Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2018

Harry Palmr · 12-12-2018 06:35PM

What the name of the CB at the academy who trains with the first team squad? Adam Lewis I think, I could see him in the FA Cup squad that's for sure and maybe the first team PL for a few games.

edit Oh wait he's a left back - Conor Masterson it is then.

ebbsy · 12-12-2018 06:38PM

HandsomeBob wrote: »

marklazarcovic wrote: »

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

Rags claiming he will cost 90m...or that's what they're saying Jose has been quoted. :pac: :pac: :pac:

Another player he can destroy.

Fromvert · 12-12-2018 06:39PM

Injuries piling up but our run from now until the Wolves FA Cup game isn't terrible in terms of time between games but it is tough due to who we play and the injuries we now have. Three home and two away but both away games a short bus ride so can stay at home for the whole time.

5 days = 4 full days with the game on the fifth day.

Napoli to United at home (5 days)
United to Wolves away (5 days)
Wolves to Newcastle at home (5 days)
Newcastle to Arsenal at home (3 days)
Arsenal to City away (5 days)
City to Wolves away (4 days) time to rotate a lot and gamble the second string can get us through

Those breaks between games give us decent time to recover, nurse any knocks and prepare for the next one. Lovren and VVD are going to have to do what is needed for the next four/five games and hopefully we have some good news regarding Matip in four weeks. The Newcastle home game being the clear one out of our five league game where we may have to gamble with who plays at the back and rely on the forwards to rip their defence apart.

Fromvert · 12-12-2018 06:47PM

Comapared to City's run to the FA Cup game, easier run of teams to play but an extra game because of the league cup really limits the time between games and their injuries are racking up too.

Hoffenheim to Everton away (3 days)
Everton to Leicester away (LC) (3 days)
Leicester to Palace at home (4 days)
Palace to Leicester away (4 days)
Leicester to Southampton away (4 days)
Southampton to Liverpool at home (4 days)
Liverpool to Rotherdam at home (3 days)

Nerdlingr · 12-12-2018 07:26PM

Caulker in on loan. :P

LiamoSail · 12-12-2018 07:34PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

Amazing how Liverpool in the space of a little over a year went from a starting 11 of:
Reina, Arbeloa, Agger, Carragher, Aurelio, Alonso, Mascherano, Kuyt, Gerrard Babel, Torres

to one of:
Reina, G Johnson, Konchesky, Kyrgiakos, Carragher, Raul Meireles, Spearing, Poulsen, Shelvey, Jovanovic, Ngog

That's what I love most about the current set up. If players of the caliber of the above, the likes of VVD, Firmino, Salah et al were sold tomorrow, the club are now capable of adequately replacing them. That wasn't the case when Alonso, Masch, Torres, Suarez, Sterling etc left. The only departure that would really hurt would be Klopp

LiamoSail · 12-12-2018 07:41PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

So who's out then

TAA (maybe and for a short time?), Gomez (six weeks), Matip (four to six weeks), Clyne (back in training but don't hold your breath).

Fab at right back not a problem, Lovren back is acceptable.

Milner at full back would make sense given there's plenty of cover in midfield

LiamoSail · 12-12-2018 07:43PM

Are domestic sides kept apart in the next round?

Hope to avoid Juve first and foremost in the knockouts, beyond that Barca and City.

Would be fairly confident facing Real

Sofa Spud · 12-12-2018 07:45PM

LiamoSail wrote: »

Are domestic sides kept apart in the next round?

Hope to avoid Juve first and foremost in the knockouts, beyond that Barca and City.

Would be fairly confident facing Real

Yep - can meet in the quarters but not before.

shamrock55 · 12-12-2018 08:09PM

Matip is weak as piss anyway, all you have to do is look at him, he's like a lad who stumbled out of a concentration camp, only a matter of time before he got injured and it'll be the same thing if and when he gets another run out

Agent Coulson · 12-12-2018 08:11PM

shamrock55 wrote: »

Matip is weak as piss anyway, all you have to do is look at him, he's like a lad who stumbled out of a concentration camp, only a matter of time before he got injured and it'll be the same thing if and when he gets another run out

Really!

You felt the need to say that.

