Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2016/2017

~Rebel~

LiamoSail wrote: »

That might be true at a normal club, not at Liverpool though.

Liverpool are stupid with money and you can guarantee that notwithstanding the occasional exception, most funds will be wasted.

For that reason I'd rather any top target, irrespective of price, be signed. Granted it means less to spend on what's left, but given the clubs success in the market, I'd rather one definite and one potential signing over two average signings, as is usually the case

I guess this is the crux of my issue with VVD for that money... i'm just not convinced that even spending 50m on him gets us a definite fix for CB. It feels like just as much of a gamble as Lovren was, for almost twice the money. I couldn't confidently say if we got VVD that we'd concede 10 less goals next season, all other things being equal.

Osmosis Jones

Mascherano has FINALLY scored his first goal for Barcelona after they let him take a penalty to go 6-1 up.

mormank

corwill wrote: »

If you think that my above posts were 'bitching', then good luck to you.

If you think the following is not bitching then good luck to you sir. " ****ing blue in the face with not picking these guys up before every other club under the sun spots them." (In case you don't recognise it, this is you speaking)

J Mysterio

J Mysterio

Very interesting to see how Sakho gets on now against a very good Tottenham team.

~Rebel~

J Mysterio wrote: »

Very interesting to see how Sakho gets on now against a very good Tottenham team.

Actually, be quite interesting to see how their cast-off Liverpool CB pairing does.

Vicxas

Sakho bossing Kane so far

J Mysterio

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Actually, be quite interesting to see how their cast-off Liverpool CB pairing does.

And, of course, the striker we gave short shrift (without actually replacing him).

Agent Coulson

Palace have beaten Chelsea, Arsenal and us in their last 5 games.


Spurs tonight with City and Utd to come they will play a huge part in who gets top 4.

ricero

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Palace have beaten Chelsea, Arsenal and us in their last 5 games.


Spurs tonight with City and Utd to come they will play a huge part in who gets top 4.

Yuup and even though they are safe big sam is the type who relishes beating the big boys

chicorytip

J Mysterio wrote:

I saw Matip do one or two of those slide tackles you mention in our last game. The one we lost to Palace. Sakho's slide tackling is second to none.

Highlighting particular strenghts and weaknesses of individuals is a bit pointless. It's the coaching which needs improving. Discipline and concentration, rather than skill, are the key ingredients of good defensive play.

J Mysterio

chicorytip wrote: »

Highlighting particular strenghts and weaknesses of individuals is a bit pointless. It's the coaching which needs improving. Discipline and concentration, rather than skill, are the key ingredients of good defensive play.

I agree Sakho needs coaching. I wonder did Klopp afford him the opportunity of a real heart to heart and give him a real chance. Klopp could do wonders with him if he can give him a second chance.

Agent Coulson

ricero wrote: »

Yuup and even though they are safe big sam is the type who relishes beating the big boys

But with him being one of Alex's minions and going to utd in the last game of the season I could see him rolling over as a favour to Alex if they needed that win.

Then again he doesn't like Jose so that could also work in our favour.


Lets hope it gets back in our own hands before that.

corwill

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Palace have beaten Chelsea, Arsenal and us in their last 5 games.


Spurs tonight with City and Utd to come they will play a huge part in who gets top 4.

In all fairness, some job by Fat Sam, all credit to... uh... sorry...

Vicxas

It's like palace have found third gear lately. Playing some nice football.

And i hate saying that because Steve Parish is a knob

Harry Palmr

Liverpool have a player called Fidel O'Rourke! and a midfielder called Luis Longstaff, not to mention Edvard Sandvik Tagseth no relation to Sandy and Elijah Dixon-Bonner.

Agent Coulson

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Liverpool have a player called Fidel O'Rourke! and a midfielder called Luis Longstaff, not to mention Edvard Sandvik Tagseth no relation to Sandy and Elijah Dixon-Bonner.

Isn't he supposed to be the next real deal wonderkid the real new Messi?



Also with those surnames most of these kids would fit in on Game of Thrones.

J Mysterio

Luis Longstaff is just an amazing name. God bless that kid.

ricero

Jasus just seen that video of john terrys mother !

~Rebel~

J Mysterio wrote: »

Luis Longstaff is just an amazing name. God bless that kid.

Really hope he makes it!

Harry Palmr

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Isn't he supposed to be the next real deal wonderkid the real new Messi?

http://www.empireofthekop.com/2016/06/30/lfc-have-signed-greatest-talent-of-modern-era-says-norwegian-head-of-development/

He's bloody tiny - even for a 15 year old.

martyos121

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Really hope he makes it!

He's certainly on the rise already.

Agent Coulson

Harry Palmr wrote: »

http://www.empireofthekop.com/2016/06/30/lfc-have-signed-greatest-talent-of-modern-era-says-norwegian-head-of-development/

He's bloody tiny - even for a 15 year old.

Just need to give him some of those Barca vitamins to help him grow :pac:

mosstin

martyos121 wrote: »

He's certainly on the rise already.

He's a Pole, isn't he?

brevity

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Liverpool have a player called Fidel O'Rourke! and a midfielder called Luis Longstaff, not to mention Edvard Sandvik Tagseth no relation to Sandy and Elijah Dixon-Bonner.

Those are characters from a Tolkien novel Harry.

martyos121

mosstin wrote: »

He's a Pole, isn't he?

Yeah but not one of those crooked ones. He's an upstanding lad and a solid member of the academy.

