Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2018

Sofa Spud

ricero wrote: »

I read today that Keita asked for fitness training today and did it at Melwood.

Great commitment to see.

Feckin lick-arse!

Harry Palmr

Ricardo Rodríguez as the rotation left back wouldn't be bad.

redzerdrog

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Ricardo Rodríguez as the rotation left back wouldn't be bad.

Gone backwards the last couple of years from what I have seen

Harry Palmr

Liverpool have signed someone from 1953

https://twitter.com/_ChrisBascombe/status/1012002624441409539

LFC have signed England youth international Bobby Duncan. Officially joins July 1 having left the Man City Academy. Striker has just turned 17.

Agent Coulson

Gerrard's cousin that was sorted months ago I'm sure.

Vicxas

Reckon there'll be a few German players on the cheap this summer

J Mysterio

marklazarcovic wrote: »

He got about as much chance at Leicester as mo did at Chelsea it needs to be said though.

Agree. He's a very good player, have been following him for a good few years

J Mysterio

FitzShane wrote: »

Already very excited to see Keita play, think he will be a big player for us.

Didn't watch the interview (find them all very tedious and too prepped and planned) but I was kind of hoping to see him speak in English. Afterall, he have a year to prepare. it's just a minor detail though and me nit-picking. Just thought it will help us on the field. Now of course it could just be he is not comfortable enough to do an interview in English which is totally acceptable.

I always find that dissapointing myself.

Agent Coulson

Marca are now reporting that we are going to make a bid for Asenio.


That's now both the Barca and Madrid mouthpiece papers reporting it.


It really is a strange one.


I wonder did we just inquire about him to kick all this rumor stuff off.

Harry Palmr

Liverpool are giving Lyon a scare

gimli2112

J Mysterio wrote: »

I always find that dissapointing myself.

Learning a language isn't that easy. Look at David Beckham he spent several years in Spain and at the end of it still couldn't speak English.

Agent Coulson

gimli2112 wrote: »

Learning a language isn't that easy. Look at David Beckham he spent several years in Spain and at the end of it still couldn't speak English.

Bale is the same he can't even order a meal and has made no effort to learn the language and he admits that himself and he's 5 years over there now.

gimli2112

tbh I was always terrible at languages but you'd think if they're being paid all that money and let's face it what do they do all day, they could make some effort at the language.

marklazarcovic

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Bale is the same he can't even order a meal and has made no effort to learn the language and he admits that himself and he's 5 years over there now.

Huh..I'm sure I've seen him in press conferences speaking Spanish

Harry Palmr

Vicxas wrote: »

Reckon there'll be a few German players on the cheap this summer

Fleeing Germany?

Vicxas

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Fleeing Germany?

Pretty much. They'll all be ran out of the country

retalivity

Sign up the korean keeper!

gimli2112

gimli2112 wrote: »

Learning a language isn't that easy. Look at David Beckham he spent several years in Spain and at the end of it still couldn't speak English.

lol

I've spent 4 or 5 of the last 18 months in various parts of Germany and Austria and haven't learned a word of German. Zero interest

martingriff

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Huh..I'm sure I've seen him in press conferences speaking Spanish

I thought that that one of the ways he had endeared himself was he tried something in Spanish from the start.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Augeo wrote: »

lol

I've spent 4 or 5 of the last 18 months in various parts of Germany and Austria and haven't learned a word of German. Zero interest

Most of the last nine years here, same. It;s too easy when everyone speaks English and as you say - you get lazy.

murpho999

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Bale is the same he can't even order a meal and has made no effort to learn the language and he admits that himself and he's 5 years over there now.

Don't get this myself as speaking a language at some level just makes life easier and nicer whilst you are there.

All comes down to attitude.

At the risk of a sweeping generalisation though, when I lived abroad I found it was normally British people (not always) who didn't bother trying to pick up a language and the Irish more open to it.

From a footballing point of view it makes sense to speak the lingo for team talks, bonding, interviews etc.

They would have access to the best teachers and could be speaking at conversational level within a few months if they bothered their arses.

Agent Coulson

Most Irish people can't be bothered to even learn their own language.

banie01

gimli2112 wrote: »

Learning a language isn't that easy. Look at David Beckham he spent several years in Spain and at the end of it still couldn't speak English.

It's a good thing this resort is all inclusive!
Cos if it wasn't you'd be sent a bill for the drink I splilled whilst spit-taking at that one :pac:

murpho999

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Most Irish people can't be bothered to even learn their own language.

Because it's badly taught in schools here (along with other languages).

Was shocked when I learned Dutch that my course was all speaking (nothing in English)and you picked it up fast.

This thread clearly needs a Liverpool game or serious transfer rumour.:P

banie01

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Most Irish people can't be bothered to even learn their own language.

Very true, lived in Spain for 4yrs and my Spanish comprehension is ok but when I'm jarred it's exceptional,
Went on a stag in Dingle a couple of months ago and my Irish after 14yrs to honours LC level was bloody atrocious.

