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

radiata

martyos121 wrote: »

Robertson had 117 touches, more than any other player on the pitch. I still remember his first couple of games where nobody would even pass to him, especially Phil. :pac:

Interesting

murpho999

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Even Ox shocked at his motm, McManaman you plum

It's not really that important but it doesn't always have to be the goalscorers who got it.

I thought Ox did very well today.

OwaynOTT

Turtyturd wrote: »

Even VAR would’ve got that right.

Decision would be coming in right about now.

johnpatrick81

murpho999 wrote: »

It's not really that important but it doesn't always have to be the goalscorers who got it.

I thought Ox did very well today.

Thought he did ok. Felt about 7 Liverpool players had better games :pac:

corwill

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Was really impressed by this catch from Karius from a corner.

Caught the ball AND got the ride.

Turtyturd

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Decision would be coming in right about now.

But it’d be the correct one...a free, and a red card.

Back to 2nd.

Putting Utd's winners w/o City trophy at bay until Monday.

murpho999

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Thought he did ok. Felt about 7 Liverpool players had better games :pac:

You're ignoring his assist though.

At the end of the day it doesn't matter. Winning the game is the most important thing. MOTM is just one person's opinion that means nothing.

Royal Legend

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Was really impressed by this catch from Karius from a corner.

Migs would have bottled that one, no disrespect, but Migs is not the bravest, very happy with Karius at the moment, organisation in front of him is probably helping. Thats a good few games Karius has been steady, good with ball at his feet as well.

johnpatrick81

murpho999 wrote: »

You're ignoring his assist though.

At the end of the day it doesn't matter. Winning the game is the most important thing. MOTM is just one person's opinion that means nothing.

Jesus, of course it means nothing. It’s still blatantly wrong. McManaman hasn’t a clue.

tinpib

Charlie19 wrote: »

**** him. He prevented a goal scoring opportunity for Salah, I want Salah to score as many goals as possible.

You're turning into the Jimmy Two Times of this thread. :pac:

Utopia Parkway

I could get used to these routine wins.

Hopefully another next weekend.

Turtyturd

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Back to 2nd.

Putting Utd's winners w/o City trophy at bay until Monday.

Would be great if Hodgson put in a ‘Come and get me!’ performance on Monday.

BorneTobyWilde

'' We're now second ''

Turtyturd

Turtyturd wrote: »

Would be great if Hodgson put in a ‘Come and get me!’ performance on Monday.

Yeah, cant see it though. Palace are pretty poor.

Fingers crossed!


City to hopefully beat Chelsea tomorrow and there's a nice gap to 5th.

theoneeyedman

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

I could get used to these routine wins.

Hoopefully another next weekend.

Very routine,almost boring really....I miss the chaos!

One alight beef,I'd like to see the top 3, especially bobby and Salah,being taken out earlier in some games. We need to not have them ****ed for the European cup final etc....

TitianGerm

Royal Legend wrote: »

Migs would have bottled that one, no disrespect, but Migs is not the bravest, very happy with Karius at the moment, organisation in front of him is probably helping. Thats a good few games Karius has been steady, good with ball at his feet as well.

He's made some very good saves at crucial times in games. It's great to see.

Trigger

As a goalkeeper myself it’s always nice to see a goalkeeper that was extremely low on confidence, gradually gain that back and put in an assured performance so it’s a huge credit to the Coaching staff there.

Mind you I still don’t think he is good enough if ye want to challenge for the league next year

corcaigh07

Karius

TAA Gomez Matip Klavan Moreno
Gini Milner Lallana
Solanke Ings

That team should do fine with a 5 goal advantage on Tuesday. Can’t see Klopp going with 2 strikers though.

Turtyturd

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Yeah, cant see it though. Palace are pretty poor.

Fingers crossed!


City to hopefully beat Chelsea tomorrow and there's a nice gap to 5th.

If they don’t the title race is back on though.

Ulysses Gaze

corcaigh07 wrote: »

Karius

TAA Gomez Matip Klavan Moreno
Gini Milner Lallana
Solanke Ings

That team should do fine with a 5 goal advantage on Tuesday. Can’t see Klopp going with 2 strikers though.

Harry Palmr

Liverpool are the top form side over the last 10

10-8-1-1-26:9-25

Averaging 2.06 PPG which is 78 points

garra

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Was really impressed by this catch from Karius from a corner.

And fair play to Lovren for offering himself up as cannon fodder for the keeper

Thought Henderson should have been MOTM today, controlled the tempo, quickened it when the forwards started to show for it more, won his tackles, kept the shape of midfield right, kept talking to Can and Ox and crucially covered TAA on occasion, just a stable professional job which we needed in order to avoid an anxiety attack and a daft concession of possession/control of the game.

