Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2018

MarkY91 wrote: »

I wonder if Everton will do us a favour on Saturday

I wouldn't hold my breath.

ERG89 wrote: »

Pity that:
1) City aren't away tomorrow night
2) Everton weren't fortunate to draw with Watford on Monday
3) The game ain't on at Goodison Park
4) Everton weren't just Lyon or a team in good form.

Or that city weren't so bloody good

MarkY91 wrote: »

I wonder if Everton will do us a favour on Saturday

They can't do themselves a favour, 2 disappointing home draws since the Derby.

Immense performance tonight. VVD was a collosus throughout and that save by Allison at the end!!

Mane is such an enigma and so inconsistent - he can be either wonderful or woeful. You never know what you're going to get with him.

trent got a knock
Matip badly hurt
Gomez our for 6 weeks
Mane has a knock too

Not looking good for Sunday

Do people really believe that elite professional footballers so not get adequate rest between games?

We are talking about players who have unrestricted access to elite sports scientists, physiotherapists, doctors, analysts, massage therapists, nutritionists etc. Everything. Everything you could possibly imagine to ensure they are 100% before the next game, even with just "four days" rest.

The schedule for players who were involved tonight will very likely be the following;

Wed: Recovery. Stretching etc. Zero contact
Thurs: light training, reduced contact. Mobility.
Fri: Tailored tactical/positional training
Sat: 1/2 day set pieces and opposition analysis

Elite teams would typically operate on a 9-3 schedule and a half day the day before a game unless travel is involved.

This incessant talk of players being "exhausted" is pure bollox. Elite footballers are more than capable at performing for 90mins at a time, particularly when they have every benefit science and therapy has to offer.

Yes fatigue is cumulative but this notion of resting players for a week will somehow make them miraculously recover form is inherently flawed.

Some players historically could barely hack training between games but that was down to the individual and their physical ability and these players are less likely to make it to the top in the modern game due to the money involved.

Resting players is all well and good but it isnt some sort of miracle tonic that turns players into superstars.

These people arent bursting their holes doing a 9-5 with all of the worries of "mere mortals". Literally every single advantage that can be gained is gained.

These aren't a bunch of working class folk with families togging out for some LSL team at the weekend.

Pre season training is a different kettle of fish for obvious reasons. It serves a purpose to establish a baseline of physical fitness which is rarely expanded upon throughout the season except in the case of extended breaks such as international breaks etc.

While I agree with a lot of what you say Negative, it's been scientifically proven that playing European football on a Thursday is a load of bollacks

Sign khoulabouly , however it's spelt,skinned by mo once ,other than that in the two games he was a f kin wall ... Rapid too

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Wow! Immense, fully deserved.

A very successful first phase of the season. Onwards.

This. We wouldn't care about the League Cup, so the perfect mid-December would be top of the league and through in the CL.

Merry Christmas!

retalivity wrote: »

Who is 5th choice cb? Masterson?

Probably Fabinho?

Bowlardo wrote: »

Henderson’s was excellent in the second half....why can’t he play like that more?

In the big games Hendo's work is noticed - its actually the smaller games where we have buckets of possession and he needs to be more of a playmaker than holding Mid that he looks out of place at times. Huge expectation on him too.

The difference this year in the amount of ways we can win games is crazy compared to previous seasons.

in the last 10 days we've seen an deep injury time comedy winner, a battling come from behind victory, a 0-4 tonking and a backs to the wall 1-0, skin of our teeth nail-bitter.