TCP/IP · 12-12-2018 08:16PM

Ok I did not write this just copied it from another forum. But I will admit I agree with everything been said and was thinking similar over the last few months. Would be interested in other people’s thoughts:

Liverpool outgrow the Hendo show
I can’t help but look at Liverpool last night against Napoli, and regularly this season for that matter, and feel a bit sorry for Jordan Henderson. I have never seen a game where Hendo has given anything less than 100% and in Liverpool teams of the past few years, this would usually have been enough. I feel that Liverpool, as a club, have made such steps lately, that Hendo has been left as a player who belongs in these teams of the past and perhaps, doesn’t have the speed of play and the technical profiency to make a difference now. When Liverpool’s strength (alongside their newly discovered miserly defence it seems), is their plethora of attacking players who need early service in order to be as devastating as we saw last year, Henderson’s high looping balls to the fullbacks or a return pass to one of the centre backs he had just received the ball from, takes the threat away from the LFC attacks. I understand why Klopp wanted to use him and still does in some tighter games – lots of industry in terms of running, but is that really what Liverpool need in the middle of the park, especially when you already have the evergreen Milner and Gini in there already?

I have nothing but respect for Hendo but feel that LFC have maybe outgrown him.
Danny (A very jovial, yet reflective, LFC fan)

j8wk2feszrnpao · 12-12-2018 08:30PM

TCP/IP wrote: »

Liverpool outgrow the Hendo show

The only is issue is that when others have filled that role, they haven't been consistent either. You will see our No6 pass the ball back to the center halves and to the FB's. That's the role that Klopp has for the No6, cause they all do it.
We all hope that Fab can grow and develop into that role, making it his, and strengthening the team.
But there's a good reason why Klopp still reverts to Hendo; he obviously feels that he's still our best option.

Widdensushi · 12-12-2018 09:04PM

Was that napoli fan really crying because they were a goal down with an hour left to play or has a story emerged that he was after getting bad news from home or something?

Agent Coulson · 12-12-2018 09:56PM

Coutinho is sleeping over in Moreno's house tonight.

So who is he in Liverpool to tap up for Barca.

martyos121 · 12-12-2018 10:00PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Coutinho is sleeping over in Moreno's house tonight.

So who is he in Liverpool to tap up for Barca.

Richarlison.

Widdensushi · 12-12-2018 10:00PM

Do we want a juve loss and a united win so that we can avoid juve in the next round?

Negative_G · 12-12-2018 10:07PM

TCP/IP wrote: »

Liverpool outgrow the Hendo show

Completely accurate appraisal of Henderson.

Some are still looking through rose tinted glasses. He is a mid table player at best in terms of ability. He is not creative, not tough, not clinical. Spends more time running his hand through his hair and pointing than moving forward with the ball.

I saw a stat online earlier that he has an 87% pass completion rate last night, the highest of any player on the pitch. That's not difficult when the vast majority of passes are backwards towards your CBs or sideways to your FBs.

I asked the question last night what does he bring to the team and I am still waiting for a reply. Industry, zeal, energy, "covers a lot of ground" are not qualities on their own but it seems thats all he possesses.

He was a disgrace last night. He improved slightly in the second half but was still poor.

Hopefully it wont be long until he's offloaded to another club at suited to his ability. Would fit perfectly at the likes of QPR or West Ham.

Agent Coulson · 12-12-2018 10:29PM

I know we won't however I really hope we go back in for Fekir.

Blondie919 · 12-12-2018 10:30PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Coutinho is sleeping over in Moreno's house tonight.

So who is he in Liverpool to tap up for Barca.

Moreno hopefully

redzerdrog · 12-12-2018 10:34PM

Negative_G wrote: »

Completely accurate appraisal of Henderson.

Some are still looking through rose tinted glasses. He is a mid table player at best in terms of ability. He is not creative, not tough, not clinical. Spends more time running his hand through his hair and pointing than moving forward with the ball.

I saw a stat online earlier that he has an 87% pass completion rate last night, the highest of any player on the pitch. That's not difficult when the vast majority of passes are backwards towards your CBs or sideways to your FBs.

I asked the question last night what does he bring to the team and I am still waiting for a reply. Industry, zeal, energy, "covers a lot of ground" are not qualities on their own but it seems thats all he possesses.

He was a disgrace last night. He improved slightly in the second half but was still poor.

Hopefully it wont be long until he's offloaded to another club at suited to his ability. Would fit perfectly at the likes of QPR or West Ham.