5starpool

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Liverpool are the top form side over the last 10

10-8-1-1-26:9-25

Averaging 2.06 PPG which is 78 points

The form table over the last 2 games (good sample size) is great too. Pity we didn't start great this season.

1. Manchester City 20 17 2 1 53:16 53
2. Liverpool 20 14 5 1 53:16 47
3. Chelsea 20 12 4 4 37:17 40
4. Manchester Utd 20 12 3 5 32:18 39
5. Tottenham 20 11 5 4 36:18 38
6. Arsenal 20 9 5 6 39:29 32
7. Leicester 20 7 7 6 29:28 28
8. Burnley 20 7 6 7 16:17 27
9. Bournemouth 20 6 8 6 28:31 26
10. Everton 20 7 5 8 26:31 26
11. Crystal Palace 20 5 9 6 23:25 24
12. Brighton 20 5 8 7 20:27 23
13. West Ham 20 5 7 8 28:37 22
14. Swansea 20 6 4 10 19:32 22
15. Watford 20 6 3 11 24:30 21
16. Stoke 20 4 7 9 18:34 19
17. Huddersfield 20 5 3 12 18:40 18
18. Southampton 20 2 10 8 21:32 16
19. Newcastle 20 3 6 11 17:32 15
20. West Brom 20 1 7 12 15:33 10

Charlie19

tinpib wrote: »

You're turning into the Jimmy Two Times of this thread. :pac:

Just the one offence though.

ERG89

corcaigh07 wrote:

That team should do fine with a 5 goal advantage on Tuesday. Can't see Klopp going with 2 strikers though.

Firmino needs a rest though our other striking options are utterly grim.

OwaynOTT

Turtyturd wrote: »

But it’d be the correct one...a free, and a red card.

you may be right but

billymitchell

Is Marius turning into a keeper finally??

OwaynOTT

billymitchell wrote: »

Is Marius turning into a keeper finally??

Modern football fans. One decent game and they're proposing to players :pac:

tinpib

Charlie19 wrote: »

Just the one offence though.

Nope, there was another one earlier too.

monkey9

astradave wrote: »

As a goalkeeper myself it’s always nice to see a goalkeeper that was extremely low on confidence, gradually gain that back and put in an assured performance so it’s a huge credit to the Coaching staff there.

Mind you I still don’t think he is good enough if ye want to challenge for the league next year

After watching the Napoli V Roma match tonight and everything i've seen of him so far, i really do hope we go for Allison in the summer. He looks the business.

Charlie19

astradave wrote: »

As a goalkeeper myself it’s always nice to see a goalkeeper that was extremely low on confidence, gradually gain that back and put in an assured performance so it’s a huge credit to the Coaching staff there.

Mind you I still don’t think he is good enough if ye want to challenge for the league next year

SlickRic

Karius' form is showing the effect of being told your number 1 and being given the confidence of being assured you won't be dropped for the next game.

He's unrecognisable.

Confidence is flowing. He's keeping his concentration. He's making saves. He's catching the ball.

Brilliant. More please.

TitianGerm

https://twitter.com/JamesMartin013/status/970014906492817414?s=19

Chesty08

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Yeah, cant see it though. Palace are pretty poor.

Fingers crossed!


City to hopefully beat Chelsea tomorrow and there's a nice gap to 5th.

Chelsea to beat to City and then there is only 15 points between us and City!!!

Stranger things have happened

eyerer

We suddenly could find ourselves in a title challenge

Morzadec

Felt very confident we'd win even after struggling the first 20-30.

Felt very confident we'd see it out and control the game once ahead.

Okay it's only Newcastle at home, but there's an air of belief and confidence at the moment at both ends that I can't quite remember when we last experienced.

It's a reciprocal cyclical positive feedback loop between attack defence and crowd imo. I think the pressure is taken off the attack somewhat now that there's more reassurance at the back, and that's feeding into the crowd who don't get so nervy when we haven't scored or when we're only one or two ahead. I've said it before but i do think the signing of VVD is proving to be more than just one man - it's an influence and assurance spreading throughout the team into the stands and back into the team again.

Brilliant psychological momentum at the moment imo. I'm by no means an optimist fan but I think this should easily carry us to top 4 and who knows where in the CL

billymitchell

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Modern football fans. One decent game and they're proposing to players :pac:

Lol, fcuk you autocorrect!!

OwaynOTT

billymitchell wrote: »

Lol, fcuk you autocorrect!!

Calling someone autocorrect is highly offensive. You're lucky I don't report you because you'd definitely get carded!

Chesty08

Morzadec wrote: »

Felt very confident we'd win even after struggling the first 20-30.

Felt very confident we'd see it out and control the game once ahead.

Okay it's only Newcastle at home, but there's an air of belief and confidence at the moment at both ends that I can't quite remember when we last experienced.

