Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

There's a little bit of pressure on United now tomorrow but Liverpool left it a little late in the season to get a run of form going.

TAA has been excellent since moving to midfield and Konate has been a machine covering RCB and RB.

Didn't get to see any of the game we play well or was it a bit patchy not that it matters,got the win which is the main thing

WH due a win, someone down there will over take their 34pts if they continue to lose lose lose.

Its up to west ham tomorrow, I think if united lost that they will totally collapse. If they win they are home and hosed with home games against Fulham, Chelsea and wolves.

After the **** season we have had I'm quite happy to be in the conversation for top 4 as slim as it looks.

Yep, there are 3 dogs in this race. Arsenal MUST win against Newcastle to over take City at top of table

Has Brentford always played like that? I thought they had a great scouting department and analysis that meant they got great value players, but they are nothing more than Sam Allardyce/Sean Dyche keep it tight and pump it to the big boys with a dead ball. I really thought they were more than that, but maybe it was their start to the season last year that had pundits waxing lyrical about them when it has been done so many times already in the league.

Good to win again. I will always hold hope until we are mathematically out of getting top 4, but it is nice to get some momentum for next year. This is very much like the 20-21 season where our end propelled our challenge to 4 trophies the year after. I do think Newcastle and United will struggle if they get top 4 this year. It will be something else having to concentrate on the Champions League and their squads aren't that good. Add in Arsenal will have a hangover from a tough season, whether they win it or not (most likely), and you suspect we should be in a good position to be best of the rest again. City are just way ahead and the only way they will be stopped if they actually get charged and punished for their financial skullduggery.

We could do with a big goal haul just to get GD better with Newcastle

If we were more clinical today it could have been a 4 or 5 nil job and we would have been comfortable for the last 30 mins.

Nunez and Gakpo x2 should have scored.

If utd lose tomorrow i'd say we have an outside chance.

Robertson's injury looked like it won't be a short term one.

A quick look around Twitter and Reddit suggests he can be difficult to work with and has been known to be an ally of Klopp 🤷

Good at finding good, cheap relatively unknown players but hasnt had the opportunity to do this at bigger clubs.

Not sure what to make of it to be honest...

Bit more:

- When it comes to football administrators, Jörg Schmadtke is about as good as it gets. Another productive window saw him trim his roster, and thereby his payroll, down to a manageable size. Germany's green company team stand lean and mean with a 25-man-roster; the smallest of all Bundesliga clubs currently contesting the 2020/21 campaign. As tempting as it is to dock Schmadtke somewhat for not parking the likes of Jeffery Bruma and Daniel Ginczek on loans, one simply has to admit that he did an outstanding job.

- Roster size remains a hugely important factor in all of football, sometimes overlooked amid the scenes of "sugar daddy" supported clubs who can pay an exorbitant wage bill without so much as a second thought. It's also immensely important to get idle players off to a destination where they can continue to play, develop, and improve. Schmadtke consistently demonstrates a the right sense of urgency in keeping players either on the pitch or off the payroll and on the move. This is why Wolfsburg paid so much to Köln to negate off his non-compete clause.

Runs a tight ship it sounds like.

Reliables reporting it now

If we're getting rid of the sporting director role completely I'd understand ward leaving but I'm inclined to believe Klopp just doesn't want ward. Klopp has control of the club,maybe he thinks we could do better.

Maybe there is personal reasons for his resignation who knows.

Chelsea signed him to prevent Liverpool from getting him. Mourinho had no use for him in a squad that was already overloaded with players in his position (Juan Mata, Schurrle, Hazard, Oscar, Marko Marin, Kevin De Bruyne, etc.). Imagine what a 20 year old Mo Salah could have done for the 2013/14 Liverpool side.

You said something which others found to be silly and they responded in kind. There was no need to double down on your position, some times it's better to take a deep breath and walk away.

Interesting

It was a mental decision.

Every free that Brentford 'won' they took ages to rub themselves, roll about, walk the length of the pitch and organize the free to be taken, and that was only the frees. And don't mention the throw ins.....

Konate's booking was a joke too, the ref is still blowing the whistle as he kicks the ball

A supposedly agreed fee of £57.6M for Mac Allister seems oddly specific (£53.2M + £4.4M in addons). If true it's a bargain price.

Game only ended hours ago, and the whole team is in Barcelona having breakfast in the sun

Newcastle losing here to Arsenal but still looking threatening.

Could they also lose to both Chelsea and Brighton 👀

Should be out of sight.

Keeps things half interesting anyway

I would never have said this a while back but I think Newcastle will miss out.