He was excellent last night

If you think qpr is his level then football isn't really for you

Knex* · 12-12-2018 10:38PM

The pre season lads, Conor Masterson and Nat Philips, could be back in with a shout for game time.

Although I don't know what Masterson's injury situation is like. Wasn't he out for a good while?

rob316 · 12-12-2018 10:40PM

I never actually realized the effect henderson has on the team till last night.

Twice I watch him pick up the ball in midfield and pass it sideways to Robertson, it was so predictable, the full back knew henderson was going sideways with it so closed down Robertson who naturally was forced to pass backwards.

Knex* · 12-12-2018 10:41PM

Thought in the 2nd half we saw the Henderson that we hope for. Stepping up in the challenge, keeping the pressure on, and recycling the ball for us. He was great.

First half he was fairly awful, effort aside.

Gbear · 12-12-2018 10:42PM

redzerdrog wrote: »

He was excellent last night

If you think qpr is his level then football isn't really for you

It's like dealing with ****ing Trump supporters.

It's actually a conspiracy and Jurgen is just playing him to put him in the shop window for January.

No, it was actually Naby wearing a Jordan Henderson mask.

Or, y'know, maybe we're all clueless about football and reknowned champion and cool guy Jurgen Klopp actually understands what is required to win things, and picks players to implement those victories.

There are very, very, very few teams in history that can just have a load of Riquelmes swanning about and just pass their way around teams. Every now and again you'd have the stars align and a player like Xavi or Stevie would come along and be not only the best midfielder in the world with the ball but have an engine to match.

But for the rest of the slugs they have to be content with being footballers who aren't 10/10 in every single attribute and don't only score worldies, or do no look through balls, or beat 10 lads to cleave open a midfield. There's all this other stuff that needs doing though and lads like Gini, Hendo and Milner are quite good at a lot of it.

Negative_G · 12-12-2018 10:43PM

redzerdrog wrote: »

He was excellent last night

If you think qpr is his level then football isn't really for you

Excellent? Really? I think you need to lay off the chocolate. The general consensus on here last night was that he was poor last night, particularly in the first half.

Instead of writing "rubbish" under people's posts, why don't you try and change my mind about how ineffective he is and is at best, a mid table premier league club.

Pick out a few stand out moments from him last night. If he was "excellent" this should be easy.

I can't remember anything, he had one or two interceptions, a snatched shot on goal that's about all I can recall, apart from the endless safe 5-10 yard passes. I could safely say that I could count the amount of times the ball went directly forward on two hands.

Fromvert · 12-12-2018 10:44PM

The Henderson only passes backwards/sideways is a myth with the most simple stats (you'd have to dive deeper into them to really compare) but on the simple did his pass go backwards, forwards or sideways he's slightly behind to Gini and Milner and ahead of the likes of Fernandinho, Jorginho etc.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/truth-liverpools-jordan-henderson-forward-15466768

Henderson is this team's Dirk Kuyt or Lucas Leiva absolutely slated by half the fan base and appreciated by the other half, both ended up being more liked at the end of their time at Liverpool and Henderson will be the same in my opinion.

12-12-2018 10:47PM

Henderson I thought was average 1st half and good 2nd half. Similar to Gini.

Milner was perhaps slightly better than both, but none of the three did anything amazing or disasterous.

charolais0153 · 12-12-2018 10:47PM

Only saving grace is city have injuries to key men.
KDB coming back soom
Kun coming back soon too
Dave
Zinchenko
Mendy
Bravo
Fern
Danilo

Negative_G · 12-12-2018 10:52PM

Gbear wrote: »

It's like dealing with ****ing Trump supporters.

So instead of the melodramatics why dont you spell out what you believe he brings to the team.

Is it asking to much to expect a midfielder to turn carry the ball forward? I dont expect him to be iniesta or Xavi, a bit of progression would be great. Obviously he does the job that klopp wants him to do and that's great but he is rubbish to watch.

Henderson for me lacks any real quality and doesn't excel in any one area as far as I'm concerned. Maybe the old argument that he "covers a lot of ground" endears him to people.

The first thing that comes to my mind when I see his name on the teamsheet is slow, drawn out play and knowing he will spend more time playing 5 yard passes sitting between the two CBs than trying to move the ball forward.

Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2018

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