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

Lord Trollington

Sakho has his detractors but looks far better and more composed than Lovren

Grayditch

Brad Jones out.

Boy things really just go from bad to... slightly less bad.

Jesus Wept

who is this mingolet lad

klose

Not watching the game but looking at twitter it sounds like its another disastrous day at the office

Harry Palmr

So then, bleugh.

He could play Can but chose Gerrard
He could play Manquillo as a wing back but chose Henderson
He could play two up but plays Sterling as a lone striker

Kerrigooney

Utter utter shite.

livinginkorea

Hard viewing so far but we are still level lads. Heads up and all that

googled eyes

Tick Tock time is running out for BR

Hidalgo

pmy.murphy wrote: »

These people they hired have been subject to a stupid moneyball policy and wage caps by FSG in shopping for players which has meant we have been limited in the type of player we shud be buying, we have been either shopping in the bargain basement or taking huge risks potential and throwing outrageous sums of money at overperforming players at midtable clubs

Moneyball and the likes is to an extent giving an excuse.
Just because FSG wont sanction the wages to fund the likes of a Falcao doesnt mean they couldn't have bought better than they did.
There's a level between what the likes of Chelsea, Man City & utd can offer to attract players and what Liverpool have gone for.
Needs smarter shopping preceded by better scouting.

Agent Coulson

googled eyes wrote: »

Tick Tock time is running out for BR

Moyes is in the crowd :eek: Tick tock

googled eyes

LOL

Harry Palmr

Good away with that one like a bungling gang of thieves in the night

Charlie19

Happy Sterlings Day

Gits_bone

We go again.

livinginkorea

Any news why Taore came off? Tactical change? Was glad with Sakho and Can but Skittles still gives me the odd heart attack.

Sterling is basically all we have up front. Not fair on the lad...he needs decent support.

Thought that Mario would have come on instead of Rickie but other than that another 3 points and another clean sheet. I'll take that.

tok9

The Balotelli signing is really annoying me now. I thought for the money it was decent business and he could offer something but if you didn't really want him, why bother.

Genuinely a pointless signing when you say he needs to adapt and you don't play him. That's 16 million that could have been used some other time.

livinginkorea

tok9 wrote: »

The Balotelli signing is really annoying me now. I thought for the money it was decent business and he could offer something but if you didn't really want him, why bother.

Genuinely a pointless signing when you say he needs to adapt and you don't play him. That's 16 million that could have been used some other time.

I think he is better than Lambert...right now our best option up front so I can't understand it either. Then again there is something BR knows that we don't and maybe he is trying to teach Mario one of his now famous lessons.

Turtyturd

When doing the Anfield pitch during the summer it might be an idea to move the byline at each end back a couple of feet.

NukaCola

I know many would disagree but that new system isn't great and certainly doesn't get the best out of the players available.

Henderson at RWB is useless. Offers nothing and really is holding him back from his natural game.
Markovic at LWB. Whats the point? He's doing a good job but cant defend and blunts his ability to go forward as he has defensive dutys also.
The 3 CBs dont really work and get too compact when ran at leaving spaces to get in behind, especially on the counter when the wing backs cant cover the ground to get back.
Lucas and Gerrard sit too deep, for this formation to work you need runners from the midfield in support of the attacking players, neither have the legs for it and wont/cant try to alternate. Coutinho and Lallana were meant to provide that today but all that happened was Coutinho/Lallana got isolated with only one ball on in the forward position with Sterling. Its no surprise that when we made a change we looked far better in the second half.

Good 3 points but awful display. Also, we need a GK badly.

Strongbow10

NukaCola wrote: »

I know many would disagree but that new system isn't great and certainly doesn't get the best out of the players available.

Henderson at RWB is useless. Offers nothing and really is holding him back from his natural game.
Markovic at LWB. Whats the point? He's doing a good job but cant defend and blunts his ability to go forward as he has defensive dutys also.
The 3 CBs dont really work and get too compact when ran at leaving spaces to get in behind, especially on the counter when the wing backs cant cover the ground to get back.
Lucas and Gerrard sit too deep, for this formation to work you need runners from the midfield in support of the attacking players, neither have the legs for it and wont/cant try to alternate. Coutinho and Lallana were meant to provide that today but all that happened was Coutinho/Lallana got isolated with only one ball on in the forward position with Sterling. Its no surprise that when we made a change we looked far better in the second half.

