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

Harry Palmr

A bit of me hopes we get thrashed, but that's the bit of me that I try to keep in a box.

Kerrigooney

Wasn't expecting to see the game tonight but overtime has been cancelled...wooo.

Big performance needed but not expecting it tbh.

Chucky the tree

rob316 wrote: »

How does allen keep starting? I like him but can should be ahead of him.

He was excellent in the last game. There's about 8 players ahead of him who are far more questionable.

Augmerson

Harry Palmr wrote: »

A bit of me hopes we get thrashed, but that's the bit of me that I try to keep in a box.

Kerrigooney

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Skrtel, Johnson & Gerrard in the team plenty of european experience there.

Should be an easy win with that kind of experience in the team.

Take that tongue out of your cheek or you'll do yourself an injury.

BenEadir

DaveSuarez wrote: »

How does he not start Can and Lallana ffs

^^^ this all day long. Why pay £25m for Lallana and not play him in a match like this? He's one of the few players who have shown both endeavour and creativity this season. I guess Stevie G is getting the AM spot ahead of Lallana. It's a joke.

jasonb

MD1990 wrote: »

Confirmed #LFC XI to face Ludogorets: Mignolet, Manquillo, Skrtel, Toure, Johnson, Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Gerrard, Sterling, Lambert.

Not too optimistic about tonight. Sterling apart very little pace in the team.

If the order of names is correct, that does suggest Gerrard off the front guy, maybe at the tip of the diamond? Definitly not as a DM anyhow, so that's good. He can be subbed off after an hour for Lallana. Good to see Toure as well, if he does the same job as in Madrid he should take control of the back four a bit.

As someone else posted, each game I hope that this will be the game where we play well and turn the corner. Each game it doesn't happen makes the hope for the next game that little more brittle. But who knows, maybe this time...

Let's face it though, as bad as Ludogorets might be, we've been woeful. If we're going to get a result tonight, we're going to have to improve...

J.

Agent Coulson

To use a poker term.

I think Rodgers is going "All In" with this team tonight.

Win and he keeps his job till the end of the season lose and he could be gone by Xmas.

Chucky the tree

It's going to to be quite funny seeing all the different positions Gerrard ends up playing for the rest of the season as Rodgers desperately tries to accommodate him. He'll be in goals by February.

retalivity

BenEadir wrote: »

^^^ this all day long. Why pay £25m for Lallana and not play him in a match like this?.

To add to this, why buy markovic for 20m when u already have suso, but never use either of them??

ricero

Harry Palmr wrote: »

A bit of me hopes we get thrashed, but that's the bit of me that I try to keep in a box.

**** like this annoys me why support us then. Come on the reds good performance tonight

Agent Coulson

The role that would suit Gerrard best is on the bench coming on with 20 mins to go to replace Coutinho or Sterling in the number 10 role.

That is how you incorporate into the team.

Turtyturd

Chucky the tree wrote: »

It's going to to be quite funny seeing all the different positions Gerrard ends up playing for the rest of the season as Rodgers desperately tries to accommodate him. He'll be in goals by February.

Someone should pull him aside and ask him to step out of the team.

Harry Palmr

Mignolet, Manquillo, Skrtel, Toure, Johnson, Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Gerrard, Sterling, Lambert.

Jones, Lovren, Coutinho, Moreno, Lallana, Borini, Can.

Just look at that, apart from Lovren you can make a good case to play the rest. Moreno, Can, Lallana and Borini really should be starting this in a diamond 4-4-2.

Agent Coulson

Turtyturd wrote: »

Someone should pull him aside and ask him to step out of the team.

Carra really should have a chat with him and be blunt with him.

Turtyturd

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Carra really should have a chat with him and be blunt with him.

He wasn't able to do that with himself.

Agent Coulson

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Mignolet, Manquillo, Skrtel, Toure, Johnson, Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Gerrard, Sterling, Lambert.

Jones, Lovren, Coutinho, Moreno, Lallana, Borini, Can.

Just look at that, apart from Lovren you can make a good case to play the rest. Moreno, Can, Lallana and Borini really should be starting this in a diamond 4-4-2.

Even at that I would play Lovren with Toure.

Toure leading Lovren I think would help Lovren get his confidence back.

ThunbergsAreGo

That will teach Countiho to try pass the ball forward to the bench with you!

martyos121

Mignolet looks like a frightened puppy in the lineup there.

This should be brutal...

Talisman

super_furry wrote: »

No Can, no Moreno but Gerrard and Johnson get to stink the place out again. We might just sneak this but only because Ludogarets are the worst team in the competition.

That criticism could be used to describe Liverpool, Ludogorets may have the less talented individual players but they have certainly shown themselves to be a more focused group. We were very fortunate in the game at Anfield and tonight will be a real test for us.

Agent Coulson

martyos121 wrote: »

Mignolet looks like a frightened puppy in the lineup there.

This should be brutal...

SlickRic

I'm done with Mignolet, honestly.

michael999999

Chucky the tree wrote: »

It's going to to be quite funny seeing all the different positions Gerrard ends up playing for the rest of the season as Rodgers desperately tries to accommodate him. He'll be in goals by February.

May be sooner than that!

Ulysses Gaze

SlickRic wrote: »

I'm done with Mignolet, honestly.

