Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2020/2021

~Rebel~ · 05-08-2020 09:44PM

Fromvert wrote: »

He'd be another left sided CB to go along with Laporte and Ake. He may be right footed but he always seems to be on the left side.

Take VVD, he's a right footed left sided CB, when TAA was younger and more liable to make mistakes, we never shoved VVD over there to give him some added protection when on paper it would look like an easy help. CB's just seem to stay where they are. At 29 I can't see him making that switch to a right sided CB.

Where both CB's are right footed (as is very often the case given the majority of footballers are righties), then generally the better of the pair plays left. I've no doubt Koulibaly would be fine and dandy playing right CB.

Be a great buy for City, especially with that quality of player around him, hope they don't manage to pull it off.

80m sounds cheap to be honest, unless Napoli need the money. He's not gone before because he would have instantly been the most expensive defender in the world. If Utd could have gotten him instead of Maguire for the same price, i've no doubt they would've. Though I guess being another year older lowers his price a bit, compared to what he'd have cost last year or the year before.

BorneTobyWilde · 05-08-2020 10:19PM

City break the financial fair play regulations, and then buys their way out of trouble, which is the most ironic thing I've ever seen in my life, and now look set to splash 1/4 of a billion in this transfer window.
WTF.
The should have been banned for two windows from buying anyone, if there was any justice.

gimli2112 · 05-08-2020 10:23PM

but they were innocent, right? :rolleyes:

dogbert27 · 05-08-2020 10:28PM

gimli2112 wrote: »

but they were innocent, right? :rolleyes:

Footage from the Man City appeal:

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MD1990 · 05-08-2020 10:43PM

gimli2112 wrote: »

but they were innocent, right? :rolleyes:

They were found guilty by Uefa.

Inocent by CAS after prosposing 2 of the judges resulting in a 2-1 win for them.(according to De Speigal who leaked the original story)

So they got themselves declared innocent by CAS.

Your constant defence of Man City is bizarre.

Enzokk · 05-08-2020 11:04PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

City break the financial fair play regulations, and then buys their way out of trouble, which is the most ironic thing I've ever seen in my life, and now look set to splash 1/4 of a billion in this transfer window.
WTF.
The should have been banned for two windows from buying anyone, if there was any justice.

Surely they will be under close scrutiny by UEFA now so their spending cannot be outrages. FFP hasn't ended and they haven't been spending too much in the last few years like they did at the start of the previous decade. They are still bound by their income and what they spend on wages etc., so unless they find more income from UAE companies or they spend more than they are allowed daring UEFA to ban them, well they are playing by the same rules as we do.

The difference between them and Chelsea and us is that they have no problem loading debt on the club or finding the money from other companies to pay for spending. We cannot do this however.

dogbert27 · 05-08-2020 11:15PM

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Enzokk wrote: »

Surely they will be under close scrutiny by UEFA now so their spending cannot be outrages. FFP hasn't ended...

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Glico Man · 05-08-2020 11:23PM

MD1990 wrote: »

They were found guilty by Uefa.

Inocent by CAS after prosposing 2 of the judges resulting in a 2-1 win for them.(according to De Speigal who leaked the original story)

So they got themselves declared innocent by CAS.

Your constant defence of Man City is bizarre.

Think this post is misplaced, Gimli didn't say they were innocent at all.

And I've never seen him defend City, so that bit is even more bizarre...

rob316 · 05-08-2020 11:31PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Koulibaly has been linked to every big club now for about 4 seasons and none of them have gone near him. You would have to wonder why no went near him before now really he is nearly 30 now and throwing that kind of money on him now seems strange when the same amount would have gotten him 2/3/4 seasons ago.

Because the owner is a nutter, not worth the hassle of trying to negotiate with.

robwen · 05-08-2020 11:47PM

https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1291140006501900296?s=19

sabat · 06-08-2020 12:28AM

Enzokk wrote: »

Surely they will be under close scrutiny by UEFA now so their spending cannot be outrages. FFP hasn't ended and they haven't been spending too much in the last few years like they did at the start of the previous decade. They are still bound by their income and what they spend on wages etc., so unless they find more income from UAE companies or they spend more than they are allowed daring UEFA to ban them, well they are playing by the same rules as we do.

