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

Francie Barrett

I think it's time to just move on from GlenJo to be honest. We have other wingers who are younger, we are better developing them than spending still sizable wages on a player who is only getting older.

Francie Barrett

Just finished watching Greece and Serbia. Markovic started and played about 65 minutes. He was very ineffective.

kevohmsford

Glen Johnson deserves a new contract. Sure he has been class this season. Our stand out performer.

Augeo

Augeo wrote: »

£6m over 2 years

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Wouldn't use offering him that package as a stick to beat Rodgers with.

Just to add, I imagine he'll do better elsewhere so I wouldn't be surprised to see him go, and now will the club or Rodgers, happy ending for all concerned potentially.

If he stays no prob either imo.

Harry Palmr

No Liverpool players in the starting 11 for England. Lallana, Sterling and Hendo on bench.

5live

Harry Palmr wrote: »

No Liverpool players in the starting 11 for England. Lallana, Sterling and Hendo on bench.

Good.

That means Hodgson has a smaller chance of breaking them.

5starpool

If the management thinks Johnson is good enough to start (which they obviously do as he starts when fit) why would they not think he is good enough to try and sign to a new contract? It logically follows and given that he starts when available shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, despite what most of you think.

klose

Lol apparently sturridge is injured again, abou diabys half brother is seems.

Osmosis Jones

Sturridge thigh strain doing the rounds on twitter.

I can't handle this

Harry Palmr

Seriously I'm so angry :mad:

Daniel Sturridge's return delayed by recurrence of thigh injury
The Times (subscription)‎ - 8 minutes ago
Sturridge pulled out of a training session at Melwood with what is believed to be a thigh strain, a similar injury to the one he sustained on September 5 while he ...

Vicxas

klose wrote: »

Lol apparently sturridge is injured again, abou diabys half brother is seems.

Tony barret quoted as saying it. But can't see anything on his twitter

Utopia Parkway

Paul Joyce saying Sturridge injured again. Usually very reliable.

klose

Vicxas wrote: »

Tony barret quoted as saying it. But can't see anything on his twitter

The usual reliables are reporting it now and the articles will be online soon. Scans results tomorrow apparently.

Agent Coulson

Behind paywall.

Liverpool hopes of revitalising their season have suffered a major blow after Daniel Sturridge broke down in training once again, raising fears that Brendan Rodgers is facing another spell without the injury plagued forward who has not played for his club since August.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/clubs/liverpool/article4271549.ece

brevity

We'll have to spend in January if we're to have any chance of CL.

Gbear

If that's true I give up on life.

5starpool

Fuk sake, this is ridiculous now. How can what should be a reasonably straightforward injury be so hard to manage in reality?

Agent Coulson

We really should have gone for Falcao in the summer..



Oh wait!

Soft Falling Rain

Ah heor

Utopia Parkway

Unbelievable really that he's broken down twice now literally days before he was due to come back.

Agent Coulson

https://twitter.com/TonyEvansTimes/status/534809912845819905

Harry Palmr

Oh **** Lallana is on for the 2nd half.

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Rodgers HAS to go two up, no point in waiting for Sturridge.

5starpool

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Oh **** Lallana is on for the 2nd half.

It doesn't matter anyhow, Rodgers won't play him anyhow by recent evidence.

J Mysterio

daithijjj wrote: »

Off that list i'd like to think we could use at least two in our starting line up. I suppose the thing that will hamper us is our 'strategy' :cool:

Lichtsteiner and Schär.

Lol

That chap might not play again this season the way he's going.

What a sicknote

The club needs to plan ahead without Sturridge.

Can't be having the season reliant on a guy who is constantly injured.

Keep him there bit get 2/3 proper strikers into the club

MD1990

Think we should look at getting Jackson Martinez in Jan. Will cost near 30m but if we don't sign a striker we can rule out top 4.

ebbsy

Spent all that money and when one player gets injured we crash and burn.

FFS.

Vicxas

Well.

I'll see yas next season. This one could well be a write off

Augmerson

Just checked in to see what condition the condition is in and it's ****ing ****.

More 1 up front.

michael999999

FFS.

Turtyturd

Somewhere Fabio pulls the needle out of his Sturridge voodoo doll.

NukaCola

BR should send someone out for horse placenta.....

rob316

Season over I have no faith in FSG buying the players we need in January.

shamrock55

I blame the medical staff

J Mysterio

rob316 wrote: »

Season over I have no faith in FSG buying the players we need in January.

FSG have put a rake of cash into Liverpool.

Turtyturd

While he is out we should just go the whole hog and transplant Mario's legs onto Sturridge's body.

Agent Coulson

rob316 wrote: »

Season over I have no faith in FSG buying the players we need in January.

I wouldn't either to be honest after given the manager £120m in the summer to spend and it looks like its been wasted.

Who could honestly blame them since they have taken over Liverpool they have given managers £350m in transfer funds and it looks totally wasted.

Augmerson

rob316 wrote: »

Season over I have no faith in FSG buying the players we need in January.

The club won't buy anyone in January. I think Suarez and Carroll were the last two January transfers the club made.

It is going to be a long long season.

Agent Coulson

Augmerson wrote: »

The club won't buy anyone in January. I think Suarez and Carroll were the last two January transfers the club made.

It is going to be a long long season.

Sturridge & Coutinho

Mr Alan

rob316 wrote: »

Season over I have no faith in FSG buying the players we need in January.

Do you have faith in Rodgers spending any money they do invest on the right players? To be fair to FSG, they've invested very heavily & backed Rodgers to the hilt. The recent transfer activity doesn't inspire any confidence.

As someone above said, we need to start planning so that we don't really need to rely on Sturridge. He is too much of a sick note.

Big window coming up for the club. Get it wrong & last year will count for nothing.

Utopia Parkway

rob316 wrote: »

Season over I have no faith in FSG buying the players we need in January.

Can hardly blame them in fairness.

Osmosis Jones

Augmerson wrote: »

The club won't buy anyone in January. I think Suarez and Carroll were the last two January transfers the club made.

It is going to be a long long season.

Coutinho and Sturridge...?

Utopia Parkway

What does it cost for a thigh transplant these days? Sturridge's seem to be made of spaghetti.

Grayditch

Better buy some seriously rated prospect youngsters in January to fix this seasons problems in about two years time.

NukaCola

This may be a simplistic view but thats what happens when your main striker is injury prone and dont have quality backups. All that also on the back of losing one of the best strikers in world football.

Our transfer policy this summer is looking naive at best. Rodgers was happy with Sturridge/Balotelli/Lambert. Borini's no world beater but he didn't even want him.

So is that Sturridge and Balotelli out? Lambert starting is nightmare scenario stuff.

NukaCola

NukaCola wrote: »

This may be a simplistic view but thats what happens when your main striker is injury prone and dont have quality backups. All that also on the back of losing one of the best strikers in world football.

Our transfer policy this summer is looking naive at best. Rodgers was happy with Sturridge/Balotelli/Lambert. Borini's no world beater but he didn't even want him.

So is that Sturridge and Balotelli out? Lambert starting is nightmare scenario stuff.

You reap what you sow.

Not replacing Suarez properly could end up costing the manager his job.

He'll need to spend wisely in January.

Agent Coulson

Lambert coming on everyone cross your fingers!!!!!!

mav79

MD1990 wrote: »

Think we should look at getting Jackson Martinez in Jan. Will cost near 30m but if we don't sign a striker we can rule out top 4.

Would prefer Lacazette, would be a lot cheaper, playing in a better league and has a similar style to Sturridge just more powerful.

Harry Palmr

Raheem Sterling puts two fingers up to Hodgson! :pac: