Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015 Mod Note in OP 9/4

Dickerty

OwaynOTT wrote: »

What's up with Studge by the way? Balls where pinging off him all night.

He did have two near misses, the curler from outside the box and the dinker over the keeper that just went over. He's missing a proper foil, like he had with Suarez. He's trying to be both the target man, and the link-up man, and the 6 yard box man.

Will be fine with playing with Lacazette and Origi next season. :cool:

Buford T. Justice XIX

Turtyturd wrote: »

Rust. He's only been back for 3 months.

A quick shot of WD40 should sort it out so.

MD1990

OwaynOTT wrote: »

What's up with Studge by the way? Balls where pinging off him all night.

Id be more worried by his lack of pace since returning. Im hoping all the muscle injuries haven't caught up with him & he hasn't permantley lost his pace like what happened to Owen & Torres.

Harry Palmr

Liverpool have to change the formation to help Sturridge, last night with both the most likely assist providers starting from the flanks he was too isolated too often, the diamond with Sterling alongside him makes by far and away the most of what little Liverpool have in front of goal. Its annoying that Rodgers can't see it

noodler

Dickerty wrote: »

He did have two near misses, the curler from outside the box and the dinker over the keeper that just went over. He's missing a proper foil, like he had with Suarez. He's trying to be both the target man, and the link-up man, and the 6 yard box man.

Will be fine with playing with Lacazette and Origi next season. :cool:

I also felt like this.

I'd almost, almost like to see somethng like.

Sterling----Lambert

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Sturridge

for a game.

smileyj1987

noodler wrote: »

I also felt like this.

I'd almost, almost like to see somethng like.

Sterling----Lambert

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Sturridge

for a game.

What about ballotelli in there instead , I would give that a shot from now until the season ends to see what happens.

Iused2likebusts

Hull game moved to tues Apr 28

Dickerty

smileyj1987 wrote: »

What about ballotelli in there instead , I would give that a shot from now until the season ends to see what happens.

Yes, I wonder if a run of starts wouldn't do Balo a lot of good. Would get him into the team spirit, work ethic, get used to how the other players link up. I don't doubt he'd get and make chances. What have we got to lose?

noodler

smileyj1987 wrote: »

What about ballotelli in there instead , I would give that a shot from now until the season ends to see what happens.

I won't get into another round of Mario bashing but I guess, from a strategic POV. I would want someone staying closer to the box and I'd worry no one will with a Sterling/Mario/Sturridge combo.

Its only spitballing anyway but Sturridge definitely needs a foil from somewhere.

noodler

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

Produce immediate results or get out, yet again. Did you want Sterling playing every week at 15? What about Rossiter at 8?

Lol.

You just read what you want to read it seems.

Fantastic hyperbole nonetheless.

smileyj1987

Dickerty wrote: »

Yes, I wonder if a run of starts wouldn't do Balo a lot of good. Would get him into the team spirit, work ethic, get used to how the other players link up. I don't doubt he'd get and make chances. What have we got to lose?

I think I'm more of the opinion balo would do better with the ball on the deck and that's why I would have him over lambert. If you could just get something out of balo it would be great.

Bandana boy

Anybody have an idea of what the face value for a FA Cup final ticket will be ?

MD1990

With Ibe back soon I would like to see a team like

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Mignolet

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Manquillo

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Skrtel

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Sakho---Moreno

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Can

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Henderson

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Coutinho----

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Ibe

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Sturridge

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Sterling----

Lovren in for Sakho if he is out for a few weeks. Would have great pace in that team to press too.

Caovyn Lineah

noodler wrote: »

Lol.

You just read what you want to read it seems.

Fantastic hyperbole nonetheless.

You are saying a young defender isn't good enough for the team despite the fact you haven't seen him play for Liverpool.

noodler

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

You are saying a young defender isn't good enough for the team despite the fact you haven't seen him play for Liverpool.

I am saying we paid 7m for him two years ago and have no idea if he will ever feature in the club's plans.

Do you see the subtle difference?

Caovyn Lineah

noodler wrote: »

I am saying we paid 7m for him two years ago and have no idea if he will ever feature in the club's plans.

Do you see the subtle difference?

We paid a substantial fee for a 15yr old Raheem Sterling a few years ago, we had no idea if he would feature in the first team. How about giving the lad a chance to mature and actually play for the team before writing him off?

citytillidie

Bandana boy wrote: »

Anybody have an idea of what the face value for a FA Cup final ticket will be ?

