Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2014 - Mod Warning post #6893

Hangballlouie

Gbear

Pyjamarama wrote: »

Ah Johnson and Lucas both contributed at different points. I'm not sure that Moses did anything that Ibe couldn't have done for us...

Ibe getting a loan out was done for his benefit.

He could've provided what Moses did but in the long term it's better that he got games.

I'd love if he got a loan to a premier league club next season.

whatawaster

End of seasons ratings, last season in brackets:

Mignolet 7 (N/A) - top shot stopping, vital saves. Dodgy distribution, but that got better. Patchy under crosses. Glued to his line. Plenty to improve upon

Jones 5 (6) - very little to comment on to be honest

Johnson 4 (7) - desperate season. His attacking play has deteriorated so much that he's now a better defender than attacker

Enrique 5 (8) - season has been pretty much a write-off unfortunately, and we have missed him. LB is a problem position though, and we may look to improve on him in the summer

Flanagan 7 (N/A) - Came from nowhere to prove all the doubters (of which I was one) wrong. I'd see him as a valuable squad player going forward. I do think we need better attacking players at both LB and RB but his ability to play both should see him have a good career with us.

Cissokho 6 (N/A) - After a poor start he was solid defensively for us. Offered nothing in attack. I was led to believe he was a marauding, attacking full back. I feel a little cheated.

Skrtel 7 (5) - a rollercoaster season. Some brilliant defensive displays, some absolute howlers (Palace's 3rd goal is a basic a defensive error as you'll see). Some great goals. Some great own goals.

Agger 6 (6) - can't help but being disappointed with him again this year. In and out of the team, up and down displays. I'd sell him if we get a decent offer. Otherwise, he'll be a good squad player imo

Sakho 6 (N/A) - have already said a lot about him in this thread. I like him a lot. Good in the air, good on the ball. A little rash, perhaps, but I'd like to see him as first choice next season

Toure 5 (N/A) - after a great start he was very disappointing. Nonetheless, I'd hang on to him. He is experienced and about as good a 4th choice defender as a club could have

Gerrard 8 (8) - written off at various stages of the season, he has had an immense few months. He has shown greater discipline and tactical awareness than any of us gave him credit for. His free-kicks/corners/penalties have been the best in the league.

Lucas 6 (6) - hit and miss. I'd keep him as a squad player. Great lad to have around, so I'd keep him for as long as he will stay. He is still a good player.

Allen 7 (6) - after he came back from injury he played important parts in some of our best performances and our biggest wins. He is another who may be rotated a lot next season but he will be an important player for us going forward.

Henderson 8 (8) - what an important player he has become for us. Future captain?

Coutinho 8 (9) - after an average few months, he came good when it mattered, at the business end of the season. He's got a lot of heart and does great defensive work for us, as well as being our most creative midfielder. The sky is the limit for him.

Sterling 9 (8) - Best young player in Europe?

Aspas 5 (N/A) - probably gone in the summer. Waste of money in hindsight.

Alberto 5 (N/A) - at least he has time on his side

Moses 4 (N/A) - good goal against Swansea

Sturridge 9 (9) - 21 league goals. And that's really as our 2nd striker. Most of our play goes through his partner. Phenomenal return in fairness

Suarez 10 (10) - he is the best Liverpool player I've ever seen play

Player of the year: Luis Suarez (Runner up: Daniel Sturridge
Young player of the year: Raheem Sterling (Runner up: Phillipe Coutinho)
Most improved: Jon Flanagan (Runner up: Raheem Sterling)
Goal of the Season: Suarez v Norwich (runner up: Suarez v Norwich)
Best performance: Arsenal home (runner up: Spurs away)

Brendan Rodgers 9 (7) - His biggest problem will be living up to the heightened standards and expectations his teams performances will have created. He has been fantastic, full of class, cool temperament, the lot. His handling of Suarez last summer set the tone. Everything that happened this season, happened because of the club's handling of that saga.

Utopia Parkway

Great season. Great football. Just a pity about the Chelsea game. Draw that one and I think we would have won the title.

Lots to look forward too though. Rodgers will have learned a lot. The younger players will have more experience under their belts. We'll have a better quality team and squad next season. I'm positive about that.

Good ratings

SEPT 23 1989

Hard luck lads,you played some great football this season hopefully next year we will be going head to head again for the title

5starpool

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Hard luck lads,you played some great football this season hopefully next year we will be going head to head again for the title

Enjoy the celebrations.

Vicxas

Absolutely fantastic season from Liverpool.

I couldn't be more proud to be a Red, I'm not even upset we didn't win the league I'm just delighted that we're back amongst the European elite.

