert as number 1. Ballotelli will probably regain that position.

Sturridge and Borini are out of the picture.

Surely Torres would be a better option than Skrtel?


I'm working on the presumption we'll have little to spend in January btw

I'm surprised you'd be interested in Torres given your disdain for Balotelli, it'd be a hell of a game of standing statues the two of them could play.

Agent Coulson

Seems we made a bid for the next Luis Suarez.

We put a bid of £3.2m in for Jaime Baez 19 from Uruguay.


We seem to be trying to get alot of the NEXT in over the last few weeks.

The Irish next the Norwegian next and now the Uruguayan.

Augmerson

So we've adopted the Jimmy Saville transfer strategy: Get them while their young.

NukaCola

Why would anyone want Torres?

Little money in january or not your still getting a striker who cant score. We have enough of them already.

e.r

Torres and Gerrard might click again worth a punt

Harry Palmr

Its only when you stay out of this thread for a day or two you realise the nonsense that's in it!

SuperTortoise

I'd still have Torres ahead of Lambert, Ballotelli and Borini.

Torres is the type of player that only thrives when his head is in the right place, and it never looked to be since he joined Chelsea.
Besides, we won't sign him, potential is clearly what the transfer comittee is after. I think they have the attitude that it'll only take 1 in every 10 to turn into a great signing to pay for the other punts and leave a tidy profit.

PropJoe10

Torres on a free transfer on a 6 month contract would be better than nothing, but only slightly. Although who knows, maybe coming back to restore his reputation with the Pool fans would be an incentive for him to get his head right. He's only 30 and shouldnt be this crap at this stage of his career.

If there's a striker for free that's better fair enough. That was the original point.

I just can't see the owners giving Rodgers cash in January considering CL is gone and top 4 is improbable

martyos121

PropJoe10 wrote: »

Torres on a free transfer on a 6 month contract would be better than nothing, but only slightly. Although who knows, maybe coming back to restore his reputation with the Pool fans would be an incentive for him to get his head right. He's only 30 and shouldnt be this crap at this stage of his career.

Pay-as-you-play contract with huge goal bonuses is the only way to go, IMO. I think he'd be willing to sign that sort of contract given his form post-betrayal.

Mr.Crinklewood

e.r wrote: »

Torres and Gerrard might click again worth a punt

It's Euro these days.

chicorytip

It appears Lovren may well be available in the January sales. What a shocking indictment of Rodgers' management. The fella clearly lacks two basic qualifications for any successful manager,good judgement of players and clear minded tactical nous.Time to get rid .....

Turtyturd

e.r wrote: »

Torres and Gerrard might click again worth a punt

rob316

chicorytip wrote: »

It appears Lovren may well be available in the January sales. What a shocking indictment of Rodgers' management. The fella clearly lacks two basic qualifications for any successful manager,good judgement of players and clear minded tactical nous.Time to get rid .....

I blame the manager for what happens on the pitch not transfers. No one has a clue who actually signs these players and did rodgers want them. Allen and borini are his but I'm not sure after that.

Turtyturd

Lovern played week in and week out until there was no option but to drop him, it's safe to say that he is one.

However defending has been an issue since day one with 'The Rodgers' so offloading players isn't going to do anything.

smileyj1987

PropJoe10 wrote: »

Torres on a free transfer on a 6 month contract would be better than nothing, but only slightly. Although who knows, maybe coming back to restore his reputation with the Pool fans would be an incentive for him to get his head right. He's only 30 and shouldnt be this crap at this stage of his career.

Honestly give it a shot . It can't be any worse then only having lambert and ballotelli right now .
Edit no disrespect to borini but it looks like his days are numbered .

chicorytip

chicorytip wrote: »

It appears Lovren may well be available in the January sales. What a shocking indictment of Rodgers' management. The fella clearly lacks two basic qualifications for any successful manager,good judgement of players and clear minded tactical nous.Time to get rid .....