Was never good enough for Liverpool and is nowhere near as good as Reina was.

ratracer

Brad Jones must be sh1tting himself, he's soon gonna be the first choice keeper!! It's tougher being an LFC fan now even than when Woy was the gaffer, utterly clueless and leaderless atm

Charlie19

Rickayy

Harry Palmr

Lambert heroic!

martyos121

Effort often makes up for world class.

Jordan Henderson is a living example of that.

Agent Coulson

Shows what pace in the team can do.

garra

Finally I can say it.

I heart Ronaldo

martyos121

Just such a shame that Reus, Cavani and Vidal can't play in the Champions League final for us, cause they'll be cup-tied.

Maybe Juan Mata IS the solution....

Guy.... guys, I love ye all as fellow L'Pool fans but to be fair Rodgers has been slammed for his recent teams and for doing two huge things consistently.... playing Lovren and having Gerrard in DM.

We see Toure replace Lovren and Lucas come into DM with Gerrard far more advanced. Allen also in midfield who can support defence and attack.

And Rodgers still getting criticism ??

Also Lambert has scored again, two starts two goals, bang bang, exactly what we need the forwards to do.

Gerrard may well come off at 60 mins too which is what many have suggested all season, play him AM for 60 mins or for the last 30 mins, he can't do both.

It is am important CL game so maybe Rodgers reckons dropping Gerrard would be playing with fire.

Personally I have no way given up on a top 4 finish either so the element of squad rotation we are seeing makes sense, now I do hope we don't see Gerrard back in DM on Saturday but Lovren at CB is quite likely imo.

YNWA - applies to our manager too

rob316

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Was never good enough for Liverpool and is nowhere near as good as Reina was.

Reina was piss poor too we wanted Begovic by all accounts but went for the cheaper option in mignolet. Skimped again in a vital position.

rob316

Augeo wrote: »

Guy.... guys, I love ye all as fellow L'Pool fans but to be fair Rodgers has been slammed for his recent teams and for doing two huge things consistently.... playing Lovren and having Gerrard in DM.

We see Toure replace Lovren and Lucas come into DM with Gerrard far more advanced. Allen also in midfield who can support defence and attack.

And Rodgers still getting criticism ??

Also Lambert has scored again, two starts two goals, bang bang, exactly what we need the forwards to do.

Gerrard may well come off at 60 mins too which is what many have suggested all season, play him AM for 60 mins or for the last 30 mins, he can't do both.

It is am important CL game so maybe Rodgers reckons dropping Gerrard would be playing with fire.

Personally I have no way given up on a top 4 finish either so the element of squad rotation we are seeing makes sense, now I do hope we don't see Gerrard back in DM on Saturday but Lovren at CB is quite likely imo.

YNWA - applies to our manager too

He is a waste of a position forward too though. He is 34 and is finished at this level the sooner he realises that the better for his beloved liverpool.

Soft Falling Rain

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Was never good enough for Liverpool and is nowhere near as good as Reina was.

He was signed on merit after his excellent performances for Sunderland but unfortunately he just hasn't shown enough since arriving.

A goalkeeper has gone top of the list alongside a striker for January. Someone with presence, confidence and most importantly a command of his box.

5live

Ludo 1 -2 Frustration.

#itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas

Harry Palmr

Lambert has now scored in:

Conference
League 2
League 1
Championship
Premier League
England NT
Champions League

he may yet add the Europa League to this!

highgiant1985

any one else having trouble with rte player not working?

Agent Coulson

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Lambert has now scored in:

Conference
League 2
League 1
Championship
Premier League
England NT
Champions League

he may yet add the Europa League to this!

That is pretty cool to be honest.

Add in League Cup and FA Cup goals as well.

8-10

highgiant1985 wrote: »

any one else having trouble with rte player not working?

Yes I definitely have

SlickRic

This ref is hilariously bad.

We're not getting a single decision.

SlickRic

honestly, Rodgers has the team right tonight, bar maybe playing Lallana instead of Stevie. though if you're going to play Stevie, where he is is where you play him.

Mig hasn't had much to do, and while Ludo have been good up to 30 yards out, that's it really.

If Mig wasn't shít we'd have a CS so far.

an ugly away performance, just what we need tbh.

daRobot

Toure needs to start from now on, and Mignolet needs to be sold.

Wonder if Petr Cech would come to the club, or if Chelsea would sell him to us? Would be a good start.

martyos121

Johnson doesn't look like a professional footballer at all. In fact, he doesn't look like professional in any sense of the word.

I wouldnt even hire the lad to paint the shed.

Agent Coulson

Toure & Lucas need to start every game.

Gerrard if he is to play every game has to play where he is playing tonight.

Augmerson

martyos121 wrote: »

Johnson doesn't look like a professional footballer at all. In fact, he doesn't look like professional in any sense of the word.

I wouldnt even hire the lad to paint the shed.

Degree in physics and in mensa apparently.

martyos121

Augmerson wrote: »

Degree in physics and in mensa apparently.

Great, he can f**k off to CERN then.

Washington Irving

Chucky the tree wrote: »

It's going to to be quite funny seeing all the different positions Gerrard ends up playing for the rest of the season as Rodgers desperately tries to accommodate him. He'll be in goals by February.

Sooner the better imo

klose

Embarrassing stuff again. Lambert and gerrard were exhausted and were kept on. Laughable stuff from rodgers tbh

djPSB

Chill.

Beat Basel and were into the knockout stages.

Not in a bad position at all in the CL.