Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2019/2020

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

I was the same listening whilst doing homework at home in the early 90's, but it was crappy 909 or 693 on MW where you would miss words and part of the action

Oh you have to use a VPN to listen outside UK. Just create an account and switch on VPN and happy days. I use it to listen to live match if I'm away from the TV.

Growing up didn't have Sky sports at home so 5Live was invaluable. From the box room in the attic you could get a signal on the AM channel which would fade in and out.

I remember listening to the Everton game in 2001 up there with Gary Mc's last minute free kick - the signal was fading in and out and it faded back in for me to year the commentators going mental!

This just sent me down a wikipedia rabbit hole....

Reading back on Wiki, I'd forgotten that that was the first time Liverpool actually qualified for the Champions League since Heysel so that was a massive achievement.

The Houllier years were the first taste of success I'd seen as a Liverpool fan. Listening to the Redmen podcast interview with Carra recently where he compared that team to the 2005 team, and talked about how physically strong the 2001 team were, with essentially 4 centre halves accross the backline.

One thing that strikes me looking back through the years is how quickly progress can be lost with a few bad transfers - getting the Diouf/Anelka thing wrong was a big blow for Houlier, Benitez never replaced Alonso and the Robbie Keane transfer backfired. Then under Rogers the Suarez money was not well invested and the Balotelli transfer was a disaster. It's nearly possible to predict how the Liverpool seasons play out by just looking at the transfers in/out section on Wiki.

Thankfully the transfers over the past few years have held their value.
I think as fans we can get locked into thinking about certain targets (not getting Konoplyanka or Alex Teixeira was seen as a disaster once upon a time. And Simao!). Then there's the ones that got away, I remember Liverpool were in for Eriksen when he went to Spurs and I was desperate for us to do that deal, and Dani Alves back in the day went on to be world class.

Sometimes I look at Chelsea's recruitment model and how well they use it. They rarely seem (Morata asside) to have any real stinkers of signings). They use the loan system well (maybe too well). The players they buy (I've thinking of the likes of Kepa, Rudiger, Pulisic), all appear to be of a high technical standard and will all hold their value.

The thing that scares me the most for next season is injuries. Mane/Salah/Firmino/VVD/Allison/Robbo have basically nearly always been available.

There's depth in the squad alright but I'm not mad on the idea of Origi/Brewster/Shaq spending a long time in the team if there were long term injuries. Defence and Midfield probably have decent enough cover (bar LB).
Hopefully the club can line up a decent forward or two that can genuinely compete for a place in the starting XI

Love this


https://twitter.com/ReubenArmstrong/status/1136335952522227712

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I also thought ACON's was to skip a tournament or something like that and go in line with the European Championships?

No, they agreed to go to a summer tournament to be in line with most of the other continental events, but they are still sticking with odd-numbered years.
It makes sense really -they already get quite low viewing figures and sponsorship revenue but it would kill it totally going directly up against the Euros.

citytillidie wrote: »

Another 2 seasons to get that missed season out of the co-efficients for Liverpool

Yep, we're the only team in the top 15 with a missed season and Chelsea are the only other team in the top 25 with one (same season as us)

So if we keep qualifying we'll get a really good bump that year. United are moving up 8 places now with their blank 14/15 season out of the calculation

Anyone think we should have gone in for Daniel James? Reports of 18m to united. Looks like the makings of a player, serious pace.

Studge off to rangers apparently

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Anyone think we should have gone in for Daniel James? Reports of 18m to united. Looks like the makings of a player, serious pace.

Hard to tell , has pace but hard to see what else he has , Jermaine Pennant for the pepsi generation imo

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Anyone think we should have gone in for Daniel James? Reports of 18m to united. Looks like the makings of a player, serious pace.

He's a Liverpool fan too but serious pace does not always make for a good footballer at the top level. He's obviously a bit of a project. Might work out. Might go down in flames.

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I'd have approved of Daniel James to Liverpool....two years ago. We're eating at the Captain's table now, not by the loo doors.

You hit the nail on the head this was the type of singing we where making under Woy and Brandan , we are far beyond that point now ,

For 15m I thought James could have been a shrewd investment. Great pace off the bench to have. We dont have that option at the mo.
Fair enough he's not going to see much game time, but would be grand for the cup games.
Its the price more than anything that makes it look like a worthwhile punt.

Harry Palmr wrote: »

By that logic Harry Wilson for free would make more sense - his numbers are far more impressive as a cup game squad filler.

We cant have both no? Both have different attributes - set piece v speed merchant. Wilson could easily step up instead of the likes of lallana.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

France training camp begins
Lyon – Stade de Geneve – July 31"
France training camp ends

*Updated all fixtures confirmed now just waiting on the Charity Shield date.

France training camp with the game in Switzerland?

8-10 wrote: »

France training camp with the game in Switzerland?

It's only an hour and half over the border from the training camp.