Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Note in OP, 1/09

Ardent

dirkmeister wrote: »

"There's a reason why beans are half price in the supermarket"


Jamie Redknapp

Jamie Redknapp too good for beans.

klose

hangballlouie wrote: »

Rafa, Rafael,
Rafa, Rafael,
Rafa, Rafael,
Rafael Benitez.

It's going great in Italy

darced

darced wrote: »

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This?

https://t.co/YQMtqm33kZ

Devilman40k

kingshankly wrote: »

It should have been gerrard or Allen instead of coutinho

Have a feeling Coutinho and Henderson came off to save them for the weekend. Rodgers raised the white flag at that stage

toxicity234

Forget strikers and defenders. What we need is a midfield general. Someone that control the game, wins a tackle and follow the runner from midfield. Someone like keane or viera that make everyone else look good.
We still have a great chance of going through.

T-K-O

klose wrote: »

It's going great in Italy

Maybe Hull then?

Hangballlouie

https://vine.co/v/OhaxBOJDpH2

NukaCola

Real Madrid are a great team and are head and shoulders better.

Form and defence is not getting better. Something needs to be done soon but we've had these defence problems for over a season now so I dont know how BR is going to fix it. Every game BR comes out with a poor defending remark, but seems to be unable to find a solution.

How Borini cant get on the bench but Lambert can, and Markovic is getting game time when we dont have a striker on the pitch is annoying. I mean many would argue Borini isn't good enough but is Lambert? At least Borini can press effectively high up the pitch. MB and Lambert cant do it effectively.

It shows how vital that quality striker was needed last summer when I'm moaning about Borini not getting gametime. I'm not gonna slate MB as many have but he has shown nothing in his career that suggests he is going to be the prolific "2nd striker" we need.

stampydmonkey

Fieldog wrote: »

This?

https://t.co/YQMtqm33kZ

Bulsh1t...during the wotld cup it mentioned numerous times that players regularly swap jerseys at half time so is absolutely a non story. I don't agree with it but its now a common occurrence

SlickRic

If we had an ounce of competence in defending balls into the box, we might have still been in the game at HT.

it's the difference between good teams and very good/great teams.

Real were much better than us, but our continued incompetence meant we didn't really give ourselves a chance.

stampydmonkey

stampydmonkey wrote: »

Bulsh1t...during the wotld cup it mentioned numerous times that players regularly swap jerseys at half time so is absolutely a non story. I don't agree with it but its now a common occurrence

I dont agree with it either - but if your 3-0 down at home, at half time - I think you should have other things on your mind, rather than waving the surrender flag....

Devilman40k

stampydmonkey wrote: »

Bulsh1t...during the wotld cup it mentioned numerous times that players regularly swap jerseys at half time so is absolutely a non story. I don't agree with it but its now a common occurrence

I'll remind you of what Rodgers said post Chelsea game at Stamford Bridge when Sahko and Coutinho did the same thing

“Well one, I didn’t know that, and two, thanks for telling me because I don’t like that.”

~Rebel~

Fieldog wrote: »

This?

https://t.co/YQMtqm33kZ

Seriously, does any grown up give even the tiniest fuck about this kind of rubbish? A dude asked him to swap, he did. No laughing or joking or giving the finger to fans. He took off the shirt and gave it to a guy who asked for it, 3 minutes before he'd have taken it off and thrown it into a laundry bin in the dressing room.

Can we actually look at this like, do people think the other Real players are all rallied by this? "We have one of their shirts - victory!" Do we think the other pool players think: "Oh no - one of our shirts is gone, we're done for!"

I doubt anyone actually involved in the game gives a toss.

Ardent

noodler wrote: »

I say again, Mario is a disease for team morale.

Second that.

Now we know why he was subbed at half-time - can you imagine Rodger's reaction at half time seeing Balotelli with Pepe's jersey and we're 3-0 down?!!

stampydmonkey

Fieldog wrote: »

I dont agree with it either - but if your 3-0 down at home, at half time - I think you should have other things on your mind, rather than waving the surrender flag....

Its got nothing to do with winning or losing....they're just swapping jerseys. Again don't agree with it but it happens. ..no big deal. Rodgers analysis of how to fix our problems is the issue

Can you imagine Gerrard or Carragher swapping shirts in front of the fans at halftime when 3-0 down.

I really hope to fcuk he's gone January 1st, he's a disgrace. I still can't believe we signed him 2 weeks after Rodgers said he definitely wouldn't be. He seems the ultimate anti Rodgers player.

I just hope we can pick up a few more wins before Sturridge comes back.

I'd actually play with no strikers before starting Ballotelli again tbh

Ardent

Ardent wrote: »

Second that.

