Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Ox busts a gut but with little to no end product, headless chicken at times,Keita strolls about the place always seems to be playing within himself, glimpses of real quality isn't enough.

I'd move them both on if possible.

Yeah unfortunately it looks like an injury too much for Ox which is a big shame as he was at times an exciting player for us when he signed initially, with gini leaving last summer Ox and Keita were never going anywhere, and unless we sign one or two this summer (Bellingham hopefully) they'll be here again next season too. As the poster above posted too, him being a homegrown player is a bonus too.

Happy for the young lads too, Jones playing his way back into the fold and taki with a brace put a smile on the face, still don't think he's got a fair crack of the whip here yet so I hope he gets more starts in a full XI. Happy for origi too, never kicks or screams when he's out of the team/squad and just gets on with it.

The club have been given the go ahead for the expansion of the Anfield Road stand and they will do it the same way they did with the main stand.

He said he kicked the ground, i pray the lad not injured again ,

I watched the interview "Naby kicked the grass" was the wording klopp used, sorry for being pedantic but I think given his injury record the wording by klopp is relevant.

Kicking the ground can hurt, or twist your ankle etc. It's just a precaution anyways.

City fell away with one injury in 2019-20 that cost them the league, apparently. How good will they be if Dias is out injured for a long spell? What happens to Chelsea if Lukaku is injured? He is widely acknowledged to be the missing piece, so if he is injured surely that means they are back to where they were last year, good enough for 4th but capable of winning the CL.

So yeah, in certain areas the reserves is a significant drop in standard for both those teams.

Yeah tonight, after the televised game. Draw is being made live from Potton Bowls Club. Seriously.

Wonder which PL club Liverpool will be drawn away to this time? I think I read last night that 13 of the last 16 cup opponents have been PL sides, with 10 of those being away from home.

EDIT: It's 13 of the last 16 draws have been PL sides, with 7 of those being away from home.

Part of me wants to see Origi start against Brentford he is on a bit of a roll now and it would be a shame to not see play again for a few weeks and lose whatever momentum is there.

Ox is definitely underwhelming the past few years - but Keita when fit is right on the edge of being a starter, depending on opposition. Was clearly told yesterday to just be efficient around the middle of the park, but so far this season has been one of our best performers.

Keita’s only real issue is fitness and availability. Quality of performance isn’t really so much of a factor.

Hard to believe this lad is still with the club. Must have been given a 6 year contract when he signed. Disaster of signing imho

It could well be different alright where they fall. I don't think Ox will rise too high up the list myself tbh, but Keita should be similar to where he is now - 3rd/4th on the list. Injuries will dictate where he sits on the list really. Klopp has shown that he will start him and give him minutes when fit.

I just have to remember to re-do it now!

Away to Preston in the next round of the EFL - Grand!

We get a decent draw. City get a hard one for a change

I'm fairly sure the League Cup fixture is played the midweek between the Man Utd & Brighton League games. Brighton are drawn away to Leicester in their cup tie. Man Utd didn't qualify.

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I do love the league cup comments on social media, We need to play the fringe players then when we play the fringe players the comments are those players are crap why are we playing them.

I'd use the same squad for the game against PNE and if we get past them I'd start to bring in some more of the big guns.

Apparently, Luis Suarez scored in the 78th minute last night.

He's now scored in every minute of a football match from 1-45+2 and 46-90+7. 14 times in the 82nd.

Who keeps track of all that stuff?!

https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/increible-estadistica-rompio-luis-suarez-duelo-getafe-atletico.html (in Spanish, but you get the gist)

Clearly the current Man City team are a weaker prospect without a finisher in the lineup. Apparently Liverpool won the league a couple of seasons ago because Man City lost a defender through injury. When De Bruyne isn't available in midfield they look devoid of ideas. I think it's fair to say that there is a vulnerability to their team when key personnel aren't available.

If you take Lukaku out of the Chelsea lineup then they lose their focal point. Werner is a very different option and doesn't suit the way Tuchel wants his team to play. Chelsea struggled to breakdown Aston Villa's second choice team in the cup game last night, but they demolished the first team in the league two games beforehand. The difference in the the front six for the two lineups was Lukaku, Havertz & Kovacic vs Werner, Kante & Loftus-Cheek. The link up play between Lukaku and Havertz/Mount is vital to how Chelsea perform. At the other end of the pitch there is Mendy, if he's unavailable then Kepa is a weakness in their defense.

I think Werner would flourish under Klopp, give him a few bear hugs and he would be banging them in. He'd be a liverpool player only for the pandemic hitting, but I'm quite happy that we ended up with Jota.

Sancho is young player, used to playing for tactically astute coaches, not "kick it to Bruno and Ronnie and hope they score". I'm sure he's a cracking player from what I've seen.

Mad how the Premier League's top 2 most possession based teams are also the top 2 teams at the top of the set piece shots table. Although I guess as they have more of the ball, and attack more, there is bound to be more set pieces generated. But they do convert those into shot actions. Teams like Burnley would more play for set pieces.

There's a large gap between Liverpool & the rest of the league in this metric though. Almost double every one else.

he is good, but with him, he'll have to adapt.

the German league is full of teams who play with high lines at the back. so much space to run and play into at times. that's very different to playing packed defences every other week.

he's good enough though. I'd happily take him.

Is that a confirmed Saturday 3pm kick off? I’m in Liverpool that weekend, but presumed the match would be moved to Sunday/ Monday.

5:30 game on sky 🙂