Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2019/2020

Saido has scored in the last 3 openers

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I wonder how much a part VAR will play tomorrow night in the premier league showpiece season opener.

We are winning two pens.

Disappointed we didn't get fullback cover and a front 3 option but overall we have a strong 20 man squad with some talented/highly rated youngsters looking to break through. The season kicks off tomorrow (3-0 win coming up) so pretty happy with that and confident we'll have a good season.

GK - Alisson, Adrian
FB - TAA, Robertson
CB - VVD, Gomez, Matip, Lovren
CM/AM - Fabinho, Henderson, Gini, Milner, Keita, Ox, Lallana, Shaq
FW - Salah, Mane, Firmino, Origi

Youngsters - Larouci, Hoever, VDB, Elliot, Brewster

From the little bits I've seen I'd say Elliot is the one who looks ready to step up the soonest.

Fromvert wrote: »

GK - Alisson, Adrian
FB - TAA, Robertson
CB - VVD, Gomez, Matip, Lovren
CM/AM - Fabinho, Henderson, Gini, Milner, Keita, Ox, Lallana, Shaq
FW - Salah, Mane, Firmino, Origi

Youngsters - Larouci, Hoever, VDB, Elliot, Brewster

RIP Nathaniel Clyne

We'll have bottled the league this season if we don't win 9-0

8-10 wrote: »

RIP Nathaniel Clyne

Well he only tore his a ACL a few weeks ago so he won't exactly be back anytime soon.

No Senior Players in bar a backup keeper on a free. I would have been ok at the end of last season with 0 additions, but we have lost Clyne for the season, Moreno, Sturridge, Wilson gone too, Grujic, Ojo and Woodburn. Many of which, yeah were not good enough, but we have a seriously depleted squad, and god forbid anyone gets injured, we are without any real cover.

Where did the money from winning the CL go? Coming 2nd in the Prem? The Ings transfer? Even Mignolet was another 7m.

Clearly we over spent last season and the books needed to be balanced, but this season could be very bad, all the extra games from winning the CL, with such a small squad, I love Klopp and the team, but I am giving up on winning the league before it even begins as there is no way we can keep going for the entire season unless we get some players in January.

gibgodsman wrote: »

No Senior Players in bar a backup keeper on a free. I would have been ok at the end of last season with 0 additions, but we have lost Clyne for the season, Moreno, Sturridge, Wilson gone too, Grujic, Ojo and Woodburn. Many of which, yeah were not good enough, but we have a seriously depleted squad, and god forbid anyone gets injured, we are without any real cover.

Where did the money from winning the CL go? Coming 2nd in the Prem? The Ings transfer? Even Mignolet was another 7m.

Clearly we over spent last season and the books needed to be balanced, but this season could be very bad, all the extra games from winning the CL, with such a small squad, I love Klopp and the team, but I am giving up on winning the league before it even begins as there is no way we can keep going for the entire season unless we get some players in January.

What exactly did any of the outgoing players you listed contribute last season that we will oh so dearly miss this year? Sturridge won us a point against Chelsea, the rest of them did literally nothing.

citytillidie wrote: »

2 extra games

Technically 3. The Super Cup and Club World Cup.

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

What exactly did any of the outgoing players you listed contribute last season that we will oh so dearly miss this year? Sturridge won us a point against Chelsea, the rest of them did literally nothing.

Sure, we will forget about Sturridge also getting us 3 against PSG, forgetting the first goal? No Sturrdige no CL, simples.

Its not about what the contributed last season, Its about what they could have, or someone else could have this season. Don't forget, the season before last we were finished with the league about 3/4's in. The players only had the CL to focus on. Last season, We went all the way in the Prem, all the way in the CL and alot of our big players had international duty too. They will tire at some point. And some backup just in case would have been nice.

You cannot tell me you think the 20 players, by my count, not including Van der berg and Eliott along with the other kids with low chances of first team games, we have available for the season will be enough?

We have 2 actual defenders to cover CB/Rb and Left back all season

citytillidie wrote: »

Sure you could say more if they get past 3rd round of the EFL and FA Cups

If we play anyone of the good they'll beat our second string side anyway so I'm not worried there.

gibgodsman wrote: »

we have a seriously depleted squad, and god forbid anyone gets injured, we are without any real cover.

Where did the money from winning the CL go? Coming 2nd in the Prem? The Ings transfer? Even Mignolet was another 7m.

Clearly we over spent last season and the books needed to be balanced, but this season could be very bad, all the extra games from winning the CL, with such a small squad, I love Klopp and the team, but I am giving up on winning the league before it even begins as there is no way we can keep going for the entire season unless we get some players in January.

I think we are good squad wise
Allinson/Adrian (GK)
TAA Gomez Milner Fabinho(RB)
VVD,Gomez, Matip, Lovren Fabinho(CB)
Robertson, Milner Gomez (LB)
Fabino, Hendo,Winji, Milner, Keita, Lallanna, Shaq, Ox (3 midfield positions)
Salah, Mane, Firmino, Origi, Brewster, Shaq, Ox (3 forward positons)

I think we rely on the full backs getting forward so much that TAA or Robertson getting injured could be an issue but I think we are good to go.

I think in the summer we will see maybe Lallana, Lovren, Milner (maybe), Wilson, Origi (if he is not happy with starting time and brewster hits the ground running), heading of for decent money. I think we will be adding a superstar (hoping a class number 10) in January\next summer

Also in sad but beneficial for us news: Leroy Sane's seemingly innocuous injury against us last week is actually a damaged ACL so he'll probably miss most of the season.

Now cue the "how dare you acknowledge that your rivals losing a player is good for you, worst fans in the world" replies.

I'm hoping Brewster will contribute more than Sturridge did last season, plus Origi is stepping up, he literally played minutes last season, never even made match day squads. And with Ox, Lallana and Keita back fit we've gained 3 midfielders.
This squad is not thin by any means. Even at the back we have Gomez and Lovern capable of stepping in. It's a very strong squad.