These are semi final prices

Within the allocation of tickets received, approximately 12 per cent of the tickets are priced at £63, 41 per cent are priced at £53, 31 per cent are priced at £43 and 16 per cent are priced at £33.

Can't see them being much more than that

noodler

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

We paid a substantial fee for a 15yr old Raheem Sterling a few years ago, we had no idea if he would feature in the first team. How about giving the lad a chance to mature and actually play for the team before writing him off?

You just did it again.

Are you doing it on purpose now?

Caovyn Lineah

noodler wrote: »

You just did it again.

Are you doing it on purpose now?

Doing what exactly?

Liverpool paid 7m for a young defender who wasn't ready for our first team but by all accounts looks to be a more than capable defender now. Who cares how much he cost if he turns out to be half the player that people expected when he signed?

marklazarcovic

smileyj1987 wrote:

I think I'm more of the opinion balo would do better with the ball on the deck and that's why I would have him over lambert. If you could just get something out of balo it would be great.

Balo would do better back in Italy if ya ask me

Mr.H

is there usually this much arguing in here??

noodler

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

Doing what exactly?

Liverpool paid 7m for a young defender who wasn't ready for our first team but by all accounts looks to be a more than capable defender now. Who cares how much he cost if he turns out to be half the player that people expected when he signed?

If, exactly.

What you were doing was deliberately implying I was judging him as a bad signing when what I was doing is pointing out we have no idea, two years on, if he will ever come good for the club.

Bottom line is, if he is sold in the summer at a loss, he will have been a signing that didn't come good.

T-K-O

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Liverpool have to change the formation to help Sturridge, last night with both the most likely assist providers starting from the flanks he was too isolated too often, the diamond with Sterling alongside him makes by far and away the most of what little Liverpool have in front of goal. Its annoying that Rodgers can't see it

Sturridge looks injured to me, I can see why he started but we should have subbed him once we scored the goal.

5starpool

Mr.H wrote: »

is there usually this much arguing in here??

This is a calm day.

Connavar

T-K-O wrote: »

Sturridge looks injured to me, I can see why he started but we should have subbed him once we scored the goal.

Rodgers said that he felt some tightness and that is why he was taken off for Lambert, so you could be right.

Mr.H

5starpool wrote: »

This is a calm day.

lol cool. I thought it would be happier in here after our win last night.

Not a great performance but a win is a win. Especially after a bad patchy we just needed to grind something out to get a bit of confidence back.

J Mysterio

Mr.H wrote: »

is there usually this much arguing in here??

I thought you were lurking? You bastard

Mr.H

More paper talk but apparently Arsenal are looking to offer Wilshere 150k a week

Got me to thinking. Is Sterling worth as much to us (as an actual player. Not financially) than Wilshere is to Arsenal? Maybe its a sign that we should offer Sterling 150k regardless of his age

Mr.H

J Mysterio wrote: »

I thought you were lurking? You bastard

All about timing

Harry Palmr

Mr.H wrote: »

More paper talk but apparently Arsenal are looking to offer Wilshere 150k a week

Got me to thinking. Is Sterling worth as much to us (as an actual player. Not financially) than Wilshere is to Arsenal? Maybe its a sign that we should offer Sterling 150k regardless of his age

Well I don't really know if Wilshire is actually worth 150k a week to Arsenal truth be told - they have such an array of ball-playing midfilders right now. If I were Wenger I'd probably muse with the idea of selling him to City and buying a better class of DM.

Equally with Liverpool if I was told you could either keep Sterling on 150k+ a week or have a Grade A- striker of your choice (ie below the superstar bracket) I'd have the striker every time.

billymitchell

Any update on the Sahko injury?

Strongbow10

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Well I don't really know if Wilshire is actually worth 150k a week to Arsenal truth be told - they have such an array of ball-playing midfilders right now. If I were Wenger I'd probably muse with the idea of selling him to City and buying a better class of DM.

Equally with Liverpool if I was told you could either keep Sterling on 150k+ a week or have a Grade A- striker of your choice (ie below the superstar bracket) I'd have the striker every time.

Or you could do what a really top club with aspirations would do and have both Sterling and add that grade A striker on top. Its always one or the other with Liverpool.