The difference between them and Chelsea and us is that they have no problem loading debt on the club or finding the money from other companies to pay for spending. We cannot do this however.

It could be very difficult for "sponsorship" ie: direct monetary transfers, from Etihad to continue in the same manner given what's happened to the airline industry. If Etihad was benchmarked against other carriers' cutbacks in advertising due to covid19 and audits show that a massively loss-making company was haemorrhaging out cash to Man City for no good commercial reason then the club could find themselves back in the sh1t.

Doff · 06-08-2020 08:46AM

sabat wrote: »

It could be very difficult for "sponsorship" ie: direct monetary transfers, from Etihad to continue in the same manner given what's happened to the airline industry. If Etihad was benchmarked against other carriers' cutbacks in advertising due to covid19 and audits show that a massively loss-making company was haemorrhaging out cash to Man City for no good commercial reason then the club could find themselves back in the sh1t.

Doesn't matter, the UAE can pump as much money as they want into Etihad and then through Etihad they allocate that same amount to City as "Sponsorship"

8-10 · 06-08-2020 09:11AM

robwen wrote: »

https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1291140006501900296?s=19

Have we ever had a Northern Ireland player in the first team?

gimli2112 · 06-08-2020 09:18AM

8-10 wrote: »

Have we ever had a Northern Ireland player in the first team?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Scott

not since 1934

Strange as we are so well represented from the other "home nations" and ROI, although I saw a comment on Reddit there weren't many NI players good enough. Utd have had some good ones.

gibgodsman · 06-08-2020 09:23AM

8-10 wrote: »

Have we ever had a Northern Ireland player in the first team?

Not since the 60's, but in fairness he is from Luton, his mother is from Belfast

8-10 · 06-08-2020 09:24AM

gibgodsman wrote: »

Not since the 60's, but in fairness he is from Luton, his mother is from Belfast

Yeah I meant someone who plays for Northern Ireland and us.

Who was in the 60's?

gibgodsman · 06-08-2020 09:30AM

8-10 wrote: »

Yeah I meant someone who plays for Northern Ireland and us.

Who was in the 60's?

Jim Magilton

8-10 · 06-08-2020 09:36AM

gibgodsman wrote: »

Jim Magilton

In the 60's? He was born in 1969!

Yeah I remember him being sold on after being in our youth team but never played first team for us. Good shout but it was late 80's for him

5starpool · 06-08-2020 09:49AM

8-10 wrote: »

In the 60's? He was born in 1969!

Yeah I remember him being sold on after being in our youth team but never played first team for us. Good shout but it was late 80's for him

He was a child prodigy and Shankly gave him his debut at a very young age at Christmas 1969.

Speak Now · 06-08-2020 09:57AM

gimli2112 wrote: »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Scott

not since 1934

Strange as we are so well represented from the other "home nations" and ROI, although I saw a comment on Reddit there weren't many NI players good enough. Utd have had some good ones.

Sammy Smyth played a couple of seasons in the 50's.

Speak Now · 06-08-2020 10:02AM

8-10 wrote: »

In the 60's? He was born in 1969!

Yeah I remember him being sold on after being in our youth team but never played first team for us. Good shout but it was late 80's for him

Ryan McLaughlin the most recent to come close, again never made a first team appearance.

gibgodsman · 06-08-2020 10:07AM

8-10 wrote: »

In the 60's? He was born in 1969!

Yeah I remember him being sold on after being in our youth team but never played first team for us. Good shout but it was late 80's for him

I blame google

rob316 · 06-08-2020 10:26AM

The Athletic are reporting that in addition to Ake & Torres, Man City also want to sign Koulibaly & a striker with Joao Felix top of the list.

There is a suggestion that £300m will be spent this summer by Man City.