#nextyear

whatawaster

rarnes1 wrote: »

Good ratings

Henderson was the only tough one. On the cusp of a 9. I think the red card might have cost him

klose

Didnt know hendo had a child.

5starpool

klose wrote: »

Didnt know hendo had a child.

That must have been Paully D's news from a couple of years back :pac:

Turtyturd

5starpool wrote: »

That must have been Paully D's news from a couple of years back :pac:

Beat me to it.

Grayditch

I feel way better than I thought I would.

That's alcohol for you, though. The missus is cooking steaks, too. Life ain't so bad

Utopia Parkway

Grayditch wrote: »

I feel way better than I thought I would.

That's alcohol for you, though. The missus is cooking steaks, too. Life ain't so bad

To be honest the Chelsea game was when I felt worst. Kinda knew it was unlikely after that. Even the Palace game didn't bug me much. City were never slipping up at home after beating Everton.

5starpool

Luis teaching the young fella early.

"Take a bite"

Tipsy McSwagger

If this was Chelsea I'd be absolutely gutted, but after witnessing the City fans impeccable behaviour (and their manager who shook every Liverpool players hand after the game) at the Hillsborough 25th anniversary game it softens the blow immensely. Fair play Manchester City ye won it with class and dignity and overall ye deserve it.

slingerz

Anyone else Fabian Delph be a good CM addition for next season?

Hangballlouie

Gbear

Despite coming so close, I don't think we as fans ought to expect another title challenge next season.

It's about maintaining where we are. We've got a toehold in the CL but we could very easily fall out again. First and foremost, for the sake of our medium term future, we have to get CL again next season.
I think we've got a great chance at having another go at the league but our squad and even our first 11 are quite weak so we need to temper the optimism this season has given us a little bit.

We're way ahead of schedule. Now it's about making marginal gains and working on the minutia.
I think FB is probably the least important position - if you take Suarez as an example, he's probably worth 20-30 pts all on his own.
The difference between having 2 good and 2 poor full backs might be only a couple of points. But that's what we have to look at getting now.

Figuring out a way to hang on against some teams or break others down to turn 1 or 2 results in our favour - it's not an easy job. It's probably a harder job to turn this team into title winners than it was to get from 7th to 2nd. But I think Rodgers is well able for it.

livinginkorea

I know some people say that City bought the league but they do have some classy, hard working players in fairness and grinded out results when it mattered. Not too many parked buses for them in front of the goal like some other team we know. They played to win and you have to take your hat off to them.

Next season it is on

Paully D

Unlucky with the league lads. Nonetheless a great season that all of you would have taken if offered before the start of the season. Just give us Borini back next year (not going to happen I know).

Fescue

slingerz wrote: »

Anyone else Fabian Delph be a good CM addition for next season?

Yes. Yes I do.

NukaCola

Sure Man City spent a lot of money. But they spent money on quality. Played good football. Have a quality squad. Have a gent of a manager.

They deserved it and congratulations to them.

Vicxas

Look at it this way

Competing with City > Competing with Spurs

klose

Photo of gerrard slipping photoshopped into any old picture at this stage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWuDhIv9B0

Generic list of players who've won more league titles than gerrard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWuDhIv9B0

Insufferable fans etc... posts everywhere about liverpool fans and how they're basically hitler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWuDhIv9B0

Fescue

Andre Wisdom looks to have benefitted from his loan season. Perhaps a viable option at right back?

Turtyturd

Vicxas wrote: »

Look at it this way

Competing with City > Competing with United

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gafferino

Sturridge interview from the pitch on LFCTV was interesting. Was absolutely gutted and said so. Apologised to the fans for not winning the league.

ManOnFire

Fescue wrote: »

Andre Wisdom looks to have benefitted from his loan season. Perhaps a viable option at right back?

looks so composed and knows what he's going to do with the ball, having a great game and getting forward at every opportunity. If I had my way he'd be the back up to a new signing with Johnson out

viper006

livinginkorea wrote: »

I know some people say that City bought the league but they do have some classy, hard working players in fairness and grinded out results when it mattered. Not too many parked buses for them in front of the goal like some other team we know. They played to win and you have to take your hat off to them.

Next season it is on

Its when i saw their team and bench before the game it drove home the staggering depth and expense of the team.They 100% bought the title, and its very frustrating to see them crowned champions but tomorrow they are going to be sanctioned for breaching the FFP rules.

It seems futile to ever think liverpool could challenge that kind of spending but we did so incredibly this season. Its that chelsea game that destroyed the challenge but i rather lose the league on points vs GD.The players will find it hard to move in this season and recreate the form for next but with some strong additions i hope we can continue to push on.