Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

I believe that is what I posted, if they win the treble he would have improved them but if not then he arguably has not. I don't know what is difficult about this. I still think they were more difficult to play against in 2017-18 and 2018-19 with Sterling, Jesus and Sane running to the byline and cutting the ball back to any of those 3 and Augero to score easy goals. But Grealish is not that type of player and neither is Mahrez. Haaland is not Augero in terms of workrate so they have had to adapt.

I will reiterate, we are talking very small margins here. A very good team that won almost everything without Haaland is still a very good team that could win everything with Haaland. Do I fear them more with Haaland in the team? Not really, I still hate playing against them and fear playing against them as they can destroy you in any match, but we have kept him quiet for 2 of the 3 matches we had against them this year. So about the same as last year and the previous 6 seasons, which is what I have been saying all along really.

I don't want to lose Kelleher, but if we must, let's make sure he goes to Brighton to use it as leverage for one or 2 of their gems.

Liverpool are the 3rd highest scorers in the league this season, and that is still while having Diaz/Jota/Firmino missing large portions of the season and Gakpo only arriving in January.

Diaz / Nunez / Jota / Gakpo / Salah is a very exciting attacking line up going forwards, and has potential to grow too. There needs to be a pathway for the likes of Carvalho /Gordon / Doak to come through too, or else youngsters will stop moving to the club. Can't keeping buying £40m players for ever because there are no kids coming through.

Midfield is obviously the primary area to target, and then defence. I don't think attack needs to be looked at for a year or two and see how things are going then.

The only "missing piece" for the City team is the books with their real finances (not the cooked up ones that still have 100+ irregularities). Remove any of their superstars and they've another to take his place. All completely above board of course. No way was the club in serious financial difficulties and on the brink of collapse just over a decade ago. It was all homegrown success in front of a largely empty (gifted) stadium, despite loyal legions of tens of fans, that gave them their financial might.

Elliott has stagnated , brings nothing to the table, goals, assists , England call up, nothing. No progression whatsoever, it's not a lot to ask of such a player to contribute a lowly 5-7 goals maybe, with 5-10 assists bare minimum, at this level that's the least you'd expect.

Gundogan has 8 and 5 .He's 32

The huge problem with your thinking is that it is result's based thinking which is the incorrect way to look at something like this. We won the champion's league in '05 but we were a better team in '07 and lost the final. This does not make the '05 team better than the '07 team. It means they achieved more of course but with a weaker team. Its the way it goes sometimes in games with variance, which believe it or not football has plenty of. The best team doesn't always win.

Speaking of midfield, I would assume that we are back to the box midfield of Fabinho Trent Jones Hendo tonight.

Gakpo & Daiz back into attack so Jota & Nunez miss out.

I know tonight is more than likely meaningless in terms of top 4 but I'm nervous. Along with the early Saturday kick off the Monday evening seems to be another time Liverpool seem unable to peak at.

The fact it's not in anfield only ads to my worry 🫣

Won our last Monday night game 6-1

I know this is a cliche but we just need to outscore Leicester.

They will score, they always do. The need to win. We just need to overcome that and score a few more. I have faith in Salah & co scoring a couple. 2-1 away win.

I think if you were to poll fans of all teams the vast majority would say they think 12:30 kick offs are their bogey time.

So another one of these games where Liverpool are judges by the ref and linesmen to a different standard for fouls

Those Diaz & Maddison incidents is infuriating. Don't blame Klopp for going mad at it.

I'd nearly be certain it was on a foul on Gakpo too, but Sky haven't shown a proper replay yet.

Think the refs association must have a bet between themselves to see who can rile Klopp up the most.

The amount of big chances that Trent gives away with his passing is always going to be his biggest weakness.

Wonder if we'll get a favourable whistle at all tonight

WTF Trent.

Henderson just doesn't cut it imo, he's offering nothing here. He's definitely not providing much cover down the right so far.

Good drive from Jones to get himself into that position.

Hopefully that will shut up the always the victims chant from the Leicester crowd

Hope they're relegated