Top sides just go out and spend on quality in areas that they are weak, Liverpool do this but under FSG we usually have one eye on who to sell in order to fund it.

I suspect Sterling simply wants to move back to London in the near future and getting to move home, play in the champions league (Chelsea or Arsenal) and get paid more money is simply too good to refuse and good luck to him.

Top players want to play in the big competitions and unless we strike it lucky then he won't be doing that with Liverpool who seemingly want to achieve this target on the cheap.

Harry Palmr

Well if Sterling is determined to push his luck and hope to be sold then he'd going about it the right way. No club should try to hang on to a player who really wants out if the price is right.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Mr.H wrote: »

is there usually this much arguing in here??

Wait till the net spend debates return, blood-on-the-keyboards stuff right there;)

T-K-O

Connavar wrote: »

Rodgers said that he felt some tightness and that is why he was taken off for Lambert, so you could be right.

He almost looked too scared to run fast and his touch was horrible. Hopefully he recovers for the semi final

Ste-

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Wait till the net spend debates return, blood-on-the-keyboards stuff right there;)

Or the summer transfer market opens.
with the twitter ITK's.

OwaynOTT

I'm in like with football again after last night. Win the FA Cup and I might consider allowing football to leave a toothbrush in my house.

brevity

OwaynOTT wrote: »

I'm in like with football again after last night. Win the FA Cup and I might consider allowing football to leave a toothbrush in my house.

No kissing on the mouth though :mad:

Buford T. Justice XIX

Ste- wrote: »

Or the summer transfer market opens.
with the twitter ITK's.

Can we just cancel summer and go straight to August?

MonkeyTennis

brevity wrote: »

No kissing on the mouth though :mad:

Disgusting

MonkeyTennis

Sakho out for the FA cup semi final

Vicxas

MonkeyTennis wrote: »

Sakho out for the FA cup semi final

Not surprised considering how quickly he felt it.

5starpool

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Can we just cancel summer and go straight to August?

No way, I'm on holiday for 3 weeks in July. We can skip until July though once we are finished in the cup.

Bandana boy

I forget who it was exactly but it was posted that Liverpool could do well in the new world to emulate Arsenal ,consistent top 4 while building a new stadium.

Well if the BBC is to be believed and City are in to sign Hendo ,Sterling and Coutinho in the summer that would be one step in that direction of becoming the new Arsenal .

We also have only beaten one of the top side this year too which is very Arsenal like , I wonder if we can snatch 4th last minute like they do every year too.

Buford T. Justice XIX

5starpool wrote: »

No way, I'm on holiday for 3 weeks in July. We can skip until July though once we are finished in the cup.

Not a hope.

My young lad has a soccer tournament in Barca at the end of June so we can cancel may and the first 3 weeks of June, unless a cup final beckons again(terms and conditions apply, may affect your no-claims bonus, see website for t&cs)?

Mickeroo

Bandana boy wrote: »

I forget who it was exactly but it was posted that Liverpool could do well in the new world to emulate Arsenal ,consistent top 4 while building a new stadium.

Well if the BBC is to be believed and City are in to sign Hendo ,Sterling and Coutinho in the summer that would be one step in that direction of becoming the new Arsenal .

We also have only beaten one of the top side this year too which is very Arsenal like , I wonder if we can snatch 4th last minute like they do every year too.

Sounds more like you're aspiring to be the old Arsenal than the new one tbh, the new Arsenal is doing just fine at the moment thank you very much.

greendom

Mickeroo wrote: »

Sounds more like you're aspiring to be the old Arsenal than the new one tbh, the new Arsenal is doing just fine at the moment thank you very much.

true, but to emulate new Arsenal you have to go through the trials and tribulations of old Arsenal first

MonkeyTennis

Just be yourself lads. I mean ourself/ourselves..

Lets all be house elves

marklazarcovic

in fairness,the pitch was very bad,bobbling about the place,if he scored that chip nobody would mention his off touches, also...worst camera work ive ever seen for a match,could barley make out the ball when it was on the far touchline at times

Cartman78

OwaynOTT wrote: »

I'm in like with football again after last night. Win the FA Cup and I might consider allowing football to leave a toothbrush in my house.

Be careful, if football was a woman it would be a nymphomaniac,pyschopathic, stalker ex-girlfriend who you're slightly afraid of but don't want to let go of either.....the lows are very low but the good times are almost worth it :cool: