Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 *mod warning linked in OP 26/07*

Sideshow Mark

thecretinhop wrote: »

Hi all long time lurker, in over the wall while I can, I have no idea how you even post normally on this forum.

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Hotfail.com

Sideshow Mark wrote: »

Don't be a stranger...

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LuckyLloyd

With Suarez it was all possible. Having one of the top three players in the world in your eleven capable of winning games on his own and scoring 30+ meant so much. With him in the team and a bit of luck with the draws who knows what might have been possible in the CL.

As it is though, with him gone and us seemingly unwilling to push the wage structure or gamble I think a long disappointing season is sure to follow. I'd be delighted with 4th place at this point.

Knex*

Hotfail.com wrote: »

It takes two minutes, ya plonk.

Just don't do a Grayditch on it :pac:

Fescue

Tusky wrote: »

All good or very good players, but we are badly missing a top class talent - a game changer.

To me Coutinho, Sturridge and Sterling are game changers.

Hotfail.com

Knex. wrote: »

It takes two minutes, ya plonk.

Just don't do a Grayditch on it :pac:

I haven't been here a month yet Stupid me had to go and re-reg

Hotfail.com

Fescue wrote: »

To me Coutinho, Sturridge and Sterling are game changers.

Arguably Gerrard as well..

Nuri Sahin

funtime93 wrote: »

Tall,rangy runs well with the ball at his feet but he will have no time on the ball in the premier league and his lack of physicality is evident.I can see him being easily bullied by experienced wing-backs.

Tall?

Suarez is 5 ft 11 in and is considered small.
Sterling is 5 ft 7 in.
Coutinho is 5 ft 8 in.

..

Markovic is 5 ft 9 in.

I take it you mean experienced full backs that include the likes of the defensive force that is Patrice Evra or Glen Johnson, that's me hoping Markovic goes up against him against another club, by the way. Even someone like Baines was made to look like a mug a couple of weeks ago.

smileyj1987

Hotfail.com wrote: »

Arguably Gerrard as well..

I think Stevie is more of an assist machine now . He had 14 of them last season as defensive midfielder .
I have to say the way LFC are shaping up for the coming season there will be absolute bags of pace in the team . Sturrigde , sterling , markovic and Henderson . That to me looks fairly formidable in terms of raw pace . I wonder was that all part of BR's plans for how his LFC team would play .

CL7

The signings have been pretty underwhelming but the transfer window is open for another 8 weeks or so. I'll admit that I am a little nervous though because Rodger's/The Panel's transfer dealing have been very hit and miss so far.

I agree with LuckyLloyd, I'd be happy with 4th place this season, after losing Suarez.

Fescue

smileyj1987 wrote: »

I think Stevie is more of an assist machine now . He had 14 of them last season as defensive midfielder .
I have to say the way LFC are shaping up for the coming season there will be absolute bags of pace in the team . Sturrigde , sterling , markovic and Henderson . That to me looks fairly formidable in terms of raw pace . I wonder was that all part of BR's plans for how his LFC team would play .

I think there is a very clear pattern in the signings made so far, aside perhaps from Lambert. They are all energetic, quick and have good stamina. Lallana and Can are supposed to be real workers. This all points to a high intensity pressing game.

Turtyturd

Hotfail.com wrote: »

Arguably Gerrard as well..

Well he did change that one in Chelsea's favour....lol....burn.

Nuri Sahin

Been in contact with some player who has NEVER been linked with us before in Arda Turan according to Eurosport Turkey.

Agent Coulson

Arda will join us someday but I think he will be in a walker by then

Turtyturd

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Been in contact with some player who has NEVER been linked with us before in Arda Turan according to Eurosport Turkey.

How fast is he?

MD1990

I think Navas to replace/compete with Mignolet would be a good idea if we want to play a high line.
Mignolet is stuck to his line & isnt good at playing a sweeper role.

barone

ive seen it posted a lot about how luis tarnished the club,embarrassed the fans etc etc in his time at lfc ,

id like to go on record to say ive never felt anything but delight that luis suarez played for lfc,watching him play you knew literally that anything could happen, nothing was impossible ,and quite regularly we,and everyone else were in awe at what we just seen him do,or what he did to assist a goal.


never felt he embarrassed me,or the club,not once. he let himself down yes,but i doubt it bothers him that much so why should anyone else care .

i will continue to support luis at barca, just not when he plays lfc,because he made me fckin smile and roar with delight watching lfc,something id not done in a long long time.

adios amigo.

SlickRic

with the squad as is, a lot of pressure is on Sterling to be our big, game changing player.

Agent Coulson

Anyone thing Sterling could sit into the Suarez role?

Hotfail.com

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Anyone thing Sterling could sit into the Suarez role?

Well there's a challenge.....

Maybe he could, but that's one big ask for a 19 year old.

