Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

klose

djPSB wrote: »

We lost Suarez though, he was class at defending set pieces.

We were pretty awful at defending em last season too iirc, we were however lethal from our own set pieces last year. This year we are hopeless, me might aswell roll the ball over the touch line and give the opposition a goal kick when we have a corner we are so bad at em these days.

Turtyturd

It will reach a new low when we concede from one of our own set pieces.

Gerrard doesn't fit into what's required at the moment if playing in the Liverpool DM role or even in CM, that's making the starting 11 hard to beat.

A midfield of Can, Allen or Lucas, Henderson & Lallana with Coutinho & Gerrard on the bench would be well worth a try against Stoke.

If Johnson plays it needs to be at LB.

Lambert with Sterling behind him or else Borini alongside him would be nice to see.

Sterling, Coutinho & Gerrard on the bench would leave a decent starting 11 with very decent options to come on.

Given it's the 3rd game in 7 days Rodgers has a ready made and completely plausible reason for resting Gerrard, it's essentially a requirement for the player anyway, the silver lining is that the team might benefit too.

Henderson has seemed ever so much better at times when Gerrard wasn't in the team.

Agent Coulson

For a man who is usually full of Self-confidence..I think he really is struggling from the pressure right now.



Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says he is "favourite for the sack" after the Reds' poor run of form.

"A few months ago I was the manager of the year, now I'm favourite to get the sack," said Rodgers, who is actually third-favourite with most bookmakers.
"It's part and parcel of this wonderful life of working in football."

"All you can do is focus on the immediate job, on what you can control," added Rodgers. "For me, it's about working with the players, providing even more clarity in their roles and the function of the team."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30248433

J Mysterio

Harry Palmr wrote: »

No thanks.

4-4-2 diamond works just fine with the right players. When Henderson barrelled forth to score the other night it was because Lucas was playing deep rather than Gerrard so he felt he could make that run.

Manq---Kolo-Lovren--Moreno (I think Lovren with Kolos shouting and arm waving might be worth a go)

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Lucas

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Hendo---Allen

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Coutinho

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Borini----Lambert

Refresh with Can, Sterling (who may need a bit of a rest) and Lallana in the 2nd half.

I like this but Skrtel deserves his place more than Lovren (barely). Skrtel has last season in a Liverpool shirt while Lovren has been fucķing shocking. I'm also pissed off with his interviews.

J Mysterio

googled eyes wrote: »

Can we not just agree to sell the naming rights to Anfield and sign Messi ?

I know you're taking the piss but you have to realise that there will be pressure to actually sell the naming rights from certain quarters.

I would hate to sell our soul.

OwaynOTT

Turtyturd wrote: »

It will reach a new low when we concede from one of our own set pieces.

eyescreamcone

J Mysterio wrote: »

I know you're taking the piss but you have to realise that there will be pressure to actually sell the naming rights from certain quarters.

I would hate to sell our soul.

Soul?
Professional football sold it's soul a long time ago

J Mysterio

Still.

I was sad for Arsenal when they left Highbury.

~Rebel~

J Mysterio wrote: »

I know you're taking the piss but you have to realise that there will be pressure to actually sell the naming rights from certain quarters.

I would hate to sell our soul.

To be honest, even if we sold the naming rights, I doubt it would ever actually be called anything other than Anfield.

St James Park in practice was never actually called the Sports Direct Arena or whatever it was.

I could be wrong, but I just doubt anything else would stick from an actual usage point of view.

J Mysterio

Doesnt matter if the good ol boys call it Landsdowne Road, it's the Aviva now.

eyescreamcone

OwaynOTT wrote: »

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I don't think that goal would be allowed (direct from your own goal kick)
Real nerds can quote the exact ruling.

~Rebel~

J Mysterio wrote: »

Doesnt matter if the good ol boys call it Landsdowne Road, it's the Aviva now.

That's quite different - it's a new stadium. Landsdowne Road is gone in every possible sense - it wasn't redeveloped, it was bulldozed completely, right down to the foundations. The Aviva was built in its place.

Obviously very much not the case with Anfield.

mosstin

eyescreamcone wrote: »

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I don't think that goal would be allowed (direct from your own goal kick)
Real nerds can quote the exact ruling.

That wasn't a goal kick. Perfectly legitimate goal. *nerdninja

OwaynOTT

eyescreamcone wrote: »

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I don't think that goal would be allowed (direct from your own goal kick)
Real nerds can quote the exact ruling.

J Mysterio

~Rebel~ wrote: »

That's quite different - it's a new stadium. Landsdowne Road is gone in every possible sense - it wasn't redeveloped, it was bulldozed completely, right down to the foundations. The Aviva was built in its place.

Obviously very much not the case with Anfield.

I just fundamentally disagree. Sell the name for it, sell your soul.

~Rebel~

J Mysterio wrote: »

I just fundamentally disagree. Sell the name for it, sell your soul.

I'm not arguing about anything relating to that. I don't particularly want the name sold, my point is that in practice, I don't think it will ever be called anything other than Anfield.

J Mysterio

Anyway, the rebuilding of Landsdowne road doesnt really have anything to do with it... they sold the naming rights.

~Rebel~

J Mysterio wrote: »

Anyway, the rebuilding of Landsdowne road doesnt really have anything to do with it... they sold the naming rights.

Yup, to a stadium with no other name, so of course it would be called the Aviva.

J Mysterio

?

Charlie19

Naming rights is a bit of a sticky one but If the extra income guarantees being able to attract players we need, then I'd have no problem.

It be still Anfield to me.

J Mysterio

Spam

Charlie19

J Mysterio wrote: »

Spam

Not a fan of it.

T-K-O

It looks like the Valdes - Utd deal is off.

Augmerson

Off-topic but:

I wish we still had Lansdowne, Aviva is a piece of overpriced ****. That super low stand at the end is hideous. It looks like they couldn't be arsed to finish the thing.

Kerrigooney

OwaynOTT wrote: »

It's only a matter of time before Mignolet and Lovren do this while Skrtel gets so confused he tries to rip his own shirt off and Johnson,having given up even pretending,sits on the halfway line counting his money.

The midfield consists of Henderson pushing Gerrard around in his wheelchair for 90 mins while Balotelli,on a swing he's attached to the opponent's crossbar,enjoys a fine brandy and a fat blunt.

We lose 24-0 and Rodgers calls the performance "outstanding".

I'd laugh if I hadn't drown in a sea of tears weeks ago.

PhiloCypher

Augmerson wrote: »

Off-topic but:

I wish we still had Lansdowne, Aviva is a piece of overpriced ****. That super low stand at the end is hideous. It looks like they couldn't be arsed to finish the thing.

If it was symmetrical I'd have no problem with it, but as it is with the lowered end stand it looks like a bed pan.

Hidalgo

Are the geniuses being shown on tv today

klose

Hidalgo wrote: »

Are the geniuses being shown on tv today

Setanta are shwoing it so prepare the let the horror unfold in a ****ty grainy picture.

googled eyes

I was taking the piss about selling the rights to buy Messi but I believe that its got to be done to keep up with the big boys.

Sure look at Real, sold their soul ( for some literally) just to appease Abu Dhabi bank. Removed the cross from the top of their crest.

Gets them bazillions of the euros