Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14 Mod warning post#7005

noodler · 13-02-2014 12:15pm

Last night feels like we got away with it.

We really need to improve on our away form.

I am not saying we can't beat Spurs, City and Chelsea at home but probability may suggest we will drop points against at least one of them - need more away points to pick up the slack.

I feel terrible for Toure, was watching the game in Sinnots, christ I actually had to laugh at the OG, it was just gravity defying! I really like him generally and thought he was fine at the start of the season but I don't think we expected he would be required to play this many games. I hope Agger (as we usually hope) can stay injury free for a while.

Skrtel is blowing so hot and cold at the moment as well. Didn't like the way he seemed to blame Flanaghan for the goal last night - it was his poor attempt at a clearance.

EDIT: Gerrard and Sturridge were awesome. Whats happened to Suarez? I want that golden boot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tusky · 13-02-2014 12:16pm

noodler wrote: »

Last night feels like we got away with it.

We really need to improve on our away form.

I am not saying we can't beat Spurs, City and Chelsea at home but probability may suggest we will drop points against at least one of them - need more away points to pick up the slack.

I feel terrible for Toure, was watching the game in Sinnots, christ I actually had to laugh at the OG, it was just gravity defying! I really like him generally and thought he was fine at the start of the season but I don't think we expected he would be required to play this many games. I hope Agger (as we usually hope) can stay injury free for a while.

Skrtel is blowing so hot and cold at the moment as well. Didn't like the way he seemed to blame Flanaghan for the goal last night - it was his poor attempt at a clearance.

EDIT: Gerrard and Sturridge were awesome. Whats happened to Suarez? I want that golden boot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sturridge is his closest competition!

Kess73 · 13-02-2014 12:19pm

slingerz wrote: »

Reckon if Moses and Cissokho are cheap, then the club may look to bring them in as squad cover. I'm sure the club will want to prepare for the competitions that they may be in next season.

Centre Mid is an obvious area to improve as is the attacking wide area (Kono)

A lot will depend on the wages that some players are on whether they'll be moved or their competition.

Not sure about Moses, but the pre-agreed purchase fee for Cissokho is meant to be 4 million.

amber69 · 13-02-2014 12:20pm

Tusky wrote: »

Sturridge is his closest competition!

Id say he wants the European golden boot

Kess73 · 13-02-2014 12:23pm

Grayditch wrote: »

4th is still a long way off. A lot of great work done, and a lot of hard work still left. A slip or two and it's all gone.

I think there will be slips by us, but looking at the teams below us it is difficult to see them not slipping at least as often as we do.

Everton are still my worry from the chasing pack. If they can get some of the injured players back, especially Lukaku, then their consistency will bother me further.

Spurs have a better squad than Everton, and are in a better position in the table, but there is something about Everton this year that has me wary of them putting together a string of good results as we head towards the end of the league campaign.

mike65 · 13-02-2014 12:26pm

Stop panicking

Spurs are one injury from disaster - Ade (who has never been the most reliable anyway) they have to play EL games, they have to visit Anfield, plus play Arsenal, and Chelsea away. Thumping a team that has bunked off school early last night was no proof of anything other than how poor Newcastle are right now.

Vanolder · 13-02-2014 12:26pm

I love the smell of napalm in the morning!

klose · 13-02-2014 12:26pm

What spurs need to do is offer adebayor a new contract so he goes back to his old ways

citytillidie · 13-02-2014 12:28pm

Kess73 wrote: »

I think there will be slips by us, but looking at the teams below us it is difficult to see them not slipping at least as often as we do.

Everton are still my worry from the chasing pack. If they can get some of the injured players back, especially Lukaku, then their consistency will bother me further.

Spurs have a better squad than Everton, and are in a better position in the table, but there is something about Everton this year that has me wary of them putting together a string of good results as we head towards the end of the league campaign.

Everton only have a bad run of fixtures at the end of April start of May with a trip to Southampton sandwitched in between both Man Utd and Man City going to Goodison.

Well they also have Arsenal going to Goodison at the start of April

Grayditch · 13-02-2014 12:32pm

mike65 wrote: »

Stop panicking

Spurs are one injury from disaster - Ade (who has never been the most reliable anyway) they have to play EL games, they have to visit Anfield, plus play Arsenal, and Chelsea away. Thumping a team that has bunked off school early last night was no proof of anything other than how poor Newcastle are right now.

No panic, people just calling it like it is. They're 3 points behind us and are winning games like us.

Pique · 13-02-2014 12:33pm

noodler wrote: »

Skrtel is blowing so hot and cold at the moment as well. Didn't like the way he seemed to blame Flanaghan for the goal last night - it was his poor attempt at a clearance.

