Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2019/2020

facehugger99 wrote: »

Lovren was probably the best defender on the pitch for Liverpool on Saturday but that just doesn't fit with the narrative for most.

Its not a narrative.

Deeney matched up with him and basically bullied him. Lovren got drawn in with him too tight all game and started holding him instead of stepping off him. Look at the second goal. Ball bounced over his head. Third goal he jumps up and misses the ball, minimal contact from Deeney. Trent pass is then intercepted and they score. Just go up and head that ball away and there's no issue.

I feel you're one of these that because you see him do things you think he had a good game. I believe he won 6 aerial duels to Van Dijks 4. The reason for this is he was targeted. Van Dijk won 4 of 4. Lovren won 6 of 13. Its similar to when teams allow a center back carry a ball out of defence. Some people interpret this as this guy is a ball playing center back when its actually a tactic by other teams, "he cant hurt us, let him carry it". Van Gaal did this to Sakho a few years back. Damien Delaney spoke about this on Off The Ball recently.

You can probably go back and look at the second goal also. Just before that ball is kicked Van Dijk drops off giving himself a yard. Lovren doesnt. He just stands there and then cant get there. Would he have?? I don't know. Would Gomez have? I believe so.

I think the issue with Lovren is similar to the Mignolet issue for years. He unsettles everyone around him. His mere presence causes hassle. More than once Saturday I saw him fly into a challenge by the touchline and not win it. Imagine now you're playing left and right of him. He is at least 20 yards out of position and on his hole so what do you do.

I don't think he's good enough to play for the club in any capacity. My reasons are he unsettles the team and his ability is far more limited than his belief in his own ability.

Iang87 wrote: »

Its not a narrative.

Deeney matched up with him and basically bullied him. Lovren got drawn in with him too tight all game and started holding him instead of stepping off him. Look at the second goal. Ball bounced over his head. Third goal he jumps up and misses the ball, minimal contact from Deeney. Trent pass is then intercepted and they score. Just go up and head that ball away and there's no issue.

I feel you're one of these that because you see him do things you think he had a good game. I believe he won 6 aerial duels to Van Dijks 4. The reason for this is he was targeted. Van Dijk won 4 of 4. Lovren won 6 of 13. Its similar to when teams allow a center back carry a ball out of defence. Some people interpret this as this guy is a ball playing center back when its actually a tactic by other teams, "he cant hurt us, let him carry it". Van Gaal did this to Sakho a few years back. Damien Delaney spoke about this on Off The Ball recently.

You can probably go back and look at the third goal also. Just before that ball is kicked Van Dijk drops off giving himself a yard. Lovren doesnt. He just stands there and then cant get there. Would he have?? I don't know. Would Gomez have? I believe so.

I think the issue with Lovren is similar to the Mignolet issue for years. He unsettles everyone around him. His mere presence causes hassle. More than once Saturday I saw him fly into a challenge by the touchline and not win it. Imagine now you're playing left and right of him. He is at least 20 yards out of position and on his hole so what do you do.

I don't think he's good enough to play for the club in any capacity. My reasons are he unsettles the team and his ability is far more limited than his belief in his own ability.

I agree with all of that bar the last part. As a fourth choice CB who will play at most 4-5 league games in a season he is fine. He's played a few more this season because of injuries to Gomez and Matip but it would be unlikely that you'd see similar injuries to both again next year.

I'll also add that Lovern has a tendency to hoof the ball when under a small bit of pressure. This makes it very hard for the team to retain possession. Compare that to Gomes and Matip who are both comfortable with the ball at their feet and can play a short pass into midfield, a longer ball into the strikers or dribble past the attacker themselves to creat space.

If you could buy Ake off Bournemouth for £30m if they go down then that's the type of upgrade I'd be looking at.

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Lovren drags everyone down to their level - it's what second rate talents do, in every sphere of life if your team has one dope/slacker the output and quality drops and everyone gets annoyed with the weak link.

I'm pretty sure I'm that guy in my job.

the reaction to this result is fascinating.

rivals have their first banter for about a year.
others saying this proves we're not on a par with the best Premier League team ever.
many of our own fans crestfallen at how bad we were.

oh how we forget.

every team that has won the League before us didn't play well occasionally, and had bad results. Arsenal drew 12 times, often against teams shíttier than what we're playing. City, even in the 100 point season, lost 2 games - including collapsing from 2-0 up at home to lose 2-3 to Utd.

the standards City have set the 2 seasons before this, and then the standards we have set over the last 18 months, have caused us to lose all rationale. every point dropped is now a fúcking crisis. we're in a position where I am having conversations with rival fans, who think it's banter to ask "well, are you going to bottle it?"

City win three League Cups in a row, and all the talk is about how superb they are. Liverpool go on an unprecedented run in the League, and it's questions about the quality of the League.

it was simply a bad day at the office. Lovren spread panic, our front 3 didn't have kick, our midfield was bereft of bite, Watford played superbly, Sarr was incredible, and our full backs were contained. this is all it was. it is supposed to happen from time to time. the fact it hasn't is fúcking mind blowing.

if that result and performance are a trend in the next few weeks, then I'll obviously be concerned. but there is nothing to suggest it. we lost to Atletico, but we created chances and didn't look that off it. we got through the West Ham game like we have so many others. this result, in my opinion, is the first actual blip in our trend.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Sturridge had 18 months to go on his contract and asks to leave for free.

Not many teams would let that kind of assist go for free unless there was something more to it.

Him missing 60% + of games probably had something to do with it however even at that they invested a lot of money in him to let him leave for nothing in return.

Surely MLS bound.

Lovren should mock him back in his post season interview, standing on the pitch with a pl medal around his kneck.

Klopp on Coronavirus scare,

I cannot believe Liverpool fans are thinking about it.

If we delete the season, who plays Champions League next season and all this.

It’s a nice story but Liverpool fans aren’t silly enough to believe these things.

wow turns out Sturridge has a world wide football ban , till June 17th
His appel over betting breaches has been over turned ,

Id take Deeney as a back up for Firmino.
Proper man & bloke. Says it how it is,been in prison & turned his life around.




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Johnny Sausage wrote: »

while Deeney is back in the championship, or knowing him, perhaps prison for assault again

bit harsh. he seems to be a good lad.

noodler wrote: »

Did you watch it?

He said a fair bit more than they

Took the piss out of Lovren more than once for being obsessed with wrestling and blamed him for the first goal.

Hardly taking the piss is it,

Funny enough Jurgen said exactly what iv been saying Lovren actually done his job and took his man (deny) out of the gamet, VVD and Robbo where asleep for what occurred after that


'He tried to fight me from the throw in and I rolled him. He tried to fight me and wasn't even watching the ball and it worked out perfectly because we scored from it.'

im of course joking about Deeney.

He does seem a good character though. Very honest no cliche or pr answers to questions.