Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 15/16

Buford T. Justice XIX

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Fixtures coming thick and fast in April. I presume the Bournemouth game will be moved?

Buford T. Justice XIX

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2338324.html

Lil' Phil gets on team of the week for the second week in a row.

And an old link for a CB, Papadopoulos, makes it as well.

Augme

Disappointing draw. I'd much prefer to avoid them and play them in a final. When teams are better than you, the last thing you want to do is have to play them in an extra game. Lessens the variance.

5starpool

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

http://imgur.com/kXPwaGE

Fixtures coming thick and fast in April. I presume the Bournemouth game will be moved?

Yep, Bournemouth will be moved to the Sunday. Busy month, hopefully we don't get too many injuries.

BorneTobyWilde

We have better chance to beat them over two legs than one game on neutral ground. Klopp knows them inside out, it will be huge advantage.
Should be a very close tie, faith will play a part, we have to believe.

murpho999

Augme wrote: »

Disappointing draw. I'd much prefer to avoid them and play them in a final. When teams are better than you, the last thing you want to do is have to play them in an extra game. Lessens the variance.

Find this a defeatist attitude.

Do you not think on their day that they could beat them?

Also, think what it could do for the group confidence if they win this tie.

Luckycharms_74

Augme wrote: »

Disappointing draw. I'd much prefer to avoid them and play them in a final. When teams are better than you, the last thing you want to do is have to play them in an extra game. Lessens the variance.

fcuk that :P.

To be the best you gotta beat the best.
Dortmund won't be relishing the tie tbh. If Liverpool are up for it we can beat most teams on our day.

Agent Coulson

http://https://twitter.com/officialcafu/status/710942369059835904

Augme

murpho999 wrote: »

Find this a defeatist attitude.

Do you not think on their day that they could beat them?

Also, think what it could do for the group confidence if they win this tie.

Yea, that's why I'd prefer to meet them in the final. Peaking for one game is a lot easier than peaking for two. I'm sure it would do wonders for their confidence if they win this tie, I just don't think that's much chance of happening.

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

fcuk that :P.

To be the best you gotta beat the best.
Dortmund won't be relishing the tie tbh. If Liverpool are up for it we can beat most teams on our day.

Most teams in the premier league(and most other competitions could say the same).

TitianGerm

Augme wrote: »

Yea, that's why I'd prefer to meet them in the final. Peaking for one game is a lot harder than peaking for two.

I think you got that the wrong way around??

We aren't in bad shape when most are available ......... Lovren & Sakho are forming a very credible partnership, Clyne more often than not is a very good right bag. Milner filled in grand for Moreno and taking Milner out of the midfield isn't too bad an idea at times.

Henderson isn't near his best but when Can performs well we get away with it, fingers crossed for the BD games Henderson is after improving.

Coutinho, Lallana, Firmino & Sturridge aren't a front 4 that the BD defence will relish facing.

Mig is Mig, can be woeful but such is our lot at the moment.

With no brainfarts we have a decent enough chance imo of getting something in Germany, BD are 4/7 to win their home leg in Bookmaker land.

Mig, Henderson & Sturridge have the ghosts of 2013/2014 to exorcise.
Lallana, Clyne & Lovren will be playing at a level they've aspired to for years.
Milner has a wealth of experience & both Firmino and Coutinho are matchwinners on their day, I'm very much looking forward to seeing how good this team can show us they are now that they've gelled together and gotten used to Klopp's reign over the last 5/6 months.

It doesn't matter at this stage how bad Lovren was, how many pts Mig cost us over the season or how injured Sturridge was if they get past BD and go on to win the EL

RugbyLover123

Interesting game being shown on BT, Schalke V Mönchengladbach with 2 players we've been heavily linked with (Xhaka & Sane) and 1 player on the way (Matip) playing.

Like the look of Xhaka, playing in that deep role Gerrard played in 13/14, slots in to CB when needed. Always looking for a pass and looking to pass forward every time he gets it. Reminds me of Sakho a little in that he's left footed and fizzes the ball into a team mates feet. He's the captain too and looks to be showing leadership qualities by giving directions on the pitch, something we lack.

hefferboi

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

Interesting game being shown on BT, Schalke V Mönchengladbach with 2 players we've been heavily linked with (Xhaka & Sane) and 1 player on the way (Matip) playing.

Like the look of Xhaka, playing in that deep role Gerrard played in 13/14, slots in to CB when needed. Always looking for a pass and looking to pass forward every time he gets it. Reminds me of Sakho a little in that he's left footed and fizzes the ball into a team mates feet. He's the captain too and looks to be showing leadership qualities by giving directions on the pitch, something we lack.

He'd be a serious signing. Himself and Can in the middle would be exactly what we lack.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Just for the laughs:D

'I am not a dirty player', says Fellaini.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35849022

'It just happens by accident 3 or 4 times in every game that I elbow an opposition player in the head', he didn't say.:pac:

Proper banner.......

Kerrigooney

It's Kolo's birthday today. I lifted this from Twitter and it's fantastic.

corwill

Kerrigooney wrote: »

It's Kolo's birthday today. I lifted this from Twitter and it's fantastic.

I'd have paid good money to see Kolo turn Arsene upside down.

Alonso77

Kerrigooney wrote: »

It's Kolo's birthday today. I lifted this from Twitter and it's fantastic.

The mental image of kolo poleaxing Wenger in training is quite hilarious!

Harry Palmr

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

Interesting game being shown on BT, Schalke V Mönchengladbach with 2 players we've been heavily linked with (Xhaka & Sane) and 1 player on the way (Matip) playing.

Like the look of Xhaka, playing in that deep role Gerrard played in 13/14, slots in to CB when needed. Always looking for a pass and looking to pass forward every time he gets it. Reminds me of Sakho a little in that he's left footed and fizzes the ball into a team mates feet. He's the captain too and looks to be showing leadership qualities by giving directions on the pitch, something we lack.

Didn't see the game but saw the Mainz v Schalke game, the keeper Ralf Fährmann impressed me I have to say. Probably be cheaper than the name we've seen linked so far.

mosstin

Alonso77 wrote: »

The mental image of kolo poleaxing Wenger in training is quite hilarious!

Wonder if he saw the incident?

Dub13

Dortmund away flights booked, going to be a good one. Sure if we are going to win it we will have to play them at some stage, at least this way we will get another trip to Germany. You just cant beat euro aways to Germany.

5starpool

Hilarious, he is still whinging about it in his programme notes for the game against Leicester. Not enough Lemon for him.

Harry Palmr

Pardew is best ignored. Meanwhile its typical to see that Everton can't be arsed to help Liverpool! :rolleyes:

Dub13

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Pardew is best ignored.

He is not the only one.

5starpool

Dub13 wrote: »

He is not the only one.

Hey, I'm right here!

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

Hilarious, he is still whinging about it in his programme notes for the game against Leicester. Not enough Lemon for him.

?

5starpool

Deleted User wrote: »

?

Still not enough.

OwaynOTT

5starpool wrote: »

Still not enough.

Chardee MacDennis

5starpool wrote: »

Still not enough.

maybe a party of lemons...

Kerrigooney

5starpool wrote: »

Hilarious, he is still whinging about it in his programme notes for the game against Leicester. Not enough Lemon for him.

I love that it's still driving him nuts. Absolutely love it.

noodler

Unpopular perhaps, but I agree with Pards that any touch in that box shouldn't necessarily be a penalty.

5starpool

noodler wrote: »

Unpopular perhaps, but I agree with Pards that any touch in that box shouldn't necessarily be a penalty.

That's an entirely different point.

J Mysterio

noodler wrote: »

Unpopular perhaps, but I agree with Pards that any touch in that box shouldn't necessarily be a penalty.

I agree.

I also dont quite understand why he is so vilified. He can be a nob, sure, but I like his passion. His antics are brilliantly entertaining.

NukaCola

J Mysterio wrote: »

His antics are brilliantly entertaining.

Really!?

corwill

J Mysterio wrote: »

He can be a nob, sure, ...

When isn't he a knob?

J Mysterio

NukaCola wrote: »

Really!?

Yeah, he's a ridiculous pantomine villian. Always putting his foot in it and doing stupid shît. It's great craic.

mav79

noodler wrote: »

Unpopular perhaps, but I agree with Pards that any touch in that box shouldn't necessarily be a penalty.

Agree with you that not every contact in the box deserves a penalty, but until refs start giving frees and penalties even when players stay on their feet nothing will change. It's mad to think players are going to stay on their feet if there is the slightest contact, at the moment the only way a player is getting a free or penalty is if they hit the deck.

niallo27

Martin Kelly coming on. Forgot all about that fella.

NukaCola

J Mysterio wrote: »

Yeah, he's a ridiculous pantomine villian. Always putting his foot in it and doing stupid shît. It's great craic.

I suppose, he just irritates me though.....

fyfe79

I like how Pardew strains to point out that "these last few fixtures are all that matter", right after spending almost all of the column bemoaning prior penalty decisions.

fyfe79

mav79 wrote: »

Agree with you that not every contact in the box deserves a penalty, but until refs start giving frees and penalties even when players stay on their feet nothing will change. It's mad to think players are going to stay on their feet if there is the slightest contact, at the moment the only way a player is getting a free or penalty is if they hit the deck.

Agree totally. You'd sometimes see a player be clipped, try and stay on his feet and fire off a skewed shot and the referee does nothing. These are the lads who should be given penalties. The advantage rule should apply inside the box as well as elsewhere on the pitch.

Umaro

Rumours coming out that Firmino is injured for a few weeks now.

Harry Palmr

Do you mean has been playing injured or has just been injured and will be out for a few weeks?

NukaCola

Umaro wrote: »

Rumours coming out that Firmino is injured for a few weeks now.

Shame if true.....

Osmosis Jones

Once he's back for Dortmund it's not so bad. Didn't play in the last game against Southampton and we won 6-1 anyway.

Umaro

He's been replaced in the Brazil squad due to injury.

NukaCola

Umaro wrote: »

He's been replaced in the Brazil squad due to injury.

Every cloud.....

8-10

fyfe79 wrote: »

I like how Pardew strains to point out that "these last few fixtures are all that matter", right after spending almost all of the column bemoaning prior penalty decisions.

My favourite line in his column comes just before he starts talking about the penalty v Liverpool:

"Enough has been said about the late penalty decision"

...then proceeds to talk about it

Vicxas

Umaro wrote: »

He's been replaced in the Brazil squad due to injury.

Faked I wonder...

gafferino

Vicxas wrote: »

Faked I wonder...

With a bit of luck it's precaution