Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

BorneTobyWilde

Liverpool to finish 3rd with a win, no way Chelsea win away to Villa, Leicester will beat Spurs.

Fowler87

Big Nat for life. Up the reds

BorneTobyWilde

Leicester will get CL spot, ahead of Chelsea hopefully.

DrumSteve

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

We're moving into territory where he may end up partnering VVD, particularly if the rumours around the impending signing are nonsense. But certainly there is no reason to keep Kabak.

Big Sami had the likes Henchoz/Carra beside him.

I think there is definitely a space there for Nat in there, especially for the games that require a few flying elbows. He's a trustworthy player who could play the cups also.

I think it would be mad to let him go.

Fromvert

Phillips is grand and he has done very well but I think anyone thinking he's more than 4th/5th choice when everyone is fit is mad. He can't run and he can't pass well enough to be a starting CB in a PL/CL winning team.

~Rebel~

razorblunt wrote: »

What rumours?

That Konate from Leipzig is a done deal.

LuckyLloyd

Damien360 wrote: »

Unbelievable. I’m not that only one in here that said 4th was gone and people were deluding themselves thinking it was possible. I’m sorry for loosing faith.

I don't apologise for "losing faith". It was more that they all had a pass from me, given the previous two and a half years. I didn't care. But I certainly didn't expect them to come back to league winning pace over the last 10 games.

This is likely to end up being 26 points from the last 30. With Henderson, Virgil, Jota, Keita, Matip, Gomez all to come back into the mix. And a full badly needed summer off for Mane (and maybe TAA too).

There's plenty to be optimistic about.

Charlie19

When was the last time we went into the last game needing a win for top four?

I can only remember away to Charlton and winning 4-0 with Fowler scoring a couple.

Tiago is a joy to watch, he is such a clever player, with star CBs back next season he will be conducting the orchestra.

mightyreds

Charlie19 wrote: »

When was the last time we went into the last game needing a win for top four?

I can only remember away to Charlton and winning 4-0 with Fowler scoring a couple.

I think 4 year ago at home to maybe southhampton

BorneTobyWilde

We're in title winning form, said it 3 games ago, had we won the 6 games at Anfield we lost we'd be a point above City now.

martyos121

Nat Phillips doing everything in his power to be the next man inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

giveitholly

Charlie19 wrote: »

When was the last time we went into the last game needing a win for top four?

I can only remember away to Charlton and winning 4-0 with Fowler scoring a couple.

Didn't we need last day wins in klopps first two full seasons in charge?

mightyreds

mightyreds wrote: »

I think 4 year ago at home to maybe southhampton

Going back further, who can forget Gary MCAllister.

Gbear

Charlie19 wrote: »

When was the last time we went into the last game needing a win for top four?

I can only remember away to Charlton and winning 4-0 with Fowler scoring a couple.

Needed a win in 16-17, before we went on that run to the final in Kiev the following year.
We beat Middlesborough 3-0.

Agent Coulson

Of the 17 games Nat Phillips has this season played Liverpool have won 11 drawn 4 and lost 3.

Conceding 14 goals.

Cartman78

Charlie19 wrote: »

When was the last time we went into the last game needing a win for top four?

I can only remember away to Charlton and winning 4-0 with Fowler scoring a couple.

Wasn't there a game against Middleborough a few years ago iirc...I think Gini cracked one in at the Kop End to settle the nerves

giveitholly

mightyreds wrote: »

I think 4 year ago at home to maybe southhampton

Was it Middlesborough?

razorblunt

Charlie19 wrote: »

When was the last time we went into the last game needing a win for top four?

I can only remember away to Charlton and winning 4-0 with Fowler scoring a couple.

The head to head with Chelsea almost 20 years ago was a massive one. Hyppia and Deaily scored, the Desailly header in particular was beaut.

Utopia Parkway

Fromvert wrote: »

Chelsea have no gimmie, I do not expect all three teams to win on Sunday. Hopefully we're not the ones looking for a goal late on.

One goal better goal difference than Chelsea now as well but will only come into play if they lose and we draw.

giveitholly

Cartman78 wrote: »

Wasn't there a game against Middleborough a few years ago iirc...I think Gini cracked one in at the Kop End to settle the nerves

That is the one I am thinking of

BorneTobyWilde

https://twitter.com/JHenderson/status/1395124697130541056

Gbear

What a bizarre season.

BorneTobyWilde

https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1395124602809028609

Utopia Parkway

Gbear wrote: »

What a bizarre season.

Liverpool the form side in the league the past 6 weeks weirdly enough.

jasonb

Charlie19 wrote: »

When was the last time we went into the last game needing a win for top four?

I can only remember away to Charlton and winning 4-0 with Fowler scoring a couple.

20 years ago this very day as it happens. 0-0 at half time and it was looking very nervy, God scores a cheeky little overhead kick to calm the nerves and it finished 0-4 (Murphy, God again and Owen). Only 3 days after the Uefa Cup final...