Skrtl had told Flanagan to mark Richardson, that's why.

Devilman40k · 13-02-2014 12:38pm

Grayditch wrote: »

No panic, people just calling it like it is. They're 3 points behind us and are winning games like us.

They also have to go to Chelsea and have a trip to Anfield ahead of them (as well as a trip to West Brom who are taking points of all top teams at home this season -only City of top 4 have beaten them there). Plus their home form is the weakest of the top 6 (its as bad as Utds)

just to add our away form recently isnt that bad either last 6 we've lost 2 [City and Chelsea] but won 3 drawn 1

Nerdlingr · 13-02-2014 12:42pm

Pique wrote: »

Skrtl had told Flanagan to mark Richardson, that's why.

Lack of communication between the two of them but flanagan was better placed to defend bent and skrtel richardson. Skrtel could see richardson face on and was not aware of what was behind him so it was a desperate attempt to remedy all situations when in fact he made the situation worse. If he glances over his shoulder before the ball comes in, he sees flanagan has got bent, thats all it takes.
In saying all that Mignolet should have f*cking cleared out the lot of them. If ever there was a time to come and punch the ball away taking all and sundry with him it was then. Inside the 6 yard box, do a schmeichel on it and clear f*cking everything.

Grayditch · 13-02-2014 12:43pm

I have more faith since the last 2 games, but I'm not going to start thinking about 4th until Spurs actually do start messing up. That's just me. I'll enjoy the celebrations all the more if I don't start digging into the bag now. If we don't get ... then we don't.

mike65 · 13-02-2014 12:46pm

2014 stats

Played 9 games (7 PL, 2 FA Cup)
Won 7, drawn 2
17 points, PPG 2.43, g/d +13.

Scored 26 goals, conceded 9 goals

Top scorers
Sturridge 8
Suarez 4
Gerrard 4
Sterling 2
Skrtel 2

gafferino · 13-02-2014 12:46pm

Kolo Thore

citytillidie · 13-02-2014 12:48pm

Top 7 remaining fixtures minus the Man City and Evertons games that were called off last night

Saturday 22nd February 2014
Chelsea v Everton
Arsenal v Sunderland
Man City v Stoke
Crystal Palace v Man Utd
Liverpool v Swansea
Norwich v Tottenham

Saturday 1st March 2014
Everton v West Ham
Fulham v Chelsea
Stoke v Arsenal
Southampton v Liverpool

Sunday 2nd March 2014
Tottenham v Cardiff

Saturday 8th March 2014
West Brom v Man Utd
Arsenal v Swansea
Man City v Aston Villa
Chelsea v Tottenham

Sunday 9th March 2014
Newcastle v Everton

Monday 10th March 2014
Liverpool v Sunderland

Saturday 15th March 2014
Hull v Man City
Everton v Cardiff
Aston Villa v Chelsea

Sunday 16th March 2014
Man Utd v Liverpool
Tottenham v Arsenal

Saturday 22nd March 2014
Chelsea v Arsenal
Cardiff v Liverpool
Everton v Swansea
Man City v Fulham
West Ham v Man Utd

Sunday 23rd March 2014
Tottenham v Southampton

Tuesday 25th March 2014
Man Utd v Man City

Saturday 29th March 2014
Man Utd v Aston Villa
Crystal Palace v Chelsea
Arsenal v Man City

Sunday 30th March 2014
Fulham v Everton
Liverpool v Tottenham

Saturday 5th April 2014
Chelsea v Stoke
Everton v Arsenal
Man City v Southampton
Newcastle v Man Utd
Tottenham v Sunderland
West Ham v Liverpool

Saturday 12th April 2014
Arsenal v West Ham
Liverpool v Man City
Man Utd v Hull
Sunderland v Everton
Swansea v Chelsea
West Brom v Tottenham

Saturday 19th April 2014
Chelsea v Sunderland
Everton v Man Utd
Hull v Arsenal
Man City v West Brom
Norwich v Liverpool
Tottenham v Fulham

Saturday 26th April 2014
Arsenal v Newcastle
Crystal Palace v Man City
Liverpool v Chelsea
Man Utd v Norwich
Southampton v Everton
Stoke v Tottenham

Saturday 3rd May 2014
Arsenal v West Brom
Chelsea v Norwich
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Everton v Man City
Man Utd v Sunderland
West Ham v Tottenham

Sunday 11th May 2014
Cardiff v Chelsea
Hull v Everton
Liverpool v Newcastle
Man City v West Ham
Norwich v Arsenal
Southampton v Man Utd
Tottenham v Aston Villa

Devilman40k · 13-02-2014 12:50pm

citytillidie wrote: »

Top 7 remaining fixtures minus the Man City and Evertons games that were called off last night

I'd be forgetting about the crowd in 7th....mid-table sides have no place here

citytillidie · 13-02-2014 12:52pm

Devilman40k wrote: »

I'd be forgetting about the crowd in 7th....mid-table sides have no place here

But but if i left them out i would be called delusional :eek:;)

BMJD · 13-02-2014 12:53pm

The last 7 matches with the exception of Newcastle will be very tough

Devilman40k · 13-02-2014 12:55pm

citytillidie wrote: »

But but if i left them out i would be called delusional :eek:;)

Not as delusional as THIS

Bobeagleburger · 13-02-2014 12:58pm

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

These are golden days boys, enjoy it!