Good 3 points but awful display. Also, we need a GK badly.

Baffling that Moreno isnt playing wing back, better going forward than he is in defence (although obviously defending is more natural to him then it is to Markovic).

I still think the manager has lost the plot, and playing bizarre formations and players out of position (square pegs in round holes) is usually the act of a man who is nearing the exit door.

mosstin

NukaCola wrote: »

I know many would disagree but that new system isn't great and certainly doesn't get the best out of the players available.

Henderson at RWB is useless. Offers nothing and really is holding him back from his natural game.
Markovic at LWB. Whats the point? He's doing a good job but cant defend and blunts his ability to go forward as he has defensive dutys also.
The 3 CBs dont really work and get too compact when ran at leaving spaces to get in behind, especially on the counter when the wing backs cant cover the ground to get back.
Lucas and Gerrard sit too deep, for this formation to work you need runners from the midfield in support of the attacking players, neither have the legs for it and wont/cant try to alternate. Coutinho and Lallana were meant to provide that today but all that happened was Coutinho/Lallana got isolated with only one ball on in the forward position with Sterling. Its no surprise that when we made a change we looked far better in the second half.

Good 3 points but awful display. Also, we need a GK badly.

When Rodgers took over he seemed to have a vision of how he wanted us to play and who'd play where. The longer our struggles have gone on, the more mystifying his team selections are. Some very strange positional selections today but, for now at least, can't argue with 3 points.
6 points vs Swansea and Leicester a must now.

niallo27

NukaCola wrote: »

I know many would disagree but that new system isn't great and certainly doesn't get the best out of the players available.

Henderson at RWB is useless. Offers nothing and really is holding him back from his natural game.
Markovic at LWB. Whats the point? He's doing a good job but cant defend and blunts his ability to go forward as he has defensive dutys also.
The 3 CBs dont really work and get too compact when ran at leaving spaces to get in behind, especially on the counter when the wing backs cant cover the ground to get back.
Lucas and Gerrard sit too deep, for this formation to work you need runners from the midfield in support of the attacking players, neither have the legs for it and wont/cant try to alternate. Coutinho and Lallana were meant to provide that today but all that happened was Coutinho/Lallana got isolated with only one ball on in the forward position with Sterling. Its no surprise that when we made a change we looked far better in the second half.

Good 3 points but awful display. Also, we need a GK badly.

The system would probably suit Johnson the best if he was available.

Agent Coulson

Is Allen injured?

klose

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Is Allen injured?

Yep, although no official word from the club what happened and how long hes out for. Cant say hes been missed.

5starpool

Turtyturd wrote: »

When doing the Anfield pitch during the summer it might be an idea to move the byline at each end back a couple of feet.

This will happen if the Anfield Road expansion goes ahead, but not before. The pitch at the minute is smaller than the minimum needed to host a European final. The pitch size can't change before then though as there is no room for it. The nets go to the hoardings as it is.

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

This will happen if the Anfield Road expansion goes ahead, but not before. The pitch at the minute is smaller than the minimum needed to host a European final. The pitch size can't change before then though as there is no room for it. The nets go to the hoardings as it is.

Think it was in reference to Migs brainfart today?

mosstin

Poyet asked about possibly signing Borini in January - says it would be difficult. I don't get why it should be difficult other than Borini refusing to leave - clear as day he won't be in contention for a starting place under Rodgers and surely he wants to start PL games.

5starpool

rarnes1 wrote: »

Think it was in reference to Migs brainfart today?

I figured it was in reference to something but my stream was acting the twat for sections of the second half and that was one incident I missed. I figured I'd answer it as if it were a genuine question anyhow, not that Turtyturd ever posts anything serious!

Agent Coulson

mosstin wrote: »

Poyet asked about possibly signing Borini in January - says it would be difficult. I don't get why it should be difficult other than Borini refusing to leave - clear as day he won't be in contention for a starting place under Rodgers and surely he wants to start PL games.

He may look at like this he is settled in Liverpool with his girlfriend and on a good wage and if results stay the same a new manager could be in at the end of the season. Why not wait it out and see what happens.

Maybe then he will get a nice move back home to Italy or a chance at Liverpool under a new manager.

Charlie19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6szziIUcV0s