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

kingshankly

taidghbaby wrote: »

I think we all know the obvious replacement for Gerard is Pirlo![/
Was very poor in the World Cup England game aside kept getting caught in possession
Premiership wouldn't suit him wouldn't get the same time on the ball as in Italy

rob316

I am pie wrote: »

Lallana doesn't address the elephant in the room, replacing Gerrard. Poor world cup, his form also dipped in the last month of the season.

Am not sure Can is ready, Lucas is not the answer either. We'll play Henderson, Lallana and Gerrard i assume, with Sterling, Sturridge +1 (Suarez when fit) in front.

Even more than I'd like to see Sanchez, I'd like to see a real presence, a big name, brought in to take Gerrards place. I can only see Gerrards performances going one direction, and it aint up.

I keep saying it but I would love Toni Kroos I think the problem there is he loves money, supposed to be want ridiculous wages that Bayern wont even pay.

Knex*

rarnes1 wrote: »

What? Mikes gone?

shock

Ah balls, liked his posts.

anger

He'll be back

acceptance

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rob316

Lord above £30m for Luke Shaw, Sterling must be worth £50m

taidghbaby

kingshankly wrote: »

taidghbaby wrote: »

I think we all know the obvious replacement for Gerard is Pirlo![/
Was very poor in the World Cup England game aside kept getting caught in possession
Premiership wouldn't suit him wouldn't get the same time on the ball as in
Italy

I'd reply to you but since you appear unable to quote I won't bother

Utopia Parkway

rob316 wrote: »

Lord above £30m for Luke Shaw, Sterling must be worth £50m

He's overpriced alright but so is Lallana.

The money Bournemouth are due artificially pushed up the Lallana price though. Otherwise we would probably have gotten him for at least 5M cheaper.

rob316

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

He's overpriced alright but so is Lallana.

The money Bournemouth are due artificially pushed up the Lallana price though. Otherwise we would probably have gotten him for at least 5M cheaper.

True he is, just would make you wonder what Sterling would be worth with fees like that been thrown around for English players.

SlickRic

the TV money has inflated the English market more than ever so.

Shaw for £30m and Lallana for £25m is hilarious.

Shaw is £15m overpriced and Lallana is about £10m.

ah well, it's not my money. if Lallana does the business, none of us will care about the fee.

TrueIt

Not thrilled about Lallana at all..

MacBizzle

I'd take Lallana for 25 million over Shaw for 30 million.

Quite happy with Lallana tbh.

Utopia Parkway

TrueIt wrote: »

Not thrilled about Lallana at all..

He's a good player but hard to get excited about English players after their abysmal World Cup. Club football is different though and he was very good last season. First half away to Southampton I remember he was brilliant and ran rings around our midfield until we got hold of the game after half-time. Think he presses the ball extremely well as well which Rodgers will love.

Agent Coulson

Not many teams will cover more miles in a game than us with Henderson, Lallana and Can in the team thats for sure.

Utopia Parkway

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

He's a good player but hard to get excited about English players after their abysmal World Cup. Club football is different though and he was very good last season. First half away to Southampton I remember he was brilliant and ran rings around our midfield until we got hold of the game after half-time. Think he presses the ball extremely well as well which Rodgers will love.

Thankfully we have a manager who lets footballers play football

whatawaster

England were never going to do anything without Flanagan.

MacBizzle

Is Can a good buy? I personally haven't heard anything about him. All I know is he's a midfielder... is he? :pac:

Soft Falling Rain

MacBizzle wrote: »

Is Can a good buy? I personally haven't heard anything about him. All I know is he's a midfielder... is he? :pac:

I know a few of the Bundesliga heads around here weren't exactly full of praise for him when he signed for us. We'll have to wait and see.

rob316

MacBizzle wrote: »

Is Can a good buy? I personally haven't heard anything about him. All I know is he's a midfielder... is he? :pac:

He's a very Coutinho buy from what I hear. A friend of mine is a Bundesliga nut (like our resident Nuri) and he says Can excelled at all levels underage and was a real prospect but he has not lived up to hype since. Rodgers and his wonders with youth is the right man to unlock his potential.

MacBizzle

rob316 wrote: »

He's a very Coutinho buy from what I hear. A friend of mine is a Bundesliga nut (like our resident Nuri) and he says Can excelled at all levels underage and was a real prospect but he has not lived up to hype since. Rodgers and his wonders with youth is the right man to unlock his potential.

Coutinho-like in the way he plays, or in the way he underperformed at first-team level?

smileyj1987

MacBizzle wrote: »

Coutinho-like in the way he plays, or in the way he underperformed at first-team level?

I would imagine it's a case of he looked like a good prospect like Coutinho . Made it into the first team and kind of looked abit bad or not good enough .

rob316

MacBizzle wrote: »

Coutinho-like in the way he plays, or in the way he underperformed at first-team level?

No they are a different player, buddy compared him to Nuri Sahin (I know that's not great as he was rubbish for us). Like Coutinho as in he is a midfield player with a lot of potential. He said he could be a starter for us or he could be out the door in a season, you just don't know. A low risk signing.

mooseknunkle

Whatever the reasons mike closed his account but after 14 years and 90,000 posts id say it was tough clicking that button..this forum and boards will be a different place without him thats for sure.

googled eyes

Kess73

Some chatter about that Lallana has passed the medical and that the deal could be worth up to as much as £23m for Southampton. The "up to as much" bit seems to be repeated in a few places, so has me thinking a chunk of his fee will be dependant on hitting certain targets.

billy2012

Delighted about the Lallana news, going to be a super signing. He was always going to be a bit over priced but doubt anyone will care this time next season!!

hefferboi

Comparisons with Downing are so wrong. Lallana is not a winger. Lallana Is able to take on and beat a defender 1 on 1. He's able to cross the ball when he has to and he's used to playing the type of football that Rodgers teams play. He's also prone to the odd goal himself.

Downing can't do any of this.

Akabusi

Never bothered posting here or looking for permission, would have checked the Liverpool thread every day for years now. I feel like I know all the main posters so with Mike65 closing his account I like to say a fond fair well to him and I hope that he is back posting very soon.

Anyhow while I'm on I thought the right punishment for our star player would have been Immediate expulsion from the World Cup along with ayear or two ban form the national team and a massive fine. Something like a 5 million pound fine.

On Lallana I hope he isn't another Harry Kewell

Washington Irving

Akabusi wrote: »

Anyhow while I'm on I thought the right punishment for our star player would have been Immediate expulsion from the World Cup along with ayear or two ban form the national team and a massive fine. Something like a 5 million pound fine.

Really?

Agent Coulson

OMG HE tried to bite Stevie G's arm off as well:eek::eek::eek::pac:

djPSB

googled eyes wrote: »

The one thing about Lallana, is that regardless of what happens he will work his bollix off.

Downing didn't have the mentality or the ability to be a success.

googled eyes

Agent Coulson wrote: »

OMG HE tried to bite Stevie G's arm off as well:eek::eek::eek::pac:

I'm done.