Long may it last.

Should buy a Moyes a thank you gift from the LFC boards posters.

Job well done

Courtesy Flush · 13-02-2014 1:02pm

I really dont understand how people can look at the fixtures list and think they can predict whats going to happen. I have even seen people say how many points a team will have at the end of the season...
There are upsets and weird results every week in this league

joe123 · 13-02-2014 1:02pm

Grayditch wrote: »

4th is still a long way off. A lot of great work done, and a lot of hard work still left. A slip or two and it's all gone.

Grayditch · 13-02-2014 1:04pm

I thought about that when I wrote that and shuddered. Deffo jinxed us now.

Grayditch · 13-02-2014 1:12pm

I love that Mourinho is starting be to prodded back by people who he mocks.

Pellegrini : "Maybe it is a small horse if the manager thinks like that. It can be a little horse but very rich".

Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool the 'chihuahua that runs in between the horses' legs' after victory over Fulham.

Vinz Mesrine · 13-02-2014 1:13pm

It feels right this morning.

Hangballlouie · 13-02-2014 1:15pm

I posted lots of negativity yesterday and for match days I will continue to be a pessimist.

But today I'm buzzing.

It's on lads, isn't it? It's defo on.

Turtyturd · 13-02-2014 1:19pm

joe123 wrote: »

The Fergie of Irish politics.

billymitchell · 13-02-2014 1:22pm

Spurs next two games are pretty handy, but then they have 4 tough games in a row ,the last of that 4 being us. The wheels could have come off there push for fourth by the time the meet us. hopefully

McSasquatch · 13-02-2014 1:23pm

Great sig billy.

RasTa · 13-02-2014 1:23pm

Turtyturd wrote: »

The Fergie of Irish politics.

lol

Knex* · 13-02-2014 1:24pm

Extract:

More pressure. The Reds doing ugly. Doing it well enough?
They look more likely. Begin rationalisation. We haven’t lost ground. Terrible decision on Coutinho. Aspas going spare behind the manager. Go ed, Iago. Start him Sunday. Start him.
Penalty.
He’ll score. No demons. Not now. No doubt. Walk. Around. Him.
And Liverpool see it out. Come from behind away from home. Grind it. Pressure. Win when not playing well.
But rewind. Walk around him. Look at him. Wheeling away. Shirt in his hand, screaming, a football team descending on him, a city collapsing in on him, his shoulders broad a thousand times over, broad again.
Walk around him.
Look at him.
I dare you to look at him. Demons. Naysayers. Look at him. Battle for fourth is it? His jersey a circular blur. Just about getting back into the CL is it?
Let’s be clear. 4th place this campaign would be a significant achievement for the football club. One which should be applauded and welcomed. Everyone walks away head held high. We know that.
But he’s walked among the stars. You dream of it, he’s done it. Everything you can in club football. He’s done 4th, he’s done 3rd and he’s done 2nd.
Look at him and tell me this isn’t about 1st. Look at him go. Our Atlas. Look at him go.
Look me in the eye and tell me you don’t think of first. Look me in the eye.
Support.
Believe.
A joy.

http://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2014/02/fulham-2-liverpool-3-exorcising-the-demons/

Fowler87 · 13-02-2014 1:29pm

11 goals off what was scored at the end of the 08/09 season with still 12 games remaining. Unreal.

Devilman40k · 13-02-2014 1:30pm

Knex. wrote: »

Extract:

http://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2014/02/fulham-2-liverpool-3-exorcising-the-demons/

Thats something I thought last night when I watched Gerrard celebrate the goal, it wasn't the celebration of a player aiming for 4th....Gerrard thinks/believes we can win the title. No matter what Rodgers is saying publicly I think he believes we have a shot at it too, better to aim for the title - if we get 4th

MarkY91 · 13-02-2014 1:30pm

im going to liverpool v man city game and for some reason today we got 4 tickets to the hillsborough memorial service at anfield also. we wont be going to the service but i want to post them off to some hillsborough charity for 4 people to take our seats instead. can someone direct me toward a charity that i could post them to?