Now we know why he was subbed at half-time - can you imagine Rodger's reaction at half time seeing Balotelli with Pepe's jersey and we're 3-0 down?!!

I really can't tolerate this level of posting from so called supporters. I need to leave the thread before I say something I'll get in trouble for.

The treatment of Balotelli in this thread is absolutely disgusting and from some posters I would expect a lot more from. I don't know what's gone wrong with this place.

The worst thing of all is he was good tonight but some can't see it because they are so blinded by their incorrect opinion.

NukaCola

MB is a disease on team morale?

Based on what exactly?

T-K-O

NukaCola wrote: »

MB is a disease on team morale?

Based on what exactly?

Playing his best 45 in a red jersey, Im not having it. Mario out

Ardent

NukaCola wrote: »

MB is a disease on team morale?

Based on what exactly?

Based on his career to date.

brevity

Balotelli is not the problem its the bunch of ****ing windowlickers down the back. I cannot believe people actually give two ****s bout this shirt swapping thing.

Harry Palmr

rarnes1 wrote: »

Can you imagine Gerrard or Carragher swapping shirts in front of the fans at halftime when 3-0 down.

I really hope to fcuk he's gone January 1st, he's a disgrace. I still can't believe we signed him 2 weeks after Rodgers said he definitely wouldn't be. He seems the ultimate anti Rodgers player.

I just hope we can pick up a few more wins before Sturridge comes back.

I'd actually play with no strikers before starting Ballotelli again tbh

I think Liverpool looked more fluent without him, even taking Real easing off somewhat into account. He is un-reformable, its clear enough to see.

Dangelo Stocky Rage wrote: »

I really can't tolerate this level of posting from so called supporters. I need to leave the thread before I say something I'll get in trouble for.

The treatment of Balotelli in this thread is absolutely disgusting and from some posters I would expect a lot more from. I don't know what's gone wrong with this place.

The worst thing of all is he was good tonight but some can't see it because they are so blinded by their incorrect opinion.

What's your beef, he is an awful player so far, his attitude stinks. We can't be happy clappy just because he happens to be a Liverpool player for now. Suarez, for ALL his many faults did at least do his level best for the side last season.

darced

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Vicxas

brevity wrote: »

Balotelli is not the problem its the bunch of ****ing windowlickers down the back. I cannot believe people actually give two ****s bout this shirt swapping thing.

The shirt swapping just felt like bad form being 3-0 down.

NukaCola

Ardent wrote: »

Based on his career to date.

Have you proof that he is effecting team morale at LFC?

Does he need to improve? Absolutely.
Should he have swapped jerseys at HT? Almost certainly not.
Is he effecting people around him with a bad attitude? No evidence for this what so ever.

Ardent

Dangelo Stocky Rage wrote: »

I really can't tolerate this level of posting from so called supporters. I need to leave the thread before I say something I'll get in trouble for.

The treatment of Balotelli in this thread is absolutely disgusting and from some posters I would expect a lot more from. I don't know what's gone wrong with this place.

The worst thing of all is he was good tonight but some can't see it because they are so blinded by their incorrect opinion.

Try to chill out. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, including you.

Balotelli did more in 45 mins tonight than he did in all his previous games for Liverpool combined. Everyone's entitled to go through a lean spell, but he doesn't help himself by not at least putting some effort in.

kfallon

For those cribbing about the shirt swapping stuff, go to 10.30 in this video, seems Sakho can't be having a better time of it at half and full time despite us losing to the team who beat us to the title last season. This kind of stuff happens every game.

And it was Pepe who asked Mario to swap, ok he could have said 'lets do it at full time' bit it's not like he sought Pepe out to ask to swap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xHzzQFmRX8

Augmerson

Vicxas wrote: »

The shirt swapping just felt like bad form being 3-0 down.

Agreed and the game wasn't over.

Despite the defeat, I thought we played really well at times. If we could replicate that this weekend against Hull I think we'd get a win. The Count has to start this weekend. Bring back in Manquillo. Drop Balotelli for Borni or play the two together.

Harry Palmr

NukaCola wrote: »

Is he effecting people around him with a bad attitude? No evidence for this what so ever.

I think you must be missing all those moments as various players are having a go at Balo for his play. Sterling and Hendo could both have lamped him in the last couple of games.

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Someone was after the 5-0 highlights of the U18s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7jnjXlNtjs

darced

darced wrote: »

Some supporters some of yee lads,Mario is a liverpool player and has done fcuk all disgraceful in his Liverpool career to date.

King Luis now there was a man who could do disgraceful,I'd say some of you are the guys that boo'd Lucas onto the pitch.

Aren't you the fella that was slating Lucas for years! (when Lucas was good!)