Just had a look at season stats:

Big chances created: 69 no 1 in league.
Big chances missed: 66 no 1 in league.

BorneTobyWilde

Gbear wrote: »

What a bizarre season.

That little blip cost us the title, win those 6 at home and we'd be top.

Agent Coulson

Gbear wrote: »

What a bizarre season.

Remember the poster/s saying Klopp had lost the dressing room and was having his BVB final season and it was time to look for a new manager during that middle of the season run as Klopp is finished.

jasonb

Dav010 wrote: »

Just had a look at season stats:

Big chances created: 69 no 1 in league.
Big chances missed: 66 no 1 in league.

Does that not mean that we should only have scored 3 goals? Or at least only 3 goals from 'big chances' and all our other goals have come from small chances or something?

BorneTobyWilde

https://twitter.com/reebecatavares/status/1395126795112964100

jasonb

jasonb wrote: »

Does that not mean that we should only have scored 3 goals? Or at least only 3 goals from 'big chances' and all our other goals have come from small chances or something?

Only goalkeeper to beat.

ben.schlomo

Delighted for Ox. He's a different player than anything else we have from midfield. If he could stay fit and get a preseason under his belt he could be a player next season. Jurgen has faith in him so he'll be there no matter what, it seems.

TitianGerm

Dav010 wrote: »

Just had a look at season stats:

Big chances created: 69 no 1 in league.
Big chances missed: 66 no 1 in league.

So we've scored 3 of our 69 big chances?

DJIMI TRARORE

VVD will struggle to get a game next season!!!!!

TitianGerm

TitianGerm wrote: »

So we've scored 3 of our 69 big chances?

Apologies, that should be 79 big chances, also, Liverpool number 1 with average of 5.6 shots on target per match on target.

BorneTobyWilde

~Rebel~

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Remember the poster/s saying Klopp had lost the dressing room and was having his BVB final season and it was time to look for a new manager during that middle of the season run as Klopp is finished.

To be honest they were kind of right about the BVB bit - even though they were misremembering at the time, and forgetting that he got things back on track there over the last few months and stormed back up the table to the Euro positions.

Talisman

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Liverpool to finish 3rd with a win, no way Chelsea win away to Villa, Leicester will beat Spurs.

Wishful thinking, the form table would suggest otherwise. Aston Villa have only beaten Everton and Tottenham in the last month or so. In the same period Chelsea had one hiccup against Arsenal in the league, beat Real Madrid in the CL and Man City in the FA Cup SF. If Tuchel gets the starting selection right then Chelsea should comfortably win the game.

Charlie19

giveitholly wrote: »

Didn't we need last day wins in klopps first two full seasons in charge?

I genuinely don't know, we definitely had loads of last minute winners during the Klopp era but I can't remember them being last game of the season.

I see the Gary Mac free mentioned but surely that wasn't the final day and from what I remember of that is was definitely night time.

Agent Coulson

~Rebel~ wrote: »

To be honest they were kind of right about the BVB bit - even though they were misremembering at the time, and forgetting that he got things back on track there over the last few months and stormed back up the table to the Euro positions.

Of course they just didn't seem to know or want to know he had the same kind of injury crisis at BVB then as well.

They just saw bad form and equated that to Klopp losing both dressing rooms and weren't prepared to listen to the context of those seasons.

rob316

Fromvert wrote: »

Phillips is grand and he has done very well but I think anyone thinking he's more than 4th/5th choice when everyone is fit is mad. He can't run and he can't pass well enough to be a starting CB in a PL/CL winning team.

Well he can stay fit longer than matip and Gomez so he's 2nd choice as of now.

Agent Coulson

Ox now will have a couple of months to get his fitness levels up over the summer uninterrupted which could be a great.

rob316

I said after the Fulham loss no hope of champions League football next season, we would need to win our last 10 games and on form then that was impossible.

We are going to end up taking 26 points from 30. That's an incredible turnaround.

BorneTobyWilde

LAte night, will be 1am before the players get in tonight

giveitholly

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Would u have the table for the first 12 games?

GiftofGab

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Ox now will have a couple of months to get his fitness levels up over the summer uninterrupted which could be a great.

I think Ox's issue is he's lacking match sharpness. He needs gametime.

Agent Coulson

GiftofGab wrote: »

I think Ox's issue is he's lacking match sharpness. He needs gametime.

I agree with that for sure however coming back from two major injuries having the next few months just working on fitness levels will help him I think.

GiftofGab

rob316 wrote: »

I said after the Fulham loss no hope of champions League football next season, we would need to win our last 10 games and on form then that was impossible.

We are going to end up taking 26 points from 30. That's an incredible turnaround.

Absolutely incredible. I lost all hope and was beginning to think it was the end of a Liverpool era. This team never ceases to amaze me.

eigrod

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Stunned that Arsenal are 3rd in that. Would never have thought that.