Agent Coulson · 13-02-2014 1:31pm

Utopia Parkway · 13-02-2014 1:31pm

Kess73 wrote: »

I think there will be slips by us, but looking at the teams below us it is difficult to see them not slipping at least as often as we do.

Everton are still my worry from the chasing pack. If they can get some of the injured players back, especially Lukaku, then their consistency will bother me further.

Spurs have a better squad than Everton, and are in a better position in the table, but there is something about Everton this year that has me wary of them putting together a string of good results as we head towards the end of the league campaign.

Much more worried about Spurs to be honest. Everton's next game is away to Chelsea while we have Swansea at home. If we win and they lose the gap to Everton becomes 11 points (albeit they have a game in hand v Palace). That is a big gap. Spurs are still too close for comfort like the annoying boil on your backside that won't go away.

gafferino · 13-02-2014 1:32pm

MarkY91 wrote: »

im going to liverpool v man city game and for some reason today we got 4 tickets to the hillsborough memorial service at anfield also. we wont be going to the service but i want to post them off to some hillsborough charity for 4 people to take our seats instead. can someone direct me toward a charity that i could post them to?

Probably Kess or dub13 would be best for this?

MarkY91 · 13-02-2014 1:35pm

gafferino wrote: »

Probably Kess or dub13 would be best for this?

ill give one of them a pm

brevity · 13-02-2014 1:40pm

donfers · 13-02-2014 1:42pm

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

Someone giving out about Flanagans distribution?

Someone obviously hasn't been paying attention to him considering it's one of the strongest parts of his game.

Someone thinks distribution is one of the strongest parts of Flanagan's game

Someone must not have been watching the game I was watching

I think he's a good young player but his passing certainly needs to improve, if that's "giving out" then someone is mightily sensitive

opta stats say his passing accuracy was lowest among our back four

let's take the blinkers off, it's great to see a young local player in there but he needs to improve on the ball, he has been getting better and that improvement needs to continue

BoardsMember · 13-02-2014 1:49pm

If AVB was still at Tottenham I'd be more concerned about their proximity, but I think Sheringham will see to it that they lose more points than us in the run in.

My major concern is defense. If we can get Agger & Kelly back in, hopefully we can get Cissokho and Toure as far away from the team as possible, we have a great chance then, not only of fourth, but being in a position to take advantage of those above us slipping up.

percy007 · 13-02-2014 1:50pm

BoardsMember wrote: »

If AVB was still at Tottenham I'd be more concerned about their proximity, but I think Sheringham will see to it that they lose more points than us in the run in.

My major concern is defense. If we can get Agger & Kelly back in, hopefully we can get Cissokho and Toure as far away from the team as possible, we have a great chance then, not only of fourth, but being in a position to take advantage of those above us slipping up.

He is too busy playing poker

smileyj1987 · 13-02-2014 1:52pm

We are in a title race and it feels damn good too . I must say Brendan Rodgers and Colin Pascoe deserve a lot of credit . A lot of fans will say 4th is the goal but aim higher and if it fails at least the players , managed and all the staff can look back and say we gave it out best shot .

Paulegend · 13-02-2014 1:52pm

donfers wrote: »

Someone thinks distribution is one of the strongest parts of Flanagan's game

Someone must not have been watching the game I was watching

I think he's a good young player but his passing certainly needs to improve, if that's "giving out" then someone is mightily sensitive

opta stats say his passing accuracy was lowest among our back four

let's take the blinkers off, it's great to see a young local player in there but he needs to improve on the ball, he has been getting better and that improvement needs to continue

is it more the fact that out of all our defenders flanno crosses the ball more often than others. maybe this is why his accuracy is down? maybe this is something he needs to work on?

Devilman40k · 13-02-2014 1:54pm

Paulegend wrote: »

is it more the fact that out of all our defenders flanno crosses the ball more often than others. maybe this is why his accuracy is down? maybe this is something he needs to work on?

Help with crossing you say?

Speak Now · 13-02-2014 1:55pm

BoardsMember wrote: »

If AVB was still at Tottenham I'd be more concerned about their proximity, but I think Sheringham will see to it that they lose more points than us in the run in.

My major concern is defense. If we can get Agger & Kelly back in, hopefully we can get Cissokho and Toure as far away from the team as possible, we have a great chance then, not only of fourth, but being in a position to take advantage of those above us slipping up.

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Bandana boy · 13-02-2014 1:55pm

Turtyturd wrote: »

The Fergie of Irish politics.

Does that make Moyes this man ?

I hope they keep him longer than we did !

Paulegend · 13-02-2014 1:59pm

Devilman40k wrote: »

Help with crossing you say?

sign him up

maybe he could hand people paper towels in the jacks

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