Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

QPR needed something from that game. On 80 odd mins they were going down, but then there was an equaliser in Bolton's game which meant they went down instead.

This got me thinking this morning.

I've been a proud Liverpool fan all my life. I was proud when we came back to draw 3-3 against Utd at Anfield despite being shíte. I was proud when we won the FA Cup in 1992. I was proud when we won a cup treble under Houllier. I was proud when we produced the miracle in Istanbul. I was proud when we became the most consistent team in Europe under Rafa. I was proud when we got rid of Hicks & Gillett. I was proud when we were tantalisingly close to winning a title with Suarez. I was proud when we got Jurgen Klopp as manager.

I couldn't be prouder of this team and club right now.

Sky are hyping up a race that most of us in our gut have known has been over, if not since the City game, certainly since the Spurs game. But that's not what Sky are guilty of being blissfully ignorant of. They, and all media linked to the Premier League, are blissfully ignorant that without this incredible Liverpool team, without the genius of Jurgen Klopp, and without the brilliance of our recruitment structure - which has all been pretty much 'lightning in a bottle' stuff - this league would be a complete and utter farce. City's oil and blood money would have 5 out of 5 PLs without breaking a sweat. This league would be as bad as the Bundesliga in terms of competitiveness and allure. it'd be a pointless exercise.

And that is why we should never be anything other than proud of this team.

Two cup finals to come. A manager who gets it. Players who have been managed and coached into some of the best in the world.

Yes, this Premier League is a glorified Bundesliga or Ligue 1. Liverpool are literally the only thing in the way.

People act like City winning the league is some massive achievement. Liverpool are the only reason it's even an achievement at all. otherwise, it'd receive the same reaction as people give when Bayern win their league. Or PSG win theirs. A big fat meh.

Eh what? I would not swap a CL for a PL. I wouldn't do it in 2019 and I won't do it in 2922.

this argument is exhausting.

nobody says money is the sole reason. Pep is a genius, as we all know.

use your head though. i'm not spelling out why money, the fact its bottomless, and the fact it's run by a State, is a ludicrous advantage. i'll give you more credit than that.

It's in Sky's interest to promote these state run agencies, irrespective of their dubious nature. You just have to look at how they are lauding over the Haaland transfer. Bringing the best players in the world into the PL helps Sky's product, otherwise these guys would have ended up in Spain.

You'd be in the minority of almost every Liverpool fan I've ever met in any case

Point is , they would in a heartbeat, hence their jealously in 2019

For me winning the CL is bigger than winning PL. Most of our players are global stars, a CL win puts them in position to win more individual awards like Balon D’Or, winning PL does not. I think only the local lads like Trent and even Henderson, Milner, Robertson might put PL ahead or maybe evens with CL. If I compare our winning CL in ‘19 to PL in ‘20 I think the ‘19 triumph and what it then lead to put us to the attention of the world in positive light, much more so than ‘20.

I'd agree with winning PL sways largely towards the British lads and the CL for everyone else. Look at their social media accounts, Alisson is lifting the CL, VVD lifting the CL, Milner has the PL, Salah recently said his goal at the start of the season is the CL.

It's alright though lads, we'll win the cup treble this year and the team will deliver the PL next year. Everyone's a winner.

It is

...we all know who Scott Carson is from the Juve game in 2005

The rest of them though... 😉

So Fab out for sure.

But could be back soon after

Talk of Matip in the Fab role, not sure

Henderson will play the #6 with Fabinho out. Talk of Matip as a #6 is silly, has he ever played there for Liverpool? It took Fabinho two months to be trusted in the position, Matip isn't getting near it.

Full team Saturday, anything less baring injuries and I'll be annoyed

Alisson

TAA - Konate/Matip - VVD - Robbo

Keita - Henderson - Thiago

Salah - Mane - Diaz

He played great against Chelsea in Wembley, roasted Azpilicueta and Reece James multiple times. Chelsea are likely weak and not in great form, start strong and stand on their neck.

I wish him well, don't care about how it all ended up with Phil at Barca tbh, we built this team around his departure and used the cash wisely.... 🤷‍♂️

Did Edwards put a sell on clause in the deal that we might get some of the €20m Villa are paying for him.

The form Son is now it looks like he will over take Salah for the Golden Boot with Burnley and Norwich next up for Spurs.

Son will win golden boot now, Salah looks so keen to score of late, and it's obvious , maybe it's the reason he's not scoring. It shouldn't matter, but it clearly does to him, he wants that award.

Very rare to see a manager claim a player will “definitely” be back by a certain date when a hamstring injury is the cause. Makes me wonder if he’s absolutely fine and we’ll even see him tomorrow, though it wouldn’t be like Klopp to play games like that.