Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

mormank

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120910973#Comment_120910973

Yes whatever!! The point of my post was to point out that the German league is no where near as competitive as the Prem and ye all know it. You are right on one thing tho, comparing the German league to the scottish league is nonsense....the Scottish league is waaaay more competitive than the German league, you are correct on that sir.

mormank

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120912199#Comment_120912199

You need to watch some more comedies bro. That isn't funny at all. Go watch the latest season of "It's Always Sunny" if you wanna have a laugh. Stop embarrassing yourself on here and go do some research and you will find that 1 team has won the bundesliga for the last 11 years whereas 2 teams have won the scottish league in the last 11 years so yeah the scottish league has more competition for who wins it than the German league has. I meant competitive in that sense and not the standard of teams in the league but again you all knew that. 🙄

mormank

Lol, how wonderfully petty of you Noodler. Well done. Don't like being wrong huh?

brevity

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120912863#Comment_120912863

I believe Hendo and Fabinhio were knackered because there was no support. If they were able to rest then they would have been better.

It's not the years it's the mileage .

I also think that it would be a huge help to Klopp to have players that are used to the system and take instructions really quickly.

I have to say that people's attitude to Hendo and Fabinhio being off the boil last year is hugely disappointing. They were very good for a long time. They would have still had an important role to play.

Fitz*

The reaction to Hendo + Fabinho leaving would be a lot different if we knew about it last May/June, and the manner of their departures were different. Especially Henderson, which is a shame. They've given a great service to the club - their best years.

theoneeyedman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120912730#Comment_120912730

It's maybe not a discussion for this thread, but on what basis could they suspend them, legally?

There are no sanctions against Saudi, nothing to prevent doing trade with them. The moral one is very personal to the individual, but I can't see UEFA opening them to multimillion lawsuits by banning players like that-sure every European state has big trade links with Saudi, so how or why should UEFA go on a solo run. And why stop with Saudi, should Robbie be banned for a year when he gets the boot from his job in Isreal?

Im not an apologist for the House of Saud or anything, but this is crazy talk.

giveitholly

Is the Leicester game on LFCtv tomorrow?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120913794#Comment_120913794

Yes

Electric Nitwit

Definitely happening this time guys 🤣

https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1685373398925373440?t=X8HPDPLfa0BjRRSzPUCV5g&s=19

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120914120#Comment_120914120

Can he play the no. 6 role is the question?

Charlie19

I'd have no interest in mbappe even if there was any slight possibility, that whole psg setup comes across like total poison.

He be an absolute pox to the the group of players we have imo.

I know the whole thing is probably just a joke and no one actually believes that there is any chance but just in case I thought I'd give my opinion.

Widdensushi

Ethan mbappe maybe.

Charlie19

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120914205#Comment_120914205

Still a psg player so my feelings are the same;)

noodler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120912431#Comment_120912431

I don't think that's fair.

Keita, Ox and Milner were always leaving and would need to be replaced as squad players or better.

Fabinho and Hendo leaving was never really planned bar absolute Saudi madness.

Signing three midfielders, and that might not be enough, is never normal in one window.

Fitz*

https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1685555828105904128?t=zXpR0qpOiN5EofTBvhtbgA&s=19

Correct me if I'm wrong but Salah & Nunez have played together in every pre season game so far, with the 3rd forward being changed. Klopp must like them playing together.

Trent back to his hybrid RB / DM position I would guess. Jones as the other DM possibly.

Cartman78

Someone get an extinguisher.....Nunez is literally on fire 🔥

fyfe79

1-0. Nunez after 30 mins.

McDermotX

2 now

Young master Clark

McDermotX

And 3. Jota header. Nicely worked.

The Rooster

Is it Nunez or Jota that is playing in the central position?

McDermotX

More Nunez, but nothing stopping Jota drifting in, with Mac Allister always looking to slide in a pass.

Started slow conceding a lot of space, but have just grown into the half. Looking good, apart from the kit which is absolutely shocking.

New outfield team for the 2nd half.

fyfe79

Ben Doak header for 4.

Vicxas

Chelsea have agreed a fee for ugochukwu. Wonder if that ends their interest in Lavia.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120915567#Comment_120915567

I'd say so yeah,which means we probably have a free run on Lavia,whether we manage to get the deal over the line is another question? Maybe Morton could be used as leverage in the deal

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120914941#Comment_120914941

Really quite like that away kit... a modern spin on an absolute classic.

Augme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120913020#Comment_120913020

Stick to always sunny and leave the football to people who know what they are talking about. The fact you think the standard of the league isn't important but how competitive it is is more important says it all.

machiavellianme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120915774#Comment_120915774

In fairness, watching a competitive game between two fairly evenly matched teams in a lesser league can be more exciting than a complete annihilation by a superior and skillful team over a minnow. It's best when there's a mix of both.

mormank

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120915774#Comment_120915774

Oh god. Are you being intentionally obtuse or are you just misunderstanding me? I was talking about how competitive the leagues are within themselves, not at all commenting on the actual standard of football in those leagues. Germany is more of a 1 horse league than Scotland is!!! Scotland, the most motorious 1 horse league, that I know of, in world football since Rangers were demoted and it turns out Germany is actually worse.

