Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2020/2021

Gbear wrote: »

Van Dijk's biggest problem is that he looks like he's playing at half pace all the time.

He is, in a very literal sense, the best player in the league. Longevity is it's own metric, but he's the best defender I've ever seen. He's so much better than the chaff he faces every week that it just looks easy.

But unlike Messi or the likes, you can't look at the stats at the end of the season and say "Well **** it. He's after scoring 60 goals. Of course he's POTY."

Yeah if you're not watching full games you're not going to notice everything he does, even if you do you'll likely miss a lot of it. Can't remember where I read or heard it but even compared to the CB's he plays with he covers a lot less ground and makes less sprints as he just gets himself into the right positions over and over again. He makes two or three vital shifts to his position can go unnoticed easily but Salah/Mane or any other attacking player makes a great assist or goal and there's highlight clips everywhere. There's not going to be any highlights of VVD moving a few yards a few seconds before the ball comes near him and he makes what looks like an easy interception blowing up twitter.

I rank him and then Alisson as our most vital players. Those two are playing and we're likely to keep a clean sheet and we have enough quality going forward from full back or up front to create chances even if one or two of them are missing.

Gbear wrote: »

Van Dijk's biggest problem is that he looks like he's playing at half pace all the time.

He is, in a very literal sense, the best player in the league. Longevity is it's own metric, but he's the best defender I've ever seen. He's so much better than the chaff he faces every week that it just looks easy.

But unlike Messi or the likes, you can't look at the stats at the end of the season and say "Well **** it. He's after scoring 60 goals. Of course he's POTY."

Y'know, I'd actually love to see him play up front for a game or two for the craic!

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Y'know, I'd actually love to see him play up front for a game or two for the craic!

This is something I always wondered about how it would play out. In meaningless games, start say Alisson and Virgil up front and see what unfolds!

SM01 wrote: »

This is something I always wondered about how it would play out. In meaningless games, start say Alisson and Virgil up front and see what unfolds!

you'd have people accusing us of being arrogant

I’d say it’d be like starting with better versions of Andy Carroll and Giroud up front.

Turtyturd wrote: »

I’d say it’d be like starting with better versions of Andy Carroll and Giroud up front.

Not Giroud, no, he's a class act tbf

gimli2112 wrote: »

there's something oddly satisfying watching Real Madrid make calamitous errors in defence

Hypothetically, I have sometimes wondered who I hate more.... Madrid or city. That's why its always good for these teams to play each other. The answer is City, btw.

Much like when PSG played Utd a few years ago. Turns out I hated PSG more... who knew?

Oil money can take a walk.....

I wanted Real to win but the silver lining was seeing Sergio Ramos' shocked face in the stands. His red card against City in the first leg was the 26th red card of his career and it cost them not having him on the pitch tonight.

I was conflicted watching the City v Madrid match, but the longer City is in the CL the better it is for us. If they win it we can always rile them up by calling out asterisk as they changed the format and it will leave them vulnerable in the league next year.

Same for Utd, they already qualified for the CL next year so I don't really care if they win the EL this year. It would suck, but a least it wouldn't mean they get into the Champions League even if they were really bad this year. But the longer they are in the competition the less time they have to rest or integrate new players into the team.

I hope Wolves win the Europa League, they were probably the 3rd best team in the PL this year and their small squad and early start cost them I think.

Enzokk wrote: »

I was conflicted watching the City v Madrid match, but the longer City is in the CL the better it is for us. If they win it we can always rile them up by calling out asterisk as they changed the format and it will leave them vulnerable in the league next year.

Same for Utd, they already qualified for the CL next year so I don't really care if they win the EL this year. It would suck, but a least it wouldn't mean they get into the Champions League even if they were really bad this year. But the longer they are in the competition the less time they have to rest or integrate new players into the team.

I hope Wolves win the Europa League, they were probably the 3rd best team in the PL this year and their small squad and early start cost them I think.

The thing about the Europa League is that winning it now is so much easier than winning the old UEFA cup, when we won the UEFA cup the standard ot the teams were much higher, as fewer teams were in the old European cup /CL, so now our UEFA cups are kinda being devalued by the current Europa League format

Our pîssboiler, what a player....

How come you never see star players going out on loan. Loaning Coutinho in hindsight was a solution, we never wanted him to leave, and now he is in limbo.
I know it allowed us to sign players, but we apparently didn't need that money to buy players.

Rather loan Salah to Madrid, with a price to buy after 10 months, let him see he'll be no star there. Will be back in 10 months.