Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2018 (MOD NOTE: POST #2805)

Grayditch

Which puts them ahead of Porto. Imagine football worked like that.

gimli2112

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Agent Coulson

Off to work I go..fcuk you you lucky ones who don't have to go out.




Porto > West Brom.

johnpatrick81

Grayditch

One_Of_Shanks

NukaCola wrote: »

Would West Brom get to the knockout stages of the CL though?

WTF is happening here?

Charlie19

But how would Porto do on a cold Wednesday night in Stoke?

Now thats a conundrum.

Mr.H

West brom came to Anfield twice this season. Knocked us out of the Fa Cup and got a draw in the league. We played Porto away and destroyed them

Grayditch

These are the fachs.

One_Of_Shanks

They're laughing at us over in the West Brom forum

Mr.H

One_Of_Shanks wrote: »

They're laughing at us over in the West Brom forum

They have been laughing since they knocked us out of the FA Cup













































































They knocked us out of the FA Cup you know

NukaCola

One_Of_Shanks wrote: »

WTF is happening here?

Cabin fever :pac:

Mr.H

We are all very very very bored

Turtyturd

Didn’t the B team knock them out of the FA Cup?

garra

Mr.H wrote: »

We are all very very very bored

I can't watch another episode of Tipping Point

HandsomeBob

I think it's important to maintain the right mentality throughout the team so for that alone I'd like to see the best possible team start against Porto. For want of a better word, I don't want to see standards slip. Porto deserve to be shown respect as well.

One_Of_Shanks

Personally, everyones different, but I'd rest as many as possible. Huge game after the West Brom one, sorry I meant Porto.
They're not going to hockey us, I'd take a 2-0 loss in that one and be ready for United if it came to it.

mosstin

One_Of_Shanks wrote: »

Personally, everyones different, but I'd rest as many as possible. Huge game after the West Brom one, sorry I meant Porto.
They're not going to hockey us, I'd take a 2-0 loss in that one and be ready for United if it came to it.

Nah, **** that. I don't want us losing ever, regardless of what's up next. I'd take a dull draw but I hate us losing no matter who takes the field for us.

One_Of_Shanks

mosstin wrote: »

Nah, **** that. I don't want us losing ever, regardless of what's up next. I'd take a dull draw but I hate us losing no matter who takes the field for us.

Didn't say I wanted us to lose. Why would I want that?

What I'm saying is I'd take risks if we kept everyone sharp for OT. If we lose but get through, ok.

Not mutually exclusive, you could field a weakened team for Porto and get the dull draw you mentioned and still lose at the weekend.

The point really is I'd go with the weakened side.

If Porto got 2 first half goals against a weakened team we'd be wishing the strongest team was out there though.

After Istanbul we of all football fans know anything can happen.

mosstin

One_Of_Shanks wrote: »

Personally, everyones different, but I'd rest as many as possible. Huge game after the West Brom one, sorry I meant Porto.
They're not going to hockey us, I'd take a 2-0 loss in that one and be ready for United if it came to it.

One_Of_Shanks wrote: »

Didn't say I wanted us to lose. Why would I want that?

What I'm saying is I'd take risks if we kept everyone sharp for OT. If we lose but get through, ok.

Not mutually exclusive, you could field a weakened team for Porto and get the dull draw you mentioned and still lose at the weekend.

The point really is I'd go with the weakened side.

I was pointing out that you'd take a loss but that I wouldn't. Simple.

One_Of_Shanks

Augeo wrote: »

If Porto got 2 first half goals against a weakened team we'd be wishing the strongest team was out there though.

After Istanbul we of all football fans know anything can happen.

theres always the subs bench. And nobody is suggesting we send out the under 16's here.
Just rest a few key players and name them as subs.

I mean the other side of the coin would be we field our best side and Salah or Bobby get injured. Then people will be saying it was an unnecessary risk.

patsy sally

Evening people first post on this thread,I'd agree go with a strong team but not the strongest possible maybe have a few of the strongest players on the bench

One_Of_Shanks

mosstin wrote: »

I was pointing out that you'd take a loss but that I wouldn't. Simple.

Good for you, I'd take a loss if we won at OT and got through midweek.

Doesn't equate to me wanting us to lose.

Harry Palmr

patsy sally wrote: »

Evening people first post on this thread,I'd agree go with a strong team but not the strongest possible maybe have a few of the strongest players on the bench

Hello and welcome to your nightmare! I trust you have a view on whether West Brom are stronger than Porto. You better.

patsy sally

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Hello and welcome to your nightmare! I trust you have a view on whether West Brom are stronger than Porto. You better.

Well looking at the league position of both Porto and west brom have to say Porto are stronger,but how strong is the Portuguese league and maybe Porto have written this return leg off aswell and mightn't be at full strength either

martyos121

My god this Porto vs. West Brom thing has been beaten to death. Can we move onto something else please?













































































































Braga or Fulham? Discuss.