Harry Palmr

So much supposition from one brief interview.

banie01

murpho999 wrote: »

Because it's badly taught in schools here (along with other languages).

Was shocked when I learned Dutch that my course was all speaking (nothing in English)and you picked it up fast.

100%
Immersion really is a great learning technique.

I know quite a few lads who were members of a Marxist socialist republican faction who were in prison during 80's and 90's who speak fluent russian now thanks to the russki version of the BBC world service and Pravda.

yourdeadwright

How is Bobby still benched for Jesus , He is 2 levels above him

Harry Palmr

Coutinho is having a good game, the barca ba+#@rd!

murpho999

Never been impressed with Allison in games I have seen him

Don't see how he's worth £70m plus.

Utopia Parkway

Poor old Naby has been a bit forgotten amongst all the World Cup drama.

Harry Palmr

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Poor old Naby has been a bit forgotten amongst all the World Cup drama.

We've just seen a big debate about his linguistic laxitude.

.red.

murpho999 wrote: »

Never been impressed with Allison in games I have seen him

Don't see how he's worth £70m plus.

Same here, only seen him 4/5 times but he looks awful, flapping like a man concussed!
Could just be the games I've seen him in but if mignolet is a £10/15m keeper then Allison doesn't look worth much more.

rob316

Yet to be impressed with him.

Utopia Parkway

murpho999 wrote: »

Never been impressed with Allison in games I have seen him

Don't see how he's worth £70m plus.

Oblak is worth that kind of money. Can see why the club won't pay that for Allison though. I'm sure he's good but he doesn't look that good.

Sofa Spud

Keith Andrews, with the big 1950's head on him, is a decent pundit - heard him on some US streams last season doing commentary and he was good - time for some retirements in RTE to let the younger, less grumpy, pundits to come through...

.red.

Sofa Spud wrote: »

Keith Andrews, with the big 1950's head on him, is a decent pundit - heard him on some US streams last season doing commentary and he was good - time for some retirements in RTE to let the younger, less grumpy, pundits to come through...

He could badly do with a haircut tho. He looks like my mother in law

Mr.H

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Most Irish people can't be bothered to even learn their own language.

English? or Polish?

MD1990

ricero wrote: »

I read today that Keita asked for fitness training today and did it at Melwood.

Great commitment to see.

Keita is a committed muslim as well.

willowthewisp

Sofa Spud wrote: »

Keith Andrews, with the big 1950's head on him, is a decent pundit - heard him on some US streams last season doing commentary and he was good - time for some retirements in RTE to let the younger, less grumpy, pundits to come through...

Anyone ahead of Sadlier. I just can’t seem to warm to him, and it’s like he tries too hard to be controversial. RTÉ are pushing him towards the senior analyst role also.
Where has Kenny Cunningham gone?

ricero

MD1990 wrote: »

Keita is a committed muslim as well.

Great to see. Salah is a fantastic role model for the religion of Islam.

Also Keita along with Mane and Salah will do wonders for the club in recruiting more fans from Africa.

5starpool

MD1990 wrote: »

Keita is a committed muslim as well.

What has that got to do with anything?

shamrock55

The south Korea keeper looks decent

Knex*

Sofa Spud wrote: »

Keith Andrews, with the big 1950's head on him, is a decent pundit - heard him on some US streams last season doing commentary and he was good - time for some retirements in RTE to let the younger, less grumpy, pundits to come through...

That's gas. I saw his ceann on the tv earlier and said to my mates that he looks like he was pulled in from a bush during the 1950's

J Mysterio

This is pretty funny, if awkward.
Can singing is like the sound of a bag of cats being beaten

mosstin

J Mysterio wrote: »

This is pretty funny, if awkward.
Can singing is like the sound of a bag of cats being beaten

I will never feel the need to watch one of these videos.

gimli2112

5starpool wrote: »

What has that got to do with anything?

We'll be all checking the calendar for when Ramadan falls. Early next year 5th May ffs.

5starpool

gimli2112 wrote: »

We'll be all checking the calendar for when Ramadan falls. Early next year 5th May ffs.

We'll have the league wrapped up by then, be grand. We won't win the CL next season, we'll do that the following year.

This Ramadan lark happens every year, I'm sure footballers know how to operate it in tandem with their careers. Gets 10 days earlier each year.

Dickerty

ricero wrote: »

Great to see. Salah is a fantastic role model for the religion of Islam.

Also Keita along with Mane and Salah will do wonders for the club in recruiting more fans from Africa.

Keita also said that Mane is like a brother to him, they spent a season together at Salsburg and were best friends. So that's going to be a cracking partnership.
Likewise Fab and Firm...(how I refer to my johnson)

machiavellianme

gimli2112 wrote: »

We'll be all checking the calendar for when Ramadan falls. Early next year 5th May ffs.

Luckily it gets dark earlier as it comes forward too (for the next decade or so).