It's a reciprocal cyclical positive feedback loop between attack defence and crowd imo. I think the pressure is taken off the attack somewhat now that there's more reassurance at the back, and that's feeding into the crowd who don't get so nervy when we haven't scored or when we're only one or two ahead. I've said it before but i do think the signing of VVD is proving to be more than just one man - it's an influence and assurance spreading throughout the team into the stands and back into the team again.

Brilliant psychological momentum at the moment imo. I'm by no means an optimist fan but I think this should easily carry us to top 4 and who knows where in the CL

100% agree. Our last league title challenge, how many games in a row did we have to win in a row to put us into a title challenge... 12?.... from the Spurs game we have won 3 in a row .. there are 9 left.... genuine title contenders realistically should be stringing them in a row off the bat... that will leave us on 87 for the year. Again, not a number good enough for the title but again a season where we only lost 3 times.

City would need 15 points from remaining 30 to better, they’ll get that and more. Next year is another year but we should be aiming for 87points which would of been close to our target at start of the year

murpho999

SlickRic wrote: »

Karius' form is showing the effect of being told your number 1 and being given the confidence of being assured you won't be dropped for the next game.

He's unrecognisable.

Confidence is flowing. He's keeping his concentration. He's making saves. He's catching the ball.

Brilliant. More please.

Agree, but should he be replaced in the summer?

monkey9

murpho999 wrote: »

Agree, but should he be replaced in the summer?

Mignolet should be replaced.

Iused2likebusts

Great save by karius today. He has looked better of late hopefully he can keep it up. Henderson probably our best player on the day. Front 3 weren't quite at it yet all played a part in the 2 goals. In a great position now going into next weeks game. Hopefully city get the win tomorrow.

Hidalgo

Morzadec wrote: »

Felt very confident we'd win even after struggling the first 20-30.

Felt very confident we'd see it out and control the game once ahead.

Okay it's only Newcastle at home, but there's an air of belief and confidence at the moment at both ends that I can't quite remember when we last experienced.

It's a reciprocal cyclical positive feedback loop between attack defence and crowd imo. I think the pressure is taken off the attack somewhat now that there's more reassurance at the back, and that's feeding into the crowd who don't get so nervy when we haven't scored or when we're only one or two ahead. I've said it before but i do think the signing of VVD is proving to be more than just one man - it's an influence and assurance spreading throughout the team into the stands and back into the team again.

Brilliant psychological momentum at the moment imo. I'm by no means an optimist fan but I think this should easily carry us to top 4 and who knows where in the CL

Once you get into the old "reciprocal cyclical positive feedback loop", oh it's game on then

murpho999

monkey9 wrote: »

Mignolet should be replaced.

Well I'd say he wants to leave anyway, he'll want first team football.

Trigger

Charlie19 wrote: »

I don’t prescribe to that come in peace shît that has been going on the last week or so..

In all honesty I just come on boards to discuss football, the Liverpool match was on this evening and I’m just commenting on something from that match. I’m hardly going to discuss that in the Chelsea, city or United threads.. I also say things how I see them and can discuss rationally, without the need for a wind up.

Trigger

monkey9 wrote: »

After watching the Napoli V Roma match tonight and everything i've seen of him so far, i really do hope we go for Allison in the summer. He looks the business.

He’s an excellent goalkeeper, but, for the prices being muted, 65/70m Euro, I would think Oblak would be a better fit at €80m if he was up for the move.

Grayditch

I wouldn't apply any of the "come in peace" scepticism to astradave anyway. Just for the record.

monkey9

astradave wrote: »

He’s an excellent goalkeeper, but, for the prices being muted, 65/70m Euro, I would think Oblak would be a better fit at €80m if he was up for the move.

There's talk of Allison being open to a move to Liverpool. He may be easier to get than Oblak. Who knows, but i wouldn't be unhappy with either keeper obviously.

Karius is doing well lately and it's good to see, but i'd rather he was battling with a proper world class keeper next year and if that keeper does well at Liverpool, then Karius can move on in a year or two.

I'm weary of Karius being our proper number one next year just because of a few good games.

Trigger

monkey9 wrote: »

There's talk of Allison being open to a move to Liverpool. He may be easier to get than Oblak. Who knows, but i wouldn't be unhappy with either keeper obviously.

Karius is doing well lately and it's good to see, but i'd rather he was battling with a proper world class keeper next year and if that keeper does well at Liverpool, then Karius can move on in a year or two.

I'm weary of Karius being our proper number one next year just because of a few good games.

If ye do bring in a top class keeper, I don’t know whether either of Mig or Karius would be happy to play back up. Ye could move both on and have Ward deputise for a year or two to develop with the first team, he seems to be a good talent but it’s a bit early for him.

The one worry I’d say would be if Karius does alright for the rest of the season and Klopp decides he doesn’t need another keeper