Harry Palmr

patsy sally wrote: »

Well looking at the league position of both Porto and west brom have to say Porto are stronger,but how strong is the Portuguese league and maybe Porto have written this return leg off aswell and mightn't be at full strength either

Not sure who they have in the league in two weekends but pride might compel them to field the best possible side. Obviously Liverpool can't take them too lightly and won't.

brevity

BeepBeep67

What if Porto had Pardew as their manager #unstoppable

One_Of_Shanks

Aside from all the West Brom stuff, and we love the West Brom talk.... It will be nice to welcome Rafa back Saturday.
I'd love to be at this game.

Rafa is a fcukin hero for me, I love the guy. Best moments of my life following us came from him. And all the help he gave and still gives to the JFT96 campaign, he's a gent and a brilliant manager and aside from Saturday I want him to do well in every game.

RugbyLover123

Mig
Clyne - Lovren - VVD - Robertson
Ox - Wij - Lallana
Mane - Solanke - Ings

I'd play something like this against Porto.
I think Can will play in the 6 role though.
Moreno & TAA will probably play too.

Clyne needs game time & id like to see Solanke and Ings get game time in a big game.

redzerdrog

Is clyne in the champions league squad?

Harry Palmr

redzerdrog wrote: »

Is clyne in the champions league squad?

Yes

BorneTobyWilde

Klavan needs a game, so does Lallana and Henderson. Woodburn should be playing also, with Solanke starting. Is Clyne fit, then he plays also.
Mignolet needs to stay sharp. We have a deep squad, need to use it.

corwill

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Klavan needs a game, so does Lallana and Henderson. Woodburn should be playing also, with Solanke starting. Is Clyne fit, then he plays also.
Mignolet needs to stay sharp. We have a deep squad, need to use it.

Sure **** it, Toby, you might get a run out yourself.

One_Of_Shanks

corwill wrote: »

Sure **** it, Toby, you might get a run out yourself.

very good

Glico Man

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Mignolet needs to stay sharp.

Only if you consider him more pencil than man.

I'd rather Danny Ward get a game if Karius is rested. Though his confidence is high and he's performing well, so no need to rest him.

corwill

Glico Man wrote: »

Only if you consider him more pencil than man.

I'd rather Danny Ward get a game if Karius is rested. Though his confidence is high and he's performing well, so no need to rest him.

Toby to play fly-goalie. Or maybe ask Porto to agree to last-man-back.

One_Of_Shanks

corwill wrote: »

Toby to play fly-goalie. Or maybe ask Porto to agree to last-man-back.

Thought we were playing west brom

corwill

One_Of_Shanks wrote: »

Thought we were playing west brom

Madness to even try against the mighty Baggies.

One_Of_Shanks

corwill wrote: »

Madness to even try against the mighty Baggies.

Well, you'd demand a 0-0 and I'd be alright with a 2-0 loss.

theoneeyedman

Glico Man wrote: »

Only if you consider him more pencil than man.

I'd rather Danny Ward get a game if Karius is rested. Though his confidence is high and he's performing well, so no need to rest him.

He's a goalie,no need to rest him sure.

BorneTobyWilde

theoneeyedman wrote: »

He's a goalie,no need to rest him sure.

It would be a shame to break his momentum .

One_Of_Shanks

theoneeyedman wrote: »

He's a goalie,no need to rest him sure.

No but it was a bad call on Ward. You can dress it up whichever way but he had a good thing happening in his career and all we did was waste a year of it.
Did he not request a loan again too?

Fitz*

No no no no.

No more changing goalkeepers. We had enough pr1cking around all season with that and it has cost us some important goals and matches. We are settled now with Karius and VVD as GK-CB partnership and that is the way it stays for the rest of the reason.

You lads are spouting on about West Brom all day and the reason we lost it is cos of big square head coming in with another horror show of his, because rotated GK position.

Karius plays every game for the rest of the season. As does VVD. They have to play together and further develop their understanding as to me, it is clearly working a hell of a lot better than any other GK-CB partnership we've seen over the last 5 years.

OwaynOTT

corwill wrote: »

Sure **** it, Toby, you might get a run out yourself.

Ya bollix and here's me getting fit and you give that bollix a call up.

GK - CB partnership.... that's a new one.

So twas the CBs & not the goalkeepers coach was the problem all along :pac:

Fitz*

Augeo wrote: »

GK - CB partnership.... that's a new one.

So twas the CBs & not the goalkeepers coach was the problem all along :pac:

It's well known that you have to build a relationship and understanding between GK & CB.

How many times did we see Mignolet come for a cross that he had no right mind in coming for, only to balls it up and concede. A cross that could have been dealt with by a defender. Or similarly how many times did he not come for a cross that he should have and allow a free header.

This does not happen now with Karius and VVD because of an effective communicator and relationship between the 2 who knows who comes when..

All of the too GKs and CBs over the past 20 years have talked about having a good relationship and understanding with their defence.

Virgil is organising the back 5, no doubt. I don't think he's firmed a relationship with karius TBH.... karius doesn't leave his line too often regardless of who's at CB.