Appears from where?

Got a link?

Mr Alan

rob316 wrote: »

I blame the manager for what happens on the pitch not transfers. No one has a clue who actually signs these players and did rodgers want them. Allen and borini are his but I'm not sure after that.

I wish people would stop with this fallacy.

“There is absolutely no way a player will come in here if I don’t want him,” Rodgers told the Liverpool Echo. “I will always be the first person it comes to. That’s not being arrogant, that’s how we operate here and how it works in this country.”

He added: "Abroad it works differently where you have a coach and the club will bring in the players. The coach then works with the players he’s given. A lot has been made of it but the fact is the process that happens here is no different to what happens at other English clubs."

“We have a number of people, scouting staff and analysts, who will look for targets who fit the profile of the players that we want. Then I will sit down with those guys, look at those targets and make a shortlist from that. I know the club will go and do the best it can to get the players we want.

“But it’s very clear that anyone we sign will be because I want him here.”

RODGERS CALLS THE SHOTS WITH TRANSFERS. THERE IS OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE PROCESS, SAME AS ANY CLUB, BUT RODGERS IS IN CHARGE

PropJoe10

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Honestly give it a shot . It can't be any worse then only having lambert and ballotelli right now .
Edit no disrespect to borini but it looks like his days are numbered .

Might as well forget Borini, hes a goner. Rodgers has preferred to go into games with one striker (Lambert) recently rather than even have him on the bench. Borini isnt very good but at least he'd offer some pace and movement until we get someone better.

e.r

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

It's Euro these days.

Its a figure of speech most days:(

Mr Alan

Mr Alan wrote: »

I wish people would stop with this fallacy.



RODGERS CALLS THE SHOTS WITH TRANSFERS. THERE IS OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE PROCESS, SAME AS ANY CLUB, BUT RODGERS IS IN CHARGE

You'd wonder what's the point in the committee then?

Surely he could pick a player and then get a simple yes or no from the board?


Why do you fully believe what Rodgers says with regards to this but then say he's a spoofer on other things?


Personally I take what managers say with a dose of salt.

Mr Alan

rarnes1 wrote: »

You'd wonder what's the point in the committee then?

I'd suggest most clubs have a similar arrangement. A number of stakeholders involved in transfers, all subject to sign off from a couple of key people ie. Manager & Chairman.

Rarnes wrote:

Surely he could pick a player and then get a simple yes or no from the board?

Essentially this is what happens? Players identified & signed off by stakeholders if authorised

Rarnes wrote:

Why do you fully believe what Rodgers says with regards to this but then says he's a spoofer on other things?

Are you referring to Lallana's injury? The only thing I can think of where I've said it seems like bull****.

Rarnes wrote:

Personally I take what managers say with a dose of salt.

So you essentially believe nothing. Unless you want to.

Agent Coulson

The committee as I see it see just a glorified scouting network where they scout positions the manager say he needs filled they come back with a number of players including the player the manager wants and back ups if they can't get the first pick.

Then the manager say to Ayre these are my first picks go get them, If he they can't get first picks they go down the list.

So it is easy for the manager to leak to his friends in the press it's the committee picks that he didn't get his first picks I can't see any one else at the club leaking this to the press.

Mr Alan

Mr Alan wrote: »

I'd suggest most clubs have a similar arrangement. A number of stakeholders involved in transfers, all subject to sign off from a couple of key people ie. Manager & Chairman.



Essentially this is what happens? Players identified & signed off by stakeholders if authorised



Are you referring to Lallana's injury? The only thing I can think of where I've said it seems like bull****.



So you essentially believe nothing. Unless you want to.

So why the big deal about a committee then?

Why set it up?


I thought you called Rodgers a spoofer before, must have been someone else.

Yeah, I wouldn't believe too much a manager says. Fergie, Wenger, Mourinho all compulsive liars. They all do it. Always have always will

Downing scores again. 3 goals and 6 assists. Not bad!