1 team in Germany has been much stronger than every other team in the German league for over a decade i.e. every player playing for that team gets more goals and assists as they have no competition week in week out. Kinda like what is happening with city the past decade except the Prem is more competitive than the German league. Get it? I can try using smaller words if you still don't understand me. 😜

And yes, I will absolutely stick to It's Always Sunny. Great comedy.

BorneTobyWilde

When Rasmus Højlund’s transfer goes through, Ten Hag will officially have a higher net spend (€396m) than Jurgen Klopp’s entire time at Liverpool, of course the fans will still blame the Glazers when the team flops

antimatterx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918120#Comment_120918120

RH could well be a good signing, but 80M for a striker who scored 9 goals last season is ridiculous.

Augme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120917362#Comment_120917362

The whole point of the conversation was the standard though. So if you only compared the scottish league with the German league on competitiveness then it was a fairly strange comment that had no relation to discussion.

But do try using smaller words, it might help with you not getting completely lost in a discussion.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918164#Comment_120918164

What is with the personal insults towards the poster?

McFly85

It’s mad comparing Germany with Scotland. Yes, Bayern win most of them but Bayern are consistently one of the best teams in the world. The quality of the league is far, far superior - Germany generally have 2 or 3 teams doing well in Europe every season too.

Scotland is 2 teams with a massive following with other teams that would struggle in the championship, a good showing in the CL is qualifying for it in the first place.

Fitz*

So yeah, Liverpool!

Good to see Szlobozai back on the pitch today and alleviate the worries about his injury.

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918499#Comment_120918499

And Nunez scoring again

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918128#Comment_120918128

Yea, I DON'T get it, never heard of him, he has 18 goals in his WHOLE life.

mormank

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918164#Comment_120918164

No it wasn't. Go back and check and you will see I started this conversation by replying to Noodler so I should know what it was about. It was about the worth of Mane's 12 goals and 6 assists or whatever it is versus Nunez' record for us last year which was ever so slightly better than Mane's I believe. Noodler was trying to suggest that Mane had just as good a season as Nunez but at a fraction of the cost, implying that keeping Mane would have been the better choice.

However Noodler intentionally ignored all the other factors such as their respective ages and the competition they both faced each week and also the gulf in class between the teams Bayern play each week versus the level of competitiveness Nunez faced in the Prem each week. His comparison was disingenuous at best and downright misinformation for the purpose of getting a reaction at worst.

Now do you understand why the competitiveness of the league is more relevant than the actual standard of play? Probably not, you'll probably just "misunderstand" me again and comment on something not related to the point again and we will go round in more circles. Meanwhile Everybody knows what I meant and everybody knows that I'm right which is why they all argued semantics of what I said instead of the actual thrust of the point I was making including Noodler himself. So let's leave it there, I'm dizzy.

mormank

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918415#Comment_120918415

Oh my god. Seriously people!!! 😮 I meant how competitive that league is in terms of how good Bayern are compared to the rest OF THAT LEAGUE, not the rest of the world. Obviously the german league is a better standard than the Scottish league. 🤦 but the Scottish league is technically more competitive the past decade.

ShamoBuc

When is Liverpools next game?

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918716#Comment_120918716

Think wednesday against Bayern Munich

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918727#Comment_120918727

It would be a team from that league 🤣

Widdensushi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918731#Comment_120918731

Could be a Scottish team I suppose...

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918743#Comment_120918743

This thread seems to be well up on both of these apparently.

Widdensushi

I see mane is to earn 160 million euros tax free for four years, it's actually frightening.

mormank

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918731#Comment_120918731

Haha. 😂 Yeah I get that at this point I must come across as a crazy person ranting but it's just so frustrating when people constantly argue the semantics of your point, like using the wrong word or a misspelling, rather than the point itself or "misunderstand" you and argue a completely different point to the one you were making.

martyos121

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918792#Comment_120918792

The great thing about Mane getting that sort of money is that a decent wedge of that will be reinvested into his village back in Senegal. I’m sure he’s not the only footballer out there looking after his home town, but by all accounts he does so much more than what’s expected of him.

I don’t particularly like to see any footballers going to Saudi for the money, but this one means that thousands of people from a poor background will benefit massively from it.

Vicxas

Hoping for some news on Lavia today to settle the nerves

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120917362#Comment_120917362

That team nearly lost (and really should have lost) the Bundeslliga this year, but I get what you're saying: it was the worst Bayern team in a while and they still fell over the line

2. Bundesliga was much more interesting.

But most leagues in Europe are going that way now - there's only two or three teams that can realisticly win the national title in the top five/eight European leagues.

JPup

Reading back over the last couple of pages would make your brain hurt!

New season can’t come quick enough 😄

Fitz*

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120918999#Comment_120918999

I would guess that we'll get Fabinho news first. Once that is confirmed, and he gets his day of videos and messages on social media etc, then we will get news of Lavia.

That's not to say that the club are not working in the background on Lavia, or have it done.