What ****ing hope do we have honestly? It is one of the great achievements destroying that City side last season to win the league.

gimli2112 · 06-08-2020 10:48AM

rob316 wrote: »

It is one of the great achievements destroying that City side last season to win the league.

I genuinely thing it's a greater achievement than Leicester although I might be a little biased.
Arsenal allegedly getting Coutinho and Willian would be good business, I feel but they'd be very Brazilian, which mightn't work on a cold night in Stoke.
Chelsea buying all the good forwards is a worry. As long as no one tells Frank that's not the problem they may struggle.
Utd spending like they are trying to go bankrupt and City being City.
Next year surely will be a bigger challenge.

Fitz* · 06-08-2020 10:51AM

rob316 wrote: »

The Athletic are reporting that in addition to Ake & Torres, Man City also want to sign Koulibaly & a striker with Joao Felix top of the list.

There is a suggestion that £300m will be spent this summer by Man City.

What ****ing hope do we have honestly? It is one of the great achievements destroying that City side last season to win the league.

You could have at least quoted me instead of copying and pasting!

gibgodsman · 06-08-2020 10:55AM

I honestly think top 4 will be a very very contested one next season, Liverpool, City, United, Chelsea and Arsenal are all looking alot stronger, I think City walk the league next season if I am honest, there is no way Liverpool can compete with a City that has a strong defense, last season their defense was extremely suspect, next season, they will be one of the best

Id be happy with a 2nd place finish, and hopefully FFP to investigate how City can spend another 300m even after Corona

yourdeadwright · 06-08-2020 10:56AM

rob316 wrote: »

The Athletic are reporting that in addition to Ake & Torres, Man City also want to sign Koulibaly & a striker with Joao Felix top of the list.

There is a suggestion that £300m will be spent this summer by Man City.

What ****ing hope do we have honestly? It is one of the great achievements destroying that City side last season to win the league.

Only Koulibaly strengthens there first 11 ,

Ake is on par with Stones and Otamendi ,

Torres may come good but he currently aint no David Silva that's for sure,

Felix been absolutely crap at Madrid I'd be delighted if they spend money on him over a different striker,

5starpool · 06-08-2020 10:57AM

gimli2112 wrote: »

I genuinely thing it's a greater achievement than Leicester although I might be a little biased.
Arsenal allegedly getting Coutinho and Willian would be good business, I feel but they'd be very Brazilian, which mightn't work on a cold night in Stoke.
Chelsea buying all the good forwards is a worry. As long as no one tells Frank that's not the problem they may struggle.
Utd spending like they are trying to go bankrupt and City being City.
Next year surely will be a bigger challenge.

Leicester were 5000/1 having nearly been relegated the previous season. It definitely isn't a greater achievement than that. You may have been tongue in cheek though perhaps.

sweetie · 06-08-2020 10:57AM

rob316 wrote: »

The Athletic are reporting that in addition to Ake & Torres, Man City also want to sign Koulibaly & a striker with Joao Felix top of the list.

There is a suggestion that £300m will be spent this summer by Man City.

What ****ing hope do we have honestly? It is one of the great achievements destroying that City side last season to win the league.

Torres is unproven, Ake looked good in a poor team, is he really any better than Stones, Otamendi?
Will they actually buy another CB and Koulibaly just had an average season. Have some faith...

yourdeadwright · 06-08-2020 11:01AM

gibgodsman wrote: »

I honestly think top 4 will be a very very contested one next season, Liverpool, City, United, Chelsea and Arsenal are all looking alot stronger, I think City walk the league next season if I am honest, there is no way Liverpool can compete with a City that has a strong defense, last season their defense was extremely suspect, next season, they will be one of the best

Id be happy with a 2nd place finish, and hopefully FFP to investigate how City can spend another 300m even after Corona

City are losing there biggest influence in the changing room , and still one of the better payers in Silva,

Sergio starting to pick up injury after injury ,Fernandhino another year older ,

Pep has a big season on his hands, teams are starting to get used to the way they play and understanding how to stop them ,

We may have already seen peak City under Pep who knows

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