BMMachine

barone wrote: »

ive seen it posted a lot about how luis tarnished the club,embarrassed the fans etc etc in his time at lfc ,

id like to go on record to say ive never felt anything but delight that luis suarez played for lfc,watching him play you knew literally that anything could happen, nothing was impossible ,and quite regularly we,and everyone else were in awe at what we just seen him do,or what he did to assist a goal.


never felt he embarrassed me,or the club,not once. he let himself down yes,but i doubt it bothers him that much so why should anyone else care .

i will continue to support luis at barca, just not when he plays lfc,because he made me fckin smile and roar with delight watching lfc,something id not done in a long long time.

adios amigo.

no no, this won't do at all. how dare you deal with reality. The accepted line amongst the entitled 90s kids is that we are too upset with him leaving to function properly and we are all really really mad. and we are all super embarrassed about his antics, so much so that we are openly shamed in work, school, college, on da streetz. I mean, this has to be the case, if it isn't than how else will people rack up victories and score points in their head?

Moist Bread

I am always mad when I get super embarrassed on da streetz.

Wait ... what?

0028673

I could see Sterling ending up as a striker but it may take a few years.

I'm coming round to the idea of signing Bony but i'm more interested in getting quality defenders.

Rb is more of a priority than Lb for me.

Glenjo was poison last year and needs to be replaced.

Cjs21

Anyone reckon that maybe moving for Bojan would be a good move?

When he was starting up front for Barca he was on fire, then he got pushed to the wing and fell away our of the squad.

He was the next big thing not so long ago and sort of flopped on his loan spells in Milan and Ajax but might be good for the squad?

Lostman1990

Turtyturd wrote: »

Unfortunately you read this type of nonsense too frequently on boards.

Of course you would take 95 million and run, I'd do the same but we're not football clubs.

You know what I meant by saying this. I meant the football club done the right thing. It is a childish way to debate something by twisting words when you know what the other person meant.

Turtyturd wrote: »

Very few footballers show loyalty to any clubs, and few clubs show loyalty to players.

The ones known as club legends usually do. My comment was directed at comments like "King Luis" and "Suarez the legend"...I'd disagree stongly with these titles in the context of Liverpool.

Turtyturd wrote: »

Don't think he demeaned the club last year. Biggest disappointment was the lack of ambition he showed if he really was considering going to Arsenal, although I think he knew a big club would make a move.

You can package it up whatever way you like. He demeaned the club by going public. If having a go at Arsenal makes you feel better, that's fine. But think about it...you state you were disappointed that he would choose Arsenal. Surely,in your mind, you must view this as an even more demeaning to your club....

Turtyturd wrote: »

Fairly sure he signed the contract, not 'signed' it.

Ad hominem creeping in here again...Stick to the debate. I highlighted "signed" to represent my argument. He never had any intention of seeing it out. Hence, my no loyalty conclusion.

Turtyturd wrote: »

He is replaceable alright, maybe we should have asked Barca to swap the best player in the world for him.

All players are replaceable. My argument was that in the cases of players like this, a club is nearly always better actually replacing them.

Turtyturd wrote: »

You very rarely heard of this stuff under Fergie? It's an exact replay of the 'Ronnie' situation.

You may have missed my "you very rarely" part. But to say that this is an exact replay of the Ronnie situation is absurd. Ronaldo never showed Man Utd this level of disrespect. You might also look at the Rooney incident to debate this. However, my point that you VERY RARELY heard of this at Man Utd still stands.

Turtyturd wrote: »

I don't think any club has ever had a team of world class players.

United came very close to it.

whatawaster

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

As it is though, with him gone and us seemingly unwilling to push the wage structure or gamble I think a long disappointing season is sure to follow. I'd be delighted with 4th place at this point.

Our wage structure is fine. Suarez and Gerrard were both on very high wages by any standard.

I can't think of a single attainable player who would warrant such massive wages as Suarez was on.

Do bear in mind that had we signed Snjeider or Soldado a year ago and paid them big bucks you yourself would have seen that as a statement of intent and a sign of our ambition. It's not always as simple as picking the most well known talent or the players who have performed in the past and paying them loads of money.

whatawaster

Cjs21 wrote: »

Anyone reckon that maybe moving for Bojan would be a good move?

When he was starting up front for Barca he was on fire, then he got pushed to the wing and fell away our of the squad.

He was the next big thing not so long ago and sort of flopped on his loan spells in Milan and Ajax but might be good for the squad?

He is a terrible player. Since leaving Barcelona he has 15 goals in 96 appearances.

slingerz

How much would Vertonghen cost would ya reckon? £25M? £30M??

Reckon if he and Lovren cost £50M for both and Liverpool sold Agger and Skrtel for £15M it would be great business then.

Cjs21

whatawaster wrote: »

He is a terrible player. Since leaving Barcelona he has 15 goals in 96 appearances.

Game to goal ratios means nothing if your not playing in your position?

In my comment I said he hasn't started up front since his first couple of seasons at Barca??

Washington Irving

Cjs21 wrote: »

Anyone reckon that maybe moving for Bojan would be a good move?

When he was starting up front for Barca he was on fire, then he got pushed to the wing and fell away our of the squad.

He was the next big thing not so long ago and sort of flopped on his loan spells in Milan and Ajax but might be good for the squad?

Most recently been linked to Stoke City. That's still too good for him.

If we're going for players who once looked like that might be pretty good before falling off the face of the earth I'd rather have Dani Pacheco back.