Boom_Bap

~Rebel~ wrote: »

You're arguing that just because he did one thing really well, he didn't do another thing at all. He did both. One of his best attributes for us was stepping between the lines and intercepting passes.

When I think of Sakho, what I actually think of is him surging in front of an attacker who's about to receive the ball, getting to it before them, and playing a laser straight pass into an attacking midfielder.

Don't get me wrong, I love Sakho, I really do, but I can see why Klopp says he is not suited to how we play. It's pretty much exactly what you are saying, he is great on the front foot, but on the back foot is where he is weaker.

J Mysterio wrote: »

I saw Matip do one or two of those slide tackles you mention in our last game. The one we lost to Palace. Sakho's slide tackling is second to none.

I'm not by any means saying that Matip doesn't make those type of challenges, but they are far less frequent than Sakho as Matip has better positional sense on the back foot when the ball is played through or over.

If you think back to Skrtyl, that chap was constantly making those challenges through his career with us, way more than Sakho. I also see that Sakho is very effective at them as well, but if we are playing a higher line as Klopp wants us to, he will be doing it far to regularly which adds another dimension of risk to the back line.

martyos121

Looks a bad injury to Sakho.

ricero

Nasty injury for sakho. Looks bad stretcher out for him

theoneeyedman

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Don't get me wrong, I love Sakho, I really do, but I can see why Klopp says he is not suited to how we play. It's pretty much exactly what you are saying, he is great on the front foot, but on the back foot is where he is weaker.



I'm not by any means saying that Matip doesn't make those type of challenges, but they are far less frequent than Sakho as Matip has better positional sense on the back foot when the ball is played through or over.

If you think back to Skrtyl, that chap was constantly making those challenges through his career with us, way more than Sakho. I also see that Sakho is very effective at them as well, but if we are playing a higher line as Klopp wants us to, he will be doing it far to regularly which adds another dimension of risk to the back line.

Sakho after doing his knee ligaments just now.... ACL I'd say.

J Mysterio

Poor lad, what a fucķin bummer.

ERG89

One of those moments where he looked pure uncoordinated. Going to be hard sell him now.

mosstin

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Sakho after doing his knee ligaments just now.... ACL I'd say.

Looked nasty alright. Had Kane in his pocket.

Boom_Bap

Ah that's sh*te for Mama.

ricero

Does he come back to melwood now for treatment ?

Charlie19

ricero wrote: »

Jasus just seen that video of john terrys mother !

Lord Trollington

Haven't been on here in a while.

Firstly that isn't John Terry's mother.

Secondly if we don't get top 4 we have no one to blame but ourselves and massive questions need to be asked of Klopp

ricero

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Haven't been on here in a while.

Firstly that isn't John Terry's mother.

Secondly if we don't get top 4 we have no one to blame but ourselves and massive questions need to be asked of Klopp

Ah jasus stay away buzz killington

citytillidie

Not Liverpool related but great game on BT Sport 3, Bayern Munich V Dortmund 3-2 to Dortmund with 10 mins to go

Dortmund took a 0-1 lead before Munich came back to went 2-1 up not 2-3 to Dortmund

Lord Trollington

We could do with a Spurs win here so that they have something to play for against United

citytillidie

Lord Trollington wrote: »

We could do with a Spurs win here so that they have something to play for against United

It will be the last game at White Hart Lane

qm1bv4p8i92aoj

Ffs Arsenal one up. OG from Huth.

Lord Trollington

Jovanni Rhythmic Ladybug wrote: »

Ffs Arsenal one up. OG from Huth.

4 games. Win them all we finish top 4. No world beaters . 2 home 2 away .

A team in our position should be winning our games .

Utopia Parkway

Lord Trollington wrote: »

4 games. Win them all we finish top 4. No world beaters . 2 home 2 away .

A team in our position should be winning our games .

We won't win our 4 remaining games. We'll drop points somewhere.

So we'll need United/Arsenal to start dropping some points themselves. Hopefully starting tomorrow.

citytillidie

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

We won't win our 4 remaining games. We'll drop points somewhere.

So we'll need United/Arsenal to start dropping some points themselves. Hopefully starting tomorrow.

Well one of them will when playing each other so got to hope it is a draw

~Rebel~

citytillidie wrote: »

Well one of them will when playing each other so got to hope it is a draw

I actually kind of want City to win it. A draw, and both still pass us if they win their extra game in hand. Would rather city simply take the points, and Utd are left with only being able to equal our points total.

Utopia Parkway

~Rebel~ wrote: »

I actually kind of want City to win it. A draw, and both still pass us if they win their extra game in hand. Would rather city simply take the points, and Utd are left with only being able to equal our points total.

City win for definite. They will get top 4 anyway. Their fixtures after United are handy enough.

~Rebel~

~Rebel~ wrote: »

I actually kind of want City to win it. A draw, and both still pass us if they win their extra game in hand. Would rather city simply take the points, and Utd are left with only being able to equal our points total.

Yep. Want a City win too. It's the result that keeps 5th spot which Utd currently happen to be in the furthest away from us.

Lord Trollington

The way the fixtures are with the teams around us playing each other we win our last 4 we finish top 4.

Possibly even top 3 . We have Watford, Southampton West Ham and Middlesboro. Sorry lads but with what's at stake and who we're playing, winning last 4 should be expected

Osmosis Jones

~Rebel~ wrote: »

I actually kind of want City to win it. A draw, and both still pass us if they win their extra game in hand. Would rather city simply take the points, and Utd are left with only being able to equal our points total.

I think he's hoping for